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Expert Ratings for Charles Schwab
Within the last quarter, Charles Schwab SCHW has observed the following analyst ratings:. Bullish Somewhat Bullish Indifferent Somewhat Bearish Bearish. In the last 3 months, 10 analysts have offered 12-month price targets for Charles Schwab. The company has an average price target of $94.0 with a high of $123.00 and a...
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MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — The Canadian women’s national team is keeping a wary eye on concerns about its federation back home while focusing on a showdown with the United States in Mexico.
An investigation this week by The Sports Network detailed a controversial agreement between Canada Soccer and Canada Soccer Business, which oversees the federation’s media rights and sponsorship deals as both the men’s and women’s teams seek better and more equitable pay.
Earlier this week, the Canadian senior national teams put out a statement about the media outlet’s revelations and asked for a full investigation by the agency that governs sport in Canada.
“This must include a closer look at the motivations of those who are said to have entered into this agreement without following basic standards of proper governance, and why the agreement was allowed to remain in place if concerns were expressed by board members,” the statement said. “Moving forward, we call for the members of Canada’s national teams to be properly consulted in key Canada Soccer decisions impacting the national teams.”
The Canadian women, gold medalists at the Tokyo Olympics last year, are in Monterrey for the CONCACAF W Championship, which serves as the qualification tournament for the 2023 Women’s World Cup. Canada and the United States are set to meet in the final on Monday.
Midfielder Quinn said the players were still digesting the TSN article.
“It’s been a tough week for us, but obviously we have an important match ahead,” Quinn said “That’s going to be the focus for us moving forward.“
Concerns about Canada Soccer’s relationship with CSB came to light last month when the Canadian men’s team refused to play in a friendly game against Panama over strained labor negotiations.
One of the sticking points was the $10 million in FIFA bonus money the men’s team earned by qualifying for the World Cup for the first time since 1986. Canada’s national teams believe they are entitled to a share of the bonus.
The men’s team has asked for 40% of World Cup prize money, a friends and family travel package, and “equitable structure with our women’s national team that shares the same player match fees, percentage of prize money earned at our respective FIFA World Cups.”
Canada Soccer calls those demands untenable. The proposed distribution of World Cup prize money was “not financially viable once a consideration of the women’s national team portion was accounted.”
“It is critically important to reiterate and be abundantly clear: fairness and pay equity is at the heart of our ongoing negotiations and we are committed to finding a resolution that meets both of those values,” Canada Soccer said in its statement.
The players have also called for transparency concerning the agreement between the federation and CSB, which uses revenue from the the deals it strikes to help fund Canada’s eight-team professional soccer league.
The Canadian women have already qualified for the 2023 World Cup as semifinalists at the W Championship, but the winner earns a berth in the 2024 Olympics. Canada won the gold medal at the Tokyo Games, beating Sweden on penalties in the final after edging the United States 1-0 in the semifinals.
The team’s captain, Christine Sinclair, who released the joint statement by the national teams, reiterated that for the moment the team must be focused on the tournament.
“Obviously, we appreciate the support we’ve received from around the world, but nothing really more has happened. No much more to say,” Sinclair said.
The Canadian players have been negotiating with the federation in the wake of a landmark agreement for equal pay between the U.S. Soccer federation and its players.
“The men’s team is fully supportive and we’re both on the same page,” Sinclair said. “Now it’s just a matter of getting Canada Soccer on it.”
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SAN FRANCISCO, July 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi along with community leaders and Partnership for the Presidio representatives celebrated the opening of Presidio Tunnel Tops. This highly anticipated new park destination marks the culmination of a 20-year transformation of the Presidio's waterfront. Presidio Tunnel Tops adds 14 acres to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. It is built on top of highway tunnels connecting San Francisco to the iconic Golden Gate Bridge, bringing national park experiences closer to people across the Bay Area and visitors from around the world.
"Today is a day of celebration for San Franciscans as our city opens a majestic new public space," said Speaker Nancy Pelosi. "Presidio Tunnel Tops will serve as a beautiful beacon of recreation, education, and community. Thanks to the tireless efforts of the Presidio Trust, National Park Service, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and the immense generosity of many supporters and volunteers, visitors in the Bay Area and beyond will benefit from this magnificent new park – now and for generations to come."
Presidio Tunnel Tops features scenic overlooks with stunning views of the Golden Gate Bridge, the bay and the city, paths and gardens, a welcome plaza with food and visitor services, a campfire circle, picnic grounds and more. Kids and adults alike can learn about nature, explore and have fun at the two-acre "Outpost" nature playscape and Field Station. Presidio Tunnel Tops opens to the public July 17 kicking off with an inaugural season of free family-friendly events and activities through October.
Additional photos and videos, including from the opening event, are available HERE. For more information, visit www.presidiotunneltops.org.
About Presidio Tunnel Tops
In 1993, Bay Area leaders, urban planners and citizens were faced with the need to replace the seismically unsafe Doyle Drive, which cut the Presidio in two as it led to the Golden Gate Bridge. A vision to construct the highway into tunnels and reconnect the park by creating new land over their tops was put forth and the Presidio Tunnel Tops project was born. Hundreds of hours of community engagement with more than 10,000 participants shaped the final design of the site. James Corner Field Operations, the firm behind New York's High Line, was selected as the design partner. This new site allows the Partnership for the Presidio to provide more national park experiences to people across the Bay Area and serves as a gateway to the greater Golden Gate National Recreation Area and broader National Park System. Led by the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, the Presidio Tunnel Tops campaign raised over $98 million of the $118 million project. It was built by Swinerton Builders.
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Study suggests mindful meditation can be beneficial in relieving pain
In a recent study, scientists at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine examined how mindfulness affected both brain activity and perception of pain. This research has been published in a journal called 'PAIN'.
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In a recent study, scientists at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine examined how mindfulness affected both brain activity and perception of pain. This research has been published in a journal called 'PAIN'. The study, which was released on July 7 this year in PAIN, demonstrated that mindfulness meditation cut off the flow of information between brain regions responsible for pain perception and those that generate a feeling of self. In the suggested process, pain signals still travel from the body to the brain, but because the person has less control over those painful feelings, they experience less pain and suffering.
The notion that you are not your experiences is one of the fundamental foundations of mindfulness, according to senior author Fadel Zeidan, PhD, associate professor of anesthesiology at the UC San Diego School of Medicine. We're now able to observe how this works in the brain during the experience of intense pain. "You train yourself to perceive ideas and sensations without attaching your ego or sense of self to them." 40 study volunteers underwent excruciating leg heating while having their brains scanned on the first day of the experiment. Participants were required to rate their average pain levels throughout the experiment after being exposed to a series of these heat stimuli.
After that, participants were divided into two groups. The group's participants went through four distinct 20-minute mindfulness training sessions. They were told to pay attention to their breathing during these sessions in order to lessen self-referential processing by first noting their thoughts, feelings, and sensations before letting them go without analysing or reacting to them. The four sessions in the control group were spent listening to an audiobook. The individuals in the mindfulness group were now directed to meditate amid the excruciating heat, whereas those in the control group were instructed to relax with their eyes closed on the study's last day. Both groups had their brain activity examined again.
Researchers discovered that those who were actively meditating experienced pain that was 32 per cent less intense and 33 per cent less unpleasant. We were thrilled to establish that these analgesic benefits may be felt by everyone, not just experienced meditators, said Zeidan. For the millions of individuals looking for a quick, non-drug way to relieve pain, this is a truly significant discovery.
The team discovered that mindfulness-induced pain relief was linked to decreased synchronisation between the thalamus (a brain region that relays incoming sensory information to the rest of the brain) and parts of the default mode network when they examined participants' brain activity during the task (a collection of brain areas most active while a person is mind-wandering or processing their own thoughts and feelings as opposed to the outside world). The precuneus, a brain region involved in basic aspects of self-awareness and one of the first regions to go offline when a person loses consciousness, is one of these default mode regions. The ventromedial prefrontal cortex is a different one; it has a number of subregions that cooperate to process how you relate to or value your experiences. The subject reported feeling higher pain relief as these sections were disconnected or deactivated.
According to Zeidan, the emotional anguish and frustration that accompany chronic pain frequently have a greater negative impact on many people than the actual pain itself. Their suffering intensifies because it becomes a part of who they are as people, something they can't escape. Mindfulness meditation may offer a new approach to treating pain by letting go of the self-referential appraisal of pain. Additionally cost-free, mindfulness meditation can be done anywhere. Zeidan expressed his desire that training may be integrated into common outpatient procedures and made even more accessible.
We believe we are close to identifying a unique non-opioid pain mechanism in which the default mode network is crucial in generating analgesia. We are eager to investigate mindfulness's neuroscience and possible therapeutic applications for a range of diseases. Gabriel Riegner, Valeria Oliva, and William Mobley from UC San Diego are co-authors, as are Grace Posey from Tulane University, Youngkyoo Jung from the University of California Davis, and Youngkyoo Posey from Tulane. (ANI)
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(WXIN) – Three-time United States Auto Club (USAC) national champion and former NASCAR driver Bobby East died Wednesday in California after a stabbing at a gas station, according to police and media outlets familiar with the situation.
Police in Westminster, California, said they responded to a report of a stabbing that came in just after 5:51 p.m. PST Wednesday. When officers arrived, they located the victim on the ground suffering from a serious stab wound.
“Officers attempted life saving measures until [Orange County Fire Authority] paramedics arrived and transported the victim to a local trauma center, where the victim succumbed to his injury,” reads a statement from the Westminster Police Department.
Police have identified the suspect as Trent William Millsap. He is described as a white male, 6 feet 5 inches tall, bald, tattoos on his head, face, neck, chest, arms, and hands.
Police said earlier this week that Millsap, who was still at large at the time, was believed to be armed and dangerous.
TMZ reported Saturday that Millsap was shot and killed during a raid on his Anaheim apartment on Friday, citing law enforcement sources familiar with the situation.
East, who was 37 years old, had raced in 42 NASCAR national touring races between 2005 and 2008.
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Second incident of fratricide in 24 hrs, probe ordered
Jammu: An Indo-Tibetan Border Police soldier Saturday fired at his three colleagues before shooting himself dead at a camp in Udhampur district of Jammu, officials said.
The incident took place around 3:30 pm at the Devika Ghat community centre in the district.
Constable Bhupendra Singh shot at his colleagues, leading to bullet injuries to a head constable and two constables, a senior ITBP officer said.
The injured have been admitted to a hospital, and are out of danger, he said.
Singh later shot himself from his INSAS service rifle and he died on the spot, the officer said.
The soldier belonged to the 8th battalion of the force and was presently deputed to the ‘F’ company of the 2nd ad-hoc battalion of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) deployed in Jammu and Kashmir for security duties.
Preliminary inputs suggest some altercation took place between the soldiers, but the exact cause that led to the incident is still being probed, the official said.
A court of inquiry has been ordered by the border guarding force, he said.
The ITBP is primarily tasked to guard the 3,488 km-long Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China apart from rendering a variety of roles in the internal security domain of the country.
The incident comes a day after an Army soldier shot himself fatally after killing another colleague and injuring two others in Poonch district of the Union territory.
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Navellier & Associates Inc. raised its stake in shares of Lockheed Martin Co. (NYSE:LMT – Get Rating) by 6.4% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 6,871 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after acquiring an additional 414 shares during the period. Navellier & Associates Inc.’s holdings in Lockheed Martin were worth $3,033,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Western Pacific Wealth Management LP purchased a new stake in Lockheed Martin during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC purchased a new position in shares of Lockheed Martin during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. TAP Consulting LLC purchased a new position in shares of Lockheed Martin during the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. PARK CIRCLE Co purchased a new position in shares of Lockheed Martin during the 4th quarter worth approximately $36,000. Finally, Horan Securities Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Lockheed Martin during the 4th quarter worth approximately $42,000. 78.89% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Lockheed Martin Price Performance
Shares of NYSE:LMT opened at $398.38 on Friday. Lockheed Martin Co. has a one year low of $324.23 and a one year high of $479.99. The stock has a market cap of $106.01 billion, a PE ratio of 17.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 0.73. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $428.06 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $420.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a current ratio of 1.27.
Lockheed Martin Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 1st will be paid a dividend of $2.80 per share. This represents a $11.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.81%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 31st. Lockheed Martin’s dividend payout ratio is presently 49.47%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on LMT. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on Lockheed Martin from $521.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Seaport Res Ptn reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Lockheed Martin in a research note on Tuesday, April 19th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Lockheed Martin from $486.00 to $496.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 20th. StockNews.com downgraded Lockheed Martin from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, March 25th. Finally, Susquehanna Bancshares upped their price target on Lockheed Martin from $515.00 to $539.00 in a report on Wednesday, April 20th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Lockheed Martin currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $449.17.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, Director John Donovan bought 568 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 21st. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $440.55 per share, with a total value of $250,232.40. Following the transaction, the director now owns 568 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $250,232.40. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.17% of the company’s stock.
About Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin Corporation, a security and aerospace company, engages in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration, and sustainment of technology systems, products, and services worldwide. It operates through four segments: Aeronautics, Missiles and Fire Control, Rotary and Mission Systems, and Space.
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s opposition leader, who is seeking the presidency next week, vowed Friday to “listen to the people” who are struggling through the island nation’s worst economic crisis and to hold accountable the president who fled under pressure from protesters.
In an interview with The Associated Press from his office in the capital, Sajith Premadasa said that if he wins the election in Parliament, he would ensure that “an elective dictatorship never, ever occurs” in Sri Lanka.
“That’s what we should do. That is our function — catching those who looted Sri Lanka. That should be done through proper constitutional, legal, democratic procedures,” Premadasa said.
The former president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, slipped away aboard a military plane Wednesday before arriving in Singapore the following day. His resignation was officially announced Friday.
His departure followed months of protests that turned a dramatic corner when demonstrators seized government buildings before retreating days later. Protesters accuse Rajapaksa and his powerful political family of siphoning money from government coffers and of hastening the country’s collapse by mismanaging the economy.
The family has denied the corruption allegations, but Rajapaksa acknowledged that some of his policies contributed to Sri Lanka’s meltdown.
For now, the presidential role has been filled by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was sworn in as the acting leader. Protesters have pressed for Wickremesinghe to leave as well, and for a unity government to address the economic calamity that has triggered widespread shortages of food, fuel and other necessities.
“We have to strengthen Sri Lanka’s position in the anti-corruption index. We have to strengthen Sri Lanka’s position in the good governance index. We have to make sure that we establish structures which promote transparent, accountable and responsible government,” Premadasa said.
He said his Samagi Jana Balawegaya party and their alliance unanimously supported him as the presidential nominee for the election on July 20, when all 225 members of the Parliament will vote to elect a new president.
But he acknowledged that he faces a tough task in securing the support needed to succeed, since the majority in Parliament is still held by Rajapaksa’s governing party.
In 2019, Rajapaksa collected nearly 6.9 million votes to defeat Premadasa, his main rival at the time, who got close to 5.6 million votes. The victory was followed by parliamentary elections the next year in which Rajapaksa’s party established a clear dominance that opposition parties have struggled to break.
Premadasa said the current Parliament is at odds with how Sri Lankans feel now.
“The major problem that we face is the government that brought this country to near abyss … So it’s a very difficult situation of trying to come to a temporary political marriage or an arrangement with those whose actions resulted … in bringing an economic, social and political disaster for the people of Sri Lanka,” he said.
Whoever leads the country next will be faced with a daunting mandate. Premadasa said Sri Lanka is “essentially bankrupt” and the government has been negotiating for months with the International Monetary Fund on a bailout package, while muddling through with help from neighbors such as India.
Rolling fuel shortages sent the country looking to Russia for crude oil recently as it scrambled to meet demand at gas stations where lines of vehicles stretched for miles.
Many critics have blamed policy blunders by Rajapaksa and his family, like deep tax cuts in 2019 that slashed state revenue and heavy borrowing from creditors such as China on splashy infrastructure projects that failed to generate revenue.
Premadasa described those decisions as “imprudent, impractical” and “foolish” and said they “resulted in millions and millions of people suffering.”
When asked how he planned to resuscitate the economy, he said the country must go through debt restructuring. Sri Lanka, he added, has “no choice” but to work with international financial institutions and to engage with as many countries as possible.
“We have to work with everyone,” he added.
His economic plan includes reviving tourism, boosting exports and ushering in direct foreign investment. The political turmoil has deepened concerns that solutions to the economic woes, like IMF assistance, will be delayed.
Premadasa said it’s critical for leaders not to interpret their mandate as “some sort of an assurance of permanent domination.”
“The mandate is a temporary mandate. Never try to think that you are the freehold owners of the country. Think of yourself as being a guardian, being a trustee of the wishes of the people.”
He said he would “listen to the people” and serve as “a sounding board” for their “reflections, impressions, ideas.”
Most important, he said, “one has to be humble and humanistic. All these characteristics that I expressed, they were lacking in this present administration.”
While millions voted this government in, millions of others voted against it, Premadasa said, adding that he felt sorry for everyone in the country.
“I feel helpless … because the people did not empower us, at least with more numbers in the opposition, so we could have put up a bigger fight and at least try to end this misery, which is on the doorstep of every household,” he said.
But he is still “quietly confident that as this process evolves itself, sanity will prevail. And through a fresh mandate, we will be able to fulfill the aspirations of the people of our country.”
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Andres Gimenez will start for American League in All-Star Game at second base
Andres Gimenez will be the American League starter at second base in Tuesday's All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium.
Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve, who was voted in as the starter by the fans, will not play in the game. That has bumped Gimenez, who will be joined by Jose Ramirez and Emmanuel Clase and Cleveland representatives, into the starting lineup.
According to MLB.com's Sarah Langs, Gimenez, 23, will be the youngest starting second baseman in the All-Star Game since Roberto Alomar in 1992.
Rarified air:Guardians' Andres Gimenez stepping up and turning into a superstar, teammate says
Entering Saturday, Gimenez was hitting .299 with an .839 OPS, 10 home runs, 12 doubles, two triples, 43 RBIs and seven stolen bases. Gimenez ranks second among AL second baseman with 2.5 fWAR, behind only Altuve's 2.9.
Gimenez was acquired in the Francisco Lindor trade with the New York Mets last offseason. After struggling a bit to find his footing last season, Gimenez has quickly developed into one of the most productive second baseman in the league while being its youngest starter. Gimenez's progress has been one of the biggest bright spots of the season for the Guardians.
'It's never over. Everything's fluid," Francona said of Gimenez's quick development into an All-Star. "Somebody asked me, 'Has he arrived?' When the season's over, I can answer your question better. It's on-going. That's part of the beauty of the game. But you can't let your guard down. Because when you think you've got it figured out, this game has a way of un-figuring it."
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To make planning a little easier for birthing parents, NJDOL created a tool to help parents estimate the start and end dates of state-backed maternity benefits.
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Last week NJ Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo announced the Maternity Coverage Timeline Tool, a new tool that provides expecting parents with guidance about coverage periods for Temporary Disability Insurance and Family Leave Insurance.
The tool empowers parents by providing them with a personalized timeline estimate of benefit coverage periods.
Developed through a collaboration between the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the New Jersey State Office of Innovation, the tool helps expecting parents plan when and how to take their maternity leave.
By asking parents a short series of questions, the tool provides start and end dates for leave tailored to their personal situation and preferences.
“I am incredibly proud of the partnership between the Department of Labor and the Office of Innovation to expand utilization of our state’s paid family leave benefits,” said First Lady Tammy Murphy. “Making it easier for New Jersey families to plan for and experience one of life’s most precious moments through the Maternity Coverage Tool supports one of the recommendations in the Nurture NJ Maternal and Infant Health Strategic Plan and furthers our efforts toward making New Jersey the safest, most equitable place in the nation to deliver and raise a baby.”
“This tool is a small step in a broader effort to provide New Jerseyans support when it matters the most,” said Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo. “We want to empower parents to better plan for the arrival of the newest member of their family. Doing so requires tools and resources that combine simplicity and personalization, and the Maternity Coverage Timeline Tool is just the latest example of that principle. As we push forward to modernize resources and services, we will continue to center our efforts around the people we serve.”
“My organization meets many expectant and new mothers who are worried about how they will make ends meet as they recover from their birth and bond with their newborns. This tool is an effective way of using technology to simplify and personalize a process that can feel overwhelming, and will greatly help new moms navigate the paid leave programs that New Jersey makes available to them,” said Sarah Sternbach, director of social services for the Lakewood Resource and Referral Center. “It is wonderful to witness up close the passion this administration has for pursuing innovative ways of helping all New Jerseyans at each stage of their lives.”
“I love it,” said Grace Tien, a parent from Highland Park who shared insights that informed the tool’s development. “I love that the tool gives you a visual overview of what to expect. By just entering a due date and answering a few questions it takes out a lot of the guesswork. Getting actual dates in front of you to help plan everything is a big deal. With this, I’m not worried about keeping track of different details or making a mistake in calculations.”
The Maternity Coverage Timeline Tool is available on the Division of Temporary Disability and Family Leave Insurance MyLeaveBenefits website.
The Timeline Tool is currently in open beta and may continue to undergo further testing and development.
The tool estimates coverage through the state, therefore it does not include paid leave an individual might have through their employment, such as a private short-term disability plan or vacation/sick time.
Nearly 7,000 workers have already used the tool during its initial phase-in period.
The link to the tool: myleavebenefits.nj.gov/timeline.
