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TORONTO, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Russel Metals Inc. (TSX: RUS) announces that it has declared a dividend in the amount of CA$0.38 per share on its common shares, payable on September 15, 2022 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 29, 2022.
Russel Metals is one of the largest metals distribution companies in North America, with a growing focus on value-added processing. It carries on business in three segments: metals service centers, energy products and steel distributors. Its network of metals service centers carries an extensive line of metal products in a wide range of sizes, shapes and specifications, including carbon hot rolled and cold finished steel, pipe and tubular products, stainless steel, aluminum and other non-ferrous specialty metals. Its energy products operations carry a specialized product line focused on the needs of energy industry customers. Its steel distributors operations act as master distributors selling steel in large volumes to other steel service centers and large equipment manufacturers mainly on an "as is" basis.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A former Twitter employee has been convicted of failing to register as an agent for Saudi Arabia and other charges after accessing private data on users critical of the kingdom’s government in a spy case that spanned from Silicon Valley to the Middle East.
Ahmad Abouammo, a U.S. citizen and former media partnership manager for Twitter’s Middle East region, was charged in 2019 with acting as an agent of Saudi Arabia without registering with the U.S. government. A jury found him guilty on six counts, including conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering. The jury acquitted him on another five charges involving wire fraud.
The case marked the first time the kingdom, long linked to the U.S. through its massive oil reserves and regional security arrangements, has been accused of spying in America.
A 2019 FBI complaint alleged that Abouammo and Saudi citizen Ali Alzabarah, who worked as an engineer at Twitter, used their positions to access confidential Twitter data about users, their email addresses, phone numbers and IP addresses, the latter of which be used to identify a user’s location.
A third man named in the complaint, Saudi citizen Ahmed Al-Mutairi, was alleged to have worked with the Saudi royal family as an intermediary.
The U.S. complaint alleged that user data of over 6,000 Twitter accounts was accessed, including at least 33 usernames for which Saudi law enforcement had submitted emergency disclosure requests to Twitter. Abouammo was arrested in November 2019 and released on bond. He had pleaded not guilty. The FBI still lists Al-Mutairi and Alzabarah as wanted.
Abouammo’s attorneys and Twitter didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday.
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LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) - A man is in custody after police in Las Vegas said he stabbed his father to death early Tuesday morning.
According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the incident occurred at an apartment complex around 4 a.m.
LVMPD Lt. David Valenta said a 54-year-old Hispanic man was found dead in an apartment.
Valenta said the victim’s son was detained in connection with the stabbing. LVMPD identified the suspect as 21-year-old Jacob Racilis. Police said Racilis checked himself into a hospital to be treated for lacerations to his hand and reported the incident to staff himself.
LVMPD said Racilis was arrested and charged with murder. Police didn’t provide information on what led to the stabbing, KVVU reported.
LVMPD said the victim would be identified once his family has been notified.
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A crash this afternoon claimed the life of a Terre Haute man, according to the Vigo County Sheriff's Office.
About 12:47 p.m., deputies responded to a single-vehicle accident on Indiana 641 near Woodsmall Road.
The sheriff's office said an investigation revealed an SUV driven by 72-year-old Dr. Noaman Botros was eastbound on Indiana 641 and for unknown reasons left the roadway and then struck a concrete bridge support.
Botros was taken to Terre Haute Regional Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. | https://www.tribstar.com/news/local_news/crash-on-indiana-641-kills-terre-haute-man/article_2818d2fd-2eeb-518c-b1ba-3c2e08e835bb.html | 2022-08-10T22:54:04Z | https://www.tribstar.com/news/local_news/crash-on-indiana-641-kills-terre-haute-man/article_2818d2fd-2eeb-518c-b1ba-3c2e08e835bb.html | false | null |
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Jamil Farbes, principal at Evolved Energy Research, about the technology and future of carbon capture and what the Inflation Reduction Act could do for the industry.
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TORONTO (AP) _ Franco-Nevada Corp. (FNV) on Wednesday reported second-quarter profit of $196.5 million.
On a per-share basis, the Toronto-based company said it had net income of $1.02.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 96 cents per share.
The precious metals streaming and royalty company posted revenue of $352.3 million in the period.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A primary victory by a political novice has raised Republican hopes for winning the Minnesota attorney general's office for the first time in over 50 years.
Financial attorney Jim Schultz's win over Doug Wardlow on Tuesday set him up to challenge Democratic Attorney General Keith Ellison in November in a race where violent crime and threats to abortion rights already have shaped up as major issues.
Ellison is a staunch progressive who became a national figure as the first Muslim elected to Congress. He raised his profile further last year as leader of the prosecution team that got former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin convicted of murdering George Floyd in a killing that forced a national reckoning on racial justice. The state's first Black attorney general heads into November with a large base of passionate supporters — and detractors.
No GOP candidate has won the attorney general’s race since Doug Head in 1966, and no Republican has won statewide office since Gov. Tim Pawlenty was reelected in 2006.
Many Republican activists were relieved that Schultz soundly defeated Wardlow by about 18 points. Wardlow lost narrowly to Ellison in 2018, and many GOP strategists think they could have won with a better candidate. Many were upset with Wardlow’s decision to challenge Schultz in Tuesday's primary after losing the GOP endorsement. Wardlow's close ties with MyPillow founder Mike Lindell, a leading booster of former President Donald Trump's lie that the 2020 election was stolen from him, didn't help his credibility.
“Jim Schultz is a strong candidate," GOP strategist Gregg Peppin said. “He is very impressive on the stump, very disciplined, very on message. And I think he'll be able to raise the funds necessary to wage a competitive campaign.”
Peppin said Ellison is vulnerable because he backed a failed ballot proposal in Minneapolis last year to replace the city's police force with a new, vaguely defined public safety department, an idea that arose from the “defund the police" movement. While Ellison criticized the “defund” slogan, saying it didn't accurately describe what the measure would have done, Republicans pin the label on him anyway.
Republicans have spent months attacking Ellison and Walz on public safety after crime rose in Minneapolis in 2020 and 2021, as in other major cities across the U.S. While homicides are down in Minneapolis so far this year, assaults and burglaries are up. And while no Minnesota city has actually “defunded” its police force, Minneapolis and several other departments have fallen well below their normal staffing levels due to retirements, resignations and medical leaves arising from the unrest that followed Floyd's death in 2020.
Republican voters were probably smart to pick a fresh face, said Democratic strategist Todd Rapp. But he also said history is on Ellison's side, given that Minnesota voters traditionally have backed Democrats who have focused on issues like consumer protection.
“Republicans think they have some wind at their back. I get that," Rapp said. “But there have been a lot of years when the wind has been at the back of Republicans and Minnesotans have elected a Democratic attorney general.”
Ellison has pledged to protect the rights of women who come to Minnesota to get abortions. The state became an island for legal abortion after the U.S. Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade and some neighboring states' restrictions took effect. He angered conservatives by declining to appeal a recent ruling by a state judge who declared most of Minnesota’s restrictions on abortion unconstitutional.
“Minnesotans have a clear choice this November,” Ellison said in a statement. “They can either re-elect an attorney general who has been protecting their right to a safe, legal abortion and will continue to do so, or someone who has vowed to attack Minnesotans' reproductive freedom.”
Peppin said Democrats have become a “one-note wonder” on abortion since the Supreme Court decision, and that they'd do better by focusing on bread-and-butter issues. But Rapp said the abortion fight could be a significant factor driving Democratic turnout in November and help them overcome the headwinds they're facing amid President Joe Biden's sagging popularity.
Schultz, in a statement, called Ellison “the most far-left attorney general in Minnesota’s history" and asserted that “Minnesota has become less safe” under him. He added that "Ellison’s support of defunding police would make things worse."
Ellison has backed stronger gun safety laws for fighting violent crime, including restrictions on sales of guns to people under age 21 in the wake of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. And he has suggested that Republicans were guilty of hypocrisy on crime when they blocked his requests for more funding so he could hire more prosecutors for his criminal division.
More money for the attorney general's office would be up to the Legislature, where the current, narrow House Democratic and Senate Republican majorities have struggled to find common ground. Incumbent legislators in contested primaries generally won on Tuesday, but the large number of retirements and open seats means control of both chambers will be up for grabs in November. | https://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/Primary-buoys-GOP-hopes-in-Minnesota-attorney-17365542.php | 2022-08-10T23:06:01Z | https://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/Primary-buoys-GOP-hopes-in-Minnesota-attorney-17365542.php | false | 12 |
After a successful season with the Sacramento Kings, Damian Jones agreed to return to the Lakers on a veteran’s minimum deal. In fact, he cited his previous experience in the purple and gold across a pair of 10-day contracts towards the tail end of the 2020-21 campaign as reason for the mutual interest between the two parties.
However, it was his time in Sac-Town where Jones established himself as an NBA-caliber center, making more than 65% of his field goals and shot nearly league average from distance — albeit on a very small sample. Still, his willingness to expand his game to the 3-point line paints the picture of a player who wants to improve and adapt to the modern NBA. Also, if he does turn out to be a capable shooter from distance, and the Lakers choose to empower him to take threes, his ability to stretch the floor would make him an even more dynamic fit next to Anthony Davis.
In addition to growing his package of offensive offerings, Jones also improved on the defensive end, showcasing a unique combination of athleticism and anticipation.
Let’s take a closer look at the film for a more detailed look Jones’ skillset and how he’ll fit on this Lakers squad:
Based on the film, it’s clear why the Lakers coveted Jones this offseason. His unique skillset combined with a commitment to develop and refine his game could make him a mainstay in the Lakers’ rotation. Whether he does earn the starting center role will be answered in due time, but Jones already looks like an impact player with a valuable skillset for this Lakers squad.
Dr. Rajpal Brar, DPT has a doctorate in physical therapy from Northern Arizona University, is a youth basketball coach at the U12 level and runs his own in-person and online sports medicine and performance business, 3CB Performance, in West LA and Valencia, CA in which he further combines his movement expertise and fitness training. Combining his background in biomechanics, movement science, and learning science - he consults in a variety of sports including basketball on movement mechanics and skill acquisition. Brar is additionally training at UCLA’s mindful awareness research center (MARC and analyzes the Lakers from a skills & medical perspective for Silver Screen and Roll and on his own YouTube Channel. You can follow him on Twitter at @3cbPerformance. | https://www.silverscreenandroll.com/2022/8/10/23298248/lakers-film-study-free-agent-damian-jones-starting-center-kings-free-agent | 2022-08-10T23:06:52Z | https://www.silverscreenandroll.com/2022/8/10/23298248/lakers-film-study-free-agent-damian-jones-starting-center-kings-free-agent | true | 1 |
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Blanton is listed as the No. 2 tight end for the Rams on their first unofficial depth chart, Cameron DaSilva of USA Today reports.
Tyler Higbee's return from an MCL injury suffered during the playoffs meant that Blanton and fellow tight end Brycen Hopkins would be relegated to backup duty, but Blanton will start the preseason as the primary backup, thanks to his more robust skill set as both a blocker and a receiver. Blanton will find plenty of work in two-tight end sets, but will likely struggle to improve on his 2021 stats (4-37-0 line in 11 regular season games) with numerous target hogs surrounding him on the field. | https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/rams-kendall-blanton-earns-backup-role/ | 2022-08-10T23:12:32Z | https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/rams-kendall-blanton-earns-backup-role/ | false | null |
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Notre Dame AD Jack Swarbrick Weighs in on Big Ten’s Deal With NBC
With the Big Ten’s recent separation from its media rights deal with ESPN, the conference reportedly is signing a deal with NBC, Fox Sports and CBS.
The proposed plan consists of NBC having a primetime Big Ten game every week, while Fox will have the noon time slot and CBS will have the late afternoon game.
Notre Dame, who remains independent from any conference, currently has a media rights deal with NBC through 2025 as they get multiple primetime showings a season on the network. The rest of their season games are on Peacock. The school and NBC have had a media deal since 1991.
Notre Dame’s athletic director Jack Swarbrick was asked about the potential Big Ten and NBC deal on Wednesday, and he expressed that he thinks this proposed deal is “perfect” for Notre Dame.
“I think it’s great,” Swarbrick said, via Blue and Gold’s Ashton Pollard. “The more major broadcasters we keep involved in college football, the better it is for everybody because they’re invested, they want to promote the game, they want additional properties. I think it was a brilliant strategy by commissioner [Kevin] Warren. I think it played out marvelously for them. The timing could not have been better, and I think when they finally announce the number, it will be a pretty amazing one.“
“But it’s also perfect for Notre Dame. We need NBC to have more college football to more effectively promote our games, to talk about our games and to have NBC be seen in that light. So that was great for us that they got a big piece of this.”
Additionally, Swarbrick spoke about speculation regarding Notre Dame’s potential moves to join a conference. The speculation increased in recent months, especially after UCLA and USC made a shocking move to the Big Ten from the Pac-12.
However, the athletic director noted that there are three aspects to occur that would cause Notre Dame to seriously consider joining a conference. These include if the school lost a broadcast partner, if the football program lost an opportunity to the College Football Playoff or if its Olympic sports were in jeopardy.
Swarbrick did not specify which conferences the school would look into.
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Wildcats Volleyball pegged at #3 in NSIC pre-season polls
WAYNE, NE (KTIV) - The Wayne State College volleyball team was picked third in the 2022 NSIC Preseason Coaches’ Poll released Tuesday morning by the league office in Burnsville, Minnesota. Wildcat sophomore middle hitter Maggie Brahmer was selected as the Wayne State Player to Watch in the NSIC this season. Wayne State collected 189 points in voting conducted by league coaches in the poll. The ‘Cats finished the 2021 season at 22-8 overall and was fourth in the NSIC with a 14-6 league mark while ending the year ranked 18th in the final AVCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll.
Brahmer, a 6-0 sophomore middle hitter from Pierce (Pierce HS), was listed Wayne State’s Player to Watch in the NSIC this season after earning All-NSIC First Team honors last season. She averaged 2.65 kills and 0.88 blocks per set while leading the NSIC and ranking third in NCAA Division II with a .461 attack percentage. Brahmer had at least one block in all but one match last season.
Wayne State opens the 2022 season at the Adelphi Tournament in New York on Thursday, August 25th.
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Edmonton city council chambers were packed Wednesday morning as councillors debated the Prairie Sky Gondola proposal.
Fifty-six speakers signed up to share their thoughts on the estimated $155-million development that would stretch from Old Strathcona to the edge of downtown.
If the project moves forward, there would be five stations and 19 towers, all of which would be situated on city land.
