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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is planning to buy and send more medium- to long-range missile systems to Ukraine, a move officials hope will help Ukrainian forces hold onto the last remaining segments of land in the eastern Donbas that Russia has not yet been able to capture.
A senior defense official said Monday that Ukrainian forces are already effectively using advanced rocket systems, and that more of those will go into Ukraine with trained troops soon. A new plan for the U.S. to buy and send NASAMS, an advanced surface-to-air missile system, to Ukraine, is also in the works and would add to its longer-range rocket and missile strike capabilities.
President Joe Biden is expected to announce soon that the U.S. is purchasing NASAMS, a Norwegian-developed anti-aircraft system, to provide medium- to long-range defense for Ukraine, according to an administration official familiar with the matter. NASAMS is the same system used by the U.S. to protect the airspace around the White House and Capitol in Washington.
Both the defense official and the administration official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss U.S. military assessments and plans that have yet to be announced.
Russia has been mounting an all-out assault on the last Ukrainian stronghold in the eastern Luhansk region — the city of Lysychansk — from the ground and air, the local governor said Monday. Luhansk Gov. Serhiy Haidai said Russian forces were pummeling Lysychansk after capturing the neighboring city of Sievierodonetsk in recent days.
It’s part of a stepped-up Russian offensive to wrest the broader Donbas region from Ukrainian government control in what Western experts say has become the new main goal of President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, now in its fifth month.
The defense official said the U.S. continues to see morale and other command and control problems among the Russian forces, and that some local Russian officials in Ukraine have been assassinated in recent days.
The U.S. has sent four High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS, into Ukraine, which already are being used. Four more will go in soon.
Officials said the U.S. also expects to send additional aid soon, including more ammunition for Ukrainian artillery, as well as counter-battery radars, to help counter the Russian assault in the Donbas.
The administration official said Biden is also announcing a $7.5 billion commitment to help Ukraine’s government meet its expenses, as part of a drawdown of the $40 billion military and economic aid package he signed into law last month.
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Associated Press writer Zeke Miller in Elmau, Germany, contributed to this report. | https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/Officials-US-sending-advanced-missile-systems-to-17268545.php | 2022-06-27T18:52:10Z | https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/Officials-US-sending-advanced-missile-systems-to-17268545.php | true | 42 |
U.S. President Joe Biden "may well" meet President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the NATO summit this week to discuss Turkey's concerns about bids by Sweden and Finland to join the alliance, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Monday, Trend reports citing Daily Sabah.
"Nothing is scheduled at the moment, but they may very well have the opportunity to see one another at the NATO Summit. Let's see how the next 24 hours unfold," Sullivan told reporters in Germany. The summit is set to begin on Tuesday.
Sullivan said he was not suggesting all issues involved would be resolved by the NATO summit in Madrid later this week but said the goal was to "try and resolve as many of them as possible so that Madrid gives a boost to their candidacies even if there remain some concerns on the part of Türkiye."
"There is a flurry of diplomatic activity occurring," he added. | https://en.trend.az/world/turkey/3614608.html | 2022-06-27T18:53:03Z | https://en.trend.az/world/turkey/3614608.html | false | 3 |
KYLIE Jenner has been ripped for having a personal chef.
Her cook revealed on Tiktok what she cooks for the reality TV star in one day.
Kylie sometimes shows off her cooking skills on social media and has been seen cooking with her daughter before.
However, as a billionaire, it is no surprise that she has someone cook for her often.
Chef K was revealed to be Kylie's personal chef after posting a video online.
She captioned the video, "What I cook for Kylie Jenner," while whipping up some food.
Chef K's Tiktok bio reads, "LA's favorite private celebrity chef."
"I'm making her her favorite salad. A hoagie salad," the chef said, as food sizzled in a pot.
"I'm making her like just a chicken bowl with veggies, Chinese chicken salad," she went on to say.
She also said she makes cookies, banana bread, and "whatever she wants."
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MUST BE NICE!
Kardashian fans ran to the comments after seeing that she had a personal chef and what she makes her.
"I wanna be rich just so I can hire a full-time chef, like nonstop food like this is an absolute dream of mine," wrote one Tiktok user.
"'Whatever else she wants,' Man must be nice to have endless money," critiqued another.
One fan called them out saying, "Lmfao but they do things for themselves though right."
"If I ran into millions, forget the house and cars, the first choice would be to hire a chef! The life," said a fourth.
"Like I get if u have the money do it… but they always are upset on camera bc they want to be 'normal,'" wrote a fan.
"Must be nice to be rich," said many others.
While some commenters were slamming her for not cooking for herself, others wanted to know what the chef cooked for the rest of the family.
KYLIE THE CHEF
Despite having a personal chef, Kylie is known for cooking for herself sometimes.
Back in July 2021, she showed off her cooking skills by documenting her and Stormi cooking a pizza.
On her marble-top kitchen counter, the Kylie Cosmetics founder got everything prepped, including a package of mozzarella cheese, a cup of pizza sauce, and two chunks of dough to make the crust on a flour-covered wooden board, and fresh basil.
“Pizza night with Storm + basil from my garden,” the mother-of-two captioned the shot.
A few hours before indulging in the not-so-healthy option, Kylie enjoyed her "favorite snack" of strawberries and a dollop of whipped cream.
WHOOPS!
Earlier this month, Kylie's baby daddy, Travis Scott posted then deleted an unedited photo of the 24-year-old cooking.
Travis, 31, boasted about his partner's cooking skills in a deleted Instagram Story, which later resurfaced online.
In the snapshot, she appeared to be perking up her booty while standing in front of the stove.
Kylie held a plate in one hand and a cooking utensil in the other.
The TV star might have been unaware that Travis was taking a photo of her post-baby body.
On the surface of the white table, there was a bowl of fruit, an upside-down Ketchup bottle, and a bottle of Rob Kardashian's Grandeza Hot Sauce.
Travis wrote, "Shawty in here throwing that sh*t down!"
It is unclear if the cooked meal that Kylie made was meant to be eaten by her baby daddy or their two children.
It is unclear if Chef K is Kylie's permanent chef or only uses her on occasion.
However, the model revealed in a 2016 interview with Harper's Bazaar that she orders a lot from Postmates. | https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/9070926/kylie-jenner-slammed-personal-chef-cook-reveals-everything-makes/ | 2022-06-27T18:59:06Z | https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/9070926/kylie-jenner-slammed-personal-chef-cook-reveals-everything-makes/ | true | 3 |
The right place and the right time – Gareth Bale relishing MLS move
The 32-year-old had been linked with a move to hometown club Cardiff.
Gareth Bale says he is “extremely excited” by his move to the United States after Los Angeles FC confirmed his signing on a 12-month contract with options through to 2024.
Bale, whose contract at Real Madrid expires in the next few days, announced his move to the Major League Soccer side in a video posted on social media on Saturday.
The Wales captain had been strongly linked with a move to hometown club Cardiff ahead of the World Cup in November.
But Bale chose to head to California instead and said: “I am extremely excited for this move to LAFC.
“This is the right place for me and my family and the right time in my career and I cannot wait to get started working with the team and getting ready to win more trophies in Los Angeles.”
It had been reported that Bale might retire after the World Cup in Qatar, but LAFC co-president and general manager John Thorrington said on Sunday that both parties were hoping to form a “long-term partnership”.
In a statement officially declaring the deal, the MLS club said: “LAFC announced today that the club has signed forward Gareth Bale to a 12-month contract using Targeted Allocation Money (TAM) with options through 2024.
“Bale will occupy an international roster slot upon the receipt of his P1 Visa and International Transfer Certificate (ITC).
“LAFC acquired the discovery priority to Bale from Inter Miami CF in exchange for USD75,000 in 2023 General Allocation Money (GAM).”
The update that Bale, who turns 33 next month, could extend his career into 2024 would appear to be good news for Wales before their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign starts in March.
The 106-times capped Bale quashed international retirement rumours last summer by saying he would represent Wales for as long as he played football.
Thorrington said: “Gareth is one of the most dynamic and exciting attacking players of his generation.
“Adding a player who brings the talent and experience at the highest levels that Gareth does is an incredible opportunity to continue to improve our club.
“Gareth is highly motivated to continue to win trophies and we are elated that he has made the choice to join LAFC and help lead us in our ultimate goal of winning championships.”
LAFC lead managing owner Larry Berg added: “Bringing a player and a person of Gareth’s calibre to LAFC is a historic moment for Los Angeles, MLS and the game in the United States.”
Cardiff owner Vincent Tan claimed earlier that Bale could make the move to the Welsh capital next summer.
Tan told talkSPORT: “His contract is for 12 months, let’s see what happens.
“Maybe Gareth, by then, will probably want to come back and come home and serve his country, serve Cardiff, his hometown.
“He has never played in Cardiff, he and his family are fans of the club.
“So, hopefully, in 12 months’ time, he is still young, he will only be 34, some players come back and play until they are 40 years old.
“So he has still got a few years he can play and hopefully he will come and play for Cardiff after this (contract with LAFC finishes).”
On the proposed Bale deal, Tan added: “We were very, very keen, he would have been a big coup for us.
“It would have been great for Gareth to play for his hometown, all the Welsh would be very happy if Gareth returned home and played for Cardiff.
“Personally, I think LAFC’s offer was too attractive for him to turn down. But originally he really wanted to come, the money wasn’t the matter.
“We came up with what we thought was a good offer to him, but finally it was very hard to compete when there is a lot of big American advertisers, a lot of commercial deals which were very good for Gareth.
“Initially with Gareth, it wasn’t really the money, he just wanted to help Cardiff and help Wales. That’s why we could negotiate with him.
“He tried his best to join us but eventually I think the offer from LAFC was just too big to turn down. We tried our best but we failed.”
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The Bombay High Court has observed that merely because a girl is friendly with a boy, it does not allow the boy to construe it as her consent to establish a sexual relationship with her and rejected the pre-arrest bail plea of a man accused of impregnating a woman under the pretext of marriage.
The observation was made by a single bench presided over by Justice Bharati Dangre in an order passed on June 24.
Justice Dangre rejected the anticipatory bail plea filed by one Ashish Chakor, a city resident accused of raping a woman under the pretext of marriage.
As per the woman's complaint, she was friendly with Chakor. But Chakor asked for a sexual relationship, promising her that he would marry her. She said in her complaint that Chakor "forced himself" upon her. However, after she got pregnant, he refused to keep his promise of marriage.
Chakor, however, sought protection from arrest arguing that the woman had consented to the physical relationship.
Justice Dangre however, said, "Merely sharing a friendly relationship with a girl does not permit a boy to take her for granted and construe it as her consent to establish a physical relationship." The bench further said that the charges against Chakor required to be further probed by the police to ascertain if the woman had been forced to give her consent to the physical relationship.
"A friendship with the person of the fairer sex does not confer a licence upon a man to force himself upon her," Justice Dangre said while rejecting Chakor's plea.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) | https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/being-friendly-cant-be-construed-as-consent-bombay-high-court-in-rape-case-3105519 | 2022-06-27T19:01:09Z | https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/being-friendly-cant-be-construed-as-consent-bombay-high-court-in-rape-case-3105519 | false | 4 |
MIAMI (AP) — Rookie Nick Fortes hit a solo home run with two outs in the ninth inning, lifiting the Miami Marlins over the New York Mets 3-2 Sunday.
Fortes drove an 0-1 pitch from Adam Ottavino (2-2) into the left-field seats as Miami avoided a three-game sweep by the NL East leaders.
“Going up to bat I was looking for a sinker and he threw a really good slider first pitch that I did not see well,” Fortes said. “I figured that he’d throw it again so I was sitting on it and thankfully, he threw it there.”
Fortes homered for the third time since being called up from the minors May 27. He hit four home runs in another call-up the final two weeks of last season.
“Running around the bases, I felt I was on cloud nine,” Fortes said. “My parents were here to see it as well, so it was pretty awesome. A moment I’ll never forget it.”
Tanner Scott (3-2) walked J.D. Davis leading off the ninth. Davis advanced on a wild pitch and reached third on Luis Guillorme’s one-out groundout. Scott struck out James McCann to end the threat.
New York finished 1 for 13 with runners in scoring position.
Marlins starter Daniel Castano threw a career-high seven innings, giving up two runs. He allowed five hits, walked two and struck out four.
“Really, just trying to slow the game down,” said Castano, who allowed leadoff doubles the first two innings but prevented New York from scoring. “Today, that was my goal. I know I got into a little bit of trouble, so what. On to the next pitch.”
Mets starter David Peterson also threw seven innings of two-run ball. He gave up four hits and struck out a season-high eight, eclipsing the seven strikeouts he had against Miami in his previous start June 20.
“Their guy pitched well, we knew that with the good cutter-slider mix,” Mets manager Buck Showalter said. “I think early on we had a chance to get something on, not let him get his feet on the ground. The good part is how well (Peterson) pitched.”
Brandon Nimmo homered to lead off the third and Pete Alonso hit an RBI double later in the inning to put New York ahead 2-1. Nimmo drove Castano’s first pitch over the wall in center, while Alonso’s blooper to short right rolled toward the foul area and scored Starling Marte from second.
The Marlins responded with Miguel Rojas’ solo shot in the bottom half. His drive landed in the left-field seats for his sixth homer.
After Alonso’s double, Castano retired 14 of the last 15 batters he faced.
“He has to continue to make pitches and you can’t give in,” Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. “All of a sudden, he started throwing the ball over the middle of the plate.
Garrett Cooper gave Miami its first lead of the series with his sacrifice fly in the first. Jon Berti hit a leadoff single and advanced on Rojas’ grounder to short.
CONTRASTING LINEUPS
For the first time this season, the Mets had the same batting order and defensive positions in consecutive games. Meanwhile, the Marlins did not start outfielders Jorge Soler and Avisaíl García, their notable free agent additions.
CANINE SUPPORT
The upper deck section at loanDepot Park was opened for the Marlins’ second “Bark in the Park” promotion of the season. In addition to Sunday’s attendance of 19,343 there were 516 dogs.
ROSTER MOVE
The Marlins selected the contract of INF Erik González from Triple-A Jacksonville and designated INF Willians Astudillo for assignment. González started at third base and doubled in three at-bats.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Mets: INF-OF Jeff McNeil (right hamstring tightness) continues to improve but missed his fifth consecutive game.
Marlins: García (hamstring tightness) missed the last two games of the series. .RHP Anthony Bender (back stiffness) is on a throwing progression program at the club’s spring training complex in Jupiter, Fla.
UP NEXT
Mets: RHP Carlos Carrasco (8-3, 4.42) is scheduled to start the opener of a two-game home series against Houston on Tuesday. Carrasco experienced lower back tightness in his previous outing against the Astros Wednesday and lasted 2 1/3 innings.
Marlins: RHP Pablo López (5-3, 2.61) will start the opener of a three-game series at St. Louis on Monday.
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MUNICH (AP) — Less than a year after he nearly retired from golf, Li Haotong achieved his third career European tour win and first since 2018 at the BMW International Open on Sunday.
Li sank to the ground with loud exclamations of joy and relief after beating Thomas Pieters with a 40-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole. It was a huge turnaround from 2021, when he only made the cut at two European tour events all year and considered leaving the sport behind.
“Ten months ago … I just literally decided to quit golf. Somehow, where I am now, it’s hard to describe,” Li said. “I had no idea I could win this playoff. Luckily, things happened for me again.”
Li had led the tournament since a course record-equaling round of 10-under 62 on the opening day. However, his 2-under 70 Sunday was his worst of the tournament and Li looked like he might have blown his chance when a bogey on the 15th left him in a three-way tie with Pieters and Ryan Fox.
A symbol of Li’s struggles was the par-five No. 6, where he had bogey after eagles in his previous three rounds
Li recovered with birdies on the 16th and 17th but missed a birdie putt which could have won the tournament on the final hole.
Li then won a playoff for the first time in his career with a birdie as Pieters failed to sink a 10-foot putt.
The tournament took place amid simmering tension over players signing with the breakaway Saudi-backed LIV series.
Unlike the PGA Tour, the European tour stopped short of issuing indefinite suspensions from all its competitions even if players took part in the lucrative inaugural LIV tournament in England this month, but i t did issue fines Friday and suspended them from three tournaments co-sanctioned with the PGA, including the Scottish Open.
Ten golfers who played the first LIV event were in the field in Munich, with Pablo Larrazábal the best performer, finishing five strokes off the lead, and Louis Oosthuizen one stroke further back.
Two-time major winner Martin Kaymer played this week and said the European tour’s warning of future punishment for golfers who continue with LIV won’t stop him playing more Saudi-run tournaments.
“I’ll play all of the LIV tournaments until the end of the year and let’s see how the sanctions look again after that,” Kaymer said in comments reported by Germany’s dpa agency. “You don’t like to get some kind of sanctions each week because you’ve played a tournament somewhere else.”
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SLOVIANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Scores of civilians were feared killed or wounded in a Russian missile strike Monday on a crowded shopping mall in Ukraine’s central city of Kremenchuk, Ukrainian officials said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a Telegram post that the number of victims was “unimaginable,” citing reports that more than 1,000 civilians were inside at the time of the attack. Images from the scene showed giant plumes of black smoke from the shopping center engulfed in flames, as emergency crews rushed in and onlookers watched in distress.
At least 11 people were dead and more than 40 wounded, according to the regional governor, Dmytro Lunin, who said that rescuers were continuning to comb the smoldering debris for more victims.
The strike unfolded as the leaders of the world’s major economies get ready to pursue new sanctions on Russia, including a price cap on oil and higher tariffs on goods. Meanwhile, the U.S. prepared to announce the purchase of an advanced surface-to-air missile system for Kyiv, and NATO planned to increase the size of its rapid-reaction forces nearly eightfold to 300,000 troops.
Zelenskyy said the target presented “no threat to the Russian army” and had “no strategic value.” He accused Russia of sabotaging “people’s attempts to live a normal life, which make the occupiers so angry.”
The Ukrainian military said the shopping center was hit by missiles fired by Russian Tu-22M3 long-range bombers from the skies over Russia’s western Kursk region.
The secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, Oleksiy Danilov, said that one missile hit the shopping center and another struck a sports arena in Kremenchuk.
The Russian strike carried echoes of attacks earlier in the war that caused large numbers of civilian casualties — such as one in March on a Mariupol theater where many civilians had holed up, killing an estimated 600, and another in April on a train station in eastern Kramatorsk that left at least 59 people dead.
“Russia continues to take out its impotence on ordinary civilians. It is useless to hope for decency and humanity on its part,” Zelenskyy said.
Mayor Vitaliy Maletskiy wrote on Facebook that the attack “hit a very crowded area, which is 100% certain not to have any links to the armed forces.”
The attack happened as Russia was mounting an all-out assault on the last Ukrainian stronghold in eastern Ukraine’s Luhansk province, “pouring fire” on the city of Lysychansk from the ground and air, according to the local governor.
Russian forces appeared to step up an offensive centering on trying to wrest the eastern Donbas region from Ukraine after forcing government troops out of the neighboring city of Sievierodonetsk in recent days.
Western leaders, meanwhile, pledged steadfast and continued support for Kyiv. NATO will agree to deliver further military support to Ukraine — including secure communication and anti-drone systems — when its leaders convene in Spain for a summit, according to the military alliance’s secretary-general, Jens Stoltenberg.
To the west of Lysychansk on Monday, the mayor of the city of Sloviansk — potentially the next major battleground — said Russian forces fired cluster munitions on the city after dawn, including one that hit a residential neighborhood.
Authorities said the number of dead and wounded had yet to be confirmed. The Associated Press saw one fatality: A man’s body lay hunched over a car door frame, his blood pooling onto the ground from chest and head wounds.
The blast blew out most windows in the surrounding apartment blocks and the cars parked below, littering the ground with broken glass.
“Everything is now destroyed. We are the only people left living in this part of the building. There is no power,” said local resident Valentina Vitkovska, in tears as she spoke about the blast. “I can’t even call to tell others what had happened to us.”
Overall, Zelenskyy’s office said at least six civilians were killed and 31 others wounded as part of intense Russian shelling against various Ukrainian cities over the past 24 hours — including Kyiv and major cities in the country’s south and east, but not counting the attack in Kremenchuk and the shelling of the eastern city of Kharkiv where at least three people were killed and another 15 were wounded.
It said Russian forces fired rockets that killed two people and wounded five overnight in and near Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, and continued to target the key southern port of Odesa. A missile attack destroyed residential buildings and wounded six people, including a child, it said.
In Lysychansk, at least five high-rise buildings in the city and the last road bridge were damaged over the past day, the regional governor said. A crucial highway linking the city to government-held territory to the south was rendered impassable by shelling.
The city had a prewar population of around 100,000, approximately one-tenth of whom remain.
Analysts say that Lysychansk’s location high on the banks of the Siverskiy Donets River gives a major advantage to the city’s Ukrainian defenders.
“It’s a very hard nut to crack. The Russians could spend many months and much effort storming Lysychansk,” said military analyst Oleh Zhdanov.
In other developments, in Germany’s Bavarian Alps, leaders of the Group of Seven countries unveiled plans to seek new sanctions and pledged to continue supporting Ukraine “for as long as it takes.”
In a joint statement on Monday after they held a session by video link with Zelenskyy, the leaders underlined their “unwavering commitment to support the government and people of Ukraine in their courageous defense of their country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
The U.S. appeared ready to respond to Zelenskyy’s call for more air defense systems after Russian troops hit Kyiv with long-range missiles on Sunday. Washington was expected to announce the purchase of an advanced surface-to-air missile system for Ukraine.
In Brussels, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced the plans to greatly expand the alliance’s rapid-reaction forces as part of its response to an “era of strategic competition.” The NATO response force currently has about 40,000 soldiers.
Britian’s defense ministry said Russia is likely to rely increasingly on reserve forces in the coming weeks of the war.
Analysts have said a call-up of reservists by Russia could vastly alter the balance in the war but could also come with political consequences for President Vladimir Putin’s government.
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Karmanau reported from Lviv, Ukraine. Oleksandr Stashevskyi in Kyiv, Ukraine, contributed to this report.
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NBC Sports executive producer Sam Flood realizes that game telecasts without announcers have been attempted a couple times, mostly without success. He is hoping the July 3 game between the Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers on Peacock will reverse that trend.
Peacock will not have any announcers in the booth for its streaming coverage of the AL Central matchup from Detroit’s Comerica Park. Instead, reporters will take fans around the ballpark and view the game from different vantage points.
“The whole idea of this is treating a game completely different. We’re going to take you out to the ballpark,” said Flood, who is also the network’s president of production. “We just want to be the ultimate fan’s experience and spend it like anyone else. It’s an American holiday celebration weekend. We’re going to lean in and treat baseball like fans do.”
MLB Sunday Leadoff host and in-game reporter Ahmed Fareed — who grew up in Michigan — will be joined by Bally Sports Detroit analyst Craig Monroe and NBC Sports’ Britney Eurton.
Besides featuring fans in the stands, the broadcast could also include a conversation with a scout about what they are looking for during games. There will also be a focus on youth baseball and softball, including a Little League player announcing the lineups.
“One of our goals for the Peacock game has been to celebrate the game and the players and everything that makes the sport special. So for this game that kind of gives us an opportunity to celebrate everything that makes baseball special off the field,” Fareed said.
The matchup between Kansas City and Detroit — both under .500 — also gives Peacock a chance to be creative in a way it perhaps wouldn’t with a game including the Mets, Yankees or Dodgers.
Peacock does not release streaming numbers for its MLB Sunday Leadoff package, but Fareed said players and fans have learned to adapt to games starting at 11:30 a.m. or noon Eastern.
“I do think that there’s something unique about an exclusive late morning or early afternoon game, because I think that window for sports, partly because of the Premier League and the big college football game, this past year has become a prime viewing time for sports,” he said. “If you got kids like I do, my day has been shifted more in the morning than at night.”
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has buy call on
with a target price of Rs 115. The current market price of
Zomato Ltd. is Rs 65.95.
Time period given by analyst is one year when Zomato Ltd. price can reach defined target.
Zomato Ltd., incorporated in the year 2010, is a Small Cap company (having a market cap of Rs 52860.03 Crore) operating in Services sector.
Zomato Ltd. key Products/Revenue Segments include Service Revenue, Other Operating Revenue and Royalty Income for the year ending 31-Mar-2021.
Financials
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For the quarter ended 31-03-2022, the company reported a Consolidated Total Income of Rs 1350.00 Crore, up 7.17 % from last quarter Total Income of Rs 1259.70 Crore and up 79.81 % from last year same quarter Total Income of Rs 750.80 Crore. Company reported net profit after tax of Rs -359.90 Crore in latest quarter.
Investment Rationale
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Everton supporters are eagerly awaiting the launch of next season's home kit and they may not need to wait much longer after manufacturer Hummel dropped a hint on social media this week.
Where the new strip will rank among kits of the past remains to be seen, but the Blues have sported some impressive looks over the years.
The 1986-87 home kit is well remembered for a title winning campaign. The Blues also won the FA Cup in their 1994-95 kit and more recently, the 2014-15 design will be remembered for its smart look.
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PHILADELPHIA, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Carisma Therapeutics, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing innovative immunotherapies, today announced that Steven Kelly, President and CEO, has been named Ernst & Young (EY) Entrepreneur of the Year® 2022 Greater Philadelphia Award Winner.
Steven was selected by a panel of independent judges for his work leading Carisma Therapeutics and joins an esteemed multi-industry community of likeminded entrepreneurs who have driven their companies' success, transformed their industries, and made a positive impact on their employees and communities.
"I am honored to be selected for this illustrious award and am proud of the entire Carisma team's incredible efforts towards meaningful scientific innovations in immunotherapy that made this possible," said Steven Kelly, President and CEO. "The opportunity to deliver potentially game changing cell therapies to patients with hard-to-treat cancers and other serious illnesses is what drives us, and we continue to dedicate ourselves to improving the lives of patients and their families."
For over 35 years, EY US has celebrated the unstoppable entrepreneurs who are building a more equitable, sustainable and prosperous world for all. The Entrepreneur of the Year program has recognized more than 10,000 US executives since its inception in 1986. Entrepreneur of the Year Award winners have exclusive, ongoing access to the experience, insight and wisdom of fellow alumni and other members of the entrepreneurial community in over 60 countries — all supported by vast EY resources.
As a Greater Philadelphia award winner, Kelly is now eligible for consideration for the Entrepreneur of the Year® 2022 National Awards.
Carisma Therapeutics Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing a differentiated and proprietary cell therapy platform focused on engineered macrophages, cells that play a crucial role in both the innate and adaptive immune response. The first applications of the platform, developed in collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania, are autologous chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-macrophages for the treatment of solid tumors. Carisma Therapeutics is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.
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Sports News of Monday, 27 June 2022
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
Kwesi Appiah name two local players in 2019 AFCON provisional squad
Black Stars camp in Dubai ahead of 2019AFCON
Abdul Safiu joins Trelleborgs FF
Former Asante Kotoko striker, Abdul Fatawu Safiu, has narrated how he was made to play in midfield at Black Stars camp and subsequently got dropped from the final squad for the 2019 African Cup in Egypt.
Safiu together his Kotoko teammate, Felix Annan made the provisional. But the former was left out of the final squad after a training camp in Dubai.
In an interview with Angel TV, the 27-year-old revealed that his drop from the squad gives him nightmares.
"Since then it's been giving me nightmares. I still feel the pain but what can I do? I just have to move on and be strong and just focus on what's ahead because it wasn't easy for me out there," he said.
He continued that although is a striker, he was used as a midfielder during the training tour in Dubai.
"When I was called, I was number 9, number 10. But they said I should play 6 or 8. So I was playing with Afriyie Acquah in the midfield but I wasn't a midfielder. They put me there and I had to do my best and play. I did well but that's what happened. So, the next day I had to pack my things and come home. I didn't want to say it but I don't want to cover anyone. When someone hits you hard, you have to come and hit the person hard too. I didn't want to talk but it was painful. The moment I saw the list and I saw my name under midfield I was like, what's going on? Imagine, Mubarak Wakaso is there Thomas Partey, Acquah and Kwadwo Asamoah and you put me in midfield. If you are somebody who is smart, you'll know you will come back home."
Safiu stated that he believes putting his name among the midfielders was a deliberate attempt to sideline him.
"If it was played as an attacker, that's my position but they put me in the midfield. Maybe they knew what they wanted to do or something, I don't know. Because I wasn't a midfielder then they put me alongside senior players who have been in the national team for a long."
He also revealed that his wife, who was in Ghana informed him about his drop.
"I was in a room with Waris and I was drooped with Waris. Waris and I went to the mall and I got a message from my girlfriend then, she is my wife now. She said the news in Ghana says you have been dropped. I told her I'm at the mall with Waris...when we got to the camp then we realise the atmosphere then I felt like, no. Forme I was hundred percent sure that I was going, so Waris told me 'Fatawu I know you are hundred people sure but slow down'. If he had not told me that I would have stopped playing football. It hurts.
According to the NC competition winner, the incident fueled his decision to leave Asante Kotoko.
"I joined Kotoko from Denmark because I wanted to prove a point and I did. So when they called me in the first place I thought this is the way to break through the boom. Then I have to come back and fight again. That's why I decided not to play in the Ghana league again I decided to go."
Abdul Fatwi Safiu led the Normalization Special competition with 8 goals before his call-up.
He joined Trelleborgs FF after the end of the NC Special Competition.
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Julian Edelman Names His Top Three Wide Receivers in the NFL
Julian Edelman is a three-time Super Bowl champion and even has a Super Bowl MVP under his belt. Not many wideouts in the history of the NFL stepped up as many times as he did on the biggest stage in all of football and he decided to name some guys who are on that level.
The former Patriots weapon appeared on the I AM ATHLETE podcast and was asked who he thinks are the top three wide receivers in the NFL. He named Davante Adams, Keenan Allen and Cooper Kupp. For good measure, he also named Tyreek Hill.
Edelman acknowledged that Adams isn’t the fastest wideout in the NFL, but he may be just the most versatile and he’s “never not open.” He added that Allen’s release is his favorite attribute for the 30-year-old and compared it to a crossover in basketball.