NJDOL and the Office of Innovation would like to hear about your user experience with the tool. Any individuals with feedback are welcome to share it at this link: https://forms.gle/kNRTQpsW9ZgGwpzi8.
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Local entities are on the hook for approximately $19.3 million for property tax assessment refunds from 2011 through 2014 following a 2021 ruling in favor of the Southlake Mall in a property tax assessment case — which impacts seven taxing districts, including the Merrillville Community School Corporation, Lake County and the City of Hobart.
In September 2021, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled in favor of Southlake Mall in a property tax assessment case that had wound its way through the courts for two years.
The court ruled that, for tax year 2014, the Ross Township Assessor increased the tax assessment for Southlake Mall, located in Hobart, and “more than double(d)” the property-tax assessments for tax years 2011, 2012 and 2013, according to the decision. The new assessed values were about $240 million each year, compared to the original assessments for tax years 2011 to 2013 of roughly $110 million, according to the decision.
In a 5-0 vote, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled that the assessments for tax years 2011 through 2014 in the amount of the Southlake Mall’s 2010 assessment, according to the decision.
Now, the bill has to be paid.
The amounts for tax years 2011 through 2014 have been finalized, and the grand total for the four years is $19,315,294, according to data from the county auditor’s office.
The entities owe $5,245,830 for 2011; $5,331,774 for 2012; $4,578,382 for 2013 and $4,159,307 for 2014, according to the data.
In total, the highest paying entities are the city of Hobart, which owes $8,736,355, the Merrillville Community School Corporation, which owes $7,120,554, and Lake County, which owes $1,304,540, for the four-year period, according to the data.
Lake County Auditor John Petalas declined comment on the matter, directing questions on the matter to Lake County Assessor LaTonya Spearman.
Spearman, who launched the tax case in 2019, said in a statement that her office is continuing to pursue litigation for the remaining years through 2020.
“The Supreme Court’s 2021 decision ended all litigation for the 2011-2014 appeal years. Refunds resulting from an assessment appeal are the responsibility of the County Auditor. My office is continuing negotiations for the remaining open appeals, which includes assessment years 2015-2020,” Spearman said.
Merrillville Community School Corporation Superintendent Nicholas Brown said district officials have been informed that $5.6 million will be taken from the district’s tax bill in December. District officials are working with the county to figure out if the district can pay off the amount over time, he said.
Brown said that losing that amount of money will be “devastating to our budget.”
“We’re being asked to pay back money ... on an assessment issue that we weren’t involved in that didn’t give us additional money,” Brown said.
As an example, if the district set its budget for $70 million, then taxpayers pay that amount evenly to ensure the district receives the money, Brown said. School districts set budgets on the amount needed to operate, not to save funds, he said.
So, when Southlake Mall paid the school as a portion of its taxes, it’s not as if the school district was asking for additional money, he said.
“You’re not asking for the world. It’s what you need to operate,” Brown said. “We’re being asked to pay back $5.6 million, but it’s not like we got more money than we should’ve.”
District officials plan to pay the refund through the operational budget, so that the schools aren’t impacted, Brown said. But, taking money from the operational budget will likely increase Ross Township taxes over time, he said.
“This is an issue that the schools didn’t create,” Brown said.
And the tax refund pain may not end there as Southlake Mall won yet another challenge to its assessed value for the 2015 and 2016 tax years in December at the Indiana Tax Court.
Indiana Tax Court Judge Martha Wentworth ruled that representatives for neither the mall nor the Lake County Assessor’s office met their burden of proof, so the mall’s real property assessments of $242.9 million will revert to the 2010 assessment of about $110 million. The court pointed out that, under Indiana code, the county or township official making the assessment has the burden of providing proof that their assessment is correct in the event a taxpayer appeals an amount that increased more than 5% from one year to the next. If neither the assessor nor the taxpayer meets their burden of proof, the assessment reverts back to the assessment for the prior tax year.
In 2020, Hobart Mayor Brian Snedecor and the City Council, the Lake County Board of Commissioners and Ross Township Assessor Angela Guernsey turned down a settlement offer from Southlake Mall regarding the appeal for the 2015 and 2016 tax years, which likely would have included the tax years 2017 through 2020.
Previously, Snedecor told the Post-Tribune that property tax repayment “would have major impacts” on city operations and “severely hamper the city’s ability to provide operations as we currently do”. When Hobart officials were asked to comment on the tax refund for this story, they declined.
Lake County Council President Ted Bilski, D-Hobart, said the county is prepared to pay its share of the refund, but communities like Hobart will feel the most impact.
“We’ve been preparing for this,” Bilski said. “For communities like Hobart, the state could give a loan ... it would be nice if we could get some help from the state.”
Karen Caffarini contributed to this report.
Tax refund by the numbers
2011 2012 2013 2014 Total
City of Hobart $2,376,037 $2,429,737 $2,057,614 $1,872,967 $8,736,415
Merrillville Community Schools $1,936,586 $1,980,354 $1,677,056 $1,526,559 $7,120,555
Lake County $354,797 $362,816 $307,249 $279,677 $1,304,539
Lake County S&W Conservancy $265,249 $238,629 $265,270 $233,247 $1,002,395
Lake County Public Library $173,057 $176,969 $149,865 $136,417 $636,308
Ross Township $92,547 $94,639 $80,145 $72,953 $340,284
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McIlroy and Hovland share lead after British Open third round
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St Andrews (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Former champion Rory McIlroy and Norway's Viktor Hovland and will take a share of the lead into the final round of the 150th British Open at St Andrews after ending Saturday level on 16 under par.
The duo went out together in the penultimate pairing on Saturday afternoon after sitting at 10-under overnight, three shots behind Australia's Cameron Smith, the leader at the halfway stage on 13 under par.
McIlroy, the Open champion in 2014, posted his second 66 of the week with five birdies as well as a sensational eagle two at the 10th, where he chipped in from a greenside bunker.
The one blemish on his card was a bogey at the difficult 17th.
Hovland, the world number nine who has never enjoyed a top-10 finish at a major, recorded an outstanding six-under-par 66 with six birdies -- including four in a row from the third -- and no dropped shots.
Sunday risks becoming a straight shoot-out between those two who sit four shots clear of nearest challengers Smith and Cameron Young of the United States.
Smith and Young went out in the final pairing of the day on Saturday but Smith bogeyed the first and never got going in a one-over-par round of 73.
That left him at 12-under for the championship, level with Young, who had a 71.
Kim Si-woo of South Korea and world number one Scottie Scheffler, the Masters champion, will both go into Sunday at 11-under, while Dustin Johnson is at 10-under.
Tommy Fleetwood shot a fine 66 to sit at nine-under alongside his fellow Englishman Matt Fitzpatrick, the US Open champion, and Australia's Adam Scott.
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California is finally starting to recover from COVID-19 but it’s clear the pandemic isn’t ending anytime soon. Legislators’ work continues to focus on helping small businesses stay afloat while addressing the inequities exposed and exacerbated by COVID-19. However, some legislators have decided to prioritize a package of tech antitrust bills, which represents a complete departure from the issues which matter most to Californians. These bills directly target the very companies who have kept our economy afloat.
Technology companies have positioned California as a global leader in innovation, and some worry these recent proposals could disrupt the tech ecosystem we have worked so hard to create. These proposals overstep, and could have far-reaching impacts on the small businesses which drive our local and national economy.
Throughout the pandemic, digital technology programs developed by some of our state’s largest employers helped small businesses pivot, survive and became deeply embedded in the daily lives of businesses and consumers alike. Putting these critical programs and tools at risk now could be disastrous for those still struggling to survive.
The American Innovation and Choice Online Act (S.2992) targets big tech companies for potential antitrust and consumer choice violations. This bill prohibits certain large online platforms from engaging in specified acts, including giving preference to their own products on the platform, unfairly limiting the availability on the platform of competing products from another business, or discriminating in the application or enforcement of the platform’s terms of service among similarly situated users. Unfortunately, the bill doesn’t take into account the countless small business who leverage online platforms for their survival.
Examples of this legislations impact can be seen by small businesses like, Oh Comadre Candles, a Latin hand-made candle company. Marcella Gomez started the company as a form of self-therapy from her nursing job in 2016 and turned it into her full-time business. Marcella’s products have been featured on Buzzfeed, PopSugar, Remezcla, Mitu, Hello Giggles, Yahoo UK, Perolike, Trend talk Show, WGN Radio (Frank Fontana Show), and Jack Daniel’s Turno 7 showcase. She uses Facebook and Instagram to reach her customers online, where she estimates 95% – 98% of all her business originates. Marcella’s small business exists on the online marketplace, the passing of these tech antitrust legislation will disrupt her business and thousands of other small businesses owned by women and people of color due to.
Legislators on the hill are pushing this package of bills which would prevent major tech platforms from offering popular services almost everyone can currently use for free, restricting key platforms’ ability to provide critical information and tools within their services. Consumers could lose access to services such as the Messenger, Find my iPhone, and Google Maps.
Oh Comadre Candles relies on social media as a way to advertise and connect with her supportive clientele – Marcella targets based on Latina interests and existing audiences and customers. Part of her social media strategy involves utilizing direct messaging, tagged posts and stories to connect with her strong audience base. These free services tech companies have provided has allowed Oh Comadre Candles to grow organically to 76,000 followers on Instagram. A loss of service would inhibit businesses like Marcellas to continue to market their products to their existing clientele.
Should these bills pass as without consideration of the small businesses who rely upon them, could result in businesses losing the opportunity to promote themselves. Consumers will lose the ability to access products and services they need when they need them. Such conveniences would disappear and small businesses would lose essential tools. We need to support small businesses to thrive and flourish in this technology driven ecosystem. We urge legislators to pass policies which help – not disrupt – small businesses owned by women and people of color.
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Updated July 16, 2022 at 2:48 PM ET
Two children are among the six people who died in a Montana pileup after a Friday evening dust storm caused blackout conditions on Interstate 90, a major route in both Montana and the Western U.S.
Montana Highway Patrol Sgt. Jay Nelson said investigators so far have found no other factors that contributed to the pileup that also sent eight other injured people to hospitals.
"Everything is indicative of an isolated extreme weather event," Nelson said of the investigation, calling the crash among the worst he'd seen in 24 years with the state. "What could people do? It really was just panic."
The pileup was just west of Hardin, with additional ambulances called in from Billings to help. The identities of the dead and conditions of the survivors are not yet being released.
The crash was reported around 4:30 p.m., as 21 vehicles, including six commercial semi-trucks, lost control in the dust storm that was fueled by gusts topping 60 mph (97 kph), authorities said.
Nelson said there was zero visibility for a mile-long stretch during a peak summer traffic hour for those commuting home from work or traveling for outdoor recreation.
It took more than six hours to fully reopen the road.
"We had a lot of debris and complete chaos," Nelson said.
Gov. Greg Gianforte said on Twitter: "I'm deeply saddened by the news of a mass casualty crash near Hardin. Please join me in prayer to lift up the victims and their loved ones. We're grateful to our first responders for their service."
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, who oversees the highway patrol, said in a statement that the Montana Highway Patrol, which he oversees, was investigating. "We will release more information as it becomes available and is appropriate out of respect of the lives lost and their loved ones.
A video from The Billings Gazette showed hundreds of tractor-trailers, campers and cars backed up for miles along the two eastbound lanes of the interstate.
Before the pileup, storms popped up in central southern Montana between 1 and 2 p.m. and slowly began moving east, said Nick Vertz, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Billings.
Those storms prompted a severe thunderstorm watch that covered Hardin and other parts of Montana from mid-afternoon until 9 p.m. Friday. Meteorologists forecasted the potential for isolated hail the size of a quarter, scattered gusts up to 75 mph (121 kph) and frequent lightning.
A so-called outflow — or a surge of wind that's produced by storms — flew about 30 miles (48 kilometers) ahead of the storms, Vertz said.
Winds picked up quickly around the time of the crash, according to readings at nearby Big Horn County Airport. A 40 mph gust (64 kph) was recorded about 15 minutes before the crash was reported and in less than an hour another burst of wind hit 64 (103 kph).
The wind easily picked up dust — a product of recent temperatures into the 90s and triple digits over the last week — and reduced visibility to less than 1/4 mile (0.4 kilometers).
"If they looked up in the sky while they're in Hardin, they probably didn't see much of what you'd think of for a thunderstorm cloud, maybe not even much at all," Vertz said. "It was just a surge of wind that kind of appeared out of nowhere."
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At least six people have died after a massive dust storm triggered a 21-car pile up in the US.
Strong winds across Montana whipped up dust and left many drivers with ‘zero visibility’.
At the time of the crash, on the Interstate 90 highway near Hardin, gusts of 60mph were recorded.
The crash was reported at 4.28pm local time on Friday.
Minutes after the crash, the nearby Big Horn Country Airport recorded a wind speed of up to 62mph – up from 40mph less than a quarter of an hour before.
A highway patrol official said extra ambulance services had to be called in from another city to help as it is not yet clear how many people have been injured.
While emergency services attended the scene on Friday, cars could be seen which had crashed into the grass bank.
Dozens of other vehicles were back up on the road because of the crash.
The dust storm was caused because of a mix of recent dry temperatures and high winds.
‘It appears as though there was heavy winds, causing a dust storm with zero visibility,’ Jay Nelson from Montana’s Highway Patrol said.
Visibility is believed to have dropped to less than 400 metres in the bad weather conditions on Friday.
Greg Gianforte, the governor of Montana, said he was ‘deeply saddened’ by the news of the ‘mass casualty crash’.
‘Please join me in prayer to lift up the victims and their loved ones. We’re grateful to our first responders for their service,’ he added.
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A man in his 60s has died after getting into difficulty while swimming in a lake in Co Laois this afternoon.
The incident happened at around 3.30pm at Derryounce Lake, near Portarlington.
He was taken from the water and brought by ambulance to Midland Regional Hospital but was pronounced dead a short time later.
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Dear Editor: I read a disturbing news report the other evening involving Cassidy Hutchinson.
The young woman who testified so convincingly before the Jan. 6 investigative committee is apparently sequestered with her family. Because of threats, she must have a security detail. I listened to Ms. Hutchinson's testimony. She was authentic and believable. In my opinion, it is simply wrong that a citizen served a subpoena to testify is forced to live in fear for her safety. A principled, empathetic and responsible Donald Trump would use his power to intervene and urge his followers to "back off."
But then, I cannot forget that after our Capitol was breached, the former disgraced president waited 187 minutes before issuing a half-baked public statement to halt the violent invasion on Jan. 6.
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LINCOLN COUNTY, Mo. — The body of a 38-year-old man was found in the area of Highway KK and Ridge Road in Lincoln County, Missouri, Wednesday.
In a Facebook post detailing the incident, the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office said the body had been identified as Hank Thomas Knoll, 38.
The post said Knoll's cause of death is being investigated by the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office and the Lincoln County Coroner.
Knoll's body was found after citizens in the area reported the body.
It's not known how long the body was there before being reported.
No other information about Knoll's death was released.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office at 636-528-6100 or email Captain David Hill at dhill@lcsomo.gov. You can also submit a tip at https://lcsomo.gov/crime-tip.
This is a developing story. As more information is confirmed, the story will be updated.
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Nez approves $1B spending bill for critical infrastructure projects
FARMINGTON — Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez signed into law a bill to expend $1 billion in remaining American Rescue Plan Act funds to develop on the tribal land public safety, broadband internet services, public health, hardship assistance, water, wastewater, electricity, housing and bathroom additions.
"This has been talked about for many, many years — the need for infrastructure on our Navajo Nation," Nez said in remarks before signing the bill on July 15.
The president was joined by Speaker Seth Damon, Vice President Myron Lizer, seven council delegates and several chapter government officials at the event in front of the Crownpoint Chapter house.
"You know, the recovery funds that have come to the Navajo Nation is a shot in the arm to the Navajo Nation," he said. "Once we sign this legislation today, it will create jobs. … It's all about nation building."
Besides the critical infrastructure projects outlined in the bill, it authorizes dividing $211.25 million equally between the 24 delegates for eligible projects within the chapters they represent.
In his comments, Damon described the spending bill as the largest ever signed by a tribal president outside the tribe's fiscal year budget.
The $1 billion is what was left from the $2 billion the tribe received last year to further mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and to invest in infrastructure.
Damon explained that the bill finally reached the president's desk after more than 120 days of back-and-forth discussions, meetings and work sessions.
"This thing took patience," he said.
The council voted 20-2 in favor of the bill on June 30. Nez signed it without using the line-item veto to eliminate any allocations.
Crownpoint is the home chapter of the bill's sponsor, Mark Freeland. He represents Crownpoint along with seven other chapters in the Eastern Agency.
"Our eight regional chapters got hit hard. Our eight regional chapters have real needs significantly for water, electricity and bathrooms. That’s the reason why I wanted to sponsor this legislation," Freeland said.
He added the money will pay for developments that will change the lives of those who reside in remote areas, use generators for electrical energy or haul water.
"We are going to change lives and enhance lives forever, beginning today," Freeland said.
Prior to serving on the council, Freeland was an executive staff assistant in the president's office when Nez was vice president.
Crownpoint Chapter President Rita Capitan reflected on how it took months of planning and hard work by various leaders to decide how to use the funds.
"When that time came to vote, I was listening, and I had my fingers crossed. … Now we're moving, so we can get to work," Capitan said.
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Pennsylvania toughens penalties for repeat DUI drivers
HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf signed legislation Monday to increase penalties for motorists who have multiple DUI convictions to try to end what critics call Pennsylvania’s “revolving door” for the most serious drunken drivers.
The state Senate passed the final version last week after a couple of attempts to get the bill through the Legislature.
The new law takes effect in November and increases penalties for some offenders who receive a third or subsequent DUI conviction.
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It aims to lengthen sentences by requiring someone convicted of a third DUI offense to serve consecutive sentences for separate counts, instead of serving the sentences at the same time.
The law also increases the grading of offenses — and the potential length of the sentence — for someone convicted of a fourth DUI if they are caught with drugs or record a high blood alcohol content.
The bill was inspired by the death of Deana Eckman. A five-time drunken driver killed the 45-year-old Delaware County woman in 2019 when he drove his pickup truck across a double yellow line and slammed head-on into the car she was riding in, driven by Eckman's husband, who was seriously injured.
The 30-year-old pickup driver pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and other charges and was sentenced to 25 1/2 to 51 years in prison.
The driver, David Strowhouer, had been freed from state prison a few months before the crash after serving a concurrent sentence for his fifth DUI conviction. | https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/local/pennsylvania/2022/07/16/pennsylvania-toughens-penalties-repeat-dui-drivers/10077753002/ | 2022-07-16T21:10:21Z | https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/local/pennsylvania/2022/07/16/pennsylvania-toughens-penalties-repeat-dui-drivers/10077753002/ | true | 10 |
Syscoin (SYS) traded up 5.4% against the dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 15:00 PM ET on July 16th. One Syscoin coin can currently be bought for $0.17 or 0.00000794 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges. During the last seven days, Syscoin has traded up 3% against the dollar. Syscoin has a market capitalization of $110.09 million and approximately $13.70 million worth of Syscoin was traded on exchanges in the last day.
Here’s how similar cryptocurrencies have performed during the last day:
- Dogecoin (DOGE) traded 1.9% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.0644 or 0.00000302 BTC.
- UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded 2.4% higher against the dollar and now trades at $5.38 or 0.00025252 BTC.
- Litecoin (LTC) traded 4.6% higher against the dollar and now trades at $54.39 or 0.00255269 BTC.
- DEI (DEI) traded 23.2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.32 or 0.00001488 BTC.
- EAC (EAC) traded up 35.5% against the dollar and now trades at $1.26 or 0.00006190 BTC.
- Hellenic Coin (HNC) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $3.68 or 0.00010892 BTC.
- Polymath (POLY) traded up 2.7% against the dollar and now trades at $0.20 or 0.00000954 BTC.
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- Verge (XVG) traded up 3% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0036 or 0.00000017 BTC.
- XeniosCoin (XNC) traded 0% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.56 or 0.00002605 BTC.
About Syscoin
Syscoin (CRYPTO:SYS) is a proof-of-work (PoW) coin that uses the Scrypt hashing algorithm. Its genesis date was April 27th, 2014. Syscoin’s total supply is 640,953,640 coins and its circulating supply is 650,829,465 coins. Syscoin’s official Twitter account is @syscoin and its Facebook page is accessible here. The Reddit community for Syscoin is /r/SysCoin and the currency’s Github account can be viewed here. The official website for Syscoin is syscoin.org.
Buying and Selling Syscoin
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United Asset Strategies Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Chubb Limited (NYSE:CB – Get Rating) by 6.6% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 2,222 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 137 shares during the period. United Asset Strategies Inc.’s holdings in Chubb were worth $475,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Chevy Chase Trust Holdings Inc. boosted its stake in Chubb by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Chevy Chase Trust Holdings Inc. now owns 262,317 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $56,109,000 after purchasing an additional 752 shares during the period. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. boosted its stake in Chubb by 23.6% during the 1st quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 4,566 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $977,000 after purchasing an additional 871 shares during the period. Quadrant Capital Group LLC boosted its stake in Chubb by 4.4% during the 4th quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 2,535 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $490,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in Chubb by 71.5% during the 4th quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 90,734 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $17,540,000 after purchasing an additional 37,838 shares during the period. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC bought a new stake in Chubb during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $41,798,000. Institutional investors own 88.86% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several research firms have commented on CB. StockNews.com began coverage on Chubb in a report on Thursday, March 31st. They issued a “hold” rating for the company. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price target on Chubb from $230.00 to $239.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, April 4th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on Chubb from $247.00 to $244.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on Chubb from $224.00 to $216.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 23rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Chubb from $230.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 12th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $230.08.