City administration has come to an agreement with developers on the use of city land for the project. It is now up to councillors to decide whether to approve that agreement.
Prairie Sky Gondola has agreed to pay about $1.1 million annually to lease and operate on public property.
Both the public and councillors had a say on the agreement Wednesday.
Jeffrey Hansen-Carlson, the president and CEO of Prairie Sky, called the meeting a “rather definitive decision-making moment.”
The company brought multiple representatives to discuss the financial feasibility of the proposal, tourism opportunities and the archeological assessment that would be done on the Rossdale lands.
Cameron Alexis, the former chief of the Alexis Nakota Sioux First Nation and current CEO of Indigenous tourism company Tribal Chief Ventures Inc., told council the project would be valuable for Indigenous tourism in the area.
Both Mayor Amarjeet Sohi and Coun. Erin Rutherford asked about integration with the Edmonton Transit Service.
Representatives with the developer confirmed there would be no integration and users would not be able to use an ETS transfer or pass for the gondola.
Rutherford expressed concern that the gondola would take riders away from public transit.
Even if council does approve the land agreement, the project would not be a done deal.
Prairie Sky Gondola chief strategy officer Bob Black told councillors there would still be a long list of conditions to be met, including engagement with the public and Indigenous groups.
There would also have to be an archeological assessment of the west Rossdale lands where bones have previously been discovered.
“We in no way underestimate the scope of work or the scrutiny we will receive,” Black told council about the assessment.
One Indigenous speaker, whose ancestors are buried at the Rossdale Indigenous Cemetery, profoundly said, “My family is not an archeological project.”
Cody Sharphead, a First Nations person with a background in archeology, would lead the assessment.
That would include the use of ground-penetrating radar which Black said would preferably be done by an Indigenous-owned company.
Both Sharphead and Black indicated that if graves were discovered, that would significantly change the project. However, they did not say the project would be cancelled in that circumstance.
The developer has said multiple times that there would be no public funding or subsidies needed for the project and that it would be completely privately funded.
They said the project would be “minimally intrusive” and aims to enhance the beauty of the river valley, especially at night. It was also confirmed that there will be private security available at all stations, as well as audio-visual security.
City administration told councillors Wednesday that the only costs to the city identified were indirect costs in the form of staffing resources.
While many of the public presenters supported the gondola project, there were several with hesitations. Ritchie Mill owner Scott Hughes expressed concern about how the gondola would impact land agreements, and also the business in the heritage building.
Edmonton resident Chelsea Boos said the city should be giving the land back to the Indigenous community and not to a private company to create a gondola. And wastewater researcher Jacqueline Noga expressed concern about the changing environment of the river and the chance of flooding. She noted Rossdale is in a floodplain.
The project’s next phase includes risk for the developers in that the project could be dropped. They said they are prepared to absorb that risk if it should happen. There will be a public hearing after the next phase of investigations and information gathering. | https://globalnews.ca/news/9051500/edmonton-prairie-sky-gondola-proposal-debate/ | 2022-08-10T23:27:52Z | https://globalnews.ca/news/9051500/edmonton-prairie-sky-gondola-proposal-debate/ | false | 1 |
Marion Police Officer receives award for his heroic action
MARION, Ill. (KFVS) - “911, what is your emergency? I need an ambulance. Ok, where at? I need an ambulance can you help me please!”
You can hear the panic in a local mother’s voice as she calls 911 when her daughter stops breathing.
The police officer credited with saving her life spoke with KFVS on Wednesday.
It’s a day Marion Police Officer Sam Ward said he won’t forget.
He answered that 911 call and found a seven-year-old girl on the floor, not breathing.
Officer Ward tells me; it took him just seconds to get to the home, where that little girl lay unconscious on her bedroom floor.
“You don’t have much time to think” said Ward
So, Officer Sam Ward said, he let his instincts and training kick in back on May 19th when a mother’s cry for help came in through their 911 system.
“My daughter she’s blue, she’s not breathing, please help,” the mother said in the 911 call.
“As I was pulling up, the mother of the child was outside waving me down. I got out of the car, we ran inside and I asked her where the child was located at, and she stated that the child was in the back bedroom,” said Ward.
Ward tells me, Mika suffers from a vocal cord virus that swells her airways shut.
“Checked her neck for a pulse, she didn’t have one. She was turning blue and I knew she hadn’t had oxygen for a while. Began giving her mouth to mouth and chest compressions and slowly she began to breath again,” said Ward.
Ward credits 8 years on the Marion Police Department with training him to handle situations just like this one.
“Especially when someone’s life is on the line,” said Ward.
Monday evening the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police recognized Officer Ward for his heroic actions.
“As much as it is a privilege to receive an award like that , the only award that I need personally is knowing the Mika is alive, she’s doing well, she’s able to laugh and play with her friends and her family and just knowing that she’s going to be okay is the greatest award I could receive,” said Ward.
Marion Police Chief David Fitts said the entire Police Department is proud of what he did.
“I know that it was a selfless act and all he was thinking about is the little girl. And because of his actions, she’s still here with us and that is fantastic,” said Fitts.
Ward tells me, he doesn’t want to be recognized as a Hero, he’s just proud to serve his community.
“Hero’s are usually remembered for one great act, but I’ve seen the guys that I’ve worked with along with myself so numerous great acts of heroism.” Said Ward
Officer Ward got the chance to reunite with 7-year-old Mika at that ceremony on Monday.
He said she’s feeling much better and is on the road to a full recovery.
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A vigil has been planned for the 17-year-old was killed in a Lake in the Hills crash last week.
Riely Jacob Teuerle, of Lake in the Hills, died at Northwestern Medicine Hospital in Huntley after he was involved in a rollover crash Tuesday night, Aug. 2, the McHenry County Coroner’s Office said Wednesday.
“Riely was a loyal and valued employee of Rookies in Huntley,” Teuerle’s obituary reads. “Riely was a loving and devoted son, brother, uncle, grandson, nephew, cousin, and friend. He loved spending time and spoiling his 3 nephews and 4 nieces.”
Teuerle was going to be a senior this year at H.D. Jacobs High School in Algonquin, the obituary states.
The crash on Tuesday was called in a little after 10 p.m. near Rakow Road between McHenry and Pyott roads. Three vehicles, a Honda Civic, a Nissan Sentra and a Volkswagen Passat, were involved.
Teuerle was in the front passenger seat of the Volkswagen at the time of the crash, authorities said.
The drivers of the Volkswagen and Nissan also were taken to the hospital, but their injuries were not disclosed.
There will be a candlelight vigil at 7 p.m. Thursday night at Towne Park in Algonquin, according to social media posts of those who knew Teuerle personally.
There also will be visitation and service for Teuerle Saturday, Aug. 12 at Miller Funeral Home in West Dundee, according to the obituary. | https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/news/2022/08/10/teenager-killed-in-lake-in-the-hills-crash-last-week-identified-candlelight-vigil-planned/ | 2022-08-10T23:32:33Z | https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/news/2022/08/10/teenager-killed-in-lake-in-the-hills-crash-last-week-identified-candlelight-vigil-planned/ | true | 2 |
A Bristol woman will serve a year in prison after she illegally purchased nearly a dozen guns for people who have been convicted of felonies, according to federal prosecutors.
U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven ordered Leah Boucher, 30, of Bristol, to serve three years of supervised release after her time in prison, U.S. Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery said in a news release Wednesday.
Boucher was arrested on a federal criminal complaint on Oct. 15, 2021. She has been detained since Feb. 23 when her bond was revoked. Boucher pleaded guilty to making a false statement to a firearms dealer on April 29, according to Avery’s office.
A criminal complaint states that Boucher purchased 10 firearms at the request of at least two convicted felons. When interviewed by law enforcement, Boucher admitted she didn’t possess any of the firearms registered to her, according to court documents.
In September 2021, law enforcement found one of the 10 firearms on another felon. The other nine have not been located, court documents state.
Boucher’s actions “presented a real danger to the community,” Avery said in Boucher’s sentencing memorandum.
“Undoubtedly, the public is at risk of being harmed every day these firearms remain on the street,” Avery added.
Law enforcement first came into contact with Boucher while investigating a home in New Haven in August 2021. Police searched the home after seeing a picture of Tyrone Brown, who is a convicted felon, with what appeared to be the handle of a teal firearm posted on social media. Because of his past felony convictions, federal law bars him from purchasing or possessing a firearm or ammunition, according to court records.
At the home, police seized a loaded pistol and arrested Brown. He later pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and was sentenced earlier this month to five years in prison, Avery’s office said.
When questioned, Brown told investigators that a woman with a valid pistol permit had left the gun at his home. Boucher herself shortly called the officer and claimed the gun was hers, according to court documents.
Through the investigation, law enforcement learned that the firearm was registered to one of Boucher’s family members and that she had purchased 10 guns at four different stores throughout the state between March and July 2021, court documents state.
Boucher later admitted to investigators in an interview that she had purchased the guns at the request of other individuals. Avery said in Boucher’s sentencing memorandum that the Bristol woman lied on a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives form on at least three occasions by saying she was not purchasing the firearm on behalf of another person.
Law enforcement also searched Boucher’s phone and found some photos of Alexander Patterson handling two guns — the handgun that was seized from Brown’s New Haven home and a gun that was registered to Boucher’s family member. Patterson, of Bristol, has also been convicted of felonies in the past, including burglary, home invasion and assault charges, according to court documents.
Patterson pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of firearms by a felon in May. He is detained and awaits sentencing, Avery’s office said. | https://www.ctinsider.com/hartford/article/Bristol-woman-to-serve-one-year-in-prison-for-17365490.php | 2022-08-10T23:33:25Z | https://www.ctinsider.com/hartford/article/Bristol-woman-to-serve-one-year-in-prison-for-17365490.php | false | 1 |
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Two anti-government extremists sought to spark a “second American revolution” by kidnapping Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a prosecutor told jurors Wednesday, as the government tried for a second time to get convictions in an alleged plot to shock the country into chaos before the 2020 election.
Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. are on trial again, four months after a jury couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict while acquitting two other men.
The jury heard competing themes during opening statements. Prosecutors will present angry, profanity-filled conversations, text messages and social media posts to show that a band of homegrown rebels was serious about snatching the Democratic governor.
The steps included gun drills in a handmade “shoot house,” two rides to see Whitmer’s northern Michigan home and a stop at a nearby bridge where an explosive might be placed, Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher O’Connor said.
Defense attorneys, however, attacked the tactics of undercover FBI agents and informants who had infiltrated the group and built the investigation. They argued that government operatives were embedded at every critical turn, even supplying a pen and paper for Fox to make a crude map of Elk Rapids.
“No conspiracy, no crime,” Christopher Gibbons told jurors, adding that Fox was poor, lonely, practically homeless and incapable of leading anything.
“It’s not a crime to not like your governor or your president or anybody else who sits in elective office. … It’s not a crime to be a big talker, an empty talker, no matter how ugly or offensive the subject matter is to you personally or anyone else,” Gibbons said.
Fox and Croft are charged with two counts of conspiracy. Croft faces a third weapons-related charge.
Fox, 39, lived under a vacuum shop in the Grand Rapids area, and Croft, 46, is from Bear, Delaware. They regularly communicated with other extremists who were disgusted with Whitmer and various public officials over COVID-19 restrictions.
But O’Connor said seeds were planted ahead of the pandemic and prior to the FBI getting involved.
“They called for a second American revolution,” he told jurors. “They wanted to violently overthrow elected government officials because they believed those officials were tyrants who were constantly violating their rights.”
The first witness, FBI agent Todd Reineck, introduced social media posts and audio messages, starting in 2019. Croft, complaining about efforts at gun control, said “brute force” was the only way to protect rights. Fox referred to organizing an army to “take real action.”
“It’s a new game out here. I don’t think you understand the patriot movement has a role,” Croft said in 2020. “We understand exactly the enemy that confronts us, and we ain’t playing with it anymore.”
Prosecutors displayed a photo of Croft in a tri-cornered hat with “Expect Us” tattooed on his arm, a contrast to his appearance in court wearing a suit and tie. Fox, too, wore a dress shirt. Roughly a dozen people were in the gallery, mostly reporters.
In remarks to the jury, defense attorney Joshua Blanchard repeated an argument that he vigorously made in the first trial, accusing the FBI of targeting Croft and pulling him in because he had encouraged violence and protest.
Blanchard played an audio clip of an agent telling an informant: “A saying we have in my office is, ‘Don’t let the facts get in the way of a good story.’ Right?”
He didn’t offer jurors any context to the sound bite.
“Because they weren’t willing to let the facts get in the way of a good story they wanted to tell, Barry has been sitting in jail for the last 672 days waiting for you to tell the FBI that the facts do matter,” Blanchard said.
Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta were found not guilty in April. Ty Garbin and Kaleb Franks pleaded guilty and will testify again for prosecutors.
Whitmer has blamed then-President Donald Trump for stoking mistrust and fomenting anger over coronavirus restrictions and refusing to condemn hate groups and right-wing extremists like those charged in the plot.
Trump referred to Whitmer last weekend during a speech in Texas.
“Gretchen Whitmer was in less danger than the people sitting in this room right now, it seems to me,” said Trump, who called the plot a “fake deal.”
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White reported from Detroit. Cappelletti is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.
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FRANKFORT, KY — More parents in Kentucky are sending their children to non-public schools. That’s according to a new report from educational choice advocacy group EdChoice Kentucky. The group educates parents across the Commonwealth on education choices for their children.
According to the report, since 2017 attendance in non-public schools has grown by 20,000 students. Student participation in homeschooling has more than doubled since 2018. In 2018, more than 19,000 Kentucky kids were homeschooled. In 2021, that that number grew to more than 39,000.
According to EdChoice Kentucky, the numbers for their report were gathered from each district across the Commonwealth. They say it is possible student in districts could have been under counted or over counted.
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By ERIC TUCKER
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Iranian operative has been charged in a plot to murder former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton in presumed retaliation for a U.S. airstrike that killed the country’s most powerful general, offering $300,000 to “eliminate” the Trump administration official, the Justice Department said Wednesday.
Shahram Poursafi, identified by U.S. officials as a member of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, is currently wanted by the FBI on charges related to the murder-for-hire plot.
Prosecutors say the scheme unfolded more than a year after Qassem Soleimani, the head of the Revolutionary Guard’s elite Quds Force and an architect of Tehran’s proxy wars in the Middle East, was killed in a targeted airstrike as he traveled from Baghdad’s international airport in January 2020. After the strike, Bolton, who by then had left his White House post, tweeted, “Hope this is the first step to regime change in Tehran.”
