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New Put-in-Bay ferry designs were flawed, costing Miller Boat Line some $8 million, lawsuit says
CLEVELAND, Ohio— A new ferry to shuttle people to Put-in-Bay was so poorly designed that it needed to be partially rebuilt, according to a lawsuit filed on Thursday. Miller Boat Line sued Elliott Bay Design Group, the designer and engineer of the new Mary Ann Market boat that the company initially...
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COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — The mass arrest earlier this month of 31 white nationalists allegedly en route to riot at a Pride event in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, drew attention to the unprecedented increase in threats to the LGBTQ community. But the events reminded locals of another time when far right extremists sought to use their turf as a national stage to promote intolerance and hatred – and how their community fought back.
"We're not going back to the days of the Aryan Nations," said Coeur d'Alene Mayor Jim Hammond, two days after the Patriot Front arrests on June 11. Hammond was referring to a neo-Nazi group headquartered in that region between 1974 and 2000.
But many Coeur d'Alene residents said the events that day, and the hostilities that built up to them, felt eerily similar to that earlier chapter in the region's history.
"There's a lot of people that know what's going on and they know something's not right," said Jessica Mahuron, with the North Idaho Pride Alliance. "I have heard people say it feels like when the Aryan Nations were at its peak. It feels like that."
Driving out Aryan Nations
In 1974, an engineer named Richard Butler bought 20 acres of farmland in Hayden, Idaho, a few miles outside of Coeur d'Alene. There, he established a compound and organization for neo-Nazis called Aryan Nations. The property held a neo-Nazi church, a modest home where Butler and his wife lived, a watchtower and barracks for young white men.
"Butler's goal was to choose five states and make that a white enclave and drive people out that weren't white," said Tony Stewart, a resident of Coeur d'Alene and founding member of the Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations. The "white homeland" that Butler sought to establish would be in the Pacific Northwest, and he made North Idaho its starting point.
"They were very quiet until 1980, and in 1980 they targeted a Jewish restaurant in Hayden, Idaho," Stewart said, noting that the group vandalized the establishment with anti-Semitic graffiti.
After that, the group's criminal activities escalated to include bombings, bank robberies, and even the firebombing attempted assassination of Bill Wassmuth, a prominent local Catholic priest and human rights activist. Aryan Nations had also assumed a key role among racist organizations. Every year it hosted an annual conference that drew Klan members and neo-Nazi skinheads, among others, from around the nation.
But in 1998, members of the compound committed a crime that would bring the group's days in North Idaho to a close. On a July night, an Indigenous woman named Victoria Keenan and her 18-year old son were driving along the road next to the compound. When the son dropped something from the car, they retraced their path. Aryan Nations members heard the car backfire, and started giving chase, shooting as they pursued the Keenans' vehicle.
The Keenans were injured when their rear tire blew out and the car stopped in a ditch, where neo-Nazis beat them through the windows with rifles. Traumatized by the incident, Victoria Keenan reached out to members of the Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations, including Stewart and a local attorney named Norman Gissel. Gissel brought their story to the attention of the Southern Poverty Law Center.
"And boy they put on a hell of a lawsuit, let me tell you," said Gissel.
Led by SPLC attorney Morris Dees, the Keenans won a $6.3 million judgment against Butler and the Aryan Nations. The result bankrupted the organization, and the compound property was auctioned in 2001.
After the dissolution of the compound, Butler remained in Hayden, Idaho, and died in 2004 at the age of 86.
Gissel credits the work of the Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations, founded in 1981 to push back against the hate and terror that Aryan Nations attempted to sow in the community, with laying the groundwork for the legal victory.
"Our jury were not people of leadership in this community. They were – as it's designed to be in the jury system – ordinary people doing ordinary things and leading ordinary lives," said Gissel. "And they had been informed by us for 20 straight years [about] freedom, equality, fairness and the rule of law."
A new far right unites against a fresh target
Today, North Idaho continues to occupy a special place in the imagination of the far right as a potential haven for hardline conservatives. Most recently, a survivalist author rebooted the concept by proposing the "American Redoubt" in 2011 – a geographical territory comprised of Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and parts of Washington and Oregon, as a territory for Christian conservatives. Many local residents say these proposals have produced noticeable results.
"There's been a real influx of individuals in the last 10 to 12 years here. And some of them moved here escaping diversity, and they say so," said Stewart. "And so if Butler was here and it was his organization today ... a number of them might join because they truly are racist."
At the Pride in the Park event in Coeur d'Alene, some of the most visible anti-LGBTQ protesters identified as recent transplants to the state.
One man, who declined to share his name with NPR, showed up roughly 20 minutes after opening remarks were delivered on the Pride event stage. He paced the perimeter of the gathering wearing full camo, including a hat, sunglasses and mask that obscured nearly his entire face. On his back, he carried a semi-automatic rifle.
"I don't want it in North Idaho," he said, referring to the Pride activities. "You know, there's so many places you can go and celebrate this. Why Idaho? Everyone is fleeing from states to try to have one conservative haven, and yet it ends up here. So where do we go from here? Do we go to Alaska? You know, there's not a lot of other places we can go."
The degree to which disparate actors on the far right have recently unified against LGBTQ people and events has presented an unprecedented threat to that community and its supporters. Across the country, it has exacted a steep toll during what otherwise would be a Pride month full of celebration of inclusiveness and varied identities. In Keizer, Ore., organizers cancelled that city's Pride Fair after concluding that they could not ensure attendees' safety in the face of harassment and threats.
"There has been a mass spreading of a lot of misinformation, skewing of what the activities that are occurring in this park [would be], and the intent and who is sponsoring it," said Mahuron. She said that she, her organization's board members, event vendors and even city officials had endured weeks of organized and targeted harassment at the hands of local mom-and-pop churches, white nationalist social media figures and their followers, and far right pro-gun groups.
One of those pro-gun groups, the Panhandle Patriots Riding Club, had scheduled its own event just minutes walking from the Pride in the Park gathering. At a table, the group's head, Michael "Viper" Birdsong displayed several books that the group had borrowed from the Hayden Library. Birdsong claimed that the books contained "pornographic" material intended to "indoctrinate" children – a claim that falls in lockstep with a narrative that falsely claims that LGBTQ people harm children.
Kristy Redfield, a resident of nearby Post Falls, Idaho, whose children were at the Pride event, was alarmed by flyers that the pro-gun group had posted for its gathering. The flyer encouraged attendees to bring firearms, and featured a line that she considered inflammatory: "If they want to have a war, let it begin here."
"When guns come up, I'm not against the freedom, but I feel like we need to be responsible," Redfield said. "When you're advertising 'bring your guns' and 'this means war,' what part of that is bringing responsible people?"
A short distance from the pro-gun gathering, a self-identified Christian nationalist named Dave Reilly led a Catholic rosary prayer in opposition to the Pride event. Reilly, himself a transplant to Coeur d'Alene, participated in the racist 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Va. Among those praying with Reilly were several young men with blue baseball caps sporting the "America First" slogan, merchandise associated with a white nationalist group.
Idaho as a bellwether state
Many observers say the display of weaponry by anti-LGBTQ protesters in and around Coeur d'Alene's Pride event starkly showed the volatile climate that can result from the mix of hyperpartisan disinformation; permissive gun laws; and a heightened sense of grievance among the far right as a Democrat occupies the White House. But those who track anti-democratic movements warn that it would be wrong to view North Idaho as an outlier in America.
"We really see Idaho as kind of a bellwether state," said Kate Bitz, a program manager and trainer organizer with the Western States Center.
Her organization, based in Portland, Ore., promotes inclusive democracy in the Pacific and inland northwest. Bitz points to anti-transgender bills that Idaho lawmakers considered in 2020, including prohibiting transgender girls from playing team sports and barring transgender minors from receiving hormone therapy or receiving gender-affirming surgery. She said Idaho was among the first to consider such measures. Since then, several other states have passed similar legislation.
Bitz also noted that the recent trend of white nationalists moving back into the region – two decades after Aryan Nations was forced out – also offers a warning lesson to other places that have seen anti-LGTBQ rhetoric on the rise.
"As some parts of the, I suppose, mainstream political establishment in North Idaho become more hostile toward the LGBTQ+ community, white nationalists are hoping that they can use this to demonstrate that they're part of that same faction and that they deserve attention and mainstreaming and a platform," said Bitz.
Drawing on a region's pro-democracy infrastructure
But Bitz also said the history with Aryan Nations also spurred a level of pro-democracy organizing that has effectively protected and advanced human and civil rights.
"I think that these communities have a lot of the tools that they need to educate people, bring them up to speed, make it clear what the actual live-and-[let]-live ethos of Idaho really is," she said.
Members of the Kootenai County Task Force also emphasize this point. They point to the fact that when Victoria Keenan first shared the story of her and her son's trauma at the hands of Aryan Nations, it was with members of the task force. The relationship that the task force built with her, said Stewart, made her less distrustful than she had previously been in working with local law enforcement. It was also the task force members' resourcefulness that ultimately won the Keenans representation in court by the SPLC.
The task force continues its work today, and its members say they sometimes work closely with other regional human rights groups to promote inclusive democracy. They cite their recent efforts to push back against a takeover of the North Idaho College Board of Trustees by far right ideologues.
Christie Wood, a member of Coeur d'Alene's city council and current head of the task force, said the work is more challenging as far right conservatives move into the region with the goal of transforming it. But she noted that these new residents often find the area is less hospitable to their aims than they expected.
"What they find when they get here ... are people like us. Our organization and all the citizens in Coeur d'Alene and Kootenai County that absolutely do not embrace [their ideologies]," Wood said. "Do all of those good citizens get the media coverage? No, not really. It's usually the extremists that get the coverage."
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Swedes Henrik and Daniel Sedin and Daniel Alfredsson have been elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Goaltender Roberto Luongo, Finnish women’s star Riikka Sallinen and builder Herb Carnegie were also selected Monday to be inducted in November.
The Sedins and Luongo are being inducted in their first year of eligibility. Alfredsson made it in his sixth year.
Alexander Mogilny and Jen Botterill were passed over for another year.
Alfredsson won the Calder Trophy as NHL rookie of the year and was the face of the franchise for the Ottawa Senators for almost two decades. He helped them reach the Stanley Cup Final in 2007 and spent 17 years of his 18-year career in Ottawa.
Each of the Sedins won the Art Ross Trophy for leading the NHL in scoring, and Henrik won the Hart Trophy as MVP in 2010. Luongo is fourth in league history in victories.
Sallinen starred for Finland through bronze medals at the 1998 and 2008 Olympics and was part of several world championship teams in between.
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U-Haul honors and celebrates the life of a Company titan, whose impact is still felt today
TEMPE, Ariz. and RIDGEFIELD, Wash., June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- An 18-year-old William E. "Hap" Carty, while on leave from the U.S. Army in 1945, helped his sister and brother-in-law with an upstart company they were building – quite literally – in a milk house on the Carty Ranch in Ridgefield.
The concept was to create a line of trailers families could rent for one-way moves. The business was to be called U-Haul. The do-it-yourself moving industry would never be the same.
Carty joined U-Haul full-time in 1946 following his discharge at the end of WWII, and in doing so became the Company's first employee. While he never cashed his paycheck from the first 10 trailers he helped build in that milk house, his tireless commitment and influence over the next 43 years shaped the foundation and growth of one of North America's most recognizable companies and successful entrepreneurial stories.
Hap, nicknamed for being a happy child with a big smile, died on Friday. He was 95.
"U-Haul would not exist today but for Hap," stated Joe Shoen, U-Haul CEO and son of the Company's late founders L.S. "Sam" and Anna Mary Carty Shoen. "He was a recognized industry innovator who crossed paths with many industry stalwarts including John Rock, Red Pohling, Don Peterson, John DeLorean and Roger Penske.
"Hap and John Rock designed the only medium-duty air-ride truck that GMC® ever built. He worked with Navistar® and Dana® to produce a medium-duty truck with a 24-inch frame rail height. That truck revolutionized do-it-yourself moving."
During his illustrious career, Carty served as president and Chairman of the Board for U-Haul International, Inc. In 1971, as president of U-Haul, he brought the Company's network of independent U-Haul dealerships to 15,000, a record that stood for more than 30 years.
"One of the reasons I've had good luck in management is that I always hire good people," Carty told Amerco World (now U-Haul News) in 1981. "I get them strong in the areas I'm weak in, and we work together. I've lived this way for years and looked like a genius many times, because I had the buoyancy of good people."
Carty was born on March 2, 1927. He and his wife, Toni, have six children: Gail, Tim, Martin, Kevin, Katie and Patrick, along with several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
The Carty family is synonymous with the rural Washington town 24 miles north of Portland, Ore., where a sign greets visitors: "Welcome to Ridgefield, birthplace of U-Haul."
Hap Carty is equally tied to Tempe, where he lived the latter half of his life and was instrumental in opening the U-Haul Technical Center in 1970. Though just nine miles east of Phoenix, Tempe was largely undeveloped desert at the time. The U-Haul Tech Center not only signaled business expansion in Tempe, but it was the only research and development facility of its kind in the world, featuring a test track where rental equipment was rigorously tested to meet safety standards. Carty ran the facility, which still manufactures U-Haul trailers and truck boxes today.
From 1946-52, Carty assembled, painted, serviced and rented trailers. Then he took his wife, Toni, and their two children to Boston to establish the first U-Haul manufacturing plant on the East Coast, empowering the Company to become a nationwide brand.
"I had $500 with which to open Boston Trailer Manufacturing Company, but was on a $3 per diem allowance. We ate a lot of hot dogs cooked over open fires as we made our way across the continent," Carty recalled. "The (Boston) shop bore no relation to an automobile assembly line. It looked more like a village blacksmith shop, complete with hearth, hammer and anvil."
Carty also helped establish the U-Haul manufacturing center in Willow Grove, Penn. He took night classes at Penn State University, acquiring knowledge over a wide range of subjects that enabled him to deal with his immediate responsibilities. He studied business law, management, economics and engineering. As the first U-Haul field director of eastern states, Carty directed manufacturing and marketing operations in 28 states, from Florida to Maine to Minnesota.
In the 1960s, Carty was named U-Haul marketing director. He later became president of U-Haul subsidiary Kar-Go International, a role he held when he helped launch the Tech Center.
Carty retired on Jan. 1, 1988, and remained on the Board of Directors for AMERCO, parent company of U-Haul, through 2006. Even still, Carty could be seen frequently in the Company lunchroom, counseling younger managers and attending U-Haul functions, including one Team Member's 50th anniversary celebration one week before he passed.
While his legacy remains evident through the awards, images and quotes attributed to him across the U-Haul Midtown Campus in Phoenix, his real impact is felt through the lives he touched, professionally and personally, throughout the U-Haul network across North America.
Since 1945, U-Haul has been the No. 1 choice of do-it-yourself movers, with a network of more than 23,000 locations across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 offers secure access to U-Haul trucks every hour of every day through the customer dispatch option on their smartphones and our proprietary Live Verify technology. Our customers' patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to approximately 186,000 trucks, 128,000 trailers and 46,000 towing devices. U-Haul is the third largest self-storage operator in North America and offers 876,000 rentable storage units and 75.1 million square feet of self-storage space at owned and managed facilities. U-Haul is the largest retailer of propane in the U.S., and continues to be the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry. U-Haul has been recognized repeatedly as a leading "Best for Vets" employer and was recently named one of the 15 Healthiest Workplaces in America.
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Carly Rae Jepsen joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her latest single, “Western Wind,” and more new music.
The Canadian artist discusses taking stock of her life over the past couple years and how that’s led into this latest set. She also touches on the single having its thematic ties back to her upbringing and family, as well as the the Kate Bush-inspired music video.
Jepsen also gives some love to producer Rostam, tells us the backstory on the lockdown-written “Me and the Boys in the Band” single, and previews her upcoming “So Nice Tour,” which has some proceeds going to support the Ally Coalition. (You can snag tickets here!)
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PHILADELPHIA, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading railroad catastrophe lawyers from Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky PC are responding to media inquiries today following today's multi-car Amtrak Southwest Chief train collision-derailment at a crossing in Mendon, Missouri, about 100 miles northeast of Kansas City, that reportedly resulted in numerous injuries and a massive regional mass-casualty team response. Amtrak says there were more than 240 passengers on the Chicago-bound train that reportedly derailed after striking a construction vehicle at the crossing.
"We are deeply saddened – and concerned for the safety of everyone involved – following numerous reports of this latest catastrophic Amtrak collision and derailment," said SMB's trial attorneys and mass transportation safety advocates Robert J. Mongeluzzi and Jeffrey P. Goodman. "Once again, investigators from the National Transportation Board (NTSB) are rushing to a horrific incident scene. They'll focus on every safety factor, eventually determining if this was a predictable and preventable incident."
Trial attorneys Mongeluzzi and Goodman have been amongst the lead lawyers in numerous catastrophic derailments including the 2015 derailment of Amtrak Train 188 that killed 8 people; the 2021 derailment of an Amtrak train in Montana that killed 3 people, and other fatal crashes in Georgia, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. They have consistently advocated for sweeping rail safety upgrades, including Positive Train Control (PTC), which provides automatic switching and braking systems and safer railcars, which would improve the survivability of accidents.
Mr. Mongeluzzi said, "Passengers and the general public must be assured that the Amtrak system – including rail crossings coast to coast – is safe. We know from years of experience that properly operated trains and maintained track should not be involved in these kinds of incidents."
Mr. Goodman added, "Sadly, despite its history, Amtrak has yet to create a culture where safety is its highest priority. We are particularly concerned by eyewitness reports of Amtrak crew overcrowding the observation car, which poses unique safety challenges based upon the different seating configurations."
In addition to their experience representing victims in train derailments, Mr. Mongeluzzi and Mr. Goodman previously were the lead lawyers for the victims in the sinking of amphibious Stretch Duck Boat 07 in Branson, Missouri in 2018 that killed 17 people.
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ROME (AP) — Leonardo Del Vecchio, who founded eyewear empire Luxottica in a trailer and turned an everyday object into a global fashion item, becoming one of Italy’s richest men in the process, died on Monday, the eyeglass company said. He was 87.
“EssilorLuxottica announces with deep sorrow the passing of Chairman Leonardo Del Vecchio,″ said a statement from the company, its name reflecting a deal forged several years ago between Luxottica and French-based lensmaker Essilor.
The statement said EssilorLuxottica’s board would meet to “determine the next steps.”
Luca Zaia, the governor of Veneto, the northeast region where Del Vecchio started his business in 1961 in an Alpine valley town, hailed Del Vecchio as one of the “entrepreneurs of greatest success in all the world.”
Italian media said Del Vecchio died in a Milan hospital, where he was admitted several weeks ago. No cause of death was cited.
From a start in a Milan orphanage, Del Vecchio went on to become one of Italy’s richest industrialists. Globalizing fashion eyeglasses, Luxottica now makes frames for dozens of stellar fashion names, including Armani, Burberry and Chanel.
On Forbes’ list of richest persons, Del Vecchio and his family was ranked last year at No. 60, with assets of $24.5 billion.
Del Vecchio’s father sold vegetables on the streets of Milan but died before he was born. The youngest of four children, when he was in his 20s, he worked as an apprentice making parts for eyeglass frames, then went into business for himself. He moved from Milan to the Dolomite Mountains village of Agordo in 1961, taking advantage of an offer of free land to provide jobs and discourage young people from flocking to cities for work.
What started as a company housed in a trailer steadily grew into a sprawling complex, a 90-minute drive from Venice, employing thousands of people and producing tens of thousands of frames every day.
Del Vecchio found gold by turning the rather mundane necessity of life into “designer frames” for prescription glasses and sunglasses. The Luxottica’s corporate website lists 33 top brands, including Valentino, Prada, Michael Kors, Coach and Brooks Brothers.
Two moves as he expanded his business were widely considered key. One strategy saw him invest in the retail sector, opening Luxottica stores. The other strategy led him to acquisitions, notably that of the U.S. company Ray-Ban, in 1999, a brand which under the company’s marketing approach gained cachet.
Del Vecchio’s empire expanded with a deal, announced in 2018, with France’s Essilor. That accord created a massive entity with more than 140,000 employees in 150 countries.
But Del Vecchio took care to keep his family financial vehicle, the holding company Delfin. In its latest configuration, Del Vecchio held 25% of its capital. Under Delfin’s umbrella are considerable stakes in banking and insurance companies as well.
Unlike some of Italy’s flashier industrialists, like TV magnate Silvio Berlusconi and Fiat’s Gianni Agnelli, Del Vecchio kept a low-profile, to the point that Italian media dubbed him “Mr. Nobody.”
Corriere della Sera daily quoted him as saying of his early mentors in the trade: “They left me with several important lessons — discipline, method and competence.”
Del Vecchio preached simplicity. “For years my lunch was based on boiled cabbage. Its smell reminds me of the great effort, the dream that I had to do something that was mine, even if small, but where I could put to use my ideas and my abilities,″ the Milan daily quoted him as saying.
He remained untouched by the corruption scandals that rocked Italian business and political power spheres in the early 1990s.
“I don’t like paying taxes, but I like sleeping at night,” Del Vecchio told The Associated Press in an interview at company headquarters in 1995.
Premier Mario Draghi, an economist who had headed the European Central Bank, issued a tribute from Germany, where he was participating in the G-7 summit.
“For more than 60 years a protagonist of Italian entrepreneurship, Del Vecchio created one of the biggest companies of the country, starting out from humble origins,” Draghi said in a written statement. The industrialist “brought the community of Agordo and the entire country to the center of the world of innovation,” the Italian premier said.
Del Vecchio married three times, including two times with his second wife, Nicoletta Zampillo. He had six children: son Claudio and two daughters from his first marriage to Luciana Nervo; a son, Leonardo Maria from his marriage to Zampillo; and two sons, Luca and Clemente, with Sabina Grossi, a former investor in the group, La Repubblica newspaper said. | https://www.keloland.com/news/national-world-news/leonardo-del-vecchio-founded-luxottica-eyewear-empire-dies/ | 2022-06-27T22:37:53Z | https://www.keloland.com/news/national-world-news/leonardo-del-vecchio-founded-luxottica-eyewear-empire-dies/ | true | 31 |
TORONTO, June 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Purpose Investments Inc. is pleased to announce the 2022 second quarter distributions for Purpose Specialty Lending Trust.
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Uzumaki Anime Hit With Another Delay
The new anime adaptation for one of Junji Ito's most well known horror stories, Uzumaki, has unfortunately hit been with another delay as the team behind the series wants to get the adaptation as ready as possible before its premiere. First announced to be in the works with both Adult Swim and Production I.G. back in the Summer of 2019, this series taking on Junji Ito's classic work has been long in production while also noting a few delays not only due to the ongoing COVID pandemic but through the production team hoping to get the final project just right. That's the same case here as well.
With the previous delay from the production team slating Uzumaki for a release some time this year, the production team behind the series has once again announced a delay to the series' premiere. While there is no further information about when exactly that we will get to see the new series (meaning whether it's a delay until a later point this year or to 2023 in general), a note from the production team shared with fans on Twitter begins as such, "Thanks to everyone for their interest, and positive comments about out Uzumaki anime adaption. Unfortunately, the premiere date of the series must again be delayed."
An important update for our Uzumaki Anime. pic.twitter.com/J3auulSvTI
— UzumakiAnime (@UzumakiAnime1) June 27, 2022
"In order to replicate the the quality of the intricate designs and detailed line work of [Junji Ito's] classic manga, Director [Hiroshi Nagahama] and the production team have asked for additional time to recreate Ito's masterpiece properly," the note continues. "As much as we'd like to deliver this show to the public as soon as possible, we don't want to compromise its quality by delivering a mediocre final product. We remain fully committed to pursuing the completion of this work at the highest caliber. We'll be back with a firm premiere date once we are confident this adaptation is as good as we know it can be. Thank you for your continuing patience and support."
While there is no update to the new release date just yet, it does mean that the series will be as close to perfect as possible when it finally launches! Directed by Hiroshi Nagahama (Mushishi, The Flowers of Evil), with music composed by Colin Stetson (Hereditary) for Adult Swim and Production I.G, Uzumaki will be a four episode miniseries that features a Japanese voice cast that includes the likes of Uki Satake as Kirie Goshima, Shinichiro Miki as Shuichi Saito, Toshio Furukawa as Kirie's Father, Takashi Matsuyama as Shuichi's Father, Mika Doi as Yukie Saito, Mariya Ise as Azami Kurotami, Katsutoshi Matsuzaki as Katayama, Wataru Hatano as Okada, Tatsumaru Tachibana as Tsumura, Kouichi Toochika as Yokota, Ami Fukushima as Shiho, Gen Sato as Boy 1, Shunsuke Takeuchi as Boy 2, Anna Nagase as Girl, and Kosuke Okamoto as Attendee 1.
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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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There’s a moment in the new season four trailer for FX’s What We Do in The Shadows where the vampires’ neighbour asks, “What’s the word for what you guys are?” When Guillermo (Harvey Guillén) responds “Polyamorous?”, the neighbour says, “No, I was kind of thinking like dirty hippies.”
For stalwart viewers of What We Do In The Shadows (and even longtime fans of the franchise, which began in 2014 with the film of the same name), this kind of causal explanation of the house’s relationships is nothing that we don’t know. Throughout the past three season we have heard of all the various sexual exploits of our favourite undead housemates, and a large amount of their storylines tie into finding love.
The queerness is ingrained into the fabric of the show. In the very first episode of the first season, we learn that both Nadja (Natasia Demetriou) and Lazslo (Matt Berry) — a vampire married couple — have had affairs with Baron Afanas. As the show progresses we learn that Nadja has had multiple affairs with other men, most notably the tragic, eternally reincarnated Gregor, and it was confirmed in an interview with the Advocate that Nadja has had affairs with men and women. Elsewhere in season one, another vampire roommate, Nandor (Kayvan Novak), fails a citizenship test because he identifies George Washington as the first gay president (because they had an affair, obviously), and in season two, it’s revealed that Laszlo and Nandor have had some dalliances. In season three, Nandor explicitly states that he likes men and women. Guillermo is also implied to be asexual; the token human in the house, he’s also the only main character in the series who does not explicitly pursue romance and he says that he doesn’t kiss and tell because “I don’t kiss,” which can be interpreted through a queer, asexual lens.
While nobody has ever come out and said the words, “queer,” “gay,” “bisexual,” “pansexual,” or “asexual” on the show, What We Do in the Shadows has still managed to establish that it is queernormative and casually comedic, while never taking aim at the queer community. It proved that you can do a show about queer people without making queerness a punchline. As the vampires go through their immortal lives, they simply don’t think about their sexuality getting in the way. There are no coming out stories (these vampires are 800-300 years old, after all), queer trauma, or overt fights against political authorities who are trying to define or restrict their queerness. Even in 2019, when this show first aired, it felt like revolutionary television.
And now? We have HBO Max’s Our Flag Means Death, which takes the queernormativity that earned What We Do in the Shadows so many accolades and ramps it up to 11 by making a queer romance the entire hinge on which the show turns. As the pirates Edward “Blackbeard” Teach (Taika Waititi, who co-wrote and co-directed the Shadows movie, and is a producer and occasional director and co-star on the FX series) and Stede Bonnet (Rhys Darby, who also co-starred in the Shadows movie) fall in love, the whole show frames itself around their romance, and the people and expectations that stand in their way. Meanwhile there are nonbinary pirates, gay scribes, and polyamorous ladies all in play, done completely without any sense of malice or apathy. Much like the vampires of What We Do in the Shadows, these pirates are just trying to get by, thank you very much.
It’s impossible to ignore the fact that there are overlapping players in the mix here. The same kind of offbeat, improvisational, Kiwi comedy permeates both television series, even though they are produced and were developed in the U.S. Just like in the vampire show, there are never any explicit labels applied to the pirates. They are simply allowed to exist in the messy ocean of queerness, without having to be put into a box that might create assumptions or limitations of their narratives.
It feels like a very easy statement to make; that these two shows that share similar creators, actors, producers, and names, are pushing forward a queernormative agenda, but it still feels important to say so. The audience for Our Flag Means Death was primed by the existence of What We Do in the Shadows, and both serve as groundbreaking works of representation on screen.
Sometimes, representation doesn’t have to be that deep. It can just exist in order to further expand the narratives that marginalised groups are often sidelined, forced, or stereotyped into. That’s the whole point here, that casual representation of any identity will always mean more than no representation at all, and will typically only serve to normalize that identity in storytelling. Creating empathetic characters with intense, meaningful backstories and wonderful plots who just happen to be queer is an incredibly important, underutilized tool in television. But luckily we have What We Do in the Shadows and Our Flag Means Death to help show others how it’s done.