Chubb Trading Up 0.5 %
Chubb (NYSE:CB – Get Rating) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April 26th. The financial services provider reported $3.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.52 by $0.30. Chubb had a return on equity of 10.30% and a net margin of 19.65%. The business had revenue of $9.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.95 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.52 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Chubb Limited will post 14.92 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Chubb Increases Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 8th. Investors of record on Friday, June 17th were issued a dividend of $0.83 per share. This represents a $3.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.80%. This is a boost from Chubb’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.80. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 16th. Chubb’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 17.68%.
Chubb declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback plan on Thursday, May 19th that permits the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the financial services provider to purchase up to 2.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.
Insider Activity at Chubb
In related news, EVP Timothy Alan Boroughs sold 15,933 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $211.83, for a total transaction of $3,375,087.39. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 65,667 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,910,240.61. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. In related news, EVP Timothy Alan Boroughs sold 15,933 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $211.83, for a total transaction of $3,375,087.39. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 65,667 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,910,240.61. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider John J. Lupica sold 12,004 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.41, for a total value of $2,465,741.64. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 151,093 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $31,036,013.13. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 141,824 shares of company stock valued at $29,574,333 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.39% of the company’s stock.
Chubb Profile
Chubb Limited provides insurance and reinsurance products worldwide. The company's North America Commercial P&C Insurance segment offers commercial property, casualty, workers' compensation, package policies, risk management, financial lines, marine, construction, environmental, medical, cyber risk, surety, and excess casualty; and group accident and health insurance to large, middle market, and small commercial businesses.
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The R$100 note was the largest denomination when the real was launched in July 1994. Since then, it has lost 86.09% of its purchasing power. This means that, discounting inflation, the R$100 bill buys today the same amount that would have been possible to buy 28 years ago with only R$13.91.
The calculations are by economist Bruno Imaizumi, from LCA Consultores.
With inflation accumulated between July 1994 and June this year at 653.06%, to have the same purchasing power as the R$100 bill in July 1994, consumers would have to spend R$748.04 today, highlights the economist.
Thus, the purchasing power of R$ 100 thousand in 1994 is equivalent to R$ 13,910 today. Or, conversely, R$100,000 today has the same purchasing power as R$753,000 28 years ago. In both scenarios, it is possible to see how the money ‘shrinked’ in this period.
The real completes 28 years of existence this month. The new currency was born with the implementation of the Real Plan, in 1994, which marked the end of the period of monetary instability and galloping inflation rates, which reached 5,000% per year, from July 1993 to June 1994.
The real was the fifth currency Brazilians had to get used to in a decade and after nearly a dozen failed economic plans.
According to the IBGE, between 1980 and 1994, when Brazilians lived with hyperinflation, the accumulated index was 13,342,346,717,671.70%.
The largest monthly change in the Broad Consumer Price Index (IPCA), which measures official inflation, was in March 1990 (82.39%), while the smallest change was in August 1998 (-0.51%). highlights the institute.
The minimum wage in R$100 bills
In July 1994, the minimum wage was R$ 64.79. At that time, the R$100 bill covered the value and R$35.21 still remained in the worker’s pocket.
Currently, the minimum wage is R$ 1,212. That is, 12 bills of R$100 plus R$12 are needed to complete the value.
Despite this, the purchasing power of the minimum wage more than doubled in the period: since then, the minimum wage rose 1,770% in the period, while inflation was 653.06%. Since 2020, however, the minimum has not seen any real gain over inflation.
“The real has lost a lot of value over the last almost three decades, but its implementation was essential for us to stop living with inflations of three or four digits a year, in previous decades when economists racked their brains to fight hyperinflation”, says Imaizumi .
According to the economist, inflation, now a worldwide problem and which mainly affects weaker economies like ours, has once again been felt more strongly by Brazilians, especially the poorest. This is because the rise in prices, in addition to being spread across most goods and services consumed, is weighing more on essential items such as food, transport (mainly fuel), water and electricity bills.
“Moreover, the incipient recovery of income from work occurs slowly. In other words, salary readjustments do not follow high inflation”, he concludes. | https://playcrazygame.com/2022/07/17/after-28-years-of-existence-the-r100-note-buys-today-the-same-as-r13-91-in-1994-economy/ | 2022-07-16T21:18:59Z | https://playcrazygame.com/2022/07/17/after-28-years-of-existence-the-r100-note-buys-today-the-same-as-r13-91-in-1994-economy/ | true | 1 |
Former champion Rory McIlroy and Norway’s Viktor Hovland and will take a share of the lead into the final round of the 150th British Open at St Andrews after ending Saturday level on 16 under par.
The duo went out together in the penultimate pairing on Saturday afternoon after sitting at 10-under overnight, three shots behind Australia’s Cameron Smith, the leader at the halfway stage on 13 under par.
McIlroy, the Open champion in 2014, posted his second 66 of the week with five birdies as well as a sensational eagle two at the 10th, where he chipped in from a greenside bunker.
The one blemish on his card was a bogey at the difficult 17th.
Hovland, the world number nine who has never enjoyed a top-10 finish at a major, recorded an outstanding six-under-par 66 with six birdies — including four in a row from the third — and no dropped shots.
Sunday risks becoming a straight shoot-out between those two who sit four shots clear of nearest challengers Smith and Cameron Young of the United States.
Smith and Young went out in the final pairing of the day on Saturday but Smith bogeyed the first and never got going in a one-over-par round of 73.
That left him at 12-under for the championship, level with Young, who had a 71.
Kim Si-woo of South Korea and world number one Scottie Scheffler, the Masters champion, will both go into Sunday at 11-under, while Dustin Johnson is at 10-under.
Tommy Fleetwood shot a fine 66 to sit at nine-under alongside his fellow Englishman Matt Fitzpatrick, the US Open champion, and Australia’s Adam Scott. | https://www.citizen.co.za/sport/3147666/mcilroy-hovland-sunday-open-shoot-out-st-andrews/ | 2022-07-16T21:19:59Z | https://www.citizen.co.za/sport/3147666/mcilroy-hovland-sunday-open-shoot-out-st-andrews/ | true | 1 |
Federal prosecutors are seeking a 15-year prison sentence for a Texas man who was convicted of storming the U.S. Capitol with a holstered handgun, calling him a militia group member who took a central role in the pro-Trump mob’s attack, according to a court filing Friday.
If a judge accepts the Justice Department’s recommendation, Guy Wesley Reffitt’s prison sentence would be nearly three times the length of the longest sentence among more than 200 defendants who have been sentenced for crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot in the nation’s capital.
The longest sentence so far is five years and three months for Robert Palmer, a Florida man who pleaded guilty to attacking police officers at the Capitol.
U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich is scheduled to sentence Reffitt on Aug. 1. The judge isn’t bound by any of the recommendations or the sentencing guidelines calculated by the court’s probation department, which call for a sentence ranging from nine years to 11 years and three months,
Defense attorney Clinton Broden, who is asking for Reffitt to be sentenced to no more than two years in prison, said he was shocked by prosecutors’ recommendation. He noted that Reffitt wasn’t accused of entering the Capitol or assaulting any police officers that day.
“It’s absolutely absurd,” he said during a telephone interview Friday. “I certainly don’t condone what Mr. Reffitt did. And I think everybody realizes the seriousness of the offenses. But at the same point, there has to be some proportionality here.”
Prosecutors argue that an “upward departure for terrorism” is warranted in Reffitt’s case, which would lead to significantly longer sentence if the judge agrees to apply it. They say the trial evidence showed that Reffitt planned for weeks ahead of January to travel to Washington, D.C., “with the specific intent of attacking the Capitol and taking over Congress.”
“Reffitt did not intend to simply obstruct Congress’s certification of the Electoral College vote. Rather, Reffitt intended to physically remove the legislators from the building (using his firearm and flexicuffs, and the power of the crowd) and actually ‘take over’ Congress,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Nestler wrote.
Reffitt, the first Capitol riot defendant to be tried, was convicted by a jury in March of all five counts in his indictment. Jurors found him guilty of obstructing Congress’ joint session to certify the Electoral College vote, of interfering with police officers who were guarding the Capitol and of threatening his two teenage children if they reported him to law enforcement.
Prosecutors say Reffitt was a leader of a Texas militia group. He told other militia group members that he planned to drag House Speaker Nancy Pelosi out of the Capitol building by her ankles, “with her head hitting every step on the way down,” Nestler wrote.
Reffitt, a resident of Wylie, Texas, didn’t testify at his trial.
During the trial’s closing arguments, U.S. Attorney Risa Berkower told jurors that Reffitt proudly “lit the fire” that allowed others in a mob to overwhelm Capitol police officers near the Senate doors.
Jurors saw videos that captured the confrontation between a few Capitol police officers and a mob of people, including Reffitt, who approached them on the west side of the Capitol.
Reffitt was armed with a Smith & Wesson pistol in a holster on his waist, carrying zip-tie handcuffs and wearing body armor and a helmet equipped with a video camera when he advanced on police, according to prosecutors. He retreated after an officer pepper sprayed him in the face, but he waved on other rioters who ultimately breached the building, prosecutors said.
Reffitt drove to Washington, D.C., with Rocky Hardie, who said he and Reffitt were members of the Texas Three Percenters militia group. The Three Percenters militia movement refers to the myth that only 3% of Americans fought in the Revolutionary War against the British.
Hardie testified that both of them were armed with holstered handguns when they attended then-President Donald Trump’s “Stop the Steal” rally before the riot. Hardie said Reffitt talked about dragging lawmakers out of the Capitol and replacing them with people who would “follow the Constitution.” Hardie also said Reffitt gave him two pairs of zip-tie cuffs in case they needed to detain anybody.
Reffitt’s 19-year-old son, Jackson, testified that his father threatened him and his sister, then 16, after he drove home from Washington. Reffitt told his children they would be traitors if they reported him to authorities and said “traitors get shot,” Jackson Reffitt recalled.
Reffitt is “done with politics,” his lawyer said in a court filing Friday.
“His only goal now is to put his family back together while recognizing that as much as he spent the past two decades providing for them, he is the one who has driven them apart,” Broden wrote.
More than 840 people have been charged with federal crimes related to the riot. Over 330 of them have pleaded guilty, mostly to misdemeanors, and over 200 of them have been sentenced. More than 100 others have trial dates.
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A BBC team spent a week trying to convince seven anti-vaxxers to get the Covid jab - amid their claims 'it contains deadly microchips' and is a 'plot to depopulate the Earth': So did ANY of them change their mind?
- Groundbreaking BBC documentary Unvaccinated is to be aired on Wednesday
- Seven anti-vax Britons spend five days living together in a house – where they are bombarded with myth-busting scientific evidence about the vaccine
- At end of week, they are taken to a vaccine clinic and offered a jab there and then
- Among them is Vicky, 43, who is convinced the jab is causing deaths and serious injuries that are underplayed by health officials
It can't be trusted. It might damage fertility – or unborn children. It's been 'rushed through' and we're all 'human guinea-pigs'. Oh, and it's 'a plot to depopulate the Earth'. Sound familiar? All are baseless, yet well-worn claims made about the Covid vaccine.
But can those who hold such ill-informed – and in some instances extreme – opinions ever change their mind? A groundbreaking BBC documentary to be aired on Wednesday sets out to discover just that.
The show features a fascinating experiment in which seven anti-vax Britons spend five days living together in a house – where they are bombarded with myth-busting scientific evidence about the vaccine.
At the end of the week, they are taken to a vaccine clinic and offered a jab there and then. So would the plan be a success… or end in failure?
Among the seven is Vicky, 43, who is convinced the jab is causing deaths and serious injuries that are underplayed by health officials.
The groundbreaking BBC documentary Unvaccinated features a fascinating experiment in which seven anti-vax Britons spend five days living together in a house – where they are bombarded with myth-busting scientific evidence about the vaccine. (Also pictured is the show's presenter, mathematician Professor Hannah Fry – who is triple-jabbed)
She's been sceptical of modern medicine ever since doctors prescribed painkillers for a back injury, which sent her 'a little crazy'. There's also 32-year-old Naomi, who is scared the jab could affect her fertility, and Mark, 50, who says Government pressure to get vaccinated has put him off.
Naomi actually had Covid last year and still suffers symptoms.
Being faced with views like these was frustrating, says the show's presenter, mathematician Professor Hannah Fry – who is triple-jabbed. 'There were times I had to bite my cheek,' she admits.
'It was definitely challenging. But I don't want to live in a society where you exclude people or cast people out because they're not doing what they're told. I think that you should have a choice.'
As Covid infections rise again, the Government is planning another booster programme this autumn for over-50s, to protect the NHS this winter. Yet three million people in England are yet to have a single dose. Could the BBC's team uncover any clues as to how to persuade them?
When we meet Nazarin, 21, a waitress from London, she reveals that, like Vicky, she's concerned about 'deaths and injuries' caused by the vaccine, and doesn't trust data showing that the jabs are safe. She says: 'The most common adverse reactions are heart attacks, blood clots and seizures.'
More than 140 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have now been administered in the UK, and the Government has received fewer than 500 reports of severe complications. Yet Nazarin has decided to dedicate her spare time to protesting to 'inform people about what is going on'.
Her concerns have been fuelled by the experience of her friend Katrina, 28, whom she met through her campaigning. 'She was perfectly healthy before, but she had one dose of the Pfizer vaccine and five days later she had brain fog,' Nazarin tells Prof Fry. 'Then she had a stroke and three suspected heart attacks.'
How can she be sure this wasn't caused by something other than the vaccine? 'If you've been completely healthy before [the jab] then days later you're suddenly experiencing all these things you've never had before… it's not possible.'
Later Luca, 31, reveals his outlandish views – thanks to conspiracy theories he's read about on Facebook, Twitter and TikTok.
'I think the vaccine was put on this world to depopulate the world population.' How? Luca has suspicions that there are deadly microchips in the jab – a belief shared by five per cent of unvaccinated adults, according to data cited in the show.
Luca, who has been banned from Twitter several times for breaching misinformation rules, also says he has read online about people who 'have the vaccine and then three weeks later, they drop down dead'. His concerns are rooted in a general sense of mistrust of the Government and medical establishment. 'What are the pharmaceutical companies making out of this? They make a lot of money.'
A number of the other volunteers have reservations far more common among the general public. Chanelle, 38, is six months pregnant. She says she is not anti-vaccination but simply 'unsure'.
'I chose not to get the vaccine prior to pregnancy because I'm an older girl having a baby,' says Chanelle. 'I needed to get more information.' She worried that the jab would harm her baby.
To address the participants' concerns, the experiment uses a science-backed strategy to combat vaccine hesitancy. Prof Fry cites University of Cambridge research that suggests that if you want to convince someone to get vaccinated, you can't just talk up the positives and ignore downsides. 'It's about being honest about the bad stuff as well as the good stuff,' she says.
Before the experiment begins, Prof Fry seeks expert advice on how to tackle the group's attitudes from Clarissa Simas, a psychologist with the Vaccine Confidence Project, an organisation that aims to combat jab hesitancy. 'You have to try to understand where the hesitancy is coming from – get to the root cause,' Clarissa says. And if conversations get heated, don't give up. 'If one person comes out of this with a more open mind, you'll have made a positive impact.'
To address the participants' concerns, the experiment uses a science-backed strategy to combat vaccine hesitancy
One of the most common concerns held by participants was about the risk of serious side effects. In a bid to tackle this, Prof Fry gathers the group around the kitchen table and empties a bag filled with 20 jelly beans.
Their task, she says, is to find the one sweet hidden among them that tastes unpleasant. The group begin sampling beans – until Chanelle announces: 'I think I found it!'
Next, Prof Fry empties another bag of jelly beans, this time containing thousands of sweets. 'Imagine I told you to pick out the one foul jelly bean out of 33,000,' she says. This represents the tiny risk of developing myocarditis – inflammation of the heart, the most common of all the severe side effects after the vaccine. Prof Fry adds that the risk of other, serious side effects, such as heart attacks and blot clots, is far lower.
It's a clever way of illustrating risk, but it's too much for some of the anti-vaxxers. Hardliners Vicky and Nazarin accuse Prof Fry of making light of deadly complications. Vicky says: 'It makes me angry that when I'm talking about people who are dying or seriously injured, I am going to entertain this discussion about jelly beans.'
And Nazarin is sceptical of Prof Fry's calculations. 'So why have I heard of a lot of people experiencing this? Am I just unlucky?' Prof Fry says she is simply more likely to hear the most extreme stories because she is involved in the anti-vax community.
The professor points out that the most difficult debates were those around official figures. 'Fundamentally, they disagree with me on the number of people who have been harmed by the vaccine, and the number who have been harmed by Covid,' she says, adding that it is difficult to have an 'open discussion' when members of the group 'immediately shut down' conversation.
To address concerns about fertility, Prof Fry introduces Chanelle and Naomi – both concerned about female fertility – to Asma Khalil, a professor of obstetrics and maternal-foetal medicine at St George's University Hospital in London, who has conducted research into the effect of the jab on pregnant women.
Her latest review, looking at the outcomes of nearly 120,000 jabbed pregnant women, concluded that vaccination in pregnancy was safe. Other research published earlier this year showed that being vaccinated had no effect on the chances of getting pregnant.
'We know for sure that the vaccine does not cause miscarriage or increase the chance of stillbirth,' says Prof Khalil. She adds that recent data suggests being vaccinated against Covid reduces the risk of stillbirth by 15 per cent.
But it's not enough. 'I'm going to be very honest, I'm not convinced,' says Chanelle, adding that the vaccine programme is a 'trial' and she'd like to see more evidence before making a decision.
Her fears are deep-rooted. As a woman of Caribbean heritage, she doesn't trust that the UK medical establishment has her best interests at heart. Studies show that black women who give birth in British hospitals are four times more likely to die in childbirth than white women, she points out.
As for concerns about how exactly the jab works, the group travelled to meet Professor Adam Finn, a paediatrician from the University of Bristol who has been instrumental in Covid vaccine research.
'What's actually in the vaccine?' asks Luca. Prof Finn explains that there are no microchips – the jab contains the genetic code of Covid viral cells, which helps the immune system spot and attack them.
Macclesfield-based Ethan, 21, voices concerns about the jab being 'rushed', to which Prof Finn replies that the jab was subject to the same scrutiny as all other medicines. Bureaucratic red tape was dispensed with, but corners were not cut when it came to safety, he says.
Ethan also worries about impact on fertility, saying: 'I'd like to have kids. So I want 'the fella' to be working.'
The group are joined by Will Moy, chief executive of charity Full Fact, which investigates the facts behind viral posts on social media. He demonstrates how easily content shared online can be taken out of context. The group is shown a widely shared report about a study that concludes that playing golf reduces the risk of early death.
Moy suggests that this conclusion is, in fact, incorrect. 'The study hasn't taken into account other things that reduce the risk of early death, such as other exercise,' he says. The lesson is intended to illustrate that studies which find associations, for instance between the jab and seizures, don't necessarily mean one thing causes the other.
At first, Nazarin doesn't seem convinced. 'There is very good evidence that the vaccine is causing harm,' she says, while Vicky suggests policing information shared online compromises freedom of speech. But Moy seems to win them back by promising he also fact-checks pro-vaccination content.
Finally, the experts focus on the benefits of the vaccine. The group visits Lewisham Hospital in London, where doctors treated the first hospitalised Covid patient in Britain, to meet Dr Mehool Patel, who explains the difference jabs made.
'In March 2020, there was one weekend when 99 per cent of all admissions were due to Covid-19,' he says. And now? Of the 21 Covid patients in intensive care between December 2021 and January this year, 20 were unvaccinated, he explains. Seven died, each unjabbed.
Two months after the experiment, the group meet Prof Fry at St George's to be offered the jab. They're happy to be reunited and to meet Chanelle's week-old baby boy. But as each of the volunteers make their decisions, it becomes clear that the experiment wasn't as successful as Prof Fry had hoped.
'No, I'm not going to take the vaccine,' says Nazarin. 'Seeing people who were more my age suffer injuries, that terrified me.' It's a flat 'no' from Vicky, Luca and Mark too. But with some of the group, there are slivers of hope. While Ethan doesn't want the jab right now, he'll 'never say never'. Luca announces he no longer believes the jab is made from microchips. And he won't share anti-vax posts online, because 'we don't know if it's true'.
Chanelle is the only group member who seems to suggest she will have the jab. But she'd like to wait for more safety data. She plans to take part in outreach projects that inform ethnic-minority communities about the benefits of vaccines. She says: 'Not a lot of people from my community want to take the vaccine but I don't mind having these dialogues – that's how we take things forward.'
Prof Fry had assumed that the experts' testimonies would be a 'persuasive argument in favour of the vaccine'. But she adds: 'The hesitancy is rooted in emotion. They feel scared, vulnerable or misunderstood. That is something we can all relate to.'
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Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. (OTCMKTS:MEEC – Get Rating) saw a large decrease in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totalling 3,700 shares, a decrease of 78.9% from the June 15th total of 17,500 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 201,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.0 days.