The FBI believes that Poursafi was acting on behalf of the Revolutionary Guard when he sought to have Bolton killed, according to an affidavit unsealed Wednesday. Law enforcement officials located photographs of Poursafi in fatigues and with posters of Iran and Soleimani in the background to back up their allegation that he is a uniformed Revolutionary Guard member.
The Justice Department traces the plot to the fall of 2021, when Poursafi, 45, an Iranian citizen who officials say has never visited the United States, asked an unidentified person he met through social media and who was living in the U.S. to take photographs of Bolton for a book he said he was writing.
The person introduced Poursafi to an associate that could take the requested photos and videos. After the two connected, Poursafi encouraged that person, who was actually a confidential source working with the FBI, to hire someone to kill Bolton and offered to pay $300,000 for the job. Poursafi told the person that he wanted “the guy” to be purged or eliminated.
Poursafi provided the person with Bolton’s office address, including the name and contact information for someone who worked in the office, the FBI affidavit says.
“This was not an idle threat,” Assistant Attorney General Matthew Olsen, the Justice Department’s top national security official, said in a statement released by the department. “And this is not the first time we’ve uncovered brazen acts by Iran to exact revenge against individuals in the U.S.”
In 2011, for instance, the FBI and Justice Department revealed an Iranian government plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the U.S. while the ambassador was in the U.S.
A spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry, Nasser Kanaani, called the latest accusations baseless and politically motivated, state-run media reported.
He said Iran “reserves the right to take any action within the framework of international law to defend the rights of the government and citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
In his own statement, Bolton thanked the FBI and Justice Department for their work in developing the case and the Secret Service for providing protection.
“While much cannot be said publicly right now, one point is indisputable: Iran’s rulers are liars, terrorists, and enemies of the United States,” he said.
The unsealing of the complaint comes two days after negotiators seeking to revive the Iran nuclear accord in Vienna closed on a “final text” of an agreement, with parties now consulting in their capitals on whether to agree to it it.
The 2015 deal granted Iran sanctions relief in exchange for tight curbs on its atomic program. Since the U.S. withdrew from the agreement under President Donald Trump, Iran has sped up its nuclear enrichment program. Bolton has been among the most hawkish critics of the deal and efforts by the Biden administration to rejoin it.
In his statement, Bolton said “Iran’s nuclear-weapons and terrorist activities are two sides of the same coin” and asserted that America re-entering the 2015 deal would be an “unparalleled self-inflicted wound, to ourselves and our closest Middle East allies.”
The Justice Department described Poursafi as at-large abroad but did not elaborate on where he might be located. It is not clear when or if he will be taken into custody. He faces charges of using interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire and attempting to provide transnational support to a murder plot.
The Revolutionary Guard is a paramilitary organization formed in the wake of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution to defend its clerically overseen government. The Quds Force is the Guard’s expeditionary unit, responsible for operations abroad.
Soleimani was the head of that force, and the Defense Department said at the time of the January 2020 strike that it killed him because he “was actively developing plans to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq and throughout the region.”
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Associated Press writers Zeke Miller in Washington, Isabel DeBre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Amir Vahdat in Tehran contributed to this report.
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LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant was one of the most photogenic sports figures in Los Angeles and images of him seen by millions around the world — smiling in victory, grimacing in agony — keep his memory alive.
But some photos of him should never be seen, his widow says, and she's seeking unspecified millions in compensation for snapshots taken of the NBA star's corpse that were circulated after he was killed in a helicopter crash with their daughter and seven others in 2020.
Vanessa Bryant's invasion of privacy trial against the Los Angeles County sheriff's and fire departments began Wednesday in a U.S. District Court just over a mile from where Kobe Bryant played most of his career with the Lakers. A jury was promptly seated in the case, and opening statements were scheduled to start in the afternoon.
Vanessa Bryant claims deputies did not take the photos for investigative purposes and shared them with firefighters who responded to the crash scene. The lawsuit said a deputy showed the photos to bar patrons and a firefighter showed them to off-duty colleagues.
"Mrs. Bryant feels ill at the thought that sheriff's deputies, firefighters, and members of the public have gawked at gratuitous images of her deceased husband and child," according to the lawsuit. "She lives in fear that she or her children will one day confront horrific images of their loved ones online."
Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, and other parents and players were flying to a girls basketball tournament when their chartered helicopter crashed in the Calabasas hills west of Los Angeles in fog. Federal safety officials blamed pilot error for the wreck.
Vanessa Bryant has also sued the helicopter charter company and the deceased pilot's estate.
The county has argued that Bryant has suffered emotional distress from the deaths, not the photos, which were ordered deleted by Sheriff Alex Villanueva. They said the photos have never been in the media, on the internet or otherwise publicly disseminated and that the lawsuit is speculative about harm she may suffer.
A law prompted by the crash makes it a crime for first responders to take unauthorized photos of deceased people at the scene of an accident or crime.
The county already agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle a similar case brought by two families whose relatives died in the Jan. 26, 2020, crash.
Vanessa Bryant did not settle her case, indicating she's seeking more.
The litigation has at times been ugly.
When the county sought a psychiatric evaluation of Bryant to determine if she suffered emotional distress because of the photos, her lawyers criticized the "scorched-earth discovery tactics" to bully her and other family members of victims to abandon their lawsuits.
The county responded by saying they were sympathetic to Bryant's losses and dismissed her case as a "money grab."
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Perpetual Investment Management Ltd boosted its stake in Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW – Get Rating) by 1.5% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 49,379 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock after buying an additional 750 shares during the quarter. Lowe’s Companies makes up approximately 1.3% of Perpetual Investment Management Ltd’s portfolio, making the stock its 28th largest holding. Perpetual Investment Management Ltd’s holdings in Lowe’s Companies were worth $9,984,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of LOW. BKD Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Lowe’s Companies by 11.8% in the 1st quarter. BKD Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 27,232 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock valued at $5,506,000 after acquiring an additional 2,881 shares during the last quarter. Fiera Capital Corp increased its holdings in shares of Lowe’s Companies by 7.0% during the 1st quarter. Fiera Capital Corp now owns 1,477,785 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock worth $298,793,000 after buying an additional 96,118 shares during the last quarter. Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC increased its holdings in shares of Lowe’s Companies by 4.8% during the 1st quarter. Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC now owns 16,451 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock worth $3,326,000 after buying an additional 750 shares during the last quarter. Black Diamond Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Lowe’s Companies during the 1st quarter worth approximately $311,000. Finally, Humankind Investments LLC increased its holdings in shares of Lowe’s Companies by 16.6% during the 1st quarter. Humankind Investments LLC now owns 1,125 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock worth $227,000 after buying an additional 160 shares during the last quarter. 75.46% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Lowe’s Companies Trading Up 2.8 %
NYSE:LOW traded up $5.56 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $200.76. 197,682 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,984,720. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $185.75 and a 200 day simple moving average of $203.31. Lowe’s Companies, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $170.12 and a fifty-two week high of $263.31. The company has a market capitalization of $128.31 billion, a PE ratio of 15.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.25.
Lowe’s Companies Increases Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 3rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 20th were paid a $1.05 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 19th. This is a positive change from Lowe’s Companies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.80. This represents a $4.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.09%. Lowe’s Companies’s payout ratio is currently 34.23%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Citigroup dropped their target price on shares of Lowe’s Companies from $292.00 to $222.00 in a report on Friday, May 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of Lowe’s Companies from $230.00 to $210.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Lowe’s Companies from $250.00 to $240.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 19th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on shares of Lowe’s Companies from $290.00 to $238.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 19th. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of Lowe’s Companies from $280.00 to $270.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and sixteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $237.53.
Lowe’s Companies Profile
Lowe's Companies, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a home improvement retailer in the United States and internationally. The company offers a line of products for construction, maintenance, repair, remodeling, and decorating. It provides home improvement products, such as appliances, seasonal and outdoor living, lawn and garden, lumber, kitchens and bath, tools, paint, millwork, hardware, flooring, rough plumbing, building materials, décor, lighting, and electrical.
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(NEXSTAR) – More streaming services are hiking their subscription prices this year. Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+, all owned by Disney, will become more expensive in the coming weeks, executives announced Wednesday.
These price hikes come as Disney rolls out an ad-supported Disney+ subscription that it announced earlier this year.
The ad-supported plan will be available starting on Dec. 8, the same day the prices on most plans on Disney’s three streaming services will increase.
According to a Wednesday release, Disney+ with ads will cost $7.99 a month, the current monthly price of the standard no-ad Disney+ plan. If you prefer your Disney+ without ads, that plan will cost $10.99 a month starting in early December, or $109.99 annually.
Here is a breakdown of how much each Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ plan currently costs and how much it will cost starting on Dec. 8.
The subscription price hike for ESPN+ will take effect on Aug. 23. Disney announced this change earlier this year. Both Hulu subscription price jumps will be effective starting on Oct. 10.
Disney also allows users to bundle these streaming services. Here’s how those plans will change come December:
And here is how Hulu + Live TV plans will change:
Disney hasn’t announced if the cost for student discounted plans will change.
This isn’t the first price hike we’ve seen to streaming services this year. Netflix raised its monthly costs in January, with prices rising by about $1 to $2, depending on the plan. In February, Amazon Prime’s annual cost jumped – this also impacts streaming through Amazon.
Netflix will add a lower-priced, ad-supported plan soon but an official date hasn’t yet been announced. Disney+ was largely the last ad-free platform – in addition to ESPN+ and Hulu, Peacock already offered an ad-supported plan. While Apple’s streaming service is ad-free, it does have promotions for its own content. | https://www.khon2.com/news/national/disney-hulu-espn-prices-to-increase-here-are-the-new-costs-and-when-theyll-change/ | 2022-08-10T23:44:28Z | https://www.khon2.com/news/national/disney-hulu-espn-prices-to-increase-here-are-the-new-costs-and-when-theyll-change/ | true | 26 |
Lumber and Stone play a crucial role in Cult of the Lamb as the two key resources required for a vast majority of buildings in the game. So to make sure you never run out, here’s how you can acquire huge amounts in no time at all.
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As for a more efficient method, your best bet is to establish multiple Lumberyards and Stone Mines. While they require an investment of 24 gold coins and 12 Lumber/ eight Stone respectively, they easily pay themselves back and then some.
With followers actively working at these sites, your Lumber and Stone gains will increase dramatically. Better yet, upgraded versions stick around longer and produce even more resources, so prioritize unlocking these Divine Inspirations as early as possible.
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VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Pan American Silver Corp. (NASDAQ: PAAS) (TSX: PAAS) ("Pan American" or the "Company") today reported unaudited results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 ("Q2 2022").
"Operations at our flagship asset, La Colorada, have improved significantly, with silver production rising to approximately 1.7 million ounces in Q2," said Michael Steinmann, President and Chief Executive Officer. "However, Pan American's Q2 results were markedly impacted by the underperformance at Dolores and our determination that recording an impairment of this asset was required. The remaining operations performed largely in line with our expectations, recovering well from the impact of the COVID-19 Omicron wave in the first quarter of 2022. We continue to expect consolidated production to be weighted to the back half of 2022, especially for the Gold Segment due to mine sequencing at Shahuindo and La Arena. Our financial position remains solid with cash and short-term investments of $241.3 million and an undrawn line of credit of $500 million."
- Silver production of 4.5 million ounces and gold production of 128.3 thousand ounces.
- Revenue was $340.5 million, inclusive of a negative $9.3 million adjustment on open concentrate shipments, largely related to the decline in metal prices towards the end of Q2 2022. Revenue in Q2 2022 excluded inventory build-ups of 34.2 thousand ounces of silver and 8.5 thousand ounces of gold.
- Net loss of $173.6 million ($0.83 basic loss per share), impacted by a pre-tax impairment charge of $99.1 million recorded for Dolores and $62.8 million in net realizable value (NRV) inventory adjustments, primarily at Dolores.
- Adjusted loss of $6.5 million ($0.03 basic adjusted loss per share) excludes the impact from the Dolores impairment and the heap inventory write-down.
- Operations generated $20.8 million of cash flow, net of $42.4 million in tax payments and a $19.5 million build-up in working capital.
- Silver Segment Cash Costs and All-in Sustaining Costs ("AISC") per silver ounce were $12.10 and $17.30, respectively. Excluding NRV inventory adjustments, Silver Segment AISC was $15.90 per ounce.
- Gold Segment Cash Costs and AISC per gold ounce were $1,132 and $2,051, respectively. Excluding NRV inventory adjustments, Gold Segment AISC was $1,540 per ounce.
- As at June 30, 2022, Pan American had working capital of $513.9 million, inclusive of cash and short-term investment balances of $241.3 million; a long-term investment in Maverix Metals Inc. ("Maverix") with a fair value of $112.5 million; and $500.0 million available under our sustainability-linked credit facility. Total debt of $63.2 million was related to lease liabilities and construction loans.
- A cash dividend of $0.11 per common share has been declared, payable on or about September 2, 2022, to holders of record of Pan American's common shares as of the close on August 22, 2022. Aligned with the Company's dividend policy, the dividend is comprised of a base dividend of $0.10 per common share and a variable dividend component of $0.01 per common share. The dividends are eligible dividends for Canadian income tax purposes.
- Management has updated its Guidance for 2022. See the "2022 Guidance" section of this news release for further details, and the Company's Management's Discussion and Analysis for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022.
Management identified the following impairment indicators at the Dolores Mine as part of our quarterly review of impairment indicators:
These factors resulted in an impairment to the mineral property, plant and equipment, as well as a net realizable value ("NRV") inventory adjustment, largely related to the heap inventory.
The final meeting of the pre-consultation phase of the ILO 169 consultation process for the Escobal mine in Guatemala was held on July 20, 2022, and was formally announced at a joint news conference held by the Xinka Parliament and the Guatemalan Ministry of Energy and Mines. A total of eight meetings were held during the pre-consultation. The process has now advanced to the consultation phase, with the first meeting scheduled for August 21, 2022. For a description of the ILO 169 consultation process for Escobal, please see our website at https://www.panamericansilver.com/operations/north-and-central-america/escobal/.
Cash Costs, AISC, adjusted earnings, basic adjusted earnings per share, sustaining and non-sustaining capital, working capital, total debt and net cash are not generally accepted accounting principle ("non-GAAP") financial measures. Please refer to the "Alternative Performance (non-GAAP) Measures" section of this news release for further information on these measures.