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Editor’s Note: Release dates within this article are based in the U.S., but will be updated with local Australian dates as soon as we know more. | https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2022/06/how-what-we-do-in-the-shadows-paved-the-way-for-our-flag-means-death/ | 2022-06-27T22:40:53Z | https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2022/06/how-what-we-do-in-the-shadows-paved-the-way-for-our-flag-means-death/ | true | 2 |
Bones, trashy series, crap reality: the reasons why I sucked on Netflix
The former queen of platforms is experiencing her lowest moments. Her rivals, HBO, Star Plus and Apple, are eating her alive
Very recently there was not a week in which Netflix did not surprise us with the premiere of a wonderful series. This year has felt the financial problems of the platform. The most notable are stories that were already underway. Better Call Saul and Stranger Things did not disappoint in their new seasons. Claw, Adam Sandler’s film, was a very pleasant surprise as was file 81 -disturbing horror series that, inexplicably, was cancelled- and some docuseries like Be docile, pray and obey. The rest is the Sahara desert. It’s boring Netflix and for many, it’s no longer the first choice to watch. In this list of the 10 series of the year in its first half, it is clear that HBO and, above all, Apple, are giving it a real lesson. Decisions like going for the easy one and making simpleton reality shows and series with pretensions and emptiness like Who is Anna? They make many decide to emigrate to richer places with more options.
These are the best series of the year for this server:
- Moon Knight: I don’t understand why it hasn’t been received with the critical acclaim it deserves. Oscar Isaac gets the best performance of any Marvel character. The story also immerses us in the mysteries of the tombs of the pharaohs and gives us an anthology villain played by Ethan Hawk. A look also at the Egyptian underworld made with a rare mastery and beauty. This misunderstood series is on Disney.
- Life and Beth: Amy Shumer gives us a glimpse of the hell of middle age for a woman tormented by the complexes that her mother has instilled in her. To describe this honest story as a comedy would be to enclose ten stark, relentless, moving and sublime chapters in one category. A precious simplicity, a pain that is muffled in the irony. You can see this unclassifiable beauty through Star Plus.
- Irma Vep: There are only three chapters, I can rush too much, but what Oliver Assayas achieves is remarkable: to delve even deeper into the film with autobiographical touches about a director who wants to adapt The Vampires, the film that Lous Feulliade filmed in 1915, with the same clichés of ingenuity that the stories were told in that first cinema. With a sublime Alicia Vikander and a dreamy art direction, Irma Vep rescues the tradition of cinema within cinema, the one made great by Fellini in 8 and a half or Truffaut with American night. It is more than a story an essay on the art of telling stories in images. This masterpiece is on HBO.
- The Dropout, rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes: I don’t care that its format is the most television and direct you can imagine, in the end the story is so powerful of an arrogant and careerist medical student who wanted, at all costs, to become famous and millionaire patenting an invention that never worked: that of a box that, with a small drop of blood, could know exactly your state of health. Amanda Seyfried’s interpretation is an Emmy award, a Golden Globe award, whatever statuette they want to give her. It’s from StarPlus.
- Euphoria: The degree of maturity reached by this series sets a very high bar for any story you want to do about teenagers. The Zendaya thing was consecrating. One of those rare cases in which the critics and the public adore her alike. The staging in the final two chapters, told through Lexi’s play, is a model of how quality television should be made. If you’re not with Euphoria you’re not in anything. Rue’s Follies can be seen on HBO.
- The Boys: There is nothing more fascist than superhero stories. This need to show people with powers inconceivable to any human being is reminiscent of Nazi theories. This is why Marvel bothers me so much. The complexity of having beings capable of flying and lifting a truck with one finger is portrayed in this adaptation of a comic that saves the year for Amazon Prime, an increasingly decadent platform without ideas. The third season elevated it to the category of essential classic. Watch out, Homelander, he’s on his way to being the most disgusting character in television history.
- Better Call Saul: Netflix appears on this list with the fifth and final season of a series that is on its way to being as important as its predecessor, Breaking Bad. Filled with unexpected twists and shocking deaths, the story of Saul Goodman is seen standing tall with nails between his toes. Waiting for the final part of the season, Netflix customers scratch our heads and think, what will happen to the platform when Saul is over? In Colombia Better call Saul never entered the list of the top 10. You already know that these platforms are bought here to see Colombian soap operas without advertising. What mental laziness.
- Somebody, somewhere: Another story of characters in a town of red necks in deep America has stolen our hearts. A simplicity, a Chekhovian messtria, a twisted sense of humor, some adorable and close characters because at some point we have seen these people. It went from crouching on HBO, nobody seemed interested and in my opinion it exceeded the second season, something disappointing for Hacks whom I did not decide to include because, contrary to official criticism, it represented a downfall of his predecessor. If you want to see something that looks like everything, but looks like nothing, watch Somebody, somewhere right now.
- Severance: From what parallel universe did this series created by Dan Erikson and played by the great Adam Scott come to us? What if, to forget all your sorrows, you let them put a chip into your brain to completely differentiate reality from work? A dystopia with a determined and furious character, one of those series that maintains that constant that it is on television that risks are being taken to tell original and complex stories with a freedom that only Apple TV can offer. Look at her, she’s going to blow your head off.
- Pachinko: Pachinko is that kind of epic story that has everything, violence, love, tenderness, crying, a lot of crying. A craft of memory to never forget the humiliations that the Japanese made the Koreans go through when they were colonized by them at the beginning of the 20th century. If you want to see something really big, those things like that gone With the Wind, if you want to know why it sucks to go to the movies and better to stay at home watching a sublime series, Pachinko is the answer. It’s from Apple TV. | https://d1softballnews.com/bones-trashy-series-crap-reality-the-reasons-why-i-sucked-on-netflix/ | 2022-06-27T22:46:51Z | https://d1softballnews.com/bones-trashy-series-crap-reality-the-reasons-why-i-sucked-on-netflix/ | false | 2 |
MALAHIDE, June 27: India will be hoping for clear weather and improved performances from rookies like Umran Malik when it clashes with Ireland in the second and final T20, here on Tuesday.
The rain had reduced the series-opener to 12-overs a side contest and it could well be another shortened game considering a rather gloomy forecast for match day.
Ruturaj Gaikwad did not come out to bat on Sunday due to a calf niggle and he could be the only change in the playing eleven if the opener doesn’t regain full fitness.
With a full strength squad to be played in the T20s against England next month, the final match against Ireland presents another opportunity to the younger players to show what they are capable of.
Pace sensation Umran Malik will be among those who would be eager to make an impact. It is not fair to judge him by the only over he bowled on Sunday but he was all over the place, indicating that the nerves got the better of him.
It was the sixth over of the innings, the ball was relatively new and 22-year-old Harry Tector made full use of Malik’s extra pace.
Skipper Hardik Pandya has already expressed that Malik is better off bowling with old ball, bringing him into play only after the powerplay.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar is likely to pose problems for the Ireland batters again with conditions helping him move the ball both ways. Avesh Khan was not up to the mark in the death overs and he will be looking for a better performance.
The Indian bowlers will be wary of the threat posed by Tector. The Irish batter attracted a lot of attention with his fearless play in the first T20 after his team found itself in lot of trouble.
Some of the shots he played fetched praise even from the Indian players. Another explosive knock against the game’s powerhouse might help Tector bag a life-changing IPL contract.
“Some of the shots he played were mind-blowing,” remarked Hardik after the seven wicket win.
Ireland would take a lot of heart from the way they fought back with the bat but their bowlers will need to raise their game against a formidable batting line-up.
The pacers could not find the right length at the start of the innings, giving the Indians easy boundaries.
Craig Young got the ball to swing and seam and his fellow fast bowlers would be inspired by him to put up a better show against the mighty Indians. It is not every day that they get to play a team like India and they would eager to make the most of the opportunity.
Hardik and Hooda, who did well as a makeshift opener in Gaikwad’s absence, targeted off-spinner Andy McBrine in the over that yielded 21 runs. Having served a harsh lesson, McBrine would look to find ways to contain the right-handers.
Suryakumar Yadav’s return to international cricket from an injury lasted only one ball and he will be aiming to get back to his consistent ways.
Squads:
India: Hardik Pandya (captain), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Dinesh Karthik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik.
Ireland: Andrew Balbirnie (captain), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Stephen Doheny, Josh Little, Andrew McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Conor Olphert, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Craig Young.
Match starts 9 PM IST. (PTI) | https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/india-expect-young-stars-to-shine-in-gloomy-irish-weather/ | 2022-06-27T22:46:52Z | https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/india-expect-young-stars-to-shine-in-gloomy-irish-weather/ | false | 8 |
CAMPBELL, Ohio (WKBN) – A Campbell girl had a message for the President, but she’s too young for social media. So, she found a different way to reach him and the president responded.
Bella Mercer is very close with her father. As soon as President Biden took office, she wrote him a letter.
“I asked Joe if he could hire my dad to be on his team with him,” Bella said.
The 10-year-old’s letter covered the front and back of a piece of paper. She just got a return letter from the President.
President Biden wrote back saying, “Thank you for sharing your thoughts with me. Vice President Harris and I love hearing from students.”
Bella wants to see her father get better. Corey has Functional Movement Disorder (FMD), which causes involuntary movements, and even drop attacks. He’s written three presidents about health care issues, but Biden hasn’t answered him yet.
“Proud, because our girls can make a difference and knowing it was about me for my condition,” Corey said.
Corey favors medical cannabis to help with his intense migraines from a benign brain cyst and believes others could benefit, too, if regulations were relaxed.
“And if it helps me with my severe migraines, with the pain and the pressure, how else can it help the average person with arthritis?” Corey asked.
Bella is going into fifth grade and is in Campbell’s gifted education program. One part of the president’s letter stuck out to her.
“I urge you to remain curious, creative and fearless. Students like you are the future of our great nation,” Biden wrote.
“He’s saying about how kids at my age would be able to change the future and make history,” Bella said.
The final words in the letter from the president were “keep challenging yourself. And be kind.”
Bella said the letter was one of her top three highlights ever. | https://www.wytv.com/news/local-news/president-biden-responds-to-campbell-girls-letter/ | 2022-06-27T22:49:26Z | https://www.wytv.com/news/local-news/president-biden-responds-to-campbell-girls-letter/ | true | 2 |
'She was a gentle soul': Friend and family pay touching tributes to aspiring lawyer, 35, who was battered to death by a 'stranger' in 'random attack' as she walked home at night in East London - as police arrest man, 29, over her horrific murder
- Zara Aleena's cousin said she was a 'bubbly, high empathy person' in tribute
- While friend Nadia, 42, a school teacher, said the 'gentle soul' 'wouldn't hurt a fly'
- Met Police launch murder probe into attack after the aspiring lawyer was killed
- Man, 29, has been arrested on suspicion of murder, police confirmed today
The heartbroken relatives of a law graduate who was ambushed and beaten to death in an 'opportunist stranger attack' spoke of their anguish today.
Zara Aleena, 35, died from severe head injuries after she was attacked in the street while walking home from a night out with friends in the early hours of Sunday.
Miss Aleena's cousin described her as a 'bubbly, high-empathy person' and said the family were devastated.
Horrified neighbours also revealed how they heard loud screams following the attack on Cranbrook Road, Ilford.
And police announced today that a man, 29, was arrested on suspicion of her murder
Local MP Sam Tarry said the murder was a 'random attack' and also tried to assure the public that there will be a 'flood of police on the streets'.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan also said he was 'heartbroken' by the death of Zara.
PICTURED: Aspiring lawyer Zara Aleena, 35, was murdered in the early hours of Sunday morning in Ilford, East London
The road where Zara was found with horrific injuries was just a short distance from Gants Hill Station
The Met have closed the road and put a cordon in place at the scene while urging women to be 'alert' but not 'alarmed' by the attack
Miss Aleena had been working at the Royal Courts of Justice as an administration officer while she sought a trainee solicitor role that would allow her to embark on a legal career, said her cousin, who asked not to be named.
'She was a lovely person,' he added. 'It's such a shock for the family. She wanted to become a lawyer, to make a success of herself so she could support the family.
'She was always bubbly, brought life to the room, a warm, high-empathy person. She looked after her mum and her gran and was a very family-oriented person.'
Nadia added that she could not understand why she had decided to walk home rather than get a taxi.
'She probably thought it was nearby and… nothing like that has ever happened here – that is probably why,' she added.
'She wanted to borrow some heels and some mascara from me that night, but I couldn't answer my phone as I was busy.
'She was a gentle soul, she wouldn't hurt a fly. She just passed her law degree and was working in central London. She wanted to become a lawyer so she could provide for herself and her family.'
One man, who knew her and asked to remain anonymous, said: 'It's such a shock, she was such a lovely person. She used to look after the old folks who lived down the road.
'We are going round to help her parents at this terrible time. Her parents are elderly and very upset at the moment, so they are too upset to talk right now.'
Another neighbour, who also did not want to be named, added: 'I knew of her [Zara Aleena], but didn't know her well because I've been bed-bound for 10 years.
'She used to look after an elderly woman next door. It' so sad because she was so young.'
Another man added: 'Just recently she came to remove some bricks from my skip. I can't believe that's the same person. She just finished law school.'
London Ambulance, who called the police at 2.44am to the scene, took Ms Aleena to hospital where she later died.
Her family have been informed of her death after she was ambushed and brutally attacked by the stranger while walking in the direction of Gants Hill Station and the high street.
Zara, who lived near to where she was found, died of multiple injuries but police said that no weapons have been found yet as they continued with the probe.
Today in a statement, Chief Supt Stuart Bell described the murder as 'tragic' and said a full investigation was underway.
And local MP Sam Tarry said the murder was 'something out of the ordinary' for his constituents.
Speaking at Ilford Police Station, he said: 'I can confirm that pending formal identification that we believe the victim to be a local 35 year old woman named Zara Aleena.
'At 02:44 am on Sunday, 26 June, Met officers were called by London Ambulance Service to a seriously injured woman found by members of the public in Cranbrook Road, Ilford.
'The woman, who we believe to be Zara, had suffered serious head injuries and despite the best efforts of paramedics and doctors in hospital, she died later on Sunday morning.
'Zara, who lived locally, was walking along Cranbrook Road in the direction of Gants Hill Station when she was assaulted
'It is now believed that she was the victim of an attack by a stranger.
'Her family are aware of this and as the investigation progresses they will continue to be updated and supported.
'A special post mortem has been completed. Zara suffered multiple serious injuries that contributed to her death.
'There is no evidence at this time that weapons were used during the attack.'
He added: 'We are keeping Zara's family up to date with our progress and my heartfelt condolences are with them at this terrible time.
'They are being supported by specialist officers - but I cannot imagine the pain they must be feeling.
'Resources from across the Met are being drawn upon to help us identify whoever is responsible and the murder investigation is developing quickly.
'Our priority is to catch the perpetrator as soon as possible and for that reason there are some aspects of the investigation I won't be commenting on in detail.
'Since the attack, officers have worked every hour to determine more about the circumstances - we are determined to catch the person responsible.'
Police continue to work in Cranbrook Road, Redbridge, after Zara Aleena was murdered on Sunday morning
He said that a full forensic examination of the scene and the surrounding area is taking place - while officers are undertaking house to house enquiries.
The Met have closed the road and put a cordon in place at the scene while urging women to be 'alert' but not 'alarmed' by the attack.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said: 'I'm heartbroken by the [death] of Zara Aleena who had her whole life ahead of her. My thoughts and prayers are with her family, friends and the whole community who are devastated by her death.
'I am in regular contact with the police who have been working around the clock and a man is now in custody on suspicion of murder. There will continue to be a large police presence in the area over the coming days.
'Understandably, women living in the area and across London will be feeling distressed and fearful after this awful attack and the death of another woman at the hands of a man.'
Labour MP for Ilford Sam Tarry said: 'Cranbrook Road is part of my constituency.
'It looks like, on the face of it, a random attack. This is something out of the ordinary.
'And for that reason, the Met and the local authority are moving heaven and earth to ensure people's safety and put the perpetrator behind bars.
'My message to my constituents is that we will do everything to remember this woman who lost her life in the most horrendous way.
'We want our community to be free of fear and go about their daily business.
'People do need to be reassured, there will be a flood of police on the streets.
'I don't think people should be bowed or cowed into fear but of course people are going to be scared.
'I would say to people, check your cameras, your dashcams, any small clue could help.'
Labour frontbench MP Wes Streeting, who said she was one of his Ilford North constituents, also paid tribute to the 35-year-old.
Mr Streeting said: 'Police have named the victim of the murder on Sunday morning as my 35 year old constituent Zara Aleena.
'I am heartbroken for her family and send those who loved and knew her my deepest condolences.'
One neighbour said today: 'I came home about that time, we had just been to an Ed Sheeran concert.
'I heard screaming but I didn't know whether it was a child or a fox. I didn't think much of it. It's a shock because it at 2am it was still busy with lots of cars.'
She said the police had called at her house and told her father the woman was Asian and that they were looking for a white male.
Zara Aleena was attacked while walking in the direction of Gants Hill Station and the high street
Mustafa Meric, 56, said his son's friend lived opposite and his CCTV had captured footage – which he had passed to the police – of the attack.
'It is not the safest of areas,' he added. I fear for my wife and kids. I've told them to stop [going out late] for now.'
Forensic officers could be seen dragging a black tarpaulin towards a house where the attack took place.
Numerous side streets are also cordoned off and police have extended the area taped off to made it even wider.
Another neighbour said: 'It's terrifying to think a killer is on the loose and women are being warned to be careful. I won't go out after dark now, it's just too scary. It's just horrific to think this happened so close to home.
He said: 'I got up and saw flashing lights at three in the morning and heard the helicopter and a police dog. When we found out what happed, we were just in shock.
'There is a house with ornamental posts outside, it was there. When you live on a main road like this you don't know anybody.'
Meanwhile, a local restaurant owner claimed that his sisters who live in Afghanistan are 'safer' than those who live in certain parts of London.
Tajik Ahmed, who has lived in Gants Hill for over 20 years, says the area is 'getting worse and worse.'
The Met Police have launched a murder probe into the death of the victim who was found with serious head injuries in Redbridge, Ilford this morning. Pictured: The cordon and forensics at the scene
He added: 'When I first moved here there was still crime, then it got better but over the past few years it seems to have gone backwards. I have two sisters but they both live In Afghanistan. I think they're safer there than in some parts of London.'
Another Cranbrook Road resident, a 60-year-old father, said he 'worries' for other women in the area following the fatal attack - but that he believes the area to generally be safe.
Subhash said: 'I have lived in the area for 15 years and this is the first time that this kind of serious incident has happened in this area.
'This happened last night. I was fast asleep, but then I heard the helicopter going round around 3am. I thought something must have happened.'
Pensioner Diana Nesen, 82, said: 'I came out of my house to find a crime scene. The whole place was cordoned off.
'It's really a tragedy, you don't expect to find something like that happen on a road like this - it's awful.
'We don't know who she was but she must have been walking to the station early in the morning. But the trains weren't running so maybe she was a local too.
'It does make you feel more vulnerable. I hope they catch the killer.'
Another resident Mubasher Khan, 45, said: 'I heard shouting on Sunday morning and thought it was someone who was drunk.
'Then I saw flashing lights at around 3.10am and someone from the police someone on my door and asked to see my CCTV.
'But the camera only covered the drive so it wasn't much help. This morning I heard about it and the girl who died.'
She was attacked while walking along Cranbrook Road in the direction of Gants Hill Station and the high street. Pictured: Police talk to a driver as they close the road
Detective Chief Inspector Mark Rogers, of the Met's Specialist Crime North Command, is leading the investigation and said: 'It is vital that my officers speak with every possible witness and everyone with information that may assist the investigation.
'We are appealing for anyone who was in the Cranbrook Road area of Ilford between 2am and 3am on Sunday morning to get in touch, including anyone who drove through the area and may have dashcam footage.
'We also want to hear from anyone who saw anything suspicious in the wider Ilford area overnight.' | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10958755/Murder-probe-Zara-Aleenas-death-Ilford-Friend-family-pay-tribute-aspiring-lawyer.html | 2022-06-27T22:50:17Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10958755/Murder-probe-Zara-Aleenas-death-Ilford-Friend-family-pay-tribute-aspiring-lawyer.html | true | 5 |
PORTER, Ind. (AP) — Lifeguards recovered the body of a Florida man Monday after he tried to save the life of a teenager, Indiana conservation officers said.
Thomas Kenning, 38, of St. Petersburg, Florida, was at Porter Beach when he saw a female in distress in Lake Michigan, officers said.
A short time later, Indiana Dunes State Park lifeguards arrived at the scene and they pulled Kenning from the water, officers said He was pronounced dead at a hospital.
An autopsy is planned.
“A female teen in the water was in distress and the gentleman went into the water and attempted to rescue her,” Porter Fire Chief Jay Craig told The (Northwest Indiana) Times.
“She made it out with the assistance of lifeguards from Dunes State Park, but he got sucked under,” Craig said.
Chesterton Fire Chief Eric Camel estimated the man may have been in the water 15 minutes before the lifeguards found him in the waves approximately 25 feet (7.6 meters) from shore, just west of the state park beach.
At the time of the incident, the state park beach was closed to swimming because of dangerous conditions.
Craig estimated the waves were 3-5 feet (0.9-1.5 meters) high.
Porter Beach is an unguarded beach and is considered “swim at your own risk.” | https://www.sheltonherald.com/news/article/DNR-Florida-man-dies-trying-to-save-teen-in-Lake-17269171.php | 2022-06-27T22:54:08Z | https://www.sheltonherald.com/news/article/DNR-Florida-man-dies-trying-to-save-teen-in-Lake-17269171.php | true | 21 |
When it comes to the different classes in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, some are just a bit better than others. While the game has done a decent job to try to prevent one class from dominating the battlefield with the weapon effectiveness against certain classes, a skilled enough player can work around the effectiveness loss. Let’s go over the best classes to use in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes.
Best Classes in Fire Emblem Warriors Three Hopes
Fluegel
The Fluegel is a new class that was added to the game and is exclusively available for the player character to use. Since this is the class that you are supposed to use, it is already a bit stronger on you but beyond those buffs, the class goes a bit over the top. the class Offers a bunch of high damage moves that allow you to quickly dispatch tough enemies, as well as great AOE gathering moves to pull a bunch of units in front of you to then use the aforementioned higher damaging moves.
The best part about this class is that you get access to it at the beginning of the game. Right after the tutorial battle, you are equipped with this class and can begin leveling it up to make it even stronger. Unless you desperately want to play as a different class for your main character, leaving the main character in this class and making another unit change jobs into whatever you want to try out is what you should do.
Pegasus Knight
While many of the advanced classes and exclusive classes are great to use for any character, you need seals to gain access to those. Pegasus Knight is an intermediate class that offers a high-risk high reward playstyle. Atop your flying steed, you are quite fast and agile which allows you to easily maneuver the battlefield and use your large seeping attacks to clear packs of enemies with ease.
The only two drawbacks of the class are that only female characters can be turned into this class and it has a large vulnerability to archers. You’ll have plenty of female characters no matter which house you join and if you really want to use the class, you can make your character be female to have access to it. This leaves a huge weakness to archers left and is easily countered as long as you pay attention.
As long as you don’t let an archer slip into the crowd and get free hits on you, you should have no problem. The Pegasus Knight is quite fast in combat which will allow you to dodge the arrows that they fire at you with ease. Just keep an attentive eye out when you are playing to make sure one doesn’t sneak up on you.
Thief
The Thief is perfect for farming materials and making sure you get the most items out of any battle. With the ability to open any chest without the key and open special gates that can contain loot you would have missed otherwise, you can easily get every item available in a mission with this class. Thiefs also have the passive ability to steal, which has a chance to increase the amount of dropped items when you kill a commander.
On top of being great for item farming, a thief is also decent in combat. It is quite quick when it comes to fighting which is never bad. You can also easily chain your class action into combos and keep on swinging once your class action is over, which is a huge bonus over other classes as most have to wait a bit after they use their class action to do anything else.
All of these perks make having a thief on your team at all times an easy choice, especially if you want to get as many items as possible. If you need any more help with Fire Emblem Warriors make sure to check out our other guides.
Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes is available now on Nintendo Switch. | https://attackofthefanboy.com/guides/best-classes-in-fire-emblem-warriors-three-hopes/ | 2022-06-27T22:54:41Z | https://attackofthefanboy.com/guides/best-classes-in-fire-emblem-warriors-three-hopes/ | false | 1 |
“Yellowstone” star Dave Annable shared the tragic news that one of his closest friends, Joshua “Sheep” Allen, passed away unexpectedly.
Dave Annable took to Instagram earlier this week to share his grief and loss with everyone. He shared a slideshow of photos of himself and Sheep, from them golfing together to goofing off to hanging out with their kids. Sheep is survived by his wife Summer, and his daughter, August.
At this time, no cause of death has been revealed. But the GoFundMe page started for the Allen family asked for support after the “unexpected and untimely passing” of Sheep.
“Yellowstone” star Dave Annable began his post earlier by saying, “This is the most gut-wrenching post I’ve ever had to share. My best friend for over 20 years is gone. Sheep, there is too much to say to you. There will never be enough ‘I love you’s that I can think, write or say out loud to anyone that will listen.”
He then continued, “You are my brother. The grief is unbearable. If I could have had just 5 more minutes with you I would have promised you that I would look after your beautiful family forever. I will be thinking about you every f*****g second. I miss you.”
Dave Annable then took the time to address his fans and followers. “What I ask from all of you is that you help his family through this incredibly shocking and difficult time,” Annable said. “Please donate what you can for his wife and daughter.”
He concluded, “There is so much more to share with you Sheep but I will keep that between us. I love you. I love you. I love you.”
Fans Mourn the Loss of ‘Yellowstone’ star Dave Annable’s Best Friend
When “Yellowstone” star Dave Annable shared the heartbreaking news, several fans and friends took to the comments to share his grief.
Fellow actress Jamie-Lynn Sigler wrote earlier, “Love you so much @dave_annable and we all loved Sheep. We will help in any way we can.”
TV star JoAnna Garcia Swisher later commented, “I love you @dave_annable. You two shared a beautiful bond. And Sheep absolutely knows you will always take care of his family. Rest easy, Sheep.”
“Sending lots of love and light your way. So sorry for the loss of your buddy/brother,” Anna Wood wrote earlier.
CaCee Cobb said, “Sending you and Sheep’s family so much love Dave. Truly heartbreaking.”
Actor Austin Basis wrote earlier, “Dude. Condolences, man. So sorry to hear. We all had some good times together back in the day. Thinking of you & his family as you all grieve this sudden loss.”
You can donate to the GoFundMe for Sheep’s family here. His family will later hold a funeral and celebration of Sheep on Thursday, June 30. Our condolences to Dave Annable and the entire Allen family after this tragic loss. | https://outsider.com/entertainment/tv/yellowstone/yellowstone-dave-annable-reveals-tragic-death-best-friend/ | 2022-06-27T22:55:21Z | https://outsider.com/entertainment/tv/yellowstone/yellowstone-dave-annable-reveals-tragic-death-best-friend/ | false | 1 |
UK to miss tree planting target, trade body warns
The government has 'zero chance' of reaching its tree planting targets, the UK's forestry trade body has said. The UK government pledged in 2019 to reach 30,000 hectares (115 sq miles) of new planting by the end of 2024. During the financial year spanning 2021/2022 just under 14,000 hectares...
www.bbc.com | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2646614100367/uk-to-miss-tree-planting-target-trade-body-warns | 2022-06-27T22:55:35Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2646614100367/uk-to-miss-tree-planting-target-trade-body-warns | false | null |
(WWTI) — A laxative oral solution that is sold at CVS stores has been recalled after testing revealed one lot contained the bacteria Gluconacetobacter liquefaciens.
According to the United States Food and Drug Administration, Vi-Jon, LLC issued a voluntary recall of CVS Magnesium Citrate Saline Laxative Oral Solution Lemon Flavor. The product is used for the relief of occasional constipation and generally produces bowel movements in half an hour to 6 hours.
The recall was made out of concern for immunocompromised patients who may be at increased risk for invasive infections caused by Gluconacetobacter liquefaciens. The FDA stated that the bacteria could lead to serious, life-threatening adverse health consequences, however, no reports of issues connected to the product were made as of June 27.
The product was distributed at the consumer level in ten fluid-ounce clear round plastic bottles. The affected lot was batch number 0556808 and had an expiration date of 12/2023 on the shoulder of the bottle.