Midwest Energy Emissions Stock Performance
MEEC stock remained flat at $0.31 during mid-day trading on Friday. 11,758 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 84,349. The stock has a market cap of $27.41 million, a PE ratio of -7.63 and a beta of 0.77. Midwest Energy Emissions has a 12 month low of $0.16 and a 12 month high of $1.00. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $0.25 and its 200 day moving average price is $0.39.
Midwest Energy Emissions (OTCMKTS:MEEC – Get Rating) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 18th. The industrial products company reported ($0.01) EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.01). The business had revenue of $3.34 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.50 million.
About Midwest Energy Emissions
Midwest Energy Emissions Corp., an environmental services and technology company, engages in developing and delivering solutions to the power industry worldwide. It provides mercury capture solutions. Its Sorbent Enhancement Additive (SEA) technology provides total mercury control, providing solutions that are based on a thorough scientific understanding of actual and probable interactions involved in mercury capture in coal-fired flue gas.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball agreed to pay minor leaguers $185 million to settle a federal lawsuit alleging violations of minimum wage laws, a case that progressed through the courts for eight years without reaching a trial.
An early estimate is that perhaps 23,000 players could share the money with an average payment of $5,000 to $5,500, according to a filing by Brian Kriegler, the players’ damages expert. More precise totals will not be calculated until notice is given to eligible players.
The deal, announced May 10, was filed Friday with the U.S. District Court in San Francisco. Chief Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero must approve the settlement, a step that usually is routine in this type of case.
“This settlement is a monumental step for minor league players toward a fair and just compensation system,” Garrett Broshuis, the players’ lead lawyer and a former minor league pitcher, said in a statement. “I’ve seen first-hand the financial struggle players face while earning poverty-level wages — or no wages at all — in pursuit of their major league dream.”
If approved, $120,197,300 will be split among the players, $55.5 million will go the the players’ lawyers and up to $5.5 million will cover reimbursement costs of the suit.
Also, $450,000 will be for the costs of administering the settlement, $637,000 will go to incentive awards for the player representatives in the suit, $400,000 for a contingency fund and $2,315,000 for a payment under the California Private Attorney General Act, which allows penalties for violating state labor code.
MLB told the court that it did not oppose approval of the settlement.
“We are only in the second year of a major overhaul of the 100-year-old player development system and have made great strides to improve the quality of life for minor league players,” MLB said in a statement. “We are proud that minor league players already receive significant benefits, including free housing, quality health care, multiple meals per day, college tuition assistance for those who wish to continue their education and over $450 million in annual signing bonuses for first-year players.”
“We are pleased we were able to come to a mutually agreeable resolution but are unable to comment on the details until the agreement is formally approved by the court.”
As part of the proposed settlement, MLB agreed to rescind any prohibitions against teams paying wages to minor league players outside of the season.
‘”MLB will also issue a memorandum to the clubs advising the clubs that they must compensate minor league players in compliance with wage-and-hour laws in effect in Arizona and Florida during spring training, extended spring training, instructional leagues, and the championship season in those states, including any minimum wage laws that apply,” the proposed settlement said.
The suit was filed in 2014 by first baseman/outfielder Aaron Senne, a 10th-round pick of the Marlins in 2009 who retired in 2013, and two other retired players who had been lower-round selections: Kansas City infielder Michael Liberto and San Francisco pitcher Oliver Odle. They claimed violations of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and state minimum wage and overtime requirements for a work week they estimated at 50 to 60 hours.
Spero wrote in a pretrial ruling in March that minor leaguers are year-round employees who work during training time and found MLB violated Arizona’s state minimum wage law and was liable for triple damages. Spero also ruled MLB did not comply with California wage statement requirements, awarding $1,882,650 in penalties.
He said minor leaguers should be paid for travel time to road games in the California League and to practice in Arizona and Florida.
“For decades, Major League Baseball’s 30 team owners have openly conspired to underpay minor league baseball players,” Advocates for Minor Leaguers executive director Harry Marino said in a statement. “Players are required to provide between six and nine months of free labor each year. Today’s settlement announcement is an acknowledgment of, and an important first step toward remedying, that injustice.”
Advocates for Minor Leaguers has pressed Congress to investigate treatment of minor leaguers and to further limit baseball’s antitrust exemption. Congress passed a law in March 2018 stripping players of the protection of federal minimum wage law.
In 2017, the players suing were defined as those with minor league contracts who played in the California League for at least seven straight days starting on Feb. 7, 2010, or Feb. 7, 2011, depending on state or federal claims; those who participated in spring training, extended spring training instructional leagues in Arizona starting Feb. 7, 2011; and those who participated in spring training, extended spring training instructional leagues in Florida starting Feb. 7, 2009.
The settlement explained how the legal fees were determined.
“A fee award of 30% of the common fund is reasonable given the risk class counsel took in bringing this novel wage-and-hour case, the effort they put into litigating the case for eight years through a lengthy appeal and until the eve of trial, and the excellent result achieved,” the settlement said.
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US annual consumer prices show sharpest spike in over 40 years
Brazilian footballer Daniel Alves da Silva, popularly known as Dani Alves, known for his illustrious time at Football Club Barcelona launched his NFT project in collaboration with luxurious watchmaker Backes & Strauss and NFT & Metaverse consultant ColossalBit recently in Dubai.
Alves, a prolific defender, who predominantly plays at the right-back position, boasts over 43 trophies and over 1,000 professional games.
Alves was in Dubai and expressed his desire to connect to his fans not only in the region but also in the virtual world as he launched his NFT. The sheer futuristic experience of walking in his own NFT VR room live made him feel “surreal”.
“It was a surreal moment because, for footballers, our legacy is defined by fandom. I always wanted to reciprocate the love that my fans have shown me for decades. Now, wherever they are, they can simply visit the Dani Alves Metaverse and NFT room, interact with me, and get a better impression of my career, the trophies I won, and my achievements. So, I was overwhelmed with joy and excitement as I first walked into it,” Alves told Khaleej Times in an exclusive interview.
So will fans get access to visit Alves’ VR Room? The NFT holders will receive a special link that will give them direct access to Alves’ metaverse room through a phone or a VR headset.
“The virtual reality (VR) experience will of course be more immersive with the headset, in that they can walk inside the room in first-person POV (point of view). The browser or phone access will allow them to walk around through their avatars. Regardless of their channels, the metaverse experience will not disappoint,” said Alves.
Backes & Strauss and Dubai-based ColossalBit offered to help Alves celebrate the 43 wonderful memories of each trophy he has won so far in his footballing career. “I wanted to personally be able to invite fans and people to be part of my history by choosing the watch and NFT that brings them the most vivid memories of these 43 different victories. And having the chance to have my own Museum in the metaverse and interacting with the fans was a no-brainer,” added 38-year old, Alves
Alves has assured to interact with his fans if they are a NFT holder and join the Dani Alves Metaverse room. Alves says “if I am there we can interact, we can do video chat, high-five each other through our avatars, and much more, it’s like an advanced version of Instagram live but more immersive. It’s going to be fun”.
British luxury watchmaker Backes & Strauss (B&S) has launched its own Alves Trophy Collection comprising 43 exquisite timepieces. This collection commemorates every trophy that the famed footballer has won during a professional career that has spanned 22 years with 6 major football clubs and his national team - starting with his first major trophy with football club Bahia, then moving on to Barcelona, Juventus, and PSG, and extending all the way to the Tokyo Olympics Gold that he won with the Brazil National Team.
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US annual consumer prices show sharpest spike in over 40 years
Main driver of inflation in Dubai has been transport costs, which were up 28.8% y-o-y in April, accounting for around half of headline inflation
The PMI rose for the second month running to 56.1 in June, from 55.7 in May, and was the highest reading since June 2019.
Several central bankers over the past couple of weeks have signalled support for 75 basis point rate increase
Employment rises marginally as new order growth picks up
The White House believes the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries has enough spare capacity to raise oil production.
Emirate surpassed major financial centres, including London, Singapore, New York and Paris
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England's newest star Issy Wong is named in Commonwealth Games squad despite never playing a T20 international... with Tammy Beaumont AXED on eve of 100th cap
- Issy Wong has been included in England's Commonwealth Games squad
- The 20-year-old fast bowler has burst onto the international scene recently
- She took 3/36 against South Africa in England's latest one day international
- Top-order batter Tammy Beaumont has been controversially left out the squad
Hometown girl Issy Wong has been named in England women’s squad for the Commonwealth Games later this month - but the experienced Tammy Beaumont has been axed on the eve of her 100th cap.
Fast bowler Wong, who was raised in Birmingham, is yet to play a Twenty20 international but was included in the 15 for the nine-day tournament and the series against South Africa that precedes it, along with teenagers Alice Capsey and Freya Kemp, hours after taking three wickets on her one-day international debut.
However, opening bat Beaumont, a mainstay in all formats and a player with 99 appearances in 20-over internationals, has controversially been overlooked.
Issy Wong took 3/36 for England on one day international debut against South Africa
Wong also made her Test debut for England against the same opposition late last month
Beaumont, 31, hit a 47-ball hundred against South Africa in Taunton four years ago - the third fastest in women’s T20 internationals - and has a strike rate of 108. During the 2017 World Cup success, she was the team’s top scorer.
But more youthful alternatives like Capsey, who does not turn 18 until next month, have been chosen.
‘T20 cricket and women’s cricket in general is evolving all the time - and in order to put ourselves in a position to win global tournaments we have to move forward with it, be aggressive, be dynamic and part of our selection is about embracing that,’ explained England head coach Lisa Keightley.
Tammy Beaumont, who has scored nine international centuries, has been left out the squad
‘Similarly, we have selected players who are flexible, adaptable, fit in a number of roles and give us the most options for individual match-ups.’
England open the action against Sri Lanka on July 30 with all matches played at Edgbaston.
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Enjin Coin (ENJ) traded up 1% against the US dollar during the 1-day period ending at 17:00 PM ET on July 16th. One Enjin Coin coin can now be purchased for approximately $0.51 or 0.00002417 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges. During the last week, Enjin Coin has traded 9.1% lower against the US dollar. Enjin Coin has a total market cap of $457.05 million and approximately $63.99 million worth of Enjin Coin was traded on exchanges in the last day.
Here is how related cryptocurrencies have performed during the last day:
- Binance USD (BUSD) traded 0.2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00004731 BTC.
- BITCOIN ADDITIONAL (BTCA) traded 0.9% higher against the dollar and now trades at $21,117.78 or 1.00000000 BTC.
- Mammoth (MMT) traded down 0.6% against the dollar and now trades at $1.91 or 0.00009043 BTC.
- Crypto.com Coin (CRO) traded up 5% 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 0.00004735 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.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded 0.8% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.72 or 0.00003411 BTC.
- THETA (THETA) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $5.25 or 0.00010640 BTC.
Enjin Coin Coin Profile
Enjin Coin (CRYPTO:ENJ) is a coin. It was first traded on October 2nd, 2017. Enjin Coin’s total supply is 1,000,000,000 coins and its circulating supply is 895,399,956 coins. The Reddit community for Enjin Coin is /r/EnjinCoin and the currency’s Github account can be viewed here. Enjin Coin’s official Twitter account is @enjin. The official website for Enjin Coin is enjin.io.
Buying and Selling Enjin Coin
It is usually not possible to purchase alternative cryptocurrencies such as Enjin Coin directly using U.S. dollars. Investors seeking to trade Enjin Coin should first purchase Bitcoin or Ethereum using an exchange that deals in U.S. dollars such as GDAX, Changelly or Gemini. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Bitcoin or Ethereum to purchase Enjin Coin using one of the exchanges listed above.
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OFFICIAL: Hornets Starting Lineup vs Timberwolves
The starting five for tonight's game is set.
Moments ago, the Charlotte Hornets announced the starting lineup for tonight's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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VERO BEACH, Fla., July 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Watercrest Senior Living Group proudly announces that Watercrest Myrtle Beach Assisted Living and Memory Care has been awarded Best Assisted Living Community in the 2022 Best of the Grand Strand Awards.
WMBF News of Myrtle Beach hosts the annual competition with over 148,000 votes cast in six major categories this year and Watercrest Myrtle Beach taking home Best Assisted Living community. The "Grand Strand" moniker is the handiwork of a local newspaper columnist, who in 1945 penned the name for the 60-mile stretch of coastline running from Georgetown on the southern end to Little River in the north.
Watercrest Myrtle Beach is a newly-constructed 98-unit, luxury senior living campus comprised of 76 assisted living and 22 memory care residences with resort-style amenities and exceptional care. The comfortably, classy design includes a stunning promenade, fireplace, signature water wall, cigar and scotch lounge, multiple dining venues, Southern style outdoor living spaces, Art Studio and Gallery, and the coveted Spa W. The community offers residents world-class wellness amenities including therapeutic live moss walls, a resort-style pool, light and salt therapy, and a state-of-the-art fitness and physical therapy center.
Ideally located at 6151 Colline Verdi Way, the exterior landscaping of Watercrest Myrtle Beach boasts a PGA-worthy putting green with purposeful awnings for shade, and individual gardening stations to appeal to horticulturists and nature lovers alike. The illuminated walking paths are surrounded by lush lawns and interwoven amongst rock-scaped ponds and gorgeous arbors to create destinations and relaxing gathering spaces. Watercrest Myrtle Beach was recently honored by the City of Myrtle Beach for exceptional landscape design and aesthetics.
"We are honored to be recognized by our peers and community members of Myrtle Beach as the 'Best Assisted Living Community'," says Hunter Weaver, Executive Director of Watercrest Myrtle Beach. "We have an outstanding team of dedicated associates and amazing residents and we look forward to welcoming new residents to our Watercrest family."
For information about Watercrest Myrtle Beach, contact the community at 843-483-6740.
With multiple senior living projects in development throughout the southeast, Watercrest Senior Living Group is setting new standards of quality for seniors and their families in the development of upscale senior living communities. Watercrest Myrtle Beach is one of two senior living development projects partnered between Watercrest, Corecam Capital Partners, and Peninsula Alternative Real Estate.
Watercrest Senior Living Group was founded to honor our mothers and fathers, aspiring to become a beacon for quality in senior living by surpassing standards of care, service and associate training. Watercrest communities are recognized for their luxury aesthetic, exceptional amenities, world-class care, and innovative memory care programming offering unparalleled service to seniors living with Alzheimer's and dementia. A certified Great Place to Work, Watercrest specializes in the development and operations of assisted living and memory care communities and the growth of servant leaders. For information, visit www.watercrestseniorliving.com.
Corecam Capital Partners is a Direct Investments Platform focused on Private Equity, Real Estate and Venture Capital. Corecam Capital Partners targets private investment opportunities alongside its investors and provides access to its proprietary deal sourcing. All investments are structured in-house by a team of investment professionals located in Zurich, Vienna, Singapore and Ho Chi Minh City.
Peninsula Alternative Real Estate ("PARE") is a leading private equity firm in the Student & Senior housing space and a vertical within Peninsula Investments Group. PARE provides equity and mezzanine financing to leading developer-operators in the student housing, senior housing, and multifamily space following institutional quality processes developed over the last decade.
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In the Right Place: Visiting the water nymphs’ world
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You can still get these Prime Day bestsellers on sale
Although some business insiders say Amazon has already had its heyday, today the company released a press announcement stating “Prime Day 2022 was the biggest Prime Day event ever.” According to the retail giant, “Prime members worldwide saved over $1.7 billion—more than any other Prime Day event.”
The good news for shoppers who missed this year’s celebration is the sales have not ended. Many of the bestselling Prime Day products are still available at a discount. Whether you are interested in robotic vacuum or Amazon Echo devices, you can still save a significant amount of money by taking advantage of the following deals.
Prime Day bestsellers that are still on sale
Echo Show 5: 53% off
Amazon products are always some of the bestselling products on Prime Day. This year was no exception. The Echo Show 5 is a tool that can stand alone and allow you to call friends, stream videos, read the news and more. Or you can use it as your smart home hub to control everything from your thermostat to your alarm system with your voice.
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LG OLED C1 Series 48-Inch Alexa Built-in 4k Smart TV: 47% off
LG’s OLED has over 8 million pixels and can produce over a billion colors to give you an unparalleled viewing experience. With the built-in AI, the picture and sound adjust automatically to deliver the best experience, depending on the scenes and genre. The TV also has a game optimizer and an auto low-latency mode, so you have the best gaming experience as well.
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Insignia 43-inch Class F30 Series LED 4K UHD Smart Fire TV: 37% off
If you need a new TV, it’s not too late to save. This 4K UHD model is currently 37% off, making it just $189.99. You can use the Alexa remote to search for programs, play music, control smart home devices and more. With the built-in Fire TV, you can access over one million movies and TV show episodes via your favorite streaming apps.
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Tozo T10 Bluetooth 5.3 Wireless Earbuds with Wireless Charging Case: 35% off
Tozo had one of the top-selling products on Prime Day this year. The company’s earbuds cost a fraction of other brand-name devices yet still deliver a robust sound. Pairing is intuitive, and the devices can last up to six hours per charge. The IPX8 rating means these earbuds are waterproof up to three feet deep for 30 minutes, so sweating during an intense workout is not a concern.
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iRobot Roomba 692: 17% off
The Roomba is a top-selling product on Prime Day yearly. This particular model has a three-stage cleaning system, an edge-sweeping brush and dual multi-surface brushes that provide a deep clean on both carpet and hardwood floors.
Sold by Amazon
Apple AirPods Pro Wireless Earbuds with MagSafe Charging Case: 32% off
If you want the best, you can still get it at a considerable discount. These Apple AirPods have features, such as adaptive EQ and spatial audio, that you cannot find in other earbuds. Additionally, you get an active noise-canceling mode and a transparency mode that you can use in situations where it is important to hear what is happening in your environment.
Sold by Amazon
Shark AV2501S AI Robot Vacuum: 28% off
The Roomba isn’t the only robotic vacuum that was a consumer favorite this year. Shark’s AV2501S AI Robot Vacuum was also a top seller on Prime Day. The HEPA filter is great for households with pets and the self-emptying base means you can forget about vacuuming for up to 30 days at a time.
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Mellanni Extra Deep Pocket Twin XL Sheet Set: 25% off
Mellanni’s luxury sheet set really made an impression on shoppers this year. It was one of the most popular items sold on Prime Day. These sheets are designed for an extra-deep mattress and are made using double-brushed 1800 collection microfiber, so the sheets are as durable as they are comfortable.
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The high-end Roomba i7+ has 10 times the suction power of the company’s other top-selling models in the 600 series. This intelligent device learns the layout of your home and creates a collection of smart maps so it can efficiently clean every inch of your floor. However, if you ever have a spill, you can simply tell the device to target a specific area, such as “Roomba, clean under the kitchen table.”
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Echo Dot (4th Gen): 20% off
Amazon’s Echo products have been a bestseller every Prime Day. This year, the Echo Dot (4th Gen) was the Echo device that consumers wanted the most. If you missed your chance to buy the popular smart speaker, you can still get one for just $39.99.
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MLB Expanded Pitching Comparison
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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Endurance icon Sifan Hassan wasn't going for three medals this time. Now, she won't even get two.
The Dutch distance workhorse got outraced to the line in a fight-to-the-finish 10,000 meters Saturday at world championships. She finished fourth, behind Letesenbet Gidey of Ethiopia, Hellen Obiri of Kenya and Obiri's late-charging teammate, Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi.
Gidey won in 30 minutes, 9.94 seconds. Only 0.62 seconds separated the top four runners.
It means Hassan's only chance for a medal will come next week in the 5,000 meters, a race in which she is the reigning Olympic champion.
The 29-year-old also won the 10,000 and took bronze in the 1,500 last summer in Tokyo, finishing a three-medals-in-three-races combo that had never been done before.
She scaled back this year, not wanting to race nearly 25,000 meters over six races — prelims and finals included — in the span of a week. The 10,000, a distance at which she won the world championship in 2019, seemed to be setting up perfectly for her as the runners reached the backstretch with about 200 meters to go.
In a five-woman phalanx battling for three medals, Hassan pulled out wide and drew into third place, just behind Gidey and Obiri. But she could not pass either, and over the last 40 meters, Kipkemboi put on a charge to pass Hassan on the inside.
Hassan is expected back on the track Wednesday for prelims in the 5,000, the distance she has never captured at worlds.
Gidey added this gold to a silver she won three years ago at worlds in Doha and a bronze from the Tokyo Olympics last year.
She was the first champion on a day that also included the men's 100 meters on the evening schedule. Fred Kerley ran a 9.79 in the opening round, setting himself up as a favorite in a race that will include defending world champion Christian Coleman and reigning Olympic champion Marcel Jacobs.
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Also in the afternoon session, Poland's Pawel Fajdek won his fifth world title in hammer throw. Other finals Saturday night were in the men's long jump and women's shot put. | https://www.ctinsider.com/sports/article/Hassan-finishes-4th-in-world-10-000-meters-Gidey-17309754.php | 2022-07-16T22:15:32Z | https://www.ctinsider.com/sports/article/Hassan-finishes-4th-in-world-10-000-meters-Gidey-17309754.php | true | 12 |
Playcent (PCNT) traded up 5.8% against the U.S. dollar during the one day period ending at 18:00 PM Eastern on July 16th. Playcent has a market cap of $371,640.34 and $29,784.00 worth of Playcent was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. During the last seven days, Playcent has traded up 11.4% against the U.S. dollar. One Playcent coin can currently be bought for about $0.0128 or 0.00000061 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges.