This news release should be read in conjunction with Pan American's unaudited Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements and our Management's Discussion and Analysis for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022. This material is available on Pan American's website at panamericansilver.com, on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
Based on results for the first six months of 2022 and the expected results for the remainder of the year, Management provides the following update to the 2022 Operating Outlook included in the Company's 2021 MD&A dated February 23, 2022:
- The estimates for silver and gold production have been reaffirmed, but are expected to be at the low end of the ranges, primarily due to the production shortfall at Dolores.
- The estimates for Silver Segment Cash Costs and AISC have been reaffirmed.
- The estimate for Gold Segment Cash Costs is expected to be at the high end of the original guidance range and the estimate for AISC, excluding NRV adjustments, has been revised from between $1,240 and $1,365 per ounce to between $1,450 and $1,550 per ounce. The revision reflects the production shortfall at Dolores, global inflationary pressures and an increase in estimated consolidated sustaining capital spending.
- The estimate for sustaining capital has been increased from between $200.0 million and $210.0 million to between $240.0 million and $250.0 million due to a change in the financing of certain planned sustaining capital investments (funding projects directly rather than entering construction loans), which will decrease future expected cash outflows and loan obligations. The estimate for project capital has been decreased from between $80.0 million and $95.0 million to between $55.0 million and $60.0 million, based on expected delays in spending at both the La Colorada Skarn and Timmins projects. The decrease in capital for the La Colorada Skarn project is due to delaying the design and initiation of the access ramp developments to optimize alignments with the highly efficient bulk mining method designs being considered. The revisions bring the total capital expenditures anticipated for the year to between $295.0 million and $310.0 million.
These estimates are forward-looking statements and information that are subject to the cautionary note associated with forward-looking statements and information at the end of this news release. The following tables provide Management's 2022 Guidance forecasts, as at August 10, 2022, including revised Gold Segment AISC and revised capital expenditures.
The live webcast, presentation slides and the Management's Discussion and Analysis for the period ended June 30, 2022 will be available at panamericansilver.com. An archive of the webcast will also be available for three months.
Pan American owns and operates silver and gold mines located in Mexico, Peru, Canada, Argentina and Bolivia. We also own the Escobal mine in Guatemala that is currently not operating. Pan American provides enhanced exposure to silver through a large base of silver reserves and resources, as well as major catalysts to grow silver production. We have a 28-year history of operating in Latin America, earning an industry-leading reputation for sustainability performance, operational excellence and prudent financial management. We are headquartered in Vancouver, B.C. and our shares trade on NASDAQ and the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "PAAS".
Learn more at panamericansilver.com.
Scientific and technical information contained in this news release have been reviewed and approved by Martin Wafforn, P.Eng., Senior Vice President Technical Services and Process Optimization, and Christopher Emerson, FAusIMM, Vice President Business Development and Geology, each of whom are Qualified Persons, as the term is defined in Canadian National Instrument 43-101
- Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
For additional information about Pan American's material mineral properties, please refer to Pan American's Annual Information Form dated February 23, 2022, filed at www.sedar.com, or the Company's most recent Form 40-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
In this news release, we refer to measures that are not generally accepted accounting principle ("non-GAAP") financial measures. These measures are widely used in the mining industry as a benchmark for performance, but do not have a standardized meaning as prescribed by IFRS as an indicator of performance, and may differ from methods used by other companies with similar descriptions. These non-GAAP financial measures include:
- Cash Costs. Pan American's method of calculating cash costs may differ from the methods used by other entities and, accordingly, Pan American's Cash Costs may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other entities. Investors are cautioned that Cash Costs should not be construed as an alternative to production costs, depreciation and amortization, and royalties determined in accordance with IFRS as an indicator of performance.
- Adjusted earnings and basic adjusted earnings per share. Pan American believes that these measures better reflect normalized earnings as they eliminate items that in management's judgment are subject to volatility as a result of factors, which are unrelated to operations in the period, and/or relate to items that will settle in future periods.
- All-in Sustaining Costs per silver or gold ounce sold, net of by-product credits ("AISC"). Pan American has adopted AISC as a measure of its consolidated operating performance and its ability to generate cash from all operations collectively, and Pan American believes it is a more comprehensive measure of the cost of operating our consolidated business than traditional cash costs per payable ounce, as it includes the cost of replacing ounces through exploration, the cost of ongoing capital investments (sustaining capital), general and administrative expenses, as well as other items that affect Pan American's consolidated earnings and cash flow.
- Total debt is calculated as the total current and non-current portions of: long-term debt, finance lease liabilities and loans payable. Total debt does not have any standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and is therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Pan American and certain investors use this information to evaluate the financial debt leverage of Pan American.
- Net cash is calculated as cash and cash equivalents plus short-term investments, other than equity securities less total debt.
- Working capital is calculated as current assets less current liabilities. Working capital does not have any standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and is therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Pan American and certain investors use this information to evaluate whether Pan American is able to meet its current obligations using its current assets.
- Total available liquidity is calculated as the sum of Cash and cash equivalents, Short-term Investments, and the amount available on the Credit Facility. Total available liquidity does not have any standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and is therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Pan American and certain investors use this information to evaluate the liquid assets available to Pan American.
Readers should refer to the "Alternative Performance (non-GAAP) Measures" section of Pan American's Management's Discussion and Analysis for the period ended December 31, 2021, for a more detailed discussion of these and other non-GAAP measures and their calculation.
Certain of the statements and information in this news release constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian provincial securities laws. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements or information. Forward-looking statements or information in this news release relate to, among other things: future financial or operational performance, including our estimated production of silver, gold and other metals forecasted for 2022, our estimated Cash Costs and AISC, and our sustaining and project capital expenditures in 2022; the anticipated timing for metals production and sales, including the expectation with respect to production being weighted to the latter half of 2022 and the timing and amount of any future sales related to inventory build-ups; estimated recoverable amounts of cash generating units; expectations with respect to mineral grades and the impact of any variations relative to actual grades experienced; the impact of inflationary pressures on our operations and business, particularly for diesel and certain consumables, as well as the impacts related to disruptions in the supply chain; future anticipated prices for gold, silver and other metals and assumed foreign exchange rates; expectations with respect to the future anticipated impact of COVID-19 on our operations and the assumptions that the impact of COVID-19, including the Omicron variant, will be such that we will be able to maintain our workforce at near normal levels throughout 2022; whether Pan American is able to maintain a strong financial condition and have sufficient capital, or have access to capital through our corporate sustainability-linked credit facility or otherwise, to sustain our business and operations; and the ability of Pan American to successfully complete any capital projects, including, but not limited to, the La Colorada Skarn project, the expected economic or operational results derived from those projects, and the impacts of any such projects on Pan American; and Pan American's plans and expectations for its properties and operations.
These forward-looking statements and information reflect Pan American's current views with respect to future events and are necessarily based upon a number of assumptions that, while considered reasonable by Pan American, are inherently subject to significant operational, business, economic and regulatory uncertainties and contingencies. These assumptions include: the impact of inflation and disruptions to the global, regional and local supply chains; the world-wide economic and social impact of COVID-19 and the duration and extent of the COVID-19 pandemic and related restrictions, and the presence and impact of COVID-19 and COVID-19 related restrictions on our workforce, suppliers and other essential resources and what effect those impacts, if they change, would have on our business; the effect that the COVID-19 pandemic may have on our financial and operational results; the ability of Pan American to continue with its operations, or to successfully maintain our operations on care and maintenance, should the situation related to COVID-19 not be as anticipated; tonnage of ore to be mined and processed; future anticipated prices for gold, silver and other metals and assumed foreign exchange rates; the timing and impact of planned capital expenditure projects, including anticipated sustaining, project, and exploration expenditures; the ongoing impact and timing of the court-mandated ILO 169 consultation process in Guatemala; ore grades and recoveries; capital, decommissioning and reclamation estimates; our mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates and the assumptions upon which they are based; prices for energy inputs, labour, materials, supplies and services (including transportation); no labour-related disruptions at any of our operations; no unplanned delays or interruptions in scheduled production; all necessary permits, licenses and regulatory approvals for our operations are received in a timely manner; our ability to secure and maintain title and ownership to mineral properties and the surface rights necessary for our operations; and our ability to comply with environmental, health and safety laws. The foregoing list of assumptions is not exhaustive.
Pan American cautions the reader that forward-looking statements and information involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements or information contained in this news release and Pan American has made assumptions and estimates based on or related to many of these factors. Such factors include, without limitation: the duration and effect of local and world-wide inflationary pressures and the potential for economic recessions; the duration and effects of COVID-19, and any other pandemics on our operations and workforce, and the effects on global economies and society; fluctuations in silver, gold and base metal prices; fluctuations in prices for energy inputs, labour, materials, supplies and services (including transportation); fluctuations in currency markets (such as the PEN, MXN, ARS, BOB, GTQ and CAD versus the USD); operational risks and hazards inherent with the business of mining (including environmental accidents and hazards, industrial accidents, equipment breakdown, unusual or unexpected geological or structural formations, cave-ins, flooding and severe weather); risks relating to the credit worthiness or financial condition of suppliers, refiners and other parties with whom Pan American Silver does business; inadequate insurance, or inability to obtain insurance, to cover these risks and hazards; employee relations; relationships with, and claims by, local communities and indigenous populations; our ability to obtain all necessary permits, licenses and regulatory approvals in a timely manner; changes in laws, regulations and government practices in the jurisdictions where we operate, including environmental, export and import laws and regulations; changes in national and local government, legislation, taxation, controls or regulations and political, legal or economic developments in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Peru, Argentina, Bolivia, Guatemala or other countries where Pan American Silver may carry on business, including risks relating to expropriation and risks relating to the constitutional court-mandated ILO 169 consultation process in Guatemala; diminishing quantities or grades of mineral reserves as properties are mined; increased competition in the mining industry for equipment and qualified personnel; and those factors identified under the caption "Risks Related to Pan American's Business" in Pan American Silver's most recent form 40-F and Annual Information Form filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and Canadian provincial securities regulatory authorities, respectively. Although Pan American has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated, described or intended. Investors are cautioned against undue reliance on forward-looking statements or information. Forward-looking statements and information are designed to help readers understand management's current views of our near and longer term prospects and may not be appropriate for other purposes. Pan American does not intend, nor does it assume any obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements or information, whether as a result of new information, changes in assumptions, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by applicable law.
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During a Town Hall held August 3, the Southport Board of Aldermen provided an opportunity for the public to express concerns about the pending Indigo Plantation Phase II project.
Last Wednesday’s event opened the floor to Southport residents for a question and answer session involving the aldermen, as well as the project’s developers.
The aldermen will make a final decision on whether or not to accept the recommendation made by the Southport Planning Board to deny the project as it is currently proposed. The planning board recommended denying both a requested Planned Unit Development (PUD) and a zoning map amendment from R-20 to PUD for the site by East West Partners and Bald Head Island Limited, LLC.
“This is where we are,” said Mayor Joe Pat Hatem. “The planning board has made their recommendation not to accept the application for rezoning or the application for the major site plan. It is time to hear from all of you: the board of aldermen, the citizens and the city staff.”
Indigo Phase II first appeared before the board of aldermen as information only in July 2020, said Hatem, as he opened the town hall with a timeline of events for the project. In December 2021, the project was formally presented to the city, and the planning board made its recommendation last month.
The planning board cited historic preservation, environmental impact, public health and safety, traffic, the impact on city services and infrastructure and quality of life as some of the major concerns related to a development proposing to build more than 1,500 homes over 346 acres.
Large development a large concern
Several Southport residents took advantage of the opportunity to speak.
Jack Gordon said he wasn’t opposed to increasing development, but Indigo Phase II was “too much.” He added that he hopes the city will decide to annex, but that “1,500 homes is a lot.”
“Let’s hope we do what’s right for the citizens of Southport,” Gordon said.
Indigo Plantation resident Jim Gandy spoke, and said the Planning Board did a thorough job laying out the problems with the Indigo Phase II Project. As a 17-year resident of Southport, Gandy stated that “what’s important is the scale and proportion (of Indigo Phase II).
“It’s more suited to a city the size of Wilmington and not a town the size of Southport,” Gandy said.
“I’m not against development … it’s a fact of life,” said Gandy. “What I’m against is a development that’s so far out of scale and proportion.”
He asked the board of aldermen to turn down the project in its present state, and to be more proactive with an agreement on a reasonable number of housing units.
Alderman Lowe Davis stated the city is working with a specialist in development agreements and asked City Manager Gordon Hargrove to address Gandy’s statement about being proactive. Hargrove confirmed the city has hired a development agreement attorney that aldermen would meet with Tuesday, August 9.
“We have been allowing the process to follow the path it must. The next step is to sit down and start talking about hard numbers.”
Paul speaks
Chad Paul, CEO of Bald Head Island Limited, LLC, addressed the aldermen and attendees, and thanked the planning board subcommittees for their work.
“It was a healthy exercise,” Paul said. “We did listen.”
“I think the good news is, we’re at a place now with the development attorney to actually work on the development agreement,” Paul said, “and the development agreement is what’s going to dictate everything.
“We need to figure out a way to address the objections from the planning board, and incorporate those objections and recommendations into whatever we can come up with, with the city.”
Paul said he wanted to let the public know that BHI Ltd. and East West did not deny the planning board’s request for another extension in July, and that “we were prepared to submit an application under the (city’s) former UDO,” but agreed to wait for the new UDO.
When asked by Alderman Davis, who asked for a record of the agreement to delay the application, Paul stated it was between the developers and city staff, adding during that time there was a new city manager, a new UDO and city Building Inspector Wayne Strickland had recently retired.
Paul told Aldermen Alt that he would look for emails to indicate the time and context, and provide it if it is available.
“We have been collaborating in this process since the first day,” stated Paul. “We’re going to deliver on what we can deliver on.”
Density and trees
Aldermen Robert Carroll expressed concerns about the project’s density and the environmental impacts associated with so many lots.
“Mr. Paul, what’s wrong with the 500, or 550 homes, that you’re entitled to in the 85-percent of the land,” Carroll asked. “What’s wrong with that?”
“To do that in R-20 and annex it into the city with the additional costs that we would have to bear in the annexation agreement that comes out of the development agreement, the unit revenue model doesn’t work to add all those additional costs and taxes in that area,” Paul responded.
After visiting a similar development in Chapel Hill, Carroll said he noticed a lack of trees, particularly original ones that weren’t planted post-construction.
