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The tie-up will also allow Hampden & Co to introduce customers to Hiscox Private Client, which can offer a wide range of insurance services, including property and contents, renovation and extension, high-value motor, travel, personal cyber and cover for fine art, jewellery and collectibles.
Bosses said policies will be” tailored to the specific needs of each client”, with each assigned a Hiscox private client manager.
Hampden & Co was founded in 2010, opening for business in 2015 when it became the first new UK private bank launch in a quarter of a century. It also has offices in London.
The bank recently said it was set to benefit from rising interest rates as it unveiled strong growth in loans and deposits during 2021.
Deposits from clients rose by 39 per cent to £696 million, from £501m in 2020, while loans and advances were up 29 per cent to £422m, compared with £326m a year earlier.
Total income for the year increased 29 per cent to £13.2m, the highest level since the bank was launched.
Andrew Bell, chief commercial officer, Hampden & Co, said: “We have seen growing demand among our clients for bespoke insurance cover and are delighted to be working with Hiscox Private Client to help meet this need. It further enhances our banking, deposit and lending services for Hampden & Co clients.
“Hiscox Private Client has an extensive track record of serving high net worth individuals and their often highly complex insurance requirements, which complements our own personal, tailored and accessible approach to serving clients.”
Jessica Bamford, head of Hiscox Private Client, added: “Hiscox has a rich heritage in providing specialist insurance and has been protecting private individuals and their families for more than 100 years. Our relationship with Hampden & Co will enable us to provide insurance products that are tailored to meet their customers’ needs and wants.”
Through the relationship with Hampden & Co, Hiscox property insurance can include multiple assets, worldwide cover for theft, loss and damage of possessions, and additional protection for staff and visitors. | https://www.scotsman.com/business/edinburgh-private-bank-hampden-co-teams-up-with-insurance-giant-to-offer-new-services-3750782 | 2022-06-30T14:14:11Z | https://www.scotsman.com/business/edinburgh-private-bank-hampden-co-teams-up-with-insurance-giant-to-offer-new-services-3750782 | false | 2 |
Marks First Distribution of the High-Quality Coffee Brand in Convenient K-Cup Pods
BURLINGTON, Mass. and FRISCO, Texas and CHICAGO, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. (NASDAQ: KDP) and Intelligentsia Coffee today announced the launch of Intelligentsia in K-Cup® pods for the Keurig® brewing system, marking the first time the super-premium coffee brand will be offered to consumers in this format.
Chicago-based Intelligentsia has been an American specialty coffee pioneer for more than 25 years, founded by Doug Zell and Emily Mange in 1995. The duo placed a deep emphasis on sourcing exquisite coffee, paying a fair price for that coffee and roasting it with purpose and precision.
With an unyielding commitment to providing extraordinary coffee quality, the Intelligentsia and Keurig partnership is grounded in innovation. New features within the Keurig brewing system, such as MultiStream™ technology, which uses five streams instead of one to thoroughly and evenly saturate the grounds to extract full flavor and aroma, ensures beloved artisanal brands like Intelligentsia will deliver the quality and taste consumers expect in every Keurig brew.
Additionally, signature BrewID™ technology introduced in Keurig's first connected brewer, the K-Supreme Plus® SMART, recognizes the specific K-Cup pod brand, variety and roast and customizes the brew settings to make each cup distinctively delicious.
Mauricio Leyva, President of Coffee for Keurig Dr Pepper said, "The addition of a super-premium brand like Intelligentsia into the Keurig partner ecosystem is a testament to the quality of coffee Keurig brewers can deliver and our ability to offer premium coffee experiences. As consumers increasingly look for sophisticated convenience, partnering with Intelligentsia will allow us to continue offering vast variety and choice across all categories of coffee brands, at the touch of a button."
"Over the past two years we've had several customers tell us that they want extraordinary coffee in convenient formats," said James McLaughlin, President & CEO, Intelligentsia Coffee. "We recently began working with the Keurig team and are impressed with their technological advancements in the brewers. Our Innovation team invested countless hours optimizing our coffee for the K-Cup pod format. We carefully selected the green coffee, went through dozens of roast profiles, and collaborated with Keurig to achieve the finest grind and best taste available for Intelligentsia in a K-Cup pod."
Launching this month with retailers across the country as well as on Keurig.com, Intelligentsia.com and Amazon.com, Intelligentsia K-Cup pods will be offered in two distinct varieties:
- Intelligentsia House is designed to showcase the intrinsic sweetness and lively fruit flavors that characterize one's favorite coffees. Milk chocolate, citrus and apple are tastes consumers love and are presented here with high-definition clarity.
- Intelligentsia El Gallo is a wonderfully balanced organic blend with a round mouthfeel and a smooth, candied sweetness. Flavors of citrus and stone fruit meet hints of creamy nougat and caramel, making a thoroughly enjoyable first cup of the day.
About Keurig Dr Pepper
Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) is a leading beverage company in North America, with annual revenue approaching $13 billion and approximately 27,000 employees. KDP holds leadership positions in soft drinks, specialty coffee and tea, water, juice and juice drinks and mixers, and markets the #1 single serve coffee brewing system in the U.S. and Canada. The Company's portfolio of more than 125 owned, licensed and partner brands is designed to satisfy virtually any consumer need, any time, and includes Keurig®, Dr Pepper®, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters®, Canada Dry®, Snapple®, Bai®, Mott's®, CORE® and The Original Donut Shop®. Through its powerful sales and distribution network, KDP can deliver its portfolio of hot and cold beverages to nearly every point of purchase for consumers. The Company is committed to sourcing, producing and distributing its beverages responsibly through its Drink Well. Do Good. corporate responsibility platform, including efforts around circular packaging, efficient natural resource use and supply chain sustainability. For more information, visit www.keurigdrpepper.com.
About Intelligentsia Coffee
Intelligentsia Coffee was founded by Doug Zell and Emily Mange in 1995, in the pursuit of a great tasting, freshly roasted cup of coffee. Fast forward 27 years, and Intelligentsia remains one of specialty coffees most pioneering and innovative companies. Intelligentsia's Direct Trade sourcing model has created opportunities for thousands of smallholder coffee farmers around the world and been adopted by specialty coffee roasters everywhere. Known for their In-Season program and unique single-origin and rotating blends, Intelligentsia provides exclusive, remarkable coffees consumers won't find anywhere else. Follow at @IntelligentsiaCoffee on Instagram or visit intelligentsia.com.
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Arjun Kapoor and Malaika Arora's love is a fairytale romance, but they have been trolled and mocked multiple times. Be it Malaika's ex-marriage to Arbaaz Khan, or the age gap between the duo, Arjun and Malaika's love isn't accepted by everyone. Some of Salman Khan's die-hard fans are also not really happy with Kapoor's love for Arora. But that doesn't stop them to paint the town red with their love.
Arjun will now be seen in Ek Villain Returns, and during the film's press conference a reporter asked him about his love life. During the interaction, a reporter quipped him that does he fear of having a 'villain' in their love story. Arjun took the question spontaneously, and he added, "Jab ek kahani hoti hai toh koi hero hota hai... toh koi villain hota hai. Sometimes you have to become a hero of your story, and sometimes you became a villain in someone else's story. Pyaar agar sacha ho toh aap yeh nahi sochte hai ki aap hero ho ya villain. Aap pyaar sachayee se karte hai. There can be different repercussions for different people, but that shouldn't stop you from being honest in love. Aap ek tarf se dekhoge toh koi hero, dusri tarf se dekhoge toh woh villain." Arjun clearly said that he isn't bothered about being judged in love, and he truly loves Malaika. Period.
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Ek Villain Returns is the spiritual sequel of Mohit's 2014 suspense thriller, Ek Villain which starred Sidharth Malhotra and Shraddha Kapoor as the two lovers whose lives are devastated when the villain Riteish Deshmukh murders Shraddha's character. The film was an unofficial remake of the Korean thriller I Saw The Devil. The upcoming film's trailer also features the reprised version of the superhit track Galliyan, which was a major factor in Ek Villain succeeding at the box office. The 2014 film also had other amazing songs in its soundtrack such as Banjaara, Awari, and Hamdard, and thus, people have sky-rocketing expectations from the Ek Villain Returns album too. Ek Villain Returns will hit cinemas on July 29. | https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-ek-villain-returns-star-arjun-kapoor-talks-about-being-villain-for-loving-malaika-arora-2964779 | 2022-06-30T14:18:25Z | https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-ek-villain-returns-star-arjun-kapoor-talks-about-being-villain-for-loving-malaika-arora-2964779 | false | 1 |
Former Air Force Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Murdering Santa Cruz Deputy
Weeks after taking a guilty plea in the killing of a federal security officer, former Air Force Sergeant Steven Carrillo has pleaded guilty in a state murder case involving the murder of a Santa Cruz sheriff's deputy and the attempted murder of four other officers. In mid-2020, at the...
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Britain will take money it had earmarked for poor countries to cope with climate change and give it to Ukraine as part of a £1 billion military aid drive.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the commitment Thursday at the NATO summit in Madrid — bringing the U.K.'s total military support of Ukraine since Russia's invasion to £2.3 billion.
"U.K. weapons, equipment and training are transforming Ukraine’s defenses against this onslaught," Johnson said.
Kwasi Kwarteng, the business secretary, in a tweet called the initiative "vital" and spelled out where some of the money was coming from. "My Department has contributed to the effort by surrendering climate finance and foreign aid underspends."
As part of its U.N. climate presidency, which began with the COP26 global summit in November and runs throughout 2022, the U.K. cajoled other rich countries to raise their spending to assist poorer countries to build defenses against rising seas and extreme weather, or to green their energy systems.
Climate finance experts condemned Johnson's spending shift.
Vladislav Kaim, a Moldovan youth climate adviser to U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, denounced Kwarteng's comments that the U.K. has a climate underspend, saying it "sounds obscene, and using help to the people of Ukraine as a shield against criticism on this is double obscene." He pointed out that the rich world has failed to deliver on a promised $100 billion a year in climate finance.
The U.K. has fallen short of spending all of its allocated budget on climate finance in the past, according to the Overseas Development Institute. The Treasury also cut the U.K.'s overall foreign aid budget last year.
"Underspending against already inadequate commitments is hardly something to be proud of," said Sarah Colenbrander, director of the development institute's climate program. "Particularly when global investments in clean energy and energy efficiency would only enhance energy security. Russia's invasion of Ukraine, financed by its oil and gas exports, should underscore the urgency of accelerating the low-carbon transition rather than offer an excuse to re-purpose climate finance."
A spokesperson for Kwarteng's Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy refused to say how large the current underspend on climate finance or aid was, nor how much the office had diverted to the call for military aid.
Johnson said Russia's attacks on the Ukrainian people — including Monday's missile attack on a shopping center — had become "increasingly barbaric."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy praised London for sending more weapons to help combat Russia, calling the U.K. "our true friend and strategic partner." | https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-use-climate-aid-cash-buy-weapon-ukraine/ | 2022-06-30T14:23:14Z | https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-use-climate-aid-cash-buy-weapon-ukraine/ | true | 1 |
Knicks Signing Jalen Brunson - And Keeping Mitchell Robinson?
The New York Knicks' efforts to shed pricey appear on pace to pay off big dividends ... just not in the way you think yet.
Bleacher Report claims that while the Knicks continue to shed financial weight in pursuit of Jalen Brunson, "it's believed" that Mitchell Robinson is set to return to Manhattan on a four-year contract "that nears $60 million in total earnings". Robinson, 24, is set to enter his fifth NBA season since joining the Knicks as a second-round draft pick in 2019.
Since joining up with the Knicks, Robinson has helped the team's defense and rebounding departments remain consistent despite some turbulent times on the franchise timeline. Robinson is set to be a valued commodity on the interior free agent market, but the Knicks are apparently impressed with the way that Robinson worked his way back from a hand injury that cost him most of the 2020-21 season. He set a new career-high with 8.6 rebounds per game and was second in the Association in total offensive boards (295).
The Knicks' latest dealings have likely not only made it possible to retain Robinson but also necessary as well. In their efforts to score a big-ticket free agent, be it Brunson or otherwise, the Knicks have bypassed opportunities to bolster or complement their interior endeavors. The team originally drafted French-born forward Ousmane Dieng with the 11th overall pick of the last week's NBA Draft but traded him to Oklahoma City in part to potentially avoid the $3 million-plus annual salary afforded to such a draft pick on an initial contract.
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Additionally, the Knicks also traded reserve center Nerlens Noel, along with Alec Burks and draft picks, to Detroit for further cap relief, making Robinson's return one of utmost importance.
Further clarity on Robinson's situation should emerge on Thursday, when the free agency period opens at 6 p.m. ET. | https://www.si.com/nba/knicks/news/free-agency-mitchell-robinson-draft-rebounding-interior-nerlens-noel-jalen-brunson | 2022-06-30T14:26:01Z | https://www.si.com/nba/knicks/news/free-agency-mitchell-robinson-draft-rebounding-interior-nerlens-noel-jalen-brunson | false | 1 |
BRUSSELS, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Superior Taste Award, founded by the International Taste Institute, officially announced the results of the 2022 Global Food and Beverage Product Awards. Chinese food brand Choubao won the Superior Taste Award for two flavors of its river snail rice noodles, an iconic Chinese dish consisting of a snail-based broth, rice noodles, and an array of additional ingredients, typically including pickled bamboo shoots, peanuts, tofu skins, and green vegetables. It is called luosifen by local people as well.
One flavor, Choubao Naturally Flavored Liuzhou River Snail Rice Noodle, while the other, Choubao Spicy Thick Soup Liuzhou River Snail Rice Noodle, known for its rich, thick soup base, earned the 2-star Superior Taste Award designation. Choubao is the first luosifen brand in the industry to be rewarded with a 2-star designation. Luosifen is a traditional local dish from Liuzhou, a city in Guangxi province. The dish's unique, distinct aroma and fresh and spicy taste have made it a favorite among the foodie crowd. Choubao Luosifen has made some enhancements based on the traditional production process, delivering a richer soup base and a more multi-layered taste.
Awards from the prestigious International Taste Institute are considered the Oscars of the food and beverage world. In order to ensure that only food and beverages participating in the competition receive the most professional certification, the jury includes Michelin chefs from all over the world, alongside a group of expert nutritionists and dieticians. At the same time, to ensure the objectivity of the selection, the jury follows a strict blind evaluation process and anonymously assesses and scores the products based on five taste-related indicators.
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Sleep duration matters for heart health, according to new recommendations
Published: Jun. 30, 2022 at 6:51 AM PDT|Updated: 32 minutes ago
(CNN) - If you want to take care of your heart, make sure you are counting enough sheep.
The American Heart Association has added sleep duration to its heart-health checklist called “Life’s Essential 8.“
It highlights the eight areas that can help determine how strong a person’s cardiovascular health is.
Researchers say adults should get between seven to nine hours of sleep every night.
They say those who get less sleep have a greater risk of heart problems including diabetes and hypertension.
Besides sleep, the updated checklist includes diet, physical activity and blood pressure.
It was published Wednesday in the American Heart Association’s peer-reviewed journal, “Circulation.“
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DeFi Bids (BID) traded 24% lower against the dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 9:00 AM E.T. on June 30th. In the last week, DeFi Bids has traded down 24.3% against the dollar. One DeFi Bids coin can currently be purchased for $0.0060 or 0.00000031 BTC on major exchanges. DeFi Bids has a market capitalization of $137,365.28 and approximately $160.00 worth of DeFi Bids was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours.
Here’s how related cryptocurrencies have performed in the last 24 hours:
- Binance USD (BUSD) traded up 0.2% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00005240 BTC.
- BITCOIN ADDITIONAL (BTCA) traded 4.7% lower against the dollar and now trades at $19,121.96 or 1.00028284 BTC.
- Mammoth (MMT) traded up 0.3% against the dollar and now trades at $1.79 or 0.00009357 BTC.
- Crypto.com Coin (CRO) traded 5% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.41 or 0.00001075 BTC.
- Parkgene (GENE) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $25.59 or 0.00045023 BTC.
- Dai (DAI) traded 0% lower against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00005231 BTC.
- DREP (DREP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $1.96 or 0.00003398 BTC.
- DREP [old] (DREP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $1.96 or 0.00003399 BTC.
- THETA (THETA) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $5.25 or 0.00010640 BTC.
- yOUcash (YOUC) traded up 0% against the dollar and now trades at $0.51 or 0.00002671 BTC.
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Scout Troop 11 return from international travel
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Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Scouts from Troop 11 in Jackson, MO have returned from their trip to the Kandersteg International Scout Centre located in Kandersteg, Switzerland. The trip was also attended by Scout leaders Jon F, Lavonna B, Neal M, and their families. While in Switzerland the scouts hiked through the Swiss Alps exploring local lakes, waterfalls, and the Swiss countryside. Events were attended to allow the scouts the meet and socialize with other scouts from Finland, Sweden, Ireland, Costa Rica, Japan, and the United States. The scouts also had opportunities to explore Swiss food, culture, and history through several side trips to Bern, Thun, Zermatt, Italy, and other locations. Scouts also extended the trip to explore France and Switzerland. Troop 11 is planning a return trip in the summer of 2023.
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Tokyo Stocks End Sharply Lower On Domestic Output Concerns, U.S. Recession Woes
Sumaira FH Published June 30, 2022 | 05:40 PM
TOKYO, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 30th Jun, 2022 ) --:Tokyo stocks ended sharply lower Thursday following data here showing factory output fell the most in two years in May, with sentiment also hit by ongoing concerns over a possible recession in the United States.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average dropped 411.56 points, or 1.54 percent, from Wednesday to close the day at 26,393.04.
The broader Topix index, meanwhile, lost 22.
75 points, or 1.20 percent, to finish at 1,870.82.
Local dealers said data released earlier Thursday showing Japan's industrial production in May logged its steepest fall in two years amid supply issues and dented investor sentiment.
Japan's industrial output in May saw the sharpest decline in two years, sliding 7.2 percent from last month, as the auto industry was hit by COVID-19-related supply issues, the government said in a report on Thursday.
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The snack bar is now open at Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- It's 90 degrees with a million percent humidity. You're at the pool. Children are splashing, run-walking, and squealing. Tawny teenagers splay out on lounge chairs. And red-suited lifeguards twirl whistles around their fingers until … TWEET. It's the top of the hour. The start of the requisite hourly rest period.
Kids, teens, and (let's be real) even the adults, scamper onto the concrete deck making a swift (no running!) beeline for the snack bar. That shanty little oasis full of sweet and salty snacks and frosty treasure chests of frozen treats—drumsticks, watermelon taffy, lemon ice, and bags of popcorn. You walk away, an ice cream bar in hand, taking a seat on the grass and reveling in the sugar high as the hot, intense sun dries your bathing suit.
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams has bottled up this carefree, blissful moment—all that is good and perfect in a leisurely day spent poolside—in their latest collection, At the Pool. It's a series of five limited-edition flavors as chill as a cabana in the shade and as refreshing as diving into the deep end.
What's on deck? Here's the lineup:
- Watermelon Taffy ice cream. Refreshing and beautifully bouncy, it tastes like an uber creamy, tart candied watermelon. (Now available in shops and online.)
- Golden Nectar ice cream. Indescribable and deliriously delicious. Golden sweet cream that tastes like a chilled summer chai (minus the tea) with firecracker-like snaps of aerated toffee candy. (Dropping in shops and online 7/7.)
- Bombastix Sundae Cone ice cream. Double vanilla cream with gooey fudge and chocolate-covered waffle cone chunks. Will strike your nostalgia bone in all the good ways. (Dropping in shops and online 7/14.)
- Butterscotch Popcorn ice cream. Sun-popped popcorn ice cream with a butterscotch crunch. Think buttery popcorn with a sweet, caramelized kettle corn kick. (Dropping in shops and online 7/21.)
- Dairy-free Lemon Bar. Punchy lemon, shortbread crust, and rich coconut cream. It walks that fine tightrope between sweet and tart, soft and crisp. (Dropping in shops and online 7/28.)
Available for nationwide shipping at jenis.com, at Jeni's scoop shops across the country and in select grocery stores, the five flavors of the At the Pool Collection are the scoopable fun we all deserve this summer.
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams is an American ice cream company devoted to making the finest ice creams the world has ever known. Founded in 2002 by James Beard Award-winning ice cream maker Jeni Britton, Jeni's has emerged over the past 20 years as the new standard by which all other ice creams are judged. With Jeni in charge of all creative output—from the ice cream itself to all of the supporting details that enhance the experience of eating it—Jeni's continues to make one-of-a-kind flavors with Direct and Fair Trade ingredients and super fresh milk from family dairy farms. Today, Jeni's is a Certified B Corporation known for its social, environmental and business leadership with more than 60 scoop shops, an online shop at jenis.com and distribution in top grocery stores across the country.
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39th cloud region continues Oracle's momentum in expanding its global cloud region footprint
Public and private organizations from sectors including telecommunications, financial services, and the public sector will benefit from Oracle Cloud Infrastructure's price-performance, built-in security, and disaster recovery capabilities
Underscoring Oracle's commitment to sustainability across its worldwide cloud regions, the new region in Querétaro will be powered with 100 percent renewable energy by 2025
AUSTIN, Texas and MEXICO CITY, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle today announced the opening of the first Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) region in Mexico, becoming the first major cloud provider to establish a dedicated cloud region in the country. The new region in the state of Querétaro will give Oracle's Mexico-based customers, partners, and developers access to a wide range of cloud services with built-in security, disaster recovery, and industry-leading price-performance.
"We are excited to establish a cloud region in Mexico that will offer public and private organizations, as well as partners and developers, the opportunity to leverage OCI to grow their businesses," said Maribel Dos Santos, senior vice president and general manager, Oracle Mexico. "The Oracle Cloud Querétaro region offers organizations a wide range of services, including access to emerging technologies, to help improve the customer experience and positively impact the country's ecosystem of innovation."
The new Querétaro region is Oracle's 39th worldwide cloud region and will offer OCI and Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications services to help organizations in Mexico modernize their operations, manage critical data, and develop multi-cloud architectures and cloud-native applications.
"The share of the technology industry in the gross domestic product of the state of Querétaro is 4.3 percent, and the opening of the new Querétaro region in our state reaffirms the momentum and interest we have in the development of this sector. In addition, as a public institution, we also rely on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to strengthen the government services that we offer for the benefit of our citizens," said Mauricio Kuri Gonzalez, governor, State of Querétaro.
High Availability Provides Customers with a Resilient Cloud Foundation
OCI's next-generation architecture provides a high performing, resilient foundation for cloud services, while its physical and virtual network design maximizes performance and security. For example, each Oracle Cloud region contains at least three fault domains, which are groupings of hardware that form logical data centers for high availability and resilience to hardware and network failures.
A Global Commitment to Sustainable Operations at Lower Costs
As part of its ongoing focus on sustainability, Oracle has committed to powering all worldwide Oracle Cloud regions with 100 percent renewable energy by 2025, including the new Querétaro region.
Oracle Helps Organizations Accelerate their Cloud Migrations
The Oracle Cloud Querétaro region will provide customers throughout Mexico and Central America with access to a wide range of network partners that enable a direct and private connection through OCI FastConnect. OCI's extensive network of more than 70 regional and global FastConnect partners provides customers with dedicated connectivity to Oracle Cloud regions, OCI, and Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications services, giving them the best options globally.
FastConnect provides an easy, elastic, and affordable way to create a dedicated private network connection with higher bandwidth, lower latency, and smoother performance than public Internet-based connections. Partners available at launch for the Oracle Cloud Querétaro region include Equinix, Transtelco, Telmex, Arelion, and C3ntro.
Carlos Rocha, chief information officer, Banco del Bajío, said:
"It is encouraging to see the increase in the availability of cloud infrastructure services in Mexico. Oracle's new cloud region will pave the way for financial services institutions to continue their digital transformation journeys, which will allow them to develop products focused on meeting the specific needs of various customer segments – including companies and individuals who require speedy service and quick access to information, along with stability and security."
Juan Manuel Márquez, global CIO, ECOM Trading LTD, said:
"Handling complex global supply chains and logistics strategies requires a technology platform that is not only oriented toward supporting operations and IT, but also enables organizations to innovate their strategies for integrating new and emerging technologies, user-friendly solutions, significant computing power, and data security. This is made possible by the infrastructure services available in Oracle's new cloud region in Mexico."
Julio Heshiki, general director, Kyndryl Mexico, said:
"Kyndryl welcomes the opening of a new Oracle Cloud region in Mexico. It is an excellent opportunity to address the specific needs of businesses as they continue to embrace cloud technologies, and is a further step in Kyndryl's strategy to support its customers in moving and managing their operations to hybrid and multi-cloud environments."
Amet Novillo, general manager, Equinix Mexico, said:
"With changing business requirements, businesses need a new level of speed, reliability, and security for their cloud workloads. The availability of FastConnect within the Equinix Mexico data centers supports this need for our customers with high performance, low latency access to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. Our primary goal is to help more customers move workloads to Oracle Cloud using FastConnect and the Equinix Fabric interconnection platform worldwide."
Oracle Cloud's Expanding Global Footprint
As part of Oracle's planned expansion of its cloud region footprint to support strong customer demand for OCI and Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications services worldwide, Oracle aims to open additional cloud regions in Spain, Colombia, Chile, and Israel, and plans to offer at least 44 cloud regions.
Currently available Oracle Cloud regions:
- Asia Pacific: Tokyo (Japan), Osaka (Japan), Seoul (South Korea), Chuncheon (South Korea), Mumbai (India), Hyderabad (India), Sydney (Australia), Melbourne (Australia), Singapore (Singapore)
- Americas: San Jose (United States), Phoenix (United States), Ashburn (United States), Toronto (Canada), Montreal (Canada), São Paolo (Brazil), Vinhedo (Brazil), Santiago (Chile), Querétaro (Mexico)
- Europe: Frankfurt (Germany), London (United Kingdom), Newport, Wales (United Kingdom), Zürich (Switzerland), Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Marseille (France), Stockholm (Sweden), Milan (Italy), La Courneuve, Paris (France)
- Middle East: Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Abu Dhabi and Dubai (U.A.E), Jerusalem (Israel)
- Africa: Johannesburg (South Africa)
- Government: Two general U.S. Government regions, and U.S. National Security regions, three U.S. Department of Defense specific Government regions, two in the United Kingdom (London and Newport, Wales)
The new Oracle Cloud Querétaro region will be available later this summer.
Oracle offers integrated application packages and secure and autonomous infrastructure in the Oracle Cloud. For more information about Oracle (NYSE: ORCL), visit us at www.oracle.com.
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Apartment 7A May Be A Stealth Prequel To A Horror Classic
Stealth sequels and prequels are nothing new, especially in horror-adjacent genres. The "Cloverfield" franchise is famous for shoehorning wildly different semi-connected works in the original found footage kaiju movie's universe, from the close-quarters thriller "10 Cloverfield Lane" to the space-themed "The Cloverfield Paradox." Sequels are pretty easy to recognize, since they tend to refer the original movie in at least some ways. On the other hand, the prequels can get pretty tricky, because even when they nod at the original film, they might not give any indication about their true place in the timeline. In fact, there are tons of well-known movies that you didn't know were actually prequels to other famous works.
In this media-savvy day and age, getting away with a stealth prequel might seem like a pretty impossible move. However, new information indicates that Paramount's upcoming horror movie "Apartment 7A" might try to pull this off. What's more, the horror movie it may be connected to is one of the all-time classics of the genre.
The movie could be a prequel to Rosemary's Baby
"Apartment 7A" may be a prequel to the classic 1968 psychological horror drama "Rosemary's Baby," according to an exclusive report by Bloody Disgusting. "Rosemary's Baby" tells the story of Rosemary Woodhouse (Mia Farrow), who starts suspecting that her neighbors have literally diabolical plans for her unborn child. There are numerous unnerving and creepy elements in the movie, and not all of them are supernatural in nature.
"Rosemary's Baby" was a highly controversial movie in its day, and its director Roman Polanski continues to be so. Still, Bloody Disgusting notes that director Natalie Erika James' "Apartment 7A" has many elements that seemingly tie it to the older movie. The most immediate one is character names. "Pirates of the Caribbean" star Kevin McNally reportedly plays Roman Castevet (Sidney Blackmer's character in "Rosemary's Baby"), while Amy Leeson's character is listed on IMDb as Rosemary Woodhouse herself. There's also the fact that one of the movie's producers is John Krasinski, who has also been involved in plans for a "Rosemary's Baby" remake.
Julia Garner of "Ozark" fame plays the main role of "Apartment 7A," and she's implied to be playing a woman who dies early in "Rosemary's Baby" — presumably Terry, played by Victoria Vetri in the original. How extensively the movie intends to reference the events of "Rosemary's Baby" — if at all — is still unclear, but the doomed Terry would seem like a pretty good character to explore in a stealthy prequel. | https://www.looper.com/912725/apartment-7a-may-be-a-stealth-prequel-to-a-horror-classic/ | 2022-06-30T14:36:39Z | https://www.looper.com/912725/apartment-7a-may-be-a-stealth-prequel-to-a-horror-classic/ | true | 1 |
Wedbush Securities Inc. decreased its position in shares of General Motors (NYSE:GM – Get Rating) (TSE:GMM.U) by 5.7% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 54,381 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after selling 3,259 shares during the period. Wedbush Securities Inc.’s holdings in General Motors were worth $2,379,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. NuWave Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of General Motors in the fourth quarter worth $28,000. FSB Premier Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of General Motors in the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Sandy Cove Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of General Motors in the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management increased its position in shares of General Motors by 793.7% in the fourth quarter. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management now owns 563 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the period. Finally, Tyler Stone Wealth Management bought a new position in shares of General Motors in the fourth quarter worth $34,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.66% of the company’s stock.
Shares of GM opened at $33.45 on Thursday. General Motors has a 52-week low of $30.65 and a 52-week high of $67.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a current ratio of 1.11. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $36.69 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $45.22. The firm has a market cap of $48.78 billion, a PE ratio of 5.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.51 and a beta of 1.20.
In other General Motors news, EVP Stephen K. Carlisle sold 25,645 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, April 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $39.04, for a total value of $1,001,180.80. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 64,170 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,505,196.80. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Paul A. Jacobson acquired 35,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 28th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $38.79 per share, for a total transaction of $1,357,650.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief financial officer now directly owns 110,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,266,900. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
A number of research analysts have issued reports on the company. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on General Motors from $53.00 to $44.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, March 15th. TheStreet cut General Motors from a “b-” rating to a “c+” rating in a research report on Friday, May 20th. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their target price on General Motors from $70.00 to $58.00 in a research report on Wednesday, April 27th. Wedbush cut their price target on General Motors from $85.00 to $50.00 in a research note on Wednesday, April 27th. Finally, StockNews.com began coverage on General Motors in a research note on Thursday, March 31st. They set a “hold” rating on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $60.17.
General Motors Company Profile (Get Rating)
General Motors Company designs, builds, and sells trucks, crossovers, cars, and automobile parts and accessories in North America, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, South America, the United States, and China. The company operates through GM North America, GM International, Cruise, and GM Financial segments.
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Hyderabad-based Endiya invests in AquaExchange
Published: Published Date - 06:31 PM, Thu - 30 June 22
Hyderabad: Hyderabad-based venture capital company Endiya Partners has invested in aquaculture fintech platform AquaExchange along with another funding agency Accion Ventures and existing investors. A total of $3 million has been invested in the company as part of its pre-Series A funding round.
AquaExchange, a full-stack, tech-driven platform serving the multi-billion-dollar shrimp & fish ecosystem, will deploy the capital in strengthening its technology, e-commerce operations and expanding its farm automation footprint to over 1 lakh acres of farms by FY23 ending March 2023.
The company aims to improve farmer productivity and livelihoods by ushering in AquaCulture 4.0 into India and operates across the value chain through a fintech enabled e-commerce platform that facilitates harvests at the farm-gate with transparent pricing and assured spot payments to the smallholder farmers.
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BOCA RATON, Fla., June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MDVIP, the market leader in personalized healthcare, today announced that board-certified family physician Drew E. Maris, M.D. has opened a new MDVIP-affiliated practice in San Rafael, California. Dr. Maris, who has been practicing for 20 years, joins MDVIP's network of 1,100 primary care physicians nationwide, including more than 15 in the Bay Area, who deliver a better healthcare experience with an emphasis on wellness and prevention.
"My goal as a family doctor is to build a strong long-term relationship with patients and help them achieve positive health outcomes through all stages of life," said Dr. Maris, whose practice serves Marin and Santa Cruz counties. "While many people aren't worried about having major medical issues in their 30s and 40s, it's important to schedule annual visits to evaluate and discuss your risk factors for disease and work with a physician on improving the areas of health that are most important to you and your longevity."
MDVIP-affiliated physicians maintain significantly smaller practices, allowing them to spend more time with patients and provide more individualized primary care compared to traditional practices. For an annual membership fee, patients receive the MDVIP Wellness Program, a comprehensive yearly health assessment that includes advanced diagnostic tests and screenings to give a more complete view of the patient's overall health. Using the results, physicians provide ongoing coaching and tools to help patients make healthier lifestyle choices, prevent disease and achieve their wellness goals.
Other benefits include same or next-day appointments that start on time and last an average of 30 minutes. Physicians are reachable 24/7 by phone, and many offer telehealth appointments for services that can be performed remotely. In addition, the MDVIP Connect app and website allow patients to communicate with their doctor online, access personal health records and obtain meal plans, workout programs and other healthcare resources. Should an emergent need arise while a patient is traveling, physicians can help arrange care with a local hospital, pharmacy or doctor, which may include another MDVIP affiliate.
MDVIP is at the forefront of healthcare research, with ten published studies in peer-reviewed medical journals. Findings demonstrate better health outcomes among patients in MDVIP-affiliated practices compared to those in traditional primary care practices, including:
- 79% fewer hospitalizations for Medicare patients
- 72% fewer hospitalizations for commercially insured patients
- $300 million savings for Medicare in one year
- 40% more patients identified at risk for cardiovascular disease using advanced testing
MDVIP has also partnered with the global research firm Ipsos to conduct national "consumer IQ" surveys addressing Americans' knowledge and views on major health concerns, including men's health, women's health, brain health, heart disease and obesity.