Consumers that purchased the recalled product are advised to stop using it and return any remaining product to where they purchased it. More information can be found on the FDA website. | https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/national-news/laxative-sold-at-cvs-recalled-for-bacteria-contamination/ | 2022-06-27T22:56:39Z | https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/national-news/laxative-sold-at-cvs-recalled-for-bacteria-contamination/ | true | 6 |
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NEW HAVEN — The city is gearing up for its annual July 4 fireworks show off the top of East Rock, with best viewing from the fields adjacent to Wilbur Cross High School, but officials want to make sure it’s a safe holiday above all else.
The rule of thumb, as always, is “if you can see the top of East Rock, you can see the fireworks,” said Mayor Justin Elicker, who said he had “such a lovely time” at least year’s fireworks show, the first the city had had since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
He urged people to “have a great time” and “be safe.”
As in past years, the road to the East Rock summit will close at 6 p.m., Elicker said. The city generally begins the show at about 9:15 or 9:30 p.m.
Fire Chief John Alston and other officials, including police Capt. Rose Dell, who commands the Patrol Division, police Lt. Nick Marcuccio, deputy commander of patrol, Fire Marshal Scott Dillon and Fire Department Supervisor of Fire Investigations Doug Wardlaw, all urged people to stay safe and leave fireworks to the professionals.
Alston said he has seen six instances of people being injured by fireworks since coming to the Fire Department in 2016.
The Fire Department also has received calls and SeeClickFix complaints from veterans, pet owners and others “who are suffering due to illegal fireworks,” Alston said.
“Please think of someone other than yourself,” he said.
Fireworks cause more than 19,000 fires across the United States each year, with sparklers accounting for more than half the injuries, primarily to the head and face, said Dillon.
Dillon reminded people that “no fireworks can be bought out of state and brought in. Those are against the law,” he said.
It also is illegal to light any fireworks that elicit sparks or sparkles higher than six feet, Dillon said.
“The issue with fireworks — especially illegal — is, they shoot up in the air” and “no one knows where they come down,” he said.
Dell said the Police Department will have “a full detail” of both patrol officers and supervisors” at and around Wilbur Cross to help keep people safe, both with regard to fireworks and any other activity.
It also will bring in overnight details early at places like Lighthouse Point Park that might draw people, said Marcuccio, responding to a question about whether police will do anything differently in response to recent issues such as fights on the beach in Milford and increased street violence throughout the area.
“We ask everyone to be especially patient and enjoy the show,” said Marcuccio. He reminded the public that people must be at least 16 years old to light off any kind of fireworks.
Elicker introduced the fireworks’ two media sponsors, WTNH News 8 and WYBC-FM radio.
WTNH Vice President and General Manager Rich Graziano urged people “first and foremost” to “be safe” and said, “if people can’t get out, we’re happy to provide” live coverage of the fireworks show on WCTX, Channel 9.
Jerry Green, host of WYBC’s “Sweet Sounds of Praise” show, promised there would be “plenty of music” and “plenty of prizes” and said, “we’re excited” and are inviting “every one of you to be part of it.”
mark.zaretsky@hearstmediact.com | https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/New-Haven-looking-to-keep-July-4-fireworks-show-a-17268885.php | 2022-06-27T23:10:19Z | https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/New-Haven-looking-to-keep-July-4-fireworks-show-a-17268885.php | false | 1 |
California voters to weigh constitutional right to abortion
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters will decide in November whether to guarantee the right to an abortion in their state constitution, a question sure to boost turnout on both sides of the debate during a pivotal midterm election year as Democrats try to keep control of Congress after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
The court’s ruling on Friday lets states decide for themselves whether to allow abortion. California is controlled by Democrats who support abortion rights, so access to the procedure won’t be threatened anytime soon.
But the legal right to an abortion in California is based upon the “right to privacy” in the state constitution. The Supreme Court’s ruling declared that a right to privacy does not guarantee the right to an abortion. California Democrats fear this ruling could leave the state’s abortion laws vulnerable to challenge in state courts.
To fix that, California lawmakers on Monday agreed to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot this year that would leave no doubt about the status of abortion in California.
The amendment would declare that the state “shall not deny or interfere with an individual’s reproductive freedom in their most intimate decisions, which includes their fundamental right to choose to have an abortion and their fundamental right to choose or refuse contraceptives.”
California joins Vermont in trying to protect abortion in its state constitution. The Vermont proposal, also on the ballot this November, does not include the word “abortion” but would protect “personal reproductive autonomy” — although there is an exception “justified by a compelling State interest achieved by the least restrictive means.”
Meanwhile, four conservative states — Alabama, Louisiana, Tennessee and West Virginia — have constitutions that say a right to an abortion is not protected, according to the Guttmacher Institute, an abortion rights group.
The amendment in California is part of Democrats’ aggressive strategy to expand access to abortion in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling. Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law aimed at shielding California abortion providers and volunteers from lawsuits in other states — a law aimed at blunting a Texas law that allows private citizens to sue people who help women in that state get an abortion.
California’s massive budget includes more than $200 million to expand access to abortion in the state. The money would help pay for abortions for women who can’t afford them, scholarships for abortion providers and a new website listing all of the state’s abortion services in one place.
The budget also includes $20 million to help women pay for the logistics of an abortion, including things like travel, lodging and child care. But the Newsom administration says the money can’t be used to help women from other states where abortion is illegal or severely restricted come to California to get the procedure.
A dozen other bills are pending that would do things like let some nurse practitioners perform abortions without the supervision of a doctor and block disclosure of abortion-related medical records to out-of-state entities.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | https://www.wilx.com/2022/06/27/california-voters-weigh-constitutional-right-abortion/ | 2022-06-27T23:10:31Z | https://www.wilx.com/2022/06/27/california-voters-weigh-constitutional-right-abortion/ | true | 12 |
A high-end seafood restaurant has announced plans to open a third Atlanta area location in Brookhaven in 2023.
C&S Seafood and Oyster Bar is expected to open its new location in a complex called Porter on Peachtree at 3930 Peachtree Road next year, according to a press release. C&S Restaurant Group opened its first C&S location in Vinings in 2007, then opened another location in Sandy Springs in 2020. The company also has a New Orleans-style seafood concept, Hugo’s Oyster Bar, in Roswell.
“We are really looking forward to expanding the brand to Brookhaven, which will serve as our third location for C&S Seafood and Oyster Bar,” said C&S Restaurant Group Co-owner Rich Clark in the press release. “I could not be more proud to stand alongside this growing team, serve the community and reveal the new space to all of the excited guests that have followed us through the years.”
According to the press release, the menu for the Brookhaven location will closely resemble the Sandy Springs menu, but will add new dishes from Executive Chef Tony Manns. Manns has worked in many restaurants around the area, including Little Alley Steak and Chops Lobster Bar.
The Brookhaven location is expected to feature a greenspace and patio for diners. | https://reporternewspapers.net/2022/06/27/seafood-restaurant-to-open-third-location-in-brookhaven/ | 2022-06-27T23:10:51Z | https://reporternewspapers.net/2022/06/27/seafood-restaurant-to-open-third-location-in-brookhaven/ | false | 2 |
Trudeau defends federal travel vaccine mandates, use of Emergencies Act in CBC interview
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau argues that individuals who choose to remain unvaccinated must deal with the 'consequences,' which include being restricted from travel.
Speaking to CBC Radio’s The House, Trudeau defended his federal vaccine mandate and his decision to invoke the Emergencies Act to clamp down on the “Freedom Convoy” protesters who brought the federal government in Ottawa to a standstill earlier this year.
“It was their choice and nobody ever was going to force anyone into doing something they don't want to do,” said Trudeau. “But there are consequences when you don't. You cannot choose to put at risk your co-workers. You cannot choose to put at risk the people sitting beside you on an airplane.”
Canada is one of the few countries with travel restrictions, which are being slowly rolled back. Canada recently scrapped vaccine mandates for certain trips and temporarily suspended on-arrival random testing for vaccinated travellers.
The requirement for a vaccine to travel both within and out of Canada has been suspended since June 20.
Speaking at length about the “Freedom Convoy” protests and his government’s response to it, Trudeau denied that his remarks about the protesters, which he then called a “small fringe minority” who hold “unacceptable views” contributed to the anger that ignited the widespread movement.
“No. I will always call out unacceptable rhetoric and hateful language wherever I see it,” insisted Trudeau, stating that his remarks were only intended for those he believes were deliberately spreading disinformation.
“Now, unfortunately, with… our modern social media and communications world, that was picked up and conflated and extended on. And I'm not going to start to say I was taken out of context, but my point was that there are people who are deliberately trying to stir up hate and intolerance and misinformation,” said Trudeau.
He added, ”And we do need to call out those folks even as we continue to do everything we can to reach out in thoughtful, reasonable ways to people who do have worries or concerns and focus on allaying those worries and concerns.”
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Redwood Enhanced Income Corp. Notice Of Exempt Offering (FormD) (Amended)
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New York’s registered Democrats and Republicans are voting in primaries Tuesday that will determine the party’s choice for governor.
While Gov. Kathy Hochul is comfortably ahead of her two opponents, the results of the four-way Republican primary for governor is less clear.
Hochul wants to be elected to a full four-year term as governor, after replacing former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who resigned last August over multiple allegations of sexual harassment. Cuomo denies he did anything wrong.
In the weeks leading up to the primary, Hochul has honed in on two issues.
One is gun safety. She has signed several bills into law, including one banning anyone under 21 from buying a semi-automatic rifle and another that strengthens the state’s red flag laws. Hochul is using her hefty campaign fund — she has millions more than her opponents do — to run ads highlighting the changes.
“If Washington won’t act to keep people safe, I will,” Hochul says in the ad.
The governor has also called a special session to address the June 23 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down the state’s restrictions on carrying a concealed weapon.
The second major issue is abortion. Before the June 24 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned the abortion rights in Roe v. Wade, Hochul and the Legislature took steps to protect the rights of people seeking abortion care services both in New York and in other states where the procedure will now be banned.
Hochul said those rights won’t be taken away under her watch.
“They are simple messages,” Hochul said during a bill-signing ceremony on June 13. “Not here, not now, not ever.”
Recent polls show Hochul firmly in the lead, said Siena College polling spokesman Steve Greenberg.
“Hochul is certainly the front-runner,” Greenberg. “The expectation is that she will win the primary. The question is how big will the margin be.”
Hochul’s opponents are New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, a progressive Democrat, and Long Island Rep. Tom Suozzi, a moderate. They have attacked Hochul on her past support for gun ownership rights that gave her an “A” rating from the NRA when she was in Congress.
“Ten years ago, I wrote my first report on how to deal with gun violence while the governor was touting her ‘A’ rating from the NRA,” Williams said during a debate sponsored by WCBS-TV and CBS News radio 880. “I wish we’d had her support so that during that decade of death, we could have gotten farther then where we are today.”
Hochul said her recent actions on gun safety prove that she has evolved.
Williams said Hochul hasn’t done enough to help tenants struggling to pay rising rents or to fix a criminal justice system that is unfair to Black and brown communities.
Suozzi, who calls himself a “common-sense” Democrat, is also blaming Hochul for the rising crime rates, and the 2019 bail reform laws that ended cash bail for many crimes. He’s also critical of Hochul’s deal to keep the Buffalo Bills in western New York, saying she authorized over $1 billion in taxpayer funds to subsidize the NFL team.
“That’s the biggest giveaway taxpayer giveaway in the history of the NFL,” Suozzi said during the debate. “And even worse, it was announced four days before the budget was due.”
Suozzi has also promised to lower the state’s highest-in-the-nation property taxes.
While Hochul is favored to win, her running mate, Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado, does not hold the same level of support.
Delgado, who is largely unknown to voters outside his former congressional district in the Hudson Valley, did not take his post until late May. Hochul’s first choice, former Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, resigned in April after being indicted on federal corruption charges.
In New York’s primaries, lieutenant governors are elected separately from governors, although the two top vote-getters for each post run together as a ticket in the general election in November.
Voters can also choose Suozzi’s running mate Diana Reyna, or Williams’ running mate, Ana Maria Archila, a progressive activist who’s been endorsed by Queens Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
On the Republican side, the party’s nominee, Long Island Rep. Lee Zeldin, is defending himself against three challengers in a contentious primary.
During a debate on the conservative news channel Newsmax, Zeldin, who is against abortion, said his priorities are to “respect life (and) respect freedom,” including Second Amendment rights.
“It is important to have a strong, principled structure and backbone,” he said. “Which is lacking unfortunately with a government that thinks they want to rule the people. No. The people want to be in charge of their own government.”
Andrew Giuliani, the son of Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor and adviser to former President Donald Trump, is about even with Zeldin in some polls. Andrew Giuliani said he’s closer to Trump, who remains popular among Republicans in New York, than are the other candidates.
“I’m very honored to have served the last four years of my life in the Trump White House, “Giuliani said.
He said he’d bring that experience to state government to “change Albany.”
Former Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino and businessman Harry Wilson are also running in the Republican primary. | https://www.wrvo.org/politics-and-government/2022-06-27/primary-day-offers-democrats-3-choices-and-republicans-4 | 2022-06-27T23:20:43Z | https://www.wrvo.org/politics-and-government/2022-06-27/primary-day-offers-democrats-3-choices-and-republicans-4 | true | 5 |
Disney Shares First Look at New Santa Clause Series, And People Are Not Happy Bernard Is Missing
Disney+ has released an official first look photo for its new Santa Clause series, but festive cheer appears to be in short supply as Bernard is missing from the lineup. We're now halfway to the holidays and in celebration of that fact, Disney Plus decided to hand out an early gift...
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Former Nollywood actress and Real Housewives of Lagos star Carolyna Hutchings has taken to Instagram to clap back at trolls who accused her of falsifying her age. Hutchings had posted a picture celebrating her 35th birthday on Sunday but soon came under fire from many critics who accused her of lying about her age. […]
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The Horry County 4-H program will hold its first weather and climate science day camp June 20-July 1.
Hurricane season is here, and what better way to prepare than to get youth involved in the cause.
Youth ages 9-19 are invited to join 4-H for a fun-filled three-day, day camp to learn more about the weather in the local environment.
Youth participants will leave the experience as informed community weather reporters. Organizers say they can’t wait to explore with area youth and ”make the best better!”
Activities will include, but are not limited to a rain cloud experiment, cloud ID, a water relay game, Tornado in a Bottle activity, Balloon and Toy Car Air Pressure Experiment, Weather BINGO with prizes, do-it-yourself Hurricane Kits and a guest meteorologist.
Snacks and drinks will be provided. Pack a bag lunch for Day 1 and 2. A pizza lunch will be provided on the final day. Each participant will take an Emergency Preparedness Kit home for his or her family.
Registration fee is $45 per youth.
The camp will be held at ICI of HorryGeorgetown Technical College, located at 920 Crabtree Lane, Myrtle Beach.
Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/4-h-weather-and-climate-science-day-camp-tickets-358605327187
Email llewis2@clemson.edu. | https://www.myhorrynews.com/local-events/young-people-invited-to-learn-more-about-the-weather-and-climate-science/article_6b37f398-f641-11ec-9944-df031ce8a5c1.html | 2022-06-27T23:34:18Z | https://www.myhorrynews.com/local-events/young-people-invited-to-learn-more-about-the-weather-and-climate-science/article_6b37f398-f641-11ec-9944-df031ce8a5c1.html | false | 1 |
Paramount+’s “The Loud House” is produced by Nickelodeon Studios
New Mexico State Film Office Director Amber Dodson announced on June 8 that Nickelodeon Studios is set to begin principal photography in June on the new Paramount+ original live-action series “The Loud House” in Albuquerque. The 10-episode series is slated to premiere later this year exclusively on Paramount+. The production will employ approximately 125 New Mexico crew members, 20 New Mexico principal actors and approximately 400 New Mexico background talent.
“The Loud House” series, based on the Emmy Award-winning animated show, will follow Lincoln Loud, an 11-year-old boy with 10 sisters, as he navigates everyday life with such a large family. Known as the “Man with a Plan,” Lincoln enlists the help of his best friend Clyde McBride to tackle the obstacles and mayhem that they encounter during their daily adventures. “The Loud House” live-action series will see the real-life versions of the beloved Loud family from Nickelodeon’s “A Loud House Christmas,” which was the top kids’ entertainment telecast in 2021, with kids 6-11.
Cast members set to reprise their roles are Wolfgang Schaeffer as Lincoln Loud, Jahzir Bruno as Clyde McBride, Brian Stepanek as Lynn Loud Sr., Sophia Woodward as Luna Loud, Catherine Ashmore Bradley as Luan Loud, Aubin Bradley as Lucy Loud, Ella Allan as Lola Loud, Mia Allan as Lana Loud, and Lexi Janicek as Lisa Loud. New cast members set to join the series are Jolie Jenkins as Rita Loud, Eva Carlton as Leni Loud, and Annaka Fourneret as Lynn Loud.
“New Mexico is a film and television hub for productions of all scales and sizes. We are very pleased to have this live-action Nickelodeon series, based on a globally-recognized property, choose our beautiful state, and employ our top-notch New Mexican crew to bring this series to the screen,” Dodson said.
“As one of Nick’s most beloved animated franchises, 'The Loud House' has made its way into the hearts of millions of fans across the globe,” Shauna Phelan, co-head of Nickelodeon and Awesomeness Live-Action, said. “When we brought the animated world of Royal Woods to life with 'A Loud House Christmas,' it instantly became a holiday favorite for both new and loyal fans alike, and I just know that they will love what our amazing creative team is preparing for this new live-action series.”
“I am super excited to bring this large and loud production to Albuquerque,” Jonathan Judge, director and executive producer of the series, said. “I’ve really enjoyed meeting local crew and collaborators and I’m looking forward to the journey of bringing this series to life.”
“The Loud House” series for Paramount+ is executive produced by Tim Hobert (“The Middle,” “Scrubs,” “Community”), Jonathan Judge (“A Loud House Christmas,” “Warped!,” “Life in Pieces”) and Michael Rubiner (“The Loud House”). Hobert also serves as show runner and the pilot is directed by Judge. Production of the series for Nickelodeon Studios is overseen by Shauna Phelan and Zack Olin, co-heads of Nickelodeon and Awesomeness Live-Action. | https://www.rdrnews.com/arts_and_entertainment/vision/new-live-action-series-to-begin-filming/article_7359eadc-e772-11ec-a5f0-7f74fb7ebd1a.html | 2022-06-27T23:34:39Z | https://www.rdrnews.com/arts_and_entertainment/vision/new-live-action-series-to-begin-filming/article_7359eadc-e772-11ec-a5f0-7f74fb7ebd1a.html | true | 1 |
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The Pittsburgh Pirates take on the Washington Nationals in MLB action at Nationals Park on Monday. First pitch is at 7:05 p.m. ET.
Miguel Yajure (1-0, 11.32 ERA) will start for the Pirates, pitting him against Erick Fedde (5-5, 4.46 ERA) for the Nationals.
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- Who: Pirates vs. Nationals
- When: Monday, June 27, 2022
- Time: 7:05 p.m. ET
- Where: Nationals Park
Betting odds
- Run Line: Nationals -1.5 (+140), Pirates +1.5 (-155)
- Moneyline: Nationals -148, Pirates +130
- Total: Over/Under 9.5 (-105/-110)
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Royals traded slugger Carlos Santana and nearly $4.3 million to the Seattle Mariners for right-handers Wyatt Mills and William Fleming on Monday, clearing the way for Kansas City to bring up hot prospect Vinnie Pasquantino .
The Royals optioned Mills, a 27-year-old veteran, to Triple-A Omaha while designating right-hander Ronald Bolaños for assignment. Fleming was assigned to Class-A Quad Cities.
Kansas City agreed to send $4,269,231 to Seattle, leaving the Mariners to pay just $1.5 million of the remainder of Santana's salary in the second year of a two-year, $17.5 million contract.
After hitting 19 homers in 158 games for Kansas City last season, and providing some veteran leadership to a team going through a long and difficult rebuild, the 36-year-old first baseman is hitting just .216 with four homers through 52 games this season.
This is the second time Santana has been with Seattle, though the first stint lasted a mere 10 days. He was acquired along with J.P. Crawford from Philadelphia for infielder Jean Segura, right-hander Juan Nicasio, and left-hander James Pazos on Dec. 3, 2018; the Mariners then traded him away as part of a three-team deal with Cleveland and Tampa Bay.
This time should be different as the 36-year-old gives Seattle a useful switch-hitter and an option at first base with leading hitter Ty France on the injured list with an elbow injury. Santana has been the primary first baseman for the Royals and has been better at the plate over the past month with a .357 batting averaging and a 1.032 OPS in June. Seattle also is receiving $4,269,231 from Kansas City to offset Santana’s remaining contract, with $1.5 million paid by the Mariners.
With the Royals last in the AL Central at 26-45 heading into Monday night's game against Texas, and Santana nearing the end of his contract, it was prudent for Kansas City to clear the way for Pasquantino to begin his big league career.
The 24-year-old was picked in the 11th round of the 2019 first-year player draft out of Old Dominion and was generally one of the Royals' overlooked prospects until the past couple of seasons. He was hitting .280 with 18 homers at Omaha, and was among the Triple-A leaders in extra-base hits, runs, homers and slugging percentage.
The fact that they got a couple of promising pitchers in Mills and Fleming was a bonus.
Mills had a 4.15 ERA in eight appearances for Seattle this season, along with going 1-0 with a 1.83 ERA in 19 2/3 innings for Triple-A Tacoma. Fleming was picked in the 11th round of last year's first-year player draft out of Wake Forest and was 6-6 with a 4.92 ERA in 14 starts for Class-A Modesto this season.
Bolaños had a 4.42 ERA in eight appearances for Kansas City this season. | https://www.newspressnow.com/royals-send-santana-4-3m-to-mariners-for-2-young-pitchers/article_ac756150-f66a-11ec-ae4c-a714ec79f276.html | 2022-06-27T23:35:11Z | https://www.newspressnow.com/royals-send-santana-4-3m-to-mariners-for-2-young-pitchers/article_ac756150-f66a-11ec-ae4c-a714ec79f276.html | true | 16 |
Setting Gridlock Aside, Congress Set To OK Gun Violence Bill
(AP) — Congress is on the verge of approving a $13 billion bipartisan gun violence bill that seemed unimaginable a month ago. House approval is...
www.kurv.com(AP) — Congress is on the verge of approving a $13 billion bipartisan gun violence bill that seemed unimaginable a month ago. House approval is...
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Praise for ‘ambitious’ councils from local government peers » Babergh Mid Suffolk
Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils are looking to learn from other authorities to further improve their services to residents.
The councils recently hosted a Local Government Association (LGA) Corporate Peer Challenge – where an independent team made up of representatives from other local authorities meet with over 200 interested parties, including residents, customers, staff, councillors, and partners, before giving feedback on possible improvement opportunities.
As part of their report, the team concluded that Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils are well run and deliver good core services to residents.
They described officers as “highly dedicated, committed, and loyal to the organisation and have delivered above and beyond, particularly over the past two years during the pandemic.”
Partners described the councils as “punching above their weight” while the review team praised their ambition and “bold aspirations for place, housing, economic development, skills and innovation” with projects such as the regeneration of Sudbury, Hadleigh, Stowmarket, Needham Market and Eye town centres, plus the development of Gateway 14.
The team noted the councils’ commitment to wellbeing and tackling climate change, particularly the move to transition the entire vehicle fleet, including waste lorries, to run on hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) and the £2.5m investment in solar schemes at our leisure centres.
Council finances were felt to be sound, with recognition for the councils’ profitable commercial ventures, with CIFCO bringing in millions in net income and the growth companies delivering new homes for the districts.
The review team also noted the councils’ investment in the development and wellbeing of its workforce.
However, there were also improvement opportunities for the councils to consider.
With so much ambition, the review team recommended strict prioritisation to help manage delivery within resources and capacity.
There is scope for better understanding and relationships between officers and councillors.
And there is the opportunity to build on the strong connections forged between the councils and its communities over the last two years, with the councils then drawing on the skills and capacity available across the districts to help deliver their vision.
Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils’ chief executive, Arthur Charvonia, said:
“I know how hard our officers work to deliver the best possible services for our residents – but we are always looking for further ways to improve. We are very grateful to the LGA Peer Challenge review team for taking the time to give us their independent feedback and suggestions, and we look forward to implementing their recommendations.”
Mid Suffolk District Council leader, Cllr Suzie Morley, said:
“I am pleased that the LGA Peer Challenge review team recognised the tremendous amount of work that is already underway to turn our vision into reality.
“We were delighted when we were shortlisted as Council of the Year in the 2021 iESE Public Sector Awards, but are still keen to improve and constantly learn from what other authorities are doing so we can truly build great communities with bright and healthy futures that everyone is proud to call home.”
Babergh District Council leader, Cllr John Ward, said:
“I’m particularly pleased to see the praise for how the councils not only delivered ‘above and beyond’ during the pandemic, but have continued to do so since, supporting positive outcomes on health, wellbeing, housing and stimulating economic growth for our residents.
“I wholeheartedly agree that we have much to celebrate – while striving to deliver even more.”
The councils are now developing an action plan to incorporate the improvement opportunities identified. In the meantime, everyone can see the LGA Corporate Peer Challenge feedback report in full on the councils’ website | https://www.newsanyway.com/2022/06/28/praise-for-ambitious-councils-from-local-government-peers-babergh-mid-suffolk/ | 2022-06-27T23:45:57Z | https://www.newsanyway.com/2022/06/28/praise-for-ambitious-councils-from-local-government-peers-babergh-mid-suffolk/ | false | 1 |
America’s Got Talent video: Meet the super-strange Siegfried and Joy
Leading in to tomorrow night’s America’s Got Talent episode, why not check out another audition — this time from Siegfried and Joy?
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If you look to a post at TV Insider, you can see this particular magic act hit the stage. Let’s just say that this is not anywhere close to the sort of act you’d expect going in. At first, it looks like a total train-wreck and that is possibly the point. The judges are tasked with picking a number and guessing what fruit a guy in a total is dressed as. It’s obvious that he’s a banana … but is it? There’s a pretty fun reveal at the end of all of this that proves that it is, in fact, a magic trick. What makes it stand out is precisely how it is presented.
The name of the act itself suggests that the whole purpose is to make you laugh and put a smile on your face, and we do think there’s room for some creativity like this on the show moving forward. One of the occasional issues with magicians is that there is this tendency for many of them to take themselves far too seriously, often when there’s no real reason to do that.
So what does the next act need to do? We don’t think this is one of those acts that needs to come out with some broad or sweeping changes the rest of the way. So long as they continue to have fun up there and put a twist on some of their effects, they should get solid reviews from both the judges and viewers. It’s still too early to tell if they are capable of being finalists, but they should make it to the live shows.
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What do you think of Siegfried and Joy based on their early America’s Got Talent audition?
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Biden pick for immigration enforcement withdraws after long delay
"More than a year has passed since the president nominated me for this important position, which has not had a Senate-confirmed director since the Obama administration," Gonzalez said in a tweet, referring to Barack Obama, a Democrat who was president from 2009 to 2017. A copy of his withdrawal letter sent to Biden on Sunday and seen by Reuters on Monday said he needed to focus on an uptick in violent crime in his county and a court backlog driven by the pandemic that has led to a surge in the jail population.
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Ed Gonzalez, a Texas sheriff, said on Monday he had told President Joe Biden that he had withdrawn from consideration for the post of director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after a lengthy delay at getting confirmed by the U.S. Senate. "More than a year has passed since the president nominated me for this important position, which has not had a Senate-confirmed director since the Obama administration," Gonzalez said in a tweet, referring to Barack Obama, a Democrat who was president from 2009 to 2017.
A copy of his withdrawal letter sent to Biden on Sunday and seen by Reuters on Monday said he needed to focus on an uptick in violent crime in his county and a court backlog driven by the pandemic that has led to a surge in the jail population. "All this leads me to the unavoidable conclusion that in 2022, I must devote my full, undivided attention and energy toward fulfilling the duties that the people of Harris Country elected me to perform," he wrote.
A veteran law enforcement officer and Democrat, Gonzalez has served since 2017 as sheriff of Harris County, the most populous county in Texas and home to Houston, the state's biggest city. In that role, Gonzalez ended the county's participation in a program that increased cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities. Gonzalez had criticized immigration raids during the presidency of Republican former President Donald Trump. Biden nominated Gonzalez as the head of ICE in April 2021, but his confirmation was stalled in the Senate.