“Every tree on the street was new growth,” Carroll said. “The only place where I saw trees that actually existed that were old growth, were in between the backs of yards. How do you explain this idea that we’re going to have this lush beautiful neighborhood … how every tree on the street is brand new? There is nothing that has been saved.”
Where did they get 1,542?
Questions were raised about the proposed 1,542 residential units and where the number came from.
McKay Siegel with East West Partners said the PUD request overall calls for 4.1 units per acre and the number came from a “world class” planning firm that was tasked with designing a “world class development.”
“That’s the purpose of a PUD is to spread things out,” Siegel said. “We said how do we get the character of Southport, how do we go from Marina Village at the south end, to people who want a gate at their driveway. This is what came out.”
Siegel said the site lays out approximately 80,000 square feet of commercial space, including 20,000 square feet in retail and 60,000 square feet in medical offices, which could be used by Dosher Hospital in the future.
He stated the development would resemble Meadowmont, “just 20 years into the future, and with different character.”
“There is not a huge amount of retail as we envision it,” said Siegel. “The 20,000 square feet of retail is roughly two restaurants and maybe a little corner store type of shop.”
Alderman Alt said density is a major concern and citizens have a right to know how the development will impact them.
“It is about density,” Alt said to Paul. “It is about the 200 units you want to put in the parking lots, plus the 10,000 extra square feet of retail that you want to go down there, plus the entrance way of the development into Indigo Plantation Road, a stinking little road that when you come up next to each other you have to keep an eye on the other car so you don’t whack into it.
“You want to double the population of that development alone and then bring all traffic down there for a restaurant and no one is supposed to be concerned about that because you’re doing God’s work for Southport? That simply is not true.”
Is resubmitting a possibility?
Paul said there are several points that he is looking forward to addressing with the aldermen.
“My hope is that we are not a country mile apart,” Paul said. “My hope is we can get pretty close.
“I’ve heard the city’s not going to pay a dime. I understand that. I get that. I appreciate that. But we need to know what the cost is.”
Aldermen Carroll asked Paul if he would consider withdrawing the application for Indigo Phase II and resubmitting it after the aldermen have spoken with the development attorney.
“Would I consider it? We would consider it,” said Paul. “I think the issue is, we need to have solid interaction around the development agreement, because it doesn’t make sense to just pull it back and go through this adversarial process … to be right back here.
“So I think if we have an informed discussion with you all on what we need to do, to hammer things out and get additional information, yes.”
‘Growth is inevitable’
Southport resident Bill McMullen, who had spoken earlier in the town hall meeting, spoke again and urged the city to find common ground with developers and figure out how to handle the growth expected to arrive in Southport in the coming years.
“There is a chance right now in Southport to do something unique,” said McMullen. “We have to do something as a community immediately. The time is now. The development will happen. It’s inevitable. Even if it stays R-20. Growth is inevitable, it’s how we manage it. The how is the hard part, and the how needs to get done. You can fix it when it’s on paper.”
“Our city staff and planning board have done the right things,” said Aldermen Carroll in his closing statements. “It appears they are willing to discuss density and what is really best for Southport.”
Carroll stressed that the project is not a done deal. “Even is we deny this, I don’t believe the 550 homes will be developed in the ETJ, outside city limits … someone else will develop inside city limits.”
Alderman Alt stated one of the biggest hurdles is the PUD concept.
“We’ll have to have a discussion about PUDs and whose backyards they’re doing to be in,” said Alt.
What’s happening next?
Mayor Hatem said the board of aldermen planned to meet in closed session with city staff and a development agreement attorney on Tuesday to discuss Indigo Phase II. Hatem also said the attorney has vast experience assisting municipalities with several of the key components of the project such as zoning, land use and infrastructure.
“The attorney has been working with the city on Project Indigo since February 2022,” Hatem said. “The main issue with Project Indigo is density, the number of housing units. The development agreement will help to negotiate the best outcome for the city.”
The planning board’s recommendations will be formally presented to aldermen at the aldermen’s Aug. 11 monthly meeting. A public hearing is being scheduled for the aldermen’s Sept. 8 meeting.
“A potential vote could take place at the September meeting in accordance with state statutes regarding rezoning applications and the required notices,” said the mayor. | https://stateportpilot.com/news/article_2acc40e2-18d9-11ed-95eb-cbde5cf9990f.html | 2022-08-10T23:58:19Z | https://stateportpilot.com/news/article_2acc40e2-18d9-11ed-95eb-cbde5cf9990f.html | false | 1 |
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Keno" game were:
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Splunk, AWS, Broadcom lead the charge around the new framework effort, announced at a Las Vegas hacker conference
More than a dozen companies including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Broadcom and data analytics firm Splunk are throwing their weight behind the Open Cybersecurity Schema Framework (OCSF) Project. The OCSF Project is a new open-source effort to help organizations stop cyberattacks in their tracks faster and with greater efficiency. The announcement was made during the Black Hat USA 2022 cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Patrick Coughlin, Splunk’s group VP for Security Market, laid out the challenge that the OCSF Project is trying to address.
“Security leaders are wrestling with integration gaps across an expanding set of application, service and infrastructure providers, and they need clean, normalized and prioritized data to detect and respond to threats at scale,” said Coughlin.
The process of effectively structuring incoming data, or normalizing data, from multiple cybersecurity tools is a time-consuming and difficult process, according to the project developers. The OCSF Project hopes to improve security data normalization by “delivering a simplified and vendor-agnostic taxonomy” without needing any additional up-front work.
AWS and Splunk created the OCSF Project from foundational work originally developed by cybersecurity firm Symantec, whose enterprise business Broadcom acquired in 2019. Symantec created the Integrated Cyber Defense (ICD) Schema as a way to enable to communicate event data between its own products.
Besides founders AWS, Splunk and Broadcom, the project has already attracted the support of 15 more companies, including Cloudflare, CrowdStrike, DTEX, IBM Security, IronNet, JupiterOne, Okta, Palo Alto Networks, Rapid7, Salesforce, Securonix, Sumo Logic, Tanium, Trend Micro and Zscaler. But as an open-source project, any members of the cybersecurity community are welcome to contribute, the organizes noted.
The goal, according to a press release offered by Splunk, is to create a new, open data framework that will make it easier for security teams to identify, investigate, and stop cyberattacks in their tracks. The Open Cybersecurity Schema Framework comprises a set of data types, an attribute dictionary, and a taxonomy to report cybersecurity events.
Erkang Zheng, CEO of cybersecurity firm JupiterOne, a project contributor, sees the OCSF Project as a way for the entire cybersecurity industry to work smarter, not harder.
“Normalizing data prior to ingestion has been one of the biggest pain points for security professionals, and the universal framework proposed by the OCSF, powered by a common domain knowledge across several security vendors, simplifies this time-consuming step, ultimately enabling better and stronger security for all,” said Zheng.
The OCSF Project reflects a broader tech industry emphasis on improving open source cybersecurity efforts. It’s an area of national security for governments around the globe, as well: American President Joe Biden signed an executive order in May to improve national cybersecurity. The order sought to remove barriers to information-sharing between the government and the private sector, part of an effort to modernize and strengthen cybersecurity standards in the federal government itself. Money to improve international cybersecurity research efforts was also included in the sweeping CHIPS and Science Act President Biden signed into law earlier this week. | https://www.rcrwireless.com/20220810/telco-cloud/ocsf-project-seeks-to-eliminate-cybersecurity-data-silos | 2022-08-11T00:03:41Z | https://www.rcrwireless.com/20220810/telco-cloud/ocsf-project-seeks-to-eliminate-cybersecurity-data-silos | true | 1 |
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) — An explosion rocked an Evansville, Indiana, neighborhood Wednesday, killing three people and damaging nearly 40 homes.
Evansville Fire Chief Mike Connelly said units were dispatched at 12:59 p.m, and quickly arrived on scene just three minutes later.
Chief Connelly said crews conducted searches of houses around the explosion and many of them were empty aside from pets. He said the department has not confirmed how many of the houses were occupied when the explosion happened because “some were too unstable to enter.”
The fire department believed there could be other victims that are unaccounted for as of Wednesday evening.
In addition to the three people who lost their lives, at least one other person was being treated in the hospital.
Evansville Police Department Sgt. Anna Gray said the entire area surrounding the 1000 block of N. Weinbach Avenue was shut down Wednesday afternoon. All fires had been put out.
In total, 39 homes were damaged by the blast, a fire department spokesperson said. Eleven of those homes have been found to be uninhabitable.
Officials said the cause of the explosion is unknown, and an investigation was ongoing. Police were asking people to avoid the area as the investigation continued.
CenterPoint Energy, the local gas utility, was last called to the home in January 2018, Connelly said. CenterPoint issued a statement saying it “worked with first responders to secure the area.”
“CenterPoint Energy is working closely with the Evansville Fire Department, State Fire Marshal and other agencies as the investigation of this incident continues,” the utility said.
It was the second house explosion in the area in just over five years. A house explosion on June 27, 2017, killed two people and injured three others.
Wednesday’s explosion also brought to mind a massive blast in 2012 that destroyed or damaged more than 80 homes on Indianapolis’ south side and killed two people. A man was convicted of tampering with a natural gas line at his then-girlfriend’s home in an attempt to commit insurance fraud, with the explosion killing two next-door neighbors. That man, his half-brother and girlfriend all received long prison sentences.
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New Webstaurantstore Brings 213 Jobs to Bryan County
Gov. Bryan Kemp works to bring over 200 jobs to Bryan County
Gov. Bryan Kemp works to bring over 200 jobs to Bryan County
Gov. Bryan Kemp works to bring over 200 jobs to Bryan County
Over 213 jobs are coming to Bryan County, courtesy of governor Brian Kemp.
These new positions are coming in from a new WebstaurantStore operation being expanded to Bryan County, Georgia.
"Companies like WebstaurantStore continue to recognize Georgia is the best place to do business by expanding here again and again," said Governor Kemp.
What is WebstaurantStore?
A WebstaurantStore is a space that provides customers with an opportunity to meet food supply purchasing needs.
An $87 million investment space, to be exact, making it the company's most significant Georgia expansion.
"We are pleased to continue our operations in Georgia and the Georgia Ports Authority market, with what will become our largest distribution center to date. The labor pool and skilled logistics workforce of the greater Savannah area made our decision easy when selecting another site for distribution," said Caleb Clugston, Vice President of Network Optimization at WebstaurantStore. "We look forward to continued growth and positively impacting the community and the State of Georgia for many years to come."
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- Alan N. MacGibbon succeeds the Honourable John Manley as Chair of the Board
- Elise Eberwein and Ayman Antoun elected to the Board as independent directors
MONTREAL, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - (NYSE: CAE) (TSX: CAE) CAE announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Alan N. MacGibbon as Chair of the Board following CAE's 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held earlier today. He succeeds the Honourable John Manley who served as a director since 2008 and as Chair of the Board since 2018. In line with CAE's term limits policy, Mr. Manley is not standing for re-election as a director.
Mr. MacGibbon has been an independent director of CAE since 2015.
He was Managing Partner and Chief Executive of Deloitte LLP Canada from 2004 to 2012 and served on the Executive and Global Board of Directors of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited during this term. He served as Global Managing Director, Quality, Strategy and Communications of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited and as Senior Counsel of Deloitte LLP Canada from June 2012 to December 2013.
"I am honoured to succeed John as Chair, and grateful for the Board's confidence," said Mr. MacGibbon. "I look forward to working with my fellow directors and our management team to pursue our strategic focus on delivering innovative end-to-end training solutions on a global scale."
CAE is also pleased to announce that Ms. Elise Eberwein and Mr. Ayman Antoun were elected to its Board as independent directors, effective today. Ms. Eberwein has over 35 years of commercial aviation experience, most recently serving as Executive Vice President, People, Communications and Public Affairs for American Airlines, Inc. Mr. Antoun has been General Manager, IBM Americas, which includes Canada, the United States and Latin America, since 2020. He also is a member of IBM's Performance Team, consisting of IBM's top 50 executives globally.
CAE also announced the final director election results from its 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
The following 13 nominees were elected as Directors of CAE:
Final results on all matters voted on at the Annual Meeting are filed concurrently with the securities regulators.
At CAE, we equip people in critical roles with the expertise and solutions to create a safer world. As a technology company, we digitalize the physical world, deploying simulation training and critical operations support solutions. Above all else, we empower pilots, airlines, defence and security forces, and healthcare practitioners to perform at their best every day and when the stakes are the highest. Around the globe, we're everywhere customers need us to be with more than 13,000 employees in more than 200 sites and training locations in over 40 countries. CAE represents 75 years of industry firsts—the highest-fidelity flight and mission simulators, surgical manikins, and personalized training programs powered by artificial intelligence. We're investing our time and resources into building the next generation of cutting-edge, digitally immersive training and critical operations solutions while keeping positive environmental, social and governance (ESG) impact at the core of our mission. Today and tomorrow, we'll make sure our customers are ready for the moments that matter.
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Shanghai reports zero new local COVID cases for Aug 10
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Shanghai reported zero new domestically transmitted coronavirus cases for Aug. 10, the same as a day earlier, the city government said on Thursday.
It recorded no COVID-19-related deaths for Aug. 10, unchanged from a day earlier.
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Trump pleads the Fifth in N.Y. civil investigation
Former President Donald Trump testified under oath in the New York civil investigation into his business dealings. He invoked his Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination during the deposition. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa joins Scott MacFarlane on "Red and Blue" to discuss the deposition and the latest on the Mar-a-Lago search. | https://www.cbsnews.com/video/trump-pleads-the-fifth-in-ny-civil-investigation/ | 2022-08-11T00:29:17Z | https://www.cbsnews.com/video/trump-pleads-the-fifth-in-ny-civil-investigation/ | true | null |
A total of 145 young athletes from the Yukon are competing at the 2022 Canada Summer Games in Niagara, Ont., which began Aug. 6 and will continue until Sunday, Aug. 21.
The Canada Summer Games is the largest amateur multi-sport event in the country. Niagara 2022 brings together more than 2,000 athletes competing in 18 sports along with 3,000 coaches, managers and support staff, a press release states. The Games were originally planned for 2021 but got postponed due to the pandemic.
A charter plane with week one Team Yukon athletes departed from the Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport bright and early Aug. 5.
The team hasn’t been to such a big competition for three years. They were all geared up and ready to attend the 2020 Arctic Winter Games in Whitehorse, but those were cancelled. Niagara 2022 is the first major games being hosted by Canada since the onset of the pandemic.
Sport Yukon executive director Tracy Bilsky says this “gives the Games a lot of meaning.”