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He said he’s a fan of Kupp because of how the Rams put him anywhere on the field. Edelman said he’s biased because he says that’s how he played.
“[Kupp] does a lot of everything,” Edelman said. “He’s not gonna go up and Moss a dude but he’s gonna run comebacks, he’s gonna run gos and get the back shoulder fade like he did in the Super Bowl for the win.”
And Edelman’s reason for adding Hill is a no-brainer: His speed. All four receivers are stars in the NFL, and not many fans can disagree with this list.
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Ecuador could be forced to suspend all oil production within 48 hours as anti-government protests in the country intensify, the Ecuadorian energy ministry warned.
The production suspension was to be "due to the acts of vandalism, takeover of wells and closing of roads, supplies and diesel necessary to maintain operations has not been possible," the ministry said, as cited by Bloomberg.
Protests erupted in the Andean country earlier this month against the economic policies being implemented by the government of President Guillermo Lasso, chiefly among the indigenous population.
They quickly spread and escalated to roadblocks and oil well vandalism, as the protesters demanded cheaper fuel and food price controls, among other things. This Sunday, Lasso announced that he would institute fuel price controls in an effort to appease the protesters.
"Everyone considers that gas prices have become the cornerstone of maintaining the conflict and though we as a government are very clear that this factor isn't the origin of Ecuadoreans' problems, we must think of the common good and citizens' peace," he said.
Among the other concessions made to protesters were debt forgiveness and subsidies for fertilizers, all agreed this last weekend. However, the protests continue and earlier caused Petroecuador, the state oil company, to announce force majeure across its operations.
Ecuador has proven reserves of some 8.273 billion barrels of crude oil but is producing only about 400,000 bpd. Petroecuador, however, has the ambition to double this output level over the next five years and is looking for private sector investments of up to $12 billion to do it. Ecuador is a former member of OPEC.
However, if the government satisfies all of the protesters' demands, this increased output may never come into being: one of the demands is a moratorium on all new oil and mining projects in the Andean country.
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Australia vow to do it their way in Galle
Australia want their pace bowlers to stand up as a point of difference in Sri Lanka with Mitchell Starc ready to roll out the same blueprint that helped him star in 2016.
Australia will enter Wednesday's first Test in Galle with Starc and Cummins as the two frontline quicks, while Cameron Green will act as a genuine third seamer.
The majority of the focus in Galle remains on spin, as Australia consider whether to partner Jon Holland or Mitchell Swepson with Nathan Lyon.
The hosts are also expected to go in with a spin-laden attack, using five tweakers in a recent ODI and often only picking two seamers in Asia.
But coach Andrew McDonald wants Australia to do it their own way, not tempted to discard Green's ability as an allrounder to find an extra spin-bowling option.
"We feel as though our fast-bowling here is a point of difference," McDonald said.
"People are talking about spin, spin, spin. Mitch Starc had a fantastic impact here last time, Pat (Cummins) will open with impact as well.
"We probably have to do it slightly differently to our opponent as well. We can't be them. And we don't want to be. We want to be us."
Australia's quicks have been unable to bowl to batters in training in Galle, with the run ups not long enough in the nets and centre practice wickets not up for batting on.
Another challenge could await in their bid to make the ball reverse swing like it did in 2016, with the square around the dry wicket well watered in recent days.
The visitors will hope a breeze off the Indian Ocean will have an effect, while the practice pitches on the edge of the square can still provide abrasive turf helping the ball scuff up and reverse quicker.
Starc is easily Australia's best exponent of the reverse-swing art, having got the ball to go early in 2016 as he took 24 wickets at 15.16.
"The blueprint is still the same," he said.
"It's similar characteristics to what we have just come from Pakistan with the conditions playing a part with reverse swing.
"There has been a lot of cricket since (2016) but I don't think my role or game plan has changed dramatically since then.
"There have been a few technical things in those six years that have probably gone full circle. I'm just more experienced and older."
Starc has been cleared to return from a cut finger for the Test after three weeks out, and has no concerns over rhythm after finding a way to perform well without bulk cricket during the pandemic.
"It's funny because I have always felt like big gaps have hurt my rhythm," Starc said.
"During the season I needed that time to bowl.
"Maybe that has been less of a need the older I have got and more comfortable I have been in my mindset."
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SALISBURY, N.C., June 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Beginning June 29, neighbors in the Wesley Chapel neighborhood of Charlotte, NC, will be able to nourish their families at a fresh, new Food Lion. The new store, located at 5939 Weddington Rd., Charlotte, NC 28104, will open to the public at 8 a.m. on June 29, following a 7:45 a.m. ribbon-cutting ceremony. After the ceremony, the first 100 customers in line will receive a mystery gift card valued up to $200, commemorative apron and reusable bag. All customers will be able to taste a sampling of some of the fresh and affordable products from across the store, which will be open daily from 7 a.m. until 11 p.m.
“I’m so excited to open this new location in the town I call home,” said Micheal Brigman, store manager of the new Wesley Chapel Food Lion. “My family moved to Monroe when my dad retired from the Army after 22 years. I graduated from Sun Valley High School, and my three kids have all attended schools in this area too. I’m looking forward to serving our community with a store that’s clean, well-stocked and competitively priced.”
The new store features an extensive product assortment, including fresh sushi, in-store fresh-cut fruit and a wide variety of affordable and easy “grab-and-go” options to help make any meal easier. Customers have a large selection of organic, gluten-free and plant-based items to choose from, including Nature’s Promise-brand items, which are Food Lion’s affordable brand of wholesome and organic products made with no artificial flavors, preservatives or synthetic colors.
To make shopping easier for customers, the store offers self-checkout lanes and the Food Lion To Go grocery pick up service, which allows customers to place an order with the click of a button while experiencing the same low prices and fresh food items they receive in the store.
The store is proud to also offer a wide variety of great local offerings, such as freshly brewed craft beers from many of the area’s local craft breweries; premium pimento cheese made by Charlotte’s own Trade & Tryon; and great local produce from Patterson Farms in China Grove, NC. A list of additional North Carolina-based suppliers that may be featured in the store can be found here.
Furthering Food Lion’s commitment to sustainability, the store features energy-efficient overhead LED lighting. Food Lion is the only company in the country to receive the ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy for 21 consecutive years.
In another commitment to the Wesley Chapel community, Food Lion donated $2,500 to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina through Food Lion Feeds, the retailer’s hunger-relief initiative. The food bank will also regularly collect food from the store to distribute to neighbors in need through Food Lion Feeds’ industry-leading food rescue program, in which food safe for human consumption is donated to a local feeding agency before the food spoils. Food Lion Feeds has donated more than 900 million meals to neighbors in need since 2014.
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Food Lion, based in Salisbury, N.C., since 1957, has more than 1,100 stores in 10 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states and employs more than 82,000 associates. By leveraging its longstanding heritage of low prices and convenient locations, Food Lion is working to own the easiest full shop grocery experience in the Southeast, anchored by a strong commitment to affordability, freshness and the communities it serves. Through Food Lion Feeds, the company has donated more than 900 million meals to individuals and families since 2014 and has committed to donate 1.5 billion meals by 2025. Food Lion is a company of Ahold Delhaize USA, the U.S. division of Zaandam-based Ahold Delhaize. For more information, visit www.foodlion.com or job applicants may visit www.foodlion.com/careers.
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard said Monday that it rescued three U.S. sailors whose vessel began taking on water during a trip from the British Virgin Islands to Bermuda.
The rescue involved a three-day tow to Puerto Rico that covered some 300 nautical miles (555 kilometers) after officials said it took a U.S. Coast Guard cutter 15 hours to reach the scene.
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EAST LONDON (South Africa), June 27 —South African mourners expressed anger and despair on Monday at the death of 21 teenagers in a tavern over the weekend, as investigating authorities said the youths were probably accidentally poisoned by something they ate, drank or smoked.
The still unexplained deaths of the teens, some of whom were celebrating the end of school exams and others a birthday party, have brought an outpouring of grief and shocked a nation accustomed to injuries linked to a binge drinking culture. Authorities ruled out an earlier-touted notion of a stampede.
Residents of Scenery Park, on the edge of East London, said they had asked authorities to close Enyobeni Tavern down weeks ago because it was serving under-aged kids.
The tavern's licence was revoked today.
At a prayer meeting at a local church, mourners and priests sang, prayed, drummed on hymn books and cried over the loss of the youngsters.
"I'm so devastated. We are so angry," Maxhabiso Sibotoboto, 50, whose 17-year-old granddaughter, Monelo, was among the dead, told Reuters by phone from a church memorial service for them.
"People were complaining about the tavern. No one was happy about it. The community wanted the tavern to be shut," he said.
Monelo did not live with her parents, because he father had died and her mother worked a long way from home, he said.
Pictures circulating on social media, still unverified by authorities, showed the bodies of youths lying scattered across the floor of the tavern, some also seen motionless on tables and couches.
"We are so heartbroken, guys. We lost one of our family members, a child who was doing grade 12 (final year) this year. We can’t accept it," said Yandiswa Ngqoza, an aunt, as she choked back tears outside the morgue dressed in black attire.
"By the look of the child she has no visible injuries," Ngqoza said, before breaking down sobbing. Minutes earlier she had entered the morgue and identified her niece, whose name she did not disclose.
"Poisoning"
Eastern Cape police spokesperson Brigadier Tembinkosi Kinana told Reuters that the youngest victim was a 13-year-old girl. An emotional Police Minister Bheki Cele had to pause speaking as he started weeping yesterday, triggering cries among his audience outside a morgue.
"It is either something they ingested which will point to poisoning, whether its food or drinks, or it is something they inhaled," Unathi Binqose, spokesperson for Eastern Cape’s provincial community safety department said by phone today, ahead of a toxicology report still being awaited. He said hookah pipes were visible in CCTV footage of the scene.
"We are ruling out a stampede," he added, after initial media reports suggested this may have been the cause.
President Cyril Ramaphosa said yesterday he was worried about the circumstances under which young people, at least some under the age of 18 years, were allowed to gather at the tavern. It is illegal to serve drinks to under-18s in South Africa. — Reuters | https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2022/06/27/anger-tears-in-safrica-after-21-teens-likely-accidentally-poisoned-in-pub/14567 | 2022-06-27T19:14:42Z | https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2022/06/27/anger-tears-in-safrica-after-21-teens-likely-accidentally-poisoned-in-pub/14567 | false | 16 |
The National Population Commission (NPC) says it will train 104 field personnel in Lagos State, ahead of the conduct of the 2023 Population and Housing Census.
The Federal Commissioner of NPC in the state, Mrs Bimbola Salu-Hundeyin, said in a statement on Monday that the state-level training was to engage field personnel for the trial.
Sau-Hundeyin said the June 27 to July 8 exercise, was to equip field functionaries with the required skills to effectively and efficiently deliver on the project.
She said 104 field personnel, comprising facilitators, supervisors and enumerators drawn mainly from communities within the selected areas, had been carefully selected for the programme through an online recruitment process.
According to her, the trial census will be conducted from July 11 to 24, as the house numbering will take place from July 11 to 16, then the validation of Enumeration Area (EA) frame from July 17 to 19 and enumeration of persons from July 20 to 24.
She said the trial census, a dress rehearsal, would evaluate all aspects of the census operations, on a limited scale, before the main census.
Sau-Hundeyin said the specific objectives of the training were to assess the quality of the EA maps, determine requisite educational qualification for enumerators, estimated workload of the enumerators, logistics support for the main census, among others.
She said the trial-census in Lagos State would be conducted in one supervisory area in nine Local Government Areas of the state with three LGAs selected in each of the three senatorial districts.
The Federal Commissioner said the LGAs that would be covered were Lagos Island, Surulere and Apapa LGAs in Lagos Central Senetorial District.
Also Alimosho, Ajeromi/Ifelodun and Ikeja LGAs in Lagos West Senetorial District and Ibeju Lekki, Ikorodu and Kosofe LGAs in Lagos East Senatorial District will be involved.
She said the commission was committed to making the 2023 Census a resounding success through the adoption of technological innovations at every stage of the process.
Sau-Hundeyin therefore, urged the field personnel to demonstrate professionalism, diligence and patriotism in their conduct during the exercise.
Topics to be covered for the training of the field personnel are census methodology, planning and operations, use of digital maps and Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI).
Also, building numbering and household listing, enumeration procedure, completion of Census Questionnaire, and use of historical events and special population will be covered.
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Through June 26
- Darien’s boys’ 4x400 relay takes fourth at National meet
- Darien boys volleyball scores FCIAC three-peat
- Brian Minicus earns Patriot League honors with Colgate lax
- No. 1 Darien girls lacrosse tops No. 3 Wilton, remains unbeaten
- Wave by the numbers
- Harlem Wizards basketball team coming back to Darien
- Darien ice hockey teams excel in the postseason
- Dupont leads Darien swimmers at FCIAC championships
- Wave by the numbers: Hockey and hoops playoffs and postseason...
- Darien blanks Trumbull in FCIAC boys ice hockey quarters
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COLONIE, N.Y. — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for an increase in travel volume out of Albany International Airport (ALB) as passenger volume picks up ahead of the Independence Day holiday weekend and into the remainder of the summer.
“We have started to see a significant increase in checkpoint volume here at Albany,” said Bart R. Johnson, TSA’s Federal Security Director for Upstate New York. “Travel volume here is at about 90 percent of pre-pandemic levels and by the Fourth of July weekend it is possible that we may see the checkpoint as busy as or exceeding pre-pandemic levels and travelers need to be aware.”
To ensure the most efficient security screening operation and a good passenger experience at Albany, TSA recommends that travelers be inside the airport terminal at least two hours before their scheduled flight.
The busiest times at the security checkpoint are 5 to 6 a.m. and 4 to 5 p.m. Travelers should expect to encounter a line at the security checkpoint during those times. The busiest travel days are Sundays, Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays.
As more people have gotten vaccinated and have received booster shots to help keep COVID-19 at bay, the pent-up demand for travel has resulted in crowded airports, which means busy security checkpoints. With that in mind, due to the increase in travel volume, this summer may require more patience and planning than was necessary before the pandemic.
TSA recently installed five new state-of-the-art advanced technology computed tomography (CT) scanners that provide 3-D imaging at Albany.
The new equipment provides advanced explosives detection capabilities for screening carry-on items and at the same time is more convenient for travelers because the technology allows passengers to leave their laptops and other electronic devices in their carry-on bags.
Travelers play an important role in ensuring a smooth and efficient security checkpoint screening experience, which starts with knowing what a traveler should and should not pack in a carry-on bag, airport officials noted.
Advance planning and packing properly are key to a smooth security checkpoint experience. “We ask travelers to do their part by getting to the airport well before the flight is scheduled to leave and ensuring they follow the rules that TSA provides by making certain they do not have any prohibited items with them at the checkpoint,” Johnson said.
TSA officers are detecting a lot of weapons such as knives and tools larger than 7-inches in carry-on bags in addition to oversized liquids, gels and aerosols. Prohibited items in carry-on bags result in a carry-on bag being pulled from the conveyor belt to be opened and screened by hand so that the TSA officer can identify what triggered the alarm and remove anything that is not permitted through the security checkpoint. These bag searches take two to three minutes each and increases the time a traveler is in the checkpoint.
TSA continues to ask travelers to arrive early and prepared for the screening experience to allow for timely completion of every step of the travel process. To help things go smoothly, please follow these tips:
Listen for guidance from TSA officers. Some people may not have traveled recently, so it is important to listen to the direction provided in the security checkpoint. The officer may be sharing information on the latest technology that will get you through the checkpoint more efficiently.
If you’re in a line at the checkpoint, use that time wisely. Remove items from your pockets and place them inside your carry-on bag instead of placing them in a bin to reduce touchpoints and help ensure personal items are not left behind.
Know before you go! Know what can and cannot go in a carry-on bag from firearms to oversize liquids. Prohibited items result in checkpoint delays. Unsure if an item should be packed in a carry-on bag, checked bag, either or neither? Download the free myTSA app, which has a handy “What can I bring?” feature that allows you to type in the item to find out if it can fly. Or ask us on Twitter or Facebook Messenger at @AskTSA.
Enroll in TSA PreCheck®. The popular expedited screening program allows travelers to leave on shoes, jackets, belts and enables them to keep their electronics and 3-1-1 bags in their carry-on bags. Due to these benefits, the TSA PreCheck lanes move the quickest. There is a TSA PreCheck enrollment center located inside the Staples store at Northway Mall, 1440 Central Avenue, Albany.
Get medical questions answered. Travelers or families of passengers with disabilities and/or medical conditions may call the TSA Cares helpline toll free at 855-787-2227 at least 72 hours prior to flying with any questions about screening policies, procedures and to find out what to expect at the security checkpoint as well as arrange for assistance at the checkpoint.
There are currently openings for both full- and part-time positions at Albany International Airport with a starting salary of $18.99 per hour, which includes a current 10 percent retention incentive. TSA offers new employees opportunities for pay increases after six months and is currently offering a $1,000 hiring bonus to individuals who become TSA officers at Albany by the end of September.
TSA is hosting recruitment events that will consist of information tables staffed by TSA officers that will be located on the ground floor in the baggage claim area of the terminal. The recruitment tables will be staffed from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 30 and again on July 7, 14, 21 and 28. | https://www.saratogian.com/2022/06/27/tsa-offers-advice-to-travelers-departing-albany-international-airport-this-summer/ | 2022-06-27T19:18:11Z | https://www.saratogian.com/2022/06/27/tsa-offers-advice-to-travelers-departing-albany-international-airport-this-summer/ | false | 2 |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sided Monday with a high school football coach from Washington state who sought to kneel and pray on the field after games, a decision that could strengthen the acceptability of some religious practices in other public school settings.
The court ruled 6-3 for the coach with the court’s conservative justices in the majority and its liberals in dissent. The justices said the coach’s prayer was protected by the First Amendment.
“The Constitution and the best of our traditions counsel mutual respect and tolerance, not censorship and suppression, for religious and nonreligious views alike,” Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote for the majority.
The case forced the justices to wrestle with how to balance the religious and free speech rights of teachers and coaches with the rights of students not to feel pressured into participating in religious practices.
The decision is the latest in a line of Supreme Court rulings for religious plaintiffs. In another recent example, the court ruled this month that Maine can’t exclude religious schools from a program that offers tuition aid for private education, a decision that could ease religious organizations’ access to taxpayer money.
In a dissent Monday, Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote that the coach decision “sets us further down a perilous path in forcing states to entangle themselves with religion.” She was joined in her dissent by Justice Stephen Breyer and Justice Elena Kagan.
The coach and his attorneys at First Liberty Institute, a Christian legal group, were among those cheering the decision. Paul Clement, the attorney who argued the case on behalf of coach Joseph Kennedy, said in a statement that the decision would allow the coach “to finally return to the place he belongs – coaching football and quietly praying by himself after the game.”
Kennedy himself said in a statement: “This is just so awesome. All I’ve ever wanted was to be back on the field with my guys. I thank God for answering our prayers and sustaining my family through this long battle.”
Kennedy, a Christian, is a former football coach at Bremerton High School in Bremerton, Washington. He started coaching at the school in 2008 and initially prayed alone on the 50-yard line at the end of games. Students started joining him, and over time he began to deliver a short, inspirational talk with religious references. Kennedy did that for years and also led students in locker room prayers. The school district learned what he was doing in 2015 and asked him to stop.
Kennedy stopped leading students in prayer in the locker room and on the field but wanted to continue praying on the field himself, with students free to join if they wished. Concerned about being sued for violating students’ religious freedom rights, the school asked him to stop his practice of kneeling and praying while still “on duty” as a coach after the game. When he continued to kneel and pray on the field, the school put him on paid leave.
In a statement, the Bremerton School District and their attorneys at Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, said the decision undermines that separation required by the Constitution. The school district said that it had “followed the law and acted to protect the religious freedom of all students and their families” and that it would work with its attorneys to make sure the district “remains a welcoming, inclusive environment for all students, their families and our staff.”
Three justices on the court — Breyer, Kagan and Justice Samuel Alito — attended public high schools, while the rest attended Catholic schools.
The case is Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, 21-418. | https://www.wcia.com/news/national/ap-us-news/supreme-court-sides-with-coach-who-sought-to-pray-after-game/ | 2022-06-27T19:22:56Z | https://www.wcia.com/news/national/ap-us-news/supreme-court-sides-with-coach-who-sought-to-pray-after-game/ | false | 27 |
SAN FRANCISCO, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- data.ai (formerly App Annie), the first unified data AI company, recently published its Q2 Pulse Index revealing quarterly data on both mobile games and apps. The data compiled shows that the mobile games market and app market both continue to thrive in the post pandemic world.
The quarterly pulse report reveals that the app economy remains strong 15 years after the channel first emerged, and two years after the COVID-19 lockdown fueled its growth. Consumers are set to spend $33 billion on apps in Q2 2022 – up by 4% among iOS users from Q1 and consistent among Android users, matching the $11B in Q1. This data suggests that app users are maintaining the mobile 'lifestyles' they adopted during the pandemic and are happy to pay for premium in-app experiences and services.
Across both app stores, games are set to account for 65% of all consumer spend in Q2 2022. And, according to data.ai's quarterly data, mobile is now the leading force in gaming and generates 60% of global gaming spend, largely thanks to its wide demographic reach and gameplay range. In this quarter, consumers are projected to download more than 13.5 billion games and spend more than $21.4 billion. Compared to pre-pandemic Q2 2019, mobile gaming is set to generate 30% more revenue this quarter and see a 25% increase in average weekly game downloads, confirming a continuation of mobile gaming's pandemic-fueled boom.
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Created by Abi Morgan, ‘The Split’ is a British legal drama series that chronicles the lives of The Defoes — a family of female lawyers. All of them work for their family law firm as divorce lawyers, except for the eldest sister Hannah and the youngest daughter. The former works for a law firm called Noble & Hale, which is a rival to their family’s law firm, while the latter works as a childminder. However, when their estranged father enters their lives after nearly 3 decades, the sisters must face their past.
‘The Split’ explores some important themes throughout its narrative, including modern marriage and the legacy of divorce, all of which keep the viewers enthralled and hooked to the series. In the meanwhile, the interesting locations such as the office of Noble & Hale and the court scenes tend to make you wonder where the shooting for the series takes place. Well, we have gathered all the information about the same. So, let’s get on with it, shall we?
The Split Filming Locations
‘The Split’ is filmed entirely in England, specifically in and around London, Surrey, and Kent. The principal photography for the inaugural iteration of the legal drama series commenced in July 2017 while the filming for the second season began in March 2019 and wrapped up in early August 2019. When it comes to season 3, shooting commenced in June 2021 and concluded in September of the same year. Since the series is mostly based in London, the production team adds a bit of authenticity to the narrative by choosing to film a major part of the series in the capital city. Now, let’s learn all about the specific locations that appear in the series!
London Metropolitan Area, England
A majority of ‘The Split’ is lensed in the London metropolitan area, an area that includes London and the surrounding commuter zones. The scenes involving the Noble & Hale law firm are filmed in the former office of an actual international law firm named Olswang. This building is situated on High Holborn Street in Central London. In addition, the scene where Hannah eats lunch with a colleague on a park bench was taped in the Red Lion Square in Holborn.
A real-life house on Macaulay Road in the riverside area of Lambeth stands in for Hannah’s house while a house on Sydenham Hill in the London Borough of Lewisham doubles for her family house where she grew up. For recording some pivotal interior scenes, Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court at 6-8 Penrhyn Road in Kingston upon Thames for season 3, Capitan Corelli at 132 Battersea Park Road, Surrey County Hall at 11 Woodhatch Road in Cockshot Hill in Reigate for season 1, and The Kings Head pub at 2 Crouch End Hill are utilized. Several bridge scenes that are seen in the series are filmed on the Waterloo Bridge, Millennium Bridge, and Hungerford Bridge.
Nice surprise seeing Nicola Walker filming series 3 of The Split at the Old Bailey pic.twitter.com/2Gg4c8mSQ9
— Darren Griffin (@DarrenGriffin) August 28, 2021
Moreover, St. Pancras International on Euston Road, The Shard at 32 London Bridge Street, Old Bailey, and Putney Heath near the Telegraph Pub served as prominent production locations for season 3. While the scene where Hannah walks by a pub where her colleagues are celebrating and where she spots her ex-boyfriend was recorded in and around The Railway Tavern pub at 18 Clapham High Street. Several exterior shots were captured outside the Royal Courts of Justice in Strand, on Canvey Street and Bankside in Southwark, and on Camden Town.
Surrey, England
Some portions of the legal drama series are also taped in Surrey, a county located in South East England. The Wentworth Estate, situated in the district of Runnymede in Virginia Water, stands in for Goldie and Davey’s house in the series. The production team even sets up camp at the Royal Holloway University to film several interior and exterior shots. Located on Egham Hill in Egham, the Windsor Building auditorium inside the campus stands in for a courtroom of a fictitious law school while the grounds and Founder’s Building can be spotted in the backdrop of several scenes.
Kent, England
For filming purposes, the cast and crew even traveled to Kent, a county in southeastern England. In particular, they utilize the facilities of The Maidstone Studios, which was formerly known as TVS Television Centre. Located on Vinters Business Park in New Cut Road, the studio is considered the United Kingdom’s largest regional independent TV broadcast facility and consists of a 12,000-square feet studio and a 6,000-square feet studio. Moreover, the studio offers a wide range of facilities within its premise that is enough to fulfill any kind of production requirements.
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Monday eased its regulations on abortion access in what the country’s health minister said was a response to last week's “sad” U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade.
The new rules, approved by a parliamentary committee, grant women access to abortion pills through the country’s universal health system and remove a longstanding requirement that women appear physically before a special committee before they are permitted to terminate a pregnancy.
The decision came after the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday stripped away women’s constitutional protections for abortion, a fundamental and deeply personal change for Americans’ lives after nearly a half-century under Roe v. Wade. The decision has triggered protests across the U.S. and set the stage for a wave of litigation.
Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz, who heads the small liberal Meretz party, said the U.S. decision had turned back the clock for women’s rights.
“A woman has a complete right over her body,” he said. “The SCOTUS decision to negate a woman’s right to make a choice over her own body is a sad process of women’s repression, setting the leader of the free and liberal world a hundred years back.”
Abortion is widely available in Israel and far less controversial than in the U.S., but women still don’t automatically have the right to the procedure.
Under the new rules, Israeli women will now have access to abortion pills at their local health clinics. They also will no longer need to physically appear before an abortion approval committee, and the application form will be shortened and simplified.
Abortion approval committees have been heavily criticized in Israel over the years. While most requests are approved, women have objected to being subject to bureaucracy and a humiliating and intrusive process. Women also can face long wait times before they can be seen by a committee.
Instead, the process will be digitized, and a requirement to meet with a social worker will become optional. The new regulations are set to take effect in three months.
“The reform we approved today will create a simpler process, that is more respectful, advanced, and maintains a woman’s right to make decisions over her own body – a basic human right,” Horowitz said. | https://www.michigansthumb.com/news/article/Israel-loosens-abortion-regulations-in-response-17268490.php | 2022-06-27T19:24:56Z | https://www.michigansthumb.com/news/article/Israel-loosens-abortion-regulations-in-response-17268490.php | true | 15 |
ST. LOUIS – iKarateclub.com is showing how to keep distance from an attacker with a simple push kick and block combo.
What’s so fun is it looks like you’re answering a mobile phone. That’s why seventh-degree blackbelt, Ali Moseia is admired and respected by the ones he teaches real-world techniques to stay alert and safe to.
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Wimbledon viewers were annoyed this evening (June, 27) as they had switched channels from BBC Two to BBC One during the live broadcasting of the annual sporting tournament. The coverage of the first day of opening rounds was presented by host Sue Barker.
The present, 66, told fans that they would need to watch the remainder of Andy Murray and James Duckworth's match on BBC One as the broadcaster was due to begin airing The One Show. Before the interruption, the heated head-to-head saw Murray leads 3-2 in the opening set on sunny Centre Court.
Many fans were not happy that the momentum was lost as the match was cut halfway through, and some were raging that Sue needed to remind them what to do. Taking to Twitter, one person wrote: "So Wimbledon is underway. What I don't understand is why the programmes have to change channels. @BBC most people can grasp the concept of changing channels it's 2022 after all. Some traditions are mad."
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Whilst another angrily said: "Nowt says Wimbledon is back like Sue Barker popping us telling to change to bbc1 or bbc2, or press red button or go to I player in middle of a bloody match."
"Very frustrating watching #Wimbledon with the #BBCTennis...the constant changing back and forth between One and Two..mid fecking match.....never gets old! I had to disturb the cat to get the remote...he wasnt happy!" a third wrote. Another joked "My main advice to the #Wimbledon viewers watching on the BBC is to make sure you're stocked up with batteries for your TV remotes. More channel changes than you can shake a stick at."
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Kingfisher plc (OTCQX:KGFHF) Q4 2021 Earnings Conference Call March 22, 2022 5:00 AM ET
Company Participants
Thierry Garnier - Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director
Bernard Bot - Chief Financial Officer & Director
Majid Nazir - Investor Relations
Conference Call Participants
Anne Critchlow - Societe Generale
Richard Chamberlain - RBC
Pam Liu - Morgan Stanley
Tony Shiret - Panmure
Simon Irwin - Credit Suisse
Georgina Johanan - JPMorgan
Thierry Garnier
So good morning. And thank you to everyone who has made the time to join us here at the London Stock Exchange and those of you dialing in online. On behalf of our group executive and Board, I would like to start by saying thank you to all our teams for helping to deliver a record financial year for our group. And they continue to deliver incredible work in a general environment that stays challenging. We are extremely proud to be part of that team.
Before I begin, I would like to comment on the shocking and deeply concerning events that has been unfolding in Ukraine. Our thoughts today are with the people in Ukraine and in Eastern Europe impacted by the conflict.
Since the start of the crisis, we immediately offered our help [ph], Castorama in Poland, Brico Dépôt in Romania, our volunteering colleagues from local stores to help refugees at the border, donating essential items and fundraising.
Kingfisher and all its banners are working with charities, such as the international Red Cross and we are matching further donations from colleagues. We are part of the international efforts and stand ready to help further in any way we can. I will talk more on what the Ukraine crisis means for our business a bit later.