Biden has pledged to move away from the hardline immigration policy of his predecessor. His administration has instructed agents to focus on deporting those people in the United States illegally who have committed dangerous crimes, as well as targeting employers exploiting migrants instead of raiding workplaces to look for people working illegally. The delay in confirming Gonzalez came after Republican Senator James Lankford raised concerns over an allegation made last year that the sheriff had become "physical or violent" with his wife several years ago, which both the sheriff and his wife deny.
Staff at the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs looked into the domestic abuse charges against Gonzalez and found them without merit, according to a summary of their findings seen by Reuters. A White House spokesperson responded to Gonzalez's withdrawal.
“Sheriff Gonzalez has the qualifications and experience to do this important job and would have been a great leader of ICE. We thank Sheriff Gonzalez for his willingness to serve in the face of baseless allegations against his family and thank Homeland Security Chairman Peters for his diligent and hard work in support of the nomination,” the spokesperson said, referring to Senator Gary Peters.
(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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President Joe Biden's pick to helm US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Ed Gonzalez, is withdrawing from consideration, Gonzalez announced in a tweet on Monday, leaving the agency without permanent leadership as the administration tries to usher forward its immigration agenda.
Biden tapped Gonzalez to serve as ICE director last year. But more than a year later, his nomination languished in the Senate.
"On Sunday, I informed President Biden's administration that I am respectfully withdrawing from consideration for the post of Director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement," said Gonzalez, who currently serves as Harris County, Texas, sheriff, adding that he arrived at the decisions after "prayerfully considering what's best for our nation, my family, and the people of Harris County who elected me to serve a second term as Sheriff."
ICE, an agency within the Department of Homeland Security, hasn't had a Senate-confirmed director since the Obama administration. The agency, which detains and deports immigrants and investigates crimes, is currently led by career official Tae Johnson in an acting capacity.
In his letter to Biden, which was obtained by CNN, Gonzalez called the nomination a "tremendous honor."
Gonzalez outlined the challenges facing Harris County, saying: "All of this leads me to the unavoidable conclusion that in 2022, I must devote my full, undivided attention and energy toward fulfilling the duties that the people of Harris County elected me to perform."
In a statement, a White House spokesperson said: "Sheriff Gonzalez has the qualifications and experience to do this important job and would have been a great leader of ICE."
"We thank Sheriff Gonzalez for his willingness to serve in the face of baseless allegations against his family and thank Homeland Security Chairman (Gary) Peters for his diligent and hard work in support of the nomination," the spokesperson added.
Earlier this year, Republican Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma raised an alleged domestic complaint against Gonzalez.
The affidavit, provided by Lankford and filed last year, was part of a lawsuit against staff members of Houston Community College and unrelated to Gonzalez. A licensed police officer for the college claimed in the affidavit that he, along with another officer, was called to investigate "an alleged domestic dispute" involving Melissa Gonzalez, Gonzalez's wife. Melissa Gonzalez previously denied that she had filed or made a complaint against her husband.
A bipartisan inquiry into the allegations by staff with the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee found a series of discrepancies in the affidavit and individuals mentioned denied the events mentioned ever took place, according to the findings obtained by CNN.
Gonzalez, who was elected sheriff of Harris County in 2016, has a decades-long career in law enforcement. During his nomination hearing last year, Gonzalez provided a glimpse of his approach to the role of ICE director if confirmed, saying, "I also understand when it comes to law enforcement, that we can be firm on crime, we can be firm on enforcement, but we don't have to lose our compassion and humanity as well."
In February, the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted along party lines to move Gonzalez for full Senate consideration -- for the second time. A previous hearing and vote were held, but Gonzalez had to be renominated because of the new legislative session. He did not receive a Senate floor vote.
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SEGUIN, Texas, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lennar, one of the nation's leading homebuilders, announced today the grand opening of Guadalupe Heights, a beautiful new community of single-family homes situated just outside of Northeast New Braunfels, 14 miles from downtown San Marcos and conveniently located between San Antonio and Austin.
"Guadalupe Heights offers it all – thoughtfully-designed homes, small-town charm and close proximity to all the conveniences of San Antonio and Austin metro areas," said Lennar Division President Brian Barron. "We are delighted to introduce our beautiful Lennar Homes to this unique setting."
Located in southeast Seguin near the Guadalupe River, Guadalupe Heights offers homes from the Watermill and Barrington collections, which range from 1,047 to 1,874 square feet, with 3 to 5 bedrooms and 2 to 3.5 baths. Pricing at Guadalupe Heights begins in the upper $200,000s.
All homes feature thoughtfully designed floorplans that include generous living spaces, gourmet kitchens and resort-style owner's suites. The homes also offer technology upgrades that meet the needs of the most contemporary homebuyer. The exterior styles of the homes feature low-maintenance fiber-cement siding, a selection of exterior design options and sodded yards.
Guadalupe Heights features Lennar's signature Everything's Included® program, where the homebuilder's most popular options and upgrades are built into the base price of the home, including granite countertops and backsplashes, designer cabinetry, GE® stainless steel appliances, low-VOC interior paint and a host of other carefully curated interior touches and designer fixtures.
Guadalupe Heights welcome home center is located at 159 Wolf Crest Blvd., within the Guadalupe Heights master planned community, offering trails, open spaces, picnic areas and immediate access to the Guadalupe River. Residents will enjoy local shopping and eateries and quick access to New Braunfels, the popular Gruene Historic District and the 227-acre Max Starcke Park, which offers fishing, trails, picnic areas, sport courts, playgrounds, a wave pool and an 18-hole golf course. For commuting residents, Guadalupe Heights is adjacent to State Highway 46 and just minutes from Interstates 10 and 35.
Children living at Guadalupe Heights are served by the Seguin Independent School District. Seguin is also home to Texas State University, providing a broad postsecondary curriculum.
For more information on these new communities, call (210) 393-8095, visit www.lennar.com or visit the Guadalupe Heights community website.
Lennar Corporation, founded in 1954, is one of the nation's leading builders of quality homes for all generations. Lennar builds affordable, move-up and active adult homes primarily under the Lennar brand name. Lennar's Financial Services segment provides mortgage financing, title and closing services primarily for buyers of Lennar's homes and, through LMF Commercial, originates mortgage loans secured primarily by commercial real estate properties throughout the United States. Lennar's Multifamily segment is a nationwide developer of high-quality multifamily rental properties. LENX drives Lennar's technology, innovation and strategic investments. For more information about Lennar, please visit lennar.com.
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Citation
Mogaji E. Transp. Res. Interdiscip. Persp. 2022; 14: e100608.
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(Copyright © 2022, Elsevier Publishing)
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10.1016/j.trip.2022.100608
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Cycling has been credited with environmental, economic and health benefits, yet it remains marginalised in developing countries. This study focused on exploring the uptake of cycling in Lagos, Nigeria, one of the most densely populated cities in the world. It is anticipated that insights about Lagos can be applicable in other cities around the world that needs to address their sustainable transportation initiatives. This study adopts an ethnographic qualitative research methodology and triangulates data from the fieldwork, interviews with cyclists and non-cyclists. The study explores how Cycling is handled in urban and transport planning and treated within the broader context of urban mobility. The current study's findings have several implications for cycling promotion interventions, and they are grouped under three themes - awareness, availability, and activation. The study also makes theoretical contributions to studies on Cycling, sustainable and non-motorised transportation in urban cities and especially in developing countries.
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BILLINGS — A Charleston, South Carolina, man was sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison, to be followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for his conviction in a large sex trafficking and drug investigation that involved more than a dozen women and girls who were forced by threats and violence into prostitution in Montana and taken to other states, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
Louis Gregory Venning, also known as “December,” 42, pleaded guilty in November 2021 to sex trafficking by force, fraud and coercion, sex trafficking of a minor, transportation of a person with intent to engage in prostitution and possession with intent to distribute cocaine.
U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christensen presided. Restitution, which is mandatory, will be determined at a later hearing.
In court documents and in statements in court, the government alleged that from 2012 to 2020, Venning sex-trafficked women and girls, identified as Jane Does, and distributed cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine. Venning coerced, threatened and controlled more than a dozen victims to engage in commercial sex for his profit.
Venning used the internet and social media to meet and recruit victims, some of whom were homeless and using drugs, into working for him. He further controlled his victims by providing them drugs and by threatening and physically abusing them. Venning forced the victims to engage in commercial sex for him in Billings and other Montana communities. Venning also took some of victims from Montana to work in other states, including Wyoming, Missouri and Georgia.
The government further alleged that in 2019, Venning met Jane Doe 9 in a Missoula motel after responding to one of Jane Doe 9’s own ads for commercial sex. Venning discussed how she would work for him and ultimately she did. Venning became abusive toward Jane Doe 9, including physically assaulting her. In August 2018 in Billings, Venning coerced a minor girl, identified as Jane Doe 8, who was under the age of 18, to engage in commercial sex. In 2012, Venning transported another victim, identified as Jane Doe 5, from Montana to Georgia and Missouri to engage in prostitution.
In addition, Jane Does 3 and 4 told law enforcement that while working for Venning in commercial sex, he gave them cocaine. Social media posts collected during the investigation show Venning bragging about and sending pictures of cocaine to various individuals. | https://www.kxlh.com/news/crime-and-courts/man-sentenced-to-30-years-for-sex-trafficking-drug-crimes-in-montana | 2022-06-28T00:07:11Z | https://www.kxlh.com/news/crime-and-courts/man-sentenced-to-30-years-for-sex-trafficking-drug-crimes-in-montana | false | 10 |
Helen McCourt´s mother describes killer´s death as `great relief´
A murder victim’s mother who campaigned to bring in Helen’s Law has described the death of her daughter’s killer as a “great relief”.
Marie McCourt, the mother of Helen McCourt, has said she now hopes that someone connected to murderer Ian Simms will come forward and reveal where he hid her body following his death.
Reports have said Simms died last week.
The PA news agency understands no cause of death has yet been given.
Mrs McCourt, from St Helens in Merseyside, told the Mirror: “It’s a great relief knowing that this man is at last wiped off this earth.
“He’s got what he deserved.
“I’m hoping now maybe he spoke to somebody in prison or maybe one of his friends or family who were perhaps too scared to come forward when he was alive, will do so now.
“I just pray now that somebody may have some details of where he said he had done it.
“It breaks my heart but not just mine but all families who’ve had loved ones taken.
“It’s hard to lose a child through illness, it’s worse when someone deliberately takes her life.”
She added that she lived in fear when he was released from prison with a tag on in 2020.
Insurance clerk Ms McCourt was 22 when she vanished on her way home from work in 1988.
Mrs McCourt’s campaigning following her daughter’s death led to the Prisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) Act, dubbed Helen’s Law, being enacted in 2021.
The law makes it harder for killers and paedophiles who hold back information on their victims to receive parole.
Under the legislation, killers could still be released if no longer deemed a risk to the public even if they refuse to disclose information.
But the Parole Board will be legally required to consider whether they have co-operated with inquiries as part of their assessment.
Pub landlord Simms was handed a life sentence in 1989 after being convicted by a jury on overwhelming DNA evidence of Ms McCourt’s abduction and murder.
He always maintained his innocence, despite never saying where he hid her body. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-10959057/Helen-McCourt-s-mother-describes-killer-s-death-great-relief.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-06-28T00:07:55Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-10959057/Helen-McCourt-s-mother-describes-killer-s-death-great-relief.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true | 10 |
Germany to return stolen Ngonnso' statue to Cameroon
By Riham Alkousaa
BERLIN, June 27 (Reuters) - Germany will return a goddess statue that was stolen from Cameroon 120 years ago, the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation said on Monday, part of a growing trend to give back artefacts taken during the colonial era.
The female figure, known as Ngonnso', will be returned to the kingdom of Nso' in northwestern Cameroon. It was taken by colonial officer Kurt von Pavel and donated to Berlin's Ethnological Museum in 1903.
"Bring Back Ngonnso," a civil society initiative, has been campaigning for the statue's return for years, as the Nso people say they have suffered numerous calamities since the statue was stolen.
"The Ngonnso' has a central role for the Nso', as she is considered a mother deity," the foundation said in a statement.
It added the artefact was not removed by war looting from Kumbo, the capital of the Nso kingdom. However, Pavel was accompanied by armed soldiers in Cameroon, which would have intimidated the Nso', the foundation said.
The foundation also announced that it will return 23 pieces to Namibia and is planning an agreement to repatriate objects to Tanzania.
Germany, which lost all its colonial territories after World War One, was the third-biggest colonial power after Britain and France. However, its colonial past was ignored for decades while historians and politicians focused on the legacy of Nazi crimes, including the Holocaust.
Last year, Germany announced its intention to return Benin Bronzes to Nigeria and apologised for its role in the slaughter of Herero and Nama tribespeople in Namibia more than a century ago.
But its museums still host many of famous artefacts, such as parts of Iraq's Babylon gate, which is on display at Berlin's Pergamon Museum.
Foundation President Hermann Parzinger said that objects do not need to have been taken in an unjust context, like looting, for them to deserve repatriation.
"The special - especially spiritual - significance of an object for the society of origin can also justify a return," Parzinger added.
Mbinglo Gilles Yumo Nyuydzewira, an Nso kingdom prince, said the news was received warmly in Cameroon.
"After more than 120 years, we can only remain happy for it is a moment to commemorate and come closer to our ancestral links with love and togetherness," Yumo Nyuydzewira told Reuters.
"The message remains that of reuniting spiritually and ancestral wise with the mother and founder of this great dynasty," Yumo Nyuydzewira said.
(Reporting by Riham Alkousaa Additional Reporting by Amindeh Blaise Atabong Editing by Josie Kao) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-10959011/Germany-return-stolen-Ngonnso-statue-Cameroon.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-06-28T00:09:34Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-10959011/Germany-return-stolen-Ngonnso-statue-Cameroon.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false | 7 |
A lorry driver and crew made a lucky escape from this bin lorry.
It happened on Paula Radcliffe Way, Clapham on Saturday morning.
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service crews were called at 10.50am and appliances from Bedford, Sandy, Kempston and a water carrier from Toddington were used.
Not only that, but a jet, two hose reels, a disc cutter, reciprocating tool, stack drags and a thermal imaging camera were used.
Apparently, the driver and everyone else involved in the fire were unharmed – just shocked.
A spokesman for Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “Residents can help to prevent such fires in bin lorries by taking precautions when disposing of materials such as electrical items, batteries or ash.” | https://www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/news/people/lorry-driver-lucky-to-walk-away-from-this-fire-in-bedford-3747265 | 2022-06-28T00:10:14Z | https://www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/news/people/lorry-driver-lucky-to-walk-away-from-this-fire-in-bedford-3747265 | true | null |
Can You Be a Progressive and Support Israel?
A Conversation with Bronx Democrat Ritchie Torres.
Ritchie Torres is a freshman congressman representing New York’s 15th district. He grew up in a public housing project in the Bronx, brought up by a single mother who raised him, his sister, and his twin brother on minimum wage. Upon his swearing-in, Ritchie became the first openly gay Afro-Latin American member of Congress. He is a staunch progressive, and has been vocal about improving public housing, advocating for LGBT businesses, and addressing child poverty.
He is also an outspoken supporter of Israel, a position that 10 years ago wouldn’t have been notable, but in today’s progressive wing of the Democratic Party has made him a curiosity — sort of like a Trumper who doesn’t want a recount.
Rep. Torres’s position on Israel has made him a target on social media, where he has been smeared as a supporter of ethnic cleansing and genocide. It has also opened him up to criticism from his colleagues.
To me, he looks a bit like a single man standing alone against a cultural tsunami. Does he feel that way? I called Rep. Torres yesterday to find out.
Our interview has been edited for length and clarity.
BW: Last week you said: “I am here to affirm, as a member of Congress — one who intends to be here for a long time — that I have an unwavering commitment to both the sovereignty and security of Israel as a Jewish state.” That kind of statement used to be par for the course for Democratic politicians. That no longer seems to me to be the case. What happened?
RT: It feels like we are living through a tectonic shift. We’re increasingly living in a world where support for Israel as a Jewish state, support for the American Israeli relationship, support even for a two state solution, is becoming heresy. And BDS is in danger of becoming orthodoxy, particularly within progressive circles.
BW: Why has that view become heretical? How did we get to this point?
RT: Not only is Israel under siege from rocket fire, but the truth itself is under siege. There’s been an ongoing propaganda war and the narrative that is dominating is one that attempts to normalize Hamas and delegitimize Israel. A few days ago, and I spoke about this on the House floor, there was a New York State elected official who posted a map where the state of Israel was nowhere to be found. It simply said Palestine. And the omission was not an accident.
Wiping Israel off the map is the objective of the BDS movement. And some of the rhetoric that I've heard directed against Israel is just so vitriolic, so hyperbolic. Those of us in elected office have to be mindful of the words we use and the ideas we amplify. Are we using words and ideas that are aimed at promoting peace? Or are we using words and ideas that are aimed at inciting hatred? And we have to be careful not to mistake hatred of Israel for peace. The two in my mind are mutually exclusive.
BW: Let’s talk about some of that rhetoric that's been coming out the left wing of the Democratic Party. Congresswoman Cori Bush likened American police brutality to Israeli state violence. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts said Palestinians “are being told the same thing as black folks in America. There is no acceptable form of resistance.” Jamaal Bowman, your colleague from New York, said “enough of black and brown bodies being brutalized and murdered” — as if the majority of Israeli Jews aren’t people of color. And Bowman called you out specifically.
The notion that Israel should never have come into existence, that notion Israel is committing the worst human rights atrocities on planet Earth — those are canards that have been with us for a long time. But the statements that I just read to you, those to me seem new. Those are about grafting American parochial racial politics onto a foreign conflict.
RT: First, I have a rule of never commenting on a lot of the opinions that colleagues expressed publicly for the sake of collegiality, and I respect everyone you just mentioned. Obviously I have a difference of opinion. For me, it should be possible to speak out against the eviction of a Palestinian family without equating it to ethnic cleansing. It should be possible to constructively critique the policies and practices of the Israeli government without calling for the destruction of Israel itself. My issue is not criticism. My issue is the lack of nuance in the democratic socialist critique of Israel. What is often directed toward Israel is not criticism. It feels like hatred. And I've observed it since 2014 when I began engaging with this issue.
BW: But those statements I read, are they promoting understanding or promoting hatred?
RT: Again, I don’t want to be put in a position of speaking out against colleagues because I have working relationships with all of them. But in general, I worry that the rhetoric that I have heard is aimed at delegitimizing Israel rather than de-escalating the conflict.
BW: Do you worry about the trickle-down effect of the rhetoric of demonizing Israel, demonizing supporters of Israel, and the anti-Semitic attacks we are seeing?
RT: For me, the main culprit is Twitter. Twitter is a cesspool of antisemitism. I’m not suggesting that all criticism of Israel is antisemitic. But Twitter is just a cesspool of antisemitic invective. It has the effect of amplifying the ideological extremes. The most egregious example is Donald Trump. And a visible vocal minority on Twitter can easily be mistaken for the majority and elected officials often mistake Twitter for the real world. And the amplification of ideas on Twitter can have a profound effect on the psyche of an activist or an elected official. It feels like people are jumping on the bandwagon against Israel and are making grand pronouncements without understanding the context, without fully understanding the facts. Increasingly, we’re operating on tweets and memes and infographics rather than actual facts.
I see our present moment, fundamentally, as an epistemic crisis. We’re losing a conception of what it means to know, of what it means to have knowledge. One piece of advice that I'm giving to Andrew [Yang, currently running for mayor of New York] is to never take a position on an issue unless you've heard both sides of the argument, unless you study the issue so exhaustively that you can defend it and you can stand by it. That's advice I would give to anyone. And Twitter just seems incompatible with critical thought.
BW: What are we supposed to do about it? Is there any policy solution to the hate spreading on Twitter? Or is it just that we need to combat bad ideas and bad language with better ideas and better language?
RT: We have to speak out. We have to make the progressive case for peaceful coexistence of a Jewish state and a Palestinian state. That perspective has to be heard because increasingly it’s crowded out. I’ve been demonized as a supporter of apartheid, genocide and ethnic cleansing, and it’s certainly painful to me. It’s painful to my loved ones. But I feel like I have an obligation to speak out, because if I’m silent, if I censor myself, then I'm part of the problem, I become complicit through silence.
BW: What do you say to the young person, the 22-year-old, who looks up to you and says, wow, I really agree with Richie Torres. I am a progressive.I am heartbroken by the loss of life in Gaza. I also support Israel's right to protect itself. But why would I ever speak out? Look at what's happening to him. Why would I risk that reputational harm?
RT: There's nothing more important than freedom of thought and conscience. If you live in such fear that you're unwilling to assert free thought and free conscience, you cannot claim to be free. Wherever there’s fear, there can never be freedom. That’s been my philosophy of life. And if you believe something is right, you have an obligation to say it and to stand by it and not relent in the face of a Twitter backlash.
I was born, bred and battle tested in the Bronx, so I have had to face far greater challenges in my life than mean tweets. There’s no doubt in my mind that there should be a peaceful coexistence of Israelis and Palestinians. And I will continue to speak out forcefully against the delegitimization campaign against Israel because I feel it’s fundamentally wrong and it’s fundamentally incompatible with the proper conception of peace.
BW: I’d like to ask you about the implications of what’s called Critical Social Justice or Critical Race Theory, that says you are either oppressed or oppressor and its connection to this issue. I think there are many harmful consequences stemming from this conception of the world. One of them is that Jewish history is erased and Jews become nothing more than white people, who do not merely benefit from white privilege, but are doubly sinning because they're also supporting what, in this conception of the world, is the last standing bastion of white colonialism in the Middle East. To what extent is there a connection between the spread of this ideology inside of our elite institutions and the demonization of Israel and of supporters of Israel?
RT: That’s a heavy question. I have spoken about systemic racism and I believe systemic racism is an actual phenomenon. So I think the application of these ideas can vary and I want to be careful not to make sweeping pronouncements. In my opinion, a proper understanding of intersectionality recognizes the Jewish struggle for liberation. If you are ignoring the Jewish struggle for liberation, that to me is a problem. You can't ignore the fact that the that the Jews historically have been the target of oppression, the target of firearms and genocidal anti-Semitism, and there's a historical context that explains the necessity of a Jewish state.
When I went to Israel, the two experiences that had the most profound impact on me were Yad Vashem and Masada. And for me, the words “never again” summarize the rationale for a Jewish state. Never again will the Jewish community have to commit mass suicide in order to escape escape enslavement at the hands of a foreign enemy like it did in the Masada. And never again will the Jewish community fall victim to ethnic cleansing and genocide, as it did during the Holocaust. You cannot erase those experiences of oppression because those experiences explain the moral and historical necessity of Israel as a Jewish state.
I want to be clear: I’m a secularist, so I’m not persuaded by religious arguments whether it's from Judaism or Christianity or Islam. I’m ultimately persuaded by secular, historical, moral arguments for Israel as a Jewish state and the peaceful coexistence of a Jewish state and a Palestinian state.
BW: Why does it seem to me like you are such a lonely voice? Where are the other politicians that we would expect to be standing with you publicly this week, people like Chuck Schumer, for example?
RT: I have not been monitoring what everyone has said, but certainly more than one elected official has spoken out and affirmed support for Israel in support for the American Israeli relationship. It’s also reasonable for people to express empathy for the plight of Palestinians and the high death toll that has been inflicted on Palestinians. And so, you know, I support a cease-fire in the short term and then a two-state solution in the long term. My issue is the demonization of Israel as a Jewish state and the attempt to wipe Israel off the map. That, to me, is unacceptable. I’m going to speak out against it and we're going to fight it at every turn. And I’m not going to be intimidated by that fight.
BW: There are a lot of people who are looking at where the prevailing political winds are shifting and they are seeing a Democratic Party where the Squad’s position on Israel may not be the majority position today, but absolutely has the energy of the younger generation, it absolutely has the energy of popular culture, and that this will be the future of the party.
RT: The trajectory of the party is going to depend on us. I'm part of the party and I'm hoping to shape it in the direction of preserving Israel as a Jewish state and promoting the two-state solution as the best path forward. I speak out because I want to play a role in actively shaping the trajectory of the party, and that's why I encourage others to do the same.
BW: This is not the first time that you’ve publicly gone against the grain. You came out against defunding the police. You’re supporting Andrew Yang, who others in your party have criticized strongly. Where do you find the courage to take positions that may not be popular?
RT: Look, I’m a product of the Bronx. I represent my district, and the people of the South Bronx are practical, not ideological, and have their feet firmly planted on the ground rather than their heads in the skies. I find that prevailing opinion is often more academic, more ivory tower, more utopian than the practical sensibilities of the South Bronx and, frankly, the rank and file of the Democratic Party.
So I would submit to you that I represent the practical concerns and sensibilities of everyday people in the Bronx. Most people in the Bronx do not weigh in on questions of geopolitics. Their concerns are health and housing, schools, and jobs. The need for safe, decent, affordable housing, access to the Internet, access to credit, access to a quality education, safe streets, policing that's both fair and just, accountable and transparent. Those are the practical concerns that I hear from the people I represent, which is quite different from what is amplified on social media.
For a very different take on this same subject, don’t miss Jill Kargman’s cracking essay in Tablet.
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Pittsboro community shaken by deaths of three Northwood High students just days apart
A high school community in Chatham County is reeling after the deaths of two students and a recent graduate happened just days apart.
Counselors were made available Monday at Northwood High School in Pittsboro for students across all grade levels as students process the deaths of two students and a former one, the school district said in a news release.
“These students had bright futures and we mourn their loss,” Chatham County Schools said in a statement.
On June 17, recent graduate Christian Poteat Jr., 18, died in an accidental drowning at Eastwood Lake in Chapel Hill.
Sixteen-year-old Cassandra Sibrian was killed in a Cary car accident on June 21, according to GoFundMe page set up to pay for her funeral expenses.
Tony Lee Keck, a 15-year-old rising sophomore, died June 23 when he was fatally struck by a car while he rode an ATV in Pittsboro.
The school system is currently providing support for students and staff with counselors, Chatham County Schools said in a statement.
“I am concerned about helping our Northwood family through this,” Northwood principal Bradford Walston said in a news release. “To lose so many of our family in a year is incredibly difficult. There are supports in place for anyone who needs them. Please reach out.”
How accidents happened
On June 23, Robert Deatherage, of Durham, was in his Toyota Tacoma truck and attempted to pass Keck on a portion of the road on Alex Cockman Road designated as a passing zone for northbound traffic, the State Highway Patrol said. Keck was struck when he traveled into Deatherage’s path. Deatherage’ was not charged in the incident.
Keck ran cross-country, was awarded as a “star student” and “everyone who knew him, loved him,” according to an online obituary.
His family has requested for donations to be made in his name to the The Tony Lee Keck Memorial Fund at Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church.
Poteat, a high school football and lacrosse player, had graduated on June 10. First responders reported to the call of the drowning around 2:20 p.m. Efforts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful, officials said previously.
“Christian was a vivacious student with a magnetic smile and personality,” Walston said in a statement June 17.
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Harris Sewell - Offensive Line
Height: 6-4 Weight: 290 Hometown: Odessa, TX (Permian HS) Class: 2023
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Height: 6-4 Weight: 290 Hometown: Odessa, TX (Permian HS) Class: 2023
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#65 Overall, #2 OG, #13 TX
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#99 Overall, #6 OG, #18 TX
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One of the top offensive linemen in the 2023 class has Clemson in his final group and is announcing his college decision soon.
Four-star Odessa, Texas offensive lineman Harris Sewell will make his college call at 1 p.m. ET on Wednesday out of a group with Clemson, Texas A&M, Texas, Oklahoma and Alabama.
Sewell is rated as high as the No. 2 offensive guard in the nation and No. 65 overall (ESPN).
He was on hand for Clemson's big official visit weekend in early June.
Sewell added a Clemson offer last November.
I will be committing this Wednesday at 12:00 CST. Who will it be??@Hayesfawcett3 pic.twitter.com/ZzIPipRVf1
— Harris Sewell (@harris_sewell) June 27, 2022
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Laurel Police hosting annual ‘Fill-A-Truck Food Drive’
Police will collect food items to honor late police chief’s legacy
PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - A community tradition continues in Laurel this week to honor a former police chief who passed away.
The Laurel Police Department will host its annual Fill-a-Truck Food Drive in honor of the late Chief Tyrone Stewart, who passed away unexpectedly at the age of 48 in 2019.
The event’s signature big, blue truck will be parked in front of Walmart on State Route 15 from 8 am until 4 pm.
“We’re hoping that when folks go in to pick up the hamburgers and hotdogs and buns and other accouterments for July fourth that they get a couple of cans of nonperishable food items and put them in the truck so that we can help out the good Samaritan,” said Police Chief Tommy Cox.