Dr. Maris received his medical degree from the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine and completed his internship and residency in Family Medicine at Catholic Healthcare West – Methodist Hospital (now called Dignity Health) in Sacramento. He is board certified in both Family Medicine and in Hospice and Palliative Medicine and is affiliated with MarinHealth Medical Center (formerly Marin General) in Greenbrae. Dr. Maris is also a certified psychotherapist and teacher of the Hakomi Method, a form of mindfulness-centered somatic psychotherapy. His passions include teaching and powerlifting, and he offers community education on various health topics, such as exercise and nutrition.
For more information about Dr. Maris, visit https://www.mdvip.com/doctors/DrewMarisMD.
Click here for a list of all MDVIP-affiliated physicians in the San Francisco Bay Area.
MDVIP leads the market in membership-based healthcare that goes far beyond concierge medicine services with a national network of more than 1,100 primary care physicians serving 368,000 patients. Published research shows that the MDVIP model identifies more patients at risk for cardiovascular disease, delivers more preventive health services and saves the healthcare system hundreds of millions of dollars through reduced hospitalizations and readmissions. In response to growing consumer demand for a more personalized healthcare experience, hospital systems are incorporating the MDVIP model into their primary care offering. MDVIP is also partnering with employers to offer an executive health program as a benefit to their employees. The company has been certified by Great Place to Work since 2018 and is recognized by Fortune as one of the 2021 Best Workplaces in Healthcare. For more information, visit www.mdvip.com. Follow MDVIP on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn.
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- 2023 Kia Soul starts at $19,790 (excludes destination)
- Notable design enhancements to front and rear fascias set 2023 Soul apart
- Simplified lineup includes well-equipped LX, S, EX, GT-Line variants
- Arrives at Kia retailers later this summer
IRVINE, Calif., June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kia has announced pricing for the all-new 2023 Soul, starting at $19,790, excluding destination.
The new 2023 Kia Soul features refreshed design elements inside and out, a simplified lineup, new smile-inducing colors, and two option packages brimming with technology and convenience. The refreshed front fascia features a new grill adorned with available LED headlights and redesigned fog lights. New Daytime Running Lamps and turn signals round out the front-end redesign. New available 17- and 18-inch alloy wheels and a redesigned rear fascia and taillights complete the exterior enhancements. A multitude of solid and two-tone exterior paint schemes remain and are complemented by new two-tone paint programs: Clear White with Fusion Black roof and Surf Blue with a Fusion Black roof. Inside, well-placed switchgear falls readily to-hand while the 10.25-inch (standard on all but LX trim) touchscreen with navigation is a welcome addition to the tech-forward cabin.
Enhanced ADAS and convenience technology includes six standard collision avoidance and safety assist features including Auto Emergency Braking Tech and Lane Following Assist. The LX Technology Package also includes Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance and Rear-Cross-Traffic Collision Avoidance.
Simplifying the lineup for 2023, the Soul is offered in LX, S, EX, GT-Line, GT-Line Tech trimlines, each featuring a long list of standard and available equipment. The X-Line and Turbo have been discontinued, although many of the features are found in the new variants. For 2023, Soul is powered by a single powertrain. The efficient 2.0-liter inline four cylinder produces 147-horsepower at 6,200 rpm and lays down 132 lb.-ft- of torque at 4,500 rpm through the front wheels. Kia's Intelligent Variable Transmission is standard across all variants.
The on-sale date for the Soul is targeted for mid to late summer 2022.
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DU to conduct practical exams, viva voce for undergraduate courses in physical mode
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The Delhi University (DU) has announced that practical examinations, viva voce, and oral exams of undergraduate courses will be conducted in the physical mode by ''strictly adhering'' to Covid guidelines.
There has been a surge in the number of Covid cases in Delhi lately. The city logged 1,109 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 5.87 per cent and one fatality on Wednesday. Delhi had reported less than 1,000 single-day infections on Monday and Tuesday.
DU's Examination Branch on Wednesday issued a notification entailing the procedure that needs to be followed to conduct internal assessments, practicals, viva voce, projects, oral examinations, apprenticeships, internships and fieldwork.
The varsity said internal assessment will carry 25 per cent weightage and semester examination 75 per cent weightage.
''The distribution of internal assessment marks shall be as follows: Attendance (lectures including interactive periods and tutorials) (5 per cent) written assignments/tutorials/project reports/ seminars (10 per cent) and class test(s)/quiz(s) (10 per cent),'' the notification read.
The varsity also announced that all the internships and evaluations of dissertations will be conducted in the physical mode.
''Based on the practical syllabus, the practical for the under graduate shall be conducted in the physical mode by strictly adhering to Covid guidelines. Practical and viva voce, oral (moot courts) examinations (wherever applicable); all such examinations shall be conducted in the physical mode by strictly adhering to Covid guidelines,'' the notification said.
Delhi has reported a few cases of BA.4 and BA.5 variants of Omicron, which are highly transmissible, but experts have said that there is no need to panic as they don't cause severe infection.
The DU had reopened for in-person classes on February 17 after remaining shut for two years.
The university was shut down in March 2020 after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In-person practical sessions for third-year students had resumed last year, but the university was shut again because of the spike in the number of Covid cases in December.
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The college environment helps students grow as a person and prepare them for their future and a career outside the university walls. Like many other college activities, college sports have many advantages for the student. Firstly, they have to learn to create a balance between their academics and participation in a sport. The toughness they develop and their success in both fields prepare them for life outside college and gives them an extra edge in building a successful career. This is why many employers prefer to hire former student-athletes. They understand that these candidates have gone through several experiences in their four years of stay on campus, competing and studying. It means they have learnt to succeed against all odds and in the face of opposition. While this is a trait beneficial to the individual, the hiring company will also benefit from it.
If you’re getting into college and are considering whether to get involved in college sports and if you need it for your career, here are some advantages of college sports that can help you build a successful career post-college.
1. Discipline
It requires a lot of discipline to balance sports and academics and succeed at both successfully. The sports environment helps to create discipline, fueled by the hard work needed to succeed in sports and as a student. College athletes are often expected to behave like professional athletes and are treated equally. So, you’re not just getting disciplined for yourself; you also have to match the expectations of your coach, teammates, academic colleagues, and the college. This helps you learn a valuable life skill that would be more than handy in your post-college career.
2. Time-keeping skill
Being a college athlete makes you different from a regular student. Apart from studying, you’re also competing at a high level. During the main season, you must attend countless training sessions, such as strength & conditioning, recovery, classroom or tactical, fitness, general technical, and other specific training. You must learn to balance all these training sessions with the matches, meetings, and other weekly events while being a student. To succeed, you need excellent time management skills. This is a trait that becomes part of you during the four years and would help you succeed with managing multiple tasks when you get to the real world. Timekeeping and time management abilities are crucial skills employers look out for in employees.
3. Mental toughness
Another advantage of college sports is that it builds a mental toughness in athletes that other college students don’t. Specialists at UK careers boosters often attribute success in a professional career to the level of mental toughness the individual possesses. It’s impossible to succeed as an athlete without mental toughness. You’ll lose and fail, but you must always get back up and try to compete for the win again. This is what creates that mental toughness in student-athletes.
Similarly, you must be ready to fail and make mistakes to succeed in any chosen career. The best employees would learn from these mistakes and get better. This is a trait student-athletes have already mastered, which gives them an edge over other college graduates.
4. Ability to handle pressure
Athletes compete under incredible pressure, and they have to carry it graciously. The weight of expectations from having a crowd of people rooting for them to win in a home game or the pressure of winning to make a point that comes from being jeered and booed by away fans. Every match is played under pressure. Imagine having to score a free throw with the clock ticking down or having to convert a potential match-winning penalty under either condition. These pressure moments cannot be taught in the classroom. It’s an experience that can only be learnt from within it. Athletes have to learn the act of handling pressure.
5. Goal-oriented
You need to set goals to achieve success in your business or organization. It’s hard to measure success in the absence of goals. However, it’s one thing to create goals; pursuing and achieving them is a different ball game. Student-athletes spend four years of their college lives pursuing different goals. Daily goals, weekly goals, fitness goals, match goals, and seasonal goals. They’re called to do it, and they work hard to achieve each goal. This goal-achieving mentality is a trait that every employer needs in their organization if they’re to succeed.
6. Self-confidence and independence
It may be daunting to take on a new challenge initially, but you’ll only grow when you leave your comfort zone. The college experience builds your independence and confidence, especially if you’re studying in a foreign country. However, becoming a student-athlete, the environment you get into, and the experience you get only helps you to be more confident in yourself and your abilities. This confidence transcends sports and sporting abilities into other areas of your life and would continue to be an important trait beyond the college walls.
Conclusion
Being a student-athlete may seem like something you do for fun or the love of sports, but it has immeasurable benefits both within and outside campus life. Due to the many traits and soft skills required to succeed in sports, employers are now giving more consideration to college athletes for job opportunities. So, to build a successful career, you can start developing yourself with college sports. | https://www.fishstripes.com/23189518/how-college-sports-help-graduates-build-successful-careers | 2022-06-30T14:48:11Z | https://www.fishstripes.com/23189518/how-college-sports-help-graduates-build-successful-careers | false | 1 |
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Recognizing top companies that are paving the way forward for commerce
CHICAGO, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bringg, the leading data-led delivery and fulfillment cloud platform provider, today announced that it has been named a Salesforce Commerce Cloud Partner of the Year for Best for Fulfillment.
The Salesforce Commerce Cloud Partner Awards recognize the outstanding performance of digital transformation commerce partners in the Salesforce ecosystem, taking into account the number of new customers and overall growth.
"We are pleased to be named Salesforce Commerce Cloud Partner of the Year," said Guy Bloch, CEO of Bringg. "Our market-leading delivery and fulfillment network enables high speed and scalability at the core. And, in today's economic uncertainty, this is exactly what retailers need most – the freedom to support unique business needs while offering an unparalleled delivery and fulfillment customer experience."
Bringg provides retailers with new ways to rapidly launch, customize, and scale a multitude of delivery models to enable personalized consumer delivery experiences. With access to hundreds of third-party delivery providers, retailers can effortlessly facilitate efficient delivery operations across multiple delivery providers, on their own terms by defining their own business rules. This smart orchestration capability enables retailers to seamlessly meet growing order demand, accelerating business growth, and increasing profitability.
With rising consumer demand for online shopping and evolving delivery expectations, Bringg on Salesforce enables retailers to quickly and easily set up a variety of delivery, pickup, and returns for the end consumer both pre and post purchase. In addition, retailers gain the operational agility to differentiate their brands by deeply customizing their delivery operations and branded customer experiences.
Bringg on Salesforce is currently available on https://appexchange.salesforce.com/appxListingDetail?listingId=a0N3A00000DvLFvUAN.
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Bringg helps enterprises scale up and optimize their last mile operations with data-led fulfillment and delivery orchestration SaaS technology. Using Bringg, retailers and logistics providers can rapidly enable innovative delivery and fulfillment models that maximize the customer experience, optimize logistics operations and scale business channels for growth. Some of the world's best-known brands in more than 50 countries use Bringg's platform to deliver the perfect last mile experience at peak efficiency across multiple delivery models. https://www.bringg.com/
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ROCKFORD (WREX) — A hot, breezy and dry day is in store for the Stateline today as temperatures warm into the low to mid 90's for the day. We do see some relief tomorrow and into the weekend ahead.
Turning Toasty:
Waking up this morning temperatures are already in the 70's with a little bit of humidity in the air making for a rather steamy morning. Temperatures today get into the low to mid 90s for the day and the dew points stay in the upper 50's to low 60's which is comfortable however with the heat it will be a hot one.
Skies remain sunny and as the day goes on you will notice a gusty wind into the afternoon. These breezes will be gusting to at least 30 mph at times. The combination of the gusty winds, dry ground, and hot temperatures creates an elevated fire danger this afternoon. Be careful with open burning or using sparklers or fireworks as fires can spread rather quickly in these conditions.
Windy conditions calm down tonight and skies turn partly to mostly cloudy as a slow-moving cold front is approaching.
Rainy Friday Morning:
Have the umbrella handy tomorrow as some hit or miss showers are in the forecast for tomorrow. This won't solve our dry spell, but it will provide some relief. Showers and a rumble of thunder will roll through tomorrow morning and then become hit or miss throughout the day.
Skies remain cloudy which allow temperatures to remain cooler in the low to mid 80's.
The weekend ahead turns dry and a bit warmer as a high-pressure system moves into the Stateline.
Holiday weekend outlook:
Our weather this weekend is dominated by a high-pressure system which means that we will be dry and warm. High temperatures will be in the mid to upper 80's with sunny skies and a slight chance for an isolated shower overnight.
Heading into the 4th of July, scattered showers and storms may return. Keep this in the back of your mind as you are planning holiday festivities, showers are possible however we are still a few days away and the forecast could change.
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U.S. Supreme Court limits federal power to curb carbon emissions
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday imposed limits on the federal government's authority to issue sweeping regulations to reduce carbon emissions from power plants in a ruling that will undermine President Joe Biden's plans to tackle climate change.
The court's 6-3 ruling restricted the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from existing coal- and gas-fired power plants under the landmark Clean Air Act anti-pollution law. Biden's administration is currently working on new regulations.
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Hunter Liss, recent state champ in Certiport’s Microsoft Word competition, has advanced to the rank of national champion, following the competition in Texas from June 20-22.
Liss, a junior at Lakeview High School, is the first national champion to come from Nebraska, according to Certiport’s Vice President of Marketing Craig Bushman.
“It’s so great to see because you know it’s a dedicated student and a dedicated teacher who brought somebody with that skill set to the championship,” Bushman said.
The competition, Bushman said, is merely an extension of the certification program, but it encourages youths’ participation.
"Our primary sweet spot with the Microsoft Office specialist program is K-12 but there is also a significant portion in higher education, community colleges, even workforce development," Bushman said.
The program, organized by Certiport, a subsidiary of Pearson Vue, delivers an exam every 2.1 seconds somewhere in the world, according to Bushman.
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“It has grown to the point that we're giving millions of exams on Microsoft office a year in 28 languages in over 100 countries,” Bushman said.
Liss, the Word champion for the U.S., will join five other U.S. champs in Anaheim from July 24-27 to compete for the world championship.
“Each country can bring up to six qualifiers. We test them on Word, Excel and PowerPoint versions 2016 and 2019 so every country is on an equal playing field,” Bushman said.
Liss still can’t believe he won, he said, adding that the experience felt almost unreal.
“It still feels pretty surreal. To begin it didn’t really feel like I was actually in Texas competing there and when I won it was overwhelming, but it’s a really good thing I won and am able to go forward,” Liss said.
Liss’ business technology instructor, Jan Went, and her husband chaperoned on the trip and watched Liss compete. Went said Liss worked hard for the title and she’s glad to see him earn it.
“Hunter is a gem, there’s no other word. He’s naturally tech-savvy, a lot of what he knows is self-taught but I like to think I helped fine-tune some of it,” Went said.
Went added that as his teacher, the experience was meaningful because these are the moments that teachers strive for with their students.
“You want to see your kids succeed on whatever level. You want to be their cheerleader,” Went said. “It’s just so amazing how kids have changed, so for someone to be willing to go the extra step put in extra time and care about doing well, and further themselves is just so rare these days.”
Went said that from the beginning Liss has had a strong practice regimen on top of his natural skill in the software.
"What's so great about Hunter is he was very determined and willing to put in the time. He took the practice test and the expert level test and passed that. Anything he didn't know, he researched," Went said.
At the national competition, Liss was given a document to format, a reference point to base that format on and a time limit of 50 minutes. Liss finished with five minutes to spare. The world championship will add a new event as well.
"From the beginning I was told this would be something completely different, something we've never seen before," Liss said.
Bushman said for the world competition, organizers arranged a deal with a nonprofit to come in and make requests of competitors for a second event. The students will have all the resources needed on their computers, they just have to format it correctly.
"They may need an Excel spreadsheet with pivot tables that do XYZ, or a professional PowerPoint presentation outlining a mission statement or a Word document outlining a business proposal," Bushman said.
At the world-level competition, winners receive a prize of $7,000 for being named world champion, with $3,500 for second place and $1,500 for third. At the national level, a similar comically-large check is awarded, which prompted some responses on the return trip, according to Went and Liss.
“Going home, when we were going through the airport, I got a couple job offers. These certifications are something employers look for universally,” Liss said.
Went explained that the words on the check alone prompted the response.
“It’s like a walking resume. If you have a kid who’s a national champ in something like that, he has a good foundation in what the business world needs,” Went said.
For Liss, while the job offers are nice, he has his mind set on a career path, which may use his skills but not in this capacity.
“I’m planning on going into criminal justice. These certifications don’t really tie into that but they do tie into resume skills, the experiences I build along the way and the people I meet,” Liss said. | https://columbustelegram.com/news/local/microsoft-word-state-champ-now-national-champ/article_9cb4aad6-1278-5b80-a468-f9bdc8adebb5.html | 2022-06-30T14:52:34Z | https://columbustelegram.com/news/local/microsoft-word-state-champ-now-national-champ/article_9cb4aad6-1278-5b80-a468-f9bdc8adebb5.html | false | 1 |
(NerdWallet) – The “buy now, pay later” transaction is simple: Shoppers are offered an installment loan at the point of purchase, spreading the cost of the product across several payments. They’re often available without a credit check.
Buy now, pay later financing has become a go-to payment method at most major retailers for everything from clothing and cosmetics to computers and patio furniture. Now, it’s gaining traction for an even bigger expense: higher education.
Buy now, pay later is an appealing, flexible financing concept, but customers who can’t keep up with payments can end up with late charges or interest they can’t afford. Just as buy now, pay later can be a debt trap for the wrong shopper, education and consumer advocates fear that “learn now, pay later” could be a similar pitfall for students — and often with much higher stakes.
One fundamental issue: You can’t return your hours of education like you can a dress or a laptop.
“There’s this deep and fundamental incompatibility with buy now, pay later and education financing,” says Ben Kaufman, director of research and investigations at the Student Borrower Protection Center, a nonprofit organization that advocates for student loan borrowers. “Is there ever a worse place for that to be than higher education when there isn’t even collateral underlying the product?”
The trouble with buy now, pay later to finance school
Buy now, pay later financing options are typically offered by schools that don’t qualify for federal financial aid, such as short-term certificate programs (think truck driving and cosmetology schools) and coding boot camps offered by for-profit institutions. Student outcomes vary widely in the for-profit industry, and the worst actors have been accused of deceiving students and predatory lending.
Kaufman says the buy now, pay later financing model “fits within a long history of fly-by-night operators using ever-more toxic forms of credit to prop up what are essentially scams.” The Student Borrower Protection Center found buy now, pay later plans offered at schools ranging from unlicensed computing schools to wilderness survival instruction to training in Reiki, a form of alternative medicine.
Kaufman argues there are too few safeguards to prevent shady schools from offering buy now, pay later financing, and it can potentially hurt students.
“This is not a small thing; this is people taking out thousands of dollars of buy now, pay later credit that more likely than not is not going to deliver what was advertised,” Kaufman says.
The lack of regulation in both for-profit and buy now, pay later spaces has other consumer watchdogs on alert as well.
“A lot of for-profit institutions are using these products to attract the borrowers to attend, but they’re not educating them on what the risks are for it,” says Jaylon Herbin, outreach and policy manager at the Center for Responsible Lending.
The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is also concerned. In a Dec. 16, 2021, news release, the bureau stated that some buy now, pay later companies might not be “adequately evaluating what consumer protection laws apply to their products.” The bureau has since been collecting information about the risks of buy now, pay later and is expected to publish its findings this year.
What buy now, pay later companies are offering students
A March 2022 report by the Student Borrower Protection Center, which characterized buy now, pay later as “shadow” student debt, found buy now, pay later options offered at more than 50 unaccredited and/or unregulated for-profit schools. The companies named in the report included some major players in the buy now, pay later market: Affirm, Afterpay, Klarna, PayPal, Sezzle, Shop Pay, Uplift and Zip (formerly QuadPay).
This is how it works with one of the major players. Affirm, as most buy now, pay later companies, is focused primarily on retail, but it partners with boot camps like Udacity. Udacity has a positive reputation among consumers, but as the Student Borrower Protection Center points out, Udacity doesn’t provide signifiers that its programs will lead to success, such as historic student outcomes or job placement stats.
Affirm can be used to pay for “nanodegrees” at Udacity, which typically cost less than $2,000 and are completed within six months.
Borrowers can then pay off the Affirm loan in three, six or 12 months at rates from 0% to 30%. Interest does not compound.
Say one borrower takes on $2,000 in buy now, pay later debt and plans to repay it in three months. Their credit qualifies for a 0% interest rate, meaning they’ll pay roughly $666 per month.
Another borrower takes out the same amount and plans to repay it in six months. But their credit history is less than stellar and they’ll have a 25% interest rate. That means over six months, they’ll pay $358 per month and $2,148 total.
In either scenario, you would be expected to repay the loan before any likely potential payoff from your nanodegree.
Affirm says consumers must apply each time they buy something and the company approves only credit “that we believe can and will be repaid.” When it reports a borrower to a credit bureau, Affirm includes both positive and delinquent payments.
Buy now, pay later doesn’t always look like this. It can be even worse with a lender that charges compound interest or has shorter repayment terms. And that’s in the best-case scenario where the program pays off.
What consumers can do to evaluate financing options
If you are looking for training with flexible classes, your local community college should be your go-to option — their programs are typically eligible for federal financial aid, including free Pell Grants and traditional student loans.
Consumers should always evaluate for-profit and short-term credentialing schools regarding job placement, graduation rates, accreditation and cost. This information is not always available, but it’s best to inquire. If you’re determined to attend a for-profit college, short-term credentialing school or boot camp, there are very few financing options available: a loan offered by the school, a credit card, a personal loan, or a buy now, pay later plan.
If you must use buy now, pay later for school, the rule of thumb is this: If you don’t have room in your budget now to make the payments, it’s not worth it.
Some of the risks to consider include:
- Timing of repayment. The promise of an education program, especially one focused on short-term career training, is usually a job and a boost in income. While student loans usually require borrowers to start making payments six months after leaving school, buy now, pay later timelines are typically much shorter.
- The total cost. What makes buy now, pay later plans alluring is also what makes it hazardous: It’s easy to overextend yourself on a large purchase because the broken-up payments seem more affordable. Depending on what you qualify for, high-interest rates can make the amount you pay over time even more expensive.
- An inability to build credit. A traditional student loan is added to your overall credit profile, but buy now, pay later payments aren’t typically reported to the credit bureaus. As the earlier Affirm example shows, it can happen, but it’s not common practice. | https://www.fox46.com/nexstar-media-wire/is-learn-now-pay-later-just-another-student-debt-trap/ | 2022-06-30T14:54:26Z | https://www.fox46.com/nexstar-media-wire/is-learn-now-pay-later-just-another-student-debt-trap/ | true | 32 |
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Women in Identity announces appointment of new Board members as growth in membership doubles and identity inclusion takes centre stage around the globe
LONDON, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As the need for inclusion and diversity in the creation of identity solutions has driven demand, Women in Identity (WiD) has more than doubled its membership since its founding in 2019. In recognition of this growth, WiD has expanded its board of directors to include leaders with the skills and experiences to steward WiD through this next phase of growth. The new appointments to the board, which is comprised 100% of women includes, trustees Christine Bassarab, Kay Chopard, Kimberly Sutherland, Louise Maynard-Atem and Melissa Carvalho, alongside Executive Director, Kate Oldham and board liaison, Laura Barrowcliff. Emma Lindley, a co-founder of WiD, will continue to serve as Chair.
More than a billion people have no official proof of identity, according to the World Bank1. Difficulty proving identity and using identity systems disproportionately affects members of specific groups, including women, ethnic minorities, older and younger people, LGBTQ+ communities, people with disabilities and those with low income. Representing 32 countries, WiD's global team, its volunteers and membership are driving the digital identity industry to build inclusive identity solutions that enable civic, social, and economic empowerment around the world. In a study conducted by McKinsey in 2019 it is stated that providing digital IDs at a national level could increase GDP by 3 to 13 percent by 20302.
According to Emma Lindley, co-founder of WiD, the organisation's dramatic growth has led to the creation of the only curated identity jobs board to enable more diversity in the industry. "The jobs board features opportunities for our members by highlighting open positions from establishments that want to have diverse teams."
WiD has also delivered the first part of its ground breaking research into inclusion in identity product development. That research is currently focused on digital identity in financial services, seeking to create a practical and pragmatic guide to the development of more diverse and inclusive digital identity solutions. "Our global team and volunteers have made this happen," said Lindley, who merited an MBE (Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) in 2022 for her work in broadening diversity and inclusion in the digital identity industry.
"I would like to thank the current Board members Pam Dingle and Colette D'Alessandro for their time and commitment. I am looking forward to working with our newest Board members who are an incredibly talented group of leaders who will take us forward and support our plans for growth. There has never been a more important time to do the work we do in the identity industry," added Lindley.
Women in Identity (WiD) is a non-profit membership organisation that promotes parity with respect to opportunity, reward, recognition, and professional mobility in the identity industry and works toward building digital identity solutions built by everyone for everyone. Registered in the United Kingdom and the United States, WiD is governed by a global executive Board of Directors. The organisation hosts a jobs board and workshops, provides research and best practices for the digital identity industry, and participates in industry-wide events. Run predominantly by a volunteer team, WiD depends on corporate support through sponsorships to fund its activities. Among its corporate sponsors are Onfido, RBC, KPMG, GBG, LexisNexis Risk Solutions, and Microsoft.
1. The World Bank ID4D https://id4d.worldbank.org/global-dataset
2. McKinsey 2019 – Digital identification: A key to inclusive growth
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SHANGHAI, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Infinix has unveiled the seriously fast 180W Thunder Charge Technology, which will debut on selected Infinix flagship phones that will be announced in the second half of the year. The breakthrough new technology will enable users to achieve the time for a 1-50% charge of the 4500mAh battery in just four minutes[1], providing users with a faster and safer advanced smart device charging experience.
"Following last year's Infinix 160W fast charging Concept Phone release, Infinix 180W Thunder Charge is another industry breakthrough that delivers ultra-fast charging technology to the public. Infinix aims to keep improving daily efficiency through iteration and innovation of fast charging technology so that users around the world can be the first to experience efficient and convenient digital life," said Manfred Hong, Senior Product Director of Infinix.
Industry-leading 180W Charging Technology
Ultra-fast charging has never been as prevalent as it is today and with the production of safer methods of charging at a higher voltage rate, the technology is becoming more and more popular in mid range devices.
Regular smartphones with fast charging features generally use batteries with a charging rate of 1 to 3C, while 180W Thunder Charge uses batteries with a rate of 8C, which effectively reduces the chances of the battery overheating due to the fast charging technology. Infinix cooperated with the world's leading battery manufacturers to develop a new 8C battery cell, which is the maximum charging rate rechargeable lithium battery in the industry at present. The 8C cell has lower internal resistance when compared with the conventional single electrode lug structure, the 8C cell has a multi-electrode lug, which reduces more than 50%[2] of the internal resistance and produces less heat. Furthermore, the 180W Thunder Charge uses two 8C-rated batteries in series, so the charging power of each battery is only 90W while being charged, reducing heat and increasing longevity.
180W Thunder Charge also adopts automatic bidirectional-power supply technology to lengthen phone's battery life by 2%[3] compared to traditionally double cell battery designed phones. The automatic bidirectional-power supply technology reduces the area of the power supply circuit by 60%, increases the precision of the circuit layout and saves space. The charging technology works using dynamic distribution. Three parallel charge pumps support the highest powered conversion yet on an Infinix device, achieving 99%[4] charging conversion efficiency, which avoids overloads and overheating. This is the pinnacle of Infinix charging technology to date.
A Safer way to Charge
Keeping safety a key priority, 180W Thunder Charge has 111 software and hardware security protection mechanisms to protect smartphones, chargers, and charging cables. The security protection is triggered during abnormal scenarios – such as high temperature, increased voltage, electromagnetic interference and more – to ensure the safety of the smartphone's system.
Furthermore, 180W Thunder charge has 20 temperature sensors, which are distributed in USB inputs, charging chips, on the battery and other locations inside the device. The charge is monitored in real-time through an intelligent temperature control algorithm which keeps track of everything. While the device is charging, the smartphone's temperature is kept below 43 ℃[5], which ensures a safe and fast charging experience without excess heat or battery degradation.
The 180W Thunder Charge cable has a built-in Infinix special encryption chip, which outputs 180W power transmission for an ultra-fast charge. 180W Thunder Charge can intelligently identify the cable's power transmission capacity and adjust accordingly. If a different cable without Infinix's special encryption chip is plugged into the device, it identifies the cable and limit power to 60W/100W to ensure a safe charge.
Powerful, Compatible & Portable
Infinix's 180W Thunder Charge technology is one of the most advanced solutions yet from Infinix and represents a step forward in technological breakthroughs for smartphones in the mid-range price bracket. Offering next-level charging speed, lower temperatures and safer protocols, 180W Thunder Charge gives users blazing fast and intelligent ways to power the Infinix devices.
Present in the technology is the new semiconductor material GaN, which enables the 180W Thunder Charge to be resistant to a variety of environments with high temperatures above 40°C. Furthermore, the charger adapter is compatible with multiple fast charging protocols, and can perform a maximum of 100W fast charging for most electronic devices on the market, which include mobile phones, tablets, and laptops giving users maximum flexibility with a one cable fits all solution. Users can also use cables from other manufactures to charge Infinix devices up to 100W.
180W Thunder Charge has two separate charging modes, Furious Mode and Standard Mode. Furious mode can be activated at the click of a button giving users 180W super-fast charging.
With the world leading application of 180W fast charging technology made available to mass produced smartphones by Infinix, it demonstrates Infinix's strong technical competency and innovative spirit. Presenting this technology to the wider public at an affordable price is one of Infinix's core values and represents Infinix's desire to democratize high-end technology and make it available to everyone who wants it. Stay tuned for our upcoming new products with 180W Thunder Charge available in the second half of this year.
About Infinix:
Infinix Mobility is a rapidly emerging technology brand that designs, manufactures and markets an expanding portfolio of smart devices worldwide under the Infinix brand, which was founded in 2013. Targeting today's youth with first in class technology, Infinix creates trendy, powerful and attainably priced smart devices that bring the latest technology on the market to users around the world at a time when they need it at a price that they want it.
For more information, please visit: http://www.infinixmobility.com/
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Polianta Ltd bought a new position in ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (NYSE:ZIM – Get Rating) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund bought 13,700 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $996,000. ZIM Integrated Shipping Services accounts for 0.7% of Polianta Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 20th biggest position.
Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in ZIM. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd boosted its holdings in ZIM Integrated Shipping Services by 249.7% during the 4th quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 120,825 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,112,000 after acquiring an additional 86,271 shares during the period. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. raised its position in ZIM Integrated Shipping Services by 534.1% during the 4th quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,080 shares of the company’s stock valued at $122,000 after purchasing an additional 1,752 shares in the last quarter. Rokos Capital Management LLP bought a new stake in ZIM Integrated Shipping Services during the 4th quarter valued at $10,012,000. PDT Partners LLC bought a new stake in ZIM Integrated Shipping Services during the 4th quarter valued at $283,000. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised its position in ZIM Integrated Shipping Services by 984.5% during the 3rd quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 90,319 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,579,000 after purchasing an additional 81,991 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 47.33% of the company’s stock.
Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on ZIM Integrated Shipping Services from $100.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 10th. Clarkson Capital reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of ZIM Integrated Shipping Services in a research note on Tuesday, June 14th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded ZIM Integrated Shipping Services from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $43.60 to $53.30 in a research note on Friday, June 17th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $80.83.
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (NYSE:ZIM – Get Rating) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May 18th. The company reported $14.19 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $12.65 by $1.54. ZIM Integrated Shipping Services had a return on equity of 167.57% and a net margin of 45.36%. The firm had revenue of $3.72 billion for the quarter. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $5.13 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. will post 40.5 EPS for the current fiscal year.
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 8th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 31st were issued a $2.85 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 27th. This represents a $11.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 24.20%. ZIM Integrated Shipping Services’s payout ratio is 23.80%.
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Company Profile (Get Rating)
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides container shipping and related services in Israel and internationally. It provides door-to-door and port-to-port transportation services for various types of customers, including end-users, consolidators, and freight forwarders.
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Heather A Werner, from Wagoner, was one of 3,178 students on Wichita State University’s spring 2022 honor roll.
In addition, Werner has graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Education with an ECU/Elementary Education Apprentice. She also is graduating with Magna Cum Laude honors.