So let's move to the agenda. I will start the presentation with an update on our operational and strategic progress. Bernard will then present our financial performance and outlook before we open the meeting for Q&A.
To the key messages on slide five and we have had a year of record revenue and profits. Sales of £13.2 billion are up 10% on a like-for-like basis and adjusted pretax profit of £949 million are up 21% year-on-year.
We are continuing to gain share in our key markets, growing significantly faster than the industry. We have managed very effectively and continue to manage the challenges faced by all retailers around cost inflation and product availability. And as a proof point, the group gross margin increased by 30 basis points in the year, while all banners have an excellent price index versus their closest peers.
We are now over two years into our new strategy and execution is ahead of schedule. With our business in a strong position and our industry benefiting from new longer-term trends, we are accelerating our investment for growth in multiple areas of the business.
And finally, we remain focused on providing attractive returns to our shareholder with over £550 million being returned over the last year. We have raised our full year dividend by 50% and will complete the final tranche of our £300 million buyback by May. Looking forward, we are confident that our continued strong execution supported by our investment and new demand drivers are positioning us for faster growth.
On slide six you can see that Kingfisher is building a track record of delivering against our financial priorities. We have grown at over twice the rate of the market over the last two years, with Kingfisher's sales CAGR between 2019 and 2021 at 10%, versus 4% for our addressable home improvement market. Our aim is to grow profit in line with sales and then gradually faster over time.
Over two years, we have expanded our PBT margin by 250 basis points to 7.2%. We have generated strong free cash flows, with 42% compound growth and a return over £780 million to shareholders over the last two financial years through dividends and buybacks.
These attractive returns reflect our strong cash generation, as well as our confidence in continued delivery. We have done this while maintaining our focus on reinvestment in the business and keeping an efficient capital structure.
Turning to Slide 7. And we are committed to deliver value for our customers while also effectively managing the near-term operational challenges that continue to impact our industry and markets. And first, let's cover the Ukraine crisis and what it means for us: We have no direct business exposure. In September 2020, Kingfisher completed the sale of Castorama Russia to Russian DIY chain Maxidom. Today we have no operation in the country nor do we provide sourcing to Maxidom.
On March 1, we took the decision to stop selling the limited number of products directly sourced from Russian and Belarusian suppliers across the group. And those products have been removed from our shelves. On the indirect side, we are engaging with our suppliers to ensure materials or components are no longer sourced from Russia or Belarus. Overall, the situation is being managed very tightly by Kingfisher with minimal disruption to-date on our supply chain.
Regarding inflation. In combine with other businesses we are seeing higher than normal CPI, caused by rising prices for raw materials, energy, wage increases and higher freight cost. We have managed this impact very effectively and you can expect the same from us this year. We are as well very proud of the way our supply chain and logistic teams have managed challenges faced by all companies over the last 18 months. While product availability has been below normal levels, we have worked tirelessly with our suppliers to protect our bestseller Regis, which saw improved availability during the year. And this has supported our market share gains.
In this inflationary environment, Kingfisher is strongly committed to deliver on value for our customers. Firstly, we have invested tens of millions of pounds in the last few years in our overall price positioning, meaning that even after inflation we remain price leaders in our industry. Our price index is at 100 or lower across the group and this is a big competitive advantage in this environment. Furthermore, our customers have access to lower-price products via our own exclusive brand Regis, which represent 45% of group sales.
We also have some of the industry best R discounters in Brico Dépôt France and Iberia who together are 20% of group sales. And let's also remember that DIY is by essence very competitive in a more challenging environment where people, wants to do more things themselves to save money. And our energy-saving products 10% of group sales today will support our customers as they look to mitigate the impact of rising energy costs.
And finally on costs, we have many important cost reduction programs in trade across the business and these are delivering significant mitigations against inflation. The COVID crisis has also taught us how to rapidly flex our cost base when we need to which again is a key advantage in times of uncertainty.
Moving now to Slide 8. And you will be familiar with the supportive market trends, I set out last year. We conducted extensive customer surveys in our markets over the last few weeks and updated these again since the start of the Ukraine conflict. The results indicate that the overall trends continue to endure with home improvement considered as ones of the key areas of consumer spending safeguarded by worried customers.
Activity in DIY and trade continues to be driven by more working from homes with 40% in the UK, France and Poland continuing to work from their houses and spend more on home improvement. Younger generations remain engaged with their newly found DIY skills. And we have seen robust demand from recent house movers with over half of them planning to undertake more home improvements this year than in 2021. There is also a clear and emerging focus on sustainable home products and energy efficiency, which I will talk to later.
Activity levels remain above pre-pandemic levels in the UK and France and future spend intent remains high. Balancing these positive results, recently there has been rising concern about the state of personal finances. Against this backdrop, our focus on delivering on value for customers is essential.
And finally, our survey shows that 97% of trade people are currently working and this is the highest level seen since 2017. Furthermore, 89% of trade also has more work in the pipeline. And central to all our insights is that the home nesting trend that has emerged over the last two years is here to stay.
Turning now to Slide 9, which shows our revenue split by DIY; and DIFM or Do It For Me, which are those projects and tasks that typically require a trade person to undertake them. And this is a new and important disclosure. Last year we saw strong growth from both our DIY and DIFM trade business. Our group revenue is evenly split across the two groups with even splits also across the UK, France and Poland.
In the five years before the COVID crisis, we saw very gradual shift of customer preferences from DIY towards DIFM trade, changing by less than one percentage point. This changed during the pandemic as customers favored DIY for its social distancing, lower cost leisure and well-being quality strengthened by more people working from home. While customers are becoming more comfortable with trade people in their homes as you can see from the table on the right, DIFM trend activity within our markets is still below pre-pandemic levels.
While Kingfisher has embraced the resurgence in DIY, our outperformance of the market has been driven by our DIFM and trade business. We have seen strong performance of Screwfix and TradePoint. We have launched new trade-focused own brand ranges. And we have invested in our showroom products and installation services as well as our broader store and online services portfolio including our NeedHelp marketplace.
We are well positioned to capture the growth potential of both DIY and DIFM trade and we are executing on plans to further increase trade customer engagement. More on this later.
Now on Slide 10. Slide 10 outlines our strategic progress is resulting in new customer growth and retention, which is contributing to our market share gains. Growth in new customers was strong last year with our acquisition of new known customers up 28% on pre-pandemic levels. And as you can see here, we are retaining the sales of new customers acquired in 2020.
In the 12 months following their first shop, we retained 114% of customer spend, meaning their cumulative spend over one year was 114% of their spend in their first months as a customer. This highlights the importance of getting to know customers directly because it's gives us more levers in order to further grow the spend.
Our known customers tend to spend more than customer that we can't identify. Their average basket across the group is 25% higher than the overall average. And across Kingfisher each banner is focused on growing their known customer bases through loyalty schemes like the B&Q club card as well as customer accounts for e-commerce.
And finally, our data at TradePoint, shows that trade customers shop more frequently than retail B&Q customers and have a 60% higher basket, another proof point to support our investment for growth in the trade segment.
Turning to Slide 11, and our commitment and passion to lead our industry in responsible business practices. Our colleagues recognize Kingfisher as a great place to work, ranking us within the top 10% of global retailers for employee NPS. Following the great results of this year, we have decided to continue to share the success of our plan with all our colleagues, through a new all-colleague share plan launching later this year. We are becoming a more diverse and inclusive company. And each of our banners and group functions is executing on their own inclusivity action plan with targets that are linked to remuneration.
We are also fully committed to playing our part in tackling climate change. We have achieved a 25% reduction in scope one and two emissions versus 2016, 2017; and remain on track to achieve our approved science-based 2025 targets, which are aligned to a 1.5 degree trajectory. We're also on track with our ambitions to achieve 100% responsibly sourced wood and paper.
Another key ambition of ours is to help our customers to build greener, healthier homes that are more affordable. 44% of group sales already come from products, creating a more sustainable home and we are announcing today our new and ambitious target to increase this to 60% by 2025. Our own brand capability gives us a platform to achieve this goal with sustainability being at the center of new product development. We're also looking at ways to play a bigger role in circular economy initiatives, including reconditioning return products for resale. And last year, we launched innovative such programs at Screwfix and Castorama France.
Finally, on communities, we wish to contribute to fix bad housing, which remains such pressing issues in the markets in which we operate. We achieved our target of helping one million people with the greatest housing needs four years ahead of schedule. And we are now doubling this target to help at least two million people by 2025.
Turning now to France on slide 12. As you can see in the top part of this slide, we have made significant changes in France over the last two years. The focus has been to fix historical issues in our operations by implementing new trading approaches, improving our price positioning and addressing significant technology and supply chain challenges from previous years. I can confirm we are on track to complete all final fixes this year, especially on our product range and logistic network.
Castorama's range has evolved rapidly over the last two years. And 7,300 new SKUs have been added to the assortment with more local and OEB brands. We're also continuing to enhance Brico Dépôt's discounter credentials through continuous improvement of its price index and through optimizing its range of product. This includes introducing many new specialist discount on brands, to increase differentiations against general home improvement peers. We are progressing well with a fundamental reorganization of the logistic network in France. We have now reduced our distribution center space by 19% over the last 18 months. And this program is resulting in shorter lead times, better customer service, more efficient levels of inventory and also lower greenhouse gas emissions, while also contributing positively to our gross margin which is up 60 basis points in France.
Finally, we'll complete the last phase of SAP implementation at Brico Dépôt later this year. In parallel, we have made broader strategic progress in France over the last two years including the acceleration of our e-commerce business, where sales are over 250% higher than two years ago, adapting our store footprint through compact store and rightsizing test and ongoing cost and inventory reduction programs.
Our action to date have had a big impact in our stores and online, with a strong improvement in customer NPS. They are also driving an improved top and bottom line performance. And we continue to grow our market share in France which is the ultimate proof of our progress.
You have seen many presentations on the issues with France in the past years. My message here is that, we are fully on track with our actions to fix the problems. We have strengthened our banners in every department and we are now in a good place to drive more profitable growth going forward.
Turning to Slide 13 and our growth agenda. We are over two years into our new strategy. And we have made strong progress on the core areas shown on this slide: e-commerce, our own brands, the growth of our trade business. our mobile and service innovations and adapting our stores.
Delivery is ahead of schedule. This is allowing us to now accelerate investment to capitalize on several attractive growth opportunities including our scalable e-commerce marketplace the expansion of Screwfix in the UK and France, new store openings in Poland and our plans to increase our trade customer base. Looking forward, this investment will drive further market share growth along with faster growth in sales, profit and free cash flow.
Let me now spend a few minutes providing more details on each of these focus areas moving to Slide 14. Our e-commerce sales have almost tripled on a 2-year basis with penetration up 10 percentage points to 18%. And our digitally enabled sales now represent 26% of sales. Here I mean the sales coming from direct e-commerce channels, as well as digital orders in store for click & collect and home delivery. This new KPI helps us to measure, how well we are adapting to changing customer behaviors.
Our e-commerce growth has been enabled by our successful move to a store-based picking and fulfillment model with 91% of the group e-commerce orders picked in stores last year and this is 89% excluding Screwfix. This underlines the importance of our store assets, enabling levels of speed and convenience that are unrivaled by pure-play online businesses.
The customer preference for Click & Collect remained strong last year, even after the lifting of COVID restrictions and this continues to be our most significant e-commerce channel. Click & Collect accounted for 87% of all e-commerce orders and 73% of all e-commerce sales. We continued to develop and further increase the speed of this service with the rollout of Click & Collect lockers in Castorama Poland stores and have started testing these at B&Q.
We also invested in car park seamless collection capabilities in France and in Poland. We believe that faster home delivery can be a significant market share driver for us. In August last year, we launched Screwfix Sprint offering 1-hour delivery to customers. The services currently cover’s one-third of the UK post codes with an average delivery time of around 45 minutes and the fastest delivery time to date of an incredible eight minutes. Customer response has been very positive. And we'll extend Sprint geographic coverage in the UK this year.
We're also benefiting from valuable lessons as we explore faster delivery in other banners. Looking ahead, we remain committed to delivering strong growth in e-commerce sales through providing faster speed and convenience. We are moving towards home delivery for full storages and towards faster Click & Collect and last-mile delivery options. In Poland, we are completing the rollout of our new group digital stack, enabling stronger digital capabilities.
We also believe, we can add significant value for customers by offering them more product choice which lead us to Slide 15. Earlier this month we launched our first e-commerce marketplace on B&Q DIY.com using scalable technology developed with Mirakl. This will dramatically accelerate the product choice that we can provide our customers. Our initial offer comes from carefully selected third-party sellers in four home improvement categories; wallpaper, lighting, power tools and lastly a new category for B&Q small domestic appliances.
Within the next six months we expect that 100,000 home improvement SKUs will be available on the marketplace across many new and extended categories adding to B&Q's current online offer of around 40,000 products. We then plan to rapidly expand SKUs after that.
We are in a good place to take advantage of the retail phenomenon that is online marketplaces. Our banners have top one or two market positions and they already drive significant online traffic. B&Q for example saw over 300 million visits to its website last year ranking it 13th out of all UK retail websites.
Our banners are strong and trusted brands. And we are able to leverage our store assets and logistic network to offer delivery, pickup and returns options for customer and our suppliers. Our existing strong traffic means that customer acquisition cost is low and we expect the platform to generate attractive incremental profits over time.
From the outset, we have invested in technology and talent that deliver scalability which will allow us to deploy it into our other markets relatively quickly and at a lower cost. We are excited by this prospect and are looking forward to updating you with its progress.
Moving to slide 16 and our own exclusive brand or OEB. OEB is a core component of our Powered by Kingfisher strategy. Our OEB ranges are continuing to perform strongly with like-for-like sales up 19% on a two-year basis slightly outperforming non-OEB ranges. At £5.9 billion that represent 45% of group sales which was stable year-on-year even as we also introduced a wider range of branded products.
OEB is critical in the way we deliver on value in the current inflationary environment. They offer outstanding quality for significant cheaper prices than branded product and this is 45% of our sales. OEB ranges have also seen a generally higher availability than non-OEB ranges which has been supportive of our market share gains.
We are increasingly leveraging the scale of the group to provide differentiated and specialized products for our trade, discounter and general home improvement banners. During the year we created an additional portfolio of 32 new and redeveloped OEB brands. Some of our OEB ranges such as Magnusson and Titan are significantly outperforming sales volume of major branded competitors.
Last year we also completed the rollout of our new OEB kitchen range in all our key markets our largest group-wide range launch so far. This has received exceptionally strong customer feedback on design innovation and value for money. It has already become one of our top-performing categories and strong contributors to our banners' growing market share. It achieved double-digit like-for-like growth last year despite periods of COVID-related restrictions in store.
And finally OEB is supporting the delivery of our responsible business goals. 55% of our OEB sales are sustainable on products. And we now plan to expand this significantly to support the group sales target I mentioned earlier.
Next to slide 17. And trade customer represent a £50 billion addressable opportunity for Kingfisher in the UK, France and Poland. Earlier on in the presentation I told you that DIFM and trade represent 50% of our group sales that we have significantly outperformed the market here over the last two years.
Screwfix is continuing to grow in the UK & Ireland. With a record of 70 new stores last year this takes us to a total of 790 in the UK & Ireland. Our plans for this year are even more ambitious with a pipeline of over 80 stores. And we remain confident in reaching our target of at least 1,000 over the next two to three years.
In France, Screwfix launched as a pure play last April. Early results have been very encouraging. Web traffic is ahead of expectation. And our customer NPS score for delivery is already on a par with Screwfix UK. Screwfix' supply chain development in France is advancing well and we are planning to open our first physical store there in the second half of this year followed by a more ambitious rollout in 2023.
Last year we relaunched TradePoint, our trade-focused banner in B&Q; and it has made excellent progress. Our focus on TradePoint loyalty program, new trade-specific ranges, and online experience has resulted in more engagement with existing customers and strong new customer growth.
Like-for-like sales outperformed the rest of B&Q growing 20% last year and by 33% on a two-year basis with revenues of over £830 million. Our target is now to reach over £1 billion of sales. TradePoint has counters in just over half of B&Q estates and we plan on further expanding penetration in 2022 as well as opening our first counters in Ireland.
Beyond B&Q, there is a significant opportunity to leverage the expertise gained at Screwfix and TradePoint to increase trade penetration across all our other big box retail banners.
Each of our banners is executing on ambitious plans to target trade customers. These include trialing new store layout and concepts, creating more trade-focused OEB ranges offering a more user-friendly and integrated digital experience, increasing the speed and convenience of order picks-up, and further developing our trade loyalty programs.
We have also established a center-of-excellence to share best practices on trade among us. Overall we see stronger trade penetration as a significant opportunity to drive faster and profitable sales growth.
Now to slide 18. And customer are using mobile more than ever to shop home improvement and this channel continues to be the fastest growing for us. Mobile sales are up by 300% on a two-year basis. Last year, we launched the new Castorama France and Screwfix apps. The new Screwfix app has been downloaded 2 million times. It has a number of innovative new features including geolocation to speed up in-store pickups. And we have integrated Screwfix one-hour delivery service, Sprint.
At B&Q, we have rolled out our new self-checkout terminals in 110 stores. We are ahead of our expectations in these stores for transaction, resulting in great customer satisfaction and meaningful efficiency gains. We are also in the early stages of implementing self-checkout terminals in France and Poland.
And following the successful introduction of our group-developed 3D design tool for kitchen and bathrooms, we have extended the technology to enable customers to create online 3D designs of modular storage.
We have increased project affordability through initiatives such as tool hire and enhanced customer credit proposition. For example at B&Q we have made kitchen and bathroom installation costs available within our interest-free financing offer. Installation services are available now in all B&Q UK & Ireland stores since last August and are proving very successful.
Adding to this, our online services marketplace, NeedHelp, was rolled out in B&Q and Poland last year leveraging Kingfisher's strong relationships with trade people. NeedHelp achieved a 60% increase in the number of completed jobs last year. And finally in 2022, we'll trial an energy-saving service at B&Q to diagnose and fit energy efficiency solutions in customer homes.
Now to Slide 19. We continue to increase our store numbers, while aiming to reduce the average size per store. We are doing this by opening more compact stores and medium box stores and by rightsizing a relatively small proportion of our larger-format big box stores. Compact stores are an important driver for continued market share growth in urban areas.
Last year, we tested 20 new compact stores across the U.K., France and Poland. This test took place in urban retail parks, high street and in supermarkets. Including in this test were five ultra-compact Screwfix stores. This innovative new format has been developed to take the core Screwfix range into spaces unavailable -- unable to cater for the full traditional trade offer. We'll monitor this test carefully before committing to further rollouts.
In Poland, we have established a significant long-term expansion plan. With a combination of big, medium and smaller boxes, we opened seven new stores last year a record for Poland. And we plan to open even more stores this coming year reinforcing Castorama's number one position in the market. And we continue to be excited by the potential of the franchise business model. Last month, we were pleased to open our first franchise store under the B&Q banner in the Middle East with one more to open in Q2. These stores are operated and staffed by the Al-Futtaim Group.
Turning now to our big box stores. Last year, we completed three rightsizing trials at B&Q with a further two at Castorama France, the first right-sizes for our French business. The B&Q results have been very good with space reduction of 15% to 13% all taken over by discounter retailers. Since reopening the stores have exceeded our performance expectations, with strong sales retention and improved profitability.
Following on from these trials, we have now finalized our assessment of our property portfolio and future space requirements across Kingfisher. And we are announcing today that up to 40 big box stores across B&Q and Castorama France will be right-sized over the next 10 years. This will include a reallocation of space to e-commerce operations and dark stores. The space reduction equates to circa 3% to 4% of the combined selling space of B&Q and Castorama France, and we expect to be able to carry these out within our medium-term capital expenditure guidance.
So to summarize here on Slide 20. We are ahead of schedule with our Powered by Kingfisher plan, and we are now accelerating investment for growth. To remind you of our financial priorities. First, we'll continue to prioritize top line growth and sales growth ahead of the market. Next, we will grow adjusted PBT in line with sales, as we reinvest scale benefits to drive the top line. As this materializes, we will aim to grow PBT gradually faster than sales over time. And finally, we'll generate strong free cash flow through greater capital efficiency and financial discipline, as demonstrated last year. This will underpin shareholder returns through our progressive dividend policy; and where there is surplus capital share buybacks or special dividends.
With my update now concluded, let me hand over to Bernard.
Bernard Bot
Thank you Thierry. And clearly launching marketplace with a bang. Good morning everyone.
I will start with Slide 22 and the key financials for the year. Kingfisher had another year of strong financial performance. In constant currency, total sales were up 9.7% to £13.2 billion. Like-for-like sales were up 9.9%, compared to the prior year, and up 18.1% versus two year ago.
We generated gross profit of £4.9 billion driven by strong sales growth and a 30 basis points increase in gross margin. This increase was supported by our effective management of inflation and by savings in logistics and in inventory holding costs.
In constant currency, retail profit increased by 16.7% to £1.148 billion with retail profit, up 50 basis point to 8.7%. Adjusted pretax profit increased by 20.9% to £949 million with the corresponding margin, up 80 basis points to 7.2%. Free cash flow was strong at £385 million. While EBITDA was up year-on-year, the year-on-year reduction reflects as expected the reversal of positive working capital movement from last year and a step-up in the growth element of our investments. By comparison, our free cash flow two years ago was £191 million. Our cash position remained strong with £809 million in cash. Our net debt which includes IFRS 16 leases is just under £1.6 billion with net leverage of 1 time EBITDA.
Moving to Slide 23 and the performance of our major geographies. All year-on-year variances are in constant currency. Starting with UK & Ireland, where sales grew by 13.4% including a 1.5% contribution from net space growth. Like-for-like sales at B&Q grew by 12.3% and 26.9% on a two-year basis. TradePoint outperformed the rest of B&Q with like-for-like sales, up 20% and up 33% on a two-year basis. Big ticket categories like kitchens and bathrooms continued to perform strongly. Like-for-like sales at Screwfix grew by 10.9% and by 18.2% on a two-year basis, reflecting continued strong demand from trade customers.
B&Q and Screwfix both grew their market share in the year. UK & Ireland retail profit increased by 16.7% to £794 million. Retail profit margin increased 30 basis points to 12.2% with a better operating cost-to-sales ratio. Gross margin rate decreased by 60 basis points, largely reflecting changes in channel and category mix and one-off logistics spend. This was partially offset by our effective management of inflation. Operating costs increased by 9.6% largely due to higher costs associated with strong trading, store openings, inflation, digital investments and the reversal of temporary COVID-related cost savings in the prior year.
Turning to France. Sales grew by 9%. On a like-for-like basis, France sales grew by 9.3% and by 14.8% on a two-year basis. This includes a 1% negative impact from COVID-related temporary store closures during the first half of the year at Castorama. Like-for-like sales did benefit from the gradual opening of more stores on Sunday. Retail profit increased by 28% to £221 million with a 70 basis points increase in the retail profit margin. The gross margin rate increased by 60 basis points reflecting reductions in logistics and inventory holding costs, a higher OEB weighting at Brico Dépôt and our effective management of inflation. This was partially offset by an up-weighing of special promotions or arrivages, more trading events and category mix. Operating costs increased by 8.5%. This was mainly due to higher costs associated with strong trading and additional Sunday openings and the reversal of temporary COVID-related cost savings in the prior year.
Performance in Poland was impacted by store closures for over five weeks in the first quarter. This had an impact of around 6% on like-for-like sales. As a result, like-for-like sales growth was lower at 0.3%, up by 5.3% on a two-year basis. Space growth contributed 4.7% to total sales. Poland's gross margin rate increased by 50 basis points largely reflecting our effective management of inflation. Retail profit decreased by 1.5% to £135 million with growth in gross profit offset by an increase in operating costs of 10%. Higher operating costs were driven by an acceleration in space growth and store opening costs, in addition to operating cost inflation.
In Iberia, like-for-like sales increased by 23.2% and by 14.6% on a two-year basis. Retail profit of £12 million was £9 million higher than the prior year. Romania reduced its retail loss to £11 million driven by strong trading, despite the impact of COVID-related trading restrictions throughout the year. Note that, Romania sales and retail loss include one extra month of results for January 2022 as we aligned to – the business to the Kingfisher's reporting calendar. On a comparable basis, excluding this additional month, the retail loss would have been £8 million, a 35% improvement from the prior year and strong progress from the £23 million loss recorded two years ago.
Other consists of the consolidated results of our new businesses NeedHelp, Screwfix International; and franchise agreements. Due to these businesses being in their early investment phase, the combined retail loss of £10 million was incurred as they scale up for growth. Our Turkish joint venture contributed an equity-accounted retail profit of £7 million, up 8.8% in constant currency.
To slide 24, and the movement in group retail profit. In constant currency, this was up £145 million or 16.7%. Like-for-like sales growth and the increase in gross margin rate contributed £429 million. Inflation-related operating cost increases were limited to £71 million or 2%. Strong trading and higher digital costs drove up our operating costs. This was partially offset by cost savings as part of our strategic cost reduction program for a net impact of £106 million. Therefore, on a comparable basis, operating costs only increased by 4.9% versus a 9.9% increase in like-for-like sales.
Net space growth contributed £28 million of retail profit, mainly driven by Screwfix, the permanent closure of eight Castorama France stores last year, and the disposal of our loss-making Russian business. As mentioned in my previous slide, investments in the development of our new businesses cost us £10 million in the year.
Finally, while COVID-related costs were lower this year, the prior year benefited from significant non-recurring cost savings within then impact of £106 million. Temporary savings included discretionary savings such as marketing, advertising and travel; as well as employment support programs in France, Poland and Iberia.
To slide 25, and the summary of cash flow movements during the year. We generated an EBITDA of over £1.6 billion in the period. The working capital outflow of £215 million is the result of an increase in inventory of £359 million, partially offset by a net increase in payables of £144 million.
As expected, the increase in inventory was largely due to inflation; growth of our business, including store expansion; the rebuild of stock levels ahead of peak trading period in H1 2022; as well as an earlier Chinese New Year at the end of January.
I also remind you that, we had a very low inventory in the prior year. The net increase in payable largely reflects the timing of inventory and GNFR purchases. In line with our guidance, we increased our capital expenditure in H2 as we accelerated investments for growth. And our full year CapEx was £397 million or 3% of sales.
Free cash flow for the period was £385 million. The adjusting and other outflow of £114 million includes a £64 million payment made in H1 last year to HMRC in relation to a European Commission state aid challenge. This is also recorded as a receivable, while we contested.
Dividends of £254 million were paid in relation to the full year 2021 final; and the full year 2021, 2022 interim dividends. And we realized £157 million of the £300 million share buyback program announced last year. Overall, this resulted in a negative net cash flow of £140 million.
Moving to slide 26, and our current liquidity and financial position. As of the 31st of January, we had over £1.3 billion of total liquidity available, including over £800 million of cash, and an undrawn sustainability-linked credit facility of £550 million. Having repaid both our fixed-term loan of £50 million and £50 million in H2, our remaining financial debt is minimal. Net leverage was one time EBITDA at the end of the year below our medium-term target of a maximum of two times.
Let me now move to some observations on costs and cash generation before completing my remarks with the outlook for the year. Moving to slide 27, we remain focused on optimizing our costs. This is important in the current heightened inflationary environment.
At the start of 2020, we started multiple cost reduction programs, managed jointly by our banners and group functions. Some examples of these programs include improving store productivity through better use of technology, including the rollout of self-checkout terminals, continued savings in our "goods not for resale" purchases, expansion of our shared services activities and reducing dual running costs between group and banners. The latter was achieved by reorganizing our commercial operating model.
As Thierry mentioned, we have also significantly reduced distribution center space in France, one of our many supply chain initiatives. And we continued to renegotiate our leases as appropriate completing 34, B&Q lease re-gears in the year, achieving an average rental reduction of over 20%. Overall, we achieved a 100 basis points reduction in our group operating cost-to-sales ratio on a constant currency basis.
We continue to manage the impact of inflation well. Our group gross margin increased by, 30 basis points last year, while clearly retaining our price leadership position in our markets. Better-value OEB products 45% of our sales give customers a wider variety of price points to choose from.
We also benefit from banner and group scale with many long-term supplier relationship. And we continue to hedge energy and currency to increase stability in what is clearly a volatile environment. The lessons learned from the pandemic have been invaluable, providing us with the experience and confidence, that if need be we are able to rapidly flex our cost base in negative market growth scenarios.
Some examples of areas with room for adjustments are reducing overtime and temporary staff numbers, changes in performance-related incentive payments and quickly adjusting discretionary spend such as marketing and advertising.
Finally, and if needed, we would carefully review the, pacing of range reviews and investments. In summary, we remain committed to delivering mitigations against inflation pressures and actively managing our operating costs in the year ahead.
Moving to slide 28, which highlights Kingfisher's attractive returns opportunity, in 2021, we delivered on all our financial priorities; and generated nearly £400 million of free cash flow, twice the number of two years ago. In terms of capital allocation our priority remains reinvestment in compelling organic or inorganic growth opportunities. Last year over 60% of CapEx was growth focused equating to around £240 million. This is 20% higher than growth CapEx in the prior year.
Our overall target CapEx is unchanged at 3% to 3.5% of sales per year on average. As previously guided, over the next two years we expect to be at the upper end of that range as we accelerate investments for growth. Our balance sheet remained strong and we believe this is important at this time of uncertainty.
We want to sustainably grow dividends. And we increased dividends by 50%, reflecting our confidence in the business. The Board also determined there was surplus capital available for distribution to shareholders and as a result, during the year, we launched a £300 million share buyback program. We expect to complete the final £75 million tranche by May. In summary, the compelling strategic drivers of the business provide an opportunity to deliver attractive earnings growth and shareholder returns.
Finally, moving to slide 29 and our outlook for the year ahead, further technical guidance can be found in the appendix on slide 36. We have made an encouraging start to our first quarter against strong comparatives. Like-for-like sales to date are down 8.1% representing growth of 16% on a two-year basis.
Our performance in these early weeks of the year, indicate a very healthy retention of the demand and revenue uplift from the prior two years. Trading in all banners is encouraging, including in Poland and Romania which has traded strongly in the most recent weeks. In the U.K. and France growth was impacted by storms in February. However, the week commencing 15 March 2020 was impacted by all stores in France closing, following the start of the national lockdown.