Donations will go to support the Good Samaritan House.
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- iADCs are a next-generation modality for treating cancer and designed to boost anti-cancer activity, offering potential new options for patients who do not respond to existing cancer immunotherapies -
- Sutro will receive an upfront payment of US$90 million to develop iADCs for three biological targets and may be eligible to receive up to an additional US$422.5 million USD in development, regulatory and commercial milestones for each product candidate, plus royalties -
TOKYO and SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503), (President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., "Astellas") and Sutro Biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: STRO), (CEO: William J. Newell, JD, "Sutro") today announced a worldwide, strategic collaboration and licensing agreement focused on the discovery and development of novel immunostimulatory antibody-drug conjugates (iADCs). The collaboration leverages the unique cancer-fighting potential of iADCs as a novel modality, enabled by Sutro's ability to engineer complex conjugated antibodies, and Astellas' global oncology R&D expertise.
"We are delighted to work with Astellas, a premier biopharmaceutical company with substantial expertise in immuno-oncology, on this novel modality," said William J. Newell, Sutro's Chief Executive Officer. "iADCs hold promise well beyond the existing success of ADCs. Sutro's unique conjugation technology enables dual conjugations that site-specifically incorporate a potent cytotoxin that can directly kill tumor cells together with an immunostimulatory component that has the potential to locally prime an immune response to the patient's particular tumor cells. We look forward to collaboratively exploring the potential of this approach to treat cold tumors and bring new drug therapies to patients who do not respond to existing immunotherapies."
Naoki Okamura, Chief Strategy Officer, at Astellas commented, "Astellas considers Immuno-Oncology as one of the Primary Focuses of its R&D strategy; our goal is to bring effective drugs to patients who do not respond to existing immune checkpoint inhibitors. Sutro is a leading company in the area of iADCs, a new modality, and has its own original iADC technologies. The strategic partnership with Sutro will help us expand our pipeline and widen the choice of cancer immunotherapies."
A key challenge with cancer immunotherapies, including immune checkpoint inhibitors, is the tumor microenvironment*1 within cold tumors creating barriers to immune cell infiltration and thus preventing the cure. The immune checkpoint inhibitors approved to date are efficacious as a monotherapy in only about 20% of cancer types, which vary widely1.
This strategic partnership will engage in the development of iADCs, a next generation modality with the potential for effective and efficient approaches for treatment of cold tumors so as to bring new drug therapies to patients who do not respond to existing therapies. An iADC, which combines an antibody with a small molecule compound that induces immunogenic cell death*2 in addition to an immune activating molecule, has the potential to boost the anti-cancer action.
This partnership will enable Astellas and Sutro to mutually leverage strengths in their respective fields to accelerate iADC development for three distinct biological targets; Sutro will engage in research and preclinical studies to identify candidate compounds and then Astellas will pursue clinical development. Sutro has advanced technologies for linking drugs to antibodies and proprietary component parts, including candidate antibodies and linkable cytotoxins and immunostimulatory molecules. For development of iADCs, Astellas will utilize the strength of its global R&D and commercialization capabilities in the area of antibodies and the small molecular components. These iADCs may have the potential to provide new therapeutic options for treatment of cancers for which no broadly effective therapy is currently available.
Under the terms of the agreement, Sutro will receive an upfront cash payment of US$90 million to develop iADCs for three biological targets and may be eligible to receive up to US$422.5 million in development, regulatory and commercial milestones for each product candidate, and tiered royalties ranging from low double-digit to mid-teens on worldwide sales of any commercial products that may result from the collaboration, subject to Sutro's cost and profit sharing option for the United States.
Sutro has the option to share in the costs and profits for developing and commercializing product candidates in the United States. If Sutro exercise this option for a particular product candidate, Astellas and Sutro will equally share the costs of such co-development and co-commercialization, with the resulting profits/losses from co-commercialization also shared equally in the United States.
*1: Cancer surrounds itself with an environment advantageous to its own survival, that is, to protect itself from the immune system and help facilitate its own growth and metastasis. Such an environment is called a "tumor microenvironment."
*2: Immunogenic cell death is cancer cell death through the "cancer immune cycle" by which cancer antigens released by chemotherapy are captured by dendritic cells and then presented to T cells activated to kill the cancer cells. Regarding "cancer immune cycle," please refer to the materials from Astellas' R&D meeting (held in December 2020).
(https://www.astellas.com/system/files/rdmeeting2020_pre_en.pdf)
About Sutro
Sutro Biopharma, Inc. (Sutro), headquartered in South San Francisco, is a clinical-stage oncology company pioneering site-specific and novel-format antibody drug conjugates (ADCs). Sutro has two wholly owned ADCs in the clinic—STRO-002, a folate receptor alpha (FolRα)-targeting ADC, in clinical studies for ovarian and endometrial cancers; and STRO-001, a CD74-targeting ADC, in clinical studies for B-cell malignancies. Additionally, Sutro is collaborating with Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) on CC-99712, a BCMA-targeting ADC in the clinic for patients with multiple myeloma; with Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, known as EMD Serono in the U.S. and Canada (EMD Serono) on M1231, a MUC1-EGFR bispecific ADC in clinical studies for patients with solid tumors, particularly non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma; with Merck Sharpe & Dohme LLC (Merck) on MK-1484, a biologic in clinical studies as a monotherapy and in combination with pembrolizumab for the treatment of solid tumors; and with Astellas Pharma (Astellas) on a novel modality, immunostimulatory antibody-drug conjugates (iADCs). Sutro's platform technology also enabled the spin out of Vaxcyte (Nasdaq: PCVX) and the creation of VAX-24, a 24-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in clinical studies for the prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease. Sutro's rational design and precise protein engineering has enabled six product candidates in the clinic. Follow Sutro on Twitter, @Sutrobio, and at www.sutrobio.com to learn more about our passion for changing the future of oncology.
Sutro Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not limited to, anticipated preclinical and clinical development activities, timing of announcements of clinical results, potential benefits of STRO-002 and Sutro's other product candidates and platform, potential future milestone and royalty payments, and potential market opportunities for STRO-002 and Sutro's other product candidates. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. Although Sutro believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, Sutro cannot guarantee future events, results, actions, levels of activity, performance or achievements, and the timing and results of biotechnology development and potential regulatory approval is inherently uncertain. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause Sutro's actual activities or results to differ significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statement, including risks and uncertainties related to Sutro's ability to advance its product candidates, the receipt and timing of potential regulatory designations, approvals and commercialization of product candidates and Sutro's ability to successfully leverage Fast Track designation, the market size for Sutro's product candidates to be smaller than anticipated, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Sutro's business, clinical trial sites, supply chain and manufacturing facilities, Sutro's ability to maintain and recognize the benefits of certain designations received by product candidates, the timing and results of preclinical and clinical trials, Sutro's ability to fund development activities and achieve development goals, Sutro's ability to protect intellectual property and Sutro's commercial collaborations with third parties and other risks and uncertainties described under the heading "Risk Factors" in documents Sutro files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release, and Sutro undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.
About Astellas
Astellas Pharma Inc. is a pharmaceutical company conducting business in more than 70 countries around the world. We are promoting the Focus Area Approach that is designed to identify opportunities for the continuous creation of new drugs to address diseases with high unmet medical needs by focusing on Biology and Modality. Furthermore, we are also looking beyond our foundational Rx focus to create Rx+® healthcare solutions that combine our expertise and knowledge with cutting-edge technology in different fields of external partners. Through these efforts, Astellas stands on the forefront of healthcare change to turn innovative science into value for patients. For more information, please visit our website at https://www.astellas.com/en.
Astellas Cautionary Notes
In this press release, statements made with respect to current plans, estimates, strategies and beliefs and other statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements about the future performance of Astellas. These statements are based on management's current assumptions and beliefs in light of the information currently available to it and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: (i) changes in general economic conditions and in laws and regulations, relating to pharmaceutical markets, (ii) currency exchange rate fluctuations, (iii) delays in new product launches, (iv) the inability of Astellas to market existing and new products effectively, (v) the inability of Astellas to continue to effectively research and develop products accepted by customers in highly competitive markets, and (vi) infringements of Astellas' intellectual property rights by third parties.
Information about pharmaceutical products (including products currently in development) which is included in this press release is not intended to constitute an advertisement or medical advice.
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WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, June 27, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
557 PM CDT Mon Jun 27 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern
McLennan and southeastern Hill Counties through 630 PM CDT...
At 557 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
West, or 14 miles north of Lacy-Lakeview, moving southwest at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Lacy-Lakeview, West, Gholson, Leroy, Ross and Penelope.
This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 342 and 356.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 3174 9728 3175 9728 3176 9731 3192 9697
3184 9684 3164 9708
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 046DEG 15KT 3181 9702
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Pecos
and east central Reeves Counties through 645 PM CDT...
At 559 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 18
miles southwest of Grandfalls, or 19 miles northwest of Fort
Stockton, moving northwest at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.
Coyanosa and B F Goodrich Testing Track.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 3113 10297 3108 10306 3126 10329 3136 10307
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 147DEG 10KT 3113 10305
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of south central Texas, including the following
counties, Bastrop, Fayette, Lavaca and Lee.
* WHEN...Until 900 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is
imminent.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 600 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the advisory area. Up to 2 inches of rain have
fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are expected over
the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Giddings, La Grange, Schulenburg, Hallettsville, Flatonia,
Fayetteville, Round Top, Muldoon, Sublime, Lake Somerville
State Park & Trailway, Carmine, Swiss Alp, O'Quinn,
Ammannsville, Freyburg, Mullins Prairie, Plum, High Hill,
Holman and Rabbs Prairie.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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Five Newcastle playground upgrades and the start of an overhaul to Foreshore Park will take place next financial year.
Waratah Park, Harold Myers Park at Birmingham Gardens, Vera Wilson Park at Beresfield, Highland County at Fletcher and Avon Street Reserve at Mayfield are all included in council's 2022/23 playground renewal program.
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The playground at Beresfield Pool will too be replaced and the budget also includes the first stage of a major upgrade to Foreshore Park, including an all-abilities playground and water park.
Newcastle's Labor councillors will introduce a notice of motion about the upcoming playground upgrades to Tuesday's council meeting.
The party pledged $5.6 million at December's council election to deliver 12 new playgrounds in this term, including Gregson Park at Hamilton and Adamstown No.2 Oval.
There were five submissions to the recent public exhibition of the next budget about parks and playgrounds, with calls for upgrades to Webb Park at Mayfield, irrigation to Stevenson Park at Mayfield, more outdoor exercise stations in the city as well as more play equipment.
The council on Sunday celebrated the official opening of upgraded playgrounds at Minmi Reserve and McCauley Park, Tarro. The Minmi playground received new features including a balancing trail, swings and sensory bridge, while new equipment at McCauley Park includes swings, slides, and climbing components. Kotara Park and Bernborough Avenue, Maryland were also upgraded through the 2021/22 renewal program.
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Polish bankers are so distressed these days that they can look back to the days of the 2008 global financial crisis and long for the resilience they displayed then.
Today, the banking market faces unprecedented uncertainties. At first, the main risk just concerned Swiss franc mortgages, where the government and the courts have long held that banks should compensate clients for losses caused by the rapid appreciation of the franc.
Now there are many more worries: rampant inflation and the central bank’s attempts to contain it by aggressive monetary tightening; the risk of an economic recession and rising unemployment; and the prospect that the government will make the banking sector finance ideas such as a credit vacation for everyone before next year’s general election.
The banking sector is an easy target as, on the surface, banks are enjoying a boom.
In January-April, Polish banks netted PLN9.19bn, marking a jump of 111% y/y, according to the most recent available data compiled by the National Bank of Poland (NBP).
The NBP’s aggressive rate hike campaign aimed at curbing inflation drove up the result, because it increased banks’ net interest margins, pushing net interest income up 83% y/y. After the NBP increased rates in May and June, taking them to a 14-year high of 6%, the second quarter is poised to be exceptionally good for the sector.
Yet, the sector has been lamenting a steady fall in the return on equity (ROE) ratio, which the bankers hoped would finally recover in 2022 after falling steadily since 2011.
These hopes were thwarted by the government, which, looking to soften the effects of the NBP’s tightening of monetary policy, has devised a plan for a universal credit vacation for mortgage payers. The vacation gives borrowers an option of making no repayments for four months this year and four in 2023.
That, the banks say, will hit the sector for an estimated PLN20bn (€4.28bn), slashing net profit and flattening ROE.
The plan comes in reaction to growing discontent among borrowers, who are forced to pay ever-higher mortgage repayments as banks hike their margins in line with the way the NBP is raising the cost of money to fight inflation.
Polish media are full of “it’s the death of the middle class” stories, citing borrowers whose repayments doubled only since October – when the NBP’s tightening cycle began – with the outlook for more increases in the coming months.
The government also plans to bulk up the banking sector’s fund to help borrowers in distress from the current PLN600mn (€128mn) to PLN1.4bn this year and PLN2bn in 2023.
Finally, there come risks linked to the government’s ideas for dealing with high mortgage repayments. Banks are worried about the planned replacement of the three-month Warsaw Interbank Offered Rate (WIBOR) with a new indicator as a new basis on which banks should calculate loan margins.
The government’s plans, on top of the macroeconomic outlook getting cloudy, have Polish bankers worried about their role in financing economic growth, Przemyslaw Gdanski, CEO of BNP Paribas Polska, said recently at an industry conference.
“In difficult times, the banking system should be as healthy as possible … it should be able to finance the economy,” Gdanski said, Business Insider reported earlier this month.
“We have a hard embargo [on trade with Russia], inflation, recession, and a deterioration in the quality of loan portfolios. The scenario from the turn of the 1970s and 1980s may repeat when Poland struggled with the effects of the crisis for several years,” Cezary Stypulkowski, who heads mBank, the Polish business of Germany’s Commerzbank, told the European Financial Congress held in Sopot.
According to Stypulkowski, the concoction of negative trends imported from abroad in the wake of Russia’s aggression on Ukraine and the government’s “inconsequential” response to the war and the lingering problems after the coronavirus pandemic, make Poland’s banking sector “ever more exotic and out of sync with international standards”.
The banking stock market sectorial index WIG-Banki has retreated over 36% in 2022 to date and is still nearly 30% down versus the time before the pandemic struck.
The biggest Polish lenders, state-controlled PKO BP and Pekao, have seen their stock tank 30% this year to date in what still are mild falls compared to losses nearing 50% in the same period in the case of mBank or Bank Millennium.
Taming inflation and halting the cycle of interest rate hikes are what Polish bankers expect to be the first harbinger of an improvement, it seems.
“It’s a myth that high interest rates are to our favour,” Michal Gajewski, CEO of Santander Bank Polska, told the European Financial Congress.
“[Our] customers are in trouble, so we need to create reserves. We want then to pay back their loans,” Gajewski said.
But that may well be wishful thinking if the NBP’s tightening continues – as it is expected to because of the pro-inflation moves by the government before the next general election in the autumn of 2023.
Poland’s interest rates are generally expected to keep rising to 7% or even 8% but there are analysts who predict that the NBP will only stop at 10%, given that inflation is still far from its peak.
That could result in a bigger than expected slowdown in GDP growth and an increase in unemployment, which would eat into the quality of banks’ credit portfolios. So far, predictions are for GDP expansion to ease to a still robust 3.5% in 2023 and 3.6% in 2024 from around 5% this year. | https://bne.eu/polish-banks-go-from-resilience-to-vulnerability-248000/ | 2022-06-28T00:48:48Z | https://bne.eu/polish-banks-go-from-resilience-to-vulnerability-248000/ | true | 4 |
Linden Republicans pick Jones as mayoral candidate
LINDEN - The Linden Republican County Committee selected Russell T. Jones as the Republican mayoral candidate for the general election after the June 7 primary election ended in a tie between the two candidates running.
Lisa Fabrizio, Linden Republican chairperson, said the committee voted Thursday to decide who would represent the Republican Party in the mayoral race.
The official Union County election results showed both Linden Republican mayoral candidates Russell T. Jones and Ricardo Maldonado received 207 votes.
Incumbent Democratic Mayor Derek Armstead, who ran unopposed in the primary, received 2,223 votes.
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Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi said the Republican primary vote numbers were checked several times and remained 207 for each candidate. She said this is the first mayoral primary election with a tie vote in recent memory.
Fabrizio said people assume is Linden is a Democratic town, but it's actually very mixed.
"I think people are just tired of the current administration and so they decided why not, let me throw my hat in and see where things go," she said. "I think there are a lot of things at play in terms of just nationally and specifically in the state that are happening that people are unhappy with and so they are trying to make changes locally because local politics leads to more advanced politics. I just think people felt it was the right time to do it."
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Brawl fallout: M’s place Torrens on IL; await suspensions
The Seattle Mariners lost at least one player to injury from their brawl with the Los Angeles Angels.
They’re waiting to learn who else they’ll lose — and for how long — due to suspension.
Seattle placed catcher Luis Torrens on the 10-day injured list Monday with a left shoulder injury suffered in the melee with the Angels a day earlier. Aside from Torrens and manager Scott Servais sporting some bruises on his arm, the Mariners appeared mostly unscathed from the second-inning fight.
The real pain for Seattle is likely still to come when suspensions are handed down. Outfielder Jesse Winker and shortstop J.P. Crawford are likely to miss several games following their ejections.
“It’s not something that should be a part of Major League Baseball and certainly you can say, ‘Well, this should have happened, or that should have happened.’ You can’t go back in time and change it,” Servais said before Seattle opened a homestand against Baltimore on Monday.
“So there will be some suspensions coming and they’ll hurt because of the players involved. They play a lot for us. They do a really good job, and anytime you lose a key guy, it hurts.”
The brawl happened in the second inning of Sunday’s 2-1 win by the Angels — four minutes of mayhem that led to a delay of about 18 minutes.
The Angels were upset after Mike Trout was nearly hit in the head by a pitch from Seattle’s Erik Swanson on Saturday night. Interim manager Phil Nevin made the late decision to go with little-used reliever Andrew Wantz as an opener Sunday.
Wantz threw a pitch behind Julio Rodriguez’s head in the first inning, then hit Winker in the hip to start the second.
That’s when the chaos started. Both teams threw numerous punches in the melee that began when Winker charged the Angels’ emptying dugout after yelling at Nevin.
Winker was still angry Monday. Asked if the brawl was a bad look for baseball, Winker responded, “I think it’s a bad look on Phil Nevin and could have been handled differently.”
Winker said his anger stemmed from Rodriguez — the Mariners young 21-year-old center fielder — being the initial target, and Wantz not being immediately ejected. He also pinned the ensuing fracas on chirping from the Angels dugout by Nevin and injured third baseman Anthony Rendon.
Winker acknowledged he’ll face a significant suspension.
“It’s an unfortunate part because it could have all been stopped with a simple objection, and people just not talking,” Winker said. “There’s a man with a cast on and a manager talking. That’s why this started. If they’re not talking, none of that happens.
“But they decide to run their mouth and I didn’t like that. It’s that simple. There’s nothing else left to say about that. They’re going to suspend me, they’re going to suspend Crawford and that’s MLB’s decision. Whatever, it’s part of it.”
Seattle called up catcher Andrew Knapp from Triple-A Tacoma to take Torrens’ spot on the roster. Torrens was having additional imaging done to get a full picture of the shoulder injury, Servais said.
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NEW YORK, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Mullen Automotive, Inc. f/k/a Net Element, Inc. ("Mullen" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: MULN; NETE) and certain of its officers. The class action, filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, and docketed under 22-cv-00976, is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons and entities other than Defendants that purchased or otherwise acquired publicly traded Mullen securities between June 15, 2020 and April 6, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). Plaintiff seeks to recover compensable damages caused by Defendants' violations of the federal securities laws under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act").
If you are a shareholder who purchased or otherwise acquired Mullen securities during the Class Period, you have until July 5, 2022 to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff for the class. A copy of the Complaint can be obtained at www.pomerantzlaw.com. To discuss this action, contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888.476.6529 (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll-free, Ext. 7980. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address, telephone number, and the number of shares purchased.
Mullen purports to be an electronic vehicle ("EV") manufacturer. On November 5, 2021, Mullen Technologies, Inc. underwent a merger with and into Net Element, Inc., and the Company changed its name to Mullen Automotive, Inc..
The complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's business, operations, and compliance policies. Specifically, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Mullen overstates its ability and timeline regarding production; (2) Mullen overstates its deals with business partners, including Qiantu; (3) Mullen overstates its battery technology and capabilities; (4) Mullen overstates its ability to sell its branded products; (5) Net Element did not conduct proper due diligence into Mullen Technologies; (6) the Dragonfly K50 was not (solely) delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic; and (7) as a result, Defendants' public statements were materially false and/or misleading at all relevant times.
On April 6, 2022, during trading hours, market analyst Hindenburg Research released a report regarding the Company entitled "Mullen Automotive: Yet Another Fast Talking EV Hustle" which detailed several alleged issues with the Company.
On this news, Mullen's stock price fell $0.27 per share, or 10%, to close at $2.38 per share on April 7, 2022, on unusually heavy trading volume, damaging investors.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com
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FOBAS Alert: Contaminated Fuels From ARA Region
Recently FOBAS has investigated a number of VLSFO samples that were bunkered in the ARA region over recent months. Feedback from a number of ships that had used such fuels indicated that they encountered operational issues such as excessive wear of fuel pump plungers, barrels and fuel injectors, resulting in the ships having to stop using the subject bunkers. Two distinct properties of such fuels were noted; Total Acid Number (TAN) ranged from 1.33 to 2.59 mg KOH/g and all contain unusually high levels of Potassium.
Initial investigative forensic analysis by Direct Injection and Acid Extract GCMS methods, has indicated these fuels to have uncharacteristically high levels of chemical species, specifically a composite of phenolic compounds (such as Ginkgol & Hydroginkgol) and resorcinol.
The quantities of Phenolic compounds detected in these fuels range between 6,000 ppm – 190,000 ppm with approximately 70,000 ppm of resorcinols. Collectively these extraneous components were found in the region of 20-25% which is uncharacteristically high. Presence of Phenolic compounds at such high levels contravenes the stipulations of the revised MARPOL Annex VI regulation 18.3 and International Marine Fuel Standard ISO 8217, Clause 5. As per ISO 8217 and MARPOL Annex VI, marine fuels supplied to ships should be free from chemical waste or added substances at quantities that may jeopardise the safety of the ship or adversely affects the performance of the machinery.
Whilst the impact of these extraneous compounds on vessel’s machinery is not fully documented by literature, their presence, and in particular at the levels detected, remains a cause of concern as they are not natural products of a refinery stream. From experience, FOBAS has observed that fuels contaminated with significant levels of phenolic components may cause varying degrees of operational problems.
It must be noted that chemical species such as these, if present in the fuel, are not detected using standard ISO test methods and these, like any other anomalous components, can only be ascertained by use of investigative analysis such as GCMS. This highlights the need to be vigilant and in the event a fuel is suspected to be causing operational problems, then detailed records should be maintained to evidence the fuel in use and the fuel management protocol being carried out by the ship.#
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Additional attention should be given to the collection of bunker samples. It should be ensured that all parties have witnessed the sampling process, have signed and witnessed forms accordingly, and that the supporting documentation includes records of all the samples considered representative of the fuel as loaded. The collection of event records and documentation evidencing operational issues on board are critical in demonstrating the fuel in use at the time operational problems have been experienced.
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NEW YORK, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Yext, Inc. ("Yext" or the "Company") (NYSE: YEXT) and certain of its former officers. The class action, filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and docketed under 22-cv-05127, is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons and entities other than Defendants that purchased or otherwise acquired Yext securities between March 4, 2021 and March 8, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), seeking to recover damages caused by Defendants' violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officials.
If you are a shareholder who purchased or otherwise acquired Yext securities during the Class Period, you have until August 16, 2022 to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff for the class. A copy of the Complaint can be obtained at www.pomerantzlaw.com. To discuss this action, contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888.476.6529 (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll-free, Ext. 7980. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address, telephone number, and the number of shares purchased.
Yext organizes a business's facts to provide answers to consumer questions online. The Company operates Yext platform, a cloud-based platform that allows its customers to, among other things, provide answers to consumer questions, control facts about their businesses and the content of their landing pages, and manage their consumer reviews. Yext's website describes its service as "a modern, AI-powered Answers Platform that understands natural language so that when people ask questions about a business online they get direct answers—not links."
As COVID-19 resurged throughout 2021, Yext consistently assured investors that pandemic-related impacts on the Company's business were limited as the Company adapted to lockdowns and improved efficiencies in its sales and other operations.
The complaint alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Yext's revenue and earnings were significantly deteriorating because of, inter alia, poor sales execution and performance, as well as COVID-19 related disruptions; (ii) accordingly, Yext was unlikely to meet consensus estimates for its full year ("FY") fiscal 2022 financial results and fiscal 2023 outlook; and (iii) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
On March 8, 2022, Yext issued a press release announcing its fourth quarter ("Q4") and FY fiscal 2022 results. Among other items, Yext reported Q4 fiscal 2022 revenue of $100.9 million, falling short of consensus estimates by $140,000; first quarter ("Q1") fiscal 2023 revenue outlook of $96.3 million to $97.3 million, versus consensus estimates of $103.79 million; Q1 fiscal 2023 non-GAAP net loss per share outlook of $0.08 to $0.07, versus consensus estimates of $0.05; FY fiscal 2023 revenue outlook of $403.3 million to $407.3 million, versus consensus estimates of $444.71 million; and FY fiscal 2023 non-GAAP net loss per share outlook of $0.19 to $0.17, versus consensus estimates of $0.09. The Company further disclosed the departure of its CEO and CFO.
That same day, on a conference call to discuss Yext's Q4 and FY fiscal 2022 results, the Company's incoming CEO, Michael Walrath ("Walrath"), addressed the Company's disappointing financial results, revealing, inter alia, that "we have seen fragmentation in our interactions with customers and our ability to deliver premium service and support" and that, "[i]n hindsight, it is clear we were too focused on building sales capacity and not focused enough on other functions that drive productivity, particularly sales enablement, training, client success and services." Walrath also disclosed that "we saw a really significant disruption in our business" such as "in Q4, 50% -- over 50% of our in-person events were canceled because of the Omicron surges[,]" while opining that Yext could "[a]bsolutely" improve its "sales motion so that it's more efficient during disruptions like that[.]"
Following that call, a Truist Securities analyst lowered the firm's rating on Yext to hold from buy and slashed its price target to $6 from $17, noting, among other things, that key performing indicators showed an "unexpected slowdown" in Q4, guidance for fiscal 2023 shows no near-term turn around, and that "planned changes under new management (in go-to-market strategy, sales organization) carry execution risks and the timing for a meaningful and sustainable revival in growth is unclear[.]"
Following these disclosures, Yext's stock price fell $0.55 per share, or 9.29%, to close at $5.37 per share on March 9, 2022.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com
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Ninja or Vitamix blender: which is better?
Whether you want to make daily smoothies or blend icy drinks for a party, a great blender is a must-have kitchen appliance. It can create healthy concoctions for a fraction of the cost of pricey juice bars and specialty stores.
Ninja and Vitamix produce top-of-the-line professional blenders that make blending and cleaning up easy. While both are more expensive than basic blenders, they offer high-powered blending as well as systems that include extra cups and storage.
Ninja blender
Ninja makes an entire line of kitchen appliances that deliver top performance. The company was founded in 1993 and is currently based in Massachusetts. With a strong development team, it’s one of the leaders in appliance innovation.
Many Ninja appliances work as a system, reducing overall cost and storage needs without sacrificing utility. For instance, there are attachments to convert a blender into a food processor, and Duo Systems combine pitcher-style blenders and smaller personal blenders into one easy-to-store appliance.
Ninja also makes individual serving blenders with smaller bases. This is ideal for those who want something compact and affordable for a single serving of smoothie or juice. The individual models are also easier to store because the to-go cup can come off the base and includes a travel lid.
Ninja blender pros
Price is one of the standout pros for choosing a Ninja blender. They are a fraction of the cost of a Vitamix and comparable across most features. Even the highest-capacity Ninja blenders are around $200. These include extras, such as to-go cups and storage containers.
They also have plenty of small-capacity blender models. These come with individual cups that can go right on the base. Even the smaller models have 900-watt motors and multiple Auto-IQ presets.
Ninja blender cons
Some are loud, especially when operating on the highest settings. They also take up a lot of space due to their large, powerful motors and multiple accessories. If you do not use individual storage cups, these can easily get lost in your cabinets.