To be included on the honor roll, a student must be enrolled full time (at least 12 credit hours) and earn at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
Only 411 students in WSU’s graduating class received Magna Cum Laude honors. More than 1,870 students completed a total of 2,075 degrees at WSU for spring 2022.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE AS PRESIDENT. LET’S LISTEN IN NOW. PRES. BIDEN: THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. PLEASE, TAKE A SEAT IF YOU HAVE ONE. I ONCE, SEVERAL YEARS AGO, SAID EVERYONE, TAKE A SEAT. IT WAS IN THE EVENING, THERE WERE ABOUT 2000 PEOPLE OUT IN A FOOTBALL FIELD. IT WAS TOWARD THE END OF THE CAMPGNAI, I SAID, HAVE A SEAT. THEY ALL LOOKED AT ME LIKE, WE ARE STANDING. ALL OF THEM. ANYWAYS. THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH. IT IS FREE TO BE HERE IN PORTSMOUTH WHERE YOUR SENATOR, MAIEGG HASSAN, ONE OF MY FRIENDS FOR A LONG, LONG TIME, TO TALK ABOUT INVESTMENTS WE ARE MAKING TO MODERNIZE THE SUPPORT AND CREATE JOBS, AND BRING DOWN THE COST FOR FAMILIES IN THE REGION OF EVERYDAY LIFE. MAGGIE WAS A KEY PLAYER IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE LAW AND IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND I MIGHT ADD, AROUND THE COUNTRY. SHE MADE THE CASE FOR HIGH-SPEED INTERNET EVERYWHERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. AND PROTECTING NEW HAMPSHIRE’S COASTLINES FROM RISING SEA LEVELS AND EXTREME STORMS. FOR THE INVESTMENTS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE'’ ROADS AND BRIDGES, PORTS, AND WATERWAYS. REPRESENTATIVE CISHR PAPPAS, THANK YOU -- CHRIS, WHERE YOU? CHRIS EROV HERE? THANKS FOR THE PASSPORT, OLD BUDDY. I APPRECIATE IT. HE IS A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE ATTH GOT THIS BILL ACROSS THE FINISH LINE, GETTINGIG B IDEAS AND AN ACTUAL BILL IS HARD WORK, REQUIRING GETTING INTO THE REAL NITTY-GRITTY DETAILS WITHOUT LOSING THE BIG PICTURE. I AGREE. I AGREE COMPLETY.EL BY THE WAY, KIDS ARE ALLOWED TO DO ANYTHING EYTH WANT WHEN I SPEAK. DON’T WORRY ABOUT IT. TBU CHRIS, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DID, AND YOU DID A HELL OF A LOT OF WORK TO GET THIS DONE. ALWAYS MAKING THE ECONOMIC CASE FOR HOW CLEAN WAT,ER ACTORS TO INTERNET -- ACCESS TO INTERT,NE REINVESTING IN THIS PORT MATTERS TO THE LIVES, THE LIVES OF YOUR FAMILY, AND THE ENTIRE REGION. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. [APPLAUSE] PR ES. BIDEN: AND HE AND I HAVE TALKED A LOT ABOUT WHAT WE NDEE TO DO TO SUPPORT NEW HAMPSHIRE’S PARENTS AND GIVE THEM BREATHING ROOM. SOMETIMES, THINGS GET TIGHT. AND EVEN THOUGH SHE CAN’T BE HERE, I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE JEANNIE SHAHN,EE WHO IS WELL REPRESENTED TODAY BY HER HUSBAND, BILLY, AND THE FAMILY. BILLY, WHERE ARE YOU? [APPLAUSE] PRES. BIDEN: I CAN ONLY HAVE ONE GUY IN THE FOXHOLE WITH ME, I WOULD PICK BIL.LY GOOD TO SEE YOU, BILLY. AND I WANT TO THANK -- SHE DOESN’T HOLD OFFICE, BUT A ALRELY GOOD FRIEND OF MINE, HER MMO USED TO BE A SIGNIFICANT POLITICAL FIGURE APPEARED. IT IS GREAT TO SEE YOU, KIDDO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, FOR BEING HERE. [APPLAUSE] PRES. BIDEN: I ALSO WANT TO THANK CHRIS AND MGIEAG AND JEAN AND ANNIE FOR ALL THEY DID TO PROVE THAT AMERICA CAN DO BIG THINGS WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER. WE CAN BUILD A BETTER AMERICA. WE ARE THE ONLY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD, I BELIEVE, THAT HAS COME OUT OF EVERY CRISIS WE HAVE FACED STRONGER THAN ONE WE WENT .IN LITERALLY STRONGER THAN WHEN WE WENT IN. THAT IS THE HISTORY OF THE JOURNEY OF THIS COUNTRY. THIS PORT IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE. A LOT OF IMPORTANT THINGS COME INTO THESE TERMINALS, PARTICULARLY THIS ONE, FROM SALT, TO DEICED ROADS. 85% OF HOME AND HEATING OIL USED IN THE STATE. A LOT OF IMPORNTTA THINGS, LIKE THE MASSIVE REACTOR ASSEMBLIES FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS THAT ARE MANUFACTEDUR BY WESTERN HOUSE ELECTRIC HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. RECENT,LY THIS PORT HAS BEEN AN IMPORTANT LINK TO MORE CONSTRUCTI EONQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS FOR $2.3 BILLION PROJECT THAT I HAVE AUTHORIZED IN PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD. $2.3 BILLION, IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN WITHOUT YOU ALL AND WHAT YOU HAVE DONE. [APPLAUSE] PRES. BIDEN: I KNOW THEY SAY THE PORTS ARE NAMED, BUT I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS NEW HAMPSHI.RE -- ARE NOT NAMED, BUT I/O IS THOUGHT OF IT AS NEW HAMPSHIRE. THAT IS WHAT BILLY TAUGHT ME. THE NAVIES, NUCLEAR POWER ATTACK SUBMARINES ARE BUILTS A WELL, STATIONED. LO,OK ALL IN, THIS PORT SUPPORTS OVER 2300 JO.BS 2300 JOBS. BUTS I TOO -- THAT IS $275 MILLION THIS REGION’S ECONOMY. THAT IS NOT EVEN COUNTING THE MORE THAN 6000 CIVILIAN CONTRACTORS AND JOBS OVER AT THE NAVY YARD. JOBS IN MAINE,EW N HAMPSHIRE, AND AROUND THE REGION. BUT THIS PORT HAS MORE POTENTIAL THAN THAT. UNLTI RECENTLY, THE AREA IN THE HARBOR CALLED ETH TURN 80 WAS ONLY 800 FEET LONG. AND IT MEANT THAT PILOTS HAD TO TURN AROUND AT 765 FOOT SHIP IN 800 FEET. I CALL THAT TOUGH PARALLEL PARKING, MAN. BUT SERIOUSLY. THEY MEANT THAT TO BE SAFE, SOME OF THE SPSHI COULD ONLY COME IN OR SAIL OUT AT HIGH TIDE, THEY COULD ONLY SAIL AT NIG,HT OR THEY COULD NOT SAIL WHEN THERE WAS TOO MU WCHIND, BECAUSE THEY GET KNOCKED OFF COURSE. HERE IS WHY IT MATTERS. WHEN YOU KEEAP SHIP IN DOC AFTER THE CARGO HAS BEEN DELIVERED,T ICAN COST $90,000 A DAY WHEN THAT SHIP IS IN PORT. THOSE COSST GET PASSED ON TO YOU, CONSUMERS, WHATEVER IT HAPPENS TO BE. IT ALSO HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR DECADES, BUT WITHIN $18 MILLION INVESTMENT FROM THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, WITH THE HELP OF MAGGIEND A CHRIS, THE PORT AND UNION LABOR, WE WIDENED THE BASIN TO 1200 FEET. [APPLAUSE] WE GOT IT DONE. NOW,T I IS EASIER, FASTER, CHEAPER AND SAFER FOR SHIPSO T GET IN AND OUT. AND THE PORT CAN HOLD LARGER SHIPS, LIKE THE MASSIVE HUBS NEEDED FOR OFFSHORE WIND FAR.MS WE HAVE ALSO ANNOUNCED AN ADDITIONAL 1.7 MILLION DOLLARS -- $1.7 BIIOLLN INVESTMENT TO DREDGE A TRENC--H A TRICKY PART OF THE CHANNEL WHERE SAND HAS BUILT UP. WITHOUT THAT, THERE COULD BE MORE RESTRICTIONS. WE ARE SENDING A MESSAGE, THIS PORT IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS AND LLWI BE FOR A LONG TIME. AND WE ARE SENDING THE SAME MESSAGE WITH INVESTMENTS IN ROADS AND BRIDGES HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. IN NOVEMBER, MAGGIE, CHRIS AND ANDY WERE WITH ME WHEN I VISITED THE PENNY BRIDGE IN WOODSTOCK, JUST A COUPLE HOURS NORTH OF HERE. THERE BRIDGER O PINNED -- THE BRIDGE OPENED IN 1939. LOCAL BRIDGES -- LOCAL BUSINESSES DEPENDED ON IT. SCHOOL BESUS CRUSTED EVERY DAY. WITHOUT THE BRIDGE, THEY WOULD HAVE TO TAKE A 10 MILE DETOUR TO GET AROUND TO THE OTHER SIDE. THWI FIRES AND EMERGENCIES, EVERY SINGLE MEIL MATTERS. RIGHT NOW, THERE EAR NEARLY 200 RIDGES DEEMED DICEFNTIE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE ALONE. THERE IS ABOUT 315 SUCH BRIDGES IN MAINE. MANY OF THESE ARE LESS-TRAFFICDKE BRIDGES THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO SMALL TOWNS AND RURAL AREASOR F FARMERS AND BUSINESSES. I WAS IN PITTSBURGA H LITTLE GRAY MONTH AGO AND I GOT THERE THE MORNING ONE OF ITS BRIDGES COLLAPSED. THE BDGERI WAS BUILT IN 1939, IF I AM NOT MISKETAN, AND IT WAS PUT ON THE LIST OF BRIDGES IN DANGER. IT WAS A 12-STORY DROP INTO A SMALL CREEK, A RAVINE THAT COVERED ABOUT 300 YARDS. HAD IT NOT BEEN A SNOW DAY BEFORE, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT OF SCHOOL BUSES ON THAT BRIDGE. A LOT OFID KSOU WLD HAVE BEEN KILLED. YOU PROBABLY SAW IT ON THE FRONT PAGE OF EVERY PAPER IN AMERICA. THIS IS HAPPENING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. FORTUNATELY, IT DIDN’T HAPPEN THERE, FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO ONE ON THE BRIDGE. ACTUALLY, THERE WERE FOUR VEHICLES, BUT NO ONE GOT KILLED. WH IEN WAS DOING THE RECOVERY ACT IN OUR LAST ADMINISTRATION, OBAMA-BIDEN, I WAS IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, A SLLMA TOWN, AND I LOOKED AT A BRIDGE. THERE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ON ONE SIDE OF THE BRIDGE AND LITERALLY FROM HEER TO THAT HOLDING TANK OUTSIDE WAS A SHOPPING CENTER AND A SCHOOL. GUESS WHAT, IN A FE,IR YOU COULDN’T GET ACROSS THE BRIDGE. YOU HAD TO GO 10 MILES TO GO AROUND AND GET BACK DOWN. PEOPLE, DYING IN THAT 10 MILES OF THE FIRE TRUCK ADDING THERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIRE. THIS MATTERS. WE ARE MAKING HISTORIC INVESTMENTS. THIS YEAR ALONE, WE ARE DELIVERING $45 MILLION TO FIX HER BRIDGES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, THIS YEAR ALONE. [APPLAUSE] THE LAST FELLOW WHO HAD THIS JOB KEPT TALNGKI ABOUT AN INFRASTRUCTURE WEEK. FOR FOUR YEARS. WE HAVE AN INFRASTRUCTEUR DECADE. [APPLAUSE] THERE IS $1.2 BILLION. WE STAFF THE FINEST INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE WORLD. WE NOW RKAN NUMBER 13 AND THE QUALITY OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. CHAIN IS AHEAD OF US, SO MANY OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE MOVED. FOLKS, THIS MATTERS TO OUR SAFETY, SECURI,TY HEALTH, AND A RANGE OF OTHER THINGS. 700 MILES OF HIGHWAY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE ARE IN RKPO ADDICT -- POOR CONDITION. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE DRIVING ON THOSE ROADS, ROUGHLY 700 MILES NEED REPAIRS, COST NEW HAMPSHIRE DRIVERS AN AVERAGE OF FOUR AND $76 A YEAR IN EXTRA GAS AND REPAIRS AND LONGER COMMUTE TIMES. ATTH IS $476 OF A HIDDEN TAX ON NEW HAMPSHIRE DRIVERS. WE ARE MAKING SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN MODERNIZING OUR ROADS AND BRIDGES, THE BIGGEST SINCE THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM WAS BUILT I EISENHOWER. WE ARE GOING TO START REPLACING 100% OF LEAD WATER PIPES AND SERVICE LINES GOING INTO OUR HOMES AND SCHOOLS. [APPLAUSE] THERERE A 10 MILLION HOMES AND 400,000 SCHOOLS AND PRESCHOOLS AND DAY CARE CENTERS THAT HAVE LEAD WATER PIPES BRINGING THE WATER IN. MANY OF THAT CAUSES MENTAL ILLNESS, BRAIN DAMAGE, IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. WE ARE ALSO GOING TO ADDRESS FAST -- PFAS, DANGEROUS FOREVER CHEMICALS IN THE WATER. ITS I SOMETHING SENATOR SHAHEEN IS CHAMPIONING. EVERY AMERICAN, EVERY CHILD SHOULD BE ABLE TO TURN ON THE FAUCETND A DRINK CLEAN WATER. IT WILL CREATE THOUSANDS OF GOOD PAYING JOBSOR F PLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS DIGGING THOSE CHANNELS. NEXT TO THE AMERINCA RESCUE PLAN, NEW HAMPSHIRE HAS ALREADY SEEN $150 MILLION PUT INTO DRINKING WATER AND WASTEWATER AND OTHER PROJECTS IN THE STATE AS I SPEAK. [APPLAUSE] MAGGIE, CHRIS AND ANDY, WE SHARE A COREEL BFIE -- HIGH-SPEED INTEETRN IS ESSENTIAL TO SUCCESS IN THE 21ST CENTURY. BUT EVEN TODAY, ONE IN 10 PEOPLE, WHEN HE 10 HOUSEHOLDS, DON’T HAVE HIGH-SPEED INTERNET. THAT IS A LOT OF PLASCE WHERE THERE IS NO BROADBAND OR INFRASTRUCTURE AT ALL IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. IT IS NOT JUST NEW HAMPSHIRE FAMILIES, BUT BUSINESSES AS WELL. THIS LAWS GOING TO MAKE I-SPEED INTERNET AVAILABLE AND AFFORDABLE EVERYWHERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MAINE, URBAN, SUBURBAN AND RURAL AND IT IS GOING TO CREATE THOUSANDS OF UNION JOBS, TECHNICIANS WILL BE LAYING DOWN THESE BROADBAND LINES. NEVER AGAIN SHOULD A PARENT HAVE TO SIT IN THEIRAR C AT A MCDONALD’S PARKING LOT, LITERALLY, SO THAT THEIR CHILD CAN GET ACCESS TO I-SPEED INTERNET AND DO THEIR HOMEWORK OVER THE INTERNET. THE LAW ALSO BUILDS UP OUR RESILICEEN TO EXTREME WEATHER. 15 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK, TSHI STATE EXPERIENCED ITS SECOND 100-YEAR FLOOD IN THE SPACE OF 11 MONTHS. CARS SUBMERGED. THOUSANDS OF EVACUATIONS. PEOPLE LOST EVERYTHING THEY OWNED, TWICE. OUR INFRASTRUCTURE LAW UPGRADES STORM MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS SO THAT FEWER WILL BE FODLOED OUT OF THEIR HOMES AND LOSE POWER FOR DAYS AND WEEKS BECAUSE OF THESE STORMS. THERE IS SO MUCH IN THIS LAW, I’M NOT GOING TO BORE YOU WITH THE REST OF IT, BUT IT IS SIGNIFICANT. WE HAVE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS AND HAVE AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY AHEAD OF US. BUT WE KNOW FAMILIES ARE STILL STRUGGLING WITH HIGHER PRICES. I GREW UP IN A FAMILY WHERE THE PRICOFE AS GOLINE WENT UP AT THE PUMP AND THERE WAS A DISCUSSION AT THE KITCHEN TABLE. MY DAD WAS A GOOD MAN WHO MADE IT DECENT LIVING BUT WE WERE ALWAYS ON THE MARGINS, AND EVERYTHING MATTERED. LET ME MAKE IT CLEAR WHY WE HAVE SUCH HIGH PRICES NOW. THERE ARE TWO REASONS. THE FIRST IS COVID. THE WAY THE GLOBAL ECONOMY WORKS, A FACTORYN I VIETNAM MAKES COMPUTER CHIPS ANDEC BAUSE OF A COVERT OUTBREAK, IT CAUSES A RIPPLE EFFECT TO SLOW DOWN MANUFACTURING IN DETROIT, WHERE THEY NEED THOSE SICEMONCTDUORS TO BUILD THE AUTOMOBILES. BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, WE HAD DISRUPTIONS OF OUR SUPPLY OF CORE MATERIALS, SO PRICES WTEN UP. JUST LOOK AT AUTOMOBILES. LAST YEAR ALONE, THEYCC AOUNTED FOR ONE THIRD OF ALL THE INFLATION IN AMERICA. THE PCERI TOP BECAUSE SO FEW WERE BEING ME.AD AUTOMOBILE COMPANIES COULDN’T GET THE COMPUTER CHIPS AND THE PRICE OF AUTOMOBILES SKYROCKETED. I AM RUNNING ON CONGRESS TO PASS THE BIPARTISAN INNOVATION BILL TO MAKE MORE CHIPS AT HOME AND SPEED THE SUPPLY. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF INTEL CAME TO SEE ME. HE SAID, I WANT TO BE ABLE TO INVEST $20 MILLION TO BUILD COMPUTER TO FACTORIES JUST WEST OF CLEVELAND. IF WE GET THIS OTHER PIECE OF LEGISLATION WHICH HAS PASSED ONE HOUSE AND NOT THE OTHER, WE ARE GOING TO NEED TO INVEST ANOTHER $100 BILLION, $100 BILLION. IT WILL CREATE 7000 CONSTRUCTION JOBS AND 3800 FULL-TIME JOBS. THE AVERAGE SALARY FOR THE FULLIM-TE JOBS, MANY OF THEM BLUE-COLLAR JOBS, ARE $126,000 A YEAR. AT THE SECOND BIG REASON FOR INFLATION IS VLAMIR DIPUTIN. NOT A JOKE. PUTIN’S INVASION OF UKRAINE HAS IVDREN UP GAS PRICES AND FOOD PRICES ALL OVER THE WORLD. OTW MAJOR BREAD BASKETS OF WHEAT IN THE WORLD WERE UKRAINE AND RUSSIA. THE U.S. IS NUMBER THREE AND CANADA OR. WHAT WE SAW IN THE MOST RECENT INFLATION DATA -- LAST MONTH, 70% OF THE INCREASE IN INFLATION WAS A CONSEQUENCE OF PUTIN’S PREIC HIKE BECAUSE OF THE IMPACT ON GAS AND ENERGY PRICES. I AM DOING EVERYTHINIG CAN TO ADDRESS THE PRICE HIK.ES THAT IS WHY I AUTHORIZED THE RELEASE OF 100 MILLION BARRELS A DAY FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS FROM OUR STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE. THE PRESS IS ALWAYS ASKING, WITH GOOD REASON, WHY I AM ALWAYS ON THE PHONE TALKING WITH WORLD LEADERS, TRYING TO KEEP IT ORGANIZED. I GOT A LOT OF OTHER COUNTRIES TO AGREE THAT THEY WOULD RELEASE PEOLTRMEU FROM THEIR STRATEGIC OIL RESERVE. [APPLAUSE] WE ARE WORKING WITH U.S. OIL PRODUCERS TO RAMP UP PRODUCTION AT WE HAVE COORDINATED THIS RELEASE WITH OUR PARTNERS AND ALLIES AROUND THE WORLD. SHORTLY AFTER I MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT, ANOTHER 30 COUNTRIES AGREED TO 60 MILLION ADDITIONAL BARRELS A DAY ON THE MARKET. AND NOW, WE HAVE 200 40 MILLION BARRELS A DAY FOR THE NEXT NEXT MONTHS. THAT IS THE LARGEST COLLECTIVE RESERVE IN RECTEN HISTORY, NATIONS COMING TOGETHER TO DENY PUTIN THE ABITYLI TO WEAPONIZE ENERGY RESOURCES AGAINST AMERICAN FAMILIES AND FAMILIES IN EUROPE AND THE ROUND THE WORLD. BUT MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE. AMERICA SHOULD ALREADY BE SEEGIN THE SAVINGS, IT IS ALREADY GONE DOWN $.18, AND THE SAVINGS ARE STARTING. BEYOND GAS PRICES, I CALLED ON CONGRESS TO LOWER THE COST OF FAMILY UTILITY BILLS, PRESCRIPTION DRUG BILLS, DAN MORE LOWER THE DEFICIT AND REDUCE INFLATION. THAT WOULD MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE FOR FAMILIES. WE CAN DO THESE THINGS WITHOUT RAISING A SINGLE PENNY ON TAXES OF ANYONE MAKING LESS THAN $400,000 A YR.EA NOBODY MAKING SSLE THAN $400,000 WOULD SEE A SINGLE PENNY OF THE TAXES RAISED. ITS I THE BEST WAY CONGRESS CAN ADDRESS INFLATION RIGHT NOW. THE FACT IS THAT WE ARE IN A SITUATION WREHE THE WARREN UKRAINE -- WAR IN UKRAINE IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO TAKE ITS TOLL ON THE WORLD ECONOMY. IT IS GOING TO TAKE ITS TOLL ON ENERGY. IT IS GOING TO TAKE ITS TOLL RELATIVE TO FOOD. WHEN I WAS RUNNING FOR OFFICE, YOU HEARD IT 1000 TIMES FROME, M WE ARE GOING TO BUILD AN ECONOMY AROUND YOU. I AM SO TIRED OF TRUCK-DOWN ECONOMICS AND I NEVER FOUND THAT IT TRICKLED DOWN ON TOP OF MY HEAD VERY MUCH. I HAD THE GREAT PLEASUROFE BEING LISTED AS THE POOREST MAN IN CONGRESS FOR 36 YEARS. I WAS GETTING A SENATOR’S SALARY. I DIDN'’ THINK YOU SHOULD MAKE MONEY WHILE YOU WERE IN OFFICE, BUT THE POINT IS TS,HI AND OFF A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HURTING. IT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE. IT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE,HE T COST OF A DOZEN EGGS, THE COST OF A GALLON OF GASOLINE, IT MATTS.ER IT MATTE.RS SO, I CONCLUDED WHEN I RAN THIS LAST TIME THAT WE ARE GOING TO BUILD TH EISCONOMY FROM THE BOTTOM UP AND THE MIDDLE OUT. BECAUSE WHEN THAT HAPPENS, EVERYBODY DOES WELL. THE WEALTHY DO VERY WLEL AND THE POOR HAVE A LADDER UP AND THE MIDDLE CLASS HAS A LITTLE BIT OF BREATHING RO.OM I GREW UP IN A HOUSEHOLD WHERE WE LIVED IN A SPLIT-LEVEL HOME, THREE BEDROOMS, FOUR KIDS, MOM AND DAD AND GRANDPA LIVING WITH US. EON NIGHT, THE WALLS WERE KIND OF THIN, MY DAD WAS RESTLESS. THE NEXT MORNING WHEN HE WENT TO WORK, I ASKED MOM, WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM? HIS COMPANY JUST SAID THEY ARE NOT GOING TO COVER HEALTH INSURANCE EVERY -- HEALTH INSURANCE ANYMORE. THESE THISNG MATTER TO PEOPLE. THEY MATTER TO ORDINARY PEOPLE. WE CAN IN FACT PROVIDE FOR ANYONE WHO HAS TYPE ONE DIABETES , 200,000 KIDS WHO HAVE IT NEED THAT INSULIN EVERY SINGLE DAY. THE AVERAGE COSTS I $647 A MONTH, SOMETIMES AS LOW AS $90 AND AS HIGH AS $1000 DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU ARE. DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH IT COSTS TO MAKE ONE OF THOSE VIALS OF INSULIN? ,10 T-E-N DOLLARS. NOT A SINGLE CHANGE HAS BEEN MADE IN INSULIN SINCE IT WAS DISCOVERED. WE CAN MAKE A CHANGE, TOOK $35. THEY STILL MAKE A SIGNIFICANT PROFIT. WHAT IN GOD’S NAME ARE WE DOING? I AM A CAPITALIST. I THINK PEOPLE SHOULD BE ABLTOE GO OUT AND MAKE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, EVEN A BILLION IF YOU CAN MAKE IT, BUT AT LEAST THAT YOUR FAIR SHARE. MAY SOMETHING. -- PAY -- BUT AT LEAST PAY YOUR FAIR SHARE. YPA SOMETHING. [APPLAUSE] I COME FROM THE CORPORATE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD. MORE CORPORATIONS ARE INCORPORATED IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE THEN ANY OTHER STATES COMBINED. -- THAN EVERY OTHER STATES COMBINED. AND I SURVIVED WINNING SEVEN SENATE ELECTIONS IN THAT STATE. AND HERE’S THE DE.AL 50 OF THE TOP-500 CORPORATIONS IN AMERICA LTAS YEAR THAT MADE A TOTALF O $40 BILLION IN PROFIT DID NOT PAY PAY ONE SINGLE PENNY -- DID NOT PAY ONE SINGLE PENNY. NOT ONE. THE AVERAGE PERCENT BILLIONAIRES PAY, THE 790 OF THEM, IS AROUND THREE POINT 8%. JUST PAY YOUR FAIR SHARE. WE CAN DO ALL ESTHE THINGS. AND ONE LAST THING. THE BUDGET I SUBMITTED, MFIY RST BUDGET THAT PASSED AND BECAME LAW, IT CUT THE FEDERAL DEFICIT BY $035 BILLION. WE CUT THE DEFICIT $035 BILLION. [APPLAUSE] AND AT THE BUDGET I PROPOSED THIS YEAR, IFT I COMES TO TOTAL FRUITION, WILL CUT THE DEFICIT BY $1.3 TRILLION. SO, WHEN MY REPUBLICAN FRIENDS START TALKING ABOUT BIG SPENDING AND THE REONAS WHY THERE IS INFLATION, TAKE A LOOK. WE HAVE CUT THE DEFICIT DRASTICALLY. WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS. OVER THE COURSE OF MY PRESIDENCY, OUR RECOVERY SO FAR HAS CREATED 7.9 MILLION NEW JOBS. [APPLAUSE] MORE JOBS CREATED OVER THE FIRST 14 MONTHS THAN ANY PRESIDENT EVER. OVER 420,000 MANUFACTURING JS.OB THE UNEMPLOYMENT RA ISTE AT 3.6 PERCENT, DOWN FROM 6.4%. IN THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, IT IS DOWN FMRO 4.2% TO 3.2%. FOLKS COMING IN MAY, WE ADDED 28,000 JOBS AND UNEMPLOYMENT DROPPED FROM 4.4% TO 3.6%. I MISSPOKE, IT DROPPED TO 2.5%. LAST YEAR, WE CUT THE DEFICITS A I SAID BY REMO THAN 3.5 BILLION DOLLARS IN THIS YEAR WE ARE ON TRACK FOR ONE POINT $3 TRILLION IN CUTS. THAT WOULD BE THE LARGEST DEBT REDUCTION IN AMERICAN HISTORY. IT IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT NOW WHEN WE ASK OURSELVES HOW WE ARE GOING TO REDUCE PRESSURE ON INFLATION. MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE WERE ON THE MEND AND ARE NOT ON THE MEND ANY LONGER. THEY ARE ON THE MOVE. WE ARE COMING OUT OUR GOALS WITH A POSITION OF STRENGTH. I SEE THE FUTURE THAT IS WITHIN OUR GRASP. WE CAN’T BE AFRAID THOUGH. WE ARE THE ONLY NATION ON EARTH THATAS H TURNED EVERY SINGLE, SOLITARY CRISIS THAT WE HAVE HAD INTO OPPORTUNITY. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO TODAY, IF WE DOT I TOGETHER. IT IS ABOUT BEING TOGETHER -- THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. WHEN WE DOHAT, T THERE ISN’T A SINGLE THING THAT WE CAN’T DO.
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Transportation Secretary launches $1 billion pilot program to build racial equity in roads
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Thursday launched a $1 billion first-of-its-kind pilot program aimed at helping reconnect cities and neighborhoods racially segregated or divided by road projects, pledging wide-ranging help to dozens of communities despite the program’s limited dollars.Under the Reconnecting Communities program, cities and states can now apply for the federal aid over five years to rectify harm caused by roadways that were built primarily through lower-income, Black communities after the 1950s creation of the interstate highway system.New projects could include rapid bus transit lines to link disadvantaged neighborhoods to jobs; caps built on top of highways featuring green spaces, bike lanes and pedestrian walkways to allow for safe crossings over the roadways; repurposing former rail lines; and partial removal of highways.Still, the grants, being made available under President Joe Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure law, are considerably less than the $20 billion the Democratic president originally envisioned. Advocacy groups say the money isn’t nearly enough to have a major impact on capital construction for more than 50 citizen-led efforts nationwide aimed at dismantling or redesigning highways — from Portland, Oregon, to New Orleans; St. Paul, Minnesota; Houston; Tampa, Florida; and Syracuse, New York. Meanwhile, some Republicans, including possible 2024 presidential contender Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, have derided the effort as the “woke-ification” of federal policy, suggesting political crosswinds ahead in an election season.“Transportation can connect us to jobs, services and loved ones, but we‘ve also seen countless cases around the country where a piece of infrastructure cuts off a neighborhood or a community because of how it was built,” said Buttigieg, who was announcing the pilot program later Thursday in Birmingham, Alabama. He described Reconnecting Communities as a broad department “principle” — not just a program — to address the issue with many efforts underway.“This is a forward-looking vision,” Buttigieg said. “Our focus isn’t about assigning blame. It isn’t about getting caught up in guilt. It’s about fixing a problem. It’s about mending what has been broken, especially when the damage was done with taxpayer dollars.”The Transportation Department has aimed to help communities that feel racially harmed by highway expansions, with the Federal Highway Administration last year taking a rare step to pause a proposed $9 billion widening project in Houston, partly over civil rights concerns. That move likely spurred action in other places such as Austin, Texas, where environmental and racial justice groups recently filed a lawsuit to force the Texas transportation agency to better lay out the impacts of a proposed highway expansion there.Buttigieg drew fire from some Republicans earlier this year when he said the federal government had an obligation to address the harms of racist design in highways. “There’s trees they’re putting in, they’re saying that highways are racially discriminatory. I don’t know how a road can be that," DeSantis said in February, dismissing it as “woke.” Under the program, $195 million in competitive grants is to be awarded this year, of which $50 million will be devoted for communities to conduct planning studies.The department will also launch a “Thriving Communities” initiative to provide technical support for potential projects that serve disadvantaged communities alongside the Housing and Urban Development Department.The Transportation Department has previously estimated it could help as many as 20 U.S. communities under the new program to remove portions of interstates and redesign streets by tapping into other transportation funds. According to the department, communities that win the Reconnecting Communities grants but still need additional funds will be prioritized in their applications for other pots of federal transportation money. Dozens more communities could derive benefit from the planning grants.“Prior to 2021, the idea that we would deal with highway infrastructure that has divided communities was very much a fringe idea," said Ben Crowther, coordinator for the Boston-based Freeway Fighters Network, which is supported by the Congress for the New Urbanism. “The Biden administration has really transformed that into mainstream thinking. We are thinking now this is something that is possible — that you can remove a highway and instead build safe streets that are walkable, add housing and address other community needs besides travel time.”
WASHINGTON —
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Thursday launched a $1 billion first-of-its-kind pilot program aimed at helping reconnect cities and neighborhoods racially segregated or divided by road projects, pledging wide-ranging help to dozens of communities despite the program’s limited dollars.
Under the Reconnecting Communities program, cities and states can now apply for the federal aid over five years to rectify harm caused by roadways that were built primarily through lower-income, Black communities after the 1950s creation of the interstate highway system.
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New projects could include rapid bus transit lines to link disadvantaged neighborhoods to jobs; caps built on top of highways featuring green spaces, bike lanes and pedestrian walkways to allow for safe crossings over the roadways; repurposing former rail lines; and partial removal of highways.
Still, the grants, being made available under President Joe Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure law, are considerably less than the $20 billion the Democratic president originally envisioned. Advocacy groups say the money isn’t nearly enough to have a major impact on capital construction for more than 50 citizen-led efforts nationwide aimed at dismantling or redesigning highways — from Portland, Oregon, to New Orleans; St. Paul, Minnesota; Houston; Tampa, Florida; and Syracuse, New York. Meanwhile, some Republicans, including possible 2024 presidential contender Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, have derided the effort as the “woke-ification” of federal policy, suggesting political crosswinds ahead in an election season.
“Transportation can connect us to jobs, services and loved ones, but we‘ve also seen countless cases around the country where a piece of infrastructure cuts off a neighborhood or a community because of how it was built,” said Buttigieg, who was announcing the pilot program later Thursday in Birmingham, Alabama. He described Reconnecting Communities as a broad department “principle” — not just a program — to address the issue with many efforts underway.
“This is a forward-looking vision,” Buttigieg said. “Our focus isn’t about assigning blame. It isn’t about getting caught up in guilt. It’s about fixing a problem. It’s about mending what has been broken, especially when the damage was done with taxpayer dollars.”
The Transportation Department has aimed to help communities that feel racially harmed by highway expansions, with the Federal Highway Administration last year taking a rare step to pause a proposed $9 billion widening project in Houston, partly over civil rights concerns. That move likely spurred action in other places such as Austin, Texas, where environmental and racial justice groups recently filed a lawsuit to force the Texas transportation agency to better lay out the impacts of a proposed highway expansion there.
Buttigieg drew fire from some Republicans earlier this year when he said the federal government had an obligation to address the harms of racist design in highways. “There’s trees they’re putting in, they’re saying that highways are racially discriminatory. I don’t know how a road can be that," DeSantis said in February, dismissing it as “woke.”
Under the program, $195 million in competitive grants is to be awarded this year, of which $50 million will be devoted for communities to conduct planning studies.
The department will also launch a “Thriving Communities” initiative to provide technical support for potential projects that serve disadvantaged communities alongside the Housing and Urban Development Department.
The Transportation Department has previously estimated it could help as many as 20 U.S. communities under the new program to remove portions of interstates and redesign streets by tapping into other transportation funds. According to the department, communities that win the Reconnecting Communities grants but still need additional funds will be prioritized in their applications for other pots of federal transportation money. Dozens more communities could derive benefit from the planning grants.