“Even though there was lots of uncertainty, the athletes and coaches stayed diligent in their training to be ready for Niagara,” he said.
Among the 100 athletes on board the first flight were players of the men’s soccer team and their assistant coach, Jake Hanson. They recently lost their top scorer to a professional contract, but Hanson still has high hopes for the team and calls them “a golden generation for the Yukon.”
Cyclist Mara Rolden was also on board the plane. She won gold at the road nationals earlier this summer in the junior criterium and was chosen as Team Yukon’s flag bearer for the opening ceremonies.
The team’s strength lies in its hard work, sportsmanship and passion, according to Minister of Community Services Richard Mostyn. All these qualities will be seen on display as they take the court, field, beach, pool, mat and track to compete.
Mostyn is proud to support athletes and their growth as individuals, leaders and community members.
“These athletes continue to showcase our territory’s talent, drive, and dedication on national stages,” he said.
The Government of Yukon is the main funder and organizer of Team Yukon. They provided more than $170,000 to support their attendance at these Games.
Trevor Twardochleb, the team’s chef de mission, has participated in the Canada Summer and Winter Games since 1999 and says he loves everything about them.
“I really like to be a part of whatever I can when it comes to assembling the team and helping ensure staff and athletes have a wonderful experience,” he said.
Twardochleb attended the Arctic Winter Games as a hockey player and understands what it’s like to compete in a high-pressure environment. Because of this, he is “weary” about placing any expectations on any of the athletes.
“Every coach and athlete has already put a lot of pressure on themselves,” he said. “I don’t want to add any more stress. I want to make this a positive experience. I want them to be super comfortable so that they can go out there and do their very best.”
He believes there will be some “big hitters” at these Games, like Mara Rolden, but acknowledges she will be up against athletes who are much older than her. He anticipates medals for Team Yukon in the winter, but “in the summer, it’s tougher.”
Having had their Games pushed back a year, Twardochleb said the uncertainty made it hard for organizers in Niagara to maintain momentum.
But now that the Games are finally happening, “the whole region is excited, and that excitement is growing,” he said.
“There are so many happy, motivated and relieved people working together to kick this thing off.”
With relief and excitement, however, comes some apprehension.
“COVID-19 is still a very real contender,” Twardochleb said. “There have been people sick on the team and I am constantly asking myself, ‘Are they going to get on the flight? Are they going to be okay on time?’”
He is hoping no events get cancelled and athletes manage to stay safe so all their hard work pays off.
He is “very pleased” with the fact that every member of Team Yukon is staying together in one residence at the Brock University campus.
“It’s so nice they get to be a part of a tight-knit community,” said Twardochleb. “There’s enough athletes from the Yukon able to support their teammates at each of the events and venues.”
He wants to give a shoutout to everyone it takes to put on these Games, from the athletes, coaches and managers to the parents, sponsors, funders and volunteers.
The Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games are broadcasting more than 1,000 hours of live Games coverage from Aug. 6 to 21 on a free streaming platform. Canadians nationwide can watch over 90 per cent of the sporting competitions live.
For event livestreams and schedule, visit niagara2022games.ca/watch
To learn more about Team Yukon, visit sportyukon.com/team-yukon.
Results so far
Four days into the Canada Summer Games in Niagara, Team Yukon has experienced both victories and defeats.
Soccer
Team Yukon’s men’s soccer team has already made history, defeating Novia Scotia 3-0 in their first match on Aug. 8.
This makes them the first Yukon team to win a soccer game against one of the provinces at any Canada Summer Games or Western Canada Summer Games, according to Team Yukon’s communications manager Odile Nelson.
Their assistant coach, Jake Hanson, calls them “a golden generation for the Yukon.”
The team “fought hard” and were “tenacious” in their second game on Aug. 9, but lost 2-0 against Alberta, according to a Team Yukon press release.
They will fight for a chance at the semi-finals on Aug. 11 when they play British Columbia at 4:30 p.m. EST.
Cycling
Mara Rolden, Team Yukon’s flag bearer for the Games, had a “nasty fall” and was not able to finish the female cross country mountain bike race, a press release states.
The recent junior nationals champion had to deal with wet and muddy racing conditions during the Aug. 8 12 p.m. race after a rainy morning.
Rolden wasn’t the only rider to fall or struggle. Nine athletes pulled out and many racers ended up walking considerable sections of the course.
Of the 21 cyclists who were registered, only 12 competed and 10 crossed the finish line.
Swimming
Aug. 8 and 9 were “full days” with “definite highlights” for Team Yukon’s swimming team, according to chef de mission, Trevor Twardochleb.
Swimmers qualified for five final races, including the men’s 400-metre freestyle where Thomas Gishler won the ‘B’ final and finished ninth place overall.
He also competed in the 200-metre butterfly finals, placing tenth overall.
Oliver Cull, Reese Jackson, Sabine Keesey and Melody Qiu put out a “speedy time” of 4:50.77 in the 4×100 relay medley mixed final.
Twardochleb said all individual athletes and teams put forward “efforts to be proud of.”
Wrestling
The wrestling competition began on Aug. 9 with the team events.
Team Yukon’s female and male wrestling teams “got the dragons out of the way” first, losing to British Columbia and Ontario.
Male wrestling team members Eban Basnett and Jayden Iskra won two rounds against Newfoundland.
Female wrestler Jaymi Hinchey earned her first win of the Games pinning down her opponent from Saskatchewan in one of the rounds.
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Deshaun Watson’s debut for the Browns is tentative and subject to change.
The same is true for his first season in Cleveland.
Watson is scheduled to start the exhibition opener — his first game action since 2020 — at Jacksonville on Friday while the quarterback waits to see if the NFL succeeds in keeping him off the field for the entire season.
The three-time Pro Bowler is facing a potential year-long suspension and fine from the league for alleged sexual misconduct against two dozen women while he played for the Houston Texans.
Last week, an independent arbitrator suspended Watson for six games, but the league wasn’t satisfied with the decision, appealed and is h oping for a much lengthier punishment as well as a significant fine and that he undergo treatment before being considered for reinstatement.
That decision is expected soon.
In the meantime, the Browns are planning to see Watson play in a game. They’re not sure when they might get to again.
For now, Watson’s scheduled appearance against the Jaguars will be his first in a game since Jan. 3, 2021, his final one with the Texans.
The 26-year-old Watson sat out last season after demanding a trade and before he was accused of assault and harassment by the women during massage therapy sessions he scheduled on Instagram.
Watson has denied any wrongdoing. Two separate grand juries in Texas declined to indict him and he settled 23 of 24 civil lawsuits.
The Browns decided to move on from 2018 No. 1 overall pick Baker Mayfield, traded three first-round picks to the Texans and signed Watson to a five-year, $230 million contract in March despite his legal entanglement.
Browns coach Kevin Stefanski plans to play Watson and “most” of Cleveland’s starters against the Jaguars. The team did not get any more specific about Stefanski’s plans before flying to Florida.
Jaguars coach Doug Pederson said Wednesday that quarterback Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville starters will play “a couple series.”
Of course, it’s still possible Watson won’t play against the Jaguars.
Watson and the Browns thought he would only miss six games after league disciplinary officer Sue L. Robinson, a retired federal judge ruled the quarterback violated the league’s personal conduct policy. She also mandated that he schedule future massages to only team-approved therapists for the rest of his career.
However, the league, which has been pushing for an indefinite suspension and fine, felt Robinson’s penalty was too light and appealed on Aug. 3.
Watson’s playing future is now being decided by Peter C. Harvey, appointed by Commissioner Roger Goodell to handle the appeal. Harvey’s a former New Jersey Attorney General who has arbitrated other league cases and is a member of the NFL’s Diversity Advisory Committee.
There is no timeframe on a decision from Harvey.
At the owner’s meetings on Tuesday, Goodell said the league’s appeal was warranted based on the league’s own investigation and Robinson’s ruling.
“Because we’ve seen the evidence,” Goodell told reporters. “She was very clear about the evidence. She reinforced the evidence, that there was multiple violations here and they were egregious, and that it was predatory behavior.”
Robinson found that the league proved its case that Watson violated three provisions of the conduct policy: sexual assault as defined by the NFL, posing a genuine danger to the safety and well-being of another and undermining or putting at the league’s integrity at risk.
Watson has taken most of the snaps during training camp. The Browns have planned to start veteran Jacoby Brissett while Watson is out, but the team could explore bringing in anther QB if Watson is suspended for double-digit games or longer.
Stefanski had the Browns travel two days early for their preseason opener because he has undisclosed team bonding activities planned.
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SILVER SPRING, Md., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is providing an update on additional steps it has taken that will lead to more infant formula available in the U.S. under the agency's recent increased flexibilities.
Company: Reckitt Nutrition/Mead Johnson Nutrition (Mexico)
Product(s): Base Powder for PurAmino Hypoallergenic Infant Formula (amino acid-based infant formula with iron)
Type of Formula: Base powder for Specialty Formula (amino acid-based formula)
Estimated Quantity: An initial shipment of 331K pounds of base powder which will be used to produce (about 469,000 cans or about 6 million full-size, 8-ounce bottles)
Availability: The PurAmino base will be produced in August, to then be blended and packaged in the U.S. and is expected to be distributed immediately following.
More Information and Where to Find the Products: PurAmino is a hypoallergenic, iron fortified, amino acid-based infant formula used for infants and toddlers with severe cow's milk protein allergy and other food allergies. The product will be distributed primarily through hospitals and other healthcare settings and select retail stores.
The FDA is exercising enforcement discretion for the importation of the infant formula products listed above following the review of information provided pertaining to nutritional adequacy and safety, including microbiological testing, labeling and additional information about facility production and inspection history.
The agency is leveraging a number of flexibilities to bolster the supply of products that serve as the sole source of nutrition for many infants while ensuring the infant formula can be used safely and provides adequate nutrition. The FDA remains in further discussions with manufacturers and suppliers regarding additional supply to ensure there's adequate infant formula available wherever and whenever parents and caregivers need it.
The FDA issued guidance on May 16 that outlined a process by which the agency would not object to the importation of certain infant formula products intended for a foreign market or distribution in the U.S. of products manufactured here for export to foreign countries. This guidance also may provide flexibilities to those who manufacture infant formula products domestically and may be able to further increase the quantity of domestically produced product for the U.S. market. The agency has posted a webpage that will be updated with information about additional products headed to the U.S.
Ongoing FDA Steps to Increase Availability of Safe, Nutritious Infant Formula
The agency's around-the-clock work as part of the all-of-government efforts has already begun to improve supply and availability. The agency expects that the measures and steps it is taking, and the resumption of production at the Abbott Nutrition's Sturgis, Mich., facility, will mean more and more supply is on the way or on store shelves moving forward.
The FDA continues to advise against making infant formulas at home or diluting formula. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to work with their child's health care provider for recommendations on changing feeding practices, if needed. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services also has additional information available at HHS.gov/formula, including information to help families find infant formula.
The agency also monitors online marketplaces for fraudulent products and works with major online retailers to remove violative and harmful products offered for sale on their sites. Additionally, since many of these fraudulent products originate overseas, the agency targets and examines these products at ports of entry. The FDA also monitors and follows up on various external signals such as consumer complaints about potential counterfeit and fraudulent products.
The FDA will continue to dedicate all available resources to help ensure that safe and nutritious infant formula products remain available for use in the U.S. and will keep the public informed of progress updates.
Additional Information:
- Infant Formula Information and Ongoing FDA Efforts to Increase Supply
- Enforcement Discretion to Manufacturers to Increase Infant Formula Supplies
- HHS.gov/formula
- HHS.gov/news
- FDA Investigation of Cronobacter Infections: Powdered Infant Formula (February 2022)
- Powdered Infant Formula Recall: What to Know
- CDC Information on Cronobacter Infection and Infants
Media Contact: FDA Office of Media Affairs, 301-796-4540
Consumer Inquiries: 888-723-3366
The FDA, an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, protects the public health by assuring the safety, effectiveness, and security of human and veterinary drugs, vaccines and other biological products for human use, and medical devices. The agency also is responsible for the safety and security of our nation's food supply, cosmetics, dietary supplements, products that give off electronic radiation, and for regulating tobacco products.
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IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ATIF Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: ATIF, the "Company," "ATIF" or "We"), a holding company providing business and financial consulting services in Asia and North America, is pleased to announce that the Company's IPO advisory services client and investment holding in Solarever Ltd.("Solarever"), a Mexican solar energy and electric vehicle company, has seen rapid growth in its recent electric vehicle orders. Based on the investment agreement between Solarever and the Company, ATIF holds a 5.25% equity stake in Solarever.
The high climb in global crude oil prices this year has led to a subsequent spike in the price of gas, creating a strong consumer interest in electric vehicles. According to the American Automobile Association ("AAA"), the state gas price averages in U.S. is $4.07/gallon on August 7, 2022, an increase of 27.6% from $3.19/gallon on the prior year's August 7, and regular gas prices in California and Hawaii are over $5.00/gallon. According to AAA's latest consumer survey revealed on July 13, 2022, one quarter of Americans say they are likely to buy an electric vehicle (powered entirely by electricity, i.e., not a hybrid) for their next vehicle purchase, with millennials leading the way (30%). The common factor among those who want to buy an electric vehicle is a strong desire to save on fuel costs, with 77 percent citing this as the top reason for interest.
Solarever is the leading designer and manufacturer of solar products in Mexico, including photovoltaics (PV) panels, energy storage systems, electric vehicles (EV), and other zero-emission solutions operating in solar and electric vehicle sectors. Solarever is the first and currently only domestic electric vehicle company in Mexico that has been granted electric vehicle safety certification and an EV dealer's license. Solarever launched its first EV, the SEV e-Wan in 2022 which has garnered sizable customer interest and purchase orders in Mexico. The SEV e-Wan starts at $14,500.
Jun Liu, President, Chairman of the Board, and CEO of ATIF, commented, "We highly believe in Solarever's growth potential, based on our strong view of the future of the sustainable energy industry. Solarever is one of the leading players in the solar PV industry and is also active in the electric vehicle industry, which has significant growth potential. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), EV makers plowed through rising prices and broken supply chains to sell 6.6 million electric vehicles in 2021, doubling global sales and tripling the EV market share in just two years. From what we understand, Solarever's recent electric vehicle sales have been brisk and purchase orders are growing rapidly! At the same time, Solarever's IPO process is steadily progressing and we are very excited to see the high returns that this investment will enable us and our shareholders to achieve in its future IPO."