Taking all this together, we believe that underlying trading is more in line with our Q4 2021-2022 two-year like-for-like. Our product availability is good ahead of the upcoming peak trading period. And current big ticket demand is strong with the showroom order book for B&Q and Castorama France standing at plus 72% year-on-year and plus 79% on a two-year basis.
We are, obviously, mindful of the current heightened macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty. Irrespective of this you can continue to expect from us a focus on top line growth on market share gains and on strong and consistent execution. We are accelerating our investments for growth with P&L investments of circa £25 million in new businesses such as Screwfix France and B&Q's e-commerce marketplace. New store openings largely in Screwfix and Poland are expected to contribute circa 1.5% to total sales growth.
In this inflationary environment, we will continue to effectively manage our gross margin and be active and responsive in our approach to managing our operating cost base. As a result of this, we are comfortable with the current consensus of sell-side analyst estimates for full year 2022-2023 adjusted profit before tax.
With that, let me now hand back to Thierry to summarize.
Thierry Garnier
Thank you, Bernard. Thanks Bernard. And to now briefly summarize here on slide 31. 2021 was a year of record revenue and profits made possible by the strong execution of our strategy and the incredible dedication of our colleagues. We are gaining share in our markets. We are delivering on value for our customers, which has never been so important as in this inflationary environment. We have effectively managed product availability and inflationary pressures in the last year and you can expect the same from us in 2022. Delivery of our strategic priorities is ahead of schedule and we are accelerating our investment for growth. Looking forward, our investment our continued strong execution and new demand drivers give us confidence in the significant long-term growth opportunity for the group.
Thank you all for listening this morning. Bernard and I would now be happy to answer any questions, so over to you Maj. Thank you.
Majid Nazir
Thank you Thierry and thank you Bernard as well. So let's start with questions from the audience here. We're going to go -- well wait for the microphone. State your name and institution please. Yeah?
Question-and-Answer Session
Q - Anne Critchlow
Thanks. It's Anne Critchlow from Societe Generale. I've got three questions please. The first one, what is the percentage of online sales in B&Q and Castorama? And then secondly, looking at the average lease length in B&Q how long is that now? And how much flexibility have you got for rightsizing of stores if you want to continue doing that? And then thirdly, looking at the NeedHelp marketplace, do you have an idea what percentage of customers might be using it? Thank you.
Thierry Garnier
Thank you very much. Let me start. And I think Bernard will give you the data point on online. Just a few word on rightsizing; again it's not a burning platform. We don't have a store losing money. It's really a long-term plan. We have discussed that several time in the past two years. We really consider that the -- across the group we have -- with Screwfix, Brico Depot in France, in Poland, Iberia, Romania we have the right size. And we just have a small proportion of B&Q and of Castorama, France store that could be considered as oversized.
So I would say we are very happy with the first test results. What is critical when you do this kind of test is when you reduce the space by example -- for example by 30%, how much sales you lose. What is your margin level? What is the right promotional level? What is your cost improvement? And so far let's say all that is in a good place. So we -- it's really a 10-year program. And then we'll regularly do more of those rightsizing and as I said it's inside our CapEx guidance.
On NeedHelp it's still early days in the UK and Poland. NeedHelp has been a very long-time partner of Kingfisher in France, so we know them very well. That's why when we made the acquisition, we were already in a known territory. The first step in 2021 was really to roll out NeedHelp across all B&Q and Poland. And in 2021, we must admit there were still a few lockdown, still pressure on the trade people or fitters going to people's home but overall again you saw the growth of -- in the number of jobs of NeedHelp. This is according to plan. And we are happy with the rollout of NeedHelp in the UK and Poland in 2021. Maybe on online the data point there...
Bernard Bot
On online, as we said, excluding Screwfix, we're above 7%. If you look at the difference between the banners B&Q is comfortably above 10%. And then the French banners are comfortably above 5%.
Majid Nazir
We'll come -- Richard?
Richard Chamberlain
Thank you. Morning, Richard Chamberlain, RBC. A couple of questions please, guys. First of all could you just give a comment on the sort of overall inventory composition? You've given several reasons for why inventory is obviously up year-on-year. I wondered, if you can just comment on the kind of composition. Is it sort of balanced across categories? Is it -- have you brought forward a lot of sort of best-selling lines and so on?
And then the second one is on Screwfix, France. Thierry, how are you thinking about the sort of store rollout there at the moment particularly into next year? Is that going to be a sort of cluster approach for sort of key cities, or is that -- are you thinking really about a sort of nationwide-type expansion? Thank you.
Thierry Garnier
To start with inventory, Bernard...
Bernard Bot
Yes. So if you look at the inventory movement on a constant currency basis, it's about £261 million. If you what I just said was £359 million. So you'll see there was quite a lot of FX impact on that. If you unpick it it's basically one-third is due to inflation. One-third is due to stock rebuild. You'll remember that last year, we were actually quite low. I think we said something £80 million £90 million below what we would have expected. And then the other part is, what we call temporary and seasonal and I think it's in the word seasonal. If you look at the composition obviously, it's all the stock but probably we've got a little bit more of seasonal stock as we anticipate obviously, the peak season, which is very important for us; and also some of the things we mentioned early Chinese New Year really want to focus on availability so brought a little bit of that forward to be all ready for our peak season, which has now just started.
Thierry Garnier
Maybe one further comment to take the opportunity to say a word on availability. I would qualify that our availability this week as normal or close to normal across the group, which is a very good news for us, yes. So you know we have stored our benchmark for availability. It's never 100% in retail. And we really did a very strong job in the past months especially on outdoor season probably one of the best outdoor season prepared outdoor season for Kingfisher.
So we are really ready for the season and availability is high. On Screwfix France, you are right to say that the idea was to start with a regional cluster of stores. Screwfix stores heavily rely on supply chain, so you need to open a small distribution center. And then you need to open a store let's say, around or not too far from the distribution center. So for competitive reason, I will not tell you where is a distribution center and where are our plans but we already signed a few store location. We are engaged on a DC or talking to a DC provider. So all that moving at pace. I'm very happy to see the new Screwfix France team. It has been a mix. It's we are fully ready with the Screwfix team, the Kingfisher French team, even people from outside. And we have really built a very high-level team for the operation. So we are getting ready to open store in H2 yes.
Majid Nazir
Can we get to Pam on the front row, please?
Pam Liu
Thank you very much. I have three questions, please. Number one is, about the exposure or the percentage exposure to trade customers. I found the data for France is very interesting. And it's a positive surprise for me, as previously I seemed to understand that the Casto and Brico seems to be more consumer focused, so have I got my number wrong, or has your new analysis summarized or uncovered something that we're not aware of? And in light of that if trade demand is very attractive in France, again would you not accelerate Screwfix France, which would be a mostly trade-focused proposition?
Question number two, think about just the business model of the marketplace please and how that interact or cannibalize potentially with your – selling your product normally online. Do you see a future, where all of these transactional goods and stock can be sold and will be sold online? And therefore, would your rightsizing ambition need to be a bit more aggressive than the 3% to 4%?
Finally is a near-term question. So how do we think about a potential inflection point for demand? Are we far or close to a point where price might be so high that demand could weaken? And if that happens, is it fair to assume that as a retailer we would have a possible scenario where you do promotion on expensive stock and therefore take a hit on margin? And if that happens, what are the tools you have in the bag to protect your gross margin? Thank you.
Thierry Garnier
Yes, thank you. That's great question. Thank you. So first starting with the new disclosure. You have DIFM and trade and you're looking at what is DIFM. I'll give you typical categories. When you want to do a kitchen but large proportion of people that you would rely on trade to fit your kitchen, building material or a large part of building material you don't – you do that yourself. So we analyze through customer survey category by category, which are the category where clearly you are relying on trade. And that's what we call DIFM.
So in fact, when you compare B&Q and Casto for example: B&Q has a larger – probably a larger proportion of paint or garden or outdoor categories versus the French market, where in France, the showroom categories are extremely strong. So that's what you can see in those data on DIFM and trade versus DIY.
We are convinced that all across the group we have opportunities with the trade. And you see that in the presentation. We have learned from Home Depot from Lowe's. We have spent time on these. We have learned from TradePoint. You see that we did plus 33%, two-year like-for-like for TradePoint. That's very good. Therefore, all across the group, we believe that inside big boxes you have opportunity to do a proper job for the trade. It will take some time. You need different OEBs. You need specific loyalty programs so to have more data. We need sometime different digital services. You don't do that over time – overnight.
The – if Home Depot or TradePoint, they build that over years and years of job but we feel for Kingfisher, it's clearly an opportunity. Screwfix, we are I think moving very fast in France, so I hope you will see that very soon. Marketplace. I've been – I spent seven, eight years in China. So I think disruption is very interesting world. You absolutely need to disrupt yourself before somebody do that for you. Plus when you look for all the big players on the marketplace world, let's take Amazon, do you have a positive cycle on traffic? You have your own traffic. So first of all, B&Q today is 300 million visits, one of the best number of visits in the UK. So we are not starting from zero.
When you are a pure player you have to buy a lot of Google search, advertising, et cetera. Probably you would need to do a bit, but we already have a strong traffic. When you increase choice, you increase traffic. So obviously, you sell more of your marketplace SKUs but you increase traffic on your own 1P products.
So at the end, all the marketplaces that started to move from retail to marketplaces, they showed, they saw an increased traffic and at the end better business for their own operation as well, so we are pretty comfortable with that. I must say as well that we have built up pretty quickly group scalable technology, altogether with Mirakl. So we consider the number one opportunity for us is UK, but we can relatively quickly extend that to many other countries.
We have been recruiting a fantastic team marketplace; digital; IT guys that have been working on marketplaces across the world, Rakuten, Lazada, Cdiscount, et cetera that are bringing us an outstanding experience immediately, so I'm very, very excited by this project. I think it will change Kingfisher in the long-term.
And I don't believe or I will – I think there is a place for online. There is a place for store. Again, if you want to buy a tap for your bathroom or your kitchen normally 80% of the customers they will be happy with a B&Q range. And you are in store. You want to see that. You want to touch. You want to see the colors, but some customer they want special design special colors.
And then online you will find thousand of taps. And it's long tail. It doesn't fit in a store but it's still our business. We are the leader in home improvement. And we consider tomorrow diy.com should be your number one choice if you look for a product. So you type taps. You have thousand of taps. You have a special design. You order it but it doesn't mean there is no role for the store on the contrary. Go ahead, Bernard.
Bernard Bot
Before said, I think compared to the pure-play marketplaces that is one of the assets we have that we can have click & collect. We can have returns in store so we can have that asset base that they can't leverage. In addition to what they don't have is a already very high traffic. I think B&Q is the 13th website in the UK for traffic 300 million visits. So that makes also your customer acquisition cost which is an important element for marketplaces a lot lower. So we've got fantastic assets to leverage exactly with this opportunity.
Thierry Garnier
And you're right to say when you compare ourselves to a pure play today already you can returns -- any product to B&Q stores. And in the coming months you will do that. We'll do that as well for click & collect so you will be able to buy online and click & collect your product in the B&Q stores. We are not ready today, but we are working hard on that.
Then inflation and elasticity, I will start to say that again we have good price index everywhere. We have -- we are monitoring on a weekly basis our price index across the group. At the same time, you saw our gross margin was up 30 basis points. So we have been able to manage relatively efficiently inflation. And clearly I will -- or Bernard will comment the outlook. We are committed to do the same this year. That's what we see at the beginning of this year where we have good price index. And we are still continuing to manage inflation across the group.
So then inflation can be different by categories and elasticity can be different by categories to be a bit simple. If you need screws well you need screws. And then the elasticity is less important that maybe if you are more impulse product like power tool or kitchen well then elasticity has more an impact.
So it's very different by categories. Inflation is different. We are looking at that but up to now you see the order well is pretty strong. The trade -- all the indicators we have the customer surveys we are doing all that so far are pretty good yes, but as Bernard says we are ready. If we have -- we can't manage uncertainty so if we see a different pattern of demand we are committed to manage efficiently our gross margin. And we have demonstrated during COVID.
I'll remind you we have been -- we have had our store network more or less closed for two months during COVID. And we have managed that relatively efficiently so we are agile. We are organized with Powered by Kingfisher strategy. And if we have to adjust our cost base we will do that.
Bernard Bot
And maybe I would also say we're -- we've got some defensive assets against inflation if -- Thierry mentioned our OEB. So that's 45% of our sales. And they offer a much better value-for-money proposition compared to some of the leading brands. We've got two Brico Dépôt in France and Iberia which are very strong discounters about 20% of our sales so that also positions us well. And then in general DIFM -- DIY when maybe things are a little bit tougher people will turn a little bit more to DIY so being positioned in that next to DIFM should also help us.
Majid Nazir
All right. Thanks very much. Let's go to Tony first and then Simon.
Tony Shiret
Thanks so much. Tony Shiret from Panmure. You're talking about some of the metrics on your trade customers TradePoint. I was a bit surprised the basket wasn't a bit larger for the trade customer. I wonder if you could give us the absolute levels of the basket for retail and trade customers.
Following on from that bearing in mind the state of your balance sheet do you think that probably you could accelerate trade business more if you had a credit offer for them apart from the DIFM? And just a last unrelated question. You referred to changes in I think the buying operations in one of the countries so I just wondered if you could update us on where your buying is based for the various banners. I mean how much is central? And how much is localized? That's it.
Thierry Garnier
Sure. Thank you. Maybe let's me start with the last one and come back to credit offer. Maybe we can give you some data on what we are doing because on Screwfix and B&Q we already have some credit offers. To start with buying, let's say the group is fully responsible for OEB. So OEB 100% managed by the group that's part of our powered – that's a key part of our Powered by Kingfisher strategy.
B&Q does not create private label. It's managed by the group, so you have sourcing offices across the world. For years, we have really a strong team. We have designer when you want to do kitchen or bathroom. We have engineers that are expert of material. We have quality team to control factories. So that's – that the first part. We have a few international vendors that are managed by the group, because we consider their scale make them more appropriate for group discussion, but all the rest of the buying are managed by the banner. So the UK-based supplier, they will be managed by B&Q or Screwfix et cetera, et cetera. Does it answer your question, or…
Tony Shiret
Just the number of – so OEB?
Thierry Garnier
OEB is 46%.
Tony Shiret
OEB is 46%, so it's half and half, is it?
Thierry Garnier
Well a – well yes, a little bit. You have a few percentage point of international vendors. So we have about – above the half that is managed by the group and a little bit less than the half managed by banners, yes, all right?
Then on TradePoint and credit offer, yes, the basket is indeed larger. You – I can't say more. We have – that's what we see very consistently at B&Q on the basket side, and the frequency. When I look at Home Depot's comment to be honest, I see as well that a few trade people will buy a lot so knowing your customer interacting with them creating more loyalty in your trade people is a really number one priority. Because usually, they will shop at you for a small percent – percentage of their buying and they will go to many different places, so to be able to increase their loyalty and their spending inside your store is critical for TradePoint yes. Maybe to comment on customer credit...
Bernard Bot
Yes on credit and also on the trade customers. I mean it depends what you compare it with. I mean, with a lot of trade customers the B&Q the TradePoint, et cetera is – it's a convenience buying. So if you do a big project you typically will go to for example a merchant that has obviously a bigger spend. So we're not disappointed with the higher basket. And we do support it with credit in the UK. So we've got Trade UK, which we offer both in Screwfix and in B&Q and TradePoint.
Tony Shiret
But what are the actual numbers? What is the retail basket? And what is the trade basket you know for those numbers?
Bernard Bot
Yes, yes, yes but we don't share them so...
Tony Shiret
But the retail basket can be quite a small, is it? And the trade basket is not that much bigger in absolute terms so, are you actually getting a trade customer I think is where the question is. Or are you getting some first-fix builder who so happens to be passing by?
Bernard Bot
No. We think we get real trade customers. They're part of our loyalty programs. If you look at Screwfix, they're real plumbers and electricians so yes we're happy with them.
Thierry Garnier
The large, large majority of Screwfix sales is trade especially electrician plumbers. So yeah that's really our business yeah.
Majid Nazir
Also Thierry, the frequency of trade business is significantly higher than the retail customers FYI to get the most effect on that. I'm just saying.
Thierry Garnier
Yes.
Majid Nazir
Should we go to Simon?
Thierry Garnier
Yeah.
Simon Irwin
Hi. It's Simon Irwin at Credit Suisse. Just going back to trade the – and particularly in France. The French market seems to be amazingly resistant to consolidation in recent years. I don't think you can kind of really wait to push into trade just to roll out Screwfix. What can you do through Brico and Casto? Are we going to get a TradePoint type of offer going into Casto going forwards? OEB you seem to be signaling a reacceleration of penetration from OEB. Have you – do you think you've kind of fixed the initial issues that there were re-execution and you're now kind of ready to go again? And how far can we go? And Bernard, maybe you can just talk a bit about your thoughts around the buyback, obviously, nothing announced at this stage. There's a bit more to go. I mean, do we have to wait till the interim say, or is it something a decision that the Board could make before that?
Thierry Garnier
Yes. Thank you, Simon. I think -- to tell you the truth I think the area of the trade outside even for TradePoint has been largely forgotten and underestimated. When -- I think I was one of the first one to mention TradePoint when I arrived. People will say, well TradePoint yes. It still exists. It's still alive, but in fact and I said that since two years ago, it was a miracle to see TradePoint doing such a good business, while there were nobody taking care of it.
So, now we have a team. We have a CEO for TradePoint. We have specific OEBs. And it's -- I think it's just the beginning. I think it were just not the focus of the group. And we were building ONE Kingfisher around DIY not around trade. And I think that's our job. And what you see with TradePoint always our American peers is inside a big box, you can do a lot of things. And that's around dedicated loyalty program for the trade, dedicated services because they need different services, dedicated online services, dedicated OEB, et cetera, et cetera. We are totally able to do all these over time.
And at the same time, when you want to buy a kitchen and you are a trade guy, you go to a B&Q store. Well you're happy to be able to buy a kitchen on top of all the range dedicated for the pro. So, we strongly believe that we can do more in our trade big box -- in our home improvement big box looking forward. And France, it's the case.
And you're right to say that probably the French market historically have been more protected, but I see Toolstation progressing well. So, I think it's the right time for us yes.
OEB, I don't feel there is any execution issue today. We have a good balance between the group and the banners. You see that the penetration of OEB continued to be stable or grows slightly, while at the same time, we have introduced in the past two years a lot of local brands. You'll remember in 2019, we said well we are missing brands, et cetera so we -- even some question with some of you saying, well how come you will increase local brands and still being strong on OEB? How come you -- it will impact your margin?
But today you see that OEB, it's stable or growing. I'm very happy with that and very happy with the new innovation coming in. We mentioned kitchen in the past two years with incredible success. It's very rare to see the same range of products successfully in absolutely every country. Usually you have colors, material. It was -- it's successful everywhere with very, very strong feedback from the UK to Poland and Romania.
And there is more to come. Take smart home. What do we do with smart home OEB? That's something will come in the coming months and years. There are a lot to do. Then the last question I'll leave it to Bernard. It's easy one.
Bernard Bot
Yes. Thank you, Simon. As I highlighted on my slide, we do see an opportunity for interesting capital returns over time. And the one we're now completing is not a one-off. However, we just very strictly apply our capital allocation framework different dials, but we invest in growth; sustainable dividends; resilience in terms of the overall health -- financial health of the company. And just for now maybe the resilience dial is we need to see how things go. And then once we're a little bit further and we -- I assure you we'll look at it diligently, we'll see what we can do.
Unidentified Analyst
Hi, thanks for taking the question. A couple from me. The first is on Poland. It's great to see that you are expanding out there but relative to the evolving circumstances in that part of the world, how might you manage that or mitigate in the unfortunate event that things escalate? And if you have to pause for example where might you reallocate that spend in the first -- in this financial year?
The second is on the DIFM and DIY split in the future. Obviously there's an element of resurgence in DIY. And right now broadly across the markets it's sort of 50/50, but -re pandemic DIFM seemed to be growing a little stronger than DIY. And obviously you're doing a lot with the high-ticket items, how might you expect this 50/50 split to kind of change, or do you expect it might be broadly maintained?
And finally, you spoke a little on the trade exposure in France, but on the ground what about the French consumer? So across the space, we hear a lot about concerns on the U.K. consumer being pressured, but given the Screwfix rollout later this year, what are your thoughts on consumer spend in France? And how is the French consumer feeling at the minute? Thank you so much.
Thierry Garnier
Thank you. That's -- I'm happy to cover those questions. First of all, give me the opportunity to say, again, what Bernard said. It's if I look at the past weeks, we rather see a positive impact on our Polish and Romanian operations. So we don't see negative impact. If we look at an impact, it's rather stronger current trading in Poland and Romania.
The team on the ground are already supporting refugees and doing many things with the local charities. And I -- we have a very strong expansion plan in Poland, so if you tell me if there is any plan if something happened in Poland, I don't believe it at the moment. So we have a very strong plan. We'll open more store in Poland. We are number one in Poland and we are building on that. So far the trading is very strong.
On do-it-for-me and DIY. Something I mentioned and to be honest, we'll check again all those data in the past months. In crisis time, home improvement and DIY seems pretty resilient. I think it's a question for many of us around discretionary spending, but all the past crises, we didn't see a massive impact on home improvement. On the contrary is the DIY part performed well, because you know we can understand, if you want to save money, you do more things yourselves. You cook yourself and you do more DIY yourself.
So pre-pandemic, you're right to say that we saw a stronger do-it-for-me, but again that was one of the topic that was mentioned by the team two years ago when I arrived. And we did a lot of customer survey to try to understand that. And in fact we saw a very gradual shift in the U.K. and rather stable situation in Europe.
I still believe to follow your point that we'll see do-it-for-me increasing in the future, but it won't be a massive surge. I'll give you another example. To do -- to have more trade and do-it-for-me, you need trade people. You need trade people in this country. You need trade people in Europe. And it's you -- we know we have shortages of staff in many areas, so that's as well a constraint on do-it-for-me. So I believe do-it-for-me and trade will grow, but will be a gradual shift. And what we want to show it. In fact we are well-positioned to grow on both side. And there is good business to do on do-it-for-me and DIY.
French customer. Maybe give me the opportunity to discuss a bit the customer survey. Some of you remember last year, we explained in detail some customer survey around emerging trends. So we did it again in January and then we did it again in March, because Ukraine was there. And in short, the underlying trends even in March around home improvement are still there. What you see is more people working from home still there. And we have a direct correlation between people working from home and home improvement spends and I believe would stay with us. And we can explain psychologically why, where and tier, et cetera, but clearly more working from home will drive more home improvement. And in my view in the medium-term that one -- the number one long-term driver for home improvement will be this one.
We saw as well the impact of the housing market. You know very well the housing markets were very strong in the past two years. So when you move usually for the past -- after moving -- the 12 to 18 months after moving you are a high spender of home improvement. So it's still there. The customer survey shows that people are still -- they still want to move. They are still looking for larger houses, expect outdoor spaces. And if you work in London only two days a week, well, maybe you will consider to move to another places. It will still be there for the coming years. So, the impact of more working from home in many areas of our industry in our reviews are very significant, including on housing market and moving.
Then we have been recruiting a lot of new customers. You saw the data. And as well, we checked a lot to say well are they still there. And globally, you see the retention of the new customer is still pretty good, especially, the younger generation. And I don't want to draw a lot of philosophy around circular economy, but if you want -- if you believe in circular economy, well, you do DIY. And that's -- in the long term is as well positive.
At last, energy crisis, energy saving, green homes is there -- are there for long term. All governments in Europe will try to go to Net Zero and housing is a key component of that. We have already ranges in our store insulation, new energy-saving system, new heating system.
We are not perfect. I consider we should work harder on how you help people to install heat pumps solar panel, et cetera. It's still very expensive. It's very complex, so we can help our customer to do more on this. I think it will come and that as well will support the business.
So, if you say, France versus the U.K. more or less it's the same underlying trend. Maybe the inflation level in the U.K. is higher than in France, but overall, the topics around home improvement, working from home, energy are the same. Go ahead Bernard.
Bernard Bot
I'd add one or two comments on do it for me and DIY. I haven't -- recently spoken to our offer and sourcing director. Obviously, he was very passionate about especially the DIY area and developing products which make it easier for people to do DIY.
And, for example, the Atomia range is very successful. That make it -- makes it easier for you to partition your home. Maybe things you would done -- with somebody to get done, you can now do yourself. And we're doing many things in the way people paint, tools, et cetera and to make that more accessible.
If you then look at the gradual at the statistics and the numbers you're really talking about 0.5 percentage point movement in a year or two years, so it is not -- so while it's gradual, it is very small. And obviously, in the pandemic, we saw a little bit of a resurgence again of DIY.
Majid Nazir
All right, we're now going to move to Medi, the call operator, to see if there's any questions from the telephones please.
Operator
Thank you, Majid. [Operator Instructions] And our first question is coming from Georgina Johanan of JPMorgan. Please go ahead.
Georgina Johanan
Hi. Thank you for taking my question. It was really just about the U.K. business and particularly in the second half of fiscal 2022. I see that the gross margin was down over 100 basis points, which was a bit more than I had been anticipating.
And also, if I'm correct on my math, there was some deleverage in the OpEx base versus pre-crisis levels, which I just found surprising. I'm not sure if I'm perhaps missing something. I know, there was a lot of moving parts over the last couple of years, but if you could just speak to that and explain it in a little bit more detail it would be appreciated please. Thanks.
Thierry Garnier
Yes, thank you, Georgina. Bernard, do you want to answer this one or --
Bernard Bot
Sure. I think just to look at the gross margin H1, H2. I think, H1 clearly B&Q benefited from full-price sales. So that was a positive for them. If we look at the second half just a little bit more of channel and category mix that ran slightly negative and a little bit more of supply and logistic costs, just in support of availability. So, I think, still strong margin performance, but a little bit weaker than H1, given those elements.
And in terms of the deleveraging, and I think we tried to explain it in the profit bridge, there was quite a positive impact last year of savings in terms of advertising, marketing and also some furlough support. So if you net that out, the cost increase including inflation was 4.9% for a 9.9% increase in like-for-like sales, so we're pretty happy with that. And finally, do consider that obviously in a record year, obviously the incentives we pay our store colleagues and across the group of course are a little bit higher.
Georgina Johanan
Sorry. Just to follow-up: When I'm thinking about the deleverage on the OpEx base versus pre-crisis levels, I should be putting that down to inflation and staff incentives?
Bernard Bot
Well, those two elements obviously come in, but I'm not sure I entirely follow the leverage in terms of operating. I mean, there's as you said, many moving pieces. There is inflation. There is incentives, but obviously we're also expanding the business in terms of store growth and new investments in digital. So if we look at it on a like-for-like basis, as shown in the retail profit bridge, we see sustained operating leverage.
Georgina Johanan
So next year, going into next year you'd expect to see further operating leverage in the UK business versus pre-crisis levels assuming the top line holds up?
Bernard Bot
We don't see any change in the dynamics of the business. And obviously, on top of that as we explained, we've got quite a few cost savings programs ongoing anything from stores to IT to re-gears et cetera that also support our cost base.
Georgina Johanan
Thank you very much. Thank you.
Thierry Garnier
Just to say well that we are strongly committed on costs. We have -- among the program that Bernard mentioned for example, we are rolling out very quickly, self-checkout in B&Q. As I said, I don't want to give the data for -- to our competitors today, but we are very happy with the transaction level far ahead of expectations. So customer are happy driving as well efficiently. We are now accelerating this self-checkout program across B&Q. We continue to invest on IT. We as well are negotiating more lease re-gears. So no, we are strongly committed on the plan in the UK. Thank you, Georgina.
Georgina Johanan
Thank you very much.
Majid Nazir
Any more questions on the phones at all Medi?
Operator
There are no further questions. [Operator Instructions]
Majid Nazir
We'll take that as a no then Medi. Well, let's just go back to the floor for a second just to check. Any final questions from here? No. I think we're all Q&A out. Thierry, back to you for final remarks.
Thierry Garnier
Very simply, it was a pleasure for Bernard and I to update you on our progress. I hope you see a stronger Kingfisher. We are now accelerating our investment for growth; and really looking forward to update you on marketplace Screwfix in France, more trade business more -- as well more store in Poland; and looking forward to talk to you in the coming months. Thank you everyone for this morning. Thank you. Thank you, Medi. | https://seekingalpha.com/article/4497099-kingfisher-plc-kgfhf-ceo-thierry-garnier-on-q4-2021-results-earnings-call-transcript | 2022-06-27T19:50:24Z | https://seekingalpha.com/article/4497099-kingfisher-plc-kgfhf-ceo-thierry-garnier-on-q4-2021-results-earnings-call-transcript | true | 2 |
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play3 Day" game were:
4-4-5, WB: 7
(four, four, five; WB: seven)
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play3 Day" game were:
4-4-5, WB: 7
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Diddy Dedicates a Part of the BET Lifetime Achievement Award Acceptance Speech to Kim Porter
Jun. 27 2022, Published 11:40 a.m. ET
On Sunday, June 26, 2022, Sean Love Combs (aka Diddy) became the latest recipient of the BET Lifetime Achievement Award. He dedicated a part of the acceptance speech to Kim Porter, his ex-girlfriend and the mother of his three children, who tragically died in November 2018.
Diddy and his long-time collaborator, Faith Evans, also performed "I'll Be Missing You," the hit song they first released in 1997. What happened to Kim? When was her funeral?
Diddy looked back to Kim Porter's tragic passing with his BET Lifetime Achievement Award acceptance speech. When was her funeral?
"I just miss Kim, y'all," Diddy told the audience while accepting the BET Lifetime Achievement Award from Ye (aka Kanye West) and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds. "Stay connected to God, and he'll bring you out. I just want to say thank you to Kim."
Diddy lost Kim in November 2018. The successful actor and model died of lobar pneumonia, the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office announced via a press release. Kim's funeral was held at the Cascade Hills Church in Columbus, Ga., on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2018.
Kim's tragic death sent shockwaves through the community.