“Prior to 2021, the idea that we would deal with highway infrastructure that has divided communities was very much a fringe idea," said Ben Crowther, coordinator for the Boston-based Freeway Fighters Network, which is supported by the Congress for the New Urbanism. “The Biden administration has really transformed that into mainstream thinking. We are thinking now this is something that is possible — that you can remove a highway and instead build safe streets that are walkable, add housing and address other community needs besides travel time.” | https://www.ketv.com/article/buttigieg-launches-1b-pilot-to-build-racial-equity-in-roads/40469679 | 2022-06-30T15:03:12Z | https://www.ketv.com/article/buttigieg-launches-1b-pilot-to-build-racial-equity-in-roads/40469679 | false | 15 |
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Yellen to discuss supply chains, imposing costs on Russia during visit to Seoul
By Byun Duk-kun
WASHINGTON, June 30 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Secretary of Treasury Janet Yellen will discuss ways to build stronger supply chains to help curb rising prices during her upcoming trip to South Korea, the treasury department said Thursday.
The U.S. secretary will also discuss ways to impose additional costs on Russia for its ongoing war in Ukraine, it added.
"During this visit, the Secretary will discuss building stronger and more resilient supply chains to help lower prices for American and global consumers, including by friend-shipping with trusted economic partners like the ROK," the department said in a press release on the outcome of a recently concluded trip to Seoul by Brian Nelson, undersecretary of treasury for terrorism and financial intelligence.
ROK stands for South Korea's official name, the Republic of Korea.
The department earlier said the secretary will be traveling to South Korea on July 19 and 20 as part of her first trip to Asia, which will also take her to Japan and Indonesia.
The trip will also mark the first of its kind by a U.S. treasury secretary to Seoul since 2016.
"Secretary Yellen will also discuss ways to further impose costs on Russia for its unprovoked invasion and continue her work coordinating the global response to address the war's consequences, including higher energy prices and food insecurity," the department said.
Meanwhile, the department said Nelson's trip to Seoul, which ended Wednesday, focused on countering aggression by North Korea.
"In recent months, Treasury has targeted the DPRK's revenue generating activities, including imposing sanctions on financial facilitators, procurement networks, and a mixer used to launder the proceeds of virtual currency theft," it said, referring to North Korea by its official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Nelson's trip to Seoul followed 18 rounds of North Korean missile tests, in which Pyongyang fired 31 ballistic missiles, the largest number of ballistic missile launched in a single year, according to U.S. officials.
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Berlin, Jun 30 (AP) The German government on Thursday presented plans to make it easier for transgender people to formally change their name and gender, ending decades-old rules that require them to get expert assessments and a court's authorization.
Under the planned “self-determination law,” adults would be able to change their first name and legal gender at registry offices without further formalities.
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The existing “transsexual law,” which took effect in 1981, currently requires individuals to obtain assessments from two experts whose training and experience makes them “sufficiently familiar with the particular problems of transsexualism” and then a court decision to change the gender on official documents.
Over the years, Germany's top court has struck down other provisions that required transgender people to get divorced and sterilised, and to undergo gender-transition surgery.
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The existing law “breathes the spirit of the '70s,” Germany's minister for families, Lisa Paus, said. “At the time, the state wanted to help people who were considered psychologically ill, and it set high hurdles for this.”
The current requirements “are not just lengthy and expensive; they are also deeply humiliating, but above all they are completely superfluous,” Paus told reporters in Berlin.
The proposed new rule provides for minors ages 14 and older to change their name and gender with approval from their parents or guardians; if they don't agree, teenagers could ask a family court to overrule them.
In the case of children under 14, parents or guardians would have to make registry office applications on their behalf.
Paus said that after a formal change of name and gender is registered, no further changes would be allowed for a year, a provision intended to “ensure the seriousness of the desire to change.”
The minister said the regulation also would allow fines in cases where information on a person's gender or name change is disclosed without their permission.
The key points of the plan published Thursday also include an unspecified amount of compensation for transgender and intersex people who were “affected by bodily harm or forced divorces under previous legislation.”
“It is time for us to apologize to the affected for this injustice and compensate them,” Paus said.
Justice Minister Marco Buschmann said he's confident that new legislation incorporating the changes will be brought to the Cabinet later this year.
It will then require approval by parliament's lower house, in which Chancellor Olaf Scholz's governing coalition of three socially liberal parties has a comfortable majority.
The change is the second in a series of planned liberalising reforms that Scholz's government has tackled since taking office in December.
Last week, lawmakers voted to end a ban on “advertising” abortions that led in the past to doctors being prosecuted for providing information about the procedure to potential patients.
The coalition government aims to produce legislation later this year to legalize the sale of cannabis for recreational purposes.
It also wants to ease the path to German citizenship, lift restrictions on dual citizenship and reduce the minimum age for voting in national and European Union elections from 18 to 16. (AP)
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Erdogan calls on Sweden, Finland to fulfill NATO deal promises
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MADRID, June 30 (Reuters) - Sweden and Finland must fulfill promises they made to Turkey in a deal to lift its veto on their NATO membership bids, including a pledge by Stockholm to extradite 73 "terrorists", Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday.
Speaking at a news conference in Madrid at the end of a NATO summit, Erdogan said he saw the signing of the trilateral accord as recognition of Ankara's sensitivities around terrorism and a "diplomatic victory" for Turkey.
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Russian Duma passes law on retaliation against foreign media
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LONDON, June 30 (Reuters) - Russia’s top prosecutor will be empowered to shut down media from countries that ban or restrict Russian news organisations under a law passed by the lower house of parliament on Thursday.
The bill - following bans by some Western governments on Russian media they regard as mouthpieces for President Vladimir Putin and cheerleaders for his war in Ukraine - creates a legal basis for Moscow to retaliate against the media of any country that restricts the activity of Russian journalists.
Under the bill, such media will lose their accreditation and be banned from operating in Russia or distributing content there. These measures would only be lifted when the country in question allows Russian media to work without restrictions.
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"This law is very important. We are creating an instrument for symmetrical response measures in the event of liquidation of our media abroad," said lawmaker Sergei Boyarsky, the bill's co-author.
The move by the lower house, the State Duma, follows threats by Russia to strip U.S. news organisations of their accreditation in retaliation for alleged harassment of Russian reporters in the United States and the withdrawal of broadcasting licences for Russian channels there. read more
The law - which must be reviewed by the upper house and signed by Putin - gives the Prosecutor General the right to suspend the accreditation or broadcasting licence of foreign media accused of disseminating "inaccurate information" about the Russian armed forces.
The prosecutor will also be able to block websites for "repeated dissemination of false information", with blocks to be immediately enforced by internet providers.
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Amid the political development in Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis has finally decided to join Maharashtra Government. The decision came after BJP president JP Nadda requested Fadnavis to join the Maharashtra Government as Deputy CM. Union Home Minister Amit Shah confirmed this through his tweet, where he writes,"Devendra Fadnavis has decided to join Maharashtra govt on request of BJP president JP Nadda".
On request of BJP president JP Nadda, Devendra Fadnavis has decided to join Maharashtra govt in the interest of the state: Amit Shah
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Strong demand for Nearmap location data from U.S. federal agencies prompts Nearmap to stake claim as an approved vendor on the General Services Administration Contract Schedule
SALT LAKE CITY, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Federal government agencies in the U.S. now have streamlined access to geospatial services and location data from leading location intelligence company Nearmap, which is now an approved contractor on the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule.
The inclusion of Nearmap on the GSA schedule is significant as it provides federal agencies streamlined access to accurate and scalable aerial mapping tools, imagery, and location data to more than 80% of the U.S. population. The GSA makes it possible for government organizations to save time and money by bypassing lengthy contractual periods and utilizing standardized and pre-established pricing, terms, and conditions to procure high-quality products and services.
Applications for the powerful location data intelligence and aerial imagery from Nearmap include homeland security, federal civil asset management, military asset management, infrastructure management, environmental studies, and FEMA resilience response and recovery missions. Nearmap has achieved strong momentum in the government sector, winning multiple government contracts, which include the likes of the Army National Guard and the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The inclusion of Nearmap on the GSA will only extend this reach and facilitate access.
Executive Vice President and General Manager of North America at Nearmap, Tony Agresta, said: "Government agencies are hungry for the level of detail and sophistication that Nearmap location intelligence and data can add to their workflows. The addition of Nearmap to the GSA Schedule will streamline access for these agencies that rely on the most up-to-date location data to support the many critical services that government agencies provide—allowing them to make better informed decisions for their constituents… faster."
Nearmap is widely recognized as a top location intelligence provider for state and local government organizations wishing to improve their workflows and save taxpayer resources. Most notably, Nearmap technology and content is now used in 42 of the 50 U.S. state governments for a variety of use cases. The announcement of the addition of Nearmap to the GSA Schedule further demonstrates the growth and importance Nearmap places on supporting government agencies.
This announcement with the GSA comes on the heels of other significant Nearmap partnerships, including most recently:
- Partnership with Carahsoft Technology Corp., the Trusted IT Solutions Provider® that serves as a distributor of Nearmap data intelligence and aerial imagery through Carahsoft's network of reseller partners. Nearmap is now available through Carahsoft's SEWP V contracts NNG15SC03B and NNG15SC27B, ITES-SW2 Contract W52P1J-20-D-0042, NCPA Contract NCPA01-86, and OMNIA Partners Contract #R191902.
- Integration with America's largest provider of computer assisted mass appraisals (CAMA) for properties, Tyler Technologies. This innovative relationship provides customers with the most comprehensive property appraisal solution available in the U.S to date—allowing users to complete multiple appraisals in the time it would take to physically visit one property. Ultimately, this powerful combination delivers even more efficient and accurate property valuation and assessment processes, allowing users to remotely, and more easily, detect data changes and discrepancies in properties.
Nearmap (ASX: NEA) provides easy, instant access to high resolution aerial imagery, city-scale 3D content, AI data sets, and geospatial tools. Using its own patented camera systems and processing software, Nearmap captures wide-scale urban areas in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand several times each year, making current content instantly available in the cloud via web app or API integration. Every day, Nearmap helps thousands of users conduct virtual site visits for deep, data-driven insights—enabling informed decisions, streamlined operations and better financial performance. Founded in Australia in 2007, Nearmap is one of the largest aerial survey companies in the world and is publicly listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.
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Balancing payments under the GLAS+ scheme worth €650,000 are being issued to over 3,000 Irish farmers.
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD, announced the commencement of the payments today (Thursday June 30).
Farmers receiving the payments - approximately €2,000 each - are being rewarded for undertaking environmental commitments recognised as exceptional.
It represents the final 15% of GLAS+ payments and total GLAS payments last year.
Announcing the news, Minister McConalogue said, "I am very pleased to be announcing the commencing of these GLAS+ balancing payments, as it means that almost €650,000 will be made to over 3,100 GLAS participants.
"This payment [sic] will also bring the total payments made to date in respect of GLAS to over €1.18 billion. I am also pleased to note that over 95% of GLAS participants have now been paid in full in respect of their 2021 GLAS commitments."
He added: "The delivery of environmental benefits continues to be a key objective given the number of challenges we face as regards climate change, loss of biodiversity and water quality.
"Earlier this week I launched a new agri-environmental climate measure, to succeed GLAS called ACRES which is currently with the EU Commission for approval. Our intention is that this will commence on 1 January 2023.
"The commitment of €1.5 billion scheme to ACRES over the lifetime of the new CAP demonstrates the commitment of the Government to facilitate the delivery of climate, environmental and biodiversity benefits while supporting farm incomes."
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Jos Buttler has been named as Eoin Morgan’s successor as England’s limited-overs captain, taking over the one-day and T20 sides with immediate effect.
Morgan announced his retirement from international cricket on Tuesday and the England and Wales Cricket Board has wasted little time in rubberstamping Buttler’s promotion.
The 31-year-old has deputised for Morgan on 14 occasions, including the side’s previous ODI in Amstelveen after Morgan sat out with a groin injury.
He was put forward by director of men’s cricket Rob Key, his fourth significant appointment having installed Brendon McCullum and Matthew Mott in a split coaching set-up and Ben Stokes as Test skipper.
Buttler will take charge of 12 games in July, with T20 and ODI series against India and South Africa, but his first act was to pay tribute to his World Cup-winning predecessor.
“I would like to offer my sincere thanks and gratitude to Eoin Morgan for his outstanding leadership over the past seven years,” he said.
“It has been the most memorable period for everyone involved. He has been an inspirational leader, and it has been fantastic to play under him. There are lots of things that I have learnt from him that I’ll take into this role.
“It is a great honour to take over from Eoin and the place he has left English white-ball cricket in is exciting, and I’m inspired for the challenges ahead.
“It is the greatest honour to captain your country and when I have had the chance to step in the past, I have loved doing it. I can’t wait to take this team forward.”
Stokes is taking time away from the limited-overs side to focus on his revival of the Test team, but will be lining up under Buttler’s leadership sooner rather than later.
“He was the obvious choice to take over from Morgs and I am really looking forward to playing a few games under him,” Stokes said.
“He’s an incredibly selfless human being, not just on the cricket field, so he is going to get a great response now that he is leading the white-ball team officially. Jos will continue the ethos and mindset that Morgs brought to us from 2015. It is Jos’ time to take the team forward.”
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DALLAS (AP) — The prospect of a takeover of Spirit Airlines threatens to upend the cheap-fare end of the industry much like a series of mergers among big airlines reduced choices for travelers.
Spirit is the largest budget airline in the United States, but its days as a stand-alone company appear numbered. The big question is whether it is sold to fellow discounter Frontier Airlines or to JetBlue, which operates more like the four giants that dominate the U.S. airline business.
Late Wednesday, Spirit delayed a shareholder vote on a merger with Frontier from Thursday until July 8. Spirit said it would use the extra time to continue talking with Frontier and JetBlue Airways about their rival bids for Spirit.
The outcome could determine how many choices travelers have for the lowest fares. That’s particularly important to leisure customers, the group that Spirit targets.
Spirit shareholders are looking at a stock-and-cash offer from Frontier that is currently worth about $22 per share, or $2.4 billion, and would give Spirit shareholders 48.5% of the combined airline. Spirit’s board has continued to support the deal in the face of a hostile bid from JetBlue worth $33.50 per share, or $3.6 billion.
JetBlue says its all-cash offer is financially superior. Frontier argues that its proposal will be better for Spirit shareholders in the long run, assuming that airline stocks recover to pre-pandemic levels.
Both covet Spirit because of its relatively young fleet of more than 170 planes and its roughly 3,000 pilots — even more valuable during a pilot shortage that could last most of this decade.
Antitrust regulators are sure to examine either deal closely. Frontier and JetBlue both claim that consumers will benefit if they win the Spirit sweepstakes. A Frontier-Spirit combination would operate about 5% of the nation’s flights, and JetBlue plus Spirit would operate more than 7%, based on July schedules, making either one a stronger competitor to American, United, Delta and Southwest.
People who follow the industry closely are divided over which deal would help consumers more. Those who prefer a Frontier-Spirit deal point out that both are “ultra low-cost carriers” that charge rock-bottom fares — although they add many fees. They say JetBlue has become too much like the bigger airlines.
“You end up either with another big, high-cost, regular-fare airline (with JetBlue), or you end up with a truly nationwide ultra-low-cost-carrier that’s twice the size of anything today,” says Robert Mann, a longtime airline executive and consultant. Consumers, he said, “should be looking for continuation of a true low-fare, austere environment with the Spirit-Frontier combination.”
Scott Keyes, the founder of Scott’s Cheap Flights travel site, doesn’t like either deal, “but I like the JetBlue option even less.”
Keyes said removing a competitor always tends to push up fares, but the impact won’t be as bad if the buyer is another budget airline like Frontier.
“Even if you never fly Spirit or Frontier, you still owe them a debt of gratitude for causing your Delta or American flight to be cheaper than it would be otherwise,” he said.
Spooked by the growth of the discount airlines, bigger carriers started to sell “Basic Economy” fares in recent years, although they limit the number of bargain-bin seats on each flight.
JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes counters with a decade-old study by MIT researchers who found that JetBlue flying a particular route did more to reduce prices than did service by budget airlines, which account for a small portion of the market. He has taken to calling it “the JetBlue effect.”
Michael Linenberg, an airline analyst for Deutsche Bank, said if JetBlue succeeds in buying Spirit, some of the cheapest fares might go away, but a bigger JetBlue could replace them with seats that appeal to other kinds of travelers. He pointed to JetBlue’s “Mint” business-class service, which has been so successful on transcontinental flights that it forced bigger rivals to cut prices on their premium seats.
“It’s not all about catering to people who want to pay $29 or $59 fares. There are passenger segments that JetBlue will serve that Frontier and Spirit do not,” Linenberg said. “There are going to be lots of seats out there, and it’s not like JetBlue will stop offering low fares.”
Savanthi Syth, an airline analyst for Raymond James & Associates, said any loss of cheap seats after a JetBlue-Spirit deal will be temporary because other budget carriers — notably including Frontier — will grow.
“Frontier has the order book (for new planes) to step in and pick up what Spirit leaves behind,” she said.
It’s even harder to predict whether a Spirit sale will make much difference in customer service.
Spirit had the highest rate of consumer complaints to the government in the latest figures from the Transportation Department, covering April, and has finished at the bottom five of the last seven years.
Neither would-be buyer seems likely to improve Spirit’s poor record. Frontier had the worst complaint rate the other two years, and JetBlue’s rate last year was higher than everyone except Spirit and Frontier.
Several mergers between 2008 and 2013 — Delta bought Northwest, United absorbed Continental, Southwest bought rival low-cost carrier AirTran, and American and US Airways combined — left four airlines in control of 80% of the U.S. market and ushered in several years of airfares rising faster than inflation. The pace of consolidation then slowed, with only one major deal, Alaska Airlines’ 2016 acquisition of Virgin America.
Airline industry officials believe that that antitrust regulators would prevent American, United, Delta or Southwest from snapping up any rivals, but that doesn’t rule out further consolidation. Some analysts say a merger of JetBlue on the East Coast and Alaska in the West would make sense. Smaller players Allegiant Air, Sun Country and startups Avelo and Breeze could become takeover targets at some point.
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UpstreamPOP to Harness Mediabrands' Unparalleled Audience and Consumer Intelligence with R&CPMK's Unrivaled Relationships Across the Entertainment Industry
Groundbreaking Platform to Create Best-In-Class Connections Between Brands, Content Creators, and Media Platforms
LOS ANGELES, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rogers & Cowan PMK (R&CPMK) and Mediabrands announced today the launch of "UpstreamPOP", a groundbreaking technology platform providing end-to-end solutions for agency clients looking for brand integration opportunities and partnerships with content creators and media platforms across the entertainment ecosystem.
UpstreamPOP will utilize Mediabrands' industry-leading audience intelligence, paired with R&CPMK's unmatched expertise and relationships with studios, networks, producers, directors, and showrunners throughout the entertainment industry. The innovative technology will unify brands and content producers on one platform, identify integration opportunities, and create connections to reach High Value Audiences.
Harnessing Mediabrands' deep understanding of unique motivations, behaviors, and touchpoints of audiences, UpstreamPOP will deliver industry-leading reach and relevance to brand integration partnerships at scale.
"As the entertainment industry continues to rapidly evolve, and increasingly more content is created in non-ad supported platforms, the necessity for brands to figure their way into that story telling is more important than ever," said Mark Owens, CEO, R&CPMK. "Consumers have significantly shifted their habits, with nearly 75% of viewers under 55 now preferring to consume content on streaming platforms in place of linear TV. UpstreamPOP not only provides brands the most accurate tool in the market to find the best integration opportunities to reach their target audience, whether on linear or streaming, it also provides our clients the ability to secure their deals in real-time."
"We are in the business of providing the most advanced solutions to our clients' problems. The launch of UpstreamPOP further expands our capabilities by providing clients with a data-driven and measurable way to reach the audiences they desire most, through entertainment where advertising space can't be bought," said Brendan Gaul, Global Chief Content Officer, Mediabrands.
Designed to give IPG clients a competitive edge, UpstreamPOP will use proprietary measurement tools and IPG's comprehensive data library to provide brands with customizable search and filtering of integration and promotional opportunities that best reach their key audiences. At launch, UpstreamPOP will feature more than 2000 brand integration opportunities across non-ad-supported original content including film, television, music videos and more.
UpstreamPOP will be exclusive to IPG clients and will not be available for external subscriptions.
For more information on UpstreamPOP, click here.
R&CPMK is part of the Octagon Sports and Entertainment Network.
R&CPMK is a creative marketing and communications agency focused on connecting clients with consumers through the world of entertainment, lifestyle, sports, influence and popular culture. The agency represents more than 400 of the most prominent and influential actors, musicians, producers, directors, content creators and athletes in the world, and creates distinctive integrated marketing campaigns for some of the largest brands and Fortune 500 companies across the globe.
With our unique position, and the insight to know what to do with it, we bring a depth of skill and relationships in key practices areas: Brand Communication & Strategy, Brand Integration, Experiential, Sponsorship Consulting, Content, & Creative, Multicultural/D&I, Influencer & Talent Procurement, Strategic Insights & Analytics and Talent Representation.
Mediabrands is the media and marketing solutions division of Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG). Mediabrands manages approximately $40 billion in marketing investment globally on behalf of its clients across its full-service agency networks UM and Initiative and through its award-winning specialty business units Mediabrands Content Studio, Reprise, MAGNA, Orion Holdings, Rapport, Healix and the IPG Media Lab. Mediabrands clients include many of the world's most recognizable and iconic brands from a broad portfolio of industry sectors including automotive, personal finance, consumer product goods (CPG), pharma, health and wellness, entertainment, financial services, energy, toys and gaming, direct to consumer and e-commerce, retail, hospitality, food and beverage, fashion and beauty. The company employs more than 13,000 diverse marketing communication professionals in more than 130 countries. For more information, please visit our website: www.ipgmediabrands.com and be sure to follow us on Twitter or Instagram.
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Partnership will drive communication across multiple locations quickly and efficiently.
JERSEY CITY, N.J., June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Culinary Digital, a leading food-tech platform and Fulcrum Group LLC company, has announced a new project with Whitsons Culinary Group (Whitsons), a provider of customized dining services to public schools and more in the Northeast, to launch 'Café Connections' across 110 school districts. The alliance will bridge the communication gap for onsite staff allowing Whitsons to deliver real-time information and updates directly to the onsite teams.
"We're growing at a very rapid rate, and the larger we get, the more challenges it presents in terms of trying to reach out to all our team members. The goal was to be in front of it and start coming up with solutions before we would have to go backwards looking for a solution," said Kelly Friend, Chief Operating Officer for Contract Management, Whitsons.
Café Connections is the newest innovation from Culinary Digital to manage the content on screens at each school with ease, helping to develop skills and keep team members engaged. The internal digital network of up to 700 screens connects Whitsons' K-12 cafeterias across 110 school districts. Café Connections was inspired by the existing FD Connect, an employee communication platform for food contractors and self-operating cafeteria operation.
Additionally, Café Connections will:
- Inform staff with real-time information on new products, plans, training, features, or recalls
- Provide responsive communication between corporate/district office and onsite teams
- Offer flexibility by the system to personalize messages across each district
Commenting on the partnership, Abilash Krishnaswamy, VP of Products, Culinary Digital, said, "We have been partners with Whitsons Culinary Group over the last 8 years and worked on various projects involving automation and digitization of back of the office and front of the office cafeteria management functions. Café Connection further strengthens our already existing long-term strategic partnership."
"The high-impact communication platform can be used to send day-to-day happenings including OSHA training needs, supply chain challenges, newsletters, benefits, and much more," continued Krishnaswamy.
"Our motto is People, Food and Communication. Not only does this align with our goals and our company culture, but it also addresses the food part of it. Each location can share what they're doing with the food being served. It's inspiring the employees," said Friend.
About Culinary Digital:
Culinary Digital Inc. is a leading food-tech platform that offers an integrated suite of culinary products and technology solutions for the foodservices industry. It is a Fulcrum Group LLC company; group companies include Fulcrum Digital LLC. and Fulcrum Worldwide Pvt. Ltd.
Over the last 20 years, Culinary Digital has empowered food management companies and self-operators to automate and streamline business operations, reduce food costs, and increase revenue. Our powerful set of culinary products like Culinary Suite and solutions have meticulously developed to incorporate leading business practices in the industry. For more information, visit www.culinarydigital.com
About Whitsons Culinary Group
Whitsons Culinary Group provides a wide range of highly customized dining services to public schools, healthcare dining and emergency services throughout the Northeast, with a strong focus on nutritious, high quality meals made from wholesome, fresh ingredients. Whitsons has a long and proud history of excellence and growth since 1979 and is setting new standards for the foodservice industry with wholesome foods and family values. For more information, visit www.whitsons.com or find us on Facebook or Twitter.
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Dorian Awards cast a queer eye on television
Netflix favorite ‘Heartstopper’ nabs three nominations
As Hollywood gears up for the year’s second “Awards Season” ahead of July 12’s scheduled announcement of the 2022 Emmy nominations, it seems only fitting for us to bring some attention to another awards organization that has already dropped its picks for the year’s best in TV content. We’re referring, of course, to the Dorian Awards, which have been bestowed by the Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics since 2009.
If you’ve never heard of the Dorians, that’s not surprising. In keeping with the entertainment industry’s frustratingly persistent skittishness when it comes to All Things Queer, the Dorians haven’t gotten much attention in the mainstream press – though with a 385-member voting body and a scandal-free history, they are arguably more reputable than the Golden Globes. Named in honor of iconic queer writer Oscar Wilde (as a reference to his novel “The Picture of Dorian Gray”), they are admittedly low profile when it comes to glitz and glamour, handing out their prizes at an annual “Winner’s Toast” day party instead of a formal evening affair. Nevertheless, they’ve gained traction as Hollywood’s attitudes toward LGBTQ inclusion and representation have shifted, and each of their two annual ceremonies – one for TV, one for film, held about six months apart – draw an increasing number of A-listers to participate, both as nominees and presenters; and while the Dorians may not hold the level of prestige enjoyed by some of the industry’s other awards, at least we can be sure their voting membership won’t overlook queer shows and talent as often as their counterparts at the Motion Picture and Television Academies.
That doesn’t mean the Dorians are exclusively focused on LGBTQ content. The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics – formerly known as the Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association, or GALECA – explicitly states that its awards are to honor “the best in film and TV, mainstream to queer+”, while calling attention to the importance of queer contribution and sensibility within the wider culture and reminding “bullies, bigots, and our own at-risk youth that the world loves the sly Q eye on entertainment.” With some state governments and the SCOTUS itself dedicating themselves an all-out assault on the LGBTQ community and its hard-won rights, that last point seems particularly resonant; with so much homo- and transphobic hate pouring its efforts into erasing us, our visibility is more crucial than ever.
Fortunately, as the slate of Dorian nominees announced by GALECA on June 22 reveals, the queer presence on television is strong. No longer segregated to a “niche” genre, the LGBTQ community has finally begun to appear on our screens as it does in life – blended, alongside everyone else, into a world that has room for us all. That’s what ideal inclusion looks like, and it’s heartening – especially now – to see that it has become the norm in so much of the industry’s best offerings.
This year, HBO leads the pack in terms of nods. Two of its heavily queer-inclusive shows, “Hacks” and “Somebody Somewhere,” received five nominations each, while “Euphoria” and “The White Lotus” snagged 4 and 3, respectively. In total, the cable-and-streaming giant got 24, with an additional 13 for programming exclusively on HBO Max, bringing the total to 37.
Coming in second with less than half that number is Netflix. Among its 15 nominations are three nods for “Heartstopper,” the runaway queer fan favorite based on a sweet UK webcomic about two schoolboys in love, and two each for Natasha Lyonne’s brain-twisting time travel dramedy “Russian Doll” and the already-award-winning Korean thriller “Squid Game.”
New series scored high among Dorian voters this year. Besides “Heartstopper” and “Somebody Somewhere,” ABC’s “Abbott Elementary,” Showtime’s “Yellow Jackets,” and Apple TV+’s “Severance” each received multiple nominations, with many other freshman titles picking up individual nods.
As for the awards themselves, the Dorians feature fewer overall categories – instead of being split into “gendered” divisions, actors of all genders compete for a single award in each category – and set themselves apart by striking a mildly tongue-in-cheek pose in the presentation of its “special” accolades. In presenting awards like Campiest TV Show or the brand new “You Deserve an Award” award, the Dorians give a tip of the lavender hat to the tradition of Wildean wit at their back – but they also assert the importance of queer perspective when it comes to taste-making and the aesthetic arts.
Nominees for the 14th Annual Dorian TV Awards (honoring shows which debuted June 1, 2021-May 31, 2022) are listed below. Winners will be revealed on Wednesday, Aug. 12.
BEST TV DRAMA: “Better Call Saul”; “Heartstopper”; “Yellowjackets”; “Severance”; “Succession”
BEST TV COMEDY: “Abbott Elementary”; “Barry”; “Hacks”; “The Other Two”; “Our Flag Means Death”
BEST LGBTQ SHOW: “Hacks”; “Heartstopper”; “The Other Two”; “Our Flag Means Death”; “Somebody Somewhere”; “RuPaul’s Drag Race”
BEST TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES: “Dopesick”; “The Dropout”; “Midnight Mass”; “Station Eleven”; “The White Lotus”
BEST NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE TV SHOW: “Elite”; “Lupin”; “My Brilliant Friend”; “Pachinko”; “Squid Game”
BEST UNSUNG SHOW: “Better Things”; “The Other Two”; “Our Flag Means Death”; “Russian Doll”; “Somebody Somewhere”; “We Are Lady Parts”
BEST TV PERFORMANCE: Quinta Brunson (“Abbott Elementary”); Kit Connor (“Heartstopper”); Bridget Everett (“Somebody Somewhere”); Bill Hader (“Barry”); Lily James (“Pam & Tommy”); Natasha Lyonne (“Russian Doll”); Melanie Lynskey (“Yellowjackets”); Amanda Seyfried (“The Dropout”); Jean Smart (“Hacks”); Zendaya (“Euphoria”)
BEST SUPPORTING TV PERFORMANCE: Murray Bartlett (“The White Lotus”); Anthony Carrigan (“Barry”); Jennifer Coolidge (“The White Lotus”); Hannah Einbinder (“Hacks”); Jeff Hiller (“Somebody Somewhere”); Janelle James (“Abbott Elementary”); Matthew Macfadyen (“Succession”); Christina Ricci (“Yellowjackets”); Rhea Seehorn (“Better Call Saul”); Sydney Sweeney (“Euphoria”)
BEST TV MUSICAL PERFORMANCE: Beyonce, “HYPERLINK “https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aeDlZOD-B0″Be Alive” (94th Academy Awards); Kristin Chenoweth and cast, “HYPERLINK “https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PmS5JIfSkk”Tribulation” (“Schmigadoon!”); Bridget Everett and Jeff Hiller, “HYPERLINK “https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=As-a_bzFrl0″Don’t Give Up” (“Somebody Somewhere”); Jean Smart, “You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman” (“Hacks”); Cecily Strong and cast, “HYPERLINK “https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dj5mJGyoYIM”Corn Puddin’” (“Schmigadoon!”); Hannah Waddingham and cast, “HYPERLINK “https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B0HktX4xqQ”Never Gonna Give You Up” (“Ted Lasso”)
BEST TV DOCUMENTARY OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES: “The Andy Warhol Diaries”; “The Beatles: Get Back”; “How to with John Wilson”; “Spring Awakening: Those You’ve Known”; “We Need to Talk About Cosby”
BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAM: “The Amber Ruffin Show”; “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah”; “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee”; “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”; “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”; “The Rachel Maddow Show”; “ZIWE” (Showtime)
BEST ANIMATED SHOW: “Arcane”; “Big Mouth”; “Bob’s Burgers”; “Q Force”; “Tuca & Bertie”; “What If…?”
BEST REALITY SHOW: “Legendary”; “The Real World Homecoming: New Orleans”; “RuPaul’s Drag Race”; “Survivor”; “Top Chef: Houston”; “We’re Here”
MOST VISUALLY STRIKING SHOW: “Euphoria”; “The Gilded Age”; “Loki”; “Severance”: “Squid Game”
CAMPIEST TV SHOW: “Diana: The Musical”; “Euphoria”; “Girls5Eva”; “Nine Perfect Strangers”; “Schmigadoon!”
WILDE WIT AWARD (to a performer, writer or commentator whose observations both challenge and amuse): Joel Kim Booster; Quinta Brunson; Jerrod Carmichael; Jennifer Coolidge; Bowen Yang
THE “YOU DESERVE AN AWARD!” AWARD (to a uniquely talented TV icon we adore): Gillian Anderson; Christine Baranski; Lynda Carter; Kim Cattrall; Cassandra Peterson
GALECA LGBTQIA+ TV TRAILBLAZER (for creating art that inspires empathy, truth and equity): Jerrod Carmichael; Margaret Cho; Russell T. Davies; Kate McKinnon; Bowen Yang
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‘Wildhood’ explores queer Indigenous experience
An example of personal filmmaking at its most sublime
It’s hardly news to say that the movies have a less-than-ideal track record when it comes to authentic representation – or, really, any representation at all – of Indigenous people. For most of its history, Hollywood’s “dream machine” dutifully perpetuated the narrative that, with very few exceptions, “the only good Indian is a dead Indian,” and even after the cultural tide began to turn, filmmakers who attempted to propagate a more compassionate viewpoint usually muted their efforts with stereotyped portrayals of Native Americans that presented them either as comic relief or tragic victims of oppression – when they weren’t being idealized as magical fonts of ancient wisdom, that is – and did little to convey the reality that they were really just human beings like the rest of us.
It goes without saying that the LGBTQ community can relate. But though things have gotten somewhat better for us in recent years, we are still hard pressed to think of many examples of films in which Indigenous people have not been essentially marginalized – and when we try to think of movies with Indigenous people who are also queer, the best most of us can do is “Little Big Man,” the 1970 Arthur Penn western in which Dustin Hoffman is raised by a Sioux Nation tribe and grows up with a Two Spirit character named Little Horse (played by Native actor Robert Little Star) as his friend. For the record, it’s a sympathetic portrayal, if not quite fully drawn. It was also nearly 60 years ago, and we’re still waiting for another mainstream movie to show us a more authentic vision of queer Native experience.