Here’s how similar cryptocurrencies have performed during the last 24 hours:
- Binance USD (BUSD) traded up 0.1% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00004724 BTC.
- BITCOIN ADDITIONAL (BTCA) traded up 1.2% against the dollar and now trades at $21,171.84 or 1.00000000 BTC.
- Mammoth (MMT) traded down 0.6% against the dollar and now trades at $1.90 or 0.00008995 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 0.1% lower against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00004722 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.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded 1.2% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.72 or 0.00003414 BTC.
- THETA (THETA) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $5.25 or 0.00010640 BTC.
Playcent Coin Profile
PCNT is a coin. It was first traded on March 6th, 2021. Playcent’s total supply is 60,000,000 coins and its circulating supply is 28,965,236 coins. Playcent’s official Twitter account is @playcentglobal.
Buying and Selling Playcent
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A look at what’s happening around the majors on Saturday:
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THE FUTURE IS NOW
The All-Star Game festivities start in earnest with the Futures Game, where some of the best prospects in Major League Baseball will play a seven-inning matchup at Dodger Stadium.
Among the minor leaguers set to play are: 20-year-old Mets catcher Francisco Álvarez, the No. 2-rated prospect in the majors; Texas pitcher Jack Leiter, son of former big league pitcher Al Leiter; and Washington second baseman Darren Baker, son of Houston manager Dusty Baker.
Former All-Star catcher and longtime manager Mike Scioscia will guide the NL squad, back in the ballpark where his Los Angeles Dodgers won two World Series championships. Three-time All-Star shortstop Jimmy Rollins will manage the AL side.
V FOR VERLANDER
Justin Verlander wraps up a dominant first half in his return from Tommy John surgery when he starts at home for Houston against the A’s.
Verlander (11-3, 2.00 ERA) tries to become the first pitcher in the majors this season with 12 wins. He’s won three straight starts, allowing just two earned runs in 21 innings.
This is the ninth time Verlander has been chosen as an All-Star. With the Midsummer Classic on Tuesday, it’s uncertain whether the 38-year-old right-hander will be able to pitch an inning in the game on only two days’ rest.
SEE YOU SOON?
Several big hitters will face each other, ahead of possibly squaring off in the All-Star Home Run Derby on Monday night in Los Angeles.
At Nationals Park, Ronald Acuña Jr. and the Braves will take on Juan Soto and Washington. In Texas, Mariners rookie Julio Rodríguez plays against Corey Seager and the Rangers.
CENTRALIZATION
Dylan Bundy and the Minnesota Twins aim to extend their AL Central lead when they host the White Sox at Target Field.
Bundy (5-4, 4.68 ERA) is trying to regain his form after winning his first three start of the season. He’s won just two of his last 13 outings.
Lance Lynn (1-2, 6.97) was tagged by Cleveland for a season-high eight runs in four innings in his last start.
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17-year-old boy dies in horrific Sydney highway crash
A teenage boy has died following a serious crash in Sydney in the early hours of the morning.
A Ford Territory was reportedly travelling in the northbound lanes on the Princes Highway at Loftus, in Sydney’s south, just after 3am Sunday when it left the road and collided with a number of trees.
A number of nearby witnesses assisted the driver and sole occupant of the car, a 17-year-old man, before emergency services arrived.
However, the teenager died at the scene.
Sutherland Shire Police officers attended and established a crime scene, which will be forensically examined.
A report will be prepared for the Coroner.
The Princes Highway has been closed northbound at Old Bush Rd due to the crash, with traffic diverted via Old Bush Rd and Wheatley Road/Loftus Ave to the Grand Parade.
This diversion is suitable for light vehicles only and heavy vehicles will be parked on site.
Drivers have been told to avoid the area, use an alternate route and allow extra travel time.
Police have urged witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage who has not yet come forward to contact Sutherland Police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Originally published as 17-year-old boy dies in horrific Sydney highway crash
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Washington DC Mayor Praised For Squashing An Awkward Question About Her Sexuality
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- Muriel BowserAmerican politician and member of the Democratic Party currently serving as the eighth Mayor of the District of Columbia
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser is receiving praise from social media after gracefully shutting down an awkward question during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new LGBTQ+ shelter.
The unidentified person, who posed the question, first praised the mayor for her work in the LGBTQ+ community. The person then proceeded to question the mayor about her sexuality.
“Mayor, I’m a little concerned because there is this word that you’re lesbian and you are in the closet. Why is that the case?” he said.
The mayor briefly chuckled before responding.
“Well, I’m not in the closet,” she said with a gracious smile while the crowd followed up with laughter and applause.
The unwavering mayor then asked the man if he had anything else to say.
“What’s the question?” Bowser asked.
Today @MayorBowser was asked at a press conference to address a rumor that she’s a closeted lesbian. After appearing speechless for a moment, she said, “Well, I’m not in the closet.” pic.twitter.com/Ejo4bpt5dZ
— Ally Schweitzer WAMU 88.5 (@allyschweitzer) July 15, 2022
While the unidentified man is being dragged on social media, the mayor continues to be applauded.
While the Mayor and I may disagree on many things, I know we both agree this reporters questions is entirely unprofessional, unnecessary, and inappropriate on so many levels!
— James Butler (@jamesbutler4dc) July 15, 2022
Wow. After all these years, I never once even wondered. Like, I just don’t care about peoples personal lives AT ALL. This is literally the first time I’ve ever thought about it and the answer in my head is who cares?! If you’re not sleeping with her then it’s nonya bizness!
— FairlyRandomShift (@FairlyShift) July 15, 2022
And there she said what mattered! Now lets get to the business of helping her run the city/state not her private life…….Please!
— Michele Youngblood (@SpeakMB) July 15, 2022
And that’s that.
Not a fan but Iike the way she handled that. 💪🏾— Michelle R Daniels (@MiRoDaniels1) July 15, 2022
If you tried it was a person…okay what’s the question 🤷🏽♂️
— Rez (@Rezberry78) July 15, 2022
Muriel Bowser just offered a master class in how to shut down an inappropriate question. Answered with poise and sensitivity! She is an amazing straight ally to the LGBTQ community.
— David Catania (@DavidCataniaDC) July 15, 2022
The mayor received the bizarre question while speaking with reporters Thursday after opening an LGBTQ+ shelter. According to a statement from the mayor’s office, the new shelter is “focused on providing housing and services to District residents who are experiencing homelessness and identify as LGBTQ+.”
“The building previously served as a family shelter, but as the District continues to drive down family homelessness and with new family shelters open citywide, [it] was converted into a shelter dedicated to LGBTQ+ residents — a population of residents who are disproportionately affected by homelessness,” the mayor stated. | https://news.yahoo.com/washington-dc-mayor-praised-squashing-155741960.html | 2022-07-16T22:35:12Z | https://news.yahoo.com/washington-dc-mayor-praised-squashing-155741960.html | true | 1 |
Worcester, Massachusetts, apartment building owner reacts after roof collapses
The owner of a Worcester apartment building that had part of its roof collapse into the floors below said Saturday he was grateful no one was injured.
"Thank God, Thank God," Bechare Fran told WCVB's Ted Wayman outside the building, where at least 80 residents were evacuated from 24 hours earlier.
From Sky 5, a large hole could be seen in the roof over a third-floor unit of the multi-story apartment building at 267 Mill St.
Worcester Deputy Fire Chief Adam Roche said the exterior roof collapsed into a third-floor unit, which then collapsed into a second-floor unit.
"There was several pallets of some foam board, there was weight from some stone and other materials that were up there while they were working on replacing roof parts that ultimately, we believe, caused this collapse," said Charles Goodwin, director of emergency management for Worcester.
A crane was brought in and workers spent Friday evening removing weight on the roof of the building, then finding areas that needed to be made structurally sound before people were allowed to enter the building again.
On Saturday, residents of the 32 apartments in the building returned to retrieve items from their apartments, unclear on when they may be able to return to their homes.
Residents were being put up by the city of Worcester in a nearby hotel, but that will end on Monday.
"We are concerned about everybody out of here and we want people to come back to their home," Fran said.
Some residents said they heard a crackling sound in the building before the collapse, while others said they heard something else.
"I heard dripping in my kitchen," Jacob Elbert told WCVB on Friday. He said he went to see if it was a drip in his kitchen sink. "When I stepped into the kitchen, the entire ceiling just opened up, gushing water."
Rachel Storey said she was in her bedroom, heard a noise and opened the door to her living room.
"My whole apartment was in the apartment below me," Storey said. "It was like a sinkhole. I had to walk on the outskirts of the walls holding onto the walls so I wouldn't fall through."
Peter Clark shared photos of what he saw when officials allowed him to go to the door of his apartment so he could rescue his dog, Molly.
"She came out and she hugged the wall and tiptoed across all the debris," Clark said. "I was so thankful because I'd be devastated if anything happened to her."
Residents of the 32-unit building said new owners recently took over and told them they planned to start replacing the roof, which residents say had leaked for years. | https://www.wcvb.com/article/worcester-massachusetts-apartment-building-roof-collapse-july-16/40631744 | 2022-07-16T22:38:48Z | https://www.wcvb.com/article/worcester-massachusetts-apartment-building-roof-collapse-july-16/40631744 | false | 1 |
Woke Goes Broke: Zuckerberg Preps for Mass Layoffs After 'One of the Worst Downturns' for Meta Platform
Many years ago, as a new college graduate, I started out in what turned out to be a temporary career in retail management.
There was an insight I took away from a kindly but experienced superior. He was the first one to explain to me that a job description was in part a tool used to track and document justifiable reasons for terminating low-performing employees.
It sounds like Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg knows that same business practice. In response to looming financial downturns, Zuckerberg is laying the groundwork for mass layoffs at Meta. Zuckerberg put managers on notice to start identifying those “who are unable to get on track” for future cuts.
As reported by Reuters on July 1, during a weekly employee question-and-answer session, Zuckerberg also delivered a message to Meta workers: It seems going woke does lead to going broke.
Discussing the situation at Meta, Zuckerberg said,” If I had to bet, I’d say that this might be one of the worst downturns that we’ve seen in recent history.”
Zuckerberg put responsibility for layoffs squarely on employee performance. “Realistically, there are probably a bunch of people at the company who shouldn’t be here,” Zuckerberg stated.
Zuckerberg continued, “Part of my hope by raising expectations and having more aggressive goals, and just kind of turning up the heat a little bit, is that I think some of you might decide that this place isn’t for you, and that self-selection is OK with me.”
In addition to potential future cuts of the existing workforce, Meta scaled back the hiring of new engineers in 2022 from 10,000 to between 6,000 and 7,000. Other positions are also to be left vacant.
The Meta rebrand was supposed to be a glorious expansion of Facebook, taking it beyond being just a social media platform.
“We are at the beginning of the next chapter for the internet, and it’s the next chapter for our company too,” Zuckerberg boasted in October of 2021.
Zuckerkerberg claimed, “The next platform will be even more immersive — an embodied internet where you’re in the experience, not just looking at it. We call this the metaverse, and it will touch every product we build.”
There was a backlash against the actual limited performance of the “metaverse” as compared to the hype. “Meta is beta,” observed Arizona State Senator Wendy Rogers.
Tech company founder Phil Libin went further and described the metaverse as the same kind of lies versus reality that propped up the communist USSR.
Libin said, “I went to first grade in the Soviet Union. I was subjected to a lot of Soviet propaganda, and I was told as a little kid repeatedly: ‘Communism doesn’t exist yet. We haven’t built communism yet. We’re building towards communism. But it’s not communism yet. What you see around you, this horrible, horrible place, isn’t communism. We’re building towards it. It’s going to be great when it gets here.’”
To Libin, Meta set up the same kind of bait and switch. Libin scoffed, “You know, you can smell a bad idea before it’s fully built. So I don’t want to hear, ‘Oh yeah, the metaverse doesn’t exist yet. No, no, no, all this stuff, all this stupid, useless, crappy stuff that exists right now, that’s not the metaverse. The metaverse is coming — it’s coming.’”
Whatever they call themselves, Facebook or Meta, the social media giant has suffered many setbacks recently.
Zuckerberg personally lost billions when Facebook announced in February 2022 they had their first-ever quarter with a decrease in daily active users.
Also in February, a manager of community development at Meta, Jeren Miles, was filmed as part of a pedophile sting operation.
In March, Justice Clarence Thomas called for a review of the special legal protections Big Tech receives. The right court case could end up removing the immunities for civil or criminal liability Facebook currently takes advantage of.
Even as Meta prepares for rough times, perhaps the last employees who need to worry about their jobs are Facebook’s infamous “fact checkers.”
Facebook’s own attorneys admitted these fact-checkers are going by opinions, not facts. But still, Facebook uses them to censor any views which go against progressive dogma.
It’s unfortunate some tech workers will soon be unemployed. However, layoffs due to a decrease in users and influence are the direct result of Facebook’s woke bullying of the people.
Meta is in trouble, ultimately, because they do not function like a real social media platform; they act like a propaganda platform.
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The word Wordle from July 16 should not cause any special problems for most experienced players. Despite one little trick, players who have strong starting words will be able to complete the daily game without any problems. The word is also quite common, which always helps, and doesn’t have any extreme tricks up its sleeve, such as common prefixes or suffixes. Once the players understand the obvious, today’s answer will no longer be wrong.
For those players who prefer a more complex puzzle, Wordle offers a challenging mode, which can be accessed through the options menu before starting the game. This mode blocks letters and prevents players from guessing random words based on previous hints. If the letter turned out to be correct, it should be used in each subsequent guessing. The same goes for the letters that turned out to be incorrect, they will be blocked for further use. In fact, it can help reduce the number of guesses some players make every day, as it forces the player to use more critical thinking, instead of relying on simple word guessing just to try other letters.
Today’s Wordle Tips (July 16, No. 392)
Before completely messing up Wordle’s answer today, we’ve given some tips to help those who just need a little nudge in the right direction.
Hint 1: Today’s Wordle answer does contain a repeating letter. Hint 2: This word can be used to describe something with a lot of space. Hint 3: Another use of today’s answer may be an alias for someone who lives with you.
Wordle’s response from July 16 is A ROOM.
Another fairly common word for July, ROOM, means exactly what it looks like, a space with a lot of rooms or something spacious. For our initial Wordle word today, we used IRATE, which gave an incorrectly placed letter “R” and a lot of incorrect letters. Our second guess was POURS, which moved the “R” to another wrong place and provided our first correct vowel with an “O”. Knowing that we had used up all the other vowels, we immediately assumed that the letter “O” was somehow repeated in today’s answer, so for our third guess we chose a COLOR, this proved that there were two letters “O” in today’s answer, and only one real place remained. for ‘R’ to go. Finally, we ended it with a win out of four and the correct answer, ROOM. Another Wordle word is carried over to the next one. | https://www.somagnews.com/wordle-392-july-16-2022-tips-and-answers/ | 2022-07-16T22:56:41Z | https://www.somagnews.com/wordle-392-july-16-2022-tips-and-answers/ | false | 1 |
Amber Alert: North Texas 12-year-old abducted in Chevy Silverado
Published: Jul. 16, 2022 at 5:41 PM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
CORINTH, Texas (KWTX) -The Corinth Police Department is asking for the public’s help to find an abducted teen taken in a Chevy truck.
Angie Carrasco, 12, was last seen at 1:45 a.m. Saturday in the 2700 block of Cherokee Trail.
Carrasco is described as a Hispanic girl who is 5′1″, 120 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair, last seen wearing a T-shirt, black shorts and black croc-style shoes.
Police say they are looking for an unknown suspect driving a 2015-2016 Chevy Silverado.
Anyone with information is asked to call (940) 279-1503.
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Do you love meeting characters in Disney World?
Traditional character meet and greets have returned to the parks (and, yes, you can hug Mickey again). Several restaurants have also resumed character dining. Now, ANOTHER Disney World restaurant will bring back character dining soon!
Disney just announced that Cape May Cafe at Disney’s Beach Club Resort will resume character dining on October 4th. The restaurant is bringing back Minnie’s Beach Bash Breakfast!
The meal will be an all-you-care-to-eat buffet featuring some of Cape May’s signature breakfast dishes like Salted Caramel “Beach Buns, as well as Mickey AND Minnie waffles!
Although reservations are not yet available for this character dining experience, they should be 60 days before the character breakfast’s return.
With character dining being notoriously difficult to get reservations for, more options returning means that it should make getting those reservations just a little bit easier. However, if you want to know what ALL your options are, we’ve got a list of every single character dining experience you can have at Disney World.
Don’t know which one to book? Be sure to read our rankings, based on YOUR reviews, of character dining restaurants!
Will you be booking breakfast at Cape May Cafe for character dining? Let us know in the comments!
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DALLAS (AP) — A former Southwest Airlines flight attendant who was fired after sparring with her union president over abortion and other issues won a $5.1 million jury verdict against the airline and the union.
A jury in federal district court in Dallas handed down the verdict Thursday. If it stands, Charlene Carter could collect $4.15 million from Southwest and $950,000 from Local 556 of the Transport Workers Union, mostly in punitive damages.
Southwest said Friday that it “has a demonstrated history of supporting our employees’ rights to express their opinions when done in a respectful manner.” It plans to appeal. A lawyer for the union said jurors might have misunderstood the judge’s instructions, and it also plans to appeal.
Carter alleged she was fired in March 2017 after complaining to the union president about flight attendants going to a march in Washington, D.C., where more than 500,000 people protested President Donald Trump’s positions on abortion and other issues. Carter, who had clashed with the union for years over other issues, believed dues were paying for an anti-abortion protest.
Carter sent a series of Facebook messages, some containing videos of purported aborted fetuses, to Audrey Stone, who was president of the union at the time. She called Stone “despicable” and said she would be voted out of office. Carter had clashed with the union for
According to court documents, the airline said it fired Carter because posts on her Facebook page, in which she could be identified as a Southwest employee, were “highly offensive” and that her private messages to Stone were harassing. The airline said she violated company policies on bullying and use of social media.
The jury said Southwest unlawfully discriminated against Carter because of her sincerely held religious beliefs.
Carter, a 20-year veteran of Southwest, said the union did not fairly represent her and retaliated against her for expressing her views. Her lead attorney came from the National Right To Work Committee, which campaigns against compulsory union membership. | https://kdvr.com/news/money/fired-southwest-flight-attendant-wins-5-1-million-verdict/ | 2022-07-16T23:20:23Z | https://kdvr.com/news/money/fired-southwest-flight-attendant-wins-5-1-million-verdict/ | false | 23 |
Subject shot by police in Hancock County dies
HANCOCK COUNTY — The unnamed subject shot by police in Hancock County on US 136 near Hancock County Road 2500E Wednesday has died, according to a statement by the Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 4.
Details about the person who was shot remain undisclosed, including their name and other identifying details.
According to the release, Hancock County Sheriff's officers responded to "a report of a suspicious person." The statement said that during an unspecified "interaction" with police that the individual managed to enter the police vehicle and hold the officer at gunpoint.
At this point the officer exited the vehicle and "shots were fired at the subject," according to the release. A second officer who had also responded to the scene picked up the first officer. The individual took control of the patrol vehicle and fled.
According to police, the officers pursued briefly, exchanging gunfire with the person controlling the patrol car. The chase ended on US 136 near 2500E. The individual had been hit by gunfire, and was later pronounced dead at an area hospital. No officers were injured.
As previously reported by the Voice, law enforcement vehicles from several agencies in McDonough County were seen leaving Macomb westbound towards Hancock County at approximately 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.
A Facebook post by Keokuk Area News Updates at 2:34 p.m. Wednesday reported that an officer-involved shooting had taken place in Hancock County on US 136 near 2500E, and that Air Evac had been requested.
A roadblock was established on US 136 westbound shortly before 3 p.m. According to a Thursday release by the ISP, the shooting took place at 3:07 p.m. The roadblock was cleared after 9 p.m. Wednesday evening.
The Voice has reached out to the Hancock County Sheriff's Office, the ISP and the admins of the Keokuk Area News Updates Facebook page for more information about the identity of the individual, the sequence of events which preceded the shooting and for clarification of the timeline.
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Former Australian great Lleyton Hewitt enshrined into Hall
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - Lleyton Hewitt paused for a moment and the word easily came to mind when he was asked how he wanted to be remembered.
"Competitor," the 41-year-old Hewitt said in an interview with The Associated Press earlier in the day before his induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Saturday night.
"For me, someone that loved to lay it on the line day after day, and got the most out of themselves, I competed as hard as I possibly could on the court every time I took to the court," said the former Australian star. "The fans deserved for us to give everything and go out and compete, and that´s something I prided myself on."
Hewitt was elected into the Hall at part of the 2021 class, but due to travel restrictions because of the COVID-19 pandemic, he was unable to attend the enshrinement ceremony last summer. There was no one elected for 2022, so the moment was his alone. He's the 34th player from Australia to be inducted.
The enshrinement ceremony was held on Newport´s grass side courts after the semifinals of the Hall of Fame Open. Eight Hall of Famers, including Andy Roddick (2017) and Tracy Austin ('92), attended the event.
A two-time Grand Slam champion (Wimbledon 2002, US Open 2001), Hewitt finished ´01 and ´02 as the No. 1 player in the world and spent 80 weeks top ranked. In 2001, he became the youngest at 20 years, eight months and 26 days to become the top men´s player.
During his career, he won 30 singles titles and was a part of two Davis Cup championship teams, in 1999 and 2003.
One of his most memorable moments was being on his first Davis Cup team in ´99.