The blades can dull over time. Replacement parts are easy to order but add to the overall cost.
Best Ninja blenders
Ninja BL610 Professional Countertop Blender
Combining 1,000 watts of power and a 72-ounce pitcher for batch blending, it’s one of the best values from Ninja and can work for everything from crushing ice to pureeing fruits and vegetables. The pitcher is dishwasher safe, making clean-up easy as well. It doesn’t come with the individual containers some of the pricier Ninja models have, but they can be purchased separately.
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This smaller blender is perfect for your daily smoothie. Its Pro Extractor blades grind up fruits and vegetables, while the included personal cup can go right in the dishwasher when you’re done.
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Vitamix blender
It seems a bit unfair to call a Vitamix a mere blender. It can make smoothies and purees just as most blenders. It also purees soup until it is piping hot, makes nut butter and can grate hard cheese to a fine powder.
Vitamix has been making blenders since 1937. Its focus has always been on whole foods and nutrition, a message that resonates with many Vitamix enthusiasts today. Many of its models are used commercially in bars, restaurants, schools and healthcare institutions.
Vitamix blender pros
All Vitamix blenders have 1,200 watts of power and a 2-horsepower motor. The superior power output means they can blend ice and cold items as well as create hot soups. The torque of the motor keeps it from overheating even after five minutes of continuous use.
The blades are made of aircraft-grade stainless steel for maximum durability. The blenders come with up to a 10-year warranty, among the industry’s longest-lasting.
Vitamix blender cons
Vitamix blenders are expensive. The top models cost as much as three times a comparable Ninja blender. That is a lot to pay for slightly higher power and blending capacity.
All Vitamix models are pitcher-style. You can purchase an individual serving cup, but it requires an expensive adapter to be used with the Vitamix base. These additional parts are almost as expensive as the entire Ninja system.
Best Vitamix blenders
Vitamix Professional G Series 750
This is one of the best blenders money can buy, with 10 settings, including some labeled for their use, such as soup or ice. The pulse feature works to keep soup or salsa chunky, and the 64-ounce pitcher is low, which makes it easy to store on a kitchen counter under a cabinet. This is one of the most expensive Vitamix blenders, but it comes with a 10-year warranty so you know you’ll get your money’s worth.
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For those wanting to try a Vitamix, this is half the cost. It has a slightly smaller pitcher at 48 ounces but can still make everything from smoothies to soup.
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Should you get a Ninja blender or Vitamix blender?
Vitamix has the edge on power and features, but Ninja is more budget-friendly. If you plan to use the additional functions of a Vitamix to make soups or nut butter, you’ll be happy with your purchase. For the best value for making smoothies and icy drinks, stick with Ninja.
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A Baker City Police officer used his taser to subdue a man who fled and jumped over a fence into a residential backyard while being arrested on Saturday, June 25 as a suspect in a burglary.
Markus Damian Dethloff, 32, of Baker City, was arrested at about 11 a.m. at 1723 Madison St., according to a report from officer Koby Essex.
Dethloff, who was not hurt, was taken to the Baker County Jail.
He is charged with third-degree escape, second-degree criminal trespassing, and was also held on a Union County Circuit Court warrant on a charge of failure to appear.
The incident started a little before 11 a.m. when Essex, who was in his patrol car, saw Dethloff walking west near the 1500 block of Campbell Street. Essex wrote in his report that he knew Dethloff was a suspect in multiple cases, and when he asked dispatch to check, he confirmed the Union County warrant.
Essex said he stopped Dethloff and another man in the 1700 block of Madison Street. Baker City Police Sgt. Michael Regan also arrived.
Essex wrote that Dethloff asked if he were being arrested.
Essex said that he said yes, after which Dethloff sprinted away, running across the front yard of the home at 1723 Madison.
Dethloff then leaped over the fence separating the front and backyards.
Essex wrote in his report that he was concerned Dethloff, having already trespassed on the property, might try to enter the home.
Essex wrote that before deploying his taser, he checked to see where Dethloff would land if the effects of the taser caused him to fall.
Essex confirmed that Dethloff would land on grass, after which the officer used the taser.
Essex wrote that he used the feature that delivered a five-second burst from the device. Both probes struck Dethloff, and he fell. Regan handcuffed Dethloff, who was checked by an EMT/paramedic, as the police department policy requires when a taser is deployed.
Essex wrote that Dethloff had 3.4 grams of methamphetamine, which is considered a “user amount” in Oregon and is subject to a citation but not a criminal charge.
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MENDON, Mo. — Three people have died and dozens of people were injured when a train struck a dump truck in Mendon, Missouri, emergency officials said.
In a press conference, Corporal Justin Dunn with the Missouri State Highway Patrol said one person inside the dump truck and two people on the train were killed. The superintendent with Chariton County Ambulance Service told CNN that at least 50 people were injured.
Dunn said seven of the eight train cars derailed when the train hit the dump truck at the Porche Prarie Avenue crossing at around 12:40 Monday afternoon.
MSHP Lieutenant Eric Brown said the crossing was an uncontrolled crossing over a gravel road, meaning there were no lights or crossing arms. He said uncontrolled crossings are common in rural areas. Brown said investigators did not know if the truck was stuck on the tracks or if it was moving.
In a statement, Amtrak said the train was traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago. Amtrak said there were approximately 243 passengers and 12 crew members on the train, Dunn said there were 207 passengers and crewmembers on the train.
Three passengers were being taken from the scene to University Hospital in Columbia, hospital spokesman Eric Maze said. He did not have information on their conditions.
The Missouri Highway Patrol and other local law enforcement units were at the scene to help and Amtrak said it has deployed resources to the site.
Passengers included 16 youths and eight adults from two Boy Scout troops who were traveling home to Appleton, Wisconsin, after a backcountry excursion at the Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico. No one in the group was seriously injured, said Scott Armstrong, director of national media relations for the Boy Scouts of America. The Scouts administered first aid to several injured passengers, including the driver of the dump truck, Armstrong said.
High school students from Pleasant Ridge High School in Easton, Kansas, who were headed to a Future Business Leaders of America conference in Chicago, were also aboard, Superintendent Tim Beying told The Kansas City Star.
It was the second Amtrak collision in as many days. Three people were killed Sunday afternoon when an Amtrak commuter train smashed into a car ín Northern California, authorities said.
Aerial footage of the crash showed the train off the tracks with multiple train cars tipped onto their sides. First responders were on the scene standing on top of the toppled train cars.
In an interview with CNN, passenger Robert Nightingale said every car other than the engine car tipped onto its side when the train hit the truck. He said he and other passengers had to climb out of the overturned cars after the crash and sat on top of the cars until first responders arrived.
He said the passengers were then taken to an area school where some were being treated by EMS workers.
Mendon, Missouri, is a town of about 160 people about 85 miles northwest of Columbia in Chariton County, Missouri.
The statement from Amtrak is as follows:
"On June 27 at 12:42 p.m. CT, Southwest Chief Train 4, traveling eastbound on BNSF track from Los Angeles to Chicago, derailed 8 cars and 2 locomotives after striking a truck that was obstructing a public crossing near Mendon, Missouri. There were approximately 243 passengers and 12 crew members onboard with early reports of injuries. Local authorities are currently assisting customers. Our Incident Response Team has been activated, and we are deploying emergency personnel to the scene to help support our passengers, our employees and their families with their needs. Individuals with questions about their friends and family who were traveling aboard this train should call 800-523-9101. Additional details will be provided as available."
This is a breaking news story that will be updated when more information becomes available.
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Cryptostone Announces CPS Token Will be Listed on June 30
Initial coin offering raised over $2 million last year
LONDON, ENGLAND, June 27, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Cryptostone, which had a very successful ICO last year with over $2 million in fundraising, is pleased to announce its CPS token will be listed on the major exchanges on June 30, 2022. With a community of over 30,000 people, Cryptostone is quickly becoming a blockchain unicorn.The Cryptostone ecosystem provides an innovative solution to the problem of KYC compliance by offering a completely anonymous and No KYC financial ecosystem that still allows for traditional financial services. This will provide users with more privacy and security while allowing them to access the needed features. Cryptostone is changing the game by providing a one-stop-shop solution for a person’s financial needs without sacrificing privacy or security.
"The world of central decision-makers is coming to an end, and decisions must be made by consensus and freely. We are against governments, banks and stock exchanges," the company states in its whitepaper. "We strongly believe in crypto-anarchism, in which cryptographically protected anonymization technologies, digital pseudonyms and digital money are employed to circumvent state control – surveillance, censorship and taxation. Thus, we are crypto‐anarchists aiming at providing conditions for getting rid of state interference."
When it comes to the distribution of income and opportunity, equity is key. In an equitable market, everyone has an equal chance to succeed. This is in contrast to a monopoly, where a single buyer controls the market and can dictate terms. In a monopolistic market, inequality thrives, as those with less power are forced to sell their labor at a cheaper rate. This creates a clear divide between the haves and have-nots.
Income inequality is one of the most pressing issues that an economy can face, and it can only be addressed through true decentralization – something that Cryptostone is committed to achieving.
The Cryptostone ecosystem includes:
• Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway (CPG)
• Centralized Cryptocurrency Exchange (CX)
• ICO Launchpad
• Decentralized Cryptocurrency Exchange (DEX)
• Decentralized Worldwide Stock Market (DWSM)
• Public Blockchain Network (Main Net)
• Native tokens/coins
• Wallet (Crypto Wallet)
Other utilities provided by Crypto Forex Services include DeFi Lending, Tokenizing assets, NFTs and Escrow services for P2P trades and Smart Contracts. DeFi Lending allows users to lend and borrow without needing any KYC, making it a convenient service for many.
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Unclaimed cash delivered to Rocky Point Elementary School
ROCKY POINT, NC (WWAY) — A check for $500 was presented to Rocky Point Elementary School principal April Perkins by State Treasurer Dale Folwell on Monday.
The money was turned over by the Unclaimed Property Division (UPD) of the Department of the State Treasurer.
“When you receive a random phone call informing you of receiving money from an unverified source, there’s a bit of skepticism,” Perkins said. “Upon verification, it was exciting news and we look forward to finding a good use for the unexpected additional funds.”
The UPD receives funds that are turned over to the Department of State Treasurer. Oftentimes the unclaimed money comes from bank accounts, wages, utility deposits and other items that have been abandoned. “It’s gratifying and I think anytime any board of education member, whether it’s the state level or local level, gets an opportunity to step foot in a school it’s a good thing,” State Treasurer Dale Folwell said. “It means a lot to me as a school board member to be able to connect with the people who are actually doing the work, so delivering this check today was very gratifying.” The money was located during a routine review of records by the UPD and originated from Target. It is unclear if the money was the result of a gift card, refund or other means. “This is a pretty good way to start off a new week,” Pender County Schools Superintendent Dr. Steven Hill said. “To receive a check from the state is a nice surprise, and it comes at a good time as schools are preparing for the start of a new year. The calendar says June, but August will be here before we know it.” | https://www.wwaytv3.com/unclaimed-cash-delivered-to-rocky-point-elementary-school/ | 2022-06-28T01:18:19Z | https://www.wwaytv3.com/unclaimed-cash-delivered-to-rocky-point-elementary-school/ | true | 1 |
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PKK's presence in Amedi has devastated agricultural and tourism sectors: Mayor
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – The agricultural and tourism sectors of the Kurdistan Region's Amedi district in Duhok province have been severely affected by the presence of Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants in the area, said Amedi Mayor Warsin Salman on Monday.
In a statement, Salman said that "197 villagers have been evicted from their villages since 1992 due to the presence of PKK elements and headquarters inside the villages and compounds of Amedi district."
"The people of the villages cannot go to their villages to take care of their orchards and livestock, wasting important economic resources for the district, which is considered one of the vital areas in the economic, agricultural, and tourism fields," he added.
The mayor pointed out that "62 percent of the district is deserted because of the PKK and the armed clashes with Turkey."
Turkey has been intensifying its air and artillery bombardment on border areas within the Kurdistan Region for several months, claiming it is targeting PKK fighters.
In mid-April, Turkey announced the launch of a new operation against the PKK. The operation, codenamed Claw-Lock, followed the Claw-Lightning and Claw-Thunderbolt air and ground operations Turkey launched in April 2021.
The PKK has been locked in a decades-long conflict against Ankara over Kurdish rights in Turkey that has caused tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. The group is headquartered in the Kurdistan Region's Qandil Mountain, mostly in rural areas along the Turkish and Iranian borders.
Officials from Iraq and the Kurdistan Region have repeatedly called on Turkey and the PKK to take their fight away from areas populated by civilians. Thousands of civilians in the Kurdistan Region have been displaced by the conflict and had their farmlands and villages destroyed.
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Fat Bastard Pies to launch pie subscription from Invercargill
About 3000 people are ready to join a club that will bring Invercargill pies straight to their door.
Fat Bastard Pies is introducing a subscription that will deliver a chilled box of eight pies every month anywhere in the country. Multiple boxes can be ordered.
When owner James Owen and his cousin Simon Owen, the business' marketing manager, opened Fat Bastard Pies about six years ago in Invercargill, they were making about 350 pies a day.
That number is now 1000 and the pair expect it to increase to 5000 when the pie clubs gets up and running later this year.
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There has already been a huge interest with about 3000 people on a waiting list to join the club.
“As the brand has grown, we get messages on our Facebook from across the country wanting our pies,” Simon said.
“It’s not realistic for us to open stores everywhere, so it’s great to get them online.”
The shop in Invercargill will continue over the counter sales.
Air hostesses that have landed in Invercargill have told James they are telling passengers the shop is a must-visit attraction.
“As soon as people get off the Auckland plane, taxi drivers bring them straight to us,” James said.
Their large customer base was due to their pies being up to a consistent standard, he said.
Simon added: “You’ve got to have a good product, then you’ve got to have a concept, idea and brand that people can buy into.”
The way people talk about the brand, they feel like they are part of it, he said.
When the club is operating, the pair are expecting staffing numbers to go from nine to 19 full-timers in different areas of the business, including baking, food preparation and packing.
James and Simon agreed the growing support they had received since opening was humbling.
“I think there’s a bit of an uprising at the moment, not just us, but other bakeries around New Zealand where there’s a return to quality of pies and appreciation,” Simon said.
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Updated June 27, 2022 at 5:29 PM ET
One of the most important and influential abstract visual artists in the U.S. has died: Sam Gilliam, a great colorist whose work influenced generations of artists, was 88 years old. Gilliam's death on Saturday was announced by the Pace Gallery, which had represented him since 2019, and the David Kordansky Gallery, which had represented him since 2012. The cause of death was not disclosed.
Gilliam was born in Tupelo, Miss., in 1933 as the seventh child of eight to a father who worked on the railroad and a homemaking mother. He attended the University of Louisville for both bachelor's and master's degrees, but in 1962 moved to Washington, D.C., where he lived and had his studio for the rest of his life. He became one of the leading artists of the Washington Color School — a 1950s movement that emphasized large fields of color.
He was very interested in freeing his paintings from the boundaries of canvases and frames. Instead, in his Drape works of the 1960s, he took unstretched canvases and hung them from ceilings or pinned them in great waterfalls to walls. Each time his work — part painting, part sculpture — was installed in an exhibition, it hung differently, never the same way twice.
In a 2018 Morning Edition profile, Gilliam explained that the intention behind his Drape work was "to develop the idea of movement into shapes" — and that he was inspired by laundry hanging from a clothesline.
During the late 1970s, he thickly painted canvases, and then cut out and rearranged geometric shapes. The results evoked both African American quilts and the improvisations of the jazz music he loved.
In 2016, Gilliam debuted a 28-foot public work commissioned by the then-new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
His work is represented in the collections of some of the world's most celebrated museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York; the Art Institute of Chicago; the Tate Modern in London; and the Musée d'Art Moderne in Paris.
Currently, the exhibition Sam Gilliam: Full Circle is on view at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., through Sept. 11, and his work Double Merge is on view at Dia Beacon in Beacon, N.Y.
Gilliam was also the recipient of solo shows at New York's Museum of Modern Art, the Studio Museum in Harlem and the Whitney Museum, as well as at the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C. In 2015, he was awarded the U.S. State Department's Medal of Arts Lifetime Achievement Award.
In the 2018 Morning Edition profile, the then 84-year-old Gilliam said that he felt that he was in his prime, despite health challenges. "I've never felt better in my life. I stopped drinking, I stopped smoking. I live for this period of being in the studio and actually working."
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SEOUL, South Korea, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CyberLogitec, the leading provider of maritime, port/terminal, and logistics operations technologies and subsidiary of EUSU Holdings announced that Dongwon Global Terminal (DGT) had selected terminal operating system(TOS) by CyberLogitec for its fully automated Busan New Port terminal.
Dongwon Global Terminal (DGT) Consortium was selected as an operating company for West Container harbor in Busan New Port in 2021, and it will be on a 30-years operation contract from July 2023, which is the 2nd to 5th operation phase of the west container harbor. The operating company will operate the terminal with six berths by integrating the 2nd to 5rh phase, 2nd to 6th phase, and feeder harbors, and it is a targeted smart port to provide cutting-edge stevedore service by applying automated equipment which Busan Port Authority orders.
The project ordered by Dongwon Global Terminal (DGT) Consortium and Dongwon Enterprise is targeted to initiate implementation in April 2022 and go live for the 2nd to 5th phase terminal by July 2023, and go live for the 2nd to 6th terminal by 2026. Especially for CyberLogitec, is a significant project since it is the first fully automated terminal operating system project utilizing automatic transfer equipment in the Republic of Korea.
CyberLogitec introduced AI, IoT, Big Data, Hyper Automation, and Digital Twin, the latest technology required for smart ports. Implementing a smart automated terminal operating system in Dongwon Global Terminal (DGT) is expected to adopt the latest IT technology, including IoT and Big Data, and several years' knowledge and experience.
Dongwon Global Terminal (DGT), designed as the first fully automated terminal in the Republic of Korea, pursued the low-cost and high-efficiency terminal operation process. Considering the circumstance that required differentiated technology and project methodology comparing the previous domestic terminal operation system, it is expected to CyberLogitec will enhance the operation efficiency in Dongwon Global Terminal (DGT) by implementing an optimized operation process suitable for the fully automated terminal with the adoption of advanced functions in productivity and simulation.
"CyberLogitec has been selected for the project of the first fully automated terminal operating system in Korea. We dedicate to the port/terminal logistics IT service technology capability and improve automated terminal operation technology in Korea through this project," said Jeong Min Son, Head of the Port Department.
Meanwhile, CyberLogitec, completed its transition of the 1st vertical automated terminal in Korea in BNCT (Busan New Port harbor no.2 and 3), and it has been seeking various types of technical cooperation with automated terminals being built.
For more information, visit www.cyberlogitec.com
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Mariners' Winker, Crawford, J-Rod suspended for Angels brawl
SEATTLE (AP) - A trio of Seattle Mariners regulars were suspended Monday for their brawl with the Los Angeles Angels, and another went on the injured list after being hurt in the melee.
Outfielder Jesse Winker was banned seven games, shortstop J.P. Crawford received a five-game suspension and outfielder Julio Rodríguez got a two-game punishment from Major League Baseball for their roles in Sunday's fight. Catcher Luis Torrens went on the 10-day injured list with a left shoulder injury suffered in the fracas.
Manager Scott Servais was sporting bruises on his arm after being caught at the bottom of a pile during the fracas. While Angels interim manager Phil Nevin was banned 10 games, Servais escaped punishment from MLB.
Winker, Crawford and Rodríguez are appealing their suspensions, and they'll remain active until they've had hearings. Crawford was set to lead off a game Monday against Baltimore, with Rodríguez and Winker hitting right behind him.
The Angels had four players, four coaches and an interpreter suspended. Their losses won't be quite as painful on the player side. Injured third baseman Anthony Rendon got five games, pitchers Andrew Wantz and Ryan Tepera got three and pitcher Raisel Iglesias got two.
The brawl happened in the second inning of Sunday´s 2-1 win by the Angels - four minutes of mayhem that led to a delay of about 18 minutes.
Seattle Mariners' Jesse Winker (27) gets set to fight with Los Angeles Angels Anthony Rendon after he was hit by a pitch and went after players in the Angels dugout during the second inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 26, 2022, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
The Angels were upset after Mike Trout was nearly hit in the head by a pitch from Seattle´s Erik Swanson on Saturday night. Nevin made the late decision to go with little-used reliever Wantz as an opener Sunday.
Wantz threw a pitch behind Rodriguez´s head in the first inning, then hit Winker in the hip to start the second.
That´s when the chaos started. Both teams threw numerous punches in the melee that began when Winker charged the Angels´ emptying dugout after yelling at Nevin.
Winker was still angry Monday. Asked if the brawl was a bad look for baseball, Winker responded, "I think it´s a bad look on Phil Nevin and could have been handled differently."
Winker said his anger stemmed from Rodriguez - the Mariners young 21-year-old center fielder - being the initial target, and Wantz not being immediately ejected. He also pinned the ensuing fracas on chirping from the Angels dugout by Nevin and Rendon.
Winker acknowledged he´ll face a significant suspension.
"It´s an unfortunate part because it could have all been stopped with a simple objection, and people just not talking," Winker said. "There´s a man with a cast on and a manager talking. That´s why this started. If they´re not talking, none of that happens.
"But they decide to run their mouth and I didn´t like that. It´s that simple. There´s nothing else left to say about that. They´re going to suspend me, they´re going to suspend Crawford and that´s MLB´s decision. Whatever, it´s part of it."
Seattle called up catcher Andrew Knapp from Triple-A Tacoma to take Torrens´ spot on the roster. Torrens was having additional imaging done to get a full picture of the shoulder injury, Servais said.
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Seattle Mariners' Jesse Winker, right, and Justin Upton jaw with fans after a brawl between members of the Mariners and the Los Angeles Angels during the second inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 26, 2022, in Anaheim, Calif. The fight started after Winker was hit by a pitch. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Seattle Mariners' J.P. Crawford, left, and several members of the Los Angeles Angels scuffle after Mariners' Jesse Winker was hit by a pitch during the second inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 26, 2022, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-10959259/Brawl-fallout-Ms-place-Torrens-IL-await-suspensions.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-06-28T01:37:54Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-10959259/Brawl-fallout-Ms-place-Torrens-IL-await-suspensions.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false | 8 |
Paula Pell Came of Age with Kate Bush and Orlando Porn Stores
The 'Girls5eva' star and former 'Saturday Night Live' writer discusses the cultural touchstones that influenced her queerness.
Paula Pell didn't come out in one fell swoop. Like many queer folks, especially ones born in Florida, she did it in fits and starts, sometimes telling the people in her immediate orbit and other times shoving that aspect of her life to the back burner. Pell was hired as a writer at Saturday Night Live in 1995—she's responsible for Debbie Downer and the Spartan cheerleaders, among other classic sketches—but didn't acknowledge her sexuality in Rockefeller Plaza's storied halls until 2001. After that, there was, more or less, no going back. She has since married and become one of today's most recognizable lesbian comedians, with memorable roles in Girls5eva, A.P. Bio, the Amy Poehler-directed movie Wine Country, and 30 Rock.
Thrillist asked the 59-year-old Pell to tell us about the queer cultural touchstones that influenced her coming-out journey and ongoing sensibilities.
Personal Best
My wife and I have a little studio that we made it into a little gym. I had purchased, a while ago, original posters from Personal Best, and I just got them framed and we were laughing because we're like, "This is going to be the gayest workout room." One of them is just Mariel Hemingway—really cool, sweaty—and the other one is [Patrice Donnelly], who's her love interest in it, and they're both kind of sexy-fighting and she's got a wet T-shirt on. It's so much more filthy-looking than I had remembered.
That movie was so pivotal to me. I was going into my first relationship, which remained secret for many years—like all through college and many years after that. I watched it recently and I really remembered how much it connected with me because it was actually an ordinary story. The relationship itself was so normal in that movie in terms of just two people that are trying to be in the Olympics and they can't get enough of each other. And then they realize, Oh, we're laying here talking with our legs entwined. That's how my first relationship happened, too—a really close friend. It was kind of the movie I watched again and again, but it's also not acting like it's such a big, massive thing. I just hated the end because she's with this guy who you don't even think they have that much of a connection. I guess that's the way all the old white men that were producing movies then had to do it.
'Fake' lesbian porn
We, of course, didn't have the internet, so my friends and I would go to this adult superstore in Orlando when I was growing up. I remember watching lesbian porn, per se. Most of it was fake. I even wrote an SNL sketch one time about it, which we never did because I think it was impossible because it was too risqué. [The porn] was all these ladies with super long nails, and they'd just be like [makes grunting noises]. And you're like, "Are they even touching each other? They're like a foot away from each other. Who's touching?" When I would rent, at the time, the "authentic" lesbian movies, nothing would happen in them. I remember watching and being like, "Ugh, just put something in something—anything! Lay on top of each other and roll!" It was just not good porn.
I got a VHS of one of very few that I actually liked that seems real. I can't remember the name of it. I was making zero money at the time. I walked up to the counter, and the guy was like, "$189." And I'm like, "Sorry?" They were used videotapes, and that's how few and far between of what they had. It's going to be a premium price, even though it's secondhand. I was crying laughing when we left because I had this fucking checkbook and I'm writing with a shaky hand. It was too late for me to go, "Oh, well, then forget it, I don't want it."
Kate Bush and other female singer-songwriters
I had a very full gay-bar life of going out, dancing constantly. It's probably why it took me five years to graduate from college. It was the early- to mid-'80s, and I had an asymmetrical bob and wore all vintage clothes. We were really into Kate Bush, really into Chaka Khan, a lot of club music of that era, like Sylvester. And then I was deeply, always immersed in the singer-songwriter world of Joni Mitchell, Melissa Etheridge, Indigo Girls, all those. I loved Shawn Colvin, Emmylou Harris. I always call it bubble-coming-out-of-your-mouth heartbreak songs.
Rosie O'Donnell adopting kids
In the early '80s, I had a big heartbreak—the early love of my life. I've called it "going down Penis Avenue," but for a short amount of time, I thought that maybe I wanted to have kids [and] maybe I'm open to all genders. There was no model for a queer woman having children, ever, unless she had kids, divorced, came out, admitted she's gay, and then had her children still. But there was no starting from scratch with kids, because you couldn't adopt. And then when I looked back on it, I remember thinking how Rosie was adopting kids and then having kids, and I was just like, "Man, that just wasn't there when I was going through that period."
WNBA games
My first wife and I had WNBA season tickets in New York in the '90s. We would go to those games constantly, and it used to drive me crazy—I think it's changed a lot—because back in the day, when they were trying to get it going, they made it all about kids. At the halftime, they'd have kids' games. And at that time, there weren't as many queer women that had kids, so they were all sitting there like, "I guess I'll go get some popcorn. I don't want to really see two 5-year-olds chase each other for a piece of candy."
I may have even told Rosie O'Donnell this one time when I was working with her: I had a really funny thing happen one night. Rosie always sat a couple rows in front of us because we always had the same seats. I didn't know her at the time. And Joan Jett sat off to the side of us. One night, the game was Breast Health Awareness Night, and Rosie was sitting in front of me. Then I got an emergency call that someone found a 30-pound cat on the Upper West Side and was asking me, "Can I bring it over to your house?" It was going to have kittens. My friend James Anderson was like, "That's the most lesbian night I've ever heard in my entire life." I ran home right after the game. I'm in tears because I think I'm going to deliver this giant cat's kittens, and the kittens that were coming out were two testicles because it was a big male cat.
Co-writing the Homocil sketch for SNL
I wasn't open for quite a long time. The SNL commercial Homocil that my best friend James Anderson wrote [in 2001], I helped with a little of it and I worked on it later with him when he shot it. We would go to all these meetings, and they were truly concerned that it was going to be offensive. At that time, people feared that they're being offensive by just doing gay content. With Homocil, the whole joke of it was that it's a very pro-gay thing. It was the early years of Prozac and all those commercials for antidepressants with people staring out a window. It's Will Ferrell staring out, and it's like, "Do you feel anxious? Depressed?" And then you see that his kid definitely is gay and that he's watching and kind of like, "What the fuck?" And it's like, "You take a pill because it's not their problem—it's yours." It was like the most queer-positive thing ever.
It was what every kid wants to say to their family members: "I hope you find help with your heart palpitations because you're screaming at me." They were truly, genuinely trying to figure out, is this a positive? And I just finally, in a meeting—this was years after I had been there—was like, "Well, I'm gay, and I'm telling you right now that this is absolutely the most queer-friendly thing you have ever shown." And then, of course, the next year GLAAD was playing it at their ceremony.