While Hollywood continues to drag its feet on correcting that gap, however, Canadian/L’nu Two Spirit/nonbinary filmmaker Bretten Hannam has been hard at work to bring their own perspective to the screen – and their debut feature film, “Wildhood,” which launches on Hulu June 24, is as much a breath of trope-free air as one could wish.
Disregarding expectations about Indigenous identity right out of the gate, it centers on Link (Phillip Lewitski), a half-Mi’kmaq teenager who lives with his younger half-brother Travis (Avery Winters-Anthony) in a rural trailer park on the coast of Nova Scotia. Their home life is toxic, with an abusive father (Joel Thomas Hynes) more interested in training them for a life of crime than in taking care of their basic needs; when Link learns that his Mi’kmaw mother may still be alive – despite what he had been told since early childhood – he abruptly decides to steal away with Travis and make a run for it, hoping to locate her and find a better life in the process.
Ill-prepared for a cross-country journey, an early encounter brings them quickly under the wing of Pasmay (Joshua Odjick), a Two Spirit Mi’kaq pow wow dancer traveling from gig to gig. Though Link is hesitant to trust this interloper and the two are frequently at odds, he gradually warms to Pasmay, and an emotional bond begins to grow between them as the three young travelers make their way across the Canadian wilderness together.
It’s not hard to gather where things go between Link and Pasmay, and together with the quest to reconnect Link to his estranged mother and the Native heritage she represents, it should be obvious enough that this is a coming-of-age tale whose protagonist yearns to embrace more than one neglected facet of his identity. Yet though it might be easy to classify “Wildhood” as a teen “coming-out” movie, it would also be misleadingly dismissive.
Like its central character, it’s a movie with many questions to be asked and answered, and sexuality is only one of the many elements woven together in Hannam’s briskly paced yet intricately layered screenplay. No one in the movie needs to “come out,” exactly; it’s easily gleaned that Link knows from the start that he is gay, or at least someplace on the queer spectrum, even if he doesn’t know that getting comfortable with that fact might be tied up in the journey ahead of him. As for Pasmay, they’re fully comfortable with their Two Spirit nature, yet the past trauma of family rejection is something they have yet to fully overcome. As these two walk together – accompanied by the one-eyed but clear-sighted Travis, who is working through family issues of his own – their growing closeness requires them to grapple with these lingering fears, providing a framework through which Hannam can subtly illuminate the differences between the world views held by white and Indigenous cultures.
With an Indigenous queer filmmaker behind the camera, the takeaway from that contrast inevitably emphasizes the opposition between two different cultural conceptions of queerness itself, and rightly so. As for their direction, Hannam’s remarkably self-assured visual storytelling effortlessly complements the nuances of their screenplay to mesmerizing effect, making all these intellectual-sounding themes arise like thoughts in a meditation, to be noted as they pass and remembered later. No doubt it helped that “Wildhood” was expanded by Hannam from an award-winning 2019 short; in any case, the result is a film with an easy, natural flow that neither shies from emotion nor dwells in it, and culminates exactly where we hoped while taking us places we never expected to go.
As for the acting – a crucial element in making any film rise to its highest aspirations – Hannam’s cast not only serves them well, but are so perfectly attuned to their movie’s delicate spirit that they seem not to be performing at all. The nonbinary Odjick, charismatic without being showy, exudes a confident compassion that makes a perfect complement to Lewitski’s awkward and angry teen rebel, and the easy chemistry between them helps to make the latter’s lowering of defenses all the more believable. Winters-Anthony gives a stunningly genuine performance as Travis, helping to bring full weight to the all-important theme of chosen family; and Michael Greyeyes (the film’s most recognizable face, thanks to TV roles in “True Detective” and “Fear the Walking Dead,” among other titles) gives a memorable turn as a helpful stranger who facilitates Link’s eventual reunion with his mother – in exchange for a favor, of course.
“Wildhood” comes to Hulu after becoming a hit on the Festival Circuit in 2021, where it was an official selection at both TIFF and AFI Fest and won awards at both the Canadian Screen Awards (for Odjick’s performance) and the Palm Springs International Film Festival. That provenance is a testament to the importance of such festivals in amplifying the voices of marginalized artists and allowing them to tell their stories – but it’s not the reason for putting the movie at the top of your must-stream list, nor is the fact that it’s an embarrassingly rare example of Indigenous queer inclusion on the screen. Ultimately, the reason for watching “Wildhood” is that it is an example of personal filmmaking at its most sublime, existing at the intersection of personal experience, public enlightenment, and popular entertainment.
That’s a big burden to bear, but “Wildhood” never feels weighed down. On the contrary, it leaves us with a sense of freedom and acceptance that is lighter than air.
Since the summer season starts with Pride month, we can always count on June bringing plenty of great LGBTQ entertainment options to our screens. This year has been particularly bountiful – we’ve already highlighted several standout titles for our readers, like the smart, sophisticated, and stingingly funny rom-com “Fire Island” (now streaming on Hulu) and the dazzlingly diverse re-imagination of the iconic series “Queer as Folk” (available to watch on Peacock), as well as the return of “Love, Victor,” Hulu/Disney’s popular coming out/coming of age series (beginning its third and final season on June 15) – so it’s understandable if viewers are still making their way through these and some of the other movies and shows on our must-see list.
If you’re one of those who are still catching up, however, you’d be well advised to do it quickly. June is not quite done rolling out its offerings, and that’s just the beginning. The rest of summer has more in store for queer viewers – and once again, the Blade is here to offer some suggested titles that we think are worth looking out for in the weeks to come.
Being BeBe (Now streaming, Apple TV/Prime Video/broadcast premiere June 21 on Fuse)
Director Emily Branham brings us this intimate documentary charting 15 years in the life of drag performer Marshall Ngwa (aka BeBe Zahara Benet), who immigrated to America from the homophobic environment of his native Cameroon before becoming the first champion on “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and launching a career as one the leading artists celebrating Black Queer Excellence today. It’s an up-close look at a performer whose emotional journey raises timely concerns at the intersection of LGBTQ, BIPOC, and immigrant lives today.
The Umbrella Academy, Season 3 (June 22, Netflix)
The popular comic-book-inspired fantasy drama series comes back for a much-anticipated third installment after leaving its titular collection of superhero siblings stranded in a strange timeline at the end of the last one. Hip and irreverent, this violent, decidedly adult superhero saga had a huge cult following even before Netflix brought it to the screen, and show creator Steve Blackman’s slick, stylish adaptation of it has spawned a whole new army of fans – many of them queer, thanks to the material’s inclusion of two queer characters among the leads and an “outsider” vibe that gives it a generally queer sensibility. This season will surely be essential viewing for LGBTQ viewers, since it marks the return of Elliot Page to the character he originated before transitioning, in a storyline carefully crafted by Blackman (who consulted with GLAAD and brought in writer Thomas Page McBee to consult, alongside Page himself) in which the character (formerly Vanya) transitions to become Viktor and begins using he/him pronouns – a historic moment in television, whether you’re a fan of superhero shows or not. Besides Page, the series stars Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Aidan Gallagher, Justin H. Min, Colm Feore, Ritu Arya, and Justin Cornwell.
Where the Crawdads Sing (July 15, in theaters)
Though Delia Owens’ best-selling novel does not tell a specifically queer story, it has drawn many queer fans. That’s probably because its lead character Kya, an abandoned girl who raised herself to adulthood in the dangerous marshlands of North Carolina, is relegated to the status of “other” when she is drawn into the nearby town community by two young men – and it doesn’t help matters when one of them turns up dead. Starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Taylor John Smith, Harris Dickinson, Michael Hyatt, Sterling Macer, Jr., and David Strathairn, this screen adaptation was written by “Beasts of the Southern Wild” scribe Lucy Alibar and directed by Olivia Newman.
Anything’s Possible (July 22, Prime Video)
We may have thought we had seen all multi-hyphenate performer Billy Porter’s many talents, but we were wrong. The Tony- and Emmy-winning Porter makes his debut as a feature film director with this “delightfully modern” Gen Z coming-of-age story about a confident trans high school girl named Kelsa who is busily navigating her way through senior year when she discovers that a shy classmate has developed a crush on her. Written by Ximena García Lecuona, the story is described as “a romance that showcases the joy, tenderness, and pain of young love,” and it stars Eva Reign, Abubakr Ali, and Renée Elise Goldsberry. And in case you’re wondering, Porter does not appear, himself – though he is credited as Executive Music Producer alongside Justin Tranter, which is yet another reason to look forward to this one.
Uncoupled (July 29, Netflix)
Neil Patrick Harris returns to the sitcom milieu that has brought him fame in a sitcom so perfect for him it’s shocking nobody ever thought to make it before – but perhaps we had to wait for him to be the right age to play Michael, a 40-something gay man who thinks he has a picture perfect life until his husband blindsides him by walking out the door and away from their marriage after 17 years together. He’s now confronted with the nightmare scenario of being middle-aged, queer, and single in New York City – but when he starts to recognize the possibilities of living a single life, he decides to make the most of it. From “Emily in Paris” creator Darren Star and longtime “Modern Family” producer Jeffrey Richman, it looks to be a prime opportunity to enjoy Harris at his comedic best in a sharp, sexy, and very queer eight episodes of television.
They/Them (August 5, Peacock)
From horror cinema heavy-hitters Blumhouse Productions comes this queer fright flick (pronounced “they-slash-them”) described as a “queer empowerment story set at a gay conversion camp” and starring Kevin Bacon as a counselor hoping to help his “guests” find “a new sense of freedom” by shedding their queerness. Unfortunately, a mysterious killer starts claiming victims, and the campers must work together to protect themselves from more than just heteronormative programming. Oscar-nominated screenwriter John Logan (also responsible for the beloved horror series “Penny Dreadful”) created, wrote, and directs, bringing his vision as an out gay man to a classic genre with surprisingly few queer entries. Kevin Bacon, Anna Chlumsky, Theo Germaine, Carrie Preston, Quei Tann, Austin Crute, Monique Kim, Anna Lore, Cooper Koch, and Darwin del Fabro star.
Besides all these, don’t forget we also have new seasons of queer-inclusive sitcoms “Rutherford Falls” (June 16, Peacock) and “What We Do in the Shadows” (July 12, FX), so there will be more than enough strong LGBTQ content to hold us over until the release of Billy Eichner’s hotly anticipated gay rom-com “Bros” in September – but you’ll have to wait until our Fall Preview issue to find out more about that.
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‘Fire Island’ delivers pride, prejudice, and a whole lot more
Ambitious opus a cut above usual efforts of mainstream queer cinema
There’s a reason why the work of Jane Austen strikes such a chord with members of the queer community.
The 19th-century author – a woman in an age when literature was overwhelmingly the province of men – is still renowned for her sharp observations about the manners, mores, and social hierarchies of her age, and the double-edged style that blended her satirical commentary with full-hearted romanticism. These qualities have an inherent relevance for anyone who lives in a society that relies on codified assumptions about the “natural order” of things to keep them forever on the outside, and it’s hard to imagine a description that sounds more like the experience of being queer than that.
That’s why “Fire Island” – the highly anticipated film from screenwriter/star Joel Kim Booster and director Andrew Ahn, which begins streaming on Hulu June 3 – is so much more than just another rom-com. Loosely adapted from Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice,” it finally gives the millions of queer fans who adore Austen’s shrewd, bemusing, and ultimately breathlessly romantic saga what they may not have even realized they’ve always wanted – an unabashedly, unapologetically gay version of the story that’s as inclusive and heartfelt as we deserve.
In Booster’s updated vision of the novel, the rural countryside of Regency England is exchanged for the titular modern gay mecca, and the Bennet sisters become a band of queer friends vacationing there at a house owned by their lesbian “mama” Erin (Margaret Cho). At the center is Noah (Booster), whose plans to enjoy a week of promiscuous sex in The Pines are put on hold when he vows to use his savvy for gay social and sexual politics to help his bestie Howie (Bowen Yang) get laid first. At first, that mission seems all but accomplished when Howie attracts the attention of sweet and handsome Charlie (James Scully), who is on the island with his own group of friends; but thanks to the intricate interplay of classism and social etiquette that dictates the “rules of engagement” by which they must play, complications soon get in the way. Not least among these obstacles is the interference of Charlie’s aloof buddy Will (Conrad Ricamora), whose dour attitude and presumed snobbishness spark an intense feeling of disdain from Noah – though it’s not long before another kind of intense feeling is developing between them faster than you can say “Mr. Darcy.”
Conceptually, there are a lot of reasons why this book-to-movie translation works. The importance of family to the plot easily extends to families that are “chosen,” and it’s probably unnecessary to say that the author’s take on the social pretensions of her own time and community fits like a glove into a story about contemporary gay culture. The fortunes of the characters here are no less governed by class distinctions and economic privilege, and the oft-inadvertent hypocrisy that inevitably reveals itself as they try to make the “right” connections with each other is just as blatant; given the fact that four of the principal players are Asian, and numerous others are people of color, ethnic identity takes its place alongside financial status and comparative “hotness” as one of the many shallow and discriminatory factors that drive wedges between members of what might otherwise be a united community – all themes that should strike a chord for modern LGBTQ viewers.
“Fire Island” goes beyond simply being a good adaptation, however. Booster’s inventive and erudite script – and for that matter the film itself, thanks to Ahn’s fluid and versatile direction, which flows confidently and effortlessly between the observational and immersive as needed to deliver an elevated aesthetic of pure cinema – is an impressive and wholly original work of art in itself.
While it hits the main points of the original, it’s not slavish to Austen’s plot, and instead creatively conflates, reinterprets, and re-imagines situations and characters to bring its observations to a modern audience – particularly in the way it transposes the financial disparities of Austen’s world into the modern day by weaving the language and behavior of varying class and privilege into almost everything that happens. It also cannily picks up the pace; while the novel takes place across several seasons, events in “Fire Island” are compressed to a matter of days – something perfectly feasible in the faster-paced world of 2022, and especially in a geographic setting where, as multiple characters point out, “time seems to work differently.”
While it gives plenty of nods to its 19th-century literary origins along the way, it keeps itself firmly rooted in the “new, now, next” present with a barrage of pop references, a parade of right-on-target queer fashion, and a dizzying array of infectiously familiar contemporary music. Best of all, perhaps, it’s genuinely funny, and peppers its dialogue with cheekily self-referential comedy – Yang’s character even has some jokes about “Saturday Night Live” – in a way that subtly invites us to feel like a member of this fun-loving group ourselves. None of these things feel like compromises, nor do they pander to the age of the short attention span; instead, they are expressions of modern queer identity that feel as much like celebration as they do satire.
Much of this arises from the way it treats its characters. The movie never judges them – even when they are judging each other – and presents them with the kind of humanistic compassion that can sometimes only be recognized by reading between the lines. For this, the talented cast deserves endless kudos.
Booster and Yang, close friends in real life as well as on the screen, give star-making individual turns while also presenting an onscreen “buddy” chemistry that gives the movie a giant heart and keeps it from ever becoming cynical. As their romantic counterparts, Ricamora (who already proved his chops on “How to Get Away With Murder”), enters full leading man bloom with his thoughtful, less-is-more performance, while Scully makes his too-good-to-be-true rich white boy character utterly believable from start to finish. Cho gives us the ultimate “earth mother” every gay boy wishes they had, while representing the grounding presence of a whole generation of queer elders who gained wisdom living messy lives even before there was such a thing as Grindr; and Nick Adams deserves mention for being so quintessentially hateful as the kind of “mean girl” gay snob we all know and sometimes wish we didn’t.
All these qualities and more make Booster and Ahn’s ambitious opus a cut above the usual efforts of mainstream cinema to communicate with queer audiences – an auspicious distinction for the first gay romance from a major Hollywood studio. How straight viewers respond to it is yet to be seen – but for at least one queer reviewer, watching it conjured tears of joy, not because it resonates so deeply with authentic lived experience (though it certainly does) but simply because it exists. Here, at last, is the “gay rom-com” we’ve been waiting for, one that is so comfortable and genuine in its own skin that it’s free to rise above both parts of that label to become simply a great movie.
We’d like to think Jane Austen would be proud.
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In last trading session, Connect Biopharma Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:CNTB) saw 6.21 million shares changing hands with its beta currently measuring 0. Company’s recent per share price level of $0.99 trading at $0.08 or 8.83% at ring of the bell on the day assigns it a market valuation of $56.94M. That closing price of CNTB’s stock is at a discount of -2856.57% from its 52-week high price of $29.27 and is indicating a premium of 43.43% from its 52-week low price of $0.56. Taking a look at company’s average trading volume for last 10-days demonstrates a volume of 0.78 million shares which gives us an average trading volume of 280.06K if we extend that period to 3-months.
For Connect Biopharma Holdings Limited (CNTB), analysts’ consensus is at an average recommendation of an Overweight while assigning it a mean rating of 1.70. Splitting up the data highlights that, out of 4 analysts covering the stock, 0 rated the stock as a Sell while 0 recommended an Overweight rating for the stock. 1 suggested the stock as a Hold whereas 3 see the stock as a Buy. 0 analyst(s) advised it as an Underweight. The company is expected to be making an EPS of $0 in the current quarter.
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Connect Biopharma Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:CNTB) trade information
Upright in the green during last session for gaining 8.83%, in the last five days CNTB remained trading in the green while hitting it’s week-highest on Wednesday, 06/29/22 when the stock touched $0.99 price level, adding 6.6% to its value on the day. Connect Biopharma Holdings Limited’s shares saw a change of -80.77% in year-to-date performance and have moved 13.97% in past 5-day. Connect Biopharma Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:CNTB) showed a performance of 16.53% in past 30-days. Number of shares sold short was 0.32 million shares which calculate 6.05 days to cover the short interests.
Wall Street analysts have assigned a consensus price target of $47.07 to the stock, which implies a rise of 97.9% to its current value. Analysts have been projecting $9.88 as a low price target for the stock while placing it at a high target of $85.63. It follows that stock’s current price would drop -8549.49% in reaching the projected high whereas dropping to the targeted low would mean a loss of -897.98% for stock’s current value.
Connect Biopharma Holdings Limited (CNTB) estimates and forecasts
Statistics highlight that Connect Biopharma Holdings Limited is scoring comparatively higher than the scores of other players of the relevant industry. The company lost -76.80% of value to its shares in past 6 months, showing an annual growth rate of 44.36% while that of industry is 1.00. Apart from that, the company came raising its revenue forecast for fiscal year 2022.
CNTB Dividends
Connect Biopharma Holdings Limited is more likely to be releasing its next quarterly report on August 31 and investors are confident in the company announcing better current-quarter dividends despite the fact that it has been facing issues arising out of mounting debt.
Connect Biopharma Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:CNTB)’s Major holders
Insiders are in possession of 14.45% of company’s total shares while institution are holding 30.08 percent of that, with stock having share float percentage of 35.16%. Investors also watch the number of corporate investors in a company very closely, which is 30.08% institutions for Connect Biopharma Holdings Limited that are currently holding shares of the company. RA Capital Management, L.P. is the top institutional holder at CNTB for having 6.99 million shares of worth $36.0 million. And as of Dec 30, 2021, it was holding 12.69% of the company’s outstanding shares.
The second largest institutional holder is FMR, LLC, which was holding about 3.42 million shares on Dec 30, 2021. The number of shares represents firm’s hold over 6.21% of outstanding shares, having a total worth of $17.6 million.
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Ten new centers designated in the U.S.
NEW YORK and MIAMI, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Parkinson's Foundation has announced the expansion of its Global Care Network in the U.S. with the addition of four Centers of Excellence and six Comprehensive Care Centers. The expansion aims to increase access to high-quality Parkinson's disease (PD) care nationwide and to recognize those Centers that are providing excellent care within a broad geographic region.
The number of people living with Parkinson's in the U.S. is expected to rise to 1.2 million by 2030. Currently, care for people with PD is highly varied and comprehensive care is not widely available. Nearly 40 percent of people with PD do not receive care from a clinician with advanced neurological disease and disorders training. A central priority of the Foundation is to ensure that all people with PD can obtain the care and support they need to improve their health and quality of life.
"This expansion of the Global Care Network is part of a broader strategy to recognize excellence in clinical care, develop a global network of interconnected clinicians, and raise the standard of care for all those living with PD," said John L. Lehr, Parkinson's Foundation President and CEO. "We are interested in recognizing centers in the U.S. that are leading Parkinson's care and bringing forward new treatments and practices that are improving patient outcomes."
Both Centers of Excellence and Comprehensive Care Centers must demonstrate exemplary multidisciplinary care, with Centers of Excellence playing a vital role in leading the PD field in advancing research. A Center of Excellence is a medical center with a specialized team of neurologists, movement disorder specialists, physical and occupational therapists, mental health professionals, and others who are up to date on the latest PD medications, therapies, and research to provide the best care. The four newly designated Centers of Excellence in the U.S. include:
- Cleveland Clinic Las Vegas (Las Vegas, NV)
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (Lebanon, NH)
- The University of Utah (Salt Lake City, Utah)
- Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, VA)
The Foundation's Comprehensive Care Center designation also recognizes medical centers that excel in utilizing a specialized, multidisciplinary team approach to provide the highest level of evidence-based, patient-centered care; demonstrate leadership in professional training; and conduct impactful patient education and community outreach. Each of the six new centers reaches a new market, including the first-ever locations in the states of Michigan, Hawaii, Louisiana, Connecticut and Arkansas. The newly designated Comprehensive Care Centers include:
- Spectrum Health (Grand Rapids, MI)
- Queens Medical Center (Honolulu, Hawaii)
- Ochsner Neuroscience Institute (New Orleans, LA)
- Hartford HealthCare (Hartford, CT)
- University of Tennessee Medical Center (Knoxville, TN)
- University of Arkansas Medical Sciences (Little Rock, AR)
"Following a rigorous process to receive this designation, we are thrilled to be the first-ever Comprehensive Care Center in the Gulf Coast region," said Dr. David J. Houghton, Ochsner Neuroscience Institute Medical Director. "We are proud to join this larger network of high-quality sites that actively make a difference in communities by providing comprehensive care to people with Parkinson's disease."
Every center must recertify after five years to ensure requisite standards of care. For a complete listing of Centers of Excellence and Comprehensive Care Centers, visit Parkinson.org/Network.
About the Parkinson's Foundation
The Parkinson's Foundation makes life better for people with Parkinson's disease by improving care and advancing research toward a cure. In everything we do, we build on the energy, experience and passion of our global Parkinson's community. Since 1957, the Parkinson's Foundation has invested more than $400 million in Parkinson's research and clinical care. Connect with us on Parkinson.org, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or call (800) 4PD-INFO (473-4636).
About Parkinson's Disease
Affecting an estimated one million Americans and 10 million worldwide, Parkinson's disease is the second-most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's and is the 14th-leading cause of death in the U.S. It is associated with a progressive loss of motor control (e.g., shaking or tremor at rest and lack of facial expression), as well as non-motor symptoms (e.g., depression and anxiety). There is no cure for Parkinson's and 60,000 new cases are diagnosed each year in the U.S. alone.
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PHOENIX (AP) — Development attorney Karrin Taylor Robson called for leaving behind the 2020 election and focusing on the future while former news anchor Kari Lake doubled down on the lie that former President Donald Trump lost because of fraud as the Republican candidates for governor squared off in a raucous debate Wednesday.
Robson gave a nod to the widespread belief among Republican primary voters that something was amiss in 2020 and refused to say whether she would have certified the results, but she stopped short of saying the election was fraudulent. She said Democrats are focused on the future, and Republicans should be too.
“I believe the elections weren’t fair,” Robson said. She accused “liberal judges” of changing the rules late in the cycle and the media and big tech of suppressing conservative voices.
“But I am focused on 2022 because the left is 10 steps ahead of us,” she said. “I will do everything I can to ensure Arizona is in Republican hands for the 2024 election when we can take back the White House.”
Lake, who was endorsed by Trump and has focused much of her campaign on the lie that the 2020 election was marred by fraud, said she would not have certified what she called a “corrupt election.”
President Joe Biden "lost the election and he shouldn’t be in the White House,” Lake said.
Lesser-known candidates Scott Neely and Paola Tulliani Zen agreed with Lake that the election was “corrupt.”
Federal and state election officials and Trump’s own attorney general have said there is no credible evidence the election was tainted. The former president’s allegations of fraud were also roundly rejected by courts, including by judges Trump appointed.
The race is taking clearer shape with one week to go before early voting begins. Polling has shown Lake leading for the entirety of the campaign, but former U.S. Rep. Matt Salmon's decision Tuesday to drop out could shake things up and give Robson a boost in a one-on-one race against Lake. Salmon threw his support to Robson hours before the debate on Wednesday.
All four contenders began throwing barbs almost immediately and continued throughout the hourlong debate. The candidates talked over and constantly interrupted one another.
“We need a leader with a record of accomplishment, not a career talker with the teleprompter,” Robson began, taking a dig at Lake's 27-year career in television news. She repeatedly called her leading rival “Fake Lake.”
“We do need someone who’s a grownup, and someone who calls names is not a grownup,” Lake said later.
Under repeated questioning from debate moderator Ted Simon of Arizona PBS, Robson agreed that she does not represent a radical change from outgoing Republican Gov. Doug Ducey. She said Arizona has posted a strong recovery from the economic downturn brought on by the pandemic and spoke supportively of his COVID-19 policies.
“In hindsight, when you see that he angered as many people on the left as the right, he probably got it about right,” Robson said.
Lake, by contrast, said Ducey kept businesses closed for far too long and should not have allowed local governments to require masks.
“Eventually we realized that this is destroying our economy, hurting people and we didn’t need to have those masks,” Lake said.
Salmon dropped out this week after determining he had no chance of pulling out a victory in the GOP primary, and said he did not want to drain votes from Robson.
“I'm going to work my tail off to get Karrin Taylor Robson elected as governor of Arizona because I actually believe that with all the challenges that we have as a state ... we can't afford to get it wrong," he said on KTAR radio’s Mike Broomhead show.
Salmon ticked off major campaign issues such as border security, K-12 education and water supplies that he said were “incredibly existential issues to us as a state.”
"And I believe that we've got to have somebody that actually has a track record of getting things done," Salmon said. “And somebody we can trust as a real true conservative like Karrin Taylor Robson.”
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39th cloud region continues Oracle's momentum in expanding its global cloud region footprint
Public and private organizations from sectors including telecommunications, financial services, and the public sector will benefit from Oracle Cloud Infrastructure's price-performance, built-in security, and disaster recovery capabilities
Underscoring Oracle's commitment to sustainability across its worldwide cloud regions, the new region in Querétaro will be powered with 100 percent renewable energy by 2025
AUSTIN, Texas and MEXICO CITY, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle today announced the opening of the first Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) region in Mexico, becoming the first major cloud provider to establish a dedicated cloud region in the country. The new region in the state of Querétaro will give Oracle's Mexico-based customers, partners, and developers access to a wide range of cloud services with built-in security, disaster recovery, and industry-leading price-performance.
"We are excited to establish a cloud region in Mexico that will offer public and private organizations, as well as partners and developers, the opportunity to leverage OCI to grow their businesses," said Maribel Dos Santos, senior vice president and general manager, Oracle Mexico. "The Oracle Cloud Querétaro region offers organizations a wide range of services, including access to emerging technologies, to help improve the customer experience and positively impact the country's ecosystem of innovation."
The new Querétaro region is Oracle's 39th worldwide cloud region and will offer OCI and Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications services to help organizations in Mexico modernize their operations, manage critical data, and develop multi-cloud architectures and cloud-native applications.
"The share of the technology industry in the gross domestic product of the state of Querétaro is 4.3 percent, and the opening of the new Querétaro region in our state reaffirms the momentum and interest we have in the development of this sector. In addition, as a public institution, we also rely on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to strengthen the government services that we offer for the benefit of our citizens," said Mauricio Kuri Gonzalez, governor, State of Querétaro.
High Availability Provides Customers with a Resilient Cloud Foundation
OCI's next-generation architecture provides a high performing, resilient foundation for cloud services, while its physical and virtual network design maximizes performance and security. For example, each Oracle Cloud region contains at least three fault domains, which are groupings of hardware that form logical data centers for high availability and resilience to hardware and network failures.
A Global Commitment to Sustainable Operations at Lower Costs
As part of its ongoing focus on sustainability, Oracle has committed to powering all worldwide Oracle Cloud regions with 100 percent renewable energy by 2025, including the new Querétaro region.
Oracle Helps Organizations Accelerate their Cloud Migrations
The Oracle Cloud Querétaro region will provide customers throughout Mexico and Central America with access to a wide range of network partners that enable a direct and private connection through OCI FastConnect. OCI's extensive network of more than 70 regional and global FastConnect partners provides customers with dedicated connectivity to Oracle Cloud regions, OCI, and Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications services, giving them the best options globally.
FastConnect provides an easy, elastic, and affordable way to create a dedicated private network connection with higher bandwidth, lower latency, and smoother performance than public Internet-based connections. Partners available at launch for the Oracle Cloud Querétaro region include Equinix, Transtelco, Telmex, Arelion, and C3ntro.
Carlos Rocha, chief information officer, Banco del Bajío, said:
"It is encouraging to see the increase in the availability of cloud infrastructure services in Mexico. Oracle's new cloud region will pave the way for financial services institutions to continue their digital transformation journeys, which will allow them to develop products focused on meeting the specific needs of various customer segments – including companies and individuals who require speedy service and quick access to information, along with stability and security."
Juan Manuel Márquez, global CIO, ECOM Trading LTD, said:
"Handling complex global supply chains and logistics strategies requires a technology platform that is not only oriented toward supporting operations and IT, but also enables organizations to innovate their strategies for integrating new and emerging technologies, user-friendly solutions, significant computing power, and data security. This is made possible by the infrastructure services available in Oracle's new cloud region in Mexico."
Julio Heshiki, general director, Kyndryl Mexico, said:
"Kyndryl welcomes the opening of a new Oracle Cloud region in Mexico. It is an excellent opportunity to address the specific needs of businesses as they continue to embrace cloud technologies, and is a further step in Kyndryl's strategy to support its customers in moving and managing their operations to hybrid and multi-cloud environments."
Amet Novillo, general manager, Equinix Mexico, said:
"With changing business requirements, businesses need a new level of speed, reliability, and security for their cloud workloads. The availability of FastConnect within the Equinix Mexico data centers supports this need for our customers with high performance, low latency access to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. Our primary goal is to help more customers move workloads to Oracle Cloud using FastConnect and the Equinix Fabric interconnection platform worldwide."
Oracle Cloud's Expanding Global Footprint
As part of Oracle's planned expansion of its cloud region footprint to support strong customer demand for OCI and Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications services worldwide, Oracle aims to open additional cloud regions in Spain, Colombia, Chile, and Israel, and plans to offer at least 44 cloud regions.
Currently available Oracle Cloud regions:
- Asia Pacific: Tokyo (Japan), Osaka (Japan), Seoul (South Korea), Chuncheon (South Korea), Mumbai (India), Hyderabad (India), Sydney (Australia), Melbourne (Australia), Singapore (Singapore)
- Americas: San Jose (United States), Phoenix (United States), Ashburn (United States), Toronto (Canada), Montreal (Canada), São Paolo (Brazil), Vinhedo (Brazil), Santiago (Chile), Querétaro (Mexico)
- Europe: Frankfurt (Germany), London (United Kingdom), Newport, Wales (United Kingdom), Zürich (Switzerland), Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Marseille (France), Stockholm (Sweden), Milan (Italy), La Courneuve, Paris (France)
- Middle East: Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Abu Dhabi and Dubai (U.A.E), Jerusalem (Israel)
- Africa: Johannesburg (South Africa)
- Government: Two general U.S. Government regions, and U.S. National Security regions, three U.S. Department of Defense specific Government regions, two in the United Kingdom (London and Newport, Wales)
The new Oracle Cloud Querétaro region will be available later this summer.
Oracle offers integrated application packages and secure and autonomous infrastructure in the Oracle Cloud. For more information about Oracle (NYSE: ORCL), visit us at www.oracle.com.
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New equipment will benefit hundreds of customers
ERIE, Pa., June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Penelec, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), is working to help enhance service reliability for more than 400 customers in Millcreek Township, Erie County, by replacing underground electric cable, transformers and other equipment. The project is expected to be completed this summer.
Over time, water and corrosive soil materials have penetrated underground wires through tiny cracks and fissures which can lead to reliability issues and potential service interruptions. Contractors are replacing more than a mile of the electric cable in the Rolling Meadows neighborhood, which was originally installed in the 1970s and 1980s. In addition, they will install 21 new transformers as well as equipment that divides the cable into smaller sections, helping to isolate damage and limit the number of customers impacted by service interruptions.
The replacement work centers around West 42nd, West 41st, and West 40th Streets, Canterbury Drive and Amherst Road.
"The new wires encased in PVC conduit will help better protect the equipment and is expected to last for decades," said Scott Wyman, president of FirstEnergy's Pennsylvania operations. "Underground cables housed in conduit are easier for line crews to repair, which can shorten the duration of service interruptions."
Contractors will use a machine to bore horizontally beneath the ground wherever possible to limit excavation damage to driveways, sidewalks and landscaping. Areas with unmarked utilities or hard surfaces may require some trenching. Once the boring is completed, the conduit will be fed through the openings and the cable pulled through the conduit. Crews will restore any disturbed areas after the work is finished.
The new cable will be placed within the right of way adjacent to the existing line. Occasional planned outages will be necessary to transfer groups of customers from the old cable onto the new system as the project progresses. Penelec will notify impacted customers and public officials in advance of scheduled outages.
The work is part of Penelec's Long Term Infrastructure Improvement Plans (LTIIP II), a $200 million initiative to accelerate capital investments over five years to help enhance continued electric service reliability for the company's 585,000 customers.
Penelec serves approximately 585,000 customers within 17,600 square miles of northern and central Pennsylvania. Follow Penelec on Twitter @Penelec and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/PenelecElectric.