About ATIF Holdings Limited
ATIF Holdings Limited ("ATIF") is a Los Angeles-based comprehensive financial group with wholly owned and operated subsidiaries: ATIF-1 hedge funds company, ATIF equity investing company, ATIF IPO advisory company, and the integrated financial services network platform www.IPOEX.com. ATIF is dedicated to providing international asset securitization services, as well as equity investment and asset management services to companies around the world. ATIF was awarded the "Top 10 Best Listed Companies 2019" from the "Golden Bauhinia Award," the highest award in Hong Kong's financial and securities industry. For more information, please visit https://ir.atifchina.com/.
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THEDespite starting in the first few minutes with the high-spirited song I Can See Clearly Now, one of the biggest hits of Jimmy Cliff’s career, make no mistake, The Beast, starring Idris Elba, promises a lot of blood and butterflies in the stomach. The film, which opens this Thursday (11) in movie theaters in Brazil, is directed by Baltasar Kormákur (Evereste, 2015) and bets on survival horror in the middle of a safari in South Africa. This time, the enemy is not a serial killer or a haunting, but a giant lion with a thirst for revenge. The indicative rating is 14 years.
Idris Elba became known to the general public mainly because of his acting roles in hero films. In the Marvel/Disney Thor franchise, he played Heimdall, one of the most powerful guardians of Asgard. Inside DC Comic’s Suicide Squad, the British star played the villain Bloodthirsty who was arrested for putting Superman in the ICU, after shooting him with a kryptonite bullet. In fact, the character should win a series. The actor, who also has films such as Pacific Rim (2013) and After That Mountain (2017) on his resume, appears as a favorite to play agent James Bond, after the departure of Daniel Craig.
The Beast follows a recipe that has always worked in Hollywood, which is to bet on animals as villains. Crocodiles, snakes, dinosaurs, dogs, piranhas, spiders and monkeys, for example, have already made many people afraid in cinemas. Even figures of harmless animals were able to cause amazement. Alfred Hitchcock, the master of suspense, managed to turn birds into ruthless killers in the 1963 film. A bird could easily be scared away, but a flock of these angry animals, gouging out the eyes of the population of a small California town, terrified audiences.
The film industry’s first major blockbuster was with an animal. Steven Spielberg turned a great white shark into an iconic villain. The 1975 film went down in history for being the first to surpass the $100 million mark at the North American box office. In addition, it was nominated for four Oscars, including best picture – losing to One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, winning in the editing, sound and soundtrack categories – for the iconic theme by maestro John Williams. The success was so great that the title won three sequels – without Spielberg – and several derivatives.
This isn’t the first time lions have been treated like villains on the big screen. Stephen Hopkins’s Shadow and Darkness (1996) is perhaps the greatest classic in portraying the kings of the jungle as man-eaters in the fictionalized version of the lion attacks in Tsavo, western Kenya. At the end of the 20th century, an engineer, played by Val Kilmer, goes to Africa to build a bridge, but ends up coming across two killer lions that terrorize the workers, as several victims are made and even with the arrival of an experienced hunter, played by Michael Douglas, the killings continue.
Plot
The Doctor. Nate Daniels is a recently widowed man who returns to South Africa, where he met his wife, on a long-planned trip with their daughters Norah (Leah Jeffries) and Meredith (Iyana Halley). The trip is a chance for a family reconnection. They head to a nature reserve run by old friend Martin Battles (Sharlto Copley), a wildlife biologist. During the ride, they come across a man who has just been attacked. Dying, he says it was an action of the devil. Further on, they find a village that has been ravaged by a lion.
Something catches the group’s attention: the animal kills humans, but does not eat them, which reminds us of The Shadow and the Darkness. In the sequence, Martin asks Nate to go back to the car where his daughters are and the scene is desperate. He just barely gets eaten by a giant lion that almost breaks the glass in the door. Desperate, they try to escape, but end up crashing and are stuck in place without being able to get out of the car. This scene is another reference, now from the feature Hunted (2007), in which a stepmother and her two stepchildren are attacked by lions and are stranded in the same way.
At that moment, the lion is no longer the only problem when they are found by a band of poachers. What starts as a journey of family rediscovery, becomes a real struggle for survival. The film’s trailer suggests that the animal is the sole survivor of a hunt and that it is now killing anyone who comes its way to take revenge, which explains the king of the jungle not feeding on the bodies. The ending should reserve a cinematic duel as it shows Nate punching the animal in the face, in the best style The Predator (1987).
blood possession
Another horror movie hits the big screen this Thursday to torment the brave. Evil Twin, which marks the debut of Finnish filmmaker Taneli Mustonen in American cinema, delves into a reality of loss, pain and grief of the characters. Starring Teresa Palmer (My Boyfriend is a Zombie, 2013, and The School, 2016), the plot follows the story of Rachel and Antony (Steve Cree), a couple who lose one of their twin children in a tragic accident. After what happened, they decide to move to the other side of the world with their surviving son Elliot (Tristan Ruggeri) to start life over, but evil forces will pursue them.
What was supposed to be a time of healing in the peaceful Scandinavian countryside, turns into a nightmare for Rachel and Antony when they realize their son has dark mysteries and evil forces that seek to dominate him, as in the surprising Orphan (2009), by Jaume Collet-Serra. Elliot asks evil forces for his brother Nathan to return from the dead and share the same body with him, as the trailer reveals. From there, his mother will deal with supernatural events to try to save the little one or even survive like when she asks him “if he wouldn’t want to hurt Mommy”. | https://thegoaspotlight.com/2022/08/10/the-beast-brings-survival-horror-during-safari-in-south-africa/ | 2022-08-11T00:36:05Z | https://thegoaspotlight.com/2022/08/10/the-beast-brings-survival-horror-during-safari-in-south-africa/ | true | 1 |
Oxford moving company under investigation; two men accused of embezzlement
The case against an Oxford, Mississippi, moving company accused of stealing customers’ items could soon go federal, according to Oxford police.
READ MORE: Oxford police accuse two men of embezzlement
Spyder Moving Services is at the center of the investigation after allegedly taking over 30 people’s property for a ride.
One man who didn’t want to go on camera showed up at the office Wednesday, concerned because he had just hired the company and used his credit card to pay in advance.
Oxford Police say Spyder Moving Company owner Vlad Ladygin is on the run. He is wanted for two counts of embezzlement under contract.
Police have charged 54-year-old Charles Joiner of Oxford, who worked for the company, with accessory to embezzlement under contract.
The charges come after police say they recovered stolen property from the company’s storage facilities.
But more significant than that, police say the charges could go federal because the company appears to have moved belongings of Ole Miss students across state lines and then hid their belongings in storage units and forced them to pay more than three times the original cost to get them out of storage.
Police say some students who had a contract to be moved for $500 wound up paying $1700.
“It’s wrong because most students from Oxford, we are just students, and taking funds from people is wrong, and it’s not how you handle business,” Denesha Pride said.
Pride graduated from Ole Miss in 2019. She told FOX13 that she hired Spyder Moving then to move her to Batesville. She called the experience a nightmare, saying the company intentionally took the long route and was slow about things because they were getting paid by the hour. She claims she agreed to pay $250 for the move.
“They took a long time moving it to my apartment and getting into my apartment and getting to my apartment. They overcharged me, and it was over $700,” she said.
Pride said that she has since filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau, which has gotten 28 complaints about the company in the last three years. Nine of those were filed in the last year.
According to the Better Business Burea, Spyder Moving Services has an F rating due to a pattern of complaints.
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Rail strikes are set to hit Britain once more this weekend, with workers at nine train operators set to walk out on Saturday amid an ongoing dispute over pay and working conditions.
The industrial action will see disruption hit large swathes of the UK, and is expected to affect football fans attending Premier League matches in Manchester, London, Birmingham and Brighton.
Workers represented by rail union Aslef will walk out this Saturday 13 August, with knock-on disruption expected on Sunday 14 August.
Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan has called for pay rises for workers in line with inflation, arguing that “many of our members – who were the men and women who moved key workers and goods around the country during the pandemic – have not had a pay rise since 2019”.
Avanti West Coast, Arriva Rail London, CrossCountry, Great Western Railway, LNER, Greater Anglia, London Overground, Southeastern, Hull Trains and West Midlands Trains will be affected by the strikes.
Here’s how each service will be affected this weekend:
Saturday 13 August
Avanti West Coast
No service across whole of the network.
Avanti West Coast has asked customers to seek alternative travel arrangements. Those that have tickets booked for Saturday will be eligible for a full refund.
Arriva Rail London
No service on either London Overground or Night Overground.
The majority of other London Tube services will run as normal.
CrossCountry
No service across whole of the network.
Tickets booked for Saturday 13 August will be valid for travel on Friday 12 August or up to and including Tuesday 16 August, without requiring customers to amend their ticket.
Great Western Railway (GWR)
Partial services will be running on Saturday.
Great Western Rail (GWR) will be running an extremely limited service that will operate between 7am and 6.30pm, with passengers advised to avoid travelling on the network where possible.
GWR warned that “where trains are able to operate, they will be extremely busy”.
The only services that will be running are:
- Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Reading to Oxford
- Reading to Basingstoke
LNER
Partial services will be running on Saturday.
There will be no services North of Edinburgh due to strike action. Trains from Edinburgh to London will be running every 2 hours from 7.30am to 4.30pm.
Only one train will depart from Leeds to London Kings Cross at 7.15am on Saturday.
Trains from London to Edinburgh will run every hour from 7am to 3pm.
Greater Anglia
No service across whole of the network.
Greater Anglia has asked customers to “avoid travelling with us” on Saturday. “Our services will be severely reduced and disrupted. It’s likely that most routes won’t have trains or bus replacements for them,” it said.
South Eastern
No service across whole of the network.
South Eastern has asked customers to seek alternative travel arrangements.
Hull Trains
Partial services will be running on Saturday.
Just one service will run each way between Hull and London on Saturday, including the 8.24am from Hull to London Kings Cross, and the 11.48am from London Kings Cross to Hull.
West Midlands Trains
No service across whole of the network.
It means no London Northwestern Railway or West Midlands Railway services will run on Saturday 13 August.
Sunday 14 August
Avanti West Coast
A reduced timetable will operate on Sunday.
Four trains an hour from London Euston, one to each of Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham.
One train will leave every two hours to Edinburgh, via the West Midlands.
Arriva Rail London
A reduced timetable will operate on Sunday.
London Overground services are expected to return to “a good service” by midday on 14 August.
Cross Country
A reduced timetable will operate on Sunday, details of which will be published shortly.
Great Western Railway (GWR)
A significantly reduced timetable will operate on Sunday.
GWR said “trains will continue to be severely disrupted, please make alternative travel arrangements and only travel if absolutely necessary.”
There will be no service on the following routes:
- Oxford to Worcester/Hereford
- A reduced service frequency will operate on other long-distance routes:
- London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads
- London Paddington to Swansea
- London Paddington to Plymouth/Penzance (including via the Kennet Valley)
- London Paddington to Oxford
LNER
Partial services will operate on Sunday.
LNER said: “Sunday 14 August is not a strike day and most LNER trains will be running as scheduled. However there will likely be a small number of changes to the timetable. Please check before you travel.”
Greater Anglia
A reduced timetable will operate on Sunday.
Greater Anglia said: “If the strike goes ahead on Saturday 13 August, our Sunday morning services will start later than usual. And some morning trains will be cancelled.
“Our journey planner will be updated with the revised train times a few days before. We will update this section with a date. Plan alternative travel.”
South Eastern
Services will operate as normal on Sunday.
Hull Trains
A reduced service will be in operation on Sunday.
Three trains will run from Hull to London Kings Cross, departing at 8.59am, 2.36pm and 4.21pm.
A further three trains will run from London to Hull, departing at 12.50pm, 5.48pm and 7.52pm.
West Midlands Trains
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BEIJING, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MMTEC, Inc. ("MMTEC" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: MTC) entered into a common stock purchase agreement (the "Purchase Agreement"), with VG Master Fund SPC ("Investor"), under which, subject to specified terms and conditions, the Company may sell to Investor up to $6.0 million of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, from time to time during the term of the Purchase Agreement.
Additionally, on August 10, 2022, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement (the "Registration Rights Agreement") with Investor, pursuant to which the Company agreed to file a prospectus supplement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), covering the common stock issued to Investor under the Purchase Agreement.
The Company's net proceeds under the Purchase Agreement will depend on the frequency of sales and the number of shares sold to Investor and the prices at which the Company sells shares to Investor. The Company expects that any net proceeds it receives from such sales to Investor will be used for general corporate purposes, including working capital.
About MMTEC, Inc.
Headquartered in Beijing, China, our Company mainly focuses on investment banking and asset management business, providing customers with one-stop and all-round financial services. In addition to traditional incubation and investment in domestic and foreign companies listed in the United States, it also launched the HiFund platform to attracting global institutional and individual investors to invest in the most competitive Chinese assets.
More information about the Company can be found at: www.haisc.com.
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CONTACT: Jessie Chang, jessie@haisc.com, +86 10 5617 2312
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Glum. The summer has not been a bundle of fun so far, at least from an economic perspective, and the autumn looks worse. There will be no effective government for another month at least, for it will take the next PM a few days to put the new Cabinet in place – and then the ministers will have to get to know their departments before they can do anything sensible.
Meanwhile the problems mount: inflation and the squeeze on living standards, of course, but also the possibility, if you believe the forecasts of the Bank of England, of a year-long recession. Then on top of it all are the strikes. This is not good.
Whenever you get a bewildering conglomeration of problems such as we are now facing, the most helpful way forward, I think, is to break down the issues into bite-sized chunks. Then at least we can see what we are dealing with, and start to figure out what really matters and what is less urgent. Here are five such chunks.
The global price of gas
The first is the cost of energy. As this newspaper has reported, the annual bill for a typical household could be around £3,500 by the final quarter of this year and more than £4,200 by the first quarter of next. This is terrifying, for even families on decent incomes will find they either can’t pay or will have to cut back savagely on other spending.
While it is largely the result of the war in Ukraine, and Russia cutting back its supplies of gas to Europe, this has knock-on effects here because it pushes up the global price of gas and quite aside from central heating, much of our electricity is from gas-fired stations.
Something will have to be done and the question is what. We will all try to conserve power but there is a limit to that. You don’t want to help people with heated swimming pools, and you do want to direct help to those with low incomes. So that points to targeted payments through the benefits system, rather than a direct subsidy to the price.