Her funeral was attended by fellow A-listers like Diddy, Kimora Lee Simmons, Mary J. Blige, Usher, Lil' Kim, Russell Simmons, Mase, Yolanda Adams, Kandi Burruss, Tichina Arnold, Nene Leakes, Stevie J, and Faith Evans. A long-time Diddy collaborator, Faith Evans performed "His Eye Is on the Sparrow" at the event.
More on Kim Porter's cause of death, lobar pneumonia.
Kim reportedly battled pneumonia for some time. A week before her death, she complained about having a sore throat. She had a fever of 102 degrees, per NBC News.
"Three days before she passed, she wasn’t feeling well. She had the flu, and she sent the kids over to my house so they wouldn’t get sick," Diddy told the outlet. "One night I was checking on her, and she was like, 'Puffy, take care of my babies.' She actually said that to me before she died."
Lobar pneumonia is "an infection of one or both of the lungs caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi," per Johns Hopkins Medicine.
Unlike bronchial pneumonia, it refers to the condition whereby one or more lung lobes get filled with pus or another liquid. Bronchial pneumonia affects "patches throughout both lungs."
Kim Porter and Diddy share three kids.
Kim and Diddy started dating in May 1994. They welcomed their first child together, a son named Christian "King" Combs, on April 1, 1998. Kim and Diddy's on and off relationship came to a thunderous end in 1999. Diddy started dating Jennifer Lopez the same year.
Kim and Diddy rekindled the old flames in 2003. They welcomed twin daughters D'Lila and Jessie in December 2006. Kim and Diddy parted ways once again in 2007. They remained close after the breakup.
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A wild new study claims that Jupiter may have swallowed up nearby planets to become the space giant it is today. Now Jupiter is not the only body known to have participated in some kind of cosmic cannibalism. A study published earlier this year details a phenomenon called “stellar vampirism,” in which a larger star sucks the atmosphere out of a neighboring star in a system named HR 6819. Several such stars, also known as “blue stragglers”, exist in the heart of the galaxy. The Milky Way galaxy too. It is also known that galaxies fall into vampirism when they cannot find enough hydrogen to support star formation in their own cradle.
But planets like Jupiter are a completely different beast. Until now, it was believed that the mass of Jupiter mainly comes from the outer pebbles forming its solid core. However, a key limitation of this theory is that as soon as the planet’s outer gas envelope becomes sufficiently dense, it will create a pressure barrier that will not allow more pebbles to accumulate on the solid surface of the planet. And so the planet had to be much smaller in size. However, the concentration of heavy metals found in such solids, which serve as raw materials for the formation of planets, is much higher on the rocky core of Jupiter, which casts doubt on the theory of the formation of pebbles.
In a new study, scientists studied the distribution of heavy elements on Jupiter and found that its chemical composition is heterogeneous. In fact, the inner shell has a higher percentage of heavy elements compared to the outer layer, which suggests that somehow the inner layer continued to accumulate heavy elements, since the planet was still in the early stages of its formation. An article published in Astronomy & Astrophysics notes that planetesimals — tiny planet—like bodies that can reach several miles in size – played a key role in the formation of the inner parts of Jupiter. Existing theories claim that Jupiter grew due to the coalescence of small pebbles, and soon it became so large that it began to pull gas from its surroundings, forming its windy atmosphere. However, the latest study claims that not only tiny space rocks played a role in the formation of the gas giant.
Baby Jupiter feasts on small planets
Credit: NASA
“We know that as soon as a small planet gets big enough, it starts throwing out pebbles. The wealth of metals inside Jupiter that we see now was impossible to achieve before. Thus, we can exclude the scenario when only pebbles were solid bodies during the formation of Jupiter. Planetesimals are too big to be blocked, so they must have played a role,” said study leader Yamila Miguel. Because Jupiter’s dense clouds obscure the view of the planet’s solid surface, the team relied on gravitational data collected by the Juno probe and found an unusually high concentration of metals heavier than hydrogen and helium.
Somewhere from 3 to 9 percent of Jupiter’s mass, which is almost 11 to 30 Earth masses, consists of these heavy elements, which is much more than previously expected. The pebble accretion model for the formation of Jupiter cannot give such a high concentration of heavy elements. Thanks to computer simulations, the team found that the gravitational pull around the planetesimals, which are much larger than the space pebbles mentioned above, would allow them to break through the protective shield created by the gas shell, which would allow Jupiter to increase in mass and size. at the same time creating its own gas atmosphere. | https://www.somagnews.com/jupiter-can-devour-other-planets-thats-why-its-so-big/ | 2022-06-27T19:52:45Z | https://www.somagnews.com/jupiter-can-devour-other-planets-thats-why-its-so-big/ | true | 1 |
26 JUNE 2022
American political analyst
Up until this point, it was smeared as so-called “Russian propaganda” to claim that the Ukrainian Conflict has culled Kiev’s best fighters but now it’s officially confirmed by the NYT.
The New York Times (NYT) meant to trumpet the coalition of 20 countries whose “stealthy network of commandos and spies [is] rushing to provide weapons, intelligence and training” to Kiev in their latest piece about this but inadvertently also ended up revealing the qualitative scale of that US proxy’s losses. It’s already been disclosed that Kiev’s experiencing up to 1,000 casualties a day, has already lost between 30-50% of its total military equipment according to its own officials, is out massively outgunned per the Associated Press’ latest admission, but only now has it been confirmed that it’s “losing a lot of experienced people” in the words of an unnamed former Trump Administration official.
Up until this point, it was smeared as so-called “Russian propaganda” to claim that the Ukrainian Conflict has culled Kiev’s best fighters but now it’s officially confirmed by the NYT. Furthermore, that same source compared the scale of Kiev’s losses to “the height of the Vietnam War for us”, bluntly concluding that “it is terrible.” Shortly thereafter, an unclear number of “former American officials” are alleged to have informed the NYT that “The Ukrainian military’s most acute training problem right now is that it is losing its most battle-hardened and well-trained forces”. This revelation follows the news just last week that one of Russia’s surgical strikes killed over 50 Ukrainian generals and officers.
As Kiev’s “most battle-hardened and well-trained forces” continue dwindling down, it’s becoming much more dependent on its Western overlords to provide training in order to soften the qualitative blow that these losses have inflicted upon it. The trend is that its military forces are increasingly being trained either abroad or by foreigners inside the country, not by its own veterans, and that the rank-and-file are quickly turning into little more than conscripted cannon fodder for the US-led NATO proxy war on Russia. The latest information warfare narrative against Russia is that it’s a modern-day “colonial power’, but this observation actually proves that it’s the US that fits this description instead.
To explain, the declining unipolar hegemon provoked Russia’s ongoing special military operation by refusing to respect the integrity of its national security red lines that were explained in Moscow’s security guarantee requests from last December. This was done knowing fully well that it would be their Ukrainian proxies that would be on the receiving end of this conflict, not their own. In the span of just one-third of a year, the NYT then confirmed that not only has Russia successfully culled the quality of Kiev’s fighters, but that those who remain are completely dependent on the US as explained in that outlet’s latest article.
Not only that, but the impossibility of naturally replacing these “most battle-hardened and well-trained forces” anytime soon means that Kiev will become more dependent on foreign trainers, which adds a visible dimension to its colonial relationship with the US wherein Americans and others openly prepare their Ukrainian proxies for battle with Russia. Kiev’s military forces have no semblance of sovereignty after its best fighters were already taken out by Russia and they were thus compelled to come under foreign control as a result. This outcome that even the NYT just acknowledged discredits the latest information warfare narrative against Russia by exposing the US as the real colonizer in this conflict.
Ukraine isn’t “fighting for its independence” since its leadership already voluntarily ceded control of its armed forces to the US and the other 19 countries participating in the “stealthy network of commandos and spies” that the NYT revealed in its latest piece. This bait-and-switch means that while the US-led Western Mainstream Media (MSM) was gaslighting about the supposed “threat” that Russia poses to Ukraine’s sovereignty, this same sovereignty was given to the US behind the scenes after Kiev made the decision to openly become that declining unipolar hegemon’s vassal state in exchange for continuing the conflict that it’s destined to lose.
Put another way, one of the reasons why the US provoked the Ukrainian Conflict was to create the pretext for openly taking control of its proxy’s military after Russia culled them of their “most battle-hardened and well-trained forces”. Furthermore, the existing damage that’s been inflicted by Russia throughout the course of its special operation made Zelensky so desperate for reconstruction aid that he literally offered his overlords “to take patronage over a particular region of Ukraine, city, community or industry” while speaking at this year’s Davos Summit. In other words, this US-provoked conflict directly led to the loss of both Ukraine’s military and economic independence.
Not only that, but it’s extremely likely that the US will continue provoking more such proxy wars across the world in the coming future in an attempt to replicate the neo-imperial success of its Ukrainian operation whereby it’ll exploit the same conflicts that it sparks in order to obtain control of its vassal’s military and economy under the false pretext of “supporting” it. After all, there’s no reason for it not and there are plenty of fault lines across the world for it to take advantage of for these ends. This is especially the case across the Global South that’s emerging as the primary zone of competition in the New Cold War, which means that some of the world’s poorest countries might also suffer Ukraine’s fate.
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Mark Wahlberg grabbing his white boxer briefs and a 15-year-old Brooke Shields talking about what she wears beneath her jeans are creative ways Calvin Klein commercials shocked the public. This is kids’ stuff for the star of their latest campaign.
Director John Waters, 76, filmed legendary drag queen Divine eating dog poo in Pink Flamingos, Mink Stole performing a sex act with rosary beads in a church in Multiple Maniacs and Kathleen Turner killing heiress Patty Hearst for wearing white shoes in Serial Mom, leading him to be described as the Pope of Filth. Smiling wryly to sell Calvin Klein jeans is simple by comparison.
“The Calvin Klein ads were always artistic things that you looked forward to seeing what they would do next to make people nervous and buy great clothes,” Waters says. “It was exciting to be asked to work with them. You can never have too many careers.”
Waters is part of the fashion brand’s Love Is Love campaign, released for Pride month in the US which finishes this week. The advertisements celebrate chosen families in the LGBTQ community and also feature actors Sasha Lane and Sergio Lane, musician Snail Mail, and Jurassic World Dominion actor Justice Smith and his boyfriend Nic Ashe. Waters appears alongside his friend of 56 years and frequent collaborator, actor Mink Stole (Nancy Stoll).
The original casting continues Waters’ radical transformation from indie outlaw into mainstream media mainstay. It started with the 1988 movie Hairspray, which was transformed into a family-friendly musical and continues with his spoken word performances, books and guest appearances on television, most recently in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
“Overexposed, that would be the name of a great Calvin Klein campaign. I think it’s great that Calvin Klein is being so supportive with Pride,” he says. “It brings attention to it. The more attention the better.”
“There are people who complain about it being mainstream, and sometimes it was more fun if you were an outlaw. But that was if you had money or class and didn’t get hassled every day. I think this campaign spreads the word to all communities and that’s incredibly important.”
“I did like it when we scared straight people, and I know that you can do that with fashion too if you do it properly. Look at the Marky Mark Calvin Klein ads. It caused a couple of gulps in straight guys when they looked at it and wanted to look like that.”
The transformation from Pope of Filth to self-described “filth elder” will be complete when Waters receives his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next year alongside Uma Thurman, Mindy Kaling, Paul Walker, Vince Vaughn, Juanita Moore, Lenny Kravitz and Ludacris.
“Sometimes people only recognise me because I was in a Chucky movie or the Alvin and the Chipmunks movie. You need to diversify your audience.”
Along with the guest roles, Waters sees himself as a writer, having released his first novel Liarmouth.: A Feel-Bad Romance. The most recent feature film he directed, A Dirty Shame starring Selma Blair, was back in 2004.
“I wrote all my movies. I’ve written all my books and my spoken word shows. I write everything I do. The basis of what I do is being a writer.”
In one spoken word performance Waters expressed his respect for literature by suggesting that you shouldn’t sleep with a person who does not have books in their home.
“I also say it’s even worse if you go in the bathroom and they have books there. That’s when you really should run for your life. It’s worse than having no books. If they have a basket of books with jokes next to the toilet, you shouldn’t sleep with them. You must erase them from your life.”
Chaotic humour is the electric thread through Waters’ films and writing, returning as he contemplates joining Stole as the second-oldest models alive, deferring to the seniority of 91-year-old veteran Carmen Dell’Orefice. Waters’ ease in front of the camera is something that he brings to each string of his bulging bow.
“I wouldn’t say I was always at ease at gym class in high school and I wasn’t always at ease when I would get arrested for making movies but I feel safe in almost any world,” he says. “I can kind of negotiate my way through it.”
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‘Generations’ Star Melusi Yeni Bags New Lead Role in Mzansi Magic Drama ‘Isifiso’ After a Long Hiatus From TV
- Seasoned South African actor Melusi Yeni is ecstatic to make a return to the small screen after taking an extended break from acting
- The star, who has acted in several productions, including Generations, Imbewu: The Seed, and Durban Gen, has bagged another major role
- Melusi revealed that he will be joining the cast of the popular Mzansi Magic soapie Isifiso playing the role of a businessman named Sibonelo
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Melusi Yeni is scheduled to make a major comeback to our television screens following a long break. The star rose to prominence when he played Phenyo Mazibuko, a successful and wealthy businessman in Generations.
He has also featured in many local productions, including Imbewu: The Seed, and on the canceled KwaZulu Natal medical show Durban Gen, where he played Andile, The Wild, and Isidingo. He then took a long hiatus leaving fans wondering where he disappeared to.
Khanyi Mbau, Zikhona Sodlaka and Mondli Makhoba allegedly leaving 'The Wife', Mzansi reacts: "Cancel the show"
According to SowetanLIVE, the star has teamed up with musician Sjava and Zinhle Mabena in the Mzansi Magic soapie Isifiso. The star will portray the role of Sibonelo, a wealthy businessman who owns a chain of butcheries.
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Melusi is ecstatic to be bouncing back onto the entertainment scene once again. According to News24, the star said his new role is special because it is a big and challenging project. He said:
"I have been called into established shows to come in as a character. It’s nice to get a brand-new show and fresh show where every role gets established at the same time. If the show flops, we are at the same table together. That’s the interest."
Mbalenhle Mavimbela, who plays Hlomu in 'The Wife', allegedly leaving the show, SA reacts: "I won't be watching"
The star also added that this role is perfect for him because he can explore other characters other than a sexy hot guy in a suit. He said:
"I was tired of playing the good-looking guy in a suit, who is romantic. I wanted something more challenging.”
Khanyi Mbau, Zikhona Sodlaka, and Mondli Makhoba allegedly leaving The Wife, Mzansi reacts: “Cancel the show”
Briefly News previously reported that The Wife viewers have reacted to the news that top actors Khanyi Mbau, Mondli Makhoba, and Zikhona Sodlaka are allegedly leaving the show.
The news of the three stars who played Zandile, Mandisa, and Nkosana's exit comes on the heels of reports that Mbalenhle Mavimbela, who plays Mahlomu, is also leaving.
According to ZAlebs, the news of Mondli, who plays the oldest Zulu brother Nkosana, his wife Zandile, played by the beautiful Khanyi Mbau, and the troublesome Mandisa, portrayed by the talented Zikhona Sodlaka's exit was announced by entertainment commentator Phil Mphela on Twitter.
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Fatalities after Russian missile strikes crowded mall, Ukraine says
By Simon Lewis
Kremenchuk, Ukraine: Two Russian missiles have slammed into a crowded shopping centre in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk, killing at least 11 people and wounding 50, the regional governor said.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said more than 1000 people were in the shopping centre at the time of the attack on Monday (Ukraine time), which witnesses said caused a huge fire and sent dark smoke billowing into the sky.
A Reuters reporter saw the charred husk of a shopping complex with a caved-in roof. Firefighters and soldiers were pulling out mangled pieces of metal as they searched for survivors.
“It is impossible to even imagine the number of victims ... It’s useless to hope for decency and humanity from Russia,” Zelensky wrote on the Telegram messaging app.
Dmytro Lunin, governor of the central Poltava region, wrote on Telegram that 11 people had now been confirmed killed by the strike, adding that rescue workers would keep searching through the smouldering rubble, with more bodies likely to be found.
Lunin also wrote on Telegram that 21 people had been hospitalised, and 29 others had been given first aid without hospitalisation.
“It’s an act of terrorism against civilians,” he said separately, suggesting there was no military target nearby that Russia could have been aiming at.
At one point, paramedics rushed into the building after rescuers called out “200” meaning they had found one or more bodies in the building. Reporters were later pushed away from the scene as air raid sirens wailed again.
As night began to fall, rescuers brought lights and generators to continue the search. Worried family members, some close to tears and with hands over their mouths, lined up at a hotel across the street from the mall where rescue workers had set up a base.
Kiril Zhebolovsky, 24, was looking for his friend, Ruslan, 22, who worked at the Comfy electronics store and hadn’t been heard from since the blast. “We sent him messages, called, but nothing,” he said. He left his name and phone number with the rescue workers in case his friend is found.
Kremenchuk, an industrial city of 217,000 before Russia’s February 24 invasion of Ukraine, lies on the Dnipro River in the region of Poltava and is the site of Ukraine’s biggest oil refinery.
Ukraine’s air force command said the mall was hit by two long-range X-22 missiles fired from Tu-22M3 bombers that flew from Shaykovka airfield in Russia’s Kaluga region.
Russia did not immediately comment on the Ukrainian assertion. It has denied deliberately targeting civilians during in its “special military operation” in Ukraine but is being investigated for war crimes.
“We need more weapons to protect our people, we need missile defences,” Andriy Yermak, head of the president’s office, said.
Vadym Denysenko, an interior ministry adviser, said Russia could have had three motives for the attack.
“The first, undoubtedly, is to sow panic, the second is to... destroy our infrastructure, and the third is to... raise the stakes to get the civilised West to sit down again at the table for talks,” he said.
Russia, which has captured the eastern Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk after a weeks-long assault, has stepped up missile strikes across Ukraine in recent days, including on the capital Kyiv.
‘I want my son back’: Father pleads with Putin
Meanwhile, the father of a Moroccan man facing execution after being captured by Russia-backed separatists while fighting in Ukraine appealed Monday to Russian President Vladimir Putin to intervene, “as a father,” to spare his son from the firing squad.
“I want my son back, just like any father would,” Taher Saadoun told reporters in the Moroccan capital, Rabat.
Saadoun also called on Morocco’s government to pursue negotiations on behalf of his 21-year-old son, Brahim, who was sentenced this month to the death penalty alongside two Britons, Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner - the first foreign fighters sentenced by the Russian-backed rebels.
They were given a month to appeal, and could be executed as soon as early July if they don’t.
The proceedings were denounced by the West as a sham and a violation of the rules of war, but the sentence was supported by Russian officials.
The Donetsk republic’s self-styled “foreign minister,” Nataliya Nikonorova, told Russian state TV on Monday that none of the three condemned men have filed yet for pardons.
While the court claimed Saadoun was a mercenary, his father insisted that he was enlisted in Ukraine’s regular army and that when he was captured, he was wearing an official Ukrainian army uniform and carrying a weapon with serial numbers belonging to the Ukrainian government.
The father, a retired member of Morocco’s Royal Gendarmerie, said he hasn’t heard from anyone from the Moroccan government about his son’s situation, but they ought to get in touch “because I pay taxes and I am a military man who carried weapons to defend my country.”
The Moroccan foreign ministry said in a statement earlier this month that Saadoun obtained Ukrainian citizenship and enlisted in the Ukrainian army “of his own free will,” and is imprisoned by “an entity which is recognised neither by the United Nations nor by Morocco.” It has not commented on efforts for his release.
“I am ready to board the first flight to see him and bring him home,” Saadoun’s father said.
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TIKTOK money expert Milan Singh has posted a video where he describes what you should do after receiving a speeding ticket.
Milan’s tips can save you points on your license and money in fines.
This TikTok creator’s first piece of advice is not to pay your speeding ticket immediately.
Milan says, “If you do [pay the ticket], you’re admitting guilt and will likely end up with points on your driving record.
Registering 12 points results in a license ban.
This video’s money expert recommends you schedule a court hearing date for your ticket instead.
Milan states that in most cases, the officer won’t show up, which results in the ticket being dismissed.
This money expert’s next piece of advice is to check your ticket and see how the violation was recorded if the officer shows up.
A radar gun is the most accurate means by which a police officer can note unlawful speeding.
Alternative speed measuring methods like pacing is less reliable, which increases your odds of getting off.
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Pacing involves a police officer driving alongside a supposedly speeding vehicle to track its speed with their own speedometer.
Milan says you should request proof of device calibration if your court hearing’s police officer used a radar gun.
Radar gun records without calibration are automatically void and won’t be used against you.
Some 42 million speeding tickets are issued annually to 20.6% of American drivers, Hamilton & Associates Lawyers report.
Country, city, and state governments collect $6.2bn a year in speeding ticket fines—but the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) pays an estimated $41bn a year remedying auto accident damages.
Maximum speeding fines vary by state - with Virginia taking first place at $1,350. | https://www.the-sun.com/money/5650442/things-do-paying-speeding-ticket/ | 2022-06-27T20:05:02Z | https://www.the-sun.com/money/5650442/things-do-paying-speeding-ticket/ | true | 1 |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Public tours of the White House will return to a full operating schedule next month, after nearly a year and a half of disruptions due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Free tours of the executive mansion were suspended when President Joe Biden took office, as officials tightened virus protocols in line with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They resumed on a limited basis, being held only Friday and Saturday mornings, on April 15, and will return to their normal schedule from Tuesday through Saturday, excluding federal holidays, beginning on July 19.
The White House said Monday it will “continue to closely monitor the COVID-19 situation with guidance based on recommendations from the CDC, and other public health officials and medical experts, and reserves the right to adjust availability of the public tours as necessary to adhere to the latest health guidance.”
It added that, within 10 days prior to going on a tour, anyone who has tested positive for COVID-19, has had any virus symptoms, or been in close contact with someone who is suspected of having the virus “should stay home.”
Face masks will also be made available for visitors who want them, though use will be optional.
Tours had been canceled for months by then-President Donald Trump at the onset of the pandemic but resumed in September 2020 as he tried to project normalcy, prompting a new suspension when the Biden administration began.
Other White House events, including the Easter Egg Roll in April, have resumed this year after a two-year hiatus. | https://www.milfordmirror.com/news/article/White-House-to-resume-its-full-tour-schedule-next-17268663.php | 2022-06-27T20:06:30Z | https://www.milfordmirror.com/news/article/White-House-to-resume-its-full-tour-schedule-next-17268663.php | false | 32 |
Bitcoin Gold (BTG) traded down 1.3% against the dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 15:00 PM Eastern on June 27th. Bitcoin Gold has a total market cap of $300.38 million and approximately $9.36 million worth of Bitcoin Gold was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. In the last seven days, Bitcoin Gold has traded up 5.2% against the dollar. One Bitcoin Gold coin can currently be bought for $17.15 or 0.00082322 BTC on popular exchanges.
Here is how other cryptocurrencies have performed in the last 24 hours:
- Zcash (ZEC) traded 6% lower against the dollar and now trades at $62.21 or 0.00298621 BTC.
- Horizen (ZEN) traded down 5.5% against the dollar and now trades at $14.40 or 0.00069127 BTC.
- Pirate Chain (ARRR) traded 5% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.50 or 0.00002418 BTC.
- Alchemy Pay (ACH) traded 3.5% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.0127 or 0.00000061 BTC.
- Bitcoin Private (BTCP) traded down 2% against the dollar and now trades at $0.70 or 0.00003359 BTC.
- BitcoinZ (BTCZ) traded down 10% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0001 or 0.00000001 BTC.
- Hush (HUSH) traded 3.5% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.0501 or 0.00000241 BTC.
- Bit Hotel (BTH) traded down 7% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0121 or 0.00000058 BTC.
- ZClassic (ZCL) traded up 49.5% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0415 or 0.00000199 BTC.
- Zero (ZER) traded up 30.7% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0194 or 0.00000093 BTC.
About Bitcoin Gold
According to CryptoCompare, “BTG is a cryptocurrency with Bitcoin fundamentals, mined on common GPUs instead of specialty ASICs. This type of equipment tend to monopolize mining to a few big players, but GPU mining means anyone can mine again – restoring decentralization and independence. GPU mining rewards go to individuals worldwide, instead of mostly to ASIC warehouse owners, recreating network effects that Bitcoin used to have. “
Buying and Selling Bitcoin Gold
It is usually not possible to buy alternative cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin Gold directly using U.S. dollars. Investors seeking to trade Bitcoin Gold should first buy Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in U.S. dollars such as Changelly, GDAX or Coinbase. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Ethereum or Bitcoin to buy Bitcoin Gold using one of the exchanges listed above.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer urged the Michigan Supreme Court to immediately consider a lawsuit that aims to protect abortion rights in the state.
She also is asking the court for clarity after confusion coming from county prosecutors and health providers who may misunderstand the current legal status of abortion in Michigan.
Abortion currently remains legal due to an injunction from the Michigan Court of Claims.
“Right now, abortion remains safe and legal in Michigan because of a court order temporarily blocking enforcement of the state’s 1931 abortion ban,” said Governor Whitmer. “But in the wake of the decision in Dobbs overturning Roe, certain county prosecutors and health providers have expressed confusion about the current legal status of abortion in Michigan. This only underscores the need for the Michigan Supreme Court to act now, which is why I sent a notice to the court urging them to immediately take up my lawsuit and decide if access to abortion is protected under the Michigan Constitution. Getting this done will put an end to any confusion and ensure that Michiganders, health providers, and prosecutors understand the law.”
Back in May, a state judge granted the preliminary injunction in a suit brought by Planned Parenthood against Michigan’s unconstitutional 1931 law criminalizing abortion.
The injunction temporarily blocks the ban.
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The TSX’s energy sector had a great start to 2022, gaining nearly 70% during the first quarter. However, it seems that its meteoric climb due to rising crude prices is over. While the sector remains the top performer, oil stocks sputtered this month and are now up by only 35.42% year to date.
In 2021, the energy sector delivered an annualized price return of 41.8%, the highest for the year among all the 11 primary sectors. But because of declining commodity prices due to recession fears, oil stocks pulled the broader market down last week. They collectively lost 4.58% in the last five trading days.
Profit-taking was also evident when high flyers like Baytex Energy (TSX:BTE)(NYSE:BTE) and MEG Energy (TSX:MEG) declined 12% and 9.5%, respectively, on June 22, 2022. Still, both stocks recovered lost ground when they advanced 9.55% and 7.23%, respectively, to end the week. Should investors avoid buying oil stocks because of the recent volatility?
Demand is still rising
Eric Nuttall, a partner and senior portfolio manager at Ninepoint Partners LP, said, “Energy investors themselves are being paralyzed by fear right now. The fear of the impact on future demand from a recession. I think the average person thinks that if you’re going through a recession, demand falls. That’s wrong. The rate of demand growth moderates, but demand is still rising.”
Strong earnings growth
Baytex’s outperformance this year is due to its strong cash flows and earnings growth. At $6.08 per share, the trailing one-year price return is 149.18%, while the year-to-date gain is 55.5%. Had you invested $20,000 in this energy stock a year ago, your investment would be worth $49,836.07 today.
The $3.46 billion oil & gas company reported impressive financial results in Q1 2022. In the three months ended March 31, 2022, net income reached $56.85 million compared to the $35.35 million net loss in Q1 2021. The quarter’s highlights were the year-over-year increases in production (3%), adjusted funds flow (78%), and cash flows from operating activities (64%).
Baytex also reduced its net debt by 10% to $1.28 billion. According to management, it will remain intensely focused on maintaining capital discipline and driving meaningful free cash flow. Besides allocating around 25% of its annual free cash flow (FCF) to direct shareholder returns through share buybacks, Baytex will channel the remaining FCF towards debt reduction.
Record quarterly results
MEG Energy’s total return in 3.01 years is a fantastic 235.03% (49.41% CAGR). At $17.79 per share, current investors enjoy a 52.05% year-to-date gain. Like Baytex, this $5.46 billion energy company utilizes steam-assisted gravity drainage extraction methods to develop innovative enhanced oil recovery projects.
In Q1 2022, the $587 million adjusted funds flow, and funds flow from operating activities were new records for MEG. The year-over-year increase in revenue was 67.5%, while net earnings were $362 million compared to the $17 million net loss in Q1 2021. Derek Evans, MEG’s president and CEO, said the company is well positioned to accelerate debt repayments and initiate share buybacks.
FCF to shareholders
Nuttall reiterated that the underlying demand-supply imbalance still favours oil stocks. Because of elevated crude prices, most energy companies commit to returning more FCFs to shareholders instead of expanding production. | https://www.fool.ca/2022/06/27/oil-stocks-in-canada-are-they-still-good-buys/ | 2022-06-27T20:20:39Z | https://www.fool.ca/2022/06/27/oil-stocks-in-canada-are-they-still-good-buys/ | false | 1 |
GERMANTOWN, Md., June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Precigen, Inc. (Nasdaq: PGEN), a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development of innovative gene and cell therapies to improve the lives of patients, today announced that Helen Sabzevari, PhD, President and CEO of Precigen, will participate in a virtual panel discussion titled, "Targeted T Cell Therapies, Including Autologous CAR T, TCR and More" on Thursday, June 30, 2022, at 1:00 PM ET at the Stifel 2022 Virtual Cell Therapy Summit.
Event details can be found on Precigen's website in the Events & Presentations section at investors.precigen.com/events-presentations.