FirstEnergy is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Its 10 electric distribution companies form one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, serving customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Maryland and New York. The company's transmission subsidiaries operate approximately 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. Follow FirstEnergy online at www.firstenergycorp.com and on Twitter @FirstEnergyCorp.
Editor's Note: Photos of underground cable conduit and a boring machine are available for download on Flickr.
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Tottenham decide stance on Anthony Gordon transfer after sending Everton 'package offer'
TOTTENHAM are set to sign Richarlison from Everton in a £60million deal...
Tottenham have taken a backseat regarding their interest in Everton forward Anthony Gordon - despite making a 'package' offer for the Toffees youngster. Spurs have been in deep dialogue with Everton in the past week as they continued to discuss possible deals involving Harry Winks, Richarlison and the England U21 star.
Bill Kenwright had dinner with Daniel Levy in Mayfair on Monday night as Tottenham began to turn the screw in their pursuit of Richarlison.
The Brazilian international is expected to complete his move to north London in the coming days but it appears Tottenham will no longer be targeting Gordon, which will be music to the ears of deflated Everton supporters.
According to Sky Sports, Tottenham have now cooled their interest in Gordon, although he will remain a player of interest to them in the future.
Spurs are indeed understood to have tabled a blockbuster combined offer to sign the 21-year-old and Richarlison as part of the same deal.
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But the approach was rebuffed by Everton, who were only willing to entertain selling Richarlison as an isolated transaction.
The Toffees were keen to push through a deal before today's Financial Fair Play deadline in order to balance the book.
Yet there was reportedly fury in Everton circles when Tottenham's first straight cash offer arrived for Richarlison on Wednesday afternoon at 4pm.
Tottenham had tabled around £40m plus £10m in add-ons for the Brazil international - a bid deemed unacceptable.
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Spurs soon returned though by striking the agreement overnight for £50m plus £10m in bonuses.
Richarlison is currently in Brazil where is expected to undergo a medical on Thursday ahead of his move to the capital.
He has already agreed personal terms with Spurs and will sign a long-term contract with Antonio Conte's side.
Gordon was said to be open to a switch to Spurs, although he is also very happy at Everton after breaking into the first-team picture.
The winger is now considered to be one of the first names on the Toffees team sheet by manager Frank Lampard.
Everton told Tottenham they did not want to consider offers for Gordon following their package proposal.
Spurs are set to hold a final meeting with Everton to discuss the potential sale of Harry Winks.
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Vaani Kapoor commented, “Shamshera is a dream project for me. To be directed by someone like Karan Malhotra, who is a visionary story-teller, is an opportunity that no actor would ever miss out on. I’m fortunate that he felt I was apt for the part. Karan is obsessed with his craft and the story that he is trying to tell. I’m a director’s actor so I had an amazing time soaking in his vision and plan to make Shamshera a truly larger than life big screen spectacle.”
The actress also added, “I’m also teaming up with one of the best actors of our generation, Ranbir Kapoor in the film. This is the first time that we have been paired together on screen and I’m keeping my fingers crossed that people love our chemistry in the film. Our characters have an amazing graph and I hope people love and root for it.”
She also spoke about her experience working with Sanjay Dutt, saying, “I got an opportunity to work with Sanjay Dutt and I have been a big fan of his over the years. I loved him in Agneepath.You have to wait and watch out for him in Shamshera because he is again going to give us a villain for the ages in Hindi cinema. He is just menacing and cunning and pure evil.”
Vaani Kapoor said that Shamshera is a movie that she will always cherish and it has given her memories that will last a lifetime. She also mentioned that the cast has put in alot of effort to bring this film to life and hopes that people love it. The Karan Malhotra directorial will release theatrically in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu on July 22, 2022. | https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/teaming-up-with-one-of-the-best-actors-of-our-generation-vaani-kapoor-on-ranbir-kapoor-54870.html | 2022-06-30T15:33:01Z | https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/teaming-up-with-one-of-the-best-actors-of-our-generation-vaani-kapoor-on-ranbir-kapoor-54870.html | false | 4 |
Archford Capital Strategies LLC lifted its stake in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V – Get Rating) by 7.4% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 26,847 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,856 shares during the period. Visa accounts for approximately 1.4% of Archford Capital Strategies LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 14th biggest holding. Archford Capital Strategies LLC’s holdings in Visa were worth $6,070,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Adams Chetwood Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Visa by 13.2% during the first quarter. Adams Chetwood Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,334 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $961,000 after purchasing an additional 507 shares during the last quarter. Newman Dignan & Sheerar Inc. boosted its stake in Visa by 1.7% in the 1st quarter. Newman Dignan & Sheerar Inc. now owns 6,088 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $1,350,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Osher Van de Voorde Investment Management grew its holdings in Visa by 39.1% in the 4th quarter. Osher Van de Voorde Investment Management now owns 82,595 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $17,899,000 after buying an additional 23,229 shares during the period. Mizuho Securities Co. Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Visa by 430.7% during the 1st quarter. Mizuho Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 18,707 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $4,149,000 after acquiring an additional 15,182 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Meadow Creek Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Visa by 19.0% during the 1st quarter. Meadow Creek Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,498 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $998,000 after acquiring an additional 719 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.77% of the company’s stock.
In other news, CEO Alfred F. Kelly, Jr. sold 9,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $210.38, for a total value of $1,893,420.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 162,887 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $34,268,167.06. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, President Ryan Mcinerney sold 6,467 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $223.65, for a total transaction of $1,446,344.55. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 24,467 shares of company stock valued at $5,307,345 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.21% of the company’s stock.
Visa (NYSE:V – Get Rating) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 26th. The credit-card processor reported $1.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.65 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $7.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.82 billion. Visa had a return on equity of 42.89% and a net margin of 51.10%. The business’s revenue was up 25.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.38 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Visa Inc. will post 7.16 earnings per share for the current year.
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 1st. Investors of record on Friday, May 13th were paid a dividend of $0.375 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 12th. This represents a $1.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.75%. Visa’s payout ratio is currently 23.58%.
Several equities analysts recently commented on V shares. Citigroup dropped their price target on shares of Visa from $285.00 to $265.00 in a research report on Monday, April 25th. Evercore ISI upped their price objective on Visa from $304.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 27th. Credit Suisse Group lifted their target price on Visa from $260.00 to $265.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 27th. StockNews.com upgraded Visa from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 28th. Finally, Cowen reduced their price objective on Visa from $276.00 to $254.00 in a research note on Wednesday, April 27th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-one have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $267.44.
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Visa Inc operates as a payments technology company worldwide. The company facilitates digital payments among consumers, merchants, financial institutions, businesses, strategic partners, and government entities. It operates VisaNet, a transaction processing network that enables authorization, clearing, and settlement of payment transactions.
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“The more I study the history of intellectuals, the more they seem like a wrecking crew dismantling civilization bit by bit, replacing what works with what sounds good.” – Thomas Sowell
“Every time we object to a thing being done by the government, the socialists conclude that we object to it being done at all.” – Frederic Bastiat
Today, we celebrate and discuss the impact of both Thomas Sowell and Frederic Bastiat, who ironically were both born on the 30th of June, 129 years apart.
They both display uncommon brilliance but have been ignored by major media, most academic institutions, and their ideals and ideas continue to be kept from the masses. Why?
Frederic Bastiat, economist and statesman, born in Bayonne, France in 1801, championed individual rights and freedom of choice above all else.
Bastiat’s most famous work, “The Law,” was published in 1850, the year he died. The book is a must-read for all interested in understanding the folly of socialism and big government. Bastiat warned that, “It is impossible to introduce into society a greater change and a greater evil than this: the conversion of the law into an instrument of plunder.”
While the law should serve to protect the rights of individuals, he argued, it was increasingly being hijacked by those with much broader ambitions for government. In turn, these ambitions result in politicians turning to “legal plunder,” the forceful taking from some to give to others regardless of the consequences or morality of doing so.
“Legal plunder can be committed in an infinite number of ways,” he explained. “Thus we have an infinite number of plans for organizing it: tariffs, protection, benefits, subsidies, encouragements, progressive taxation, public schools, guaranteed jobs, guaranteed profits, minimum wages, a right to relief, a right to the tools of labor, free credit, and so on, and so on. All these plans as a whole — with their common aim of legal plunder — constitute socialism.”
As noted in the opening quote, it’s not that Bastiat disagreed with combating poverty, making education widely available or helping those in need. He simply disagreed that relying on the force of the state was the just means of achieving those ends.
By the same token, Thomas Sowell, economist, historian, and brilliant social theorist, uses his incredible intellect to try to thwart the power of the state over the individual and their freedom.
Sowell, born in Gastonia, North Carolina, in 1930, is fortunately still with us. Ironically, he was a Marxist in his earlier days and thus truly understands the destructive consequences of socialism, and the benefits of unencumbered markets in a free society.
Sowell has never feared calling out the intellectual failings, and hubris, of progressives.
As an African American man, he has never feared dismantling the bizarre notion, popular in far-left circles and increasingly prominent in mainstream liberal circles, that America is an irredeemably and uniquely racist nation.
“Racism is not dead,” he once wrote. “But it is on life-support, kept alive mainly by the people who use it for an excuse or to keep minority communities fearful or resentful enough to turn out as a voting bloc on Election Day.”
Needless to say, Sowell’s brilliance is precisely why he’s often ignored by mainstream liberals and so-called intellectuals. He is so effective in his message that the left no longer even attempts to debate him, ridicule, or even recognize his existence.
Fortunately, that hasn’t deterred him. Thomas Sowell has authored dozens of books, as well as scholarly articles and countless newspapers columns
As Steve Forbes once said, “It’s a scandal that economist Thomas Sowell has not been awarded the Nobel Prize.”
Bastiat and Sowell, from different times and places, have understood the value of freedom, the fundamental follies of the far-left and the dangers of ceding more and more power to politicians and the state.
If you might be interested in truly understanding the arguments for a free society and against socialism, we recommend Bastiat’s “The Law,” any one of the many written works of Sowell, including “Basic Economics” and “A Conflict of Visions,” and the recent biography “Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell” by Jason L. Riley, who is on the Wall Street Journal’s editorial board.
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After the family of Deborah James announced her tragic death, there was widespread mourning for the incredible woman who made it her mission to raise awareness for bowel cancer sufferers.
In a statement posted to Deborah's personal Instagram, her family wrote: "We are deeply saddened to announce the death of Dame Deborah James; the most amazing wife, daughter, sister, mummy. Deborah passed away peacefully today, surrounded by her family.
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“Deborah, who many of you will know as Bowelbabe, was an inspiration and we are incredibly proud of her and her work and commitment to charitable campaigning, fundraising and her endless efforts to raise awareness of cancer that touched so many lives.
“Deborah shared her experience with the world to raise awareness, break down barriers, challenge taboos and change the conversation around cancer. Even in her most challenging moments, her determination to raise money and awareness was inspiring.
“We thank you for giving us time in private as a family, and we look forward to continuing Deborah’s legacy long into the future through the @bowelbabefund. Thank you for playing your part in her journey, you are all incredible.
“And a few final things from Deborah…’find a life worth enjoying; take risks; love deeply; have no regrets; and always, always have rebellious hope. And finally, check your poo – it could just save your life.’”
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The life Deborah led before she broke into the media industry was fairly standard - a deputy head teacher specialising in computer science and e-learning at Salesian School, Chertsey, and later moving to the Matthew Arnold School in Staines-upon-Thames.
After she was diagnosed with cancer in 2016, at the age of 35, Deborah began writing columns in The Sun, that went into detail on her journey with the disease. Two years later, the reporter then began presenting the You, Me and the Big C podcast for BBC Radio 5, alongside fellow cancer patients Rachael Bland and Lauren Mahon.
Rachael sadly passed in September 2018 after a long battle with the disease.
In October of the same year, Deborah released her debut book, F*** You Cancer: How to Face the Big C, Live Your Life and Still Be Yourself. It became a bestseller, and Deborah was still undergoing extreme treatments during this time.
However, in June last year, Deborah admitted that her cancer was "moving in the wrong direction", and felt the treatments were not working as effectively as they should be.
In May 2022, Deborah made the sad announcement that she would no longer be receiving treatment for her cancer, and had decided to have hospice care in the comfort of her own home. She stated that "her body just couldn't continue anymore", and decided to focus her energy into spending time with her loved ones.
Two days following this announcement, she was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE). Her damehood was conferred on her by Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, at her parental home.
Her fundraising website, BowelBabe, has raised a whopping £7million in order to fund "clinical trials and research into personalised medicine for cancer patients and supporting campaigns to raise awareness of bowel cancer." Prime Minister Boris Johnson described her as, "an absolute inspiration", and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge said in a statement that "Deborah was an inspirational and unfalteringly brave woman whose legacy will live on."
Deborah's fundraising website is available here for anyone who would like to pay tribute to a woman who never shied away from her condition, and used her platform as a means to educate, inform and help people understand cancer more.
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Google released its mid-year list of most searched Asian celebrities, which comprises 33 Bollywood actors like Katrina Kaif and Alia Bhatt, among others. Popular K-pop star V has topped the list of most searched Asians, while late rapper Sidhu Moose Wala and late singer Lata Mangeshkar occupied the third and fifth positions, respectively.
Among the 33 Bollywood actors on the list, Katrina Kaif has taken the numero uno spot. Let’s look at the list of top 10 most searched Bollywood actors in Google’s mid-year report of most searched Asian celebrities.
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Katrina Kaif has occupied the seventh position among the most searched Asians and the first position among her colleagues in Bollywood. | https://www.gqindia.com/entertainment/content/alia-bhatt-to-katrina-kaif-these-are-the-10-most-searched-bollywood-stars-of-2022-so-far | 2022-06-30T15:50:22Z | https://www.gqindia.com/entertainment/content/alia-bhatt-to-katrina-kaif-these-are-the-10-most-searched-bollywood-stars-of-2022-so-far | false | null |
Patrice Lumumba: DR Congo buries tooth of independence hero
By Damian Zane | BBC News |
A ceremony is being held in the Democratic Republic of Congo to bury the gold-crowned tooth of independence hero Patrice Lumumba more than 60 years after he was assassinated.
It is the only part of his body that exists after his remains were dissolved in acid.
The Belgian policeman who oversaw the disposal took the tooth as a trophy.
It was returned to the family last week and has toured several parts of DR Congo in a coffin.
People have been able to pay their respects ahead of the funeral that is taking place in the capital, Kinshasa.
President Félix Tshisekedi, Lumumba’s family and other dignitaries are at the service which is taking place before the coffin is transferred to a specially built mausoleum.
Lumumba was the country’s first prime minister and one of the leaders of the struggle for independence. He was also seen as one of the most prominent voices in Africa’s anti-colonial movement.
Thursday marks 62 years since the former colonial power Belgium relinquished control of the vast country.
But it viewed Lumumba as a barrier to its efforts to maintain influence as well as hold on to important economic interests.
In a famous speech on independence day in 1960, in front of Belgian dignitaries including King Baudouin, Lumumba, aged 34, castigated Belgium saying that the Congolese had been held in “humiliating slavery”.
The Belgians were stunned as a black African had never dared speak like this in front of Europeans.
Lumumba was toppled as prime minister just over two months later. Then in January 1961, with the tacit backing of Belgium, he was shot by a firing squad, along with two allies.
A Belgian policeman, Gerard Soete, was given the job of getting rid of the evidence. It was during that process that he pocketed the tooth and took it back with him to Belgium.
It was decades later that he revealed that he still had the tooth and only two years ago that Belgium agreed that it should be returned to the family.
The Covid pandemic delayed the process but last week it was handed over in Brussels. | https://nehandaradio.com/2022/06/30/patrice-lumumba-dr-congo-buries-tooth-of-independence-hero/ | 2022-06-30T15:52:03Z | https://nehandaradio.com/2022/06/30/patrice-lumumba-dr-congo-buries-tooth-of-independence-hero/ | true | 5 |
CARDI B has left fans furious as she revealed plans for a tummy tuck nine months after giving birth Wave Set Cephus.
The singer, 29, shared a photo of her post-baby stomach and admitted "I just don't like this extra little skin".
"This stomach, it's giving tummy tuck. Like, it's not bad, but I just don't like this extra little skin," she said on Instagram.
"I am a little heavier than usual, but I don't like it, I want to get rid of it. Like, I think [my son] Wavey, like, did me wrong.
"I cannot wait to put out this song and do more things so I can get the f*** out and do my f***ing surgery. I'm over it.
"Me and surgery goes together bad. Real bad. We go together real bad, b****."
Fans were not happy with her decision, with one writing: "#CardiB is hot without the surgery."
Another posted: "Somebody, please stop Cardi B from getting anymore surgery."
A third added: "She should embrace her baby skin. #CardiB"
Back in April, Cardi B and Offset shared the first photo of their son.
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He was shown sitting in a baby swing wearing an all blue ensemble that included a tiny puffer coat and a skull cap.
The tiny tot also appeared to be wearing a large chain around his neck.
Cardi B captioned the post with three emojis – a dinosaur, wave and bear.
Her husband, Offset, also shared photos of his son on his account, revealing the boy's name.
He captioned the post: "WAVE SET CEPHUS."
Fans have been waiting months to learn what moniker Cardi B and Offset named their son.
KULTURE SHOCK
While Cardi B and Offset have been sheepish about showing off their son, they have posted plenty of photos of their older daughter, Kulture.
In late March, the musician shared a glimpse at her daughter's lavish life.
Kulture was stylish as ever in a white T-shirt paired with green joggers and white Nike sneakers with diamond trim.
CardI, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, captured her baby girl dozing off among the cushions on her Instagram Stories.
She treated Kulture to a trip to Disneyland, where the toddler wore a $2,400 Balenciaga outfit as she enjoyed a fun-filled day.
Her look included $550 Balenciaga shoes, a tiny beige $350 logo hoodie, $250 matching sweatpants, a $195 “Los Angeles” T-shirt and a $1,000 pint-sized alligator “Hourglass” bag.
ROCKY ROAD
Cardi and Offset got married in 2017 and welcomed their daughter Kulture in 2018.
In 2021 they welcomed their now seven-month-old son, but did not immediately share his name or photos of him.
It has been reported that Cardi is worth an estimated $40million, a huge portion from her music and her OnlyFans career. | https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/19051191/cardi-b-tummy-tuck-stomach-baby/ | 2022-06-30T15:52:03Z | https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/19051191/cardi-b-tummy-tuck-stomach-baby/ | false | 4 |
Ken Griffey Jr.'s old team Midland 18U baseball eyes 2022 Connie Mack World Series
They've been doing baseball at Midland since the late 1960s when dirt-skin infields and wood benches were prevalent along with a community jug of water.
From an insurance company sponsorship, "Papa" Joe Hayden built a diamond dynasty that he surveyed with great pride until his passing at age 85 in 2014.
The talent that has worn what looks like a Michigan "M" is staggering. Over 3,000 players continued into college, 47 have been Major League Baseball first-round draft picks and 100 former Midland players have made it to the big leagues, including two National Baseball Hall of Fame members, Barry Larkin and Ken Griffey Jr.
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Last year's first-round pick of the Angels, Sam Bachman of Miami University, was a Midland Redskin. Ditto for fourth-rounder Cal Conley (Loveland/West Clermont/Texas Tech) and fifth-rounder Luke Waddell (Loveland/Georgia Tech). Both are in the Atlanta Braves organization.
Both were part of Midland's Connie Mack World Series triumph in 2017 and Conley teamed with New Richmond's Lane Flamm (Xavier) and Zade Richardson (St. Louis Cardinals organization) in 2018 to bring home the hardware. Midland also won in 2019.
The coronavirus pandemic halted the tournament two years ago and last season, Midland fell short so a new crop of locals is eager to return the squad to Farmington, New Mexico. Most are already committed to major colleges.
Included in the group is Lebanon's Parker Dillhoff, who helped the Warriors to the regional semifinals which happened to be hosted by the Midland Complex. Dillhoff belted seven homers to lead the Eastern Cincinnati Conference and was a workhorse on the mound going 6-5 with 95 strikeouts in 51.1 innings and a 2.32 ERA.
Post-Midland he will play at Wichita State. After losing a heartbreaker to Moeller in the regional semifinals, he's now on the same field as his last high school loss.
"We thought we were the better team that day but just came up short," Dillhoff said. "You can always look back at what could have been, but you've got to get over it. Having this much talent (at Midland) is awesome. We all make each other better. We're all looking to play at a high level in college and hopefully, someday get paid."
There are several players with a year remaining in high school that are turning heads. Princeton's Andrew Edrington hit .461 and stole 18 bases for the Vikings while striking out 75 in 45 innings and maintaining a 2.33 ERA. The numbers are impressive considering he played on a team that lost 20 straight games before making a tournament run.
Edrington is a Clemson Tiger commit. He was spotted by them at a Georgia Prep Baseball Report Showcase. After a few pitches at 92 miles per hour, he was offered.
"How good they (Midland) are makes me better," Edrington said of his summer mates. "I've got to fight for a spot on the field. It's a struggle to make the team but to be able to go out there (New Mexico) and win a national championship would be great."
From just down Clough Pike, West Clermont pitchers Trevor Ziegler and Nathan Taylor are Cincinnati Bearcat commits. Ziegler was 4-0 with a 2.16 ERA for the Wolves and Taylor was 5-2 and at 2.29.
Greater Catholic League-South Player of the Year Luke Vaughn is a notable catcher who is committed to Central Florida. Vaughn hit .360 with a home run and 16 RBI for the Elder Panthers and as a sophomore in 2021, he was on their state runner-up team.
"It's tough all year long in high school ball but when you get to come together as a team with all of the guys you're playing against, it makes it a whole lot easier," Vaughn said. "It's a lot different than high school ball. Here, it's all dudes that are 90-plus (throwing velocity). Our whole staff is A-plus arms."
Cincinnati also has a Bearcat on the way from Midland in Jack Vogele of Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy. Vogele was the Miami Valley Conference Player of the Year with a .598 average, six homers and 29 RBI. Vogel has been in the Midland organization since he was 9 years old.
"It's always held a big place in my heart," Vogele said. "It's my 10th summer with Midland now. It's really turned me into the player I am today. If we can get a (Connie Mack) ring, that's what I've been dreaming about since I was 9."
Vogele's CHCA teammate Will Murphy is also a pitcher on the team and will play at DePauw.
Another Midland Redskin who played against Vogele and Murphy is Cincinnati Country Day's Jackson Campbell, who will play at South Carolina-Upstate. Campbell didn't play until late in the season for the Nighthawks but hit .385. He was 1-0 in 10 innings on the mound after going 7-2 as a junior with a 1.96 ERA.
CCD's Payton Ebbing, a Tennessee commit, is also on the squad after being limited his senior season due to injury.
Midland's mound men are strong with a pair of Ohio State commits, Chase Herrell of Milford and Clay Burdette of Moeller. Both will be high school seniors. Herrell was 3-2 with a 1.92 ERA for the Eagles and Burdette was 3-0 for the Crusaders. From St. Xavier, Michigan State-bound Thomas Ryan is another Big Ten arm.
Still with another year at Moeller, Burdette is surrounded by future Buckeye teammates. When not dealing on the bump, the 6-foot-3-inch, 213-pound rising senior is getting his hacks in as a first baseman.
"It's good to be able to be around those guys and form relationships," Burdette said of his fellow Ohio State commits.
Batavia's Jared Teke (Northern Kentucky commit) and Elder shortstop Kevin Hilton add to the hometown flavor of the 2022 Redskins. Catcher Matthew Graveline from nearby Centerville is also an Ohio State commit.
The 2022 team can make its own history in late July should they be successful. Either way, they've all been part of an organization that has developed numerous local major leaguers.
There's a sign at the field that details the MLB names which include Loveland's Adam Engel, Madeira's Andrew Benintendi, Hamilton's Ricky Stone and Mark Lewis, Tuffy Rhodes of Western Hills, Turpin's Jim Leyritz, New Richmond's Todd Benzinger, Mount Healthy's Bill Doran, St. Xavier's Chris Welsh, Withrow's Ron Oester, Purcell Marian's Andrew Denson, Anderson's Richard Dotson, Deer Park's Bob Boyce plus Barry Larkin, Steve Larkin, Ken Griffey Jr., Eric Surkamp, David Bell, Mike Bell, Ricky Bell and Adam Hyzdu of Moeller.
Midland Field is on Founder's Boulevard off of Clough Pike. Their next home games are July 1-3, 5 and 12. The Connie Mack World Series is set for July 20-31. | https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/high-school/high-school-sports/2022/06/30/cincinnati-midland-u-18-baseball-aims-2022-connie-mack-world-series/7757348001/ | 2022-06-30T15:53:19Z | https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/high-school/high-school-sports/2022/06/30/cincinnati-midland-u-18-baseball-aims-2022-connie-mack-world-series/7757348001/ | false | 1 |
Speaker Lindsay Hoyle ordered the review after Labour’s Stella Creasy brought her newborn son into the Commons in November 2021 and was told she could no longer do so.
Creasy told openDemocracy that she wasn’t aware of how the committee came to its final decision – or whether the vote was split or unanimous. She did, however, point out that the committee barely spoke to anyone outside Parliament, despite being encouraged to consult more widely by many MPs.
The committee said it had spoken to "two academics" but that the majority of responses had come from MPs.
“So I’m not surprised they don’t recognise who is put off Parliament by its antiquated rules and approach to women who have children and the need to modernise,” she said.
Creasy said it wasn’t the only issue where Parliament was failing mothers. “In the last year we’ve seen no progress on Parliament having any form of adequate maternity or paternity policy in place,” she said, “and no progress from IPSA on providing proper maternity or paternity funding either.”
She added: “Change will only come when we start listening to those outside the status quo – it's also why we set up MotheRED to provide grants to help mums stand as Labour MPs so that in future there will be a wider range of voices heard in asking how to make our democracy more inclusive.”
Brearley from Pregnant Then Screwed said Creasy had only been “forced” to take her sleeping baby into Parliament in the first place because she didn’t have maternity cover.
Brearley added: “The committee… didn’t contact us, despite Stella Creasy recommending that they did.
“We are connected with hundreds of thousands of mothers and could clearly explain to them how this decision affects this group.
“These strict boundaries between work and care are completely impossible to maintain when, in most households, both parents work, and they need to work to keep a roof over their head. No one is saying ‘fling open the office doors and let the kids run wild’. What we are saying is: let’s make workplaces, all workplaces, work for parents.”
openDemocracy asked the chair of the Procedure Committee, MP Karen Bradley, for more information on how the group came to its decision. We were pointed to their press release, which provided no further information about the decision-making. | https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/committee-ban-babies-parliament-commons/ | 2022-06-30T15:54:22Z | https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/committee-ban-babies-parliament-commons/ | false | 1 |
Shares of McKesson Corp.
MCK,
-0.13%
rallied 2.02% to $328.06 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-0.82%
rising 0.27% to 31,029.31 and the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
-0.71%
falling 0.07% to 3,818.83. McKesson Corp. closed $11.88 short of its 52-week high ($339.94), which the company achieved on May 11th.
Trading volume (1.1 M) remained 127,707 below its 50-day average volume of 1.2 M.
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The Weeknd’s opening acts for his global stadium tour, which launches in his hometown of Toronto next Friday, will be R&B singer Snoh Aalegra, Canadian electronic artist Kaytranada and top DJ/producer Mike Dean, his team reveals in an exclusive interview with Variety. The full 19 dates, noting which acts are playing in which cities, appear below.
The tour’s original opener, Doja Cat, pulled out last month to undergo throat surgery, and although “the phone was ringing” with calls from interested parties, according to Omar Al-joulani — Live Nation’s president of touring and a Toronto native who has worked with the Weeknd since 2014 — the choices reflect the artist’s long practice of having up-and-coming acts open his tours, even one as massive as the stadium show that will work its way across North America (slowly, due to its size) through Labor Day weekend before moving on to the rest of the world.
see you soon, my love… pic.twitter.com/mWNn7Z1xon
— The Weeknd (@theweeknd) June 29, 2022
“He’s always been ahead of the curve in terms of the artists that he’s shared a stage with,” Al-joulani says, citing Travis Scott, Halsey, Jhene Aiko, Schoolboy Q, Lil Uzi Vert, Bryson Tiller and Banks. Unusually, the Weeknd almost never has been an opening act himself: “Early on, he opened for Florence and the Machine one time at the Hollywood Bowl and Justin Timberlake in New York, but I think that’s it,” he adds.
This trek was originally scheduled to be an arena tour launching in June of 2020 in support of the Weeknd’s “After Hours” album, which was released just days after the pandemic began in earnest in the U.S. But the blockbuster success of the ten-times platinum single “Blinding Lights” and the Weeknd’s 2021 headlining performance on the world’s biggest stage — the Super Bowl Halftime show — vaulted him into another category of stardom. After a couple of postponements, it was decided to scrap the original tour completely and go big with a stadium-sized show that will highlight both “After Hours” and his most recent album, “Dawn FM,” which the Weeknd (whose real name is Abel Tesfaye) released in January in a deliberately low-key fashion, possibly to give his audience a breather between the ubiquity of “Blinding Lights” and a massive, multi-year world tour.
🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑🌒🌓🌔 pic.twitter.com/obhqtnOCrI
— The Weeknd (@theweeknd) June 23, 2022
“Abel has reached global stardom — stadium status,” says his longtime creative director, La Mar Taylor, “so it’s the most natural progression for him to follow: The ideas and sonics were made for venues of this size.” The show, now called “After Hours til Dawn,” has been completely overhauled from the original 2020 plan, which was three months away from launching when the pandemic struck. “Maybe five percent of our original ‘After Hours’ production still remains for this tour. We really went back to the drawing board when we made the decision to switch from arenas to stadiums.”
The Super Bowl gave them an idea not only of how big they could go, but how much bigger. “We definitely took inspiration from the Super Bowl performance — and expanded it,” he continues. “There were so many restrictions and constraints around that performance that we could not fully realize the vision we had for it. Now we can.”
The Weeknd’s concerts have always been theatrical — a jones that will get an even bigger outlet with the forthcoming HBO series “The Idol,” which he co-wrote and stars in — and stadiums give him a much bigger stage on which to project the storylines for the thematically connected albums, although it was unclear whether the TV series will be reflected in the show.
“The entire show is conceptual,” Taylor says. “There is a linear story between ‘After Hours’ and ‘Dawn FM,’ and I think the audience will walk away with different interpretations of the show. To us, that’s the whole point.”
While Taylor didn’t give specifics about how much older material will be performed — a mixtape-style approach to the earlier hits along the lines of his Coachella set with Swedish House Mafia seems possible — he did say that it will be a big part of the show. “The setlist will put an emphasis on the newer albums, while still highlighting big moments throughout the catalog.”
Of course, the fact that the tour is opening in the city where it all started “logistically, historically and sentimentally made sense,” Taylor says. The Weeknd, a rare artist who had a significant buzz around their first release before they’d even played a gig, made his live debut at the city’s Mod Club on July 24, 2011, just under 11 years before he will play its biggest venue, Rogers Centre, next week.
“About 3 million people in Toronto say they were at that show,” al-Jourani laughs. “I’ll never forget, a few weeks earlier I was with Prince and [top Live Nation exec] Steve Herman when he was doing a series of shows there, and everyone was talking about ‘House of Balloons,’” the Weeknd’s galvanizing debut mixtape released earlier that year. “Of course, Prince wanted to know who this Weeknd was. We played him the music, and I remember him just giving that smile, you know? Prince was always competitive, always on the trigger. And during those shows, he had people opening for him like Janelle Monae and Esperanza Spaulding and Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings. Abel reminds me of Prince in the way he’s able to see what’s going to be happening in the in the culture.”
Not surprisingly, the tour is “a smash,” al-Jourani says. “He’ll sell over 700,000 tickets on these 19 shows, we’ve grossed $100 million, and that’s just North America. He’s joined that pantheon of [stadium-level] artists, and there’s a lot more to come.”
And the Weeknd has planned it all while being immersed in filming “The Idol,” which is expected to premiere later this year. Taylor says, “I think he has a clone that he’s not revealing to the world.”
FRI 8-Jul Toronto, ON Rogers Centre*
THU 14-Jul Philadelphia, PA Lincoln Financial Field*
SAT 16-Jul New York, NY MetLife Stadium*
THU 21-Jul Boston, MA Gillette Stadium*
SUN 24-Jul Chicago, IL Soldier Field*
WED 27-Jul Detroit, MI Ford Field*
SAT 30-Jul Washington, DC FedEx Field*
THU 4-Aug Tampa, FL Raymond James Stadium*
SAT 6-Aug Miami, FL Hard Rock Stadium*
THU 11-Aug Atlanta, GA Mercedes-Benz Stadium^
SUN 14-Aug Arlington, TX AT&T Stadium^
THU 18-Aug Denver, CO Empower Field at Mile High*
SAT 20-Aug Las Vegas, NV Allegiant Stadium*
TUE 23-Aug Vancouver, BC BC Place*
THU 25-Aug Seattle, WA Lumen Field^
SAT 27-Aug San Francisco, CA Levi’s Stadium^
TUE 30-Aug Phoenix, AZ State Farm Stadium*
FRI 2-Sep Los Angeles, CA SoFi Stadium*
SAT 3-Sep Los Angeles, CA SoFi Stadium*
*With Kaytranada and Mike Dean
^With Snoh Aalegra and Mike Dean | https://variety.com/2022/music/news/the-weeknd-opening-acts-tour-team-reveals-details-about-conceptual-show-exclusive-1235306678/ | 2022-06-30T15:57:28Z | https://variety.com/2022/music/news/the-weeknd-opening-acts-tour-team-reveals-details-about-conceptual-show-exclusive-1235306678/ | true | 3 |
WASHINGTON, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's ruling on the Biden administration's improper termination of the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) program, also known as "Remain in Mexico."
"When fully active under President Trump, MPP required many illegal border crossers to remain in Mexico while they waited for an immigration judge to consider the merits of their applications, many of which were dubious asylum claims. Thus, MPP effectively cut off the strongest pull-factor for illegal immigration – the near-guarantee of being released into the interior of the United States after apprehension by a border patrol officer. MPP was an obstacle to the Biden administration's mass immigration agenda so they fought to end it.