"I was only 18, I think, at the time. I had Pat Rafter as our top singles player and I was playing No. 2 behind him," he said. "For me that was a really proud moment, to be standing beside all those great Australians that I always idolized and looked up to."
Hewitt won his last ATP title at Newport in 2014. It was then that the thought of being elected to the Hall crossed his mind.
"I was here playing the tournament and I had the career that I had, and I was coming toward the end of my career," he said in the interview. "A lot of people that I would bump into me would say: `I can´t wait to see you back here in a few years.´ That was probably the only time that you actually start thinking about it."
He was a runner-up at the Australian Open in 2005. Despite no regrets, he said that it´s the only thing missing in his career - a Slam title in his own country.
"There´s nothing that I would change," he said. "But something that I wish, obviously, that I was able to achieve. I felt, obviously, I was good enough to do." | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-11021181/Former-Australian-great-Lleyton-Hewitt-enshrined-Hall.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-07-16T23:36:42Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-11021181/Former-Australian-great-Lleyton-Hewitt-enshrined-Hall.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true | 12 |
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SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — With the snow-covered Andes shining in the background, several dozen cowboys in woolen ponchos and families on wooden horse carts lined up Saturday to receive a priest's blessing in the huge esplanade in front of the National Sanctuary of Maipú.
“I come every year to fulfill a vow,” said Joshua Contreras, 30, riding a shiny black horse, Lola, and wearing the traditional kit of the Chilean “huaso,” or horseman, including extra long spurs and intricately carved, closed wooden stirrups.
The gigantic sanctuary on the outskirts of Santiago was built in the 1970s on the location of a church erected to celebrated Chile's victory in its war of independence in the early 1800s. It's dedicated to the Virgen del Carmen, or Our Lady of Mount Carmel, the country's patron, whose feast day is July 16.
Many horse carts were decked in Chilean and Vatican flags. Several of the riders like Contreras belonged to a group called Cuasimodo, who traditionally bring Communion to the sick and homebound on their horses on a Sunday in April.
The July celebration, which also includes Masses and traditional dances on the sanctuary's steps, has survived multiple COVID-19 lockdowns, major scandals within the country's Catholic church, and mass protests in 2019 that torched a metro station just down the street from the vast building.
On the sunny winter Saturday, Carlos Ortiz brought his wife and toddler daughter to watch the dancers in boots and sparkling costumes belonging to a group called “in Mary's arms."
“It's very important, because one wants to pass it on to his family, so that the culture doesn't get lost,” said the 40-year-old Ortiz, who from age 10 to 30 used to dance himself in a similar group because of a promise to the Virgin.
This year, he took advantage of a business trip from his new home in Bakersfield, California, to take in the celebration.
Javiera Astorga and her boyfriend only had to drive about 20 miles from a nearby town to come pay homage, using a horse cart normally used to take construction leftovers to the dump.
They don't usually go to church, “but one comes to see the Virgin — it's a tradition,” she said.
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iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IGIB – Get Rating) saw a significant drop in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totalling 614,800 shares, a drop of 52.3% from the June 15th total of 1,290,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,113,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. JB Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $2,661,000. Madison Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 57.3% in the 4th quarter. Madison Asset Management LLC now owns 235,810 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,976,000 after buying an additional 85,904 shares in the last quarter. Comprehensive Financial Consultants Institutional Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $31,000. Greenwood Gearhart Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. Greenwood Gearhart Inc. now owns 421,273 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,969,000 after buying an additional 16,964 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 3.9% in the 1st quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 130,286 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,149,000 after purchasing an additional 4,933 shares during the last quarter.
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iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF stock traded up $0.28 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $51.53. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,142,764 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,067,610. iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $49.85 and a fifty-two week high of $61.31. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $51.54 and its 200 day simple moving average is $54.29.
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A man was shot to death Saturday evening in Lawndale on the West Side.
The man, 56, was on the sidewalk about 5:15 p.m. in the 600 block of South California Avenue a vehicle approached and someone inside opened fire, striking him in the head, Chicago police said.
He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
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BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (FOX 9) - A six-year-old girl has died from the injuries she sustained in a car crash that occurred following a police chase late Friday afternoon in Brooklyn Center.
Brooklyn Center Police were pursuing a murder suspect in a car chase around 4:20 p.m. when the man collided with a car that had five people inside — a mother and her four children, at the intersection of 53rd and Humboldt Ave. North, according to witnesses and a press release from the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s office said a 15-year-old girl who was also a passenger in the second vehicle remains hospitalized, while the driver and the two remaining passengers have been released from the hospital.
Police arrested the murder suspect at the scene and provided him with first-aid until paramedics took him to the hospital. He remained hospitalized as of Saturday evening, authorities said.
Ryan West, who lives near the intersection where the accident occurred, witnessed the crash.
"It was terrible, they were all in their swimsuits looked like they were either going to or coming from a beach day minding their own business and then this guy slams into them," he told FOX 9's Bab Santos.
According to the Brooklyn Center Police Department, at approximately 4:20 p.m. officers received specific information about a male murder suspect with an active arrest warrant for murder being in Brooklyn Center.
Officers were able to locate the suspect in a vehicle, then requested help from the Minnesota State Patrol helicopter before attempting to use a tire-deflating device to prevent a possible pursuit during an arrest. However, the device failed to immobilize the suspect's vehicle, and he fled, according to the statement. Police say at one point the vehicle reached 70 mph in a 30 mph zone.
The vehicle then collided with an unrelated vehicle at 53rd Ave N and Humboldt Ave N. According to police, Brooklyn Center officers did not attempt to use a Pursuit Intervention Technique (PIT) to stop the fleeing vehicle.
Once the collision occurred, officers rendered aid to the four occupants in the unrelated vehicle and to the murder suspect, who was the sole occupant in the fleeing vehicle.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "All or Nothing Evening" game were:
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Meghan Markle's excitement about gracing the cover of Vanity Fair for its October 2017 issue dissipated almost immediately after it hit newsstands, sparking outrage and disdain from the actress and the royal family.
This tale is part of royal biographer Tom Bower's new book, Revenge: Meghan, Harry, and the War Between the Windsors, and in excerpts published by The Times of London, the British author explains that Markle was given explicit instructions on what she could and could not mention for the high-profile story.
Bower, a prominent investigative journalist in the UK, claims the Duchess of Sussex was given strict orders to steer away from several sensitive subjects: Donald Trump, race and her relationship with Prince Harry. In fact, Bower claims it was Harry's public relations team that insisted Harry not be mentioned in the interview.
The interview, instead, was to focus on Meghan's philanthropy and the celebration of the 100th episode of her hit USA show Suits. But, inevitably, she was asked about her relationship with Harry, prompting Meghan to say, "We're a couple. We're in love."
When the magazine came out, the headline that read over Meghan's photo read, "She’s Just Wild About Harry! Meghan Markle and the Sudden Glare of the Spotlight That comes with Being Prince Harry’s Girl."
That headline apparently triggered anger from Meghan and brought chaos inside Buckingham Palace. Bower explains in the book, out July 21, that Meghan unleashed her wrath on her U.S. public relations company, Sunshine Sachs, which had also made its demands to Vanity Fair crystal clear. But there was one problem.
"Sunshine Sachs had demanded that the magazine satisfy Meghan's requirement that she be presented as a philanthropist and activist, without considering one problem: Vanity Fair's scrupulous researchers could find no evidence of her global philanthropy and activism," Bower writes in the book.
As far as the royals were concerned, Bowers writes that the interview all but sealed how they felt about Meghan.
"The interview triggered sensational reactions," Bower writes. "Meghan had used her relationship with Harry to promote herself. The Hollywoodisation of the royal family sealed Meghan's fate as Harry's fiancée."
In another excerpt, also published by The Times of London, Bower describes Queen Elizabeth II as relieved when she found out Meghan would not be attending Prince Phillip's funeral service in April 2021. Meghan, at the time, was seven months pregnant with daughter, Lilibet.
According to Bower, Her Majesty told her most trusted aides, "Thank goodness Meghan is not coming." What's more, Bower claims Elizabeth expressed exactly how she felt "in a clear voice."
The published excerpts come just days before Harry and Meghan visit New York City on Monday for the grand celebration at the United Nations building and join the UN General Assembly to celebrate Nelson Mandela Day on July 18.
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Jalil Sharaqpuri, another PML-N lawmaker, tenders resignation, joins PTI
LAHORE: Punjab government suffered another blow late Saturday night as another PML-N legislator met with PTI leaders and announced to resign from Punjab Assembly.
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FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom, July 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With demand rebounding for international air travel following ongoing recovery in many domestic markets, Boeing [NYSE: BA] today projected demand for more than 41,000 new airplanes through 2041, underscoring aviation industry resilience two years after the pandemic began. Boeing released its 2022 Commercial Market Outlook (CMO), the company's annual long-term forecast, in advance of the Farnborough International Airshow.
The CMO forecasts a market value of $7.2 trillion for new airplane deliveries, with the global fleet increasing by 80% through 2041 compared to 2019 pre-pandemic levels. Approximately half of passenger jet deliveries will replace today's models, improving the global fleet's fuel efficiency and sustainability. In addition, Boeing Global Services forecasts $3.6 trillion in demand in its market segments over the same time period, including strong demand for maintenance and modifications such as converted freighters; digital solutions that increase efficiency and reduce cost; and effective training to enable the supply of pilots and technicians.
"Despite the unprecedented disruption over the past two years, the aviation industry has shown incredible resilience adapting to the challenge," said Ihssane Mounir, Boeing's senior vice president of Commercial Sales and Marketing. "The 2022 CMO draws upon our expertise forecasting market trends to demonstrate the strong demand for new airplanes and related services in the coming decades, providing a waypoint as the industry continues to navigate its recovery."
The 2022 CMO includes these regional projections in the next 20 years:
- Continuing their strong growth story, Asian markets account for roughly 40% of long-term global demand for new airplanes. Europe and North America each account for just over 20% of demand, with 15% of deliveries going to other regions.
- South Asia's fleet continues to lead global growth, at 6.2% annually. Led by India, the region's fleet will nearly quadruple from 700 airplanes in 2019 to more than 2,600 airplanes through 2041. Southeast Asia is projected to see the second-fastest growth with a near-tripling of its commercial fleet to 4,500 airplanes.
- This year's CMO does not include a forecast for airplane deliveries to Russia due to sanctions against aircraft exports. This change reduces global 20-year demand by about 1,500 airplanes compared to last year's CMO.
Single-aisle airplanes will account for 75% of all new deliveries, unchanged from last year's CMO, and totaling nearly 31,000 airplanes. Through 2041, new widebody airplanes will account for about 18% of deliveries with more than 7,200 airplanes, enabling airlines to serve new and existing markets, passenger and cargo, more efficiently than in the past.
The CMO also predicts continued robust demand for dedicated freighters to support global supply chains and growing express networks. Carriers will need 2,800 additional freighters overall, including 940 new widebody models in addition to converted narrow-body and widebody freighters over the forecast period.
Boeing has provided the CMO annually for more than 60 years. As the longest-running jet forecast, the CMO is regarded as the most comprehensive analysis of the commercial aviation industry. Learn more about the Commercial Market Outlook. In addition, Boeing will release its Pilot and Technician Outlook on July 25.
As a leading global aerospace company, Boeing develops, manufactures and services commercial airplanes, defense products and space systems for customers in more than 150 countries. As a top U.S. exporter, the company leverages the talents of a global supplier base to advance economic opportunity, sustainability and community impact. Boeing's diverse team is committed to innovating for the future, leading with sustainability, and cultivating a culture based on the company's core values of safety, quality and integrity. Join our team and find your purpose at boeing.com/careers.
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Chronic Kidney Disease in Children Central Biochemistry Laboratory (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), in collaboration with the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), invites applications for the Central Biochemistry Laboratory (CBL) for the Chronic Kidney Disease in Children Study (CKiD) Consortium. The CBL will work cooperatively with the existing Clinical Coordinating Centers (CCCs) and the Data Coordinating Center (DCC) of the study as a consortium.
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Drug bust at Claremont, New Hampshire home
Published: Jul. 16, 2022 at 8:23 PM EDT|Updated: 21 minutes ago
CLAREMONT, N.H. (WCAX) - Police in Claremont, New Hampshire Friday responding to complaints about street drug activity have made two arrests. 29-year old Ethan Marsh and 44-year old Sara Heed were taken into custody. Police armed with search warrants said they seized heroin, crack cocaine, and a significant amount of cash and a firearm at the suspects Mulberry Street residence. Both subjects made bail and were released and must return for court hearings.
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July’s Pokémon Go Community Day is here, and with it comes the chance to capture as many Starly as possible during the event period.
This is the 55th Pokémon Go Community day, with the main appeal still being increased spawns for the featured Pokémon, Starly, and boosted chances to encounter a Shiny. If you evolve a Starly all the way into a Staraptor during the event, and for up to two hours after it, it will know the event-exclusive move Gust.
The event itself will run from 11am to 2pm on July 17, with the standard event bonuses like double Catch Candy, Incense, and Lure Modules lasting for three hours, and more. This also includes the return of the recently added four-star raid mechanic.
Players who are successful in challenging and clearing a four-star Staravia raid will see Starly appearing more frequently within a 300-meter radius around the gym that hosted the raid for 30 minutes, with the Community Day Shiny encounter odds active after the event ends. These are still locked to in-person raids, and Remote Raid invites can’t be sent.
Players can also spend the usual $1 to unlock the event-exclusive Special Research story Field Notes: Starly, too. Here are all of the associated research tasks and rewards.
Community Day Special Research
Field Notes: Starly page one
- Power up a Pokémon 10 times
- 15 Poké Balls
- Catch 15 Starly
- Starly encounter
- Make five Nice Throws
- 10 Starly Candy
Total Rewards: 2,000 Stardust, Starly encounter, and one Incense
Field Notes: Starly page two
- Catch 15 Starly
- 30 Starly Candy
- Transfer 10 Pokémon
- Staravia encounter
- Evolve three Starly
- 10 Pinap Berries
Total Rewards: 1,500 XP, Starly encounter, and one Incense
Field Notes: Starly page three
- Make three Great Curveball Throws
- 50 Starly Candy
- Evolve one Staravia
- One Lucky Egg
- Transfer 10 Pokémon
- 15 Great Balls
Total Rewards: 2,500 XP, one Rocket Radar, and 15 Ultra Balls
Field Notes: Starly page four
- Claim Reward
- Two Silver Pinap Berries
- Claim Reward
- Starly encounter
- Claim Reward
- 3,500 XP
Total Rewards: 3,000 Stardust, Staraptor encounter, and three Rare Candy
Event-exclusive Field Research
- Catch three Starly
- Starly encounter
- Five Great Balls
- One Golden Razz Berry
- Two Ultra Balls
- Two Pinap Berries
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‘My worst mistake was stealing from the place where I was working’
17 July 2022 - 00:00
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One unlucky roll on the back nine cost Scottie Scheffler a couple of strokes and plenty of momentum.
The Masters champion started the day five strokes behind Cameron Smith at the British Open. He finished it five strokes behind Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland.
“You can get rolling around here in a hurry,” said Scheffler, who shot a three-under-par 69 in the third round Saturday. “I was rolling it pretty good today, and I could have taken it really low. The putts weren’t going in.”
The top-ranked Scheffler won his first major at Augusta National in April and finished in a tie for second last month at the U.S. Open. His score Saturday on the fast and firm Old Course marks the 17th time in the last 20 major championship rounds he has been inside the top 10 on the leaderboard.
The 26-year-old American shot back-to-back 68s on Thursday and Friday before his 69 put him in a tie for fifth at 11-under 205.
But it was that one unfavorable roll that stuck in his mind.
“I got a really bad break there on 12, which probably cost me two shots,” Scheffler said. “Instead of the ball running out in the green, it ends up in the lip of a pot bunker. That’s what happens on this golf course. At the end of the day, you hate seeing that happen to yourself.”
Scheffler ended up with a bogey on that hole after two consecutive birdies on the 10th and 11th. He had another bogey on the 17th before finishing with a birdie on No. 18.
There is one more round to go, and the conditions on the Old Course change with the weather. And the weather in Scotland can change fast.
“I think you just got to get used to the golf course and the firmness. And I think links golf kind of suits me where you’re hitting all different kinds of shots and creating and seeing, versus playing numbers. So for me, I don’t have to change too much,” Scheffler said. “Just got to get used to the conditions.”
Ice bath for Spieth
Instead of a relaxing hot bath, Jordan Spieth is looking forward to a rejuvenating ice bath.
The 2017 British Open champion has played eight of the last 10 weeks and was eight strokes behind going into the final round.
To get ready for Sunday’s final round on the Old Course, Spieth has a plan.
“I’ll probably do an ice bath tonight, which ice baths are a lot harder in Scotland than they are in Memphis,” Spieth said, referring to the next tournament he will play after the British Open. “I like to do cold therapy whenever I can. I think it’s the most beneficial thing I’ve found.”
Spieth said the ice helps his legs feel fresher the next day and helps him sleep better too.
As many traveling Americans know, however, getting ice in a soft drink on this side of the Atlantic isn’t always easy. Spieth has found a way.
“Ice is hard to get into a Coca-Cola over here, so I’m very lucky that [the hotel has] access to a big ice machine and they bring bags of ice,” Spieth said, adding that PGA Championship winner Justin Thomas is doing the same thing. “We’ve gotten lucky that they’ve hooked us up there, yeah.
“Thank you. This is an unusual interview.”
Putting lows
Shane Lowry’s back-to-back eagles both came from chip shots. It was his putting that let him down.
Lowry, who won the 2019 British Open at Portrush, first chipped in on the ninth hole for an eagle two.
“I hit a poor tee shot on 9 and got a pretty good break and just hit a lovely pitch,” the Irishman said. “It was a nice lie in the rough, and I could be fairly aggressive. I knew it was going to spin and hit a lovely shot.”
On the next hole, another par four, Lowry put his drive in the fairway but said the pin was in a tricky place on the green.
“I was just trying to get as close as I could, and it just came out perfect and went in,” Lowry said. “But the rest of the day wasn’t so enjoyable. Look, I feel like I played OK. [It] wouldn’t take Einstein to figure out what went wrong on the back nine. My putting was horrific.”
The eagle-eagle got Lowry to nine under, but he bogeyed three of the next seven holes and finished with a 69 after a birdie on No. 18. That left him at seven under for the tournament, nine strokes behind the leaders.
“I shoot one under for the last seven holes and I’m very bullish about my chances going into tomorrow,” Lowry said. “Now I have no chance. It’s just very disappointing.”
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OAKLAND — Velma Cash, 80, died at 2:20 p.m. Thursday (July 14, 2022) at her home.
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After displaying championship-caliber play against two top-tier teams, the Cincinnati Reds went to St. Louis and retreated into a closet and locked the door.
The Reds swept Tampa Bay and took two of three from the New York Yankees, but on Friday and Saturday against the Cardinals they more resembled the team that began the season 3-and-22.
They lost to the Cardinals Friday, 7-3, and lost Saturday, 11-3, with ugly pitching a major contributor.
On Saturday it was rookie left-hander Nick Lodolo who put on the sad theatrical mask — two innings, five runs, five hits, three walks, five strikeouts, three hit batsmen and a home run.
Lodolo threw 67 pitches to get six outs and nearly half (33) were out of the strike zone.
The 101-degree day in Busch Stadium started on the right foot for the Reds when Jonathan India led off the game with a home run off St. Louis starter Miles Mikolas.
On Friday, the Reds scored two in the first, only to watch the Cardinals match those two runs in the bottom of the first.
On Saturday, the Reds scored one in the first and once again the Cardinals scored two in the bottom of the first.
Tommy Edman opened with a single and Lodolo retired the next two. Then he went totally out of control.
He walked three straight, the last two on four pitches. That forced in the tying run, and he then hit Edmundo Sosa with a pitch to force in a second run. Sosa was hitting .183 at the time, .106 against left handers.
It got worse in the second inning. Edman singled with one out, but Lodolo got the second out, one out from escaping trouble.
Up stepped Paul Goldschmidt, homerless in 17 games. He ended that by lining one just over the left-field wall, his 300th career homer and a 4-1 St. Louis lead.
It didn’t stop there. Albert Pujols singled and Lodolo hit two batters in a row, Tyler O’Neill and Brendan Donovan, to fill the bases. Sosa scratched an infield single that died behind the mound that scored a run to make it 5-1.
Jeff Hoffman took over in the third and issued a one-out walk that turned into a sixth St. Louis run when Dylan Carlson triple into the right-field corner. And it became 7-1 when Pujols blooped a 120-foot hand grenade into short right field.
A seemingly disinterested Alex Diaz was asked to pitch the seventh and walked the first batter he faced. A throwing error by first baseman Joey Votto loaded the bases and a run scored on shortstop Matt Reynolds’ late throw home on Dylan Carlson’s ground ball.
For the two games, Cincinnati pitchers walked 14 and hit three batters.
Manager David Bell immediately relieved Diaz of his duties and brought in Buck Farmer with the bases loaded and no outs.
He struck out Goldschmidt, Pujols popped to left and O’Neill grounded to third.
Meanwhile, while Cincinnati pitchers were walking or hitting every other St. Louis batter, Cardinals starter Mikolas beat the heat and the Reds — seven innings, one run, three hits, one walk, four strikeouts, 95 pitches.
The Reds took advantage of relief pitcher T.J. McFarland in the eighth when he walked two and Stuart Fairchild reached on error, filling the bases with one out.