Precigen: Advancing Medicine with Precision™
Precigen (Nasdaq: PGEN) is a dedicated discovery and clinical stage biopharmaceutical company advancing the next generation of gene and cell therapies using precision technology to target the most urgent and intractable diseases in our core therapeutic areas of immuno-oncology, autoimmune disorders, and infectious diseases. Our technologies enable us to find innovative solutions for affordable biotherapeutics in a controlled manner. Precigen operates as an innovation engine progressing a preclinical and clinical pipeline of well-differentiated therapies toward clinical proof-of-concept and commercialization. For more information about Precigen, visit www.precigen.com or follow us on Twitter @Precigen, LinkedIn or YouTube.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Some of the statements made in this press release are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon the Company's current expectations and projections about future events and generally relate to plans, objectives, and expectations for the development of the Company's business, including the timing and progress of preclinical studies, clinical trials, discovery programs and related milestones, the promise of the Company's portfolio of therapies, and in particular its CAR-T and AdenoVerse therapies. Although management believes that the plans and objectives reflected in or suggested by these forward-looking statements are reasonable, all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including the possibility that the timeline for the Company's clinical trials might be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and actual future results may be materially different from the plans, objectives and expectations expressed in this press release. The Company has no obligation to provide any updates to these forward-looking statements even if its expectations change. All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. For further information on potential risks and uncertainties, and other important factors, any of which could cause the Company's actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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NEW YORK, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention Arqit Quantum Inc. f/k/a Centricus Acquisition Corp. ("Arqit Quantum Inc. f/k/a Centricus Acquisition Corp.") (NASDAQ: ARQQ) shareholders:
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of investors. This lawsuit is on behalf of: (i) all persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired Arqit securities between September 7, 2021 and April 18, 2022, inclusive; and/or (ii) all holders of Centricus securities as of the record date for the special meeting of shareholders held on August 31, 2021 to consider approval of the merger between Arqit and Centricus (the "Merger") and entitled to vote on the Merger.
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Ademola Lookman:Future Still in Limbo
With Leicester City dillydallying on making his loan deal permanent in spite of having a good season with the Foxes, Ademola Lookman will be joining his parent club RB Leipzig for pre-season training. With Serie A side, Atalanta, ready to cash-in on the situation, Super Eagles striker’s future will remain in limbo
With his future still unclear, Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman will be returning to Germany to begin pre-season training session with RB Leipzig on June 27, if things remain as they are between the winger and Leicester City.
Lookman spent the 2021/22 season on loan with the Foxes, impressing with eight goals and five assists in 41 appearances across all competitions.
Leicester retained an option to buy the Nigerian forward, who Leipzig expect to leave in exchange for €16.5 million.
Lookman’s loan contract with Leicester will expire on June 30.
The Telegraph of UK last month reported that the Foxes were keen to hand Lookman a permanent deal, with manager Brendan Rodgers a big fan of the 24-year-old attacker.
The winger, 24, has had a useful campaign at the King Power Stadium, scoring eight goals in 41 appearances in all competitions, and Brendan has confirmed he would like to keep him.
‘He is a young player I really like and he has done very well in his time here,’ said Rodgers.
‘We just have to wait and see from a financial perspective if that’s something we can do. He gives us real healthy competition and challenges Harvey Barnes in that left-sided position because that’s where he’s at his best. He is the type of player that of course I’d like to have.’
Rodgers has said several times that he is keen to refresh the Foxes squad this summer and player sales will be needed to fund that transfer campaign.
But recent reports from Germany, via RB Live indicate that RB Leipzig have not received ‘an adequate offer’ for Lookman and have not sanctioned any move for the Nigerian.
If matters stay that way this week, Leipzig expects Lookman to return to Germany and partake in the Bundesliga side’s preseason programme.
Leipzig paid 18 million euros to acquire Lookman from Everton in 2019, but the Super Eagles star failed to settle in Germany.
Meanwhile, Atalanta have joined the race to sign Lookman, with the Italian Serie A side looking to beat Leicester City to the exciting attacker, Megasportsarena.com understands.
Gian Piero Gasperini is in market for an offensive player and Lookman fits the bill.
The Foxes number 37 scored six goals in 26 appearances, as well as giving offensive quality both in the Europa League and in the Conference.
Leicester are the overwhelming favourites to land Lookman on a permanent deal from German side RB Leipzig this summer.
Lookman was born in West London to Nigerian parents. He represented England from U-19 through U-21 levels, winning the FIFA U-20 World Cup with the Three Lions in 2017.
He made his Nigeria debut in March’s World Cup qualifier against Ghana in Kumasi, where he came off the bench and started the return leg at the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abuja.
When asked about his decision to play for Nigeria rather than England, the RB Leipzig winger said:
“It was a tough decision. A decision I had to make because obviously it was my country’s call. My parents are Nigerians and I came to Nigeria a lot of times growing up and Nigeria wasn’t new to me. Being around the coach, players and people wasn’t strange.
“Making decisions wasn’t a tough decision in terms of knowing where I was going. Coming into the team, the squad has been great and everyone has been very receptive and welcoming. I love this group and the people.”
Lookman came on as an 81st-minute substitute against Sierra Leone in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier match. The winger scored his first goal for the Super Eagles against Sao Tome and Principe in Nigeria’s second Group A match.
“Whenever I step out onto the pitch, I give 100 per cent but for Super Eagles, I give 150 per cent and that is because I know what it means to the people.
“I hope to endear myself to Nigerians by playing well and winning as many games and laurels.” he added. | https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2022/06/25/ademola-lookmanfuture-still-in-limbo/ | 2022-06-27T20:24:44Z | https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2022/06/25/ademola-lookmanfuture-still-in-limbo/ | true | 1 |
- Ilya Matveev and Ilya Budraitskis are socialist activists from Russia.
- They fled the country weeks after the February 24 invasion of Ukraine.
- For the good of Ukraine — and Russia — they argue that Vladimir Putin cannot be allowed to win.
Over coffee in a bustling Eurasian neighborhood full of cafés, bars, delivery drivers on mopeds, and scores of cigarette-smoking hipsters, Ilya Matveev — a democratic socialist and academic — said he had come to terms with the fact that he may have to spend the rest of his life in exile here or in one of the handful of other places currently open to Russian expats.
He also knows that he will be hated — not just by nationalists in the country he fled, but by the victims of a war that he himself opposes.
"How can you create anything besides hatred after what Russia did?" Matveev asked. Maybe the hate won't last forever, but if there ever is peace, there will also be loathing, with memories having been created that will last generations. "If Ukrainians don't like me," he said, "it's perfectly understandable."
In the wake of the Bucha massacre, where dozens of unarmed civilians were executed by Russian forces, and the bombing and killing of more than 600 men, women, and children sheltering in a Mariupol theater, there will be no easy postwar reconciliation.
"I feel a lot of shame," Matveev, in his early 30s and wearing round glasses with clear frames, said in an interview. "Maybe I'm not personally responsible for the war, but when I look at these atrocities — that definitely happened — I'm very ashamed of Russian soldiers, of Russian everything."
Even acknowledging that what Moscow is waging in Ukraine is indeed a "war" is punishable by up to 15 years in prison in Russia. It's why Matveev — an associate dean for international relations at the North-West Academy for Public Administration in St. Petersburg, and a founder of the Openleft.ru socialist website — left a country that he loved for a land he doesn't know. Vladimir Putin's government had long been repressive, jailing and assassinating its opposition, but after the February invasion it became intolerable for liberals, leftists, and anyone else who would not remain silent as their homeland became an international pariah.
"I'm feeling awful because my country is destroyed in every sense possible," Matveev said. Cultural and academic exchanges are a thing of the past, with Russia turning inward on the orders of those at the top, extinguishing hope that an open society could be built from the bottom up. "It's just the destruction of everything."
It's impossible to say how many other Russians are mortified by their country's war on its neighbor. What is known is that there was an uptick in Russians leaving the country this year. Most are not antiwar socialist dissidents but driven by concerns about their economic prospects under a pariah regime.
Even abroad, Russians who spoke to Insider did not always feel comfortable sharing their opinions on the record. Some, after all, may wish to return. Even the outspoken, like Matveev, remain cautious; he asked that his host country not be revealed, wishing to avoid drawing attention to the fact it's hosting anti-Putin activists.
What unites all in the Russian diaspora is that they had the means to leave, something not available to the vast majority of those living under the Putin regime and suffering under sanctions for a war they cannot stop.
A necessary evil
As a leftist and a Russian, Matveev is adamant that the masses are not to blame for a war launched by one man. He takes no pleasure in seeing the pain imposed by broad sanctions that have tanked the economy and indirectly contributed to shortages of things like medicine.
Recognizing the privilege of living abroad, "I'm not going to cheer that," he said.
At the same time, "I cannot even call for the lifting of sanctions," he said, "because I think they can be effective." What hurts the economy also hurts Russia's military-industrial complex, potentially compelling an early end to the war effort in Ukraine.
And Matveev is clear: His country needs to lose.
"Russia needs to be defeated, basically," he said.
On this count, Russia's democratic left finds itself more anti-Moscow than some other socialists in the United States and Western Europe, where the wisdom of Noam Chomsky — the former MIT linguist who argues the US aimed to "draw the Russians into Ukraine" and is now intentionally prolonging the conflict — is sometimes given more airtime than the perspective of those in Kyiv or Moscow.
"Most of the leftists were wrong on this," Matveev said. Chomsky, for example, dismissed concerns about an imminent invasion as an "annual media event," an argument echoed by his anti-imperialist fellow travelers. "And they are still wrong on this," Matveev continued, "because they cannot understand Russian imperialism. They don't understand there is imperialism outside the West. They just reject this idea."
This manifests itself in demands that Ukraine, viewed as a mere proxy for US power, be made to effectively surrender in order to stop the war. But ceding territory and laying down arms at this point means "ethnic cleansing," Matveev said — the elimination of any shred of Ukrainian identity in lands seized by Russian forces. For Ukrainians, the fight is existential, "a nightmare scenario"; on the other hand, he said, "the worst thing that will happen for Russia is that it just goes back to its borders."
Confused and in exile
Openly agitating against the government is not possible in today's Russia. That, in some ways, has eased some Russians' transition to the opposition abroad. There, at least, they can write and publish what they really thinks.
Until recently, Ilya Budraitskis, a stocky, left-wing political writer in his 40s, was based in Moscow. In 2015, in the wake of Russia's annexation of Crimea and the Kremlin's support for armed insurrection in east Ukraine, he warned the left abroad that his country was as imperialist as Washington.
Even so, "I didn't believe until the last moment that this invasion was possible, because it was clear that it's such a stupid plan," he said, speaking to Insider thousands of miles from home in a location that he asked not be named.
Budraitskis — like Matveev — has joined the Russian diaspora. As with the invasion he did not see coming, he's still coming to terms with his new reality and the possibility he will never go back to the place he was born.
"Little bit confused," he said, repeating the words to himself, of his new life as an expatriate, one where he still faces the brunt of sanctions in the form of banks being hesitant to open an account for him. He blames the lack of any dissenting voices around Putin for the quagmire in Ukraine that also served to push him and others out of Russia.
"One old man is the only powerful political institution," he said. "The system is this man, and no one around him is [able] to balance his decisions in any way."
The point of propaganda in modern Russia, he argued, is not to rally people behind a government whose actions they cannot influence. It's more "psychotherapy," Budraitskis explained — a state-sponsored coping mechanism, minimizing cognitive dissonance by fashioning reality to something more bearable, so at least the masses have a rationale to help them sleep at night.
There is, indeed, not much else that a Russian can do within Russia other than to keep their head down and try to improve their own life (although resistance persists: someone has been setting fire to military-recruitment offices).
"People sort of feel — and it is proved to them by their material conditions — that they cannot do anything. Whatever they do, wherever they go, if they try to protest and do something, to organize or whatever, it doesn't really work," Budraitskis said. Especially in more remote regions of the country, far from Moscow and St. Petersburg, there are few prospects and less hope.
"And these people, they're not so much supportive of either Putin or the war. It's just their practice, their everyday life, that tells them nothing is going to change — and they've never seen any change in their lives," Budraitskis said.
He's skeptical of economy-wide sanctions, not seeing the pain inflicted on those Russians as contributing to the end of a war. But he does believe that for the sake of Ukraine as well as his own country — and for others who fear they are targets for Russian expansionism — there can be no victory for Moscow.
"To end the regime," he said, "there should be some defeat."
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(CBS DETROIT) — A Detroit woman accused of fatally shooting her boyfriend is charged with first-degree premeditated murder.
According to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office, 51-year-old Antoinette Denise Moore is also charged with tampering with evidence and felony firearm.
READ MORE: Whitmer Asks Michigan Supreme Court To End 'Confusion' Of Abortion Ban In StateProsecutors say on June 24, Moore allegedly shot 47-year-old Willie Grant Jr. during an argument.
At about 8:03 p.m. that day, police were called to a home in the 16000 block of Bringard Street in Detroit for a reported shooting and found Grant lying face down on the front lawn with a gunshot wound to the back. He was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
READ MORE: Police: Man Wanted In Alleged Sexual Assault At Dearborn Walmart ArrestedMoore was arrested later that evening.
She is expected to be arraigned Monday.
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By Clemente Lisi – NEW YORK, NY (Jun 27, 2022) US Soccer Players – After the pandemic suspended the regular European preseason touring schedule, the summer of soccer has returned to the United States. While Major League Soccer offers games that count, the summer touring schedule provides the opportunity to see some of the biggest clubs in the world here rather than there. In a summer with no major national team tournaments, the club game gets the spotlight in a different version of a World Cup year.
With the summer of 2020 used to finish out pandemic suspended league seasons and European competitions, last summer saw clubs staying closer to home for their preseasons. This summer is a return to business as usual.
European clubs on tour in the United States are about branding and global appeal as well as preparing for the upcoming season. That’s not a new concept to American fans, already willing to pay to see their favorites. It’s also important following COVID-19’s impact on the business of soccer.
There are lots of teams coming to American stadiums over the next few weeks, including Chelsea, Arsenal, Everton, Manchester City, Juventus, Bayern Munich, Barcelona, and newly-crowned UEFA Champions League winners Real Madrid. Barca and Real will be staging a preseason version of El Clasico on July 23 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. It’s not the first El Clasico on US soil. The two met in 2017 at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium.
In many cases, the touring clubs will not only play one another but also face MLS challengers as they barnstorm across the country. As always, MLS teams are willing to disrupt their regular seasons because of the tremendous upside these games can represent. It puts MLS on a bigger stage, attracting the type of attention that increases the visibility of clubs in some markets and raises the profile of the local team even higher in others. Barcelona has confirmed matches with Inter Miami FC (on July 19) and the New York Red Bulls (July 30).
AEG has put together the Soccer Champions Tour ’22 with Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Juventus, along with Liga MX sides Club America and Chivas. These are big market games in large stadiums, starting with Juventus playing Chivas at Allegiant Stadium on July 22. The tour continues with the Las Vegas version of the El Clasico the following day at Allegiant Stadium. On July 26, Real Madrid plays Club America at Oracle Park in San Francisco, and Barcelona meets Juventus at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. The schedule concludes with Real Madrid playing Juventus on June 30 at the Rose Bowl.
Tour sponsor AEG said in its announcement that it is “excited to launch this unparalleled soccer tour as five of the most exceptional soccer clubs in the world return to the United States this summer.”
The European summer tours are also a chance to see American players before they head to Europe for the season. Juventus features USMNT midfielder Weston McKennie, who will certainly get lots of adulation from US fans during games.
We’ll also get to see a familiar face in a new shirt. Matt Turner is now officially a member of Arsenal. He could get minutes when the Gunners play face Everton on July 16, Orlando City at Exploria Stadium on July 20, and Christian Pulisic’s Chelsea at Orlando’s Camping World Stadium on July 23. For Arsenal, the tour will mark the ninth preseason visit to the US since 2004.
“We’re very pleased to see our preseason plans taking shape with the announcement of our trip to the United States to take part in the FC Series,” Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said in a news release. “It’s been a long time since we’ve seen our fans in the US, and we’re looking forward to playing in front of them. We’ll be playing some good sides that will provide strong opposition and the training and matchday facilities in Orlando will provide a first-class environment for our preparations for next season.”
Zack Steffen’s Manchester City is also in the United States, playing Club America at Houston’s NRG Stadium on July 20 and then Bayern Munich at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin on July 23. Bayern opens against DC United at Audi Field on July 20.
Chelsea’s tour starts with training in LA before opening against Club America at Allegiant Stadium on July 16 and then playing Charlotte FC at Bank of America Stadium on July 20.
“The plan is if they play for their national teams, they will come back one week later than the rest on July 9,” Tuchel said last month about the preseason. “Hopefully we can do this and have everybody for the preseason because it’s a preseason where you have at least four weeks together and not a lot of groups are coming at different timings. It’s more or less two groups and then we have to be quick to adapt to the qualities and the personalities of any new guys.”
What Tuchel describes is the situation for most of the elite clubs. It’s a unique 2022-23 season with a World Cup break in November and December, meaning a different version of those familiar challenges in building a successful club squad.
Clemente Lisi is a regular contributor to US Soccer Players. He is also the author of A History of the World Cup: 1930-2018.
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- Waiting on the September FIFA window
- Three games in for the USMNT in the June, 2022 window
- The changing perception of soccer in the United States
- Preview: The 2022-23 Concacaf Nations League
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By GERALD IMRAY | The Associated Press
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South African authorities were seeking answers Monday after 21 underage teenagers reportedly celebrating the end of school exams died in a mysterious incident at a nightclub. The bodies of many of the victims, the youngest just 13, were discovered by police lying on tables, slumped over chairs and sprawled on the floor of the club in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Police spokeswoman Col. Athlenda Mathe said the investigation into the deaths at the Enyobeni Tavern in the city of East London in Eastern Cape province was ongoing and no cause of the deaths had yet been established.
But Police Minister Bheki Cele said forensic samples taken from the victims were being sent to a toxicology laboratory in Cape Town, indicating that police were investigating whether the victims had ingested a poison or toxin. Cele said the toxicology tests might take “a lot of time.”
Provincial safety official Unathi Binqose told the Daily Maverick newspaper that the victims may have ingested a toxic substance through alcohol they were drinking or through hookah pipes, which were being smoked at the party. Initial reports speculated that the teenagers may have died in a stampede because of overcrowding at the party, but authorities found no visible signs of injuries on the bodies.
Police said they were called to the nightclub at around 4 a.m. Sunday morning after receiving a report that there were “lifeless bodies” there. Officers responding to the call walked in on a grim scene: 17 teenagers were found dead on the spot. Two more died at a local clinic, one died on the way to the hospital and one at the hospital. Their ages were between 13 and 17, police said.
The teenagers were reportedly celebrating the end of mid-year exams, a local DJ’s birthday and the relaxing of COVID-19 restrictions in South Africa, which was announced earlier in the week.
Parents were asked to come to a mortuary to identify their children.
Police Minister Cele visited the nightclub and the mortuary on Sunday and choked back tears as he spoke to reporters outside the mortuary.
“The scene I have seen here inside, it doesn’t matter what kind of a heart you have,” Cele said. “Firstly, the sight of those bodies sleeping there. But when you look at their faces you realize that you’re dealing with kids, kids, kids.”
“You’ve heard the story that they are young but when you see them you realize that it’s a disaster. Twenty-one of them. Too many.”
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is in Germany for the G7 summit, offered condolences to the families of the victims in a statement but also said he was concerned why “such young people were gathered at a venue which, on the face of it, should be off limits to persons under the age of 18.”
It’s illegal for anyone under 18 to consume alcohol in South Africa and residents and community leaders have called for the nightclub to be shut down. The tragedy will put renewed scrutiny on the many bars and nightclubs operating in poor neighborhoods in South Africa and which are often criticized for not abiding by liquor laws. | https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/06/27/mystery-over-deaths-of-21-teenagers-at-south-african-nightclub/ | 2022-06-27T20:34:10Z | https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/06/27/mystery-over-deaths-of-21-teenagers-at-south-african-nightclub/ | false | 12 |
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NEW YORK, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of Marvel Studios' Thor: Love and Thunder, only in theaters beginning July 8, G FUEL — The Official Energy Drink of Esports® — today announced its new caffeine-free Hydration flavor, G FUEL Lightning Lemonade!
Fans will love this combo of sweet and sour that's bursting with classic Lemonade taste. G FUEL Lightning Lemonade is available July 8 as a special limited-edition Collector's Box, which features Thor and his allies ready for whatever comes their way. Each box comes complete with a 30-serving Tub of Lightning Lemonade as well as a character-emblazoned Shaker Cup that's fan-worthy. Join the Lightning Lemonade Collector's Box Waitlist now at GFUEL.com.
Lightning Lemonade is also coming soon to G FUEL's caffeine-free Sparkling Hydration line and will be available exclusively at Amazon.com.
In Marvel Studios' Thor: Love and Thunder, Thor embarks on a journey unlike anything he's ever undertaken: one of self-discovery. But his efforts are interrupted by Gorr the God Butcher, a galactic killer who seeks the extinction of the gods. To combat this threat, Thor enlists the help of King Valkyrie, Korg and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster, who inexplicably wields Mjolnir as the Mighty Thor. Together, they embark upon a harrowing cosmic adventure to stop the God Butcher before it's too late.
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Marvel Studios' Thor: Love and Thunder finds the God of Thunder (Chris Hemsworth) on a journey unlike anything he's ever faced – one of self-discovery. But his efforts are interrupted by a galactic killer known as Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale), who seeks the extinction of the gods. To combat the threat, Thor enlists the help of King Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), Korg (Taika Waititi) and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), who – to Thor's surprise – inexplicably wields his magical hammer, Mjolnir, as the Mighty Thor. Together, they embark upon a harrowing cosmic adventure to uncover the mystery of the God Butcher's vengeance and stop him before it's too late. Directed by Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok, Jojo Rabbit) and produced by Kevin Feige and Brad Winderbaum, Thor: Love and Thunder opens in U.S. theaters July 8, 2022.
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Pilot project will gain insights on spam rejection performance and customer experience
SEATTLE, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RealNetworks® (NASDAQ: RNWK), a leader in AI-powered digital media software and services, today announced a pilot program with Vodafone Germany to launch a new service called Vodafone CallProtect. Vodafone CallProtect will warn Vodafone Germany customers of potential fraudulent, scam, or spam-type calls. The technology behind CallProtect is RealNetworks' KONTXT®, an AI-based anti-spam solution for messaging and voice calls, which includes the KONTXT Reputation Service database.
The benefit of RealNetworks technology is the offering of a rich feature set for anti-fraud protection for both voice calls and messaging. Clients of KONTXT decide which modules are activated for data analysis and customer protection. The Vodafone CallProtect pilot project will use the KONTXT Android SDK for call enrichment and the KONTXT Reputation Service for number lookups. The KONTXT Reputation Service database contains known spam numbers provided from leading spam database providers. The Reputation Service is also capable of MSISDN risk rating based on the latest AI/ML technology.
Vodafone CallProtect will be integrated into the Vodafone Secure Net service for Android. Vodafone Secure Net is a mobile network-based security product that helps protect Vodafone customers' mobile devices. When connected to the Vodafone mobile network in Germany, it automatically blocks harmful sites and quickly protects against viruses before they can cause harm. Secure Net users will be able to activate and deactivate the service. Once activated, all incoming calls will be matched against a database to verify if the calling number is a known spam or scam number. If a positive match is detected, an informational message is displayed on the user's phone allowing them to reject the call.
"Global fraudulent call activities increased substantially since the outbreak of the pandemic, which led to the launch of this initiative," said Mathias Grünwald, Director Sales at RealNetworks. "We are excited about Vodafone's decision to partner with RealNetworks to take advantage of our leading anti-fraud solution KONTXT to protect their customers".
CallProtect will be provided for free to existing Vodafone Secure Net users in Germany. The pilot project will be active for six months starting from the launch of the CallProtect service. The goal of the pilot is to gain insights about user acceptance and assess the performance of the service.
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Players have been over the moon about the newly revamped PlayStation Plus, helping it bridge the gap a bit closer to the offerings that Xbox Game Pass has to offer. While it may not have as many first-party titles available on Day One, it seems that developers are getting ready to start embracing the idea of letting subscribers get their hands on their newest titles by using this program.
While you may still only get your 3 games per month if you are signed up for PlayStation Plus Essential, if you have upgraded your subscription tiers to either PlayStation Plus Extra or Premium, you’ll be getting an additional game added to your library at no extra cost.
While the official lineup hasn’t fully been revealed, you’ll be getting an extra game in the way of Stray, a cyberpunk adventure that places you in the shoes, or paws rather, of an explorative cat that you need to help get home. While it was originally teased back in 2020, players have been clamoring for this title to finally get a release date, and we were graced with that information earlier this month, and it seems the deal has only gotten sweeter for those that are subscribed to these higher tiers.
It also appears that other, bigger-name games may start making their way to this revamped version of PlayStation Plus, but fans of indie titles, as well as classics, can’t really go wrong with this new PlayStation Plus. By mixing PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now into one package, players will be able to experience their favorite titles on the newest hardware, with some seeing some major improvements, as well as trophy support added for classic PlayStation titles.
If you haven’t been keeping up with the news in regards to this PlayStation Plus renovation, here is what you’ll get with all of the different tiers of the program:
PlayStation Plus Essential:
- Provides the same benefits that PlayStation Plus members are getting today, such as:
- Two monthly downloadable games
- Exclusive discounts
- Cloud storage for saved games
- Online multiplayer access
- There are no changes for existing PlayStation Plus members in this tier.
PlayStation Plus Extra
- Provides all the benefits from the Essential tier
- Adds a catalog of up to 400 of the most enjoyable PS4 and PS5 games – including blockbuster hits from our PlayStation Studios catalog and third-party partners. Games in the Extra tier are downloadable for play.
PlayStation Plus Premium
- Provides all the benefits from Essential and Extra tiers
- Adds up to 340 additional games, including:
- PS3 games available via cloud streaming
- A catalog of beloved classic games available in both streaming and download options from the original PlayStation, PS2, and PSP generations
- Offers cloud streaming access for original PlayStation, PS2, PSP, and PS4 games offered in the Extra and Premium tiers in markets where PlayStation Now is currently available. Customers can stream games using PS4 and PS5 consoles, and PC.
- Time-limited game trials will also be offered in this tier, so customers can try select games before they buy.
The PlayStation Essentials plan will keep the price at a reasonable $9.99 per month, or $59.99 per year, while PlayStation Plus Extra will be $14.99 monthly or $99.99 per year. However, the most exciting tier, the PlayStation Plus Premium will come in at $17.99 per month or $119.99 yearly. Make sure that you’ve got enough room for all of these new games!
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Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that he wants the Supreme Court to reconsider precedents on same-sex marriage. NPR's Juana Summers talks to Jim Obergefell, the plaintiff in the same-sex marriage case.
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Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that he wants the Supreme Court to reconsider precedents on same-sex marriage. NPR's Juana Summers talks to Jim Obergefell, the plaintiff in the same-sex marriage case.
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Frontier and Spirit stocks fall heading into key merger vote
Shares of Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines tumbled Monday after their improved merger proposal won a key endorsement just days ahead of a crucial shareholder vote.
Frontier CEO Barry Biffle said Monday that he is optimistic Spirit shareholders will approve Frontier’s latest stock-and-cash offer for Spirit when they vote Thursday.
“I think we have a lot of momentum, so we feel really good,” Biffle said in an interview.
Over the weekend, proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services reversed itself and recommended Spirit shareholders approve the deal when they vote Thursday. ISS had initially opposed the proposal, bolstering the effort by JetBlue Airways to swoop in and grab Spirit with an all-cash bid worth about $3.6 billion.
Frontier's shares closed Monday down more than 11% and Spirit dropped about 8%. JetBlue rose less than 2%.
Frontier’s bid was valued at $2.9 billion when announced in February, but has lost some value because of a decline in Frontier’s stock price. Frontier added $2 per share in cash and a larger reverse breakup fee to its offer late Friday, prompting the new evaluation by ISS.
Frontier and Spirit say that antitrust regulators won't let JetBlue buy Spirit, which JetBlue disputes. | https://news.yahoo.com/frontier-spirit-stocks-fall-heading-203425649.html | 2022-06-27T20:46:36Z | https://news.yahoo.com/frontier-spirit-stocks-fall-heading-203425649.html | false | 28 |
Disney is reportedly "very interested" in Johnny Depp returning for the role of Jack Sparrow in the next "Pirates Of The Caribbean" movie.
Johnny Depp's long-winded legal battle against his ex-wife Amber Heard finally came to an end last year with the jury ruling in his favor. The famed actor faced scrutiny following Heard's op-ed alleging domestic abuse and sexual assault. This led Depp to lose significant amounts of money and massive roles including Captain Jack Sparrow from the Pirates Of The Caribbean movie series.
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A new report from Australian news outlet Poptopic revealed that Disney is allegedly interested in seeing the iconic character return to the big screen in the next film. A source close to Disney said, "the deal is reportedly for Johnny Depp to return as Jack Sparrow."
"Disney are very interested in patching up their relationship with Johnny Depp,” the source told the outlet. “They reached out to the actor prior to his defamation trial against Amber Heard and asked whether he would be interested in returning for another ‘Pirates’ film or two.”
The 2016 op-ed that led Disney to sever their ties with Johnny Depp cost the actor $22.5M but the rumored deal is reportedly worth $301M. Apparently, Disney is interested in bringing Jack Sparrow back for "Pirates of the Caribbean 6 and a spin-off Disney+ series about the early life of the Captain of the Black Pearl."
"What I can tell you is that the studio has already penned up a draft for a film about Jack Sparrow, so they are very hopeful that Johnny will forgive them and return as his iconic character,” the source added.
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AKRON, Ohio (WJW) — Just-a-kid-from-Akron-turned-billionaire LeBron James isn’t wrong, according to a new list put out by Reader’s Digest.
Like James — an avid supporter of Swensons Drive-in — the magazine has deemed the Akron-born joint as the best spot to get burgers in Ohio.
For their list “The Best Burger in Every State,” RD reportedly took into account the burger spots most highly praised by fans, critics and competitions alike.
Here’s what they had to say about Swensons:
You’d be hard-pressed to find someone in Ohio who hasn’t tried a Galley Boy from Swensons Drive-In. This double-patty burger is served on a buttery toasted bun with cheese and two secret sauces. Though the popular drive-in (with multiple locations across the state) has never shared what exactly those secret sauces are, they best resemble tartar sauce and barbecue sauce. The burger is finished off with a signature olive on a toothpick for a recognizable flair.
Started in 1934, the local chain has slowly expanded across the state, opening in the Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati suburbs. Find a list of all locations right here. | https://fox8.com/news/swensons-is-the-best-burger-joint-in-ohio-readers-digest-says/ | 2022-06-27T20:50:38Z | https://fox8.com/news/swensons-is-the-best-burger-joint-in-ohio-readers-digest-says/ | true | 1 |
Master Gardener: Have you strewn your herbs?