"By ending MPP how and when they did, the Biden administration put the American public and migrants at risk, all while footing enormous bills to state and local taxpayers who must provide benefits to aliens released into their communities. The Court's decision today, however, perpetuates this status quo and will allow the government to continue releasing inadmissible aliens into the United States, in direct violation of federal law.
"The Biden administration chose to terminate MPP knowing that their decision would allow them to violate other immigration laws. In the absence of a fully-operational MPP program, DHS unlawfully chooses to release thousands of inadmissible aliens into the United States resulting in further incentives that encourage mass illegal immigration across the Southern border.
"Today's Supreme Court ruling highlights the need for Congressional action to mandate MPP and secure our southern border. Courts cannot be relied on to rein in the Biden administration's relentless flouting of immigration laws. Congress must step forward with needed reforms to stop this historic border crisis."
Contact: Ron Kovach, 202-328-7004 or rkovach@fairus.org
ABOUT FAIR
Founded in 1979, FAIR is the country's largest immigration reform group. With over 3 million members and supporters nationwide, FAIR fights for immigration policies that serve national interests, not special interests. FAIR believes that immigration reform must enhance national security, improve the economy, protect jobs, preserve our environment, and establish a rule of law that is recognized and enforced.
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FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota's attorney general has found the sale of a couple thousand acres of prime farmland to a group tied to Bill Gates complies with a Depression-era law meant to protect family farms because the land is being leased back to farmers.
The state's Republican Attorney General Drew Wrigley had inquired into the land sale and on Wednesday issued a letter saying the transaction complied with the archaic anti-corporate farming law. The law prohibits corporations or limited liability companies from owning farmland or ranchland, but allows individual trusts to own the land if it is leased to farmers.
The purchase of the land had raised legal questions as well as concerns that ultrarich landowners do not share the state's values.
Gates is considered the largest private owner of farmland in the country with some 269,000 acres (108,860 hectares) across dozens of states, according to last year’s edition of the Land Report 100, an annual survey of the nation’s largest landowners. The Microsoft co-founder owns less than 1 percent of the nation’s total farmland.
Gates' firm, Red River Trust, purchased $13.5 million worth of land in two counties from wealthy northeastern North Dakota potato growers Campbell Farms.
In a curious move, the Campbell family in February filed a partnership name certificate with the North Dakota secretary of state naming their farming operation the Red River Trust — the same name as Gates' firm. But an attorney for Gates' firm wrote to the attorney general’s office that the Campbells registered the name without his knowledge.
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The chief minister of India’s richest state, Maharashtra, has resigned after days of uncertainty as rebels of his party aim to revive the party’s Hindu nationalistic politics.
Uddhav Thackeray, who headed the complicated tri-party coalition government in Maharashtra, announced his resignation on Wednesday in an online address, saying “democracy must be followed” in the country.
The move comes after the top court of the country gave green light to a floor test in the Assembly, where the embattled chief minister would have had to prove his majority.
Mr Thackeray seemed to have pre-empted the outcome and chose to resign instead as a group of lawmakers from his party, led by senior minister Eknath Shinde, have been in open rebellion for weeks now.
The fall of Mr Thackeray’s government, which was widely praised across India for handling the Covid-19 pandemic well, has been yet another example of the toppling of parties not aligned with Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party.
The Shiv Sena – a party founded by Mr Thackeray’s father and Hindu nationalist leader Bal Thackeray – was a long-term ally of the BJP. It established its politics with a stand against migrant workers, demanding preferential treatment for the native Marathi people.
But over the last few years, following the death of the senior Thackeray, the party grew distant from the BJP, which took a hardline Hindu nationalist route with Mr Modi at the forefront.
In the 2019 state elections, the Shiv Sena partnered with centrist parties and thwarted BJP’s majority, forming a tri-party coalition with Mr Thackeray as the chief minister.
Emerging as one of the most vocal critics of the BJP and its Hindu nationalist agenda, Mr Thackeray created an image of a chief minister focused on governance by increasingly engaging with the media and citizens directly on social media networks and rejecting the hate politics dominating the country under Mr Modi, where Muslim minorities are increasingly becoming a target.
His government also introduced an ambitious net-zero plan for Mumbai, India’s financial hub and Maharashtra’s capital, making it the first South Asian city to have a carbon neutrality goal.
The BJP has repeatedly questioned Shiv Sena’s faith in Hindu nationalism and the recent internal rebellion is believed to be largely stirred by BJP’s backing.
Senior Shiv Sena leaders have also blamed the BJP for the revolt, accusing it of trying to topple the coalition government. The rebel Shiv Sena members have been isolated from the main party and have been staying in hotels in two BJP-ruled states, a tactic that has often been adopted by the BJP before governments are toppled.
However, the BJP leaders have denied this, saying the crisis was Shiv Sena’s “internal matter”.
The rebel members led by Mr Shinde claim the “real Shiv Sena” is represented by the group now, which is far larger in size than the group supporting Mr Thackeray. They are pressing for the revival of their alliance with the BJP and to bring Shiv Sena back to its Hindu nationalist stand.
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Good things come from a glass of red wine in a Blue Zone
Yes, I like to eat. Yes, I like to drink. No, that’s not why I started writing about food and drink.
Well, at least that’s what I tell my bosses. Trust me, it’s all about the work (snicker).
As readers may or may not know, Tracy Schuhmacher, the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle’s food, drink and culture reporter, is embarking on an exciting project that will come to fruition in the next few weeks. And so that means I’ll be occasionally filling in on the ROCFlavors newsletter in the meantime.
So, back to how I got started. Who remembers Blue Zones?
This live healthier, live longer movement started by author Dan Buettner a few years back is an attempt to replicate the good habits of people who tend to live longer than others do. Take some of those life habits -- such as having a purpose in life, body movement, focusing on family and minimizing stress, among others -- practiced in communities in Finland, Minnesota and Sardinia, for example, either personally or as a community.
A few years back, the Canandaigua community explored ways of becoming a so-called Blue Zone, although it kind of petered out after a few community meetings, despite drawing a lot of support from people who were interested in living a few years longer in their Chosen Spot.
Oh, there is a common food and drink component to Blue Zones, too.
First, centenarians in these Blue Zones around the world tend to enjoy a plant-based diet heavy on the beans and light on the pulled pork slathered in barbecue sauce.
Also, people who live in these healthy parts do drink alcohol consistently, albeit moderately. At one of these Canandaigua meetings, the concept of Wine at 5 was brought up as a way to enjoy a glass or two of wine at the end of the day, either with family or friends.
I don’t remember exactly what was recommended, but it was a red wine from Sardinia and relatively inexpensive for the anti-aging superpowers that it allegedly possesses. And, column idea alert, this particular wine sold out by the next day and continued to be a popular seller when the shelves were replenished at Ryan’s Wine & Spirits in Canandaigua.
And so began a journey through the food and drink scene of the Finger Lakes. Here's a recent one on a new, firehouse-themed brewery in Naples, Engine 14 .
I’m primarily based in Canandaigua, but if you have any wine, beer or food ideas you'd like to see highlighted in ROCFlavors, please pass them along and I’ll do my best to share these next few weeks until Tracy’s return.
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PITTSBURGH, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "We wanted to create a revolutionary hair care product applicator that could appeal to a mass market by cutting across gender, multi-cultural and diverse demographics with both consumer and commercial application," said one of two inventors, from Madison, Ala., "so we invented the HAIR CARE APPLICATOR/ SCALP MASSAGER. Our design complements and provides an easy, mess-free and pocket-friendly solution for applying any hair care product of choice."
The patent-pending invention provides an improved way to apply hair care treatments to hair. In doing so, it saves time and effort and it helps to reduce messes. It can also be used to massage the head and scalp. The invention features an effective design that is easy to apply and use so it is ideal for consumers and commercial salons. Additionally, it is producible in design variations and a prototype model is available upon request.
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AE Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Global X US Preferred ETF (BATS:PFFD – Get Rating) by 10.2% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 437,553 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 40,560 shares during the period. AE Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Global X US Preferred ETF were worth $10,282,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in PFFD. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its position in Global X US Preferred ETF by 8.4% during the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 88,694 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,285,000 after buying an additional 6,906 shares in the last quarter. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC acquired a new position in Global X US Preferred ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $68,000. Carroll Financial Associates Inc. lifted its position in Global X US Preferred ETF by 10.2% during the fourth quarter. Carroll Financial Associates Inc. now owns 8,542 shares of the company’s stock valued at $218,000 after buying an additional 794 shares in the last quarter. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in Global X US Preferred ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $12,706,000. Finally, Webster Bank N. A. lifted its position in shares of Global X US Preferred ETF by 40.6% during the fourth quarter. Webster Bank N. A. now owns 2,727 shares of the company’s stock worth $70,000 after purchasing an additional 787 shares in the last quarter.
BATS PFFD opened at $21.28 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $21.43 and its 200-day simple moving average is $23.11. Global X US Preferred ETF has a 52 week low of $23.70 and a 52 week high of $25.77.
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Jan. 6 House Committee Issues Subpoena for Testimony of Ex-White House Counsel Pat Cipollone
By Steve Neavling
The House’s Jan. 6 committee on Wednesday subpoenaed former White House counsel Pat Cipollone to testify.
Cipollone’s testimony could be revealing because he repeatedly resisted plans to overturn the 2020 election and could have knowledge of potential criminal activity.
Cipollone has declined to testify in a formal interview, and the subpoena could “trigger a lengthy legal battle,” The Washington Post reports.
Cipollone previously underwent an informal interview but he’s refused to cooperate further.
“In the weeks since, the Select Committee has continued to obtain evidence about which you are uniquely positioned to testify; unfortunately, however, you have declined to cooperate with us further, including by providing on-the-record testimony. We are left with no choice but to issue you this subpoena,” wrote the panel’s chairman, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Miss.
According to a statement from Thompson and committee chairwoman Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., the panel’s investigation had “revealed evidence that Mr. Cipollone repeatedly raised legal and other concerns about President Trump’s activities on January 6th and in the days that preceded.”
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The United States announced a reduction in the export of semiconductors to Russia
WASHINGTON, June 29 – RIA Novosti. US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo claims that Western restrictive measures have led to a reduction in global semiconductor exports to Russia by 90%.
“Since we began implementing controls, global semiconductor exports to Russia from all countries have fallen by almost 90%, leaving Russian companies without the chips they need to manufacture a wide range of products, including weapons, including precision-guided missiles and tanks,” the head said. US Department of Commerce at the annual conference at the Department of Industry and Security, which is part of the Department of Industry and Security, which is responsible for export control measures.
Western countries impose sanctions against the Russian Federation due to a special operation in Ukraine. In this regard, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that the policy of containment and weakening of Russia is a long-term strategy of the West, and sanctions have dealt a serious blow to the entire world economy. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov noted that sooner or later Western countries should come to their senses, they are pragmatic and cynical, and when they realize that sanctions are hitting them, they will approach dialogue with Russia more constructively.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Thursday that gun cases involving restrictions in Hawaii, California, New Jersey and Maryland deserve a new look following its major decision in a gun case last week.
In light of last week's ruling — which said that Americans have a right to carry a gun outside the home — lower courts should take another look at several cases that had been awaiting action by the high court, the court said. Those cases include ones about high-capacity magazines, an assault weapons ban and a state law that limits who can carry a gun outside the home.
The justices, in a 6-3 decision, last week struck down a New York law that required people to show “proper cause,” a specific need to carry a gun, if they wanted to carry a gun in public. Half a dozen states have similar laws that were called into question by the ruling.
In the New York case, the court's conservative majority gave lower courts new guidance about how to evaluate gun restrictions. The justices rejected a two-step approach appeals courts had previously used as having one step too many. They said courts assessing modern firearms regulations should just ask whether they are “consistent with the Second Amendment’s text and historical understanding.”
Sending other gun cases back to lower courts gives them the opportunity to apply that new guidance.
One of the cases the justices sent back to a lower court Thursday involved a Hawaii statute similar to New York's. In that case, a panel of 11 judges on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had ruled in 2021 that the right to “keep and bear arms” in the Constitution's Second Amendment “does not guarantee an unfettered, general right to openly carry arms in public for individual self-defense.” But the high court said in its latest gun case that the Constitution protects “an individual’s right to carry a handgun for self-defense outside the home.” A lower court will now have to revisit the Hawaii ruling.
The high court also told federal appeals courts to revisit cases involving laws in California and New Jersey that limit the number of bullets a gun magazine can hold. A 2018 New Jersey law limits most gun owners to magazines that hold up to 10 rounds of ammunition instead of the 15-round limit in place since 1990. A lower court upheld the law.
California law also bans magazines holding more than 10 bullets. A panel of 11 judges on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 7-4 last year to uphold California’s ban.
The justices also sent back for further review a case from Maryland that challenged the state's 2013 ban on 45 kinds of assault weapons. The high court had in 2017 turned away a previous challenge to the law. | https://www.ncadvertiser.com/news/article/Supreme-Court-says-several-gun-cases-deserve-a-17276687.php | 2022-06-30T16:10:45Z | https://www.ncadvertiser.com/news/article/Supreme-Court-says-several-gun-cases-deserve-a-17276687.php | true | 33 |
MADRID (AP) — The Latest on the final day of the NATO summit in Madrid:
Turkey’s president is hailing his country’s joint memorandum with Sweden and Finland over their NATO accession as a victory.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday that all of Turkey’s “sensitivities” had been included in the 10-article agreement.
The deal signed Tuesday removed Turkey’s objection to the Nordic countries’ NATO membership. But Erdogan added that if Sweden and Finland did not fulfill their promises, Turkey could still block their membership by not ratifying the deal in the Turkish parliament.
Erdogan claimed after the NATO summit ended that Sweden had promised to extradite 73 “terrorists” to Turkey and crack down on the financing and recruitment activities of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, and its extensions.
However, the Nordic countries only said they would “address” those requests in accordance with the European Convention on Extradition and gave no firm number in the written agreement.
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— US boosting military presence in Europe amid Russia threat
— NATO calls Russia its ‘ most significant and direct threat ’
— NATO pivots to highlight Chinese ‘challenges’ for 1st time
— Explainer: How was Turkey’s veto of Nordic NATO bid avoided?
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OTHER DEVELOPMENTS:
French President Emmanuel Macron says France is ready to send more troops to Romania if needed as part of the NATO mission to bolster forces on its eastern flank following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
France already has around 500 soldiers and an air defense system deployed in Romania. Macron said the assets can be reinforced “at very short notice.”
Macron, speaking at a news conference Thursday following the NATO summit in Madrid, said France’s financial, humanitarian and military support for Ukraine will continue “as long as needed.”
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U.S. President Joe Biden says his administration will soon provide another $800 million in security assistance for Ukraine to fight Russia’s invasion.
Biden said the new aid would include advanced air defense systems, counter battery radars, and additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS, that the administration has already sent to Ukraine.
Biden said Thursday the package will be formally detailed by his administration in the coming days.
He spoke at a news conference at the end of the NATO summit in Madrid.
The latest round of aid is part of the $40 billion package of security and economic assistance passed last month by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by Biden. It is the 14th package of weapons and military equipment committed to Ukraine since the war began.
With the latest tranche of assistance, the U.S. has committed about $7 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since late February when Russia invaded its neighbor.
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President Joe Biden says Americans should expect to pay higher gas prices “as long as it takes so Russia cannot, in fact, defeat Ukraine and move beyond Ukraine.”
Russia’s invasion of its neighbor last February is blamed for driving up the oil price.
“This is a critical, critical position for the world,” Biden said at a news conference Thursday on the final day of the NATO summit in Madrid.
Biden said “Russia, Russia, Russia” is the reason people are spending more at the pump. He’s talking with U.S. allies about setting a cap on the price of Russian oil, limiting how much money that Moscow can make from its exports.
Biden emphasized his long-term support for Ukraine as the war drags on, saying, “We are going to stick with Ukraine.”
“I don’t know what it how it’s going to end, but it will not end with a Russian defeat of Ukraine in Ukraine,” he said.
Although gas prices remain a political challenge for Biden, he said that he wouldn’t use his scheduled trip to Saudi Arabia next month to request more oil production.
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President Joe Biden says NATO has transformed itself by adapting to a rapidly changing security situation around the globe.
Closing the military alliance’s summit in Madrid on Thursday, Biden described the meeting as “historic.”
The three-day summit included the Biden administration announcing plans to permanently bolster the U.S. military presence in Europe, an agreement between Turkey, Finland and Sweden to pave the way for the accession of Nordic nations into NATO, and the alliance updating its strategic concept reflect that China’s “coercive policies” are a challenge to the Western bloc’s interests.
Biden noted the last time NATO updated its strategic concept Russia was characterized as a partner and the document didn’t even mention China.
“The world has changed, changed a great deal since then,” Biden said told a press conference.
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez admits the war between Russia and Ukraine is going on longer than expected.
Speaking Thursday at the end of a NATO summit hosted by Spain, Sánchez said the allies had all conveyed their wish to see peace talks. But he added: “It must be Ukraine which decides its future.”
He added that Ukraine has the allies’ “full backing until the last Russian soldier leaves its territory.”
Sánchez also expressed satisfaction that Spain had achieved its goal of getting NATO to place special attention to the threats it faces on its southern flank, particularly from terrorist and mercenary groups in the Sahel region of Africa where Russia has substantial influence.
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Chancellor Olaf Scholz says Germany will launch the process of ratifying the planned NATO membership of Sweden and Finland this week and will conclude it “very quickly.”
The two Nordic nations were formally invited on Wednesday to join the alliance. Scholz said Thursday that “we stand ready to assure both countries of support already now as long as the accession process isn’t formally concluded.”
Asked whether that’s a political statement or if there are military plans for such support, Scholz replied that it’s simply part of the solidarity the countries owe each other.
Scholz added that Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared “more or less unfazed” by NATO’s decision to admit the two countries, “so I think this is something where, despite the tricky situation, we can assume that it won’t contribute to intensifying the tensions between NATO and Russia.”
He conceded that that outlook comes with “uncertainty.”
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the withdrawal of Russian troops from Snake Island in the Black Sea is a sign that Ukraine will prevail in the war.
Johnson said the pullout from the island where occupying Russian troops have faced relentless Ukrainian attacks shows that “again Russia has had to cede ground.” He said that “in the end it will prove impossible for Putin to hold down a country that will not accept” occupation.
Johnson spoke at the end of a NATO summit in Madrid dominated by the consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
He said Russia must be driven off from all the territory it has occupied since it invaded in February and that at the moment “there doesn’t seem to be anything to talk about” regarding a cease-fire.
Johnson welcomed a commitment by many NATO members to increase defense spending and said the U.K. would raise its spending target from 2% of GDP to 2.5% by the end of the decade.
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NATO’s leader has closed a summit of the Western military alliance with a message to Moscow that the allies are prepared to “protect every inch of NATO territory” and fully back Ukraine in its battle against Russian forces.
Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday that NATO has “made sure that there is no misunderstanding in the minds of any adversary, that if they do anything like what Russia has done to Georgia in 2008 or Ukraine now, that will trigger the full response of the whole alliance.”
Stoltenberg said the three-day summit in Madrid featured several “transformative” decisions.
Besides pledging more aid by NATO members for Kyiv, the allies agreed to boost their rapid response forces in Eastern Europe from 40,000 to 300,000, invited Sweden and Finland to join as new members, and approved a new list of top security priorities for the next decade, among other decisions.
“We face the most serious security situation in decades, but we are rising to the challenge with unity and resolve,” Stoltenberg said.
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Sweden plans to send additional military support to Ukraine, including anti-tank weapons, support weapons and demining equipment that it says Kyiv had requested.
The hardware is worth approximately 500 million kronor ($49 million).
“It is important that the support to Ukraine from the democratic countries in Europe is continuous and long-term,” Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist said, according to the Swedish news agency TT.
He didn’t say when and how the equipment would be delivered but said, “It is in everyone’s interest that it is delivered as quickly as possible.”
Sweden was invited at a NATO summit this week to join the Western military alliance.
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Italian Premier Mario Draghi is skipping the last day of the NATO summit in Madrid amid simmering tensions in his coalition government.
Draghi’s office said the premier will attend a Cabinet meeting in the Italian capital on Thursday. Measures to bring relief for high consumer energy bills and government spending top the Cabinet’s agenda.
Draghi’s abrupt departure came amid tension in his wide-ranging unity coalition, assembled during the COVID-19 pandemic.
His predecessor, populist 5-Star Movement leader Giuseppe Conte, has been seething over issues including Draghi’s staunch support for more military aid for Ukraine.
The 5-Stars are themselves in turmoil after Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio broke with the Movement last week, forming his own pro-Draghi political group, with an eye to national elections next year.
Italian Defense Minister Lorenzo Guerini is standing in for Draghi in Madrid.
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Britain is sending 1 billion pounds’ ($1.21 billion) worth of military support to Ukraine, bringing its total military and economic support since the start of the war to 3.8 billion pounds.
The government said the new money is for equipment including air defense systems, unmanned aerial vehicles and electronic warfare equipment.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged allies at a NATO summit in Madrid on Thursday to “dig deep” in support of Ukraine.
Britain is the second-largest contributor of military support to Ukraine, after the United States. It is also one of only nine of the 30 NATO members meeting the alliance’s target of spending 2% of GDP on defense.
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NATO leaders are arriving at a conference center in Madrid for the third and final day of their annual summit.
The 30-member alliance is due to wrap up its talks with a working session on security concerns for its southern flank, namely in unstable areas of North Africa and the Middle East.
On Wednesday, NATO nations pledged their continued support for Ukraine in its efforts to resist Russia’s invasion. It also issued an updated Strategic Concept, the document which lays out its top security concerns for the coming decade, where it named Russia as its top threat and added China for the first time.
NATO has also announced that it will boost its rapid response forces for Eastern Europe, increasing them from 40,000 to 300,000 troops ready to react to any attack by Russia against NATO territory.
The alliance has also cleared the path for Sweden and Finland to become new members after overcoming Turkey’s misgivings.
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BRUSSELS — China has reacted to NATO naming it as a security challenge by calling the Western military alliance a “Cold War remnant” that is “smearing” Beijing’s international reputation.
On Wednesday, NATO issued its updated Strategic Concept, the document that lays out its top security threats for the coming decade. While Russia was named its top threat, NATO included China for the first time.
It said that China “strives to subvert the rules-based international order, including in the space, cyber and maritime domains” and warned of its close ties with Moscow.
A statement released by China’s Mission to the European Union on Thursday responded: “Since NATO positions China as a ‘systemic challenge,’ we have to pay close attention and respond in a coordinated way. When it comes to acts that undermine China’s interests, we will make firm and strong responses.”
China insisted that it promotes peace through its collaboration with the United Nations and its foreign development projects.
It called the 30-nation alliance a source of instability.
“NATO claims itself to be a defensive organization that upholds the rules-based international order, but it has bypassed the U.N. Security Council and waged wars against sovereign states, creating huge casualties and leaving tens of millions displaced,” it said. | https://www.wavy.com/news/world/live-updates-nato-leaders-mull-north-africa-middle-east/ | 2022-06-30T16:12:27Z | https://www.wavy.com/news/world/live-updates-nato-leaders-mull-north-africa-middle-east/ | true | 26 |
LONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace has investigated how staff handled allegations of bullying made against Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex — but the findings will remain private.
Palace officials told reporters Wednesday that the details of the independent review were not being released to protect the confidentiality of those who took part. Current and former staff were invited to speak about their experiences of working for Meghan, after claims surfaced last year about her bullying several members of staff.
Following the review, officials said the palace’s human resources policies have been updated — but the palace declined to say what the changes were.
Buckingham Palace launched the investigation in March 2021 after news reports alleged Meghan drove out two personal assistants and that staff were “humiliated” on several occasions during her time living at Kensington Palace with Prince Harry.
The couple, who got married at Windsor Castle in 2018, announced in early 2020 that they were quitting royal duties and moving to North America, citing what they said were the unbearable intrusions and racist attitudes of the British media.
Meghan’s lawyers denied the bullying allegations when they were made. At the time, her spokesperson said the claims were the “latest attack on her character.”
In its Sovereign Grant report published Thursday, Buckingham Palace said the royal household’s “Concern at Work” policy encourages individuals to raise any concerns they may have about the conduct of others and sets out how issues can be aired.
The financial document said “counselling and support are provided through the household’s long-established employee assistance programme” and that “managers are trained to support, mentor and coach their teams.”
Tensions between the royal family and Meghan and Prince Harry have been high since the couple left the U.K. and aired their unhappiness with the monarchy. In an explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey last March, Meghan, who is biracial, alleged there were “concerns and conversations” within the royal family when she was pregnant about how dark her son Archie’s skin would be. | https://www.wavy.com/news/world/meghan-bullying-claims-review-findings-to-stay-private/ | 2022-06-30T16:12:33Z | https://www.wavy.com/news/world/meghan-bullying-claims-review-findings-to-stay-private/ | true | 32 |
MOSCOW, June 30 — Indonesia will continue cooperation with Russia, Indonesian President Joko Widodo told reporters after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow today.
Speaking through translator, he also said it was important to move towards a peaceful resolution of conflict in Ukraine. — Reuters | https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2022/06/30/indonesia-leader-we-will-continue-cooperation-with-russia/15123 | 2022-06-30T16:13:20Z | https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2022/06/30/indonesia-leader-we-will-continue-cooperation-with-russia/15123 | false | null |
WASHINGTON: President
Joe Biden said Thursday that he would support an exception to the Senate filibuster to protect access to abortion after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
"If the filibuster gets in the way, it's like voting rights,"
Biden said during a press conference in Madrid, where he was attending a
NATO summit. The Democratic president said there should be an "exception to the filibuster for this action to deal with the Supreme Court decision."
As a former senator, Biden has been reluctant to support changes to the filibuster, which allows any member of the 100-member chamber to block action on legislation unless it receives 60 votes. However, earlier this year he endorsed sidestepping the rule on the issue of voting rights, and his latest comments make clear that he's willing to do the same for abortion.
Biden's support for changes to the filibuster in the 50-50 Senate may ultimately be immaterial. The Senate Democratic caucus would need to unanimously take such a step, but at least two Democratic senators,
Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, don't want to.
The president has been under pressure to take as much executive action as possible to protect abortion rights, although his options are limited. Biden said he's meeting Friday with governors to talk about abortion and "I'll have announcements to make then."
During Thursday's news conference, Biden harshly criticized the Supreme Court's decision on abortion and reiterated his warnings that other constitutional protections could be at risk.
"One thing that has been destabilizing is the outrageous behavior of the Supreme Court of the United States in overruling not only Roe v. Wade but essentially challenging the right to privacy," he said.
Voting legislation that Democrats and civil rights leaders said was vital to protecting democracy collapsed in January when Manchin and Sinema refused to join their own party in changing Senate rules to overcome a Republican filibuster. The outcome was a stinging defeat for Biden and his party, coming at the tumultuous close to his first year in office. | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/biden-backs-filibuster-exception-to-protect-abortion-access/articleshow/92578901.cms | 2022-06-30T16:16:35Z | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/biden-backs-filibuster-exception-to-protect-abortion-access/articleshow/92578901.cms | true | 16 |
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New Delhi [India] June 30 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear on July 11 plea of activist and poet Dr P Varavara Rao, an accused in 2018 Bhima Koregaon violence case, seeking permanent bail on medical grounds.
Senior advocate Anand Grover, appearing for Rao, mentioned the plea for a hearing before a vacation bench of Justices Surya Kant and JB Pardiwala.
"He is 83 years old. I am asking is that the plea be listed on reopening of the court," Grover told the bench.
Grover said Rao was granted medical bail and he is to surrender in July.
The apex court agreed to list the matter on July 11.
Rao has challenged on April 13 judgment of the Bombay High Court which had rejected his plea for permanent bail. The High Court, however, had extended the time for Rao to surrender before the Taloja prison authorities by three months, to enable him to undergo cataract surgery.
It had also rejected Rao's application to stay in Hyderabad instead of Mumbai, while out on bail.
In his appeal, Rao has said that he has undergone over two years of incarceration as an under-trial, and is currently enlarged on bail on medical grounds by the Bombay High Court.
"Any further incarceration would ring the death knell for him as advancing age and deteriorating health are a fatal combination," stated the plea.
Rao has challenged the High Court order as he was not granted an extension of bail, despite his advanced age and precarious and deteriorating health condition, and has been denied the prayer to shift to Hyderabad.
He was arrested on August 28, 2018, from his home in Hyderabad and is an under-trial in the Bhima Koregaon case for which FIR was lodged by the Pune Police at Vishrambagh Police Station on January 8, 2018, under various sections of IPC and several provisions of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
Rao, who was initially put under house arrest pursuant to the order of the top court, was ultimately taken into police custody on November 17, 2018, and later shifted to Taloja Jail.
Rao in his appeal said that in the totality of circumstances, the trial will take not less than 10 years. In fact, one of the accused in the case, Father Stan Swamy, who was suffering from similar ailments as the Petitioner, passed away even before the trial could start, his appeal added.
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A Conservative MP has asked Grant Shapps whether Transport for London (TfL) should be put into a form of “special measures”, after criticising Sadiq Khan for presiding over a wave of Tube strikes. It comes after the Metropolitan Police, the UK’s largest police force, was placed under special measures after a string of racism and sexism scandals.
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) said the Met is being closely scrutinised having faced extensive criticism following the death of Sarah Everard, who was abducted and murdered by serving Met police officer Wayne Couzens, and the Charing Cross police station scandal.
Speaking during Transport Questions in the Commons, the MP for Cities of London and Westminster suggested TfL should also be placed under the same status, blaming the Mayor of London for Tube strikes and wanting to slash buses. TfL says that the bus cuts are a condition imposed by Ms Aiken's own government, and the pension review - which the RMT are striking over - was also demanded by ministers in exchange for bailout cash.
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Nickie Aicken was not the only London MP to criticise Mr Khan in the Commons, though, with Tory MP Felicity Buchan, who represents the Kensington constituency, also accusing him of “failing” her constituents. And Transport Secretary Grant Shapps urged Labour mayor Sadiq Khan to “start taking some responsibility for his own transport system”.
Ms Aicken said: “With more strike days on the tube under this current Mayor than the previous, with the current Mayor wanting to slash our bus services, particularly the 24 and 211, and now with the Met in special measures, does my right honourable friend think that it’s now time that the Department of Transport considers putting TfL in special measures?”
Mr Shapps replied: “I notice from the benches opposite that they constantly call for me to enter into direct negotiations with the unions – they may be able to tell us whether the Mayor of London has done the same thing with the RMT strikes. And if he has, it hasn’t worked. And if he hasn’t, why aren’t they calling on him to do that?”
When asked by Labour MP Karen Buck (Westminster North) if he will meet with Mr Khan and discuss the short-term extension of the TfL funding deal, Mr Shapps said: “There have been numerous meetings with the Mayor, including with our officials as well as with myself from time to time. The Mayor has failed to bring forward his plan for the reform of pensions, missing the deadline and causing us to have to, in part, create an additional extension for that purpose.” He added: “The Mayor needs to start taking some responsibility for his own transport system in London.”
The Tube strikes are in large part over threats to TfL pensions, after the Government instructed TfL to set up a pensions review as part of conditions it attached to almost £5billion in emergency funding. The government believes TfL pensions are too 'generous' as staff at the organisation who have served since at least 2006 are able to retire at age 50.
It comes as TfL proposed the biggest cuts to London's bus network in decades, with 100 services per hour slashed and over a dozen routes scrapped. Transport for London (TfL) is running a consultation on scrapping 16 routes axed and amending 78 in total. It comes after TfL agreed to four per cent bus cuts in return for bailout cash from the government, as part of a funding deal to get through the collapse in fares during the pandemic.
A consultation on the drastic changes now runs until August 7, after being extended by four weeks amid growing concerns over the plans. The changes aim to remove overlaps between routes on major trunk roads in Central London, although there will be roads left without a bus service entirely, as MyLondon has revealed.
The first routes are expected to be scrapped as soon as the end of the year and with all 16 on the chopping block gone by the end of 2023. TfL has already removed around 300 buses via frequency reductions which do not require public consultation. It follows a service review that took place under the oversight of the Department for Transport (DfT), which in June 2021 stipulated that TfL had to review service levels on every route.
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PhotosGeneral Coverage Photos Federal Minister for Science and Technology Agha Hassan Baloch met with Federal Minister for Information Technology Syed Amin ul Haque Thu, 30 Jun 2022, 8:59 PM TwitterFacebookWhatsAppPinterestLinkedinEmailTelegram APP56-300622 ISLAMABAD: June 30 Federal Minister for Science and Technology Agha Hassan Baloch met with Federal Minister for Information Technology Syed Amin ul Haque. APP APP56-300622 ISLAMABAD: | https://www.app.com.pk/photos-section/federal-minister-for-science-and-technology-agha-hassan-baloch-met-with-federal-minister-for-information-technology-syed-amin-ul-haque/ | 2022-06-30T16:19:22Z | https://www.app.com.pk/photos-section/federal-minister-for-science-and-technology-agha-hassan-baloch-met-with-federal-minister-for-information-technology-syed-amin-ul-haque/ | true | null |
Stefanos Tsitsipas breezes into the third round at Wimbledon after ferocious straight sets victory over Jordan Thompson... with the fourth seed now in line to face controversial Australian Nick Kyrgios
- Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Jordan Thompson 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 on Court 1 on Thursday
- Fourth seed has now reached the third round at Wimbledon for the second time
- Nick Kyrgios will now face Tsitsipas following an explosive start to SW19
So now we know how Stefanos Tsitsipas nurtures those fine locks – an extensive routine involving olive oil, double shampoo sessions and Greek oregano, for those wondering.
Over these next few days we should find out whether he has developed a formula to master the grass, too. Here were some promising signs, certainly.
The No 4 seed moved into round three – for only the second time – with a straight-sets win over Jordan Thompson. This was a victory built on the ferocity of his groundstrokes but also the solid foundations of his serve. Poor Thompson secured only two break points over three sets and won just 18 points on the Tsitsipas serve all day.