I didn't have any relationships for a long time in those first few years of SNL. I just was just so enmeshed in that world and my job, and I just was fearful because I had had heartbreak before. Nobody could really figure me out anyway, so that was the break at work where people started very quietly telling each other, "Did you know that Paula Pell is a lesbian?" People would come up and go, "By the way, I didn't know that and that's great." | https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/paula-pell-queer-influences-snl-writer-girls5eva | 2022-06-28T01:38:13Z | https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/paula-pell-queer-influences-snl-writer-girls5eva | false | 1 |
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BOSTON (AP) — The Biden administration, reacting to a federal court ruling in Texas, has suspended an order that had focused resources for the arrest and deportation of immigrants on those who are considered a threat to public safety and national security.
The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement Saturday it will abide by the decision issued this month, even though it “strongly disagrees” and is appealing it.
Immigrant advocates and experts on Monday said the suspension of Biden’s order will only sow fear among immigrant communities.
Many living in the country illegally will now be afraid to leave their homes out of concern they’ll be detained, even if they’re otherwise law-abiding, said Steve Yale-Loehr, an immigration law professor at Cornell University.
Prioritizing whom to arrest and deport is a necessity, he said. “We simply don’t have enough ICE agents to pick up and put into proceedings everyone who violates our immigration law,” Yale-Loehr said.
The Texas case centers around a memorandum Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, issued last September, directing immigration agencies to focus their enforcement efforts on those who represented a threat to national security or public safety or who recently entered the U.S. illegally.
The approach was a departure from President Donald Trump’s administration, when immigration agencies were given wide latitude on whom to arrest, detain and deport, prompting many immigrants without legal status to upend their daily routines to evade detection, such as avoiding driving or even taking sanctuary in churches and other places generally off limits to immigration authorities.
But on June 10, U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton in southern Texas voided Mayorkas' memo, siding with Republican state officials in Texas and Louisiana who argued the Biden administration did not have the authority to issue such a directive.
In response, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers will make enforcement decisions on “a case-by-case basis in a professional and responsible manner, informed by their experience as law enforcement officials and in a way that best protects against the greatest threats to the homeland,” the Department of Homeland Security said in its statement Saturday.
How the court ruling plays out in cities and towns across the country remains to be seen, advocates say.
Sarang Sekhavat, political director at the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition, the largest such group in New England, said the outcome likely rests on the approach taken by local ICE field offices.
Some ICE offices may elect to go after a wider range of immigrants, while others will continue to focus on going after ones that pose the greatest threats, he said.
“This takes away any kind of centralized guidance,” Sekhavat said. “What this does is really leave it in the hands of the local field office and how they want to go about enforcement.”
Nationwide, ICE officials arrested more than 74,000 immigrants and removed more than 59,000 in the fiscal year that ended in September, according to the agency’s most recent annual report. That’s down from the nearly 104,000 arrests and 186,000 deportations the prior fiscal year, according to ICE data.
ICE spokespersons in Washington and the Boston field office, which covers the six-state New England region, declined to comment Monday, as did officials in ICE’s Los Angeles field office.
But in a June interview with The Associated Press conducted before the Texas court ruling, Thomas Giles, head of ICE's LA office, said nine out of 10 immigration arrests locally involve people convicted of crimes.
He said the Biden administration’s priorities didn’t bring a huge change for the region because officers were already focused on people with felony criminal convictions or prior deportations.
It required them to weigh aggravating and mitigating factors and make more detailed evaluations on cases, he said, but the focus remained constant.
“We’re out here enhancing public safety," Giles said.
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At least 42 found dead in 18-wheeler in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) - At least 42 people were found dead inside a tractor-trailer on the southwest side of San Antonio, KSAT reported Monday evening.
According to multiple San Antonio Police Department sources, 16 others were taken to area hospitals in varying conditions.
San Antonio police, fire trucks and ambulances are surrounding an 18-wheeler near the 9600 block of Quintana Road, next to railroad tracks, KSAT said.
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Showing Strength
Bryan Miller remembers almost everything about the September night he almost died. He wishes he could forget.
First was the bang of a motorcycle backfiring inside an Ohio body shop, which triggered a combustible chain reaction. Then the pure shock and desperation as flames surrounded him and he raced to squeeze through a narrow window to escape.
Miller remembers screaming—he’s just not sure if it was in pain, terror, or both—ripping off his burning clothes and rolling around in the grass outside the shop. He remembers a helicopter ride to a trauma center in agonizing pain, followed by the news that he had suffered third-degree burns over more than 70 percent of his body.
Since then, Miller has battled through an arduous recovery, with 10 surgeries so far and at least another two on the horizon, plus ongoing physical therapy. Much of his skin remains dry, tight and scarred, still at risk of ripping into open wounds.
“I feel lucky I survived, but it has changed everything,” he says. “I was a healthy and fit guy, and now I get tired from walking like half a mile. I can’t go to sleep without reliving that night, over and over. But I’m getting stronger every day, and I’m not giving up.”
Miller, 32, dreams of returning to his career as an auto technician and painter. He is humbled by the outpouring of support not only from his family, fiancée and friends, but from the Collision Industry Foundation (CIF) and the auto body industry.
“Before this,” he notes, “I didn’t really realize how much people around me loved me.”
To Michael Quinn, CIF’s board president, helping Miller was a simple decision: “At a time when it’s so hard to find employees, here we have a really nice, strong young man who wants to stay in this industry, who loves this industry. We’re committed to taking this journey with him.”
Escaped with His Life
Miller grew up in Batavia, Ohio, about 30 minutes outside Cincinnati. Like many a boy, he was drawn to cars early and spent hours playing with a Hot Wheels track in his backyard. He also enjoyed watching car shows on television.
After high school, Miller worked as a professional mover and a tattoo artist. In 2016, he joined a friend who had a job in a shop that restored classic cars, starting out with mostly cleaning duties. Within two years, he was doing painting, bodywork and framework.
“As soon as I started working with cars, I knew that was where I was supposed to be,” he recalls. “I loved taking something broken down and fix it up and make it beautiful, and all the technical and artistic abilities you needed to have.”
Miller mastered his skills as a painter/combustion collision technician at two other Ohio-area companies before coming to Elite Auto Body, Cycle and Sales in Bethel, Ohio. He was working on his own motorcycle the night of the fire.
At about 9:30 p.m., Miller was putting on a new starter when a spark apparently triggered an explosion. He was trapped inside for about 1½ minutes before cramming himself through a window that he estimates was only a foot high and another foot wide.
“All I was just thinking, ‘I have to get out of here,’” he says. “I don’t know how I did.”
As the shop burned to the ground, a man and woman passing by on a motorcycle stopped to help. In Miller’s recollection, they waited 30 minutes for medical technicians and another 30 for a helicopter to evacuate him to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.
Miller never lost consciousness. “That wasn’t a good thing,” he says.
Rescuers told Miller that if he’d been stuck inside the shop for even 30 seconds longer, he almost certainly would have died. Miller can be brutally honest: He says there were numerous days in the hospital when he wished he had.
In Recovery
The majority of Miller’s body was covered in third-degree burns. Only his face was miraculously spared, other than a few tiny spots on his nose and beneath his bottom lip.
Third-degree burns, also known as “full-thickness burns,” completely destroy the first two layers of the skin and extend into a fatty layer beneath. In Miller’s case, the flames ate away all of his sleeve and chest tattoos.
Daily wound cleanings and dressing changes in the hospital sometimes stretched as long as six hours.
“It was brutal, absolutely traumatic,” Miller says. “Not only having the procedures but anticipating them. It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do.”
Surgeons also performed multiple skin grafts to cover Miller’s most severe burns and help them heal. He also survived a near-fatal case of pneumonia and later a bout with COVID-19.
Miller was in the Cincinnati hospital for 70 days. Just three weeks after he was released, he developed a dangerous infection and had to be readmitted, followed by a stay at the Daniel Drake Center for Post-Acute Care until mid-February.
Miller’s biggest supporters have been his dad, Ron Miller—a diabetic struggling with his own health issues—and his fiancée Kassi Nellett, his girlfriend of six years. He moved back in with his dad in his hometown, and Nellett has never wavered in her devotion.
“She’s my rock,” he says. “She has spent hours changing my dressings. And my dad, he looks out for me and I look out for him.”
Miller’s loved ones, in turn, have been inspired by him. “I’m just happy he’s been given such an amazing opportunity to live,” says Nellett, who currently cleans houses for a living. “And more so, just about the courage and confidence he has to continue.”
Rebuilding
The road ahead won’t be easy, of course.
Miller must apply lotion throughout the day to keep his skin moist and do stretches each morning to regain the mobility he has fought for in physical therapy sessions. His skin constantly feels as if he’s wearing clothes that are much too small.
The skin across the middle of Miller’s chest is the most uncomfortable and prone to breakage. When that happens, he puts on a bandage and pushes on with his day. He has weaned himself off pain medications, which interfered with his mood and sleep.
Come fall, Miller likely will undergo surgeries to remove thickened scar tissue in both arms in hopes of improving his range of motion, possibly with more skin grafts. He also will continue in physical therapy this summer, typically for an hour per session at least twice a week.
Miller is working to rebuild strength in his hands, especially his dominant right hand, although mercifully both are still functional. He guesses the bottoms of his hands were not burned as badly as the tops because they were covered in thick calluses from working with cars.
Because Miller can’t sweat in any areas where he has skin grafts, he is at high risk for overheating and must be particularly careful in hot weather.
Perhaps the toughest challenge, however, is the near-nightly episodes of flashbacks as Miller lies in bed. “I just kind of go back to the explosion,” he explains. “I can almost feel the heat and pressure. It’s hard to deal with and hard to describe.”
Along with steep medical bills, Miller eventually will need money to find permanent housing, replace his tools and other belongings lost in the fire, and train for future professional opportunities that might accommodate his physical limitations.
While he’d love to paint cars again, Miller worries that his damaged skin might react poorly to certain chemicals. Once he determines what role he can play in the auto industry, potential options include joining a friend’s restoration shop or getting a job referral through Quinn.
The nonprofit CIF, generally involved in disaster relief efforts, has been busy fundraising for Miller, including planning a live auction during July’s Collision Industry Conference meeting and gala in Pittsburgh. I-CAR also has committed to donate refinishing courses if wanted.
“Moving forward, we will see what Bryan needs as he recovers, and we will be there for him as we do that,” Quinn says. “This young man gives me strength every day. We will always be cheering him on.”
Despite lingering moments of frustration and despair, Miller is grateful to be alive. He stays busy by taking walks, occasionally enjoying his metal detecting hobby and, mostly, just hanging out with his loyal family.
“I am so blessed,” he says. “Sometimes I lose sight of that on my harder days; I wouldn’t wish what I’ve been through on anyone. But I’m very glad to still be around.”
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Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft boosted the International Space Station’s orbit over the weekend, answering a threat that was raised earlier this year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine prompted questions about cooperation in space.
The International Space Station was designed so that Russia and the U.S. would be interdependent. As such, one of Russia’s jobs has been to keep the space station aloft. Engines on Russia’s visiting spacecraft and its Zvezda Service Module are ignited to move the station to a higher orbit.
Russian space leader Dmitry Rogozin pointed this dependency out via Twitter: “If you block the cooperation with us, who will save the ISS from uncontrolled deorbiting and fall on the U.S. or… European territory?” he asked.
To be clear, Rogozin is known for his bluster. The U.S. and Russia have continued cooperating in space, and Russia upheld its promise earlier this year to bring home NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei in its Soyuz spacecraft.
But that tweet did raise eyebrows. And coincidentally, Northrop Grumman had been planning to use its Cygnus spacecraft, which delivers cargo to the International Space Station, to boost the station’s orbit.
It first tested this capability in 2018. Then on Saturday, it ignited the Cygnus engines for five minutes and one second. This raised the station’s altitude 1/10 of a mile at apogee and 5/10 of a mile at perigee. Apogee is the point at which the station’s orbit is farthest from Earth; perigee is the point where it’s closest to Earth.
“This reboost of the ISS using Cygnus adds a critical capability to help maintain and support the space station,” Steve Krein, Northrop Grumman’s vice president of civil and commercial space, tactical space systems, said in a statement. “It also demonstrates the enormous capability Cygnus offers the ISS and future space exploration efforts.”
This was the second attempt at boosting the station’s altitude. A first attempt on June 20 was aborted as a “precautionary measure,” according to Northrop Grumman.
Information gained from that first attempt was used for Saturday’s reboost.
Saturday’s reboost was a demonstration and not intended to be as long as reboosts provided by Russia’s Progress spacecraft. Those last roughly 10 minutes and boost the station’s altitude by about a mile.
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S.D. council to decide if Zoo will receive $17.7 million from taxpayers
The tax has been levied on property owners since 1934
Many property owners in the city of San Diego do not buy an annual pass to the zoo, but they do pay an annual tax.
At just a half-cent for every $100 of their property’s value, the annual tax isn’t much of a burden to homeowners. For a property assessed at $1 million, paying $.005 for every $100 of its value comes to $50 a year.
It does add up for the San Diego Zoo, however. A City Council staff report shows it is projected to generate $17.7 million in fiscal year 2023.
Known as a mill tax, it was established in 1934 and is levied annually. The San Diego City Council is scheduled to discuss continuing the tax at the same rate Tuesday.
Under the agreement approved by voters in 1934, the Zoo cares for the city-owned property, including its facilities and wildlife, at no cost to the city other than the mill tax, which is supposed to be used exclusively for maintenance of zoological exhibits.
The agreement hasn’t changed much over the decades. It originally levied 2 cents for every $100 of property as a way to keep the Zoo’s finances and operations afloat, and the assessment was lowered to a half-cent in 1981.
The Zoo is in San Diego City Council District 3, represented by Councilmember Stephen Whitburn.
Benny Cartwright, community representative for Whitburn, said Monday that the councilmember’s office has not heard any significant feedback on the item, and no one had approached Whitburn about it.
Attorney John Stump has spoken at past council hearings on the tax, which he has said was intended to be an emergency fix, not a permanent levy. Stump said he plans to address the council again on Tuesday, but there has not been an organized opposition to it during past meetings, and no public comments about it have been submitted for Tuesday’s meeting.
“Why did we put the tax?” he said about the 1934 vote. “The tax was to cover the small municipal zoo that Parks and Recreation was running.”
The zoo is much larger today and is running at a profit. Stump said he doesn’t necessarily think the tax should be cut, but believes the city should use it as leverage to better oversee the zoo’s operation.
For instance, he said the zoo should hire more San Diegans so it benefits more local families, and he would like city residents to get discounts to the attraction. Single-day admission is $65 for adults and $55 for children.
“They should make it affordable to San Diegans who already are paying for it,” he said.
In 2013, a report from City Auditor Eduardo Luna found the zoo was not providing enough information to show how money from the tax was spent.
“There are not policies or written procedures for handling the zoo fund,” he wrote in the report. “In general, we found little evidence of ongoing, regular communication between the city and the zoo on fund budgeting issues.”
In response, the Zoo’s chief financial officer said a separate account would be set up to outline where the funds are spent.
Zoo Spokesperson Jenny Mehlow said the taxes pay for a fraction of the expenses they can be used for. The tax pays for labor and expenses for wildlife care, veterinary care, nutrition, facility operations and maintenance at the zoo.
In 2022, those costs were $57 million, and the tax brought in $16 million, she said. The balance was paid by the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.
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Broken water pipe forces evacuation of Reading senior living facility
READING – Dozens of people have been evacuated from a senior living facility after a water pipe broke in the building.
Police said 66 residents have been safely removed from The Residence at Pearl Street.
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PC Music is often misconstrued as maximalist, churning out tracks that are produced like intricate machinery with seemingly infinite moving parts. Planet 1999 proves that nothing could be further from the truth on this is our music ♫, out everywhere now.
The EP is an exercise in restraint, moving through its succinct hyperpop lullabies at the speed of light — a mentality that’s almost always punk in nature, but here, it's as soft spoken as humanly possible. Or maybe it's more accurate to say "as inhumanly possible," as the EP keeps PC Music’s signature frantic autotune sound that slides between pitches at a robotic pace. Planet 1999 is pining for love on this is our music♫, describing it as both a collection of love songs and a "love letter to music itself." It all feeds into their motto of "everything is about emotion."
The shoegaze/synth-pop fusion sound they established on their 2020 EP, Devotion, has evolved radically since we last left off with Planet 1999, with the scales leaning way more to the pop end of things this time. They’ve also gotten a heavy visual update, now packaged with pixelated polygon visuals that evoke memories of early forays into 3D rendering by the video game giants. All of this places Planet 1999 firmly in the year 1999, in between the release of the Nintendo 64 and the Gamecube.
It’s only fitting that we hear about this visual and auditory update from the developer itself, so Planet 1999 shared an track-by-track breakdown of their new EP with PAPER, below.
"Z:/"
The idea for the intro was to make it sound like you were launching the program. We worked with John McLalchlan to create a video, which feels like a movie intro, and have Zippy 1.0 introducing the EP.
"i<3u"
On this one, the idea was to make a Planet 1999 ballad and push minimalism to its extreme. In the end, the song is composed of only four tracks. For the video, we used the background Gian Marco created for the press shot and had it animated to push the otherworldy mood of the track.
"i<3u" is about the difficulty of being truly vulnerable with someone. "My fingers forever missing you" is like a double meaning, of emotionally missing someone, but also "missing" as in failing to reach. The last line of verse two, "If I’m facing all my fears, could I ever rest in you," is quite explanatory in that way. You cannot truly connect with someone until you have really connected with yourself and got to know and accept your deepest fears. Only then can you really be vulnerable and truly love in a selfless way.
"dune"
For this one, the idea was to make a pop song using both modern and old techniques. To give the song a '90s mood, we used string sounds, a bridge where the whole track goes through a phaser and the classic fade-out. We wanted the production to remain very minimalist with a main focus in each part of the song, the voice on both verses, the beat on the choruses.
We worked with Gian Marco to create a lyric video, using the weird device he created for the press shot. We wanted the video to keep the anachronistic feeling of the track with a futuristic device using a screen from the 2000’s. "dune" is about unrequited love, how sometimes you have to accept that love can take different forms and that some things are meant to remain in the realm of imagination.
The songwriting came together very naturally and the track was pretty much written in an hour or two. Also, "dune" is one of our favorite synths.
"crush"
For this one, the idea was to make an evolution of our track "party." Like for "dune," there are almost no drums on the verses. On the choruses, the idea was to have a super bouncy beat and no lyrics as we did on "party," only vocal chops. For the video, we wanted to push the video game mood, so we worked with Alec West to create a video, which feels like a level of a PS1 game, having Zippy going through a whole journey to the ultimate crush.
"gold"
For the last track of the EP, we wanted to make a track as shoegaze as possible with no proper pop structures, elements getting more and more effected, and a beat with only a kick drum. For the video, we worked with Reliquary House. The idea was to make something quite abstract and evoking materials/elements, like ice or gold.
"crush" and "gold" are both on the same wavelength in terms of meaning. They talk about how true love can motivate you to become a better version of yourself, how it can bring back colors to your life and how it can make you feel stronger than ever. It’s about being looked at by someone with so much kindness, understanding and benevolence, that it reminds you that it’s possible to look at yourself that way. From there, you want to rise up to this beauty they see in you and so you are able to give this beauty back.
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For the outro, we wanted to make a noise track evoking faulty music gear like bad cables. At the end of the outro, the synths are sounding like a standby music when you're putting an old video game on pause or saving your game: "to be continued..." For the video, Zippy 1.0 is back and is getting trapped again in the music, like a wink to "Spell," the first track from our first EP.
Photos courtesy of Gian Marco and Noel Freibert
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SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners lost at least one player to injury from their brawl with the Los Angeles Angels.
They’re waiting to learn who else they’ll lose — and for how long — due to suspension.
Seattle placed catcher Luis Torrens on the 10-day injured list Monday with a left shoulder injury suffered in the melee with the Angels a day earlier. Aside from Torrens and manager Scott Servais sporting some bruises on his arm, the Mariners appeared mostly unscathed from the second-inning fight.
The real pain for Seattle is likely still to come when suspensions are handed down. Outfielder Jesse Winker and shortstop J.P. Crawford are likely to miss several games following their ejections.
“It’s not something that should be a part of Major League Baseball and certainly you can say, ‘Well, this should have happened, or that should have happened.’ You can’t go back in time and change it,” Servais said before Seattle opened a homestand against Baltimore on Monday.
“So there will be some suspensions coming and they’ll hurt because of the players involved. They play a lot for us. They do a really good job, and anytime you lose a key guy, it hurts.”
The brawl happened in the second inning of Sunday’s 2-1 win by the Angels — four minutes of mayhem that led to a delay of about 18 minutes.
The Angels were upset after Mike Trout was nearly hit in the head by a pitch from Seattle’s Erik Swanson on Saturday night. Interim manager Phil Nevin made the late decision to go with little-used reliever Andrew Wantz as an opener Sunday.
Wantz threw a pitch behind Julio Rodriguez’s head in the first inning, then hit Winker in the hip to start the second.
That’s when the chaos started. Both teams threw numerous punches in the melee that began when Winker charged the Angels’ emptying dugout after yelling at Nevin.
Winker was still angry Monday. Asked if the brawl was a bad look for baseball, Winker responded, “I think it’s a bad look on Phil Nevin and could have been handled differently.”
Winker said his anger stemmed from Rodriguez — the Mariners young 21-year-old center fielder — being the initial target, and Wantz not being immediately ejected. He also pinned the ensuing fracas on chirping from the Angels dugout by Nevin and injured third baseman Anthony Rendon.
Winker acknowledged he’ll face a significant suspension.
“It’s an unfortunate part because it could have all been stopped with a simple objection, and people just not talking,” Winker said. “There’s a man with a cast on and a manager talking. That’s why this started. If they’re not talking, none of that happens.
"But they decide to run their mouth and I didn’t like that. It’s that simple. There’s nothing else left to say about that. They’re going to suspend me, they’re going to suspend Crawford and that’s MLB’s decision. Whatever, it’s part of it.”
Seattle called up catcher Andrew Knapp from Triple-A Tacoma to take Torrens’ spot on the roster. Torrens was having additional imaging done to get a full picture of the shoulder injury, Servais said.
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Sasha Gollish was still catching her breath after the women's 5,000 metres at the Canadian track and field championships when a younger runner approached.
"You're so inspiring," the runner told Gollish.
Gollish had just raced to bronze in the women's 5,000 metres, edged by 21-year-old Gracelyn Larkin and Maria Bernard-Galea in a three-way battle down the homestretch.
It was one of the more remarkable performances of the meet. Gollish is 40, and her time of 15 minutes 52.09 seconds smashed the Canadian 40-plus age group record, the latest in a string of records she's rewritten.
"It's really cool," the Toronto native said of the post-race praise. "I never set out to be anyone's hero. Watching how inspiring the next generation is, it's almost magical, right? And it inspires me to keep going too."
Gollish, who is an engineer with a PhD, came out of retirement at 32 after a decade away from running and has since competed for Canada at numerous global events.
Since turning 40 in December, she's eclipsed several masters records including the world indoor and Canadian outdoor records in the 1,500.
"We have this idea in our heads growing up that at 40, you put a business suit on, you go to the office and fun time's over," Gollish said. "Choose the things that are important to you and chase after them.
"Age is only the number you let it be. I'm 40. On paper, it says I'm 40. I think we've used that as a limiting factor as opposed to embracing it."
Gollish isn't the only Canadian 40-something running fast. Natasha Wodak, who's 10 days older than Gollish, broke the Canadian 40-plus half-marathon record recently. Wodak, who ran the marathon at last summer's Tokyo Olympics, was in the stadium on Friday cheering on her friend.
"I just kept repeating in my head: believe that anything that's impossible is possible," Gollish said of her race. "And just get in the game and see what happens and just have a lot of fun out there. And I caught myself taking a deep breath and letting it out and smiling, because the last few years we haven't been able to do this (due to COVID-19) and what a privilege it is to be here and have people in the stands -- like Tasha's voice, I was excited to hear that every lap."
Malindi Elmore was ninth in the Tokyo Olympic marathon at age 41, 17 years after her previous Olympic appearance. The mom of two shattered the Canadian marathon record when she was 39, in just her second race at that distance. And Krista DuChene, a mom of three, was 41 when she raced to third in the Boston Marathon in 2018, and is currently chasing 45-plus records.
"There's just so many inspiring women . . . we just all need to let go of age being more than a number," Gollish said.
Gollish, who's raced at every distance from 600 metres to the marathon, is a perfect example of that, Elmore said.
"As long as you keep the body healthy, respect recovery, follow good training principals, love to train and compete, athletes can continue to run at a high level well into their 40s and beyond," Elmore said. "I have been very inspired by Sasha's range and attitude -- she is seizing every opportunity she can to compete and throwing down some impressive performances."
DuChene said she draws motivation from wanting to inspire young girls to be active.
Plus, "there's nothing to prove, (so) nothing to lose."
Gollish has raced every weekend since late April. She won the NACAC half-marathon championships by over two minutes last month in Costa Rica, leading Canada to victory in the team category.
Five days before racing to bronze in Langley, she was second in the Canadian half-marathon championships in Winnipeg. She's won medals in all four of her national championship races in 2022, including silver in the 10,000 on the track and bronze in 10K on the road.
She crosstrains to help avoid injury, cross-country skiing in the winter, and cycling in the summer. She's a huge fan of Nils van der Poel, the Swedish speedskater who won a pair of Olympic gold medals in Beijing. Van der Poel is known for his crosstraining including long runs and six-hour bike rides.
Gollish, who credited running with helping get her through an emotionally tough winter of leaving her job, said running makes her feel grounded.
"Why wouldn't you chase the things in life that let you have fun?" she said. "Someone said to me 'This must be so motivating for you to run faster,' and I said more than anything, it's grounding. There's something really powerful about being content all the time, because then joy comes in. Contentment is this bonus, because it opens up more opportunities for super joyful moments."
"I just feel really grounded right now with where I'm at in process."
Gollish isn't sure what's next on her running calendar. Finding her legs, she joked-post-race, was her immediate task.
"I think I left them out there somewhere," she said waving toward the track. "I feel pretty terrible. My legs are really tired. But totally worth it, because this will pass, right? I'm excited for what comes next."
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U.S. stocks closed lower on Monday, with few catalysts to sway investor sentiment as they approach the half-way point of a year in which the equity markets have been slammed by heightened inflation worries and tightening Fed policy.
The major U.S. stock indexes lost ground after oscillating earlier in the session, with weakness in interest rate sensitive megacaps such as Amazon.com (AMZN.O), Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) and Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) providing the heaviest drag.
"The reason for lack of direction this week and next week is investors are looking for what’s going to happen in the second quarter reporting period," said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist of CFRA Research in New York.
All three indexes are on course to notch two straight quarterly declines for the first time since 2015. They also appear set to post losses for June, which would mark three consecutive down months for the tech-heavy Nasdaq, its longest losing streak since 2015.
The S&P was on track to report its fifth worst year-to-date price decline since 1962 as of Friday, Stovall said.
"Every time the SPX rose by more than 20% in a year it fell by an average of 11% starting relatively early in the new year. And all years where the decline started in the first half got back to break even before the year was out."
"No guarantee that’s going to happen this year, but the market could surprise us to the upside," Stovall said.
Rising oil prices helped put energy stocks (.SPNY) out front, with economically sensitive smallcaps (.RUT) and semiconductors (.SOX) and transports (.DJT) also outperforming the broader market.
Economic data surprised to the upside, with new orders for durable goods and pending home sales beating expectations and adding credence to U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's assertion that the economy is robust enough to withstand the central bank's attempts to rein in decades-high inflation without sliding into recession.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) fell 62.42 points, or 0.2%, to 31,438.26, the S&P 500 (.SPX) lost 11.63 points, or 0.3%, to 3,900.11 and the Nasdaq Composite (.IXIC) dropped 93.05 points, or 0.8%, to 11,514.57.
Among the 11 major sectors of the S&P 500, eight ended the session in negative territory, with consumer discretionary (.SPLRCD) suffering the largest percentage loss. Energy stocks were the clear winners, gaining 2.8% on the day.
With several weeks to go until second-quarter reporting commences, 130 S&P 500 companies have pre-announced. Of those, 45 have been positive and 77 have been negative, resulting in a negative/positive ratio of 1.7 stronger than the first quarter but weaker than a year ago, according to Refinitiv data.
In extended trading, Robinhood Markets (HOOD.O) fell 4% after FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried said his cryptocurrency exchange was in no active M&A conversations with the retail stock trading platform.