With a seven-run lead, manager Oliver Marmol was forced to make a change and brought Johan Oviedo into the furnace heat — the situation and the temperature.
Drury singled for a run and a second run scored on a wild pitch/strikeout of Reynolds.
Those two runs were countered by three for the Cardinals against Hunter Strickland — single, single, three-run homer by Lars Nootbaar to make it 11-3.
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RChain (REV) traded down 4.1% against the U.S. dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 20:00 PM ET on July 16th. RChain has a market capitalization of $15.23 million and approximately $218,441.00 worth of RChain was traded on exchanges in the last day. One RChain coin can currently be purchased for about $0.0228 or 0.00000108 BTC on exchanges. In the last seven days, RChain has traded up 9.6% against the U.S. dollar.
Here’s how similar cryptocurrencies have performed in the last day:
- Binance USD (BUSD) traded 0.2% higher against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00004722 BTC.
- BITCOIN ADDITIONAL (BTCA) traded up 1.8% against the dollar and now trades at $21,197.76 or 1.00015401 BTC.
- Mammoth (MMT) traded 0.6% lower against the dollar and now trades at $1.91 or 0.00009010 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% higher against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00004717 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.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded 3.4% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.73 or 0.00003435 BTC.
- THETA (THETA) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $5.25 or 0.00010640 BTC.
RChain Profile
RChain is a coin. It launched on February 25th, 2020. RChain’s total supply is 870,663,574 coins and its circulating supply is 667,408,237 coins. RChain’s official website is www.rchain.coop. The Reddit community for RChain is /r/RChain and the currency’s Github account can be viewed here. RChain’s official Twitter account is @rchain_coop and its Facebook page is accessible here. The official message board for RChain is medium.com/rchain-cooperative.
RChain Coin Trading
It is usually not presently possible to purchase alternative cryptocurrencies such as RChain directly using U.S. dollars. Investors seeking to trade RChain should first purchase Bitcoin or Ethereum using an exchange that deals in U.S. dollars such as GDAX, Coinbase or Gemini. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Bitcoin or Ethereum to purchase RChain using one of the exchanges listed above.
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WORLD DAY FOR INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE 2022: World Day for International Justice is observed on July 17 to commemorate the organisations that work for bringing justice to the victims of international criminal acts. It also commemorates the establishment of modern court systems in the world. The day focuses on the advocacy of fundamental human rights and the promotion of international criminal justice.
World Day for International Justice: History
On July 17, 1998, 120 countries came together to sign a treaty titled Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. The establishment came to be known as the International Criminal Court (ICC), which came into force on July 1, 2002. To celebrate the signing of the Rome Statute, World Day for International Justice has been celebrated every year ever since.
Out of the total countries that were summoned regarding the treaty, 120 countries were in favour of the treaty whereas twenty-one of the total countries called were against it. The countries that were against the Rome Statute included China, Israel, the United States, and Iraq.
World Day for International Justice: Significance
World Day for International Justice aims at lauding the efforts of the ICC and unite everyone in promoting justice for the victims of international crimes. The ICC mainly focused on crimes against humanity (extermination, murder, etc.), genocide (deliberately harming one community), war crimes (willfully causing suffering, torture, etc.), and crimes of aggression (military occupation, annexation, etc.).
Not only this, but the day also aims to bring people’s attention towards critical and concerning issues that generally get swayed away by the information overflow. The World Day for International Justice also works for guiding and directing people, who are a potential threat to world peace, security, and well-being, to mend their ways for good.
The day is marked through various events held by multiple organisations. Many war crime victims are also remembered and tributes are paid to the victims on the World Day for International Justice.
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The Latest on U.S. President Joe Biden’s trip to the Mideast:
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat on Saturday downplayed talk of normalization with Israel after the kingdom opened its airspace to Israeli commercial flights and hammered out a complex deal over islands in the Red Sea that required Israeli assent.
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Farhan bin Faisal spoke to reporters after a four-day visit by President Joe Biden to the region, including two days that the U.S. leader spent in Saudi Arabia, where he held talks with the Saudi king and the crown prince, the de facto ruler of the kingdom, and took part in a summit of regional leaders.
Prince Farhan stressed there was no discussion at the summit of any military cooperation with Israel or talk of a so-called “Arab NATO.”
“There is no discussion about a defensive alliance with Israel,” he repeated.
Ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia have been inching closer amid shared concerns over Iran. The kingdom’s public stance is that it has long welcomed normalization with Israel so long as Palestinian rights and demands for statehood are guaranteed.
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HERE’S WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING:
Biden meets with Arab Gulf countries to counter Iran threat
In West Bank, Biden embraces ‘two states for two peoples’
As Biden visits, a look at those targeted in Saudi Arabia
Israeli politics a backdrop to Biden’s visit to the Mideast
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TEHRAN, Iran — Dozens of Iranian hard-liners rallied on Saturday at a square in downtown Tehran, burning U.S. and Israeli flags and denouncing President Joe Biden’s visit to the Middle East.
The small crowd also erupted in chants of “Death to America” and “Death to Israel,” typical at anti-American rallies in Iran. The demonstrators also protested against the normalization of ties between Israel and several Arab nations that started under the previous U.S. administration.
Biden said at a wider regional summit in Saudi Arabia on Saturday that the United States would not walk away from Middle East’s security and leave a vacuum that Russia, China or Iran could try and fill.
Separately, Iran announced on Saturday that it was imposing sanctions on 61 Americans, including Mike Pompeo, the former secretary of state, and John Bolton, the former national security advisor, over their support for foreign-based dissident Iranian groups.
Iran has in recent years imposed several times such symbolic measures on Americans who Tehran says are acting against Iran. In June, an Iranian court also ordered the U.S. government to pay over $4 billion to the families of Iranian nuclear scientists who have been killed in targeted attacks in recent years.
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JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — President Joe Biden and Jordan’s King Abullah met on Saturday in Saudi Arabia, with the White House announcing that the United States has committed to a new assistance package for Jordan of no less than $1.45 billion a year.
The announcement was made after the two leaders met on the sidelines of a wider regional summit in which Biden vowed that the U.S. will not walk away from Middle East’s security and is not going to leave a vacuum for Russia, China or Iran to try and fill.
Jordan, which hosts Palestinian and Syrian refugees, shares borders with Israel and the West Bank. Its stability is seen as crucial to the region, but its economy has struggled under the weight of inflation and from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The government has faced public protests, and the king’s brother, Prince Hamza, is under house arrest following a public rebuke of the country’s leadership.
In 2017, the U.S. committed to no less than $1.27 billion per year in bilateral foreign assistance to Jordan, beginning in 2018 and ending in 2022. The new annual package to Jordan is an adjustment of that annual U.S. support for the country.
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JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — President Joe Biden says he’s clear-eyed about challenges in the Middle East and the United States intends to stay engaged in the region.
Speaking Saturday in Saudi Arabia at a summit of Gulf leaders, as well as leaders from Iraq, Egypt and Jordan, Biden said: “We will not walk away and leave a vacuum to be filled by China, Russia or Iran.” He added that “the United States is going to remain an active engaged partner in the Middle East.”
Biden is outlining the principles of his strategy for the region, focusing on regional cooperation to stand up to threats.
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JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — President Joe Biden has invited the Abu Dhabi ruler who steers policy in the United Arab Emirates to visit the White House before the end of the year.
The two met on Saturday ahead of a wider summit in Saudi Arabia.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed was unanimously appointed as the autocratic nation’s president in May following the death of his brother.
Even as crown prince of Abu Dhabi, he had long been seen as the force behind the UAE’s “Little Sparta” reputation for its outsized influence in policies that stretch from the Horn of Africa, through North Africa and beyond. Under his influence, the UAE became the first Arab state in more than two decades to normalize relations with Israel.
Much like Saudi Arabia, though, relations between the Biden administration and Abu Dhabi have been strained. The UAE has called on Biden to reverse a decision he made early in his presidency to de-list Yemen’s Houthi rebels as a terror group. The UAE has been a party to the war in Yemen, which has killed thousands of civilians and spawned a humanitarian disaster.
Abu Dhabi was targeted by rebel Yemeni missile and drone strikes earlier this year. The attacks, which killed three migrant workers and targeted an area near a base that hosts U.S. forces, rattled the small country’s image as a bastion of stability and economic prosperity in the region.
Emirati officials were reportedly disappointed by the Biden administration’s response to the attacks. They are also wary of U.S. efforts to revive Iran’s nuclear accord and frustrated by some conditions on U.S. weapons sales. While the UAE is the first foreign customer of the Lockheed Martin THAAD anti-missile system, it has long sought U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets.
Meanwhile, the U.S.-based DAWN rights group said one of its board members, who was also a close friend and lawyer to slain Saudi critic Jamal Khahshoggi, was detained while in transit in Dubai and taken to Abu Dhabi. The group says Asim Ghafoor, a U.S. citizen, has been detained since Thursday on murky charges of “money laundering.”
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JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi citizens will soon be able to obtain 10-year visitor visas, double the current validity, in an agreement during U.S. President Joe Biden’s visit to Saudi Arabia.
The U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia announced Saturday the agreement extends the validity of visitor visas for Saudi citizens from five years to a decade as of August 1.
The announcement said travel contributes significantly to both of countries’ economies and strengthens ties between citizens.
Biden is on a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia that began on Friday with a meeting with King Salman. That was followed by a highly-watched face-to-face meeting with the kingdom’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
The two fist-bumped one another as they met for the first time during Biden’s presidency.
Biden said he raised the issue of human rights in his meeting with the prince, but stressed that the visit’s aim is to reassert U.S influence in the region.
The Saudis say 18 cooperation agreements and memorandums were signed by the two delegations late Friday, including an accord with NASA allowing Saudi Arabia to undertake the joint exploration of the moon and Mars in cooperation with the American space agency.
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JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — U.S. President Joe Biden met with Egypt’s president in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, the first face-to-face meeting between the two leaders since Biden took office in 2021.
Biden was heard thanking President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi for Egypt’s role in a ceasefire to Israel’s war with Hamas last year in the Gaza Strip, an acknowledgement of Cairo’s role in the region.
Egypt’s president, who came to power following mass protests and a military takeover that ousted the divisive Muslim Brotherhood government in 2013, is facing an economic crisis as inflation from rising fuel and food prices hits the Arab world’s most populous nation particularly hard. Around a third of Egypt’s 103 million people live in poverty.
Although the former military strongman has been credited with stabilizing Egypt’s economy following several years of political turmoil, the country is among the world’s largest importers of wheat, with much of that from now-blocked Ukrainian ports.
Meanwhile, el-Sissi’s government has not hesitated to deploy brute force while jailing thousands of people, mainly Islamists, but also secular activists in an effort to quash dissent.
In recent months, his government released hundreds of detainees and embarked on a so-called national dialogue with various groups, but the government continues to hold many high profile detainees, including pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah. Egyptian security forces have been accused of torturing detainees, including concerns economist Ayman Hadhoud was among those beaten to death while in police detention this year.
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JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — President Joe Biden began his final day in Saudi Arabia by meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, who survived an assassination attempt with explosive drones last year.
Some in the country have blamed the attack Iranian-backed factions. It came amid soaring tensions and a stand-off between Iraqi security forces and pro-Iran Shiite militias over election results.
Biden said he wanted to support Iraq’s democracy.
“I want the press and you to know we want to be (as) helpful as we can in doing that,” he said.
Al-Kadhimi spoke about the “strategic, friendly relationship” between the U.S. and Iraq, and he thanked the U.S. for providing support to combat terrorist groups.
An estimated 2,500 U.S. troops remain in Iraq to support the country’s fight against the Islamic State.
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LOS ANGELES – New York Yankees prospect Jasson Dominguez and Minnesota’s Matt Wallner hit two-run homers in the third inning, leading the American League over the National 6-4 Saturday in the annual Futures Game of top prospects.
Dominguez, at 19 the second-youngest prospect at the game behind Miami pitcher Eury Pérez, tied the score 3-3 with his drive on a slider at the letters from San Francisco’s Kyle Harrison, who took the loss. Wallner homered three batters later on hanging sinker for a 5-3 lead.
Oakland’s Shea Langeliers, selected the game's MVP, added a solo homer in the fourth on a hanging changeup from Atlanta’s Jared Shuster
Jack Leiter, son of former major league pitcher Al Leiter, threw a 1-2-3 fourth, Selected second overall by Texas in last year's draft, Leiter reached 97.5 mph.
Darren Baker, son of Houston manager Dusty Baker, entered in the fifth and hit a liner that Chicago White Sox center fielder Oscar Colas grabbed with a tumbling catch.
Toronto's Yosver Zulueta faced one batter and got the win, retiring the Mets' Francisco Álvarez on a grounder that ended the third.
The teams played at Dodger Stadium, three days before the All-Star Game is held at the park.
Milwaukee's Joey Wiemer hit a ninth-inning sacrifice fly that Oakland's Denzel Clark caught against the eight-field wall. The Yankees' Ken Waldichuk got the save by retiring the Brewers' Jackson Chourio on a flyout.
Players, excited to be in a big league ballpark, watched while hanging over the dugout railings. Agent Scott Boras and his staff filled the first row a section behind home plate.
Dodgers right-hander Bobby Miller struck out three in the first on two changeups and a curveball.
Cardinals shortstop Masyn Winn made a 100.5 mph to first to throw out Houston’s Yainer Diaz in the second inning, faster than any throw in a big league game since Statcast started in 2015. The big league high is 97.8 mph by Pittsburgh’s Oneil Cruz on Thursday.
Texas prospect Dustin Harris had an RBI single in the first off Miller, but the NL built a 3-1 lead in the second after the Dodgers’ Diego Cartaya hit a two-out fly to the center field warning track was dropped by Dominguez on the warning track for a two-run error. San Diego’s Robert Hassell III followed with an RBI single that chased Hunter Brown.
Cleveland's George Valera ran into deep left to rob Hassell of a run-scoring extra-base hit in the first.
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Young guns Freddie Steward and Marcus Smith scored the tries and England's streetwise pack bossed the breakdown as coach Eddie Jones masterminded a second series victory over his own country after the 3-0 sweep of 2016.
Australia scored tries through Tom Wright and Folau Fainga'a in front of a sellout crowd of 43,274 at the Sydney Cricket Ground but, for all their attacking brio, their accuracy deserted them too frequently at crucial moments.
"We had to fight like anything today, they were always going to throw it around so we had to defend well," Jones told reporters.
"This was tougher than 2016. We are nurturing this team on this tour. I'm really pleased with the development of this team, it's been outstanding."
Little had separated the sides over the series, with the Wallabies taking the opening test 30-28 in Perth and England striking back with a 25-17 victory in Brisbane last week.
After being blown away in the first half an hour in Brisbane last week, Australia had the better of the first half with some bright running but still managed to head back to the dressing room 11-10 down.
England's Owen Farrell had opened the scoring with a penalty after 17 minutes but the Wallabies soon responded with a fine try from winger Wright, who made a break down the right wing before exchanging passes with Nic White and touching down.
Australia flyhalf Noah Lolesio added the extras and a penalty on the half hour mark but Farrell almost immediately reduced the deficit with his second three-pointer.
Some ill-discipline from the Wallabies gifted England another penalty just before halftime and they kicked to touch, pounding away at the home defence until Steward managed to find a slim fissure in it to touch down in the left corner.
England returned after the break showing the same sort of physicality they had in Brisbane, and a third Farrell penalty and an opportunist try from Marcus Smith had them 21-10 in front after 55 minutes.
Lolesio had the ball batted out of his hands and Smith pounced on it to race away and score.
Australia knew the series was on the line and laid siege to the England line, finally getting their reward in the 66th minute when replacement hooker Fainga'a forced his way over to reduce the deficit to 21-17.
Roared on by the crowd, the Wallabies hammered away looking for a winning try but the England defence held firm to almost certainly secure their coach his job through to next year's World Cup.
"We created a lot of opportunities, we just weren't clinical enough," said Australia coach Dave Rennie, who was without 11 top players through injury or suspension.
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Amazon Prime Day: Save £120 on this Eufy robot vacuum cleaner now
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HAMILTON - This time, quarterback Dane Evans and his Hamilton Tiger-Cats overcame a late-game collapse to win in front of their faithful on Saturday.
Evans connected with receiver Tim White for a three-yard touchdown strike on third and goal with 19 seconds remaining to pull out a 25-23 CFL victory before 20,411 against the winless Ottawa Redblacks (0-5).
The Tiger-Cats' come-from-behind win came on the heels of second-half collapses in their first two games at Tim Hortons Field in 2022.
"We kind of got a little funk again, as we had been," Evans said. "But it's what we've talked about all week is that we're done with that, like, whatever it is. We're just moving forward, and I'm glad we got to finish."
White was the primary target on the game-winning play.
"It depended on the coverage," White said. "Obviously, it was about the coverage, and we liked it. Dane just made a great read."
The Ticats enjoyed an 18-10 advantage at halftime thanks to a 15-yard touchdown pass from Evans to newcomer Anthony Johnson late in the second quarter.
But the visitors scored on their first possession of the second half on a one-yard plunge from quarterback Caleb Evans, who was in for an injured Jeremiah Masoli. The latter was knocked out of action for 10 to 12 weeks with a knee injury in Ottawa's previous game.
The offences struggled until midway through the final quarter. Redblacks defensive lineman Davon Coleman had Evans locked up at Hamilton's 24-yard line when the ball came loose. The pigskin squirted to the one-yard line, where Ottawa's Lorenzo Maudlin recovered it.
Caleb Evans scored on another one-yard run for a 23-18 lead, only to see his two-point conversion attempt fail.
When Dane Evans returned to the sidelines, he was given word that backup Matt Shiltz would replace him. On the second Ticats possession after the Dane Evans fumble, an 88-yard punt return from Lawrence Woods put his team first and goal.
But Hakeem Bailey intercepted Shiltz at the goal line on third and goal. However, the Ticats defence held and Hamilton had one final attempt to snatch its first win.
Dane Evans returned, led the team down the field, and hit White for the winning score.
"When I fumbled [Ticats head coach Orlondo Steinauer] said 'we're gonna go with Matt,'" Dane Evans said. "I completely understood.
"I don't care if I'm gonna stand there and pass Gatorade out to everybody, or I gotta go throw every ball like we win the game. I'm gonna be a happy man. I promise you that. And then when he told me to go back in, it's just time to rock 'n' roll."
It was a wild finish for Evans, who completed 21 of 28 passes for 342 yards and two touchdowns. He did not throw an interception, something he did eight times in the first four games.
"The CFL always has crazy losses at the end of the game," Redblacks coach Paul LaPolice said. "[The Ticats] have been through some crazy losses themselves the past couple of games. You have to play the whole game. We put ourselves in position to kick a long field goal, and it's just short. A couple more yards, and it's a happy (locker) room."
Ottawa placekicker Lewis Ward came up short on his 53-yard field goal attempt as time expired.
Caleb Evans went 18 for 30 for 203 yards and a touchdown but tossed a pair of interceptions.
While the Redblacks continue to search for their first win without their star quarterback, there was a sense of relief in the dressing room Masoli used to call home.
"Whenever you prolong winning, it's tough," Steinauer said. "It's tough, especially in football, because in other sports, you might play two, three games a week. In football, you are a loser for seven days, maybe 14 days.
"You only get one crack a week at this, so it does become tougher to keep a group together, but I'll tell you what, from the inside out, that's a pretty positive and undivided group.”
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The Latest: Khashoggi's widow cites Biden commitment on MBS
The Latest on President Joe Biden's trip to the Mideast (all times local):
WASHINGTON — The widow of Jamal Khashoggi, the U.S.-based writer killed by Saudi government agents four years ago, said Wednesday that she received a commitment that President Joe Biden will bring up the murder when he meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman.
The crown prince, whom Biden will be meeting for the first time in Jeddah on Friday, likely approved of the killing, according to U.S. intelligence.
Hanan Elatr Khashoggi, the slain writer’s widow, told Spectrum News she received assurances during a meeting with administration officials. “They said so,” she said.
A White House official said Khashoggi’s widow spoke with a senior administration official earlier this week about Biden’s trip to Saudi Arabia. The official, who was not authorized to comment publicly, declined to provide details of the private conversation.
— Aamer Madhani
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JERUSALEM — President Joe Biden says he remains committed to resurrecting the Iran nuclear deal, saying “the only thing worse than the Iran that exists now is an Iran with nuclear weapons.”
Biden spoke to Israel’s Channel 12 TV in an interview broadcast shortly after his arrival in the country on Wednesday at the start of a Middle East tour that will also take him to Saudi Arabia.
Israel was a staunch opponent of the 2015 nuclear deal and welcomed then-President Donald Trump’s decision to unilaterally withdraw from it, which led to the deal’s unraveling.
Biden called that decision a “gigantic mistake,” pointing out that Iran had accelerated its nuclear program since the U.S. withdrawal from the agreement. “They’re closer to a nuclear weapon now than they were before,” he said.
Iran insists its program is for peaceful purposes, though U.N. experts and Western intelligence agencies say Iran had an organized military nuclear program through 2003. The nuclear deal lifted sanctions on Iran in exchange for strict limits on and monitoring of its nuclear activities.
Biden reiterated that the U.S. would not allow Iran to gain a nuclear weapon and said it would use military force as a “last resort.” He declined to comment on any discussions with Israel about using military force against Iran.