In the time of William Shakespeare, certain plants called strewing herbs were cultivated for their fragrance or medicinal odors. They were strewn about the floors of homes and other buildings such as churches and monasteries. This custom was most widely practiced in England from the Middle Ages through the 18th century...
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According to a spokesperson for the King County Sheriff's Office, a water rescue team is attempting to find a 20-year-old who went underwater near the Black Diamond area. King County's Guardian One is assisting search and rescue operations with aerial support.
UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. - Pierce County deputies arrested a man suspected of a DUI crash that killed a 65-year-old woman in University Place. Deputies were called to the crash at 35th St and Grandview Drive W around 5:51 p.m., advised that one of the people involved in the crash was dead.
SEATTLE — Authorities in Snohomish County said a 13-year-old boy drowned and two other teen boys were in critical condition after they were found in the water of Lake Stevens around the same time that crews in Renton were called to a scene at Ron Regis Park when six people needed help to get out of fast moving, chilly waters.
On Friday, June 24, 2022 Shoreline Deputies were dispatched to an interrupted Residential Burglary in the area of NW Highland Dr in the City of Shoreline, WA. While en route, Deputies were advised that a homeowner confronted a burglar in the kitchen of their home and chased them out of the house.
The search for a missing swimmer in the Green River has been called off, the Valley Regional Fire Authority (VRFA) tweeted Saturday. On Saturday afternoon, crews with VRFA, Puget Sound Fire, Mountain View Fire and Rescue, Renton Regional Fire Authority, Enumclaw Fire, King County Medic One, and the King County Sheriff’s Office were called to 29500 Southeast Green River Gorge Road in Enumclaw for a river rescue.
HIT-RUN: Aaron reports that vehicle was left behind after an early-morning hit-and-run in Sunrise Heights: “We heard a neighbor’s vehicle get hit at 3:14 this morning. The car involved was abandoned on the sidewalk at the corner of 31st and Myrtle, and the 3 occupants fled north on foot through Walt Huntley Playfield.” It’s since been towed. If you have any info, the SPD incident # is 22-163181.
SEATTLE - Seattle Police are investigating a shooting in the International District that left two men with minor injuries. Officers were called to a shooting near 10th and Jackson, where they found a 17-year-old boy and 25-year-old man with gunshot wounds. One was shot in the leg and the other...
CHEHALIS, Wash. — Washington State Patrol needs your help finding a missing woman. 59-year-old Saletha Gibson and her dog were last seen leaving her relative’s house with her dog on June 17th. Heading to her home in Ocean Shores, Gibson nor her dog have been seen or heard from since. She requires medication for a medical condition she has, and...
During an event this weekend in Randle hosted by A Brotherhood Against Totalitarian Enactments (ABATE), law enforcement will increase patrols in East Lewis County to ensure motorcycle safety. According to its website, ABATE is a nonprofit organization dedicated to “fighting anti-bike legislation and promoting fair motorcycle legislation. ABATE does not...
Two men who died in separate motorcycle crashes on Wednesday have been identified by the Thurston County Coroner's Office. Joshua Bubnick, a 28-year-old Oakville man, died after striking a horse at about 4:40 a.m. on the 10700 block of US 12 near Rochester, Coroner Gary Warnock confirmed. He struck the...
A shooting at the 23rd Ave Ezell’s parking lot sent one person to the hospital Saturday night. Seattle Police says officers responded to a shooting with one victim around 6:37 PM after reports from multiple 911 callers of gunfire in the street near 23rd and Jefferson. Seattle Fire was...
Olympia police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a person involved in an abduction attempt earlier this month. According to police, just after 10:30 p.m. on June 4, officers were called to an attempted abduction in the 2200 block of Ninth Avenue Southwest. The victim told police...
SPANAWAY, Wash. - One person is dead after a car crashed into a guardrail early Friday morning in Spanaway. The crash happened before 1:00 a.m. on State Route 7 where it splits with State Route 507. According to the Washington State Patrol, three people were trapped when a car crashed...
LYNNWOOD, Wash., June 24, 2022 – At 2:40pm today, a man stopped his R/V in the parking lot of the Lamps Plus at 3611 196th ST SW and then wandered out into traffic, waving a gun. He then shot two or three times into a vehicle occupied by a woman in her twenties. The suspect then opened her car door and dragged her out of the vehicle. He jumped into the red Honda Insight and drove W/B towards Hwy 99.
Detectives are investigating after two people were shot and killed at a private party in Bitter Lake on Saturday night. At 10:13 p.m., police responded to the 900 block of North 145th Street for reports that a person had been shot. Arriving officers located a 26-year-old man with fatal gunshot wounds, and a 30-year-old man who had also been shot. Officers and Seattle Fire Department medics attempted life-saving measures on the 30-year-old man, but he also died at the scene.
KIRKLAND, Wash. - Kirkland Police held their first ‘Guns for Gift Cards’ event, receiving 80 unwanted firearms from community members. The event ran from 9 a.m.–12 p.m. Saturday as part of the agency’s "efforts to reduce gun violence and unwanted firearms in our community." Participants brought...
PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — The Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday that sheriff’s deputies used justified and reasonable force when they fatally shot a child-rape suspect following a high-speed pursuit in 2020. A letter from Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney Mary Robnett to Sheriff Ed Troyer outlining...
Even though DNA is being successfully used every day by law enforcement to identify criminals, detectives say great suspect photos and tips from the public are much faster. Take a look at this robbery suspect, for example, who Seattle Police say was caught on camera using a victim's stolen debit card.
This episode explores how a judge ordered the release of 38 unredacted photos of Auburn Police Officer Jeffrey Nelson’s tattoos on his arms, back and legs, but not his chest or stomach. The released photos show portions of Nelson’s body covered in tattoos of skulls, spiderwebs, a grim reaper, and other dark imagery.
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Mohamed is getting brutally honest about potentially having children with Yve. On Sunday's episode of 90 Day Fiancé, he told her that he didn't want to have children with her because she doesn't follow Islam and was raised with too much freedom.
Mohamed, 25, and Yve, 48, have had issues after he moved from Egypt to New Mexico due his expectations of her which she said she didn't anticipate. Yve isn't Muslim and was taken aback by Mohamed telling her she could no longer be in the same room with another man alone and he also wants her to dress more conservatively and no longer wear bikinis. During Sunday's episode, Yve brought up the possibility of having a child with Mohamed. Yve is already a mom to her son, Tharan, who has special needs. She said that Mohamed would make an "amazing" father and that she would love to share that experience with him but knew her age was a factor. But Mohamed didn't feel the same way about her as a mother to their possible child, and insisted that any child of his would have to be raised Muslim.
"So, let me make something clear," he told her. "My child, you can't get them confused about his religion while I'm teaching him something. ... It's very simple. My child will be Muslim. ... At this point, let me be straight to you. If my child will not be a Muslim, I prefer not to have a child."
"If the child will be raised in the spirituality that Yve believes in, it's going to end up with a kid drinking alcohol, and dating, and doesn't know what he should do," he added to cameras. "Yve was raised with, let's say, too much freedom. And I don't think she's going to be a good behavior for my child."
Yve said Mohamed wasn't being fair and was shocked.
"Ultimately, I want our child to be able to pick what they want to believe in at some point and I don't think that he has a realistic perspective on that, so I don't know whether I am OK with this," she told cameras.
ET recently spoke to Yve about her rocky journey with Mohamed so far this season, and she said that contrary to fans' beliefs, Mohamed never told her that she had to convert to Islam to make their relationship work.
"And if he did want me to, if he was serious that he wanted me to potentially follow the Muslim faith, then he should have said that to me," she pointed out. "And knowing that I would not convert, that probably could have ended our relationship right then and there if that was conveyed to me and that was never conveyed to me. ... I was very clear with him about how I am. I'm a professional woman. I of course will take on these roles as a wife, but I'm definitely not a housewife. So I was very clear about like, I know women sometimes don't work there, but that's not my situation. I'm a professional and I'm not going to quit working. So, don't expect me to just be home baking cakes and three meals a day, because that's not probably going to happen. So we did talk a lot about the future, about what he would do when we got here as far as personal training and he's a food engineer and the job opportunities here."
She also addressed Mohamed's hypocrisy when it comes to his religion and culture. For example, while Mohamed strictly adheres to his religion for the most part, he doesn't have an issue sleeping with Yve even though they're not married.
"For sure. I have a problem with that because when I feel that there's levels of double standards or hypocrisy and somebody wants to try to have me follow them and impose them on me, then yes, I'm going to question that," she shared. "As I do as a person in general. I question everything. I love research and I love learning. So when something seems like it's a double standard or has some aspect of hypocrisy in it, no, that doesn't sit well with me. And I don't think it's fair because just like the bikini thing, you're upset about that, but you can pose pictures of yourself [shirtless]."
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Aldebaran Financial Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ – Get Rating) by 12.8% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,492 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 397 shares during the quarter. Aldebaran Financial Inc.’s holdings in Invesco QQQ Trust were worth $1,266,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Invesco QQQ Trust by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,859,812 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,933,476,000 after buying an additional 79,955 shares in the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Invesco QQQ Trust by 19.3% during the 4th quarter. TD Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,402,427 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,751,506,000 after acquiring an additional 712,630 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its stake in Invesco QQQ Trust by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,662,761 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,059,379,000 after purchasing an additional 30,989 shares during the period. Advisor Group Holdings Inc. lifted its position in shares of Invesco QQQ Trust by 7.0% during the fourth quarter. Advisor Group Holdings Inc. now owns 2,649,833 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $854,352,000 after purchasing an additional 173,951 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Invesco QQQ Trust by 8.3% during the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 2,204,711 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $877,144,000 after purchasing an additional 168,682 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.74% of the company’s stock.
NASDAQ:QQQ opened at $294.61 on Monday. Invesco QQQ Trust has a 12-month low of $269.28 and a 12-month high of $408.71. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $303.40 and a 200 day moving average price of $341.02.
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LSU to hire Twins pitching coach Wes Johnson
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The LSU Tigers and Jay Johnson have made their first huge hire replacing one of two assistants in hiring Minnesota Twins pitching coach Wes Johnson, according to D1 Baseball’s Kendall Rogers.
LSU confirmed the hire on Monday, June 27. Johnson will begin his tenure in Baton Rouge later this week after the Twins complete their five-game series against the Cleveland Guardians.
Johnson is replacing former Tiger pitching coach Jason Kelly, who left after one season to take the head coaching job at the University of Washington.
“I couldn’t be more excited to announce Wes Johnson as our pitching coach at LSU,” Jay Johnson said. “We have hired, in my opinion, the best pitching coach in the country at any level. The success he has had at the highest level of baseball speaks to Wes’ ability to communicate, teach, develop and motivate. Our current and future pitchers have a coach in Wes that will get the best out of them and help them develop into one of the best pitching staffs in college baseball on an annual basis.”
The Twins pitching coach has spent the past four seasons with the Twins, a team that has won the AL Central in 2019 and 2020 and currently is in first place for the 2022 season. Johnson has experience in the college ranks coaching at Arkansas and Mississippi State and was the pitching coach for the Razorbacks in 2018 when they finished as runner-ups in the CWS.
Johnson will leave the Twins midseason after the five-game series to accept the Tigers’ job.
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The government is settling a case that will grant billions in debt relief to students, many of them veterans, who say unscrupulous colleges cheated them into overpaying for useless degrees.
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. – QR codes can be seen everywhere these days — at restaurants, airports, department stores, and a variety of other places. Now, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is hoping the popular technology can be used for unsolved homicide cases.
The department is rolling out cards featuring QR codes. Once scanned, the code will lead to a list of unsolved murders. Any tips provided to the police will be anonymous.
This week on Fox 2 and KPLR, The Pulse of St. Louis host Jasmine Huda spoke with SLMPD Chief of Detectives Ryan Cousins about the program. Erica Jones, the mother of Whitney Brown, and Patricia Newton, the mother of Travon Richie, were part of the panel discussion. | https://fox2now.com/news/pulse-of-st-louis/st-louis-police-launch-qr-code-program-for-unsolved-homicides/ | 2022-06-27T21:14:58Z | https://fox2now.com/news/pulse-of-st-louis/st-louis-police-launch-qr-code-program-for-unsolved-homicides/ | false | null |
Alexa goes down the conversational rabbit hole
In a demo, a conversation about trees turns to one about hiking and parks. In the context of the company’s AI, senior vice president and head scientist for Alexa, Rohit Prasad, refers to the phenomenon as “conversation exploration.” It’s not a proper name for a proper feature, exactly. There isn’t a...
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Brooklyn hit-and-run victim Lyn Christopher was born in Trinidad and Tobago. (Family handout image)
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News Americas, BROOKLYN, NY, Mon. June 27, 2022: A Caribbean American family in Brooklyn, NY is mourning the loss of their Caribbean born mother after she and her grandson were the victims of a hit-and-run car thief.
The woman, Trinidad and Tobago immigrant Lyn Christopher, was fatally struck by hit-and-run car thief as she was returning from a nearby park with critically hurt 8-year-old grandson on Saturday, June 25th. Eight-year-old Jacob Butler, who was visiting his grandmother from Atlanta, is on life support.
The 67-year-old grandmother was crossing Macon St. at Ralph Ave. in Bedford-Stuyvesant, coming home from nearby Saratoga Park about 7:10 p.m. Saturday when the speeding driver of a likely stolen Honda HR-V, fleeing a car stop, plowed into her and her grandson. They were around the corner from her three-story brownstone when the accident occurred. Jacob’s sister was walking a few steps ahead when her brother and grandmother were struck.
The boy remains in critical condition, sedated and on a ventilator.
“He’s fighting for his life right now,” NYPD Assistant Chief Judith Harrison of Patrol Borough Brooklyn North said Saturday night. “He could really use your prayers.”
“She should never have died like that,” the victim’s devastated son, Marvin Christopher, 49, told the Daily News in an exclusive interview as cops continue their hunt for the hit-and-run driver. “She didn’t need to be run over like an animal in the street … No one deserves that.”
Cops from the 81st Precinct had pulled the Honda HR-V at the corner of Ralph Ave. and Chauncey St. after cops noticed the vehicle had mismatched plates, a sign that the vehicle may have been stolen. There were two men inside the HR-V, apparently smoking marijuana, cops said.
As the officers approached, the driver floored the gas and sped north on Ralph Ave. “at an extremely high rate of speed,” Harrison said.
The SUV driver struck a 28-year-old bicyclist head on as he veered into oncoming traffic to go around two cars idling at a stoplight, cops said. The out-of-control driver then sideswiped an unoccupied Nissan Pathfinder before plowing into Christopher and Jacob.
The driver continued on, striking a motorist in a Honda Accord before mounting the sidewalk near Halsey St., hitting a 43-year-old man before slamming into a building five blocks from the initial car stop.
The two occupants of the crashed HR-V abandoned the vehicle and ran off. A possible suspect was taken into custody and interviewed but was let go after questioning, an NYPD spokesman said.
The bicyclist, the other pedestrian and the motorist hit were all rushed to area hospitals, where they are expected to recover.
Christopher and her family moved to the U.S. from Trinidad in 1989. She had been a medical secretary at NYU Langone Hospital’s cancer center’s pathology department for over three decades before retiring two years ago.
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'So many people told me what I couldn't do': Former Cardinal Brian Jordan talks about starring in MLB and NFL
ST. LOUIS — Former St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Brian Jordan had one of the most unique careers in the history of professional sports. Not only was he an all-star on the baseball field, he spent three years picking off quarterbacks in the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons. Jordan...
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'Shahs of Sunset' Star Lilly Ghalichi Gives Birth to Baby No. 2 -- See the Pics
Welcome to the world, Kashton Mir! Shahs of Sunset star Lilly Ghalichi announced the birth of her second child on Monday.
"Mom and Dad are so in love with you, your big sister adores you, and the World is ready to welcome you 'Kash-Mir,'" she wrote on Instagram. Ghalichi paired the caption with six photos of her holding the newborn baby boy in her hospital bed. Her husband, Dara Mir, stands by her side.
"🙏🏼 Thankful to have baby delivered safely by @drthaisaliabadi after our team of amazing doctors recognized the early onset of HELPP Syndrome, something I had never heard of but is life threatening- we are so grateful 💙," Ghalichi continued.
HELPP, which stands for Hemolysis, Elevated Liver enzymes and Low Platelets, is a symptom of postpartum preeclampsia.
Lilly and Dara married in 2017 and welcomed their daughter, Alara, in 2018. She announced her pregnancy with Kashton in January with a glamorous family photo shoot, which she captioned, "Been busy creating life 👼🏼."
In March, she posted a decadent gender reveal, dressed in a gown and flanked by a wall of blue balloons. "It's official, I'm going to be a BOY MOM!! 💙💙" she wrote.
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You will find ‘Moj on Sports’ podcasts on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, iHeart and Google podcasts and MojonSports.com
Legendary play-by-play broadcaster Jim Hughson joins Bob Marjanovich, ‘The Moj’ to talk about his amazing career. Starting with Fort St. John, then stops in Penticton and Kelowna before getting the call to work at CKNW in Vancouver and getting the chance to call Vancouver Canucks games on radio.
The boys also talk about Jim’s time calling Major League Baseball for both the Expos and Blue Jays, his time with Hockey Night in Canada and how he is enjoying his first year of retirement.
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New study by Protiviti and ISACA underscores security risks looming large in today's dynamic threat landscape
MENLO PARK, Calif., June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new survey conducted by Protiviti and ISACA found that cybersecurity is the chief risk for IT audit departments, with several related risks such as privacy and data as well as regulatory compliance also ranking as top concerns.
Responses to this year's edition of the annual technology and audit benchmarking survey, titled "IT Audit Perspectives on Today's Top Technology Risks," indicate that IT audit teams are perceiving the current technology risk landscape as much more threatening than in the past. War-related cyberattacks are on the rise, the surge of sophisticated ransomware attacks is ongoing and remote work continues to subject many organizations to new cybersecurity risks. Yet despite heightened concerns, the survey revealed that one in five organizations do not expect their 2022 audit plans to address the risk of cybersecurity breaches.
"Given the increasingly complex and rapidly changing technology risk landscape we're in, it's imperative for IT audit leaders to understand they are responsible for maintaining a holistic view of IT risks impacting the entire organization," said Angelo Poulikakos, a managing director at Protiviti and global leader of the firm's Technology Audit practice. "This requires tech-enablement from an audit standpoint and regular calibration of risk assessments to suit the current environment, rather than 'rinsing and repeating' the work from previous years."
"The elevated cybersecurity concerns evidenced in this year's survey underscore that cyber threats are no longer concentrated within specific industries. This is an industry agnostic concern, and every organization should be mobilizing to protect itself. While IT audit teams may not be on the front lines managing these risks, it's essential that they take a proactive approach to regularly assess the efficacy of these efforts while confirming the proper controls and protections are in place," added Poulikakos.
The Top 10 IT Audit Risks for 2022
The survey asked respondents to rate the significance of 39 technology risk issues. Of those, the top 10 IT audit risks identified were as follows:
- Cyber breach
- Manage security incidents
- Privacy
- Monitor regulatory compliance
- Access risk
- Data integrity
- Disaster recovery
- Data governance
- Third-party risk
- Monitor/audit IT, legal and regulatory compliance
The top risks cited in this year's survey highlight the vital yet sensitive role that data plays in organizations today, with respondents expressing significant concerns regarding the way in which data is gathered, governed and secured. Respondents also demonstrated that IT audit professionals are acutely aware of the evolving compliance requirements facing their organizations, related to data stewardship, industry standards, and national and regional requirements.
"With a global focus on data regulation, it may be easy to view data solely through a lens of compliance," said Paul Phillips, ISACA director of Event Content Development and Risk Professional Practice lead. "However, consumer concern with how their data are used and stored and other operational matters that can quickly become reputational matters must not be discounted. As IT auditors assess risk and evaluate controls associated with data, the tremendous organizational value (and responsibility) of data and the importance of trust should always be top of mind."
The benchmarking report is based on a survey, fielded in the fourth quarter of 2021, of over 7,500 IT audit leaders and professionals, including chief audit executives (CAEs) and IT audit vice presidents and directors, representing a wide range of industries globally. The survey was conducted in collaboration with ISACA, a global professional association of more than 165,000 digital trust professionals.
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ISACA® (www.isaca.org) is a global community advancing individuals and organizations in their pursuit of digital trust. For more than 50 years, ISACA has equipped individuals and enterprises with the knowledge, credentials, education, training and community to progress their careers, transform their organizations, and build a more trusted and ethical digital world. ISACA is a global professional association and learning organization that leverages the expertise of its more than 165,000 members who work in digital trust fields such as information security, governance, assurance, risk, privacy and quality. It has a presence in 188 countries, including 225 chapters worldwide. Through its foundation One In Tech, ISACA supports IT education and career pathways for under resourced and underrepresented populations.
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Manchester United are entering an exciting new era with Erik ten Hag at the helm.
The Red Devils have another new manager and there is plenty of optimism about what is to come after the Dutchman left Ajax to take charge at Old Trafford. Ten Hag made an early arrival at Carrington on Monday for his first training session before being joined by 19 players.
After fitness tests, Ten Hag took his players onto the training pitch and addressed them before they got some ball work in as he begins to convey his ideas to a new group of players. They will soon be joined by those who have been involved in internationals, including Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire, when they return from their delayed breaks.
A dressing room source told the Mirror : “There was a real energy about the place. Everyone was raring to go. Erik was buzzing around the training ground, meeting a lot of people, before taking training in the afternoon.
“There's always a certain amount of routine on the first day back, with fitness and health checks, but they were out on the grass doing ball work in the afternoon.”
Here's a look at five things we noticed after pictures of Ten Hag's first session were released.
1) Opening address
Ten Hag's first task was simple when he got his players on the grass - deliver a strong opening address.
The Manchester Evening News report that Ten Hag addressed the group of players for "several minutes" at the start of the session, flanked by assistants Steve McClaren and Mitchell Van der Gaag.
He will have hoped to have made a positive first impression as photos showed him looking both assertive at times and smiling warmly at others.
After his address, Ten Hag took his players through over two hours of training, mixing ball work with running drills as some players that arrived before 9am remained at the training ground until after 4pm.
First impressions are key, and Ten Hag will hope his first training address got his early message across.
2) Loanees return
Manchester United sent plenty of players out on loan last season who are now back in their colours.
Donny van de Beek is amongst those being watched keenly from afar having thrived under Ten Hag at Ajax. He was back at Carrington and seen being reunited with his former boss.
Axel Tuanzebe is reportedly amongst those Ten Hag could look to move on, but he was seen in training as he looks to take his chance to change his mind.
Youngster Amad was also back in the fold having spent last season at Rangers, whilst Anthony Martial could still resurrect his Manchester United career after a disappointing loan spell at Sevilla.
Full-backs Brandon Williams and Ethan Laird were also back with Williams spending last season being relegated with Norwich City whilst Laird moved in the opposite direction helping Bournemouth to promotion.
3) Youngsters aim to take their chance
Manchester United have a rich tradition of blooding young players - and Erik ten Hag did the same thing at Ajax.
That means there will be plenty of encouragement for United's current crop of youth talents that they could force their way into the side. That certainly appears the case for Alejandro Garnacho, who returned early despite being involved in international action for Argentina U20s in recent weeks.
Charlie Savage, the son of Robbie Savage, was also involved in Ten Hag's first session as he aims to make a positive first impression, as was Alvaro Fernandez, the highly-rated Spanish full-back, signed from Real Madrid in 2020.
Shola Shoretire was also involved having been introduced to the first-team under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and winning the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year award in 2020/21.
4) Point to prove
A new era at Manchester United means a fresh start for many players - and that will be welcome news for some.
Marcus Rashford was amongst those to be back to work on the first day of pre-season and was pictured taking part in the session with Ten Hag. It is a big year for Rashford, who has been hard at work in the off-season and returns eager to impress.
Like Rashford, Jadon Sancho was left out of England's summer plans and will be desperate to get off to a strong start under Ten Hag to cement his place in his plans. After an up-and-down debut season at United, there are high expectations of Sancho kicking-on next year.
The same applies to Aaron Wan-Bissaka, looking to show his worth with reports he is one of those who could be sold by Ten Hag to raise funds this summer.
Whilst their England snubs were a personal blow, they took advantage of their chance to get a head start on their teammates by reporting to training on Ten Hag's very first day.
5) Ten Hag keeps his eye in
Erik ten Hag had a solid albeit unspectacular career as a player. He played over 300 senior games in the Netherlands, enjoying his best spell as captain of FC Twente, where he won the Dutch Cup in 2001.
After that, he went into coaching with his hometown team and has enjoyed a much more successful career already on the other side of the touchline. But that doesn't mean he won't always be a player at heart - and he couldn't resist the urge to show off his skills at Carrington.
Ten Hag was pictured showing his ball skills by juggling the ball as his stars were put through their paces as he showed his squad he himself can play a bit. | https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/man-utd-ten-hag-training-27342210 | 2022-06-27T21:35:42Z | https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/man-utd-ten-hag-training-27342210 | true | 2 |
Columbus Clippers 14, Omaha Storm Chasers 17
Box Score · Clippers fall to 41-31
Columbus put up some incredible offense, but after starting pitcher Tanner Tully was called up at the last second to Cleveland, its pitching couldn’t help the Clippers win a massive slugfest.
Leadoff hitter Will Benson did his job perfectly as a table-setter, walking five times in six plate appearances. Will Brennan went 3-6 with two doubles and Trenton Brooks also had three hits, going 3-5 with a home run.
The most impressive offensive moments, however, were the home runs. Bo Naylor’s first Triple-A blast was one to remember, a 462 foot bomb.
Bo Knows. pic.twitter.com/GP9I6FhOMh
— Columbus Clippers (@CLBClippers) June 26, 2022
Nolan Jones also hit his first home run of the 2022 season, a 438 foot no-doubt-about-it bomb.
"Down the hill!"
— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) June 27, 2022
No. 7 @CleGuardians prospect Nolan Jones crushes his first home run of the season for the @CLBClippers: pic.twitter.com/qbEDRw5zhL
Alex Call and David Fry also had a pair of hits.
Of note, Gabriel Arias, who was not injured after being hit by a pitch on Saturday, managed to foul a ball off of his face in his second at bat Sunday and had to leave the game. Hopefully the injury isn’t serious.
Starting pitcher Peyton Pattenfield allowed four runs in 5.0 innings. The next three relievers gave up 13 runs in two innings.
Akron RubberDucks 5, Harrisburg Senators 8
Box Score · RubberDucks fall to 40-29
Akron needed a win to clinch a spot in the playoffs for the first half-season, but it was unable to do so.
Brayan Rocchio, Jose Tena and Micah Pries all homered, with Rocchio’s going to deep center field off the batter’s eye.
Off the batter’s eye!@CleGuardians No. 4 prospect Brayan Rocchio clubs his fourth homer for the @AkronRubberDuck. pic.twitter.com/VtNu0WEOj9
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) June 26, 2022
Jhonkensy Noel continued his strong showing after his promotion to Double-A, going 2-4 with a walk.
Starting pitcher Gavin Williams failed to get out of the first innings, walking three batters, allowing a hit and striking out two before he was pulled after throwing 39 pitches.
Carlos Vargas added two impressive innings of scoreless relief, throwing 100 mph.
Lake County Captains 2, Dayton Dragons 4
Box Score · Captains fall to 36-33
Lake County struggled to get its offense going, although Gabriel Rodriguez had an impressive game, going 2-4 with his second home run in as many days.
#Guardians 20yr old INF prospect Gabriel Rodriguez hits a laser for his 5th HR of the season today for Lake County. Rodriguez has now homered in back-to-back games. @Eldetejero @LCCaptains #ForTheLand pic.twitter.com/7c756ndvzJ
— Guardians Prospective (@CleGuardPro) June 26, 2022
The only other multi-hit effort game from former top draft pick Quentin Holmes, who made his 2022 debut with a 2-4 game and a double.
Starting pitcher Tommy Mace allowed four runs on seven hits in 4.0 innings with four strikeouts and one walk.
Lynchburg Hillcats 6, Delmarva Shorebirds 4
Box Score · Hillcats improve to 37-32
Jake Fox did what leadoff hitters do, get on base. He went 3-5 with a double, although he wasn’t the biggest offensive standout of the game.
That would be Jorge Burgos, who went 2-2 with three walks. Richard Paz also had an excellent performance, going 2-3 with a pair of walks.
Starting pitcher Josh Wolf allowed one run in a 2.0 innings
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The federal government is injecting more than $221 million to help Quebec long-term care homes improve the prevention and control of infections.
Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the funding is the result of an agreement with Quebec and is part of the $1 billion set aside in the federal government’s 2020 fall economic statement for provinces and territories to improve long-term care.
Duclos was not joined by any provincial government representatives as he made the announcement Monday in Montreal.
He said the money is intended for improvements to ventilation, the purchase of personal protective equipment, and hiring and training more staff to prevent the spread of diseases.
Quebec’s long-term care homes were particularly hard-hit at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, with almost 4,000 deaths between March 2020 and June 2020, accounting for nearly 70 per cent of the deaths reported in the province during the first wave.
Duclos declined to comment on when his government would be prepared to discuss with the provinces and territories their long-standing demand to increase federal transfer payments for health care to cover 35 per cent of their costs, up from the current 22 per cent. | https://globalnews.ca/news/8951190/quebec-ltc-homes-federal-funding-covid19/ | 2022-06-27T21:36:19Z | https://globalnews.ca/news/8951190/quebec-ltc-homes-federal-funding-covid19/ | true | 4 |
NEW YORK, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention Unilever PLC ("Unilever") (NYSE: UL) shareholders:
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of investors. This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons who purchased or otherwise acquired Unilever American Depositary Receipts between September 2, 2020 and July 21, 2021, inclusive.
If you suffered a loss on your investment in Unilever, contact us about potential recovery by using the link below. There is no cost or obligation to you.