Stefanos Tsitsipas celebrates beating Jordan Thompson in straight sets on Court 1
Not that the world No 76 was blown away. Thompson more than played his part in an intriguing battle that featured furious exchanges from the baseline and Australian anger at the officials – what’s new?
For Tsitsipas, it will serve as good preparation for his next assignment: another Australian with a bit of bark -but rather more bite. His battle with Nick Kyrgios should be a decent watch.
You’d expect Mark Philippoussis to be back for that one.
The fourth seed looked in top form as he powered his way past the Australian on Thursday
Tsitsipas put in a top display to reach the third round of Wimbledon for just the second time
The Australian giant was on No 1 Court for this – not to cheer on his compatriot but as part of the Tsitsipas box. How he would have enjoyed the Greek’s early exhibition of serving.
Tsitsipas, 23, carried power and precision. But most crucially, consistency. The fourth seed missed only one first serve in his opening two service games and ended the first set having lost just three points on serve. Thompson simply couldn’t get a look in.
His own service games, by contrast, were often a slog.
For the crowd, it was engrossing viewing as these two traded fierce groundstrokes. For Thompson, though, the pressure eventually told.
Australian star Thompson battled well but struggled against the might of the Greek's serve
The Australian was broken twice in the first set and Tsitipas continued to force openings thereafter.
But then a twist. The Greek offered up the first sniff of a chance on his serve and Thompson took it, edging ahead with a fine passing shot. Alas, normal service soon resumed. Tsitsipas broke straight back and then held to love. Then came controversy. At 3-3, Thompson saved two crucial break points and before Tsitsipas went wide on deuce. Or did he? The umpire overruled the call, just as Thompson netted a forehand.
Tsitsipas was awarded the point.
Nick Kyrgios will now take on Tsitsipas in the third round of the tournament at SW19
Cue fury from Thompson, who spent several minutes remonstrating with the umpire. Nothing doing and Tsitsipas duly broke.
‘That’s poor,’ the Australian seemed to say to the umpire, having already smashed a ball into the turf and fumed at his box.
By now, the Tsitsipas serve had begun to err and Thompson did force more break points, only for the Greek to hold and close out the second set with another break of his own.
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CAMDEN, N.J., June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) announced today it released its fourth annual Corporate Impact Report, showcasing the automaker's commitment to being More Than a Car Company® in the 2021 calendar year. Additionally, SOA announced it was named a 2022 Civic 50 Honoree for the second year in a row by Points of Light, the world's largest organization dedicated to volunteer service.
The 2021 Subaru Corporate Impact Report highlights the company's dedication to customers, community and to living out the Subaru Love Promise. The report contains data collected throughout 2021, the challenges the company faced and recognition of its efforts in customer service, vehicle quality and community impact.
"I am continually proud of our commitment to make a positive impact in our communities," said Thomas J. Doll, President and CEO of Subaru of America, Inc. "Our 2021 Corporate Impact Report details our dedication to engage with stakeholders across the country to show love and respect for everyone we encounter."
As a national Points of Light 2022 Civic 50 honoree, SOA was selected based on four dimensions of citizenship and social impact: investment of resources, integration across business functions, institutionalization through policies and systems and impact measurement. In addition to this recognition, SOA was also selected as a Civic 50 of Greater Philadelphia honoree by the Philadelphia Foundation and Points of Light. The automaker's social impact and civic leadership commitments are highlighted and reflected throughout the Subaru 2021 Corporate Impact Report. This includes:
Living Our Values
- Recognition as a top corporate citizen, including receiving a perfect score of 100% on the Human Rights Campaign's 2021 Corporate Equality Index and one of the most trusted U.S. based companies, according to Axios Corporate Reputation Ranking.
- Recorded more than 10,000 employee volunteer hours to support local communities.
- Accelerated its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Plan by strengthening the diversity of Subaru's leadership and partnering with HBCUs, the National Association for Black Accountants, the Association of Latino Professionals for America, and the Minority Corporate Counsel Association to broaden its recruitment strategy.
Love Promise Customer Commitment
- Received 57 Insurance Institute for Highway Safety TOP SAFETY PICK+ awards through 2021, more than any other brand since 2013.
- Released the 2023 Subaru Solterra, its first zero-emissions, all-electric vehicle that aligns with Subaru's dedication to driver safety and environmental protection.
Love Promise Community Commitment
- Contributed $227.3 million in charitable donations since 2008 from SOA and its participating retailers through the Subaru Share the Love® Event.
- Parent company, Subaru Corporation, received a high score for its CDP climate change report due to ambitious 2030 and 2050 emission reduction targets.
- Provided over $1 million in philanthropic support and 2,178 hours of volunteer work to support the Camden, New Jersey community where SOA is headquartered.
Aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, readers can learn more about SOA's about the progress and success of SOA's corporate responsibility efforts here: OurImpact.Subaru.com.
About Subaru of America, Inc.
Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Subaru Corporation of Japan. Headquartered at a zero-landfill office in Camden, N.J., the company markets and distributes Subaru vehicles, parts and accessories through a network of more than 630 retailers across the United States. All Subaru products are manufactured in zero-landfill plants and Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. is the only U.S. automobile manufacturing plant to be designated a backyard wildlife habitat by the National Wildlife Federation. SOA is guided by the Subaru Love Promise, which is the company's vision to show love and respect to everyone, and to support its communities and customers nationwide. Over the past 20 years, SOA and the SOA Foundation have donated more than $270 million to causes the Subaru family cares about, and its employees have logged nearly 78,000 volunteer hours. As a company, Subaru believes it is important to do its part in making a positive impact in the world because it is the right thing to do. For additional information visit media.subaru.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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Air Canada's stock fell seven per cent in early morning trading after the carrier announced major cuts to its summer flight schedule.
The Montreal-based airline said Wednesday night it will nix more than 15 per cent of its flights in July and August as airports face lengthy delays and cancellations amid an overwhelming travel resurgence.
The move will see 154 flights per day on average dropped from the airline's schedule — already operating at just 80 per cent of pre-pandemic levels — affecting hundreds of thousands of passengers.
The airline says the flights link mainly to its Toronto and Montreal hubs, and are all on domestic or Canada-U.S. routes.
In an email to customers, Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau cited "unprecedented" strains on the global aviation system as peak travel season kicks off.
Air Canada shares fell $1.27 or 7.4 per cent to $15.80 Thursday morning before rebounding slightly, deepening a decline from more than $21 per share at the start of the month.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 30, 2022.
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Liz Kirkaldie’s grandson was near the top of his class in high school and a talented jazz bassist when he started smoking pot. The more serious he got about music, the more serious he got about pot.
And the more serious he got about pot, the more paranoid, even psychotic, he became. He started hearing voices.
“They were going to kill him and there were people coming to eat his brain. Weird, weird stuff,” Kirkaldie said. “I woke up one morning, and no Kory anywhere. Well, it turns out, he’d been running down Villa Lane here totally naked.”
Kory went to live with his grandmother for a couple of years in Napa, California. She thought maybe she could help. Now, she says that was naive.
Kory was diagnosed with schizophrenia. Kirkaldie blames the pot.
“The drug use activated the psychosis, is what I really think,” she said.
Indeed, many scientific studies have linked marijuana use to an increased risk of developing psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia. The risk is more than four times as great for people who use high-potency marijuana daily than for those who have never used, according to a study published in The Lancet Psychiatry in 2019. One study found eliminating marijuana use in adolescents could reduce global rates of schizophrenia by 10%.
Doctors and lawmakers in California want cannabis producers to warn consumers of this and other health risks on their packaging labels and in advertising, similar to requirements for cigarettes. They also want sellers to distribute health brochures to first-time customers outlining the risks cannabis poses to youths, drivers, and those who are pregnant, especially for pot that has high concentrations of THC, the chemical primarily responsible for marijuana’s mental effects.
“Today’s turbocharged products are turbocharging the harms associated with cannabis,” said Dr. Lynn Silver with the Public Health Institute, a nonprofit sponsoring the proposed labeling legislation, SB 1097, the Cannabis Right to Know Act.
Californians voted to legalize recreational pot in 2016. Three years later, emergency room visits for cannabis-induced psychosis went up 54% across the state, from 682 to 1,053, according to state hospital data. For people who already have a psychotic disorder, cannabis makes things worse — leading to more ER visits, more hospitalizations, and more legal troubles, said Dr. Deepak Cyril D’Souza, a psychiatry professor at Yale University School of Medicine who also serves on the physicians’ advisory board for Connecticut’s medical marijuana program.
But D’Souza faces great difficulty convincing his patients of the dangers, especially as 19 states and the District of Columbia have legalized recreational marijuana.
“My patients with schizophrenia and also adolescents hear very conflicting messages that it’s legal; in fact, there may be medical uses for it,” he said. “If there are medical uses, how can we say there’s anything wrong with it?”
Legalization is not the problem, he said; rather, it’s the commercialization of cannabis — the heavy marketing, which can be geared toward attracting young people to become customers for life, and the increase in THC from 4% on average up to between 20% and 35% in today’s varieties.
Limiting the amount of THC in pot products and putting health warnings on labels could help reduce the health harms associated with cannabis use, D’Souza said, the same way those methods worked for cigarettes.
He credits warning labels, education campaigns, and marketing restrictions for the sharp drop in smoking rates among kids and teens in the past decade.
“We know how to message them,” D’Souza said. “But I don’t think we have the will or the resources, as yet.”
Some states, including Colorado, Oregon, and New York, have dabbled with cannabis warning-label requirements. California’s proposed rules are modeled after comprehensive protocols established in Canada: Rotating health warnings would be set against a bright-yellow background, use black 12-point type, and take up a third of the package front. The bill suggests language for 10 distinct warnings.
Opponents of the proposed labels say the requirements are excessive and expensive, especially since marketing to children is already prohibited in California and people must be 21 to buy.
“This bill is really duplicative and puts unnecessary burdens on the legal cannabis industry, as we already have incredibly restrictive packaging and advertising requirements,” said Lindsay Robinson, executive director of the California Cannabis Industry Association.
The state should focus more on combating the illicit pot market rather than further regulating the legal one, she said. Legal dispensaries are already struggling to keep up with existing rules and taxes — the state’s 1,500 licensed pot retailers generated $1.3 billion in state tax revenue last year. Adding more requirements makes it harder for them to compete with the illicit market, she said, and more likely to go out of business.
“The only real option if they fail out of the legal system is to shutter their businesses altogether or to operate underground. And I don’t think the state of California, with the tax revenue, wants either of those to happen,” Robinson said. “The heart of the issue is that there’s a massive, unregulated market in the state.”
Some people are skeptical that the labels will work. Liz Kirkaldie’s grandson, Kory, is stable now, living with his dad. But she’s not sure a yellow warning would’ve stopped him when he was a teen.
“They’re just not going to pay attention,” she said. “But if it helps even one person? Great.”
Scientists still do not know what causes schizophrenia, but they believe multiple factors are at play, including genetics, family history, trauma, and other influences in a person’s environment, like smoking pot. Some scientists believe having schizophrenia in the first place predisposes people to smoking pot. While it’s difficult to prove a direct causal link between cannabis use and schizophrenia, the associations are strong enough to warrant action, said D’Souza, and, importantly, pot use is one of the few risk factors people can control.
“Not everyone who smoked cigarettes developed lung cancer, and not everyone who has lung cancer smoked cigarettes,” he said. “But I think we would all agree that one of the most preventable causes of lung cancer is cigarette smoking.”
Applying the same health education strategies to cannabis that were used for tobacco, he said, is long overdue.
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Two lifeguards save 11-year-old who jumped from a pier
WEST HAVEN, Conn. (WFSB/Gray News) – Two lifeguards in Connecticut rescued an 11-year-old boy who almost drowned on the West Haven Shoreline Wednesday.
According to WFSB, the boy struggled in the water after jumping from a pier with his friend, who made it back to shore.
The lifeguards sprinted to the water and pulled the boy out just in time.
“I had Maddy meet me in the middle of where I was swimming so we can flip the kid over to the board and get him to safety a lot quicker. Then I just dragged him on the buoy,” lifeguard Issac Gorske said.
Officials said the boy is safe and was the first rescue in the West Haven area this year.
Authorities urge parents to swim near their children and to use a life jacket.
“Please watch your children actively. Put your cell phones down,” Connecticut DEEP Water Safety Coordinator Sarah Battistini said.
Swimming when lifeguards are on duty is the safest time to be in the water.
“Stay safe and think about what you are going to do before you do it,” Gorske said.
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TAIPEI, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GIGABYTE 600 series motherboards have made their mark since the launch last October. Led by the flagship Z690 AORUS XTREME, a total of three high-end gaming motherboards won the iF Design Award recognition, followed by two Z690 AERO creator motherboards receiving the Red Dot Design Award honor. The GIGABYTE 600 series, from the enthusiast-grade models to budget-oriented options, have also been highly praised with over a hundred media recommendations worldwide. With the graphics cards being restocked on the market, many are eager to get their hands on a new PC build. Mainstream motherboards, such as the AORUS ELITE series, have now become the go-to choice for those looking for PC upgrades.
It is found that most gamers value high and stable frame rates, but a motherboard that falls short on both power delivery and thermal design would result in either throttling or overheating, thus hindering the overall system performance. The AORUS ELITE motherboards feature the best-in-class 14-phase power design, as well as the best-in-class full-metal heatsink. Even the B660M AORUS ELITE, the entry-level model in the family, is capable of passing the stress test when paired with the most powerful Core i9-12900K processor without either throttling or overheating. As for gamers who are interested in overclocking with no experience, the more advanced Z690M AORUS ELITE can easily drive the Core i9-12900K processor up to over 5Ghz with the built-in one-click overclocking function. The Z690M AORUS ELITE also supports the best-in-class DDR4 overclocking compatibility with up to XMP 5333MH, enabling gamers to use their existing DDR4 DIMMs and maximize their performance at the same time.
The upcoming DisplayPort 2.0 will push the refresh rate at 4K resolution even further up to 240Hz, making it the next-gen standard for gaming. The B660M AORUS ELITE with a Core-i9 processor and an RTX 3060 Ti graphics card can top 240fps at FHD resolution when running Fortnite based on the internal tests. The Z690 AORUS ELITE with a Core-i9 processor and an RTX 3070 Ti can even reach 240fps at QHD resolution with ease. The AORUS ELITE motherboards not only deliver instant performance boost but also provide expandability for future upgrades.
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SAN DIEGO, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Global private investment firm, Bridgewest Group, recognized for transforming novel ideas into innovative companies, welcomes Jennifer Brown as General Counsel, and David Hewit as Senior Director and Head of Capital Markets.
Brown brings vast legal experience to the global firm, including expertise in new ventures, M & A, and corporate governance. Previously, Brown served as General Counsel at Farmer Brothers where she was responsible for the legal, corporate governance, risk management and real estate functions. Prior to that, Brown served as a corporate, securities and an M&A attorney at global law firms Jones Day and Baker & McKenzie. Brown earned her law degree and undergraduate business degree from the University of Texas at Austin.
"Jennifer will be a great fit to our team. A key pilar to the growth of our organization is good people. She has a stellar reputation for building great rapport, communicating clear descriptions of complexed matters, and earning the trust of colleagues and customers alike. We're delighted that she is joining us," says Adam Gickling, Executive Vice President and COO for Bridgewest Group. "I am thrilled to be working with such a talented group of professionals that are rolling up their sleeves and genuinely looking to add value to the companies where they invest," says Brown.
David Hewit, Senior Director and Head of Capital Markets, is responsible for capital investments and raising external capital in support of Bridgewest Group's portfolio companies. Working with management teams, Hewit will lead efforts to develop and execute Capital Markets strategies to facilitate the growth and strategic initiatives of their companies.
Hewit has fifteen years of experience in the investment management and finance industries. Prior to Bridgewest Group, Hewit was an investment research analyst focused on the technology sector. He has worked for several asset management firms including Newbrook Capital, Shannon River Partners, and Duquesne Capital Management. Hewit graduated with a BS in Finance from Lehigh University in Pennsylvania. "I am excited to be working hand-in-hand with the Bridgewest Group and portfolio company management teams to help them grow and scale their businesses. Bridgewest Group has a roster of extremely promising portfolio companies, all of which have world class deep-technology solutions designed to solve major problems for their customers and the world at large", says Hewit.
Saum Vahdat, Managing Partner, Bridgewest Ventures and CEO Bridgewest Ventures New Zealand, added to the enthusiasm. "This is an exciting time for Jennifer and David to be joining the team. Our portfolio of companies, especially those in early-seed stage, are rapidly growing. The expertise of these new additions will help us bring exciting concepts to scale that could have a profound impact on our knowledge-driven economy."
Bridgewest Group is an innovative and privately held global investment firm with over $3B in private capital. Founded in 1999, the global firm has earned a long-standing reputation for creating and scaling transformational businesses to achieve outsized success. Bridgewest Group leverages its expertise and global eco-community in key sectors where it can have the greatest impact including Biotech, Software, Semiconductor and Artificial intelligence/Deep Tech. Customized financial investment services and diverse real estate holdings augment equity assets and support portfolio companies as they grow. Bridgewest Group is based in the US, with investments primarily in the US, Europe, China and Australasia.
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U.S. stock index futures slid on Thursday on the last day of a dismal first-half of the year on worries that central banks determined to tame inflation will hamper global economic growth.
Investors are also awaiting a reading on the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure due at 8.30 a.m. ET to see if the surge in prices have peaked.
A Commerce Department report is expected to show core personal consumption expenditure price index, excluding the volatile food and energy components, likely rose 0.4% in May, compared to a 0.3% rise in the previous month.
Markets have been torn between growth and inflation worries, with central bank chiefs across the world prioritizing on steps to lower a well-entrenched inflation at all costs.
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has vowed to not let the U.S. economy slip into a "higher inflation regime", even if it means raising interest rates to levels that put growth at risk.
The S&P 500 index was on track to end the first half of the year with the biggest percentage drop since 1970, while the Nasdaq Composite was set for its largest declines ever during the same period.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was set for its biggest January-June percentage drop since the financial crisis, and all the three main indexes are bound to post their second consecutive quarterly declines, for the first time since 2015.
Fed policymakers in recent days have set expectations for their second consecutive 75 basis point interest rate hike in July even as economic data painted a dour picture of the American consumer.
Large-cap growth stocks including Microsoft Corp, Apple Inc, Amazon.com Inc and Tesla Inc fell between 1.7% and 2.4% in premarket trading, leading declines on the day.
At 6:08 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis were down 317 points, or 1.02%, S&P 500 e-minis were down 49.75 points, or 1.3%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were down 195.25 points, or 1.67%. (Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)
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São Paulo (CNN) A Brazilian court ruled on Wednesday that President Jair Bolsonaro must pay “moral damages” of 35,000 reais (approximately $6,700) to a Brazilian journalist after making remarks with sexual innuendo about her in 2020.
The Brazilian president publicly claimed that Patricia Campos Mello, a reporter for newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo, offered sex in exchange for information regarding an investigative piece on the 2018 Brazilian presidential election. In response, Campos Mello sued Bolsonaro.
The Court of Justice of Sao Paulo ruled in Campos Mello’s favor on Wednesday, in a 4-1 vote.
“A victory for all of us women. I thank the brilliant [attorney Tais Gasparian] and all of you for the mobilization, without you it would not be possible,” Campos Mello said in a tweet Wednesday.
CNN has reached out to the Brazilian Presidency’s public relations team for comments.
In March 2021 the court ruled to award Campos Mello compensation of 20,000 reais ($3,800). Bolsonaro filed an appeal following that decision.
Mello also won a case in early 2021 against the President’s son for claims which echoed his father. Eduardo Bolsonaro was sentenced to pay 30,000 reais (approximately $5,210) after he claimed that Campos Mello “tried to seduce” sources in order to obtain information that could harm his father.
In his sentencing, the judge said Eduardo Bolsonaro should be more careful in his comments given his political role, and as son of the President.
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Manipur landslide: Army says 5 civilians, 13 soldiers rescued
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The Army on Thursday said 13 soldiers of the Territorial Army and five civilians have so far been rescued from the landslide-hit railway construction site in Manipur's Noney district.
At least eight people were killed and over 70 went missing after a massive landslide hit the railway construction site on Wednesday night.
In a statement, the Army said Assam Rifles and Territorial Army troops carried out the rescue operations throughout the day in the general area of the Tupul railway station, in spite of inclement weather.
''The civil administration has cautioned civilians living in downstream areas of the (Ejai) river to take precautions and evacuate due to likelihood of breach in the dam created on the river by the landslide,'' the statement said.
The search operations will continue during the night, it added.
Engineering equipment, including dozers, have been pressed into service for creating access to the site and help in the rescue efforts, it said.
''Teams of Indian Railways, civil administration, NDRF (National Disaster Response Force), SDRF (State Disaster Response Force) and locals of Noney district are also actively contributing in the search,'' the statement noted.
''So far, 13 soldiers of Territorial Army and five civilians have been rescued, while mortal remains of seven soldiers and one civilian have been recovered,'' it said.
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You may not be seeing electric vehicles in your shop now, but, as market data predicts, they are coming, and tiremakers are preparing in a variety of ways to provide for this new vehicle segment. Thanks to its OE relationships and technology-driven development, one OE that is making significant strides in this segment is Pirelli, the Italian tiremaker who snagged more than 250 homologations (OE fitments) globally for its “Elect” tire line specifically suited for EVs in 2021.
“Our speed is driven by the speed of the electric market,” said Claudio Zanardo, CEO of Pirelli Tire North America, who sat down with Tire Review at a recent ride-and-drive event with Lamborghini that ended with attendees watching Pirelli tires track-side at Watkins Glen International (more on that for another story). “Over the next few years, the number of electric vehicles that our dealers will see will be higher and will grow. They need to have the right answer (tire) for that customer, and we have the right answer (tire).”
As a part of this push toward electric, Zanardo said around 70% of the company’s OE fitments in North America are currently for electric and hybrid vehicles, which translates to a higher replacement rate down the line. That’s why the company has started rolling out its Elect line of tires for the aftermarket, starting with the P Zero line, this year. It’s also why Pirelli is investing heavily in the North American market in R&D and capacity as it looks to be the leader in the EV tire segment around the globe and grow its North American presence.
Zanardo and Ian Coke, chief technical officer for Pirelli Tire North America, explain how Pirelli has skyrocketed its growth in EV fitments, how it continues to hone in on its OE business to capitalize on the market and why growth in North America is a priority on the agenda for the tiremaker.
MW: We’ve been hearing a lot about the Pirelli Elect tires–a moniker that the company has used to label its EV tires. That’s been a huge area of growth for you all. Can you describe the journey from relationships with OEMs to getting those Elect fitments, and how you’re rolling out your aftermarket Elect tire line?
Zanardo: The Elect product is designed for electric cars and is something that came out of our collaboration with the OEMs. The car industry is going more every day toward electric vehicles, and so you need to develop a specific product– the “perfect fit” for that specific car. So, we started designing the Elect, a product with a lot of characteristics that are needed for electric cars.
The Elect word started with the OEM, and now we are bringing it to the replacement market in two ways: With a dedicated line and also bringing the same OEM tires to the replacement market. Now all cars have an electric version, and with us, an electric-dedicated line. We need to give the “perfect fit” to that car. So, the Elect aligns perfectly with our strategy.
Coke: For OE, there are some very specific requirements. There’s a load requirement. EVs are, of course, much heavier. There’s a load of resistance for battery range and noise is extremely critical. It is transmitted straight through now. We have around 3,900 homologations cumulative for hybrid and electric vehicles, of which, 300 are hybrid and 244 are BEV (battery-electric vehicles).
Just this year, out of about 250 homologations, 30 to 40 are already BEV. So we can see there’s an acceleration. This is where the market is going. I think it differentiates us because not everybody is capable of producing these tires with the ultra-low rolling resistance compounds with the load ratings and still giving all the performance that the OEMs want. But also, we’ve launched and will continue to expand the Elect range for the replacement market, which is a little bit of a balance between the OE requirements and mileage.
MW: So, for example, you have the Scorpion or P Zero lines. Those are lines that are available today for ICE vehicles. But with the Elect line, a dealer can go and say, ‘I have an EV in my bay, I should take a look at Pirelli’s Elect line since this denotes that this tire is made for an EV.’
Zanardo: The Elect mark is in some specific products or specific tread patterns, Yes.
Coke: This is something that we see coming forward from the replacement market. Now, with the first generation of EVs going around, people are not getting the mileage that they’ve had in their previous vehicles. These vehicles are very heavy. They have huge amounts of torque. We’ve altered people’s driving styles. Everybody likes to leave the light as fast as they possibly can. And it has an effect on the tires.
On the replacement side, you’ve got to give the consumer a more balanced tire for the mileage, but without compromising performance. So the noise technology is in there… The tread design is there to improve the contact patch. This is all technology that we build into the replacement line as well.
Zanardo: And our speed is driven by the speed of the electric market as well. Because all OEMs are coming out [with electric models] and we are there. We are one of the leaders in electric-specific product and on the electric OEM’s cars. We want to be there. This is the future. And we are already in the future.
MW: For the aftermarket products, where are you all in terms of rolling out Elect products for the aftermarket, for all your different tire lines, like Scorpion and Cinturato, etc.?
Coke: So, exactly where we are at the moment is with the first line: the P Zero All Season Plus Elect.
Why did we fit that one? Well, the generation of EVs out there is very much limited to that range at the moment, so we went for an all-season. The P Zero has the right speed rating and right load rating for those products that are coming up. I think we went for five fitments originally. It’s in the first phase. It fits with all the Tesla Model 3s worldwide [The Pirelli P Zero Elect replacement tire]. So, that’s a deliberate ploy that fits the market. Bear in mind, these vehicles, like the 2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E, have not been in the market more than 12 months yet. The big challenge coming up will be the next generation… We have Rivian in the market now as well. Electric trucks are coming. So, I think as these vehicle segments come in, then you will see exactly the same pattern coming into the other product lines.
Zanardo: The market is growing. It’s not huge. And I think people say EV and it’s here…but there’s not many out there overall. But, the growth rate is extremely high. So in a few years, the number of electric vehicles that our dealers will see will be higher and will grow. They need to get used to that and they need to have the right answer for that customer. We have the right answer.
Now, more than 30% of [Pirelli’s] new homologations are on electric and hybrid cars [worldwide]. Around 70% of the new homologations that we take in North America, in particular, are for electric or hybrid or that kind of product. This means that in North America, there is a strong interest and we are working a lot with the electric players. A lot of the new players are here.
MW: Pirelli announced this year that it’s investing $15 million in its plant in Mexico for the construction of an advanced technology and digitalization hub, as well as R&D facility, for tire production. What was behind the decision to build out R&D at the factory in North America?
Zanardo: The North American market is extremely important in terms of dimensions, in terms of the type of product, in terms of consumers. We are investing a lot in Mexico and we have a new center in Silao, Mexico, in the plant that we have in the state of Guanajuato. We have a plant here in Georgia. We are talking about investment because we want to be in America. We want to be in this region, developing the right product for this type of customer. When investing here, it is fundamental to be near the market. This helps us understand the needs of the market. Having an R&D center in Mexico, and in the biggest factory we have in the region…We know it’s fundamental to be quick on developing new products and to do that, we have to develop in the market.
North America is becoming more and more important day by day. We are investing and really developing products, investing in people and having an R&D center, having a lot of technology here.
The investment also speaks to the work we do with all the OEMs that are in North America.
MW: All of it goes together. And being close to the market helps with some supply chain issues. Correct?
Zanardo: Yes, it helps because we have been facing a lot of difficulties in terms of logistics across the entire supply chain.
MW: Before Pirelli announced the $15 million investment in Mexico, there was a separate $36 million investment to increase capacity at the factory there. Where does it stand in capacity now?
Zanardo: At the moment, the factory is now producing around 7 million tires, and 7.2 million is the target that we had with the investment of the $36 million. We’re working in this direction, and in a few months, we should be there with full capacity.
The investment there in the R&D center is an investment for today and for the future. It’s where we will be able to develop new products, test new products and understand the demand.
One important thing is that this year, we are celebrating the 150th anniversary of our brand. The 20th anniversary of the Rome plant in Georgia and the 10th anniversary of the Silao plant. This means that, in particular, focusing on Silao, we never stop investing. We never stop growing. We don’t want to stop growing… because the demand is there. And if you want to grow, you need to invest.
MW: What do you want your dealers to know about your products, marketing, resources, etc.?
Zanardo: The fact that we are investing in the region. We will never stop investing in order to bring the best product to our customers. So, it’s a matter of doing things together. We need dealers because we need them to go into the market to talk about our product. To explain to the end consumer what the end consumer needs… This is fundamental for us. The role of the dealer is very important, and we are there for them.
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(The Hill) – President Biden on Thursday said the Senate should carve out an exception to the 60-vote filibuster to codify abortion rights after the Supreme Court overturned the precedent set by Roe v. Wade.
“The most important thing to be clear about is I believe we have to codify Roe v. Wade in the law, and the way to do that is to make sure the Congress votes to do that,” Biden said at a press conference at the NATO summit in Spain.
“And if the filibuster gets in the way, it’s like voting rights, it should be we provide an exception for this, requiring an exception to the filibuster for this action to deal with the Supreme Court decision,” Biden added.
A change to the filibuster, which requires 60 votes in the Senate for most legislation to pass, would make it so that abortion rights or broader privacy rights like access to contraception and the right to same-sex marriage could be codified into law with a simple majority.
Democrats have sounded the alarm that striking down Roe could be the first in a series of court decisions rolling back precedents that protected access to contraception and same-sex marriage after Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in a concurring opinion that those precedents should be revisited.
Democrats hold the Senate majority with 50 senators, plus Vice President Harris acting as a tie-breaking vote.
But Biden’s previous call for a filibuster exception for voting rights legislation failed to gain traction, and there is unlikely to be enough support for a similar carve out for abortion. All 50 Democrats would need to support the change, and Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) have expressed concerns about altering the filibuster.
The White House has been under intense pressure by Democratic lawmakers and voters to take action after the Supreme Court last week struck down Roe v. Wade, eliminating the nearly 50-year-old constitutional right to abortion and handing states authority to drastically limit or ban the procedure.
The court’s ruling upheld Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban, which directly clashed with Roe’s requirement that states permit abortion up to the point of fetal viability, around 24 weeks, as well as Planned Parenthood v. Casey, a 1992 decision that reaffirmed Roe’s core holding.
The court decision sparked outcry across the country over the rolling back of women’s rights and access to reproductive health care. And the White House came under scrutiny for its lack of response given a draft of the court decision had leaked weeks earlier.
The White House has so far expressed frustration with the decision, but it has offered few tangible measures to try and protect abortion access in the immediate aftermath of the ruling.
The Pentagon said in a memo it will continue to provide abortions at military facilities in cases when the mother’s life is at risk or if the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest.
The White House has knocked down talk from some lawmakers to protect abortion access on federal lands, arguing it would have too many unintended consequences.
Biden said Thursday he will meet with governors who have acted to protect abortion access once he returns to Washington, D.C.
“The one thing that has been destabilizing is the outrageous behavior of the Supreme Court the United States in overruling, not only Roe v. Wade, but essentially challenging the right to privacy,” Biden said. | https://www.ketk.com/news/biden-calls-for-filibuster-carveout-to-protect-abortion-rights/ | 2022-06-30T16:30:06Z | https://www.ketk.com/news/biden-calls-for-filibuster-carveout-to-protect-abortion-rights/ | false | 13 |
What could be one of the best gifts one could give a recent graduate? How about a trip to Brazil? 18-year-old atomweight sensation Victoria Lee was taken by surprise when her older sister, ONE women’s atomweight world champion Angela Lee, gifted her a round-trip ticket to Brazil.
In an exclusive interview, 'The Prodigy' told Sportskeeda MMA:
"I was super grateful to be able to go with my sister, Bruno, and Ava, because it was a complete surprise to me. I just thought like, ‘Oh, have fun on your trip’ and she was like, ‘No, I got you a ticket too,’ and I was just so stoked to go."
Flying from Honolulu in Hawaii also meant multiple stops with more than twenty-four hours of travel time. However, that didn’t seem to faze Victoria Lee.
She said:
"The flight over was surprisingly long. But when we got to Brazil, it was such a nice experience. It wasn't like anywhere else I've seen before. I've never been to South America and everything. A lot of things were very different there, and hearing everybody speak Portuguese, and having almost no clue of what to say. It was definitely kind of difficult. But we spent a lot of time with Bruno’s family, and they were kind of helping me to learn Portuguese. Then just seeing the whole family and having Ava's birthday party there. It was such a fun trip."
After 18 years of hard work and dedication to martial arts, Victoria Lee absorbed Brazil’s colorful vibe in the short time she spent there:
"Just being in that environment, it just gives you a nice feeling. Aside from that, the parks there were very nice. And especially seeing the different animals, it's definitely not something that you would see in Hawaii, like the capybara in the park or something like that. And just like some of the cultures that are just normal there and the different types of foods, it was a really nice experience."
Victoria Lee on how her family supports her MMA career
It’s no secret that Victoria Lee carries one of the most prestigious last names in MMA. Her older siblings, Angela and Christian Lee are both world champions in their respective divisions.
Angela is the reigning atomweight queen, while Christian is the former ONE lightweight world champion. Suffice to say, Victoria Lee's tight-knit family has given her valuable advice since her career began.
Lee is on a fiery three-fight win streak, having recently earned her first TKO finish at ONE: Revolution last year. In a recent interview, 'The Prodigy' expressed her gratitude for having such inspirational siblings in her corner. She told TSC News:
“It’s definitely such a blessing for me to have my brother and sister there in my corner all the time. They’ve gone on almost the exact same journey as me so whenever I have questions, they’ve already been through it and they’re able to give me, you know, insights that no one else would really know.” | https://www.sportskeeda.com/mma/news-one-championship-victoria-lee-stoked-surprise-visit-brazil | 2022-06-30T16:30:24Z | https://www.sportskeeda.com/mma/news-one-championship-victoria-lee-stoked-surprise-visit-brazil | true | 1 |
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