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JERUSALEM — President Joe Biden says he’ll work with whomever is elected Israel’s next prime minister, even Benjamin Netanyahu, with whom he’s had strained relations.
“We’re committed to the state not an individual leader,” Biden said In an interview with Israel’s Channel 12.
Biden noted that he and Netanyahu have known each other for almost 40 years. “We know where we agree, where we disagree we make no bones about it,” Biden said.
“I’m dealing with a democratic state that is going through a decision as to who they’re going to have has their leader and whoever the leader is I’ll work with.”
Biden in the interview also dismissed some Democratic lawmakers who have objected to providing security assistance to Israel over its treatment of Palestinians.
“There are few of them,” Biden said. “I think they’re wrong. I think they’re making a mistake. Israel is a democracy. Israel is our ally. Israel is a friend. And I make no apologies for what we’ve provided.”
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JERUSALEM — A Secret Service employee was detained and questioned by Israeli police after being “allegedly involved in a physical encounter,” according to an agency spokesman.
The incident occurred late Monday, before President Joe Biden arrived in the country on Wednesday.
The employee, who was not identified, was released without charges, said the spokesman, Anthony Guglielmi. He has returned to the United States, and “his access to Secret Service systems and facilities was suspended pending further investigation.”
Another incident involving agency employees took place before Biden arrived in South Korea in May.
An agent and an armed physical security specialist were sent home after an alcohol-fueled argument with a taxi driver, according to a person familiar with the matter who was not authorized to comment publicly.
Local law enforcement wrote a police report but did not file charges.
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JERUSALEM — President Joe Biden is visiting Israel’s national Holocaust memorial to pay his respects to the 6 million Jews killed by Nazi Germany and collaborators during World War II.
During his stop at Yad Vashem, Biden rekindled the eternal flame of remembrance, laid a wreath and met with two Holocaust survivors -- Rena Quint, 86, and Giselle Cycowicz, 95. A children’s choir sang a poem by Hannah Szenes, a female Jewish resistance fighter who was captured by the Nazis in Hungary and executed at the age of 23.
During the wreath laying, Biden held his hand over his heart.
Biden stood solemnly throughout the ceremony but grew animated during his chat with the two women. He listened closely while kneeling on one knee, held their hands, smiled and gave each woman a kiss.
As he wrapped the 10-minute meeting, he said to one of the women. “My mother would say, ‘God love you dear. God love you.’”
Biden was joined by Prime Minister Yair Lapid and Defense Minister Benny Gantz, both of whom are children of Holocaust survivors.
Israel was established as a sanctuary for Jews in 1948 in the wake of the Holocaust. About 165,000 survivors live in Israel, and Yad Vashem is a standard stop for visiting world leaders.
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia’s monarch received a phone call from the Palestinian president as Joe Biden begins his two-day visit to Israel.
The customary call, which King Salman has received from other Muslim heads of state, was to congratulate the Saudi leadership on the hajj season in Mecca that just wrapped up and the Eid holidays, according to the state-run Saudi Press Agency.
No further details were provided and there was no indication that President Mahmoud Abbas and King Salman discussed Biden’s visit or any issues related to Palestinian statehood.
In May of last year, the two held a call in which King Salman assured Abbas of Saudi Arabia’s support for the Palestinian cause and condemned Israel’s war in Gaza and attacks on Palestinian worshippers in Al Aqsa, which is located at a site in east Jerusalem that’s holy to both Jews and Muslims.
During his trip to the region, Biden is looking to expand budding ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel, which have been quietly growing in recent years amid shared enmity and concerns over Iran and its nuclear ambitions. The Palestinians are concerned about Arab allies embracing Israel without an agreement establishing an independent Palestinian state.
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TEL AVIV, Israel — As President Joe Biden stepped onto the tarmac Wednesday to begin his two-day visit to Israel, he was greeted with a walloping of bad economic data at home.
The image of the president greeting Israeli officials was split-screened with news that surging prices for gas, food and rent catapulted U.S. inflation to a new four-decade peak in June, with prices soaring 9.1% compared with a year earlier.
The White House had tried to prepare the country for the troubling number, with officials saying in recent days most of it was driven by gas prices that have already started to fall from their peak a month ago. But Republicans quickly seized on the report to attack Biden’s economic policies.
Still, the news was likely not a surprise to Biden, as he and a small group of aides are traditionally briefed confidentially on the report the night before it’s released.
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TEL AVIV, Israel — President Joe Biden has opened his visit to Israel with a tour of Israel’s advanced missile-defense systems.
Israel prepared the display at its main international airport, showing off a multilayered system that is capable of intercepting everything from long-range ballistic missiles in space to short-range rockets. The systems have been developed in partnerships with the U.S.
They include the Iron Dome, a rocket defense system that has intercepted thousands of rockets fired by Gaza militants, as well as a new laser-based system called the “Iron Beam.” That system is not yet operational.
Biden was also receiving a classified security briefing from Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz before heading to Jerusalem.
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TEL AVIV, Israel — President Joe Biden said he was seeking “greater peace, greater stability, greater connection” after he landed in Israel on Wednesday for his first trip to the Middle East since taking office.
It’s his 10th visit to the country. His first was in 1973, when he was a first-term U.S. senator from Delaware.
The Israelis rolled out the red carpet for Biden when he arrived on Air Force One in Tel Aviv, and he was greeted by a full array of politicians.
“I’m proud to say that our relationship with the State of Israel is deeper and stronger, in my view, than it’s ever been,” Biden said while wearing sunglasses under the bright sun.
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid described Biden as a “great Zionist, and one of the best friends that Israel has ever known.”
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TEL AVIV, Israel — President Joe Biden is six years older than Israel, which was established in 1948, and he’s met every one of the country’s prime ministers since he was first elected as a U.S. senator from Delaware.
His first visit was in 1973, shortly before Arab nations launched a surprise attack to begin the Yom Kippur War, and he sat down with Golda Meir.
In a story that he’s told often, Biden recalls Meir chain smoking cigarettes and showing him maps of the region to explain Israel’s precarious security situation. When the meeting ended, Biden says, she told him that Israelis had a “secret weapon” in their battle for survival — “We have nowhere else to go.”
Several more trips followed over the years, although not every one has gone smoothly. When Biden served as vice president, his 2010 visit was undermined by an announcement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government that Jewish settlements in the West Bank were being expanded.
There’s unlikely to be such friction with Yair Lapid, the current prime minister. However, Lapid only leads an interim government that was formed when the last one collapsed, and elections are being held in November.
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TEL AVIV, Israel — President Joe Biden has arrived in Israel for the first visit to the Middle East of his presidency. It’s a whirlwind four-day trip in which he will hold talks with Israeli, Palestinian, and Saudi Arabian officials.
Biden is participating Wednesday in a formal welcome ceremony in Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport and will receive a briefing on Israel’s Iron Dome and Iron Beam air defense systems. He’ll later make his way to Jerusalem for a wreath laying ceremony at Yad Vashem, Israel’s memorial to Holocaust victims in World War II.
Biden is spending two days in Jerusalem for talks with Israeli leaders before meeting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday in the West Bank. He then heads to Saudi Arabia.
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An Israeli human rights group has put up billboards in the occupied West Bank with a stark message for President Joe Biden, saying “this is apartheid.”
B’Tselem is among three rights groups that say Israel’s treatment of Palestinians, both in the Palestinian territories and inside Israel itself, amounts to apartheid. Both Israel and the U.S. reject the charge.
B’Tselem put up the billboards in Ramallah, the seat of the internationally recognized Palestinian Authority, and in Bethlehem, where Biden is to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday.
B’Tselem’s executive director, Hagai El-Ad, accused multiple U.S. administrations of tolerating Israeli human rights abuses “without demanding accountability” and urged Washington to change its attitude toward Israel.
“When the attitude changes – so will the regime,” he said.
Biden was expected to land in Israel for a 48-hour visit to the area later Wednesday. He is not expected to offer any major diplomatic initiatives during the visit. He flies to Saudi Arabia on Friday.
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JERUSALEM — The United States and Israel are launching a new strategic high-level dialogue between the countries that will focus on technology.
The new talks were announced in a joint statement from U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Wednesday, just hours before Biden was scheduled to arrive in Israel for his first Mideast visit as president.
The partnership is to focus on the use of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and other tech-based solutions, against global challenges such as pandemic preparedness and climate change, the statement said.
The leaders pledged to work together to “advance and protect critical and emerging technologies in accordance with our national interests, democratic principles and human rights, and to address geostrategic challenges.”
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ST. LOUIS (AP)Cardinals reliever Genesis Cabrera slammed the ball to the ground in frustration when he was removed from the game Friday night, prompting a stern response from manager Oliver Marmol moments before St. Louis closed out a 7-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
Cabrera was pulled after giving up consecutive hits to start the ninth inning. He fired the ball down as Marmol approached the mound, leading the rookie skipper to grab Cabrera and get right in his face.
”Your ego can’t get in the way of being a professional,” Marmol said. ”I’ve known him a long time. He’ll be just fine. We have a good, veteran group that will address it. The kid’s a competitor, he wants to be in there. You can’t fault him for that.”
Veteran slugger Albert Pujols spoke to Cabrera as the pitcher sat on the bench. Standing in front of him, Pujols tapped Cabrera twice on the top of his cap before walking away.
All-Star reliever Ryan Helsley earned his eighth save when he got Brandon Drury to fly out to deep center field with the bases loaded.
Nolan Gorman hit a tiebreaking homer for the Cardinals, and Brendan Donovan drove in three runs. St. Louis stopped its two-game skid and improved to 4-4 on a 10-game homestand, its longest of the season.
Cincinnati had won six of seven and was coming off back-to-back series wins for the first time this season. The last-place Reds swept Tampa Bay at home and took two of three on the road from the major league-leading New York Yankees.
Andre Pallante (3-4) allowed three runs and six hits over five innings for his first win since June 10. He struck out five and walked three.
Gorman broke a 3-all tie with a drive off fellow rookie Hunter Greene (3-2) leading off the fourth inning. He was 2 of 24 over his previous eight-plus games before unloading for his ninth homer of the year.
”I kind of changed things up a bit,” Gorman said. ”I had nothing to lose in that at-bat. It felt really good to get a barrel to a ball – and get it out.”
Marmol was impressed with the way Gorman handled himself during the slump.
”Regardless of how he’s going, he’s the same guy, coming in every day, working hard,” Marmol said. ”He’s still approaching it in a really positive manner.”
Corey Dickerson added an RBI single in the sixth.
Donovan, who had been slowed by the flu, hit a two-run single in the seventh to make it 7-3. He also had a sacrifice fly in the first.
”I’m still looking for ways to grow and improve,” Donovan said. ”But, I’m happy with how I’m competing.”
Dylan Carlson walked three times and had an RBI double in the second.
Cincinnati scored twice in the opening inning on a single by Kyle Farmer. Joey Votto had an RBI single in the third.
Greene allowed four runs on five hits over five innings. He struck out six and walked three.
”Just some pitches that weren’t executed,” Greene said. ”It’s going to happen. That’s where they capitalized.”
BIG OPPORTUNITY
The Cardinals play 48 of their next 69 games against teams that currently have losing records. St. Louis is 26-13 versus opponents under .500 this season.
TWO FOR ONE
St. Louis turned its major league-high 104th double play to end the second inning.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Reds: RHP Tyler Mahle remained in Cincinnati to throw on the side. He is expected to rejoin the team after the All-Star break. Mahle was placed on the 15-day injured list July 5 with a right shoulder strain.
Cardinals: RHP Dakota Hudson went on the 15-day IL with a neck strain. He allowed four runs and six hits over 6 2/3 innings in a 4-0 loss to the Dodgers on Thursday and is 6-6 with a 4.10 ERA. Marmol indicated Hudson has been pitching through the neck issue in his last two starts. … OF/INF Juan Yepez was put on the 10-day injured list with a right forearm strain. Yepez went 0 for 2 on Thursday and is hitting .254 with 11 home runs and 27 RBIs.
UP NEXT
Cincinnati LHP Nick Lodolo (2-2, 4.44 ERA) faces RHP Miles Mikolas (6-7, 2.62) in the middle game of the series Saturday afternoon. Lodolo, the seventh overall pick in the 2019 draft out of TCU, has not pitched past the sixth inning in any of his five starts this season. Mikolas has allowed 12 home runs in 55 innings against the Reds.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mike Trout has been scratched from the Los Angeles Angels' lineup moments before the start of their final game before the All-Star break.
The three-time AL MVP missed the Angels' three previous games with upper back spasms, and the injury forced him out of Saturday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Trout was in the Angels' posted pregame lineup as the center fielder, but was removed about three minutes before the first pitch.
Trout is scheduled to play in the All-Star Game on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium after his 10th selection to the Midsummer Classic. Trout is batting .270 with 24 homers and 51 RBIs in 79 games this season, although he has just one multi-hit game and six total RBIs in the past three weeks.
Taylor Ward moved over from left field to take Trout's place in center, and Brandon Marsh started in Ward's place in left.
The Angels have lost 11 of 13 heading into the final game of the first half. They've been in a 15-39 skid since mid-May after starting the season well.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Badger 5" game were:
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Badger 5" game were:
03-15-20-22-26
(three, fifteen, twenty, twenty-two, twenty-six)
Estimated jackpot: $36,000
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Vietnam enjoys trade surplus of US$710 million in H1
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Vietnam enjoyed a trade surplus of US$710 million in the first half of 2022, with export-import revenue hitting US$371.17 billion, up 16.4% against the same period last year.
The People's Committee of Quang Ngai Province allowed MB Invest Joint Stock Company to coordinate with departments, agencies, and localities to survey and establish a wind power plant project in Bui Hui Plateau in Ba To District of Quang Ngai Province.
Vietnam has controlled inflation at 2.25% in the first five months of the year, but inflationary pressure in coming time is very large. Therefore, monetary policy management, including credit room control, needs to remain cautious.
Commercial land in central areas of some big cities such as Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang, and Da Nang, is now at a premium, although vast tracks of public land are still available in outskirt areas.
Several securities stocks hit the ceiling due to the strong increase in demand and high buying prices after the information that the securities settlement cycle T+2 (shortened by one day compared to the current settlement cycle) will be applied in August. | https://www.sggpnews.org.vn/business/vietnam-enjoys-trade-surplus-of-us710-million-in-h1-100558.html | 2022-07-17T02:54:54Z | https://www.sggpnews.org.vn/business/vietnam-enjoys-trade-surplus-of-us710-million-in-h1-100558.html | true | 1 |
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The Mohave Triangle or the “Original Triangle Kush” is known to many as Florida Og. This sour twist on classic genetics with a relaxing high makes the Mohave Triangle a must-have indica for the cannabis connoisseur.
An old coveted cutting, Florida OG is a beautiful old school strain that’s hard to come by. With less than ideal yields, it’s an unpopular choice for commercial grows—it’s more common to see it crossed with another strain to help increase yields. Buds are dark green in color with stark white trichomes and a dank lemon, earth, and pine aroma. Unlike most OG cultivars, Florida OG can relax throughout the day without you having to worry about being stuck on the couch.
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Hello, we are Mohave Cannabis Company! We are a family of gritty, hard-working, never-give-up, ready to have a good time kind of people. Cultivating is our craft, and other than the size of our company, and a nice list of awards, nothing has changed. We'll always be the same humble down to earth people you'd like to smoke a joint with, and we'll still be growing some of the best cannabis in Arizona, and California right here in our backyard along the Colorado River.
Grown with passion, cured with care and packaged by our certified cultivators, quality and consistency is our guarantee. Each of our staff are renowned experts in their field. Not only are they the best cannabis cultivators in the country, but their character matches the same standard. Our goal is to nurture nature, not alter it, discover not destroy. From our products to our community that is our foundation, MCC is dedicated to nurturing the plant and the people from seed to smooth smooth smoke. | https://www.leafly.com/brands/mohave-cannabis-co/products/mohave-cannabis-co-mohave-triangle-flower | 2022-07-17T03:04:47Z | https://www.leafly.com/brands/mohave-cannabis-co/products/mohave-cannabis-co-mohave-triangle-flower | true | 1 |
BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "Megabucks Doubler" game were:
06-21-27-34-36-43, ST: 8
(six, twenty-one, twenty-seven, thirty-four, thirty-six, forty-three; ST: eight)
Estimated jackpot: $13,700,000 | https://www.greenwichtime.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Megabucks-Doubler-game-17310032.php | 2022-07-17T03:09:52Z | https://www.greenwichtime.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Megabucks-Doubler-game-17310032.php | true | null |
BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "Megabucks Doubler" game were:
06-21-27-34-36-43, ST: 8
(six, twenty-one, twenty-seven, thirty-four, thirty-six, forty-three; ST: eight)
Estimated jackpot: $13,700,000 | https://www.ctpost.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Megabucks-Doubler-game-17310032.php | 2022-07-17T03:09:58Z | https://www.ctpost.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Megabucks-Doubler-game-17310032.php | false | null |
Individuals interested in learning more about the Princeton Police Department or policing may consider applying for the upcoming Citizen’s Police Academy.
Sign up for the academy began Friday, July 1, and will conclude Sunday, July 31. Individuals eligible to apply must be 18 years of age or older and reside or work in the city.
The academy will begin Aug. 25 through Nov. 17, encompassing 13 different sessions, said Police Chief Mark Moyle, and will be held at the Municipal Center. Each session is scheduled for three hours, from 7 until 10 p.m. Thursdays and will take place in the department’s briefing room.
The main focus of the program is to educate residents, Moyle said, adding that it will allow the department to show participants how it trains and operates.
“It also helps build the relationship between the city and the community,” Moyle said. “With all the systemic issues we face in our society, we can’t do this alone. We have to be a partnership in terms of how we face all those issues.”
Some of the topics the class will cover include the department’s policies on the use of force, covering felony traffic stops and narcotics, said Moyle. However, the department is still in the process of confirming officers or outside visitors who will teach a session, so some sessions may be subject to change, he added.
For the full story, see the July 14 issue of The Princeton Herald. | https://princetonherald.com/2022/07/16/pd-to-host-inaugural-citizens-police-academy/ | 2022-07-17T03:11:42Z | https://princetonherald.com/2022/07/16/pd-to-host-inaugural-citizens-police-academy/ | true | 1 |
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mike Trout has been scratched from the Los Angeles Angels' lineup moments before the start of their final game before the All-Star break.
The three-time AL MVP missed the Angels' three previous games with upper back spasms, and the injury forced him out of Saturday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Trout was in the Angels' posted pregame lineup as the center fielder, but was removed about three minutes before the first pitch.
Trout is scheduled to play in the All-Star Game on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium after his 10th selection to the Midsummer Classic. Trout is batting .270 with 24 homers and 51 RBIs in 79 games this season, although he has just one multi-hit game and six total RBIs in the past three weeks.
Taylor Ward moved over from left field to take Trout's place in center, and Brandon Marsh started in Ward's place in left.
The Angels have lost 11 of 13 heading into the final game of the first half. They've been in a 15-39 skid since mid-May after starting the season well.
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More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | https://www.lakecountystar.com/sports/article/Angels-Trout-back-scratched-moments-before-17310060.php | 2022-07-17T03:27:59Z | https://www.lakecountystar.com/sports/article/Angels-Trout-back-scratched-moments-before-17310060.php | true | 23 |
On July 14, Fish and Game captured and euthanized a young male black bear at Stoddard Creek Campground after it had received multiple food rewards from garbage left out by careless campers.
The food-conditioned bear showed no fear of humans and repeatedly ripped open coolers and pushed on tents in search of food, posing a human safety risk.
“Public safety is our number one priority,” says Matt Pieron Regional Supervisor. “This situation could have easily been avoided if campers would have taken the time to secure their garbage and keep it away from bears.”
Bears are located all across Idaho and campers need to be ‘Bear Aware’ and do their part to minimize the chances of a bear visiting their campsite and finding food. Food-conditioned bears can rapidly lose their fear of humans, resulting in bears approaching people and ultimately putting the lives of both humans and bears at risk.
Follow these simple camping tips to prevent attracting wildlife into your camp:
Never store any food or scented products in your tent.
Store all food, camp garbage and even toothpaste, soap, lotions and bug spray in your vehicle or camper. Never leave food outside on your picnic table, or even in an unattended or improperly stored cooler.
A clean camp is very important to not attract bears. Clean all dishes and cooking utensils away from your tent and campsite after each meal.
If food storage in a vehicle is not possible, hang your food in a tree 10 to 15 feet off the ground, at least 100 yards from your campsite. Make sure that the bag is at least 4 feet from the tree trunk. Ideally, campers are encouraged to have a bear-resistant food canister to store their camp groceries.
Remember that pet food can also attract bears to your campsite. Be sure and secure any pet food after feeding your pet.
Do not bury food scraps or pour cooking grease on the ground, or in your fire pit.
Keep humans and bears safe by keeping a clean camp when enjoying the Idaho backcountry. It is up to us to keep Idaho’s wildlife wild. | https://www.idahostatejournal.com/freeaccess/fish-and-game-captures-and-euthanizes-black-bear-at-east-idaho-campground/article_3f69c869-c3f5-5a38-9862-d1a27d73b415.html | 2022-07-17T03:28:30Z | https://www.idahostatejournal.com/freeaccess/fish-and-game-captures-and-euthanizes-black-bear-at-east-idaho-campground/article_3f69c869-c3f5-5a38-9862-d1a27d73b415.html | true | 3 |
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