ABOUT THE ACTION: The class action against Unilever includes allegations that the Company made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: a) in July 2020, the board of Ben & Jerry's, one of Unilever's marquee brands, passed a resolution to end sales of its ice cream in "Occupied Palestinian Territory" ; and b) this boycott decision risked adverse governmental actions for violations of laws, executive orders, or resolutions aimed at discouraging boycotts, divestment, and sanctions of Israel adopted by 35 U.S. states.
DEADLINE: August 15, 2022
Aggrieved Unilever investors only have until August 15, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. You are not required to act as a lead plaintiff in order to share in any recovery.
Vincent Wong, Esq. is an experienced attorney who has represented investors in securities litigations involving financial fraud and violations of shareholder rights. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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The best gifts for every gardener
If you are looking for a gift for a gardener in your life, the possibilities are endless. From gardening gloves to tool organizers, the best gift will depend on the interests and type of gardening that the recipient likes to do.
Consider how much experience they have when selecting a gift. Gardening tools are a great way to make their hobby more enjoyable while working within your gift-giving budget. Gardening decor that expresses their style or your connection with them is always a fun gift.
Choosing a gardening gift
Practicality
Gardening gifts that help in the garden are some of the most popular. These include items like pruners, trowels and garden gloves. Just because they are designed for work doesn’t mean they can’t also be cute. Look for whimsical prints on practical gifts for a combination of fun and function.
Type of gardener
Consider what type of gardener the recipient is when choosing a gift.
- New gardeners will appreciate help building their collection of essential tools to make gardening easier.
- For gardeners doing small space or container gardening, find special pots or tools to help the gardener make the most of their space.
- Experienced gardeners may already have tools but need a way to keep them organized and accessible.
Style
With so many styles to choose from, garden decor makes a nice gift for those looking for something more sentimental. Look for something that expresses the interests of the recipient. Decor that is a nod to your connection with them is also a great way to show your appreciation of their garden work.
Best gift for a new gardener
Top gift for a new gardener
G & F Products Women’s Soft Jersey Garden Gloves, Three-Pack
What you need to know: This three-pack is made of soft cotton with grips on the fingers for comfort and function.
What you’ll love: These are affordable and a practical gift for a new gardener. Quality gardening gloves are an essential item for any gardener. The floral patterns make them pretty and fun.
What you should consider: These are made of thin cotton and won’t work for heavier garden and yard work.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top gift for a new gardener for the money
Pure Garden Eight-Piece Garden Tool and Tote Set
What you need to know: It includes everything a brand new gardener needs to get started, including hand tools, a watering bottle and a caddy to carry them.
What you’ll love: The tools are made of rust-resistant metal. The carrying tote has seven exterior pockets and five interior elastic securing bands, perfect for adding specialty tools as your gardener gains experience.
What you should consider: The carrying straps can wear quickly, especially if you add extra tools or weight to the bag.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Vivosun Heavy Duty Collapsible Folding Utility Wagon
What you need to know: This wagon can support over 175 pounds of plants and garden tools but still folds up for easy storage.
What you’ll love: It is made of waterproof canvas and polyvinyl chloride, or PVC, material that won’t wear or fade. The wheels swivel 360 degrees for easy steering. When you are done, the included storage cover protects the wagon while in storage.
What you should consider: The wheels can’t navigate rough terrain and are better suited for flat, even ground.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Best gift for an experienced gardener
Top gift for an experienced gardener
Rubbermaid Garage Tool Tower Rack
What you need to know: This tool rack holds up to 40 items, including rakes, hoes and smaller hand tools.
What you’ll love: Included casters make this tool rack easy to move around. The base is wider than the top, so it is ideal for storing larger items, such as shovels, which are a must-have tool for large-scale gardening.
What you should consider: It can be difficult to get to the tools stored near the back.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top gift for an experienced gardener for the money
Magid Bella Women’s Pro Rose Garden Glove
What you need to know: Experienced gardeners aren’t afraid to get into the weeds, making a durable set of elbow-length gloves a valuable gift.
What you’ll love: The palms and fingertips are reinforced for extra protection against thorns. They also have a knuckle guard and are made of thick synthetic leather.
What you should consider: They can run small, so use the included sizing chart and consider sizing up.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Creative Roots Paint Your Own Stepping Stones
What you need to know: For the gardener who already has it all, a customizable stepping stone kit is a fun activity to do together for a one-of-a-kind piece of garden decor.
What you’ll love: These kits come in 15 designs, including a flower, sun and ladybug. It comes with everything you need, including the pre-cast ceramic stone, acrylic paint and a brush. There are also helpful tips to mix paint for custom colors.
What you should consider: These are novelty stones and not meant to be walked on or support plants.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Best gift for a small space gardener
Top gift for a small space gardener
AeroGarden Harvest Indoor Garden with LED Grow Light
What you need to know: Additional growing space allows gardeners to grow and harvest up to six herbs right in their kitchen.
What you’ll love: The grow light and hydroponic system provide everything within a 12-inch space. The control panel shows alerts when it is time to add water, apply the included plant nutrient packets and adjust the lights.
What you should consider: This indoor garden is ideal for herbs but won’t work for larger plants.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top gift for a small space gardener for the money
E. Palace Mini Stainless Steel Water Can
What you need to know: Combining function and style, the modern design is sleek enough to leave out as decor in a small gardening space.
What you’ll love: The hand-polished stainless steel resists scratching and weathering. It comes in gold and silver finishes. The placement of the spout at the bottom of the can makes it look striking and also allows for water to flow easier without spills.
What you should consider: The smaller capacity means refilling more often if watering numerous plants.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Union Rustic Amarelys Three-Piece Ceramic Pot Planter Set
What you need to know: This set of three makes a statement as a grouping while also providing options for placement in a smaller space.
What you’ll love: These durable, ceramic pots with a geometric design look great both on their own and when placed near each other. Each pot has a drainage hole to allow for easy watering. They are also rust- and weather-resistant.
What you should consider: The largest pot has a 12-inch diameter and may be too big for some spaces.
Where to buy: Sold by Wayfair
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Police say a man who complained there was too much mayonnaise on his sandwich opened fire at a Subway sandwich shop in Atlanta, killing one employee and injuring another.
The shooting happened around 6:30 p.m. Sunday at a Subway attached to a gas station in downtown Atlanta. Police said Monday that a suspect had been arrested, but they did not identify him.
Police say the man argued with the two female workers and then opened fire. The store's owner says it breaks his heart that someone had the audacity to shoot someone over mayonnaise on his sandwich. | https://www.koaa.com/news/national/police-say-restaurant-workers-shot-in-argument-over-mayo | 2022-06-27T21:39:09Z | https://www.koaa.com/news/national/police-say-restaurant-workers-shot-in-argument-over-mayo | true | null |
SHERIDAN — The Renegade's 4-H Club will collect items for the fall Foster Parent Exchange bags over the next few weeks.
The bags, put together by the Sheridan Foster Parent Exchange, are given to children in need throughout the community in partnership with Illuminate Church for the the Ready, Set, School event Aug. 6.
Items needed for the bags include full-sized toothpaste, full-sized toothbrushes, chapstick, full-size bottles of shampoo and conditioner, full-size bottles of body wash or bar soap, comb and brush sets, water bottles and washcloths.
Items can be dropped off at Common Cents located at 3601 N. Main St. or Knecht Home Center located at 1836 S. Sheridan Ave.
For additional information, call 307-763-9687. | https://www.thesheridanpress.com/news/local/renegade-4-h-club-collecting-items-for-sheridan-foster-parent-exchange/article_ca2905d8-f55e-11ec-800d-b3e715b13927.html | 2022-06-27T21:39:51Z | https://www.thesheridanpress.com/news/local/renegade-4-h-club-collecting-items-for-sheridan-foster-parent-exchange/article_ca2905d8-f55e-11ec-800d-b3e715b13927.html | false | null |
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The big-money contest to determine the Republican challenger to Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is finally nearing its end, and candidates are making their final pushes to sway voters ahead of Tuesday’s vote.
The election, which has seen millions of dollars pumped in from several high-profile billionaires, is shaping up to the most expensive non-presidential race in American history.
Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin, who had the lion’s share of the early momentum and received nearly $50 million in donations from businessman Ken Griffin, has faded in the polls in the lead-up to the election, dropping to third in some surveys.
“I think the problem that Mayor Irvin had was that he couldn’t decide who exactly he wanted to be,” Southern Illinois University professor John Jackson said.
Irvin also faced a withering spree of ad spending from the Democratic Governor’s Association and from Pritzker himself, with a combined $30 million spent on advertising against the early frontrunner.
On the election’s eve, it is instead State Sen. Darren Bailey that seems to have the upper hand. He has spent recent days flying across the state, visiting all 102 of Illinois’ counties, and he has also gained traction thanks to the endorsement of former President Donald Trump over the weekend.
“There were people out there that were just checked out,” he said. “Now they’re seeing this (endorsement), so now they’re thinking ‘we have an option?’”
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Bailey had sought out Trump’s endorsement for months in the lead-up to the election, and finally got the nod at a rally supporting Rep. Mary Miller, who is locked in a heated battle with Rep. Rodney Davis in Illinois’ 13th District.
The state senator from Xenia also has earned the support of shipping supply magnate Dick Uihlein, who has given Bailey nearly $10 million in donations.
Bailey jumped into the public consciousness during the COVID pandemic in 2020, suing Pritzker’s administration over its stay-at-home order. The senator has been a frequent critic of Pritzker’s handling of the pandemic, and says that he feels that a new leader is needed to address the problems that Illinoisans face.
“I think Governor Pritzker is delusioned in everything he does,” Bailey said. “He’s a failed leader. What has he done to help all of us?”
For his part, Pritzker has largely focused his ad spending against Irvin, but the Democratic Governor’s Association has also run ads against Bailey, arguing that he is too conservative to guide Illinois forward and criticizing his connections to Trump.
“With this new endorsement from Trump himself, there’s no question: Darren bailey is the most MAGA, far-right conservative candidate in this race,” DGA Illinois Press Secretary Yael Sheinfeld said in a statement. “A would-be Governor Bailey poses a serious threat for Illinoisans everywhere. Voters know Darren Bailey is far too conservative for our state.”
Pritzker will hold his Election Day event in Chicago, while other GOP candidates continue to barnstorm around the state. Bailey will be in Desplaines on Monday night. Sullivan, who is hoping for a large turnout on Tuesday, will be in Lombard for an event. | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/bailey-irvin-continue-sparring-as-big-money-gop-illinois-governors-primary-nears-end/2867325/ | 2022-06-27T21:48:31Z | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/bailey-irvin-continue-sparring-as-big-money-gop-illinois-governors-primary-nears-end/2867325/ | false | 1 |
Nearly 1 in 4 business owners (22%) do not have an insurance policy on their business, according a survey by Selective Insurance and The Harris Poll. Of those that do, the study also found that almost half (49%) do not completely understand what their business insurance policy covers. There's no better time than the present for business owners to ensure they have the right coverage for their unique business.
BRANCHVILLE, N.J., June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- June 28 is National Insurance Awareness Day, an ideal time for business owners to review their insurance policies and ensure they provide appropriate protection. For many small business owners, their business offers more than just a livelihood for themselves and their employees – it also represents their dedication and passions. Protecting it from unexpected loss is critical.
Every business needs insurance. Yet, according to a recent survey conducted by Selective Insurance and The Harris Poll, nearly one in four business owners (22%) do not have an insurance policy on their business. While it may be uncomfortable to plan for the worst, the truth is bad things happen. If a small business experiences loss due to crime or severe weather, having appropriate insurance is a key tool for reducing the impact of that loss.
For businesses with insurance, it is important to know what's covered. A study by Selective Insurance and The Harris Poll found that two in five business owners (38%) don't fully understand their insurance coverage. Awareness brings peace of mind – business owners need to take the time to review their policy and discuss it with their independent agent to determine whether there are exposures that need further attention.
Whether you're an insured or uninsured small business, these five tips can help you evaluate the insurance marketplace and your needs on Insurance Awareness Day:
- Work with an Independent Insurance Agent – Independent insurance agents provide a choice of companies, products, services, and price points to help business owners find the insurance protection that meets their unique needs. They can assist in understanding coverages, including how to address exposures that put businesses at risk.
- Enact Annual Policy Reviews – As businesses grow and evolve, their insurance coverages must adjust accordingly. Before the annual insurance policy renewal process, small business owners should speak with their independent insurance agent for a complimentary and detailed review of their insurance policy to help ensure that their unique risks are appropriately covered.
- Conduct a Pressure Test – Small business owners should have a clear understanding of their business exposures and a strong business continuity plan in case something goes wrong. Selective's unique online self-service resources can help businesses take steps to build a safer work environment by addressing or reducing risks.
- BOP for Your Business – Small businesses can benefit from a Business Owners Policy (BOP). Commercial liability coverage is crucial to help protect businesses against liability claims and lawsuits. Business property insurance can protect against covered property loss caused by acts of nature, theft, fire, and other covered perils.
- Look for Added Perks with an Insurance Partner – Some carriers offer complementary resources, such as 24 x 7 access to nurses to triage worker injuries or digital training modules to help businesses and their employees build knowledge about cybersecurity. These value-added services help business owners address and reduce risks, contribute to smooth business operations, and can help create a safer environment for employees and customers.
On Insurance Awareness Day, and every day, business owners need to prioritize management of their business's risks. The more they understand their insurance coverages, the more prepared they are to reduce the impact of an unavoidable loss.
Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SIGI) is a holding company for 10 property and casualty insurance companies rated "A+" (Superior) by AM Best. Through independent agents, the insurance companies offer standard and specialty insurance for commercial and personal risks and flood insurance through the National Flood Insurance Program's Write Your Own Program. Selective's unique position as both a leading insurance group and an employer of choice is recognized in a wide variety of awards and honors, including the Fortune 1000 and being certified as a Great Place to Work® in 2022 for the third consecutive year. For more information about Selective, visit www.Selective.com.
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Restaurants, pastry and tea shops, and a commercial farm have made the final cut for the 2022 Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest.
The entrepreneurs move to the final round of public voting and will have the chance to present their business plans at the annual Hatch Off, set for 7 p.m. July 21 at the Wayne State University Industry Innovation Center at 461 Burroughs St.
The winner earns $100,000 grand prize from Comerica Bank and a package of accounting, legal, IT and public relations assistance from Hatch Detroit and its partners. The winner also will open a brick-and-mortar location in Detroit, Hamtramck or Highland Park, according to a news release.
The five finalists are:
- Colfetaire: An online European dessert and pastry shop specializing in Romanian baked goods.
- Detroit Farm and Cider: A 4.9-acre commercial farm at 1600 Lawrence St. on Detroit's west side with plans to build a cider mill and offer youth day camps and horseback riding classes.
- Gajiza Dumplins: A dumpling shop at 15429 Mack Ave. specializing in Asian-style food and handmade dumplings from scratch in more than 30 flavors.
- Lily's & Elise: A tea lounge at 19037 Livernois Ave. with a primary focus on the premium service of European-style afternoon and high tea with fresh pastries and small plates to accompany orders.
- Little Liberia: An Afro-fusion pop-up restaurant looking for a permanent space to introduce Liberia's cuisines to metro Detroit. It offers authentic Liberian dishes, a cuisine whose heritage is a mixture of African, Caribbean, and Antebellum-South African American influences.
Public voting runs through noon July 7. The annual Hatch Off event functions similarly to a 'Shark Tank' style pitch competition. The winner will be chosen from a combination of the public vote and judges' determination. Tickets are now available.
This is the first Hatch contest since 2019, and second with the $100,000 cash prize, up from $50,000 the first seven years of the competition.
Hatch Detroit, a retail and restaurant incubator, was established in 2011. Alumni of the program have opened 49 businesses, employ more than 500 people and have invested more than $7 million in their businesses. The Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest has helped launched Detroit businesses including La Feria (2012), Sister Pie (2014), Live Cycle Delight (2015), Meta Physica Massage (2016), Baobab Fare (2017) and 27th Letter Books (2019).
Comerica Bank and the Comerica Charitable Foundation have contributed $660,000 in startup funding to support the winners of the annual neighborhood retail competition, as well as direct organizational support funding to Hatch Detroit.
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PITTSBURGH, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC) last week received the results of the Federal Reserve's 2022 Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR). The Federal Reserve's CCAR disclosure included its estimate of PNC's minimum capital ratios for the period from the first quarter of 2022 through the first quarter of 2024 under the hypothetical Supervisory Severely Adverse scenario. Based on PNC's strong results, PNC's Stress Capital Buffer (SCB) for the four-quarter period beginning Oct. 1, 2022 is 2.9%. PNC's Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio significantly exceeds the regulatory minimum (4.5%) plus our SCB, reflecting our strong capital levels entering 2022 following the integration of BBVA USA.
Earlier this quarter, our board of directors authorized a new repurchase framework, under the already approved authorization for repurchases of up to 100 million common shares of which approximately 64% were still available for repurchase as of March 31, 2022. This framework and our SCB results allow for the continuation of our recent quarterly dollar average share repurchase levels, as well as the flexibility to increase those levels should conditions warrant. PNC's common share repurchases may be executed in privately negotiated transactions or through the open market, including under Rule 10b5-1 plans. The timing and amount of executed repurchases will be based on market conditions and other factors.
As previously disclosed, on April 1, 2022, the PNC board of directors raised the quarterly cash dividend on common stock to $1.50 per share, an increase of 25 cents per share, or 20%, which became effective with the May 5, 2022 dividend payment.
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is one of the largest diversified financial services institutions in the United States, organized around its customers and communities for strong relationships and local delivery of retail and business banking including a full range of lending products; specialized services for corporations and government entities, including corporate banking, real estate finance and asset-based lending; wealth management and asset management. For information about PNC, visit www.pnc.com.
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sided with a high school football coach who claimed the right to pray on the 50-yard line after each game, joined by those players who wanted to participate.
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sided with a high school football coach who claimed the right to pray on the 50-yard line after each game, joined by those players who wanted to participate.
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NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life America, about the anti-abortion rights movement's goals now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned.
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Two people were seriously injured in a multi-vehicle vehicle accident at the intersection of Sand Creek Road and Minnesota Avenue in Brentwood on Monday morning.
A pick-up truck traveling east on Sand Creek Road ran a red light at around 10:30 a.m., and collided with an SUV traveling north on Minnesota Avenue, according to officials on scene.
The collision spun the SUV into a bicyclist who was crossing Sand Creek Road with the light, before the SUV came to rest facing east in the westbound lane of Sand Creek Road. The male bicyclist, who was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, was airlifted to a local hospital in critical condition.
The driver of the SUV, a male in his 60s, required extrication from his vehicle and was transported by ground ambulance with major injuries.
An eyewitness who was stopped for the red light described seeing the bicycle flip into the air, before coming to rest in front of her vehicle.
There was a total of five motor vehicles involved, but all other patients were released at the scene. Investigation and cleanup was expected to take about an hour, according to Brentwood Police.
Emergency crews are on scene of a four-vehicle crash on Sand Creek Road at Minnesota Avenue in Brentwood. One person is being airlifted. Crews advise motorists to avoid the area.
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WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — It’s tough to keep your mind focused on tennis when your family’s home in Ukraine is being bombed.
Anhelina Kalinina and Lesia Tsurenko did just that at Wimbledon on Monday, winning their opening matches at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament to set up a second-round meeting between the two.
“Thank God they are alive, they are safe,” Kalinina said of her family, explaining that their home was destroyed in a Russian attack during the war. “But they live like many other Ukrainians, (from their) bags, so you never know what’s going to happen tomorrow because everything looks like sometimes quiet. But then yesterday was two rockets in Kyiv, in the center.”
The 29th-seeded Kalinina advanced to the second round by beating Anna Bondar 4-6, 6-2, 6-4. Tsurenko defeated British wild-card entry Jodie Burrage 6-2, 6-3.
“I don’t feel good,” said Tsurenko, who is worried because her home in the capital is close to a spot that’s been under attack. “So every time is like my area, my area of the city where I live, get bombed … I think when the war started, I start to feel this tension inside of me, and I think even if I work every day with psychologist and I try to, I don’t know, anyway, try to avoid this emotions, it’s impossible.”
Both players won’t have to face Russian or Belarusian opponents, because athletes from those countries have been banned from competing at Wimbledon this year. As a result of that decision, no ranking points will be awarded to players during the tournament.
“I was not really happy with that decision,” Tsurenko said, though she added that she agreed with the ban. “I think that the sanctions and all the sportsmen getting banned from sport from Russia and Belarus, there is a big reason for that … I think that those decisions are right and the sanctions are right.”
Kalinina said it wasn’t fair to consider the issue of ranking points when talking about a war.
“We can’t compare WTA points, we cannot compare this ban of these players to what’s going on currently in Ukraine,” Kalinina said. “We cannot compare this what they are now missing and how many millions of people are killed, still dying, and how many refugees are brought and surviving, with mothers with their kids, people are out of money, out of family, out of their jobs.
“They don’t have anything. They are like homeless.”
At the French Open, Tsurenko lamented the fact that more of her fellow players weren’t coming out in support of Ukraine. But she and Kalinina have been getting plenty of support from the crowd.
One of these two will reach the third round, and they plan to talk about what they can do in their match to bring some more recognition to their country.
“We’ll see,” Kalinina said. “We will discuss.”
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NEW YORK (AP) — The company planning to buy Donald Trump’s new social media business has disclosed a federal grand jury investigation that it says could impede or even prevent its acquisition of the Truth Social app.
Shares of Digital World Acquisition Corp. dropped almost 10% Monday as the company revealed that it has received subpoenas from a grand jury in New York.
The Justice Department subpoenas follow an ongoing probe by the Securities and Exchange Commission into whether Digital World broke rules by having substantial talks about buying Trump’s company starting early last year before Digital World sold stock to the public for the first time in September, just weeks before its announcement that it would be buying Trump’s company.
Trump’s social media venture launched in February as he seeks a new digital stage to rally his supporters and fight Big Tech limits on speech, a year after he was banned from Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.
The Trump Media & Technology Group — which operates the Truth Social app and was in the process of being acquired by Digital World — said in a statement that it will cooperate with “oversight that supports the SEC’s important mission of protecting retail investors.”
The new probe could make it more difficult for Trump to finance his social media company. The company last year got promises from dozens of investors to pump $1 billion into the company, but it can’t get the cash until the Digital World acquisition is completed.
Stock in Digital World rocketed to more than $100 in October after its deal to buy Trump’s company was announced. The stock closed at $25.16 Monday.
Digital World is a special-purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, part of an investing phenomenon that exploded in popularity over the past two years.
Such “blank-check” companies are empty corporate entities with no operations, only offering investors the promise they will buy a business in the future. As such they are allowed to sell stock to the public quickly without the usual regulatory disclosures and delays, but only if they haven’t already lined up possible acquisition targets.
Digital World said in a regulatory filing Monday that each member of its board of directors has been subpoenaed by the grand jury in the Southern District of New York. Both the grand jury and the SEC are also seeking a number of documents tied to the company and others including a sponsor, ARC Global Investments, and Miami-based venture capital firm Rocket One Capital.
Some of the sought documents involve “due diligence” regarding Trump Media and other potential acquisition targets, as well as communications with Digital World’s underwriter and financial adviser in its initial public offering, according to the SEC disclosure.
Digital World also Monday announced the resignation of one of its board members, Bruce Garelick, a chief strategy officer at Rocket One. | https://www.klfy.com/technology/company-buying-trumps-social-media-app-faces-subpoenas/ | 2022-06-27T21:58:51Z | https://www.klfy.com/technology/company-buying-trumps-social-media-app-faces-subpoenas/ | true | 35 |
As Monday draws to a close in Kyiv and in Moscow, here are the key developments of the day:
A Russian missile hit a crowded shopping mall in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk. The regional governor said at least 13 people were killed and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of trying to sabotage people's normal life, targeting a site with over 1,000 people believed inside that posed no military threat. Monday also saw deadly attacks in other Ukrainian cities including Kharkiv and Lysychansk, Ukrainian authorities said. More than 50 Russian missiles hit cities across Ukraine over the weekend.
NATO aims to increase the strength of its rapid reaction force from 40,000 to 300,000 troops, the alliance's Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said. Stoltenberg called the change part of the "biggest overhaul of collective defense and deterrence since the Cold War." NATO allies will meet this week in Madrid and are also expected to approve additional aid to Ukraine.
Zelenskyy met via video with Group of Seven leaders at their summit in Germany, and urged them to approve more military help for his country. The G-7 leaders pledged in a statement to "continue to provide financial, humanitarian, military and diplomatic support and stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes."
Russia appears to have defaulted on its foreign debt for the first time in over a century, after sanctions blocked the country's efforts to pay interest to its overseas creditors. Russian officials reject the designation as artificially forced by the West, because Russia has the money but the U.S. Treasury in May closed the last pathway for American investors to receive debt payments. In practical terms, little impact is expected immediately as Russia already faces many punishments that might befall an economy in default.
A Russian court set a July 1 start date for the trial of U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, her lawyer told NPR. Russian authorities arrested the WNBA player for allegedly carrying cannabis vaping products in February, days before President Biden announced sanctions against Russia for invading Ukraine. The U.S. government says Griner is wrongfully detained and it assigned a hostage affairs envoy to work to get her released. The Russian judge ordered Griner to remain in detention throughout the trial, according to her lawyer. She could face 10 years in prison if convicted.
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Russian missiles end weeks of relative quiet across the western half of Ukraine.
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NBC to air primetime special for Ukraine on Sunday
NBC says it’s airing a star-studded, primetime special to raise money for Ukraine with the aim of “spreading awareness through the power of entertainment.”
The hourlong benefit, “Ukraine: Answering the Call,” will air on Sunday at 7 p.m., the network announced Monday.
The special will include remarks from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as well as appearances by celebrity chef José Andrés and musicians and actors including Kristen Bell, Alicia Keys, Brad Paisley, Julianne Moore, Rosie Perez, Jon Batiste, Brandi Carlile, Brian Cox, Vera Farmiga, Jeff Daniels, Lena Headey and Simu Liu, NBC said.
A group of Broadway performers will also come together to sing “What the World Needs Now is Love.”
The special comes roughly four months after Russia invaded Ukraine, starting a war that has displacing more than 8 million Ukrainian citizens and killing more than 4,000 civilians and thousands of soldiers on both sides of the fight.
“During the broadcast, viewers will have the chance to help families impacted by the crisis in Ukraine by donating to the International Rescue Committee (IRC), an organization that helps people affected by humanitarian crises to survive, recover and rebuild their lives,” the network said.
Buzznog, a fan engagement platform, will also sell a digital collectible created by a Ukrainian artist, with a portion of proceeds going to the IRC.
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The BMW Z4 is probably the most underappreciated cars in the brand’s lineup. Despite what its shockingly low sales figures might suggest, the current Z4 is actually one of BMW’s best cars. However, shockingly low sales figures, as unfair as they may be, still dictate BMW’s commitment to the car, or lack thereof. Which is why, if these new spy photos are anything to go by, BMW isn’t giving the Z4 much of an LCI update.
Our good pal Wilco Blok snagged some photos of the newly facelifted Z4 doings some testing in Germany and, despite being wrapped entirely in camouflage, looks no different than the current car. Admittedly, these photos fail to show off its front end, so maybe BMW made some significant updates to the Z4’s grille and/or headlights but that’s doubtful. Instead, this LCI refresh is likely to be mild at most and these spy photos suggest that.
If you want to get an idea of just how subtle the updates for the new BMW Z4 LCI are going to be, just look at the 8 Series LCI. Due to low sales, BMW barely put any money or effort into updating the 8 Series and its many variants. Admittedly, the 8er’s issues had nothing to do with its looks, they were the best part of the car. On the flip side, the Z4’s funky headlights and grille made it a bit controversial looking, so BMW might just give it a literal facelift to see if it can get a few more sales out of it before it goes the way of the Dodo. But because we can’t see the front end in these photos, and BMW hasn’t exactly been eager to invest in slow-selling cars, we doubt it.
It’s a shame, though, because the BMW Z4 is a surprisingly good car to drive. Next to the Porsche Cayman and Mazda MX-5, it’s probably the best small roadster you can buy. And if you prioritize a bit of comfort over outright handling, it’s actually probably better than the Cayman (definitely comfier than the Mazda). I’ll be sad to see the BMW Z4 go, because it’s a car I like quite a bit, but in the meantime I’ll be looking forward to driving it again after it gets this new facelift.
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I’m a gardening expert – the bizarre reason you should be putting dish soap on your lawn
YOU'VE probably heard the phrase "the rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain."
But what about "the bottle of Dawn should be sprayed along the lawn?"
According to garden experts, using dish soap on your grass can solve a common problem, so don't write this bizarre solution off.
The tip comes from Tom Monson of Monson Home and Landscaping, who told Homes and Gardens that dish soap is effective in killing off moss that creeps onto the lawn.
"Killing moss without decimating your grass can be tricky, but a dish soap solution can make it look easy with a little care and attention," Monson told the outlet.
Removing moss is key to a thicker, greener lawn. The earlier you catch the moss, the easier it will be to remove – and the best part of this solution is the dish soap won't harm your grass.
First, Monson said, gather your materials: soap and water.
You'll need to adjust the amount of each to reflect the area of grass you're treating.
The rule of thumb Monson suggested was four ounces of dish soap and two gallons of water per every 1000 square feet of grass.
Most small- and medium-sized lawns will require just one gallon of water and two ounces of soap.
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Mix the ingredients together and treat the entire area with a sprayer, then let the soap and water dry.
The drying process should take about one day, so after you spray the area, walk away and let it rest.
If you can treat the grass on the morning of a particularly hot, dry day, it might be ready to scrape away by nightfall.
Then, use a rake or similar garden tool to scrape away the dead moss.
Monson said that while the formula shouldn't hurt your grass, there's a chance that some of your greenery or other plants could sustain damage, especially if your formula isn't diluted properly.
If that happens, you can safely replant grass seeds or other plants in the treated areas, and you shouldn't expect to see moss crop back up if you successfully scraped away the remnants. | https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/fabulous/9075290/garden-dish-soap-lawn-grass-moss/ | 2022-06-27T22:06:17Z | https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/fabulous/9075290/garden-dish-soap-lawn-grass-moss/ | true | 4 |
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