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During Monday's session, Coinbase Global Inc (COIN.O) dropped over 10% after Goldman Sachs downgraded that cryptocurrency exchange to "sell" from "buy".
Advancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 1.17-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.02-to-1 ratio favored decliners.
The S&P 500 posted one new 52-week high and 29 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 24 new highs and 84 new lows.
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By Michael Chammas
Queensland Origin and Melbourne star Felise Kaufusi will miss Thursday’s clash with Manly on personal grounds as Luke Brooks earns a stay of execution at Wests Tigers.
Kaufusi will fly to the US this week after his father was hospitalised in Los Angeles.
Storm officials said a return date had not yet been confirmed for the veteran back-rower, with the Maroons due to announce their Origin III squad and go straight into camp next Monday for the July 13 decider.
Fellow Queensland star Cameron Munster (shoulder) is not expected to suit up against the Sea Eagles either, though Melbourne will have Ryan Papenhuyzen back to push his own claims for a NSW utility role.
Brooks, meanwhile, is set to be named in the halves alongside Jackson Hastings for the Tigers trip to New Zealand as interim coach Brett Kimmorley emerges as the leading contender for the vacant Wests Tigers head coaching role for next season.
Sources with knowledge of the situation told the Herald the club has been impressed by the way Kimmorley has gone about his job since the sacking of Michael Maguire, despite the run of losses continuing under his watch.
It comes as South Sydney, who will this week announce a new three-year deal for boom prop Davvy Moale, prepare to meet with club legend Sam Burgess.
The Rabbitohs have organised to catch-up with Burgess in Sydney later this week to convince him not to sign a coaching contract with Wayne Bennett and the Dolphins - hopeful of making a job available to him at Souths next year.
With the Tigers set to begin a round of interviews for the vacant coaching role, Kimmorley starts the process in the box seat given his position as interim coach.
The club has been impressed with his methodology and want to see indicators of improvement from the team in the coming weeks.
Michael Potter has managed to get a lift out of the Bulldogs in his short time as Trent Barrett’s successor, with a similar impact from Kimmorley at the Wests Tigers likely to catapult the former halfback into favouritism.
He has been encouraged to look to the future. The Herald has been told a rookie player is in line to make his debut against the New Zealand Warriors on Sunday with the team to be confirmed on Tuesday.
There were reports last week that Brooks was about to be axed from the Tigers after a number of disappointing performances, however Kimmorley will hand the halfback another chance at redemption when his side crossed the ditch to try and spoil the Warriors’ homecoming.
A sell-out crowd will be in attendance at Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland on Sunday afternoon, with all eyes on Brooks as he looks to save his career at the embattled club.
The Wests Tigers, who were unable to lure Cameron Ciraldo on a lucrative five-year deal, have now turned their attention to finding another coach.
Kimmorley is the frontrunner ahead of the likes of John Morris, Shane Flanagan and Kristian Woolf. The club will spend the week preparing to interview candidates.
Meanwhile, St George Illawarra captain Ben Hunt picked up an ankle injury in Origin II but the Dragons are confident he will be fit to play against Canberra in Wollongong on Sunday.
Blues prop Payne Haas had scans on an ankle injury he picked up in Perth and is in some doubt for the Broncos, who are relying on Adam Reynolds to get through a fitness test later this week to confirm his place in the side to take on the Cowboys.
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A bomb threat targeted at Bakersfield College’s Panorama campus was found to be unsubstantiated Monday.
The Bakersfield Police Department received a notice of a possible bomb threat at 1:23 p.m. Monday. Officials at BC’s main campus evacuated students and staff.
The threat was determined to be unsubstantiated at 2:55 p.m. after police officers and BC’s College Safety personnel searched the entire campus, according to a statement from BC. In-person classes were canceled Monday and will resume Tuesday. | https://www.bakersfield.com/news/bomb-threat-on-bakersfield-college-campus-found-to-be-unsubstantial-after-evacuation/article_d58ad612-f65e-11ec-b68b-43a838ec23dd.html | 2022-06-28T02:18:17Z | https://www.bakersfield.com/news/bomb-threat-on-bakersfield-college-campus-found-to-be-unsubstantial-after-evacuation/article_d58ad612-f65e-11ec-b68b-43a838ec23dd.html | false | null |
Blue jays first. George Springer walks. Bo Bichette doubles to left field. George Springer scores. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. strikes out swinging. Alejandro Kirk reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Bo Bichette out at third. Teoscar Hernandez strikes out swinging.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Blue jays 1, Red sox 0.
Blue jays third. Cavan Biggio grounds out to shortstop, Xander Bogaerts to Bobby Dalbec. George Springer homers to center field. Bo Bichette singles to center field. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homers to center field. Bo Bichette scores. Alejandro Kirk hit by pitch. Teoscar Hernandez singles to left field. Alejandro Kirk to second. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. strikes out on a foul tip. Matt Chapman strikes out swinging.
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Blue jays 4, Red sox 0.
Blue jays fifth. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. flies out to deep right center field to Jackie Bradley Jr.. Alejandro Kirk doubles to deep right field. Teoscar Hernandez singles to center field. Alejandro Kirk to third. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Teoscar Hernandez out at second. Alejandro Kirk scores. Matt Chapman homers to left field. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. scores. Santiago Espinal pops out to shallow right field to Trevor Story.
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Blue jays 7, Red sox 0.
Red sox ninth. Xander Bogaerts singles to center field. Alex Verdugo singles to deep right center field. Xander Bogaerts to third. Trevor Story out on a sacrifice fly to deep right field to George Springer. Xander Bogaerts scores. Christian Vazquez singles to right field. Alex Verdugo to third. Jackie Bradley Jr. pops out to shallow center field to Bo Bichette. Bobby Dalbec singles to shallow infield. Christian Vazquez to third. Alex Verdugo scores. Rob Refsnyder flies out to deep right center field to Bradley Zimmer.
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Blue jays 7, Red sox 2. | https://www.theridgefieldpress.com/sports/article/Boston-Toronto-Runs-17269915.php | 2022-06-28T02:27:05Z | https://www.theridgefieldpress.com/sports/article/Boston-Toronto-Runs-17269915.php | true | 68 |
What to know about the newly approved COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5
Mon., June 27, 2022
COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5 years old were recently approved.
Though the process to get shots in arms is slow across the country and in Washington, parents may soon begin making appointments for their little ones. But many may still have questions.
Here’s what you need to know about the recently approved vaccines:
Who is eligible? The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup for children as young as 6 months old.
The three-dose Pfizer vaccine is available for 6-month-olds to 4-year-olds. The two-dose Moderna vaccine is available for 6-month-olds to 5-year-olds.
The children join the rest of Americans in all other age groups in being eligible for a vaccine.
When can my child receive the vaccine? The new vaccines were approved and recommended just this past weekend. It may take some time for states to receive their doses.
Last week, the Department of Health said it had ordered 151,600 doses for those under 5 from the federal government. Of those, approximately 88,000 had already been ordered by providers and about 63,600 were still available for licensed providers to order.
The department did warn providers may not receive doses until June 21 or later, however.
Dr. Francisco Velázquez, the Spokane Regional Health District’s health officer, told reporters Wednesday that the regional health district had yet to receive any doses. Once available, families can make appointments through their providers.
Because the dosage is different for smaller children, providers can’t just use the doses they may already have for adults.
“Just because it was approved doesn’t mean we have it in our hands,” said Dr. Sarah d’Hulst, pediatrician at MultiCare Rockwood.
Health care staffing shortages and supply chain issues could also result in it taking a bit longer for shots to get into arms.
For her part, d’Hulst said she feels confidently that children will start getting vaccinated against COVID-19 in the next week or so.
How does it differ from adults? For the most part, the COVID-19 vaccine for children is similar to that already approved for adults.
The main difference is the dosage levels, d’Hulst said. Kids may also see different side effects than adults.
What are the risks or side effects? For the most part, the side effects for babies and toddlers are similar to that of adults.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, younger children may experience fewer side effects after the COVID-19 vaccine than teens or young adults.
Children 4 years and older are more likely to see common side effects, such as fever, tiredness, pain where the shot was given, headache, chills, swollen lymph nodes or muscle pain. Children 3 years and younger may experience side effects such as pain where the shot was given, swollen lymph nodes, irritability or crying, sleepiness or loss of appetite.
In studies, kids who got Moderna were slightly more likely to have a post-injection fever than those who got Pfizer, d’Hulst said.
A small number of kids in the older age group already approved for vaccines had a very rare, very mild myocarditis. Researchers were very careful to look for that in the younger age group, d’Hulst said.
“They did not find that,” she said. “Parents don’t need to be concerned about that.”
If so many kids have likely already been exposed or infected, why should I still get my child vaccinated? It is true that many children have likely already been exposed or infected with COVID-19, but getting the vaccine can still boost the number of antibodies against future COVID-19 infections, d’Hulst said.
“Having lots of antibodies helps our body to recognize if it’s been exposed to it again and quickly mount a response to that infection,” she said.
There is still a lot of transmission in the community, Velázquez told reporters Wednesday. Even if a child or an adult has been infected with COVID-19, vaccines still work really well to prevent another infection.
Although children who get COVID-19 often get a milder illness, d’Hulst said vaccines are still the best protection to prevent serious and life-threatening illness from COVID-19.
As of Wednesday, Velázquez said about 70 people were in county hospitals, including four pediatric patients.
Some children can also get “long COVID,” which is when symptoms, such as fatigue or brain fog, continue long after infection.
“What we don’t know is long term how that will affect kids,” d’Hulst said.
Why did it take so long to be approved? When any new vaccine comes out, it is quite common that studies start with adults, d’Hulst said. It’s often much easier for adults to consent to a research study than for kids.
“It’s just a normal progression that we do for many vaccines,” she said.
For the COVID-19 vaccine in particular, researchers learned very quickly that older people were at a much higher risk of death or serious disease than children, so it became important to quickly get those people a vaccine, d’Hulst said.
This week’s local numbers In Spokane County, there were 852 new cases this week. The case rate for the past seven days is 157.2 per 100,000.
The hospital admission rate is 4.1 per 100,000 for the past seven days. Two more people died of COVID-19 in the past week, bringing the county’s total to 1,368.
The Panhandle Health District reported 319 new cases in the last week. There are 11 people hospitalized with the virus in the district.
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CLEVELAND – Senior U.S. government officials have quietly traveled to Caracas in the latest bid to bring home detained Americans and rebuild relations with the South American oil giant as the war in Ukraine drags on, forcing the U.S. to recalibrate other foreign policy objectives.
A U.S. State Department spokesperson described the trip as a welfare visit focused on the safety of several U.S. citizens detained in Caracas, including a group of oil executives from Houston-based Citgo jailed more than four years ago. The delegation includes Roger Carstens, the special presidential envoy on hostage affairs, as well as Ambassador James Story, who heads the U.S. government’s Venezuelan Affairs Unit out of neighboring Colombia.
President Nicolás Maduro confirmed the visit during televised remarks.
"(National Assembly President) Jorge Rodríguez is receiving a delegation from the United States government at this time, an important delegation from the United States government, that arrived in Venezuela two hours ago and is working to give continuity to the communications that began on March 5 and to give continuity to the bilateral agenda between the government of the United States and the government of Venezuela,” he said.
Maduro was referring to another surprise trip in March by Carstens, Story and Juan Gonzalez, the National Security Council director for the Western Hemisphere. That was the first White House trip to the county in more than two decades.
That trip resulted in the release of two U.S. citizens who were considered unjustly detained and a promise from Maduro to re-engage in the dialogue process with his opponents. Months earlier, he had suspended the negotiations, led by Norwegian diplomats in Mexico, after a key ally was extradited to the U.S. on money-laundering charges.
It's unclear what else the officials are seeking to accomplish during the mission to the country against which the U.S. has imposed severe economic sanctions.
Upon arrival in Caracas, Story met for two hours with Juan Guaidó, according to someone close to the leader of the U.S.-backed opposition. The two discussed efforts to jumpstart negotiations in Mexico, according to the person on the condition of anonymity to discuss the private meeting.
Since the March trip, both the Biden administration and Venezuela's socialist government have shown a willingness to engage after years of hostilities between Washington and Caracas over Maduro's 2018 re-election, which was marred by irregularities. The U.S. and other nations withdrew recognition of Maduro after that election, and instead, they consider Guaido Venezuela’s legitimate leader.
Although negotiations between Maduro and the opposition have yet to resume, the U.S. then renewed a license so that oil companies, including Chevron, could continue to perform only basic upkeep of wells they operate jointly with Venezuela's state-run oil giant PDVSA.
The White House has also given Chevron an exemption to negotiate the terms of its license with PDVSA and lifted sanctions imposed in 2017 targeting the nephew of First Lady Cilia Flores, who at the time was accused of facilitating corruption while a top official at state run oil giant PDVSA.
The trip follows a public plea to the Biden administration from the family of Matthew Heath, a former U.S. Marine who was arrested nearly two years ago on what the U.S. considers trumped-up terror charges. The family earlier this month called on the administration to take urgent action to save Heath's life following what they said was a suicide attempt, which AP has been unable to verify.
Maduro during his televised remarks Monday alluded to remarks from a French official to reporters during the gathering of the Group of Seven leaders regarding necessary efforts to diversify oil supplies, including getting Venezuelan oil flowing, as the war in Ukraine drags on and gas prices continue to climb.
Venezuela has the world's largest proven oil reserves. Last decade, however, it began experiencing a drastic drop in production of crude oil and refined products as a result of a drop in prices , mismanagement and economic sanctions. Its presence in the world market is currently marginal.
But oil has risen by more than 50% so far this year, fueled by the war in Ukraine and sanctions against Russia, generating major inflationary concerns internationally.
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As the fall municipal election inches closer, a new survey is giving insight into what issues are most important to British Columbians.
A Research Co. survey released this week found that 39 per cent of British Columbians rank housing, homelessness and poverty as their number-one concern for fall election– more than double the next leading issue.
These issues transcend all demographics, ages and genders, according to the survey. These findings are grounded in the increasingly severe lack of housing affordability in B.C., where approximately 23,000 people experienced homelessness in 2019 and 20 per cent of renters spend over half of their income on housing and utilities.
Results are based on an online study conducted from June 12–14 among 2,000 adults in B.C.
A lot of blame for the current housing crisis is often laid on provincial and federal governments but local governments are not bystanders, said Thom Armstrong, CEO for the Co-operative Housing Federation of BC.
“They have an essential role to play in addressing the housing crisis by shaping local land use and driving the zoning decisions that can tangibly affect housing starts.”
Municipalities shape the future of communities and the type of housing options that will be available decades into the future, said Jill Atkey, CEO of BC Non-Profit Housing Association.
“While the challenges are clear, there are also solutions. British Columbia’s non-profit housing sector has the solutions and expertise to be an essential partner for local governments to help solve the housing crisis.”
Another important aspect is the role Indigenous housing plays in strengthening communities, supporting individuals and families while creating a sense of belonging and well-being, said Margaret Pfoh, CEO of Aboriginal Housing Management Association.
“Advancing reconciliation requires all communities to ensure that decision-making on housing considers the needs of Indigenous people and the reality that adequate housing is a basic human right. In these challenging times, municipal leaders must think about the long-term.”
Key findings of the survey state 73 per cent of British Columbians support streamlining municipal permitting and rezoning processes to fast-track development of rental housing, with a specific focus on affordable rental housing. Seventy–seven per cent support contributing public land to non-profit and co-op housing developments for new affordable homes and 68 per cent support including affordable housing targets to meet the unique needs of Indigenous people in housing needs reports.
“This as an issue should send a clear message to all incumbents and candidates seeking municipal office this fall that they need to bring a real commitment and real ideas to the table,” said Mario Canseco of Research Co. “The need is great, and the research shows that voters will be prioritizing candidates that will commit to taking concrete action to address local housing needs.” | https://www.aldergrovestar.com/news/housing-homelessness-and-poverty-are-top-concerns-in-b-c-municipal-election-survey/ | 2022-06-28T02:33:18Z | https://www.aldergrovestar.com/news/housing-homelessness-and-poverty-are-top-concerns-in-b-c-municipal-election-survey/ | true | 11 |
Maxwell and Epstein associates ‘should be concerned’, says victims’ lawyer
Lisa Bloom said Ghislaine Maxwell could be prosecuted again given the number of women who have come forward.
Affiliates of convicted sex offenders Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein should be concerned now that “victims are being believed”, a top lawyer has said.
Lisa Bloom, who represents eight victims of the disgraced pair, told the PA news agency her clients think Maxwell should never be released because “other women could be harmed in future”.
The lawyer said the number of women who have come forward to accuse the British socialite means she could be prosecuted again.
“I expect it to be a long sentence where she will probably spend the rest of her life behind bars,” Ms Bloom said ahead of Tuesday’s sentencing hearing.
“She made choices, she knew what she was doing, she harmed many girls’ lives and she has shown no remorse.
“So why should she get anything less than a very significant sentence of 30 years or more.”
Speaking about what her clients have been through since they were abused, Ms Bloom said: “My clients suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of being sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein, which is what Ghislaine Maxwell facilitated.
“That is a lifelong condition. There is no cure for PTSD.
“One can get it under control, like diabetes, but it’s something that always has to be managed for the rest of someone’s life.
“My clients suffer from problems in their relationships and their careers, depression, suicidality, sexual disorders – and that’s something they will always have to live with.”
Addressing how her clients felt throughout the trial, Ms Bloom continued: “It’s very triggering for them to hear what’s going on at the trial, to hear the victims testifying … and then to hear her attorneys and all the excuses and all the defences.
“The jury’s verdict was very encouraging and vindicating for them.
“But it’s just one thing after another with Ghislaine Maxwell and her attorneys (and) their defences and it’s all very painful for the victims.”
Ms Bloom added: “They really feel encouraged and really take heart from the fact that this case was prosecuted and brought to trial.
“And now she’s going to be sentenced to, probably, a long prison term. That really means a lot to them.
“They don’t think she should ever get out because other women could be harmed in the future.”
Commenting on the number of women who have accused Maxwell of abuse, Ms Bloom said: “I believe there are hundreds and hundreds of victims.
“We know that 150 women came forward to the Jeffrey Epstein settlement fund and even that is probably the tip of the iceberg.
“I talk to many women who say they were abused by Epstein and Maxwell but they ultimately decided they just couldn’t go through with it.
“So there could be other victims who come forward, she could be prosecuted again – that is always possible.”
Asked if other people associated with Maxwell and Epstein could be prosecuted, Ms Bloom said: “I do believe there are other people who could be held accountable.
“They made choices that harmed girls and women and they should be held accountable.
“Prosecutors are going to need victims and they are going to need evidence to bring those cases.
“If anybody else out there was part of this scheme, we know that other names have been put out there including at Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial, they should be very concerned.
“We are now seeing a new era where victims are being believed even if they are imperfect, even if they made mistakes in their lives, which was the case in the Ghislaine Maxwell case.
“Nevertheless, they are being believed and I think it would be very important to bring others to justice.”
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Video: Interview with Steven Holden, candidate for Congress
This is an interview with Steven Holden, a candidate to represent Genesee County in Congress as part of the new NY-24 district.
A resident of the Southern Tier, Holden was born and raised on a dairy farm in Oklahoma, spent 20 years in the military as a finance officer, and is an entrepreneur.
In the interview, we discuss the roots of his political involvement and his political philosophy and delve into topics such as abortion, gun ownership, and foreign affairs (primarily Ukraine and China).
The Batavian will interview other candidates in the next few months if they make themselves available for at-length, in-person discussions of politics and issues.
New York's party-primary elections are tomorrow with the general election in November.
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NEW YORK, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Juan Monteverde, founder and managing partner of the class action firm Monteverde & Associates PC (the "M&A Class Action Firm"), a national securities firm rated Top 50 in the 2018-2021 ISS Securities Class Action Services Report and headquartered at the Empire State Building in New York City, is investigating Radius Health, Inc. (RDUS), relating to its proposed acquisition by Gurnet Point Capital and Patient Square Capital via a tender offer. Under the terms of the agreement, RDUS shareholders will receive $10.00 in cash plus one contingent value right worth $1.00 per share they own. Click here for more information: https://www.monteverdelaw.com/case/radius-health-inc. It is free and there is no cost or obligation to you.
We are a national class action securities litigation law firm that has recovered millions of dollars and is committed to protecting shareholders from corporate wrongdoing. We were listed in the Top 50 in the 2018-2021 ISS Securities Class Action Services Report. Our lawyers have significant experience litigating Mergers & Acquisitions and Securities Class Actions. Mr. Monteverde is recognized by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in Securities Litigation in 2013, 2017-2019, an award given to less than 2.5% of attorneys in a particular field. He has also been selected by Martindale-Hubbell as a 2017-2021 Top Rated Lawyer. Our firm's recent successes include changing the law in a significant victory that lowered the standard of liability under Section 14(e) of the Exchange Act in the Ninth Circuit. Thereafter, our firm successfully preserved this victory by obtaining dismissal of a writ of certiorari as improvidently granted at the United States Supreme Court. Emulex Corp. v. Varjabedian, 139 S. Ct. 1407 (2019). Also, in 2019 we recovered or secured six cash common funds for shareholders in mergers & acquisitions class action cases.
If you own common stock in RDUS and wish to obtain additional information and protect your investments free of charge, please visit our website or contact Juan E. Monteverde, Esq. either via e-mail at jmonteverde@monteverdelaw.com or by telephone at (212) 971-1341.
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Toyota recalls hundreds of electric cars over wheel that could come off
TOKYO (AP) — Toyota is recalling 2,700 bZ4X crossover vehicles globally for wheel bolts that could become loose, a major setback for the Japanese automaker’s ambitions to roll out electric cars.
Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday the cause is still under investigation, but the whole wheel could come off, risking a crash.
“Until the remedy is available, no one should drive these vehicles,” the company said in a statement.
Among the vehicles subject to the latest recall, about 2,200 were destined for Europe, 270 for North America, 112 for Japan, and 60 for the rest of Asia, according to Toyota. They were produced between March and June.
The bZ4X, which went on sale about two months ago, is a key model in Toyota’s plans to strengthen its electric lineup.
Ford recalls over 2.9M vehicles at risk of rollaway crashesToyota is planning to have 30 EV models by 2030, selling 3.5 million electric vehicles globally that year. Toyota is also investing 2 trillion yen ($17.6 billion) in battery research and development to achieve such goals.
The “bz” in the recalled model’s name, as well as others in the works, stands for a “beyond zero” series, including sport-utility vehicles of all sizes, pickup trucks and sportscars, according to Toyota.
The maker of the Prius hybrid and Lexus luxury models has been seen by some critics as a straggler in pushing electric vehicles, partly because it has been so bullish, and successful, in other green technology, such as hybrids and fuel cells, as well as efficient gas engines.
Demand for electric cars is expected to continue growing, especially with gas prices soaring recently, amid worries about inflation and the war in Ukraine, and as people around the world become more conscious about climate change and the environment.
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NEW YORK, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Juan Monteverde, founder and managing partner of the class action firm Monteverde & Associates PC (the "M&A Class Action Firm"), a national securities firm rated Top 50 in the 2018-2021 ISS Securities Class Action Services Report and headquartered at the Empire State Building in New York City, is investigating Ocean Bio-Chem, Inc. (OBCI), relating to its proposed acquisition by OneWater Marine Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, OBCI shareholders will receive $13.08 in cash per share they own. Click here for more information: https://www.monteverdelaw.com/case/ocean-bio-chem-inc. It is free and there is no cost or obligation to you.
We are a national class action securities litigation law firm that has recovered millions of dollars and is committed to protecting shareholders from corporate wrongdoing. We were listed in the Top 50 in the 2018-2021 ISS Securities Class Action Services Report. Our lawyers have significant experience litigating Mergers & Acquisitions and Securities Class Actions. Mr. Monteverde is recognized by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in Securities Litigation in 2013, 2017-2019, an award given to less than 2.5% of attorneys in a particular field. He has also been selected by Martindale-Hubbell as a 2017-2021 Top Rated Lawyer. Our firm's recent successes include changing the law in a significant victory that lowered the standard of liability under Section 14(e) of the Exchange Act in the Ninth Circuit. Thereafter, our firm successfully preserved this victory by obtaining dismissal of a writ of certiorari as improvidently granted at the United States Supreme Court. Emulex Corp. v. Varjabedian, 139 S. Ct. 1407 (2019). Also, in 2019 we recovered or secured six cash common funds for shareholders in mergers & acquisitions class action cases.
If you own common stock in OBCI and wish to obtain additional information and protect your investments free of charge, please visit our website or contact Juan E. Monteverde, Esq. either via e-mail at jmonteverde@monteverdelaw.com or by telephone at (212) 971-1341.
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Miss Florida Scholarship Pageant
Be a part of the grand tradition as the 86th Annual Miss Florida Scholarship Pageant and Miss Florida’s Outstanding Teen Pageant return to the RP Funding Center’s Youkey Theatre June 22-25. Miss Florida Scholarship Pageant. The Miss Florida Scholarship Pageant is a preliminary competition to the Miss...
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A 36-year-old Georgia man killed a 26-year-old Subway restaurant employee and critically injured another on Sunday because he thought there was too much mayonnaise on his sandwich, police say. The alleged shooter was arrested shortly after the tragic incident.
While authorities have not yet revealed the alleged shooter’s name, Atlanta Police Deputy Chief Charles Hampton Jr. said that the suspect is from the Atlanta area. Hampton provided details about the “very tragic situation” to reporters during a Monday afternoon press conference.
“What we know is that the suspect came inside the restaurant and ordered a sandwich and there was something wrong with the sandwich that made him so upset that he decided to take out his anger on two of the employees here,” Hampton said.
According to Hampton, following the Sunday shooting, which occurred at approximately 6:30 p.m., a witness contacted authorities with a tip about the shooter that “helped lead this investigation in the right direction.”
“A very senseless act,” Hampton continued. “Someone armed with a handgun who could not resolve their conflict decided that that was the way to resolve it. And so now we have one female deceased and another recovering from the injuries.
The Fulton County Medical Examiner later identified the deceased employee as Brittany Macon.
A 5-year-old child also in the restaurant when the shooting occurred was in grave danger, Hampton said. That child is the son of a 24-year-old female employee who is reportedly in critical condition.
The owner of the restaurant, Willie Glenn, spoke with Atlanta NBC affiliate WXIA-TV and confirmed that the alleged shooter was angry about the amount of mayonnaise on his sandwich.
“We had a customer come in that was a little upset with how his sandwich was fixed. Believe it or not, it was over too much mayonnaise on his sandwich. He decided to escalate the situation and from there — that’s when all hell broke loose,” Glenn reportedly said. “Because of what happened tonight, my partners and I are reevaluating whether or not we’re going to continue to do this, in this neighborhood anyways.”
The manager of the restaurant was also armed and reportedly returned fire at the suspect, the owner said.
“It just breaks my heart to know that someone has the audacity to point a weapon and shoot someone for as little as too much mayonnaise on a sandwich,” Glenn reportedly told The Associated Press.
Asked why authorities were not releasing the name of the suspect in custody, Deputy Chief Hampton said it was to keep the focus on the more important issue.
“I want the focus to be on the gun violence,” he said. “Yes, it’s a sandwich, but more importantly, someone failed to resolve a conflict by just walking away, having a conversation to just reorder a sandwich, decided to take actions into his hands, and now we have families who are devastated.”
Sunday’s deadly shooting was not the only senseless food-related homicide in recent weeks. Authorities in New York City last month arrested a man who allegedly killed a Chinese food delivery man over the amount of duck sauce he received in an order from the restaurant where the victim worked.
Watch Deputy Chief Hampton’s full press conference below:
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NEW YORK, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Netflix, Inc. ("Netflix" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: NFLX). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Netflix and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On January 20, 2022, after the market closed, Netflix reported that it "slightly overforecasted paid net adds in Q4," adding 8.3 million subscribers compared to the 8.5 million forecast. The Company also stated that, despite "healthy" retention and engagement, it only expected to add 2.5 million net subscribers during first quarter 2022, below the 4.0 million net adds in the prior year period.
On this news, Netflix's stock price fell $110.75 per share, or 21.7%, to close at $397.50 per share on January 21, 2022.
Then, on April 19, 2022, after the market closed, Netflix reported that it lost 200,000 subscribers during the first quarter of 2022, compared to prior guidance expecting the Company to add 2.5 million net subscribers. The Company cited the slowing revenue growth to four factors, including account sharing with an estimated 100 million additional households and competition with other streaming services.
On this news, Netflix's stock price fell $122.42 per share, or over 35%, to close at $226.19 per share on April 20, 2022.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com
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