Earlier this week a report by Professor Donald Hirsch of Loughborough University highlighted the scale of the problem, and that gives a good place to start designing appropriate support. There is a bit of time, not much, to get that support in place before the bills land.
Quantitative easing
Next, there is inflation more generally. There was already a serious problem before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The consumer price index in the year to February was up 6.2 per cent. The defence of the Bank of England (and to be fair, the other central banks too) that it was impossible to foresee the war and therefore its impact on inflation ignores the fact that there was already a huge problem, with inflation three times the target level of 2 per cent.
Just about everyone now accepts that the central banks all moved too slowly in increasing interest rates and ending quantitative easing – they should have been doing so last summer. We are now seeing the social and economic disruption consequent from their failure.
Inflation will eventually be brought down. The practical question here is what’s to be done to stop this sort of surge happening again, and that goes into the mandate of the Bank of England, the composition of its Monetary Policy Committee and so on. My own view is that we should not mess around with the inflation target but we should add a general requirement for the Bank to ensure overall financial stability. We should also try to find more experienced external members to the MPC – some are great, some not – though quite how to legislate for that is tricky.
Third, there is disruption. That is happening at every level, sometimes as a result of the difficulties of rebuilding service industries such as airports after the pandemic shutdown, sometimes because of specific shortages such as that of computer chips, and sometimes as collateral damage from the war. This adds to costs, as well as reducing choice, and it is something that will be corrected only slowly.
Bump up retirement funds
In defence of the companies and industries that are struggling, no managers will have had any experience of coping with a complete shutdown of activities, so you would expect there to be glitches when things opened up. But some have coped with the challenge better than others. From our own perspective the only thing to do is to be flexible as consumers: if we can’t get what we want, think of something else that will do the job.
Four, there is one specific aspect of the disruption, labour shortages, that will last some time. Employers have to get used to it, as indeed some will need to do to the associated unrest. Dame Sharon White, head of the John Lewis Partnership, made the point that the over-50s leaving the workforce contributed to inflation, and she is right. I suspect many will indeed return to work when they discover they need to bump up their retirement funds. But this is a multi-faceted issue and I think will also take time to tackle.
Finally there is the R-word: recession. The Bank of England is much more gloomy than the consensus of economists, where last month according to a Bloomberg poll there was still a small majority thinking the UK would avoid one. But the independent Institute for Fiscal Studies is pretty gloomy too, and I think quite how bad next year will be rather depends on forces that we cannot yet assess.
If the oil price keeps coming down – it is already back to the level before Russia invaded – then prospects for the world economy as a whole will look much brighter come the autumn.
If all this seems inconclusive, it is. The next few months will be difficult. But for those of us who remember the chaos of the 1970s, this is nothing like as bad as that. Small comfort maybe, but comfort nonetheless.
Need to know
If I had to select one single thing that determined whether there would be a recession in the UK next year I would take the oil price, for it is plausible that it could be back below $80 a barrel (it is now around $95 a barrel) by the autumn. But looking a bit further ahead the even more important thing that will lead to a successful recovery will be the flexibility of the workforce.
There are many aspects of this: education and training (and retraining), attracting skilled immigrants, investment in technology and so on. But the remarks of Dame Sharon White, noted above, highlight one huge resource: older people who have for whatever reason chosen to leave the workforce. This is the largest single reason why the UK workforce has shrunk from its pre-pandemic size. How do you get them back?
There is no simple answer to that. You certainly cannot force early retirees back to work if they don’t want to or need to, and the new jobs may need different skills from the old ones. But I expect we will see a combination of carrot and stick change the balance in the coming months.
Carrot and stick
The stick is that many people misjudge the amount of money they need in retirement. The surge in house prices has increased the size of many retirees’ assets, but the relentless climb in inflation chips away at the real value of pension pots. Doing some work may be the difference between scratching though, and living well.
The carrots come in the form of flexible working and the social benefits of being part of a team, as well as the cash. (Full disclosure: I am 78 and much enjoy working with i.) Not every job is as rewarding as writing in a national newspaper, but I can see ways in which employers can and should welcome early retirees back. The Bank of England has a programme for mid-career returnees, mostly women who have left work to bring up a family and now want to get back. That idea should be a model for luring back older people too.
This won’t solve the labour shortage, and there are many jobs that younger people do much better. But as Dame Sharon points out, having a million people falling out of the labour force is bad news for the economy… and dare I suggest, bad news for many of those million potential workers too.
My new book on the future of the world economy, The World in 2050 – How to Think About the Future, is published by Bloomsbury. I would much welcome your thoughts on it
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Biden's New Plan Will Dramatically Cut Down on 'Illegals' But Will Destroy the Country
As illegal immigration numbers skyrocket, the Biden administration’s new strategy will only make matters worse. According to multiple experts, the new plan threatens both national security and the American economy.
Instead of prioritizing deportation or border security, President Joe Biden will institute a backdoor policy reclassifying immigrants as asylum-seekers for U.S. entry. In other words, instead of pursuing policies that would reduce the number of undocumented immigrants, Biden has opted to simply reclassify them. Therefore, while the number of “illegals” may go down, that isn’t because fewer are crossing the border — it’s because more of them will now be classified as “asylees.”
This so-called free immigration pass is an online asylum system, on which anyone seeking refuge in the U.S. can sign up for asylum status, Just the News reported in July.
Some immigration law experts argued this plan could further weaken American borders by “flooding the system.” Since those who request asylum are eligible for various welfare benefits in the U.S., this new strategy could also strain American taxpayers in the process.
In separate interviews with The Western Journal, former director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Ronald Vitiello and immigration specialist Julie Kirchner discussed the forthcoming policy.
Reclassifying Illegals
Vitiello, whose professional career in immigration law enforcement lasted over 30 years, said the possible asylum system would only add to the nation’s immigration crisis by allowing aliens to more easily claim asylum status. He said many immigrants claimed to be asylees during his time in ICE and Customs and Border Protection.
“Not only are they unqualified, but they don’t follow up on their claims,” Vitiello said. “They use that as a tactic to be released at the border, and they come into the United States.”
An “asylee” refers to anyone who requests asylum while already in the U.S., as opposed to refugees who are outside the country. Both asylees and refugees can apply for asylum.
To qualify, aliens must be coming to the U.S. to escape some form of persecution from a third-world country. The federal asylum law, or 8 U.S. Code 1158, defines persecution as suffering due to “race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion.” Escaping a country’s poor economic conditions is excluded from the law’s definition of persecution, Vitiello said.
“When I was still in government when we did surveys, people were coming for economic reasons,” he said. “We certainly understand that, as human beings, they’re trying to make their lives better, but they don’t qualify for asylum.”
If immigrants are in fact coming for economic reasons, Biden will give them exactly what they want — free money paid for by American taxpayers.
In 2007, The Heritage Foundation estimated that immigrant families received an average of $30,160 per year in government benefits while only paying $10,573 in taxes. That still left upwards of $20,000 to be paid by higher-income taxpayers. These numbers are likely higher 15 years later when factoring in current U.S. inflation rates.
“The Crush of Humanity”
The new system without ample Border Patrol agents would further contribute to the border crisis, what Vitiello called a “crush of humanity.”
Almost a quarter of a million immigrants encountered law enforcement agents at the southern border per month from March to June 2022, bringing the total number to just over 906,000 encounters in those four months alone. This data was gathered from CBP’s Southwest Land Border Encounters statistics webpage.
With three months left, fiscal year 2022 has seen 1,746,119 border encounters compared to 458,088 in fiscal year 2020. This total includes over 500,000 “gotaway” immigrants, who are spotted entering the U.S. but are never caught by Border Patrol, since the start of October 2021, the Department of Homeland Security told Fox News in July.
Vitiello believes Biden has no intention of stopping nor reducing these record-high numbers and said the online asylum process would effectively “overflow the system” even more than it currently is.
“It’s pretty clear to me that this administration has no desire to use the laws that are on the books as it relates to immigration enforcement or the application of law between the points as it relates to border security,” the former DHS official said.
Undermining the Current System
Kirchner agreed with Vitiello’s sentiment, that the Biden administration is deliberately circumventing current immigration law to advocate for an open border. She said that expanding the online waitlist for asylum-seekers is completely “unnecessary” and “counter-productive” since the country already has a working refugee system in place.
“The refugee process offers individuals the same protection from persecution as the asylum system, but is designed to handle aliens who are abroad and not at our borders,” Kirchner said. “The refugee system is far preferable from that standpoint in that individuals seeking refugee status are vetted before the arrive in the U.S.”
In contrast, the proposed asylum system could “challenge America’s ability to keep terrorists and criminals out,” she said.
During her career, Kirchner previously served as the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman at DHS during the Trump administration, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner of CBP and Executive Director of the Federation for American Immigration Reform.
Kirchner said the online asylum system sounds like a “massive expansion of the process” known as metering. This policy, which limits the number of daily crossings for security purposes, serves as an online waitlist for immigrants on the Mexican side of the border who typically intend to claim asylum as they cross into the U.S.
Even though Biden formally ended the metering policy in November 2021, CBP continued denying asylum requests due to the queue’s long lines, according to Texas Public Radio. For context, Sen. James Lankford, who first warned about the Biden administration’s new plan, revealed the asylum system is currently backlogged by eight years.
“Thus, expanding the metering system to allow anyone anywhere in the world to apply not only circumvents the refugee system, there is little promise that it will restore order to the border,” Kirchner said.
In addition, stress would be placed upon airports if the online asylum system was successfully established. According to CBP’s Traveler and Conveyance Statistics webpage, roughly 690,000 immigrants flew into the U.S. so far in fiscal year 2022. Though these immigration numbers are not as high as those at the southern border, that doesn’t mean airports will never see a drastic increase in the future once the new system is put in place.
Unlimited Immigration vs. Limited Government
Besides the apparent national security threat, the American economy would further suffer as a result due to the unprecedented volume of immigrants claiming asylum. According to the Administration for Children and Families, asylees could qualify for Supplemental Security Income, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Medicaid, among other government services.
Access to these welfare programs by a surplus of immigrants would place a greater burden on higher-income taxpayers, as Heritage noted above. Even open-border advocate Julian Simon said that economically overburdening American citizens is a bad idea.
If unrestrained immigration continues to be the ongoing trend, the American economy would be unable to sustain itself, or as economist Milton Friedman once said, “you can’t have free immigration and a welfare state.”
This convoluted and unworkable plan would hurt America in the long run as it would release immigrants into the U.S. before adjudicating their claims, further threatening the federal government’s control over the crisis.
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BEIJING, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MMTEC, Inc. ("MMTEC" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: MTC) entered into a common stock purchase agreement (the "Purchase Agreement"), with VG Master Fund SPC ("Investor"), under which, subject to specified terms and conditions, the Company may sell to Investor up to $6.0 million of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, from time to time during the term of the Purchase Agreement.
Additionally, on August 10, 2022, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement (the "Registration Rights Agreement") with Investor, pursuant to which the Company agreed to file a prospectus supplement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), covering the common stock issued to Investor under the Purchase Agreement.
The Company's net proceeds under the Purchase Agreement will depend on the frequency of sales and the number of shares sold to Investor and the prices at which the Company sells shares to Investor. The Company expects that any net proceeds it receives from such sales to Investor will be used for general corporate purposes, including working capital.
About MMTEC, Inc.
Headquartered in Beijing, China, our Company mainly focuses on investment banking and asset management business, providing customers with one-stop and all-round financial services. In addition to traditional incubation and investment in domestic and foreign companies listed in the United States, it also launched the HiFund platform to attracting global institutional and individual investors to invest in the most competitive Chinese assets.
More information about the Company can be found at: www.haisc.com.
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Tea Party Patriots Action Calls for Impeachment of Biden Over Trump Raid: We're Not a Banana Republic
Tea Party Patriots Action called for the impeachment of President Joe Biden on Monday after FBI agents raided Mar-a-Lago, the Palm Beach, Florida, home of former President Donald Trump.
Jenny Beth Martin, honorary chairman of Tea Party Patriots Action, said in a statement on Monday, “Joe Biden must be impeached. The raid on President Trump’s home should have never happened. It is beyond wrong.”
Joe Biden must be impeached. The raid on President Trump’s home should have never happened. It is beyond wrong.
It is obviously part of the ongoing witch hunt that began before President Trump ever took office, and which continues to this day.
— Jenny Beth Martin (@jennybethm) August 9, 2022
“It is obviously part of the ongoing witch hunt that began before President Trump ever took office, and which continues to this day,” she added.
Martin noted that the Internal Revenue Service under President Barack Obama, with Biden as vice president, targeted conservative political groups that opposed the administration’s policies.
“Now President Biden’s FBI and [Department of Justice] have continued the tradition of politicizing federal agencies and have upped the ante by attacking a former president,” Martin said.
We are supposed to be a constitutional republic not a banana republic.
This madness must be stopped.
— Jenny Beth Martin (@jennybethm) August 9, 2022
“We are supposed to be a constitutional republic not a banana republic,” she continued. “This madness must be stopped.”
Martin called for a record turnout in November.
“We must elect a Congress that will use its constitutional oversight and power of the purse to rein in an out-of-control executive and return power to the people,” Martin concluded.
Trump posted on TruthSocial on Monday, “These are dark times for our Nation, as my beautiful home, Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, is currently under siege, raided and occupied by a large group of FBI agents.
“Nothing like this has ever happened to a President of the United States before. After working and cooperating with the relevant Government agencies, this unannounced raid on my home was not necessary or appropriate,” he continued.
“It is prosecutorial misconduct, the weaponization of the Justice System, and an attack by Radical Left Democrats who desperately don’t want me to run for President in 2024, especially based on recent polls, and who will likewise do anything to stop Republicans and Conservatives in the upcoming Midterm Elections,” Trump wrote.
Polling consistently shows Trump defeating Biden if they are their respective party’s nominees in 2024.
The Real Clear Politics average of polls has the 45th president with a 3-percentage point lead over the current occupant of the White House.
Liberal Harvard Law School professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz argued in a Tuesday opinion piece in The Hill that if the DOJ wanted documents from Trump, prosecutors should have made the case to a grand jury to obtain a subpoena specifying the materials to be seized.
“Instead, the FBI apparently seized everything in view and will sort the documents and other material without a court’s deciding which ones are appropriately subject to Justice Department seizure,” Dershowitz wrote.
Alan Dershowitz: “This is a sad day for the Constitution, a sad day for the neutrality of law enforcement.” @AlanDersh @JohnFBachman @BiancaDLGarza
MORE: https://t.co/Vn2jJRhQpe pic.twitter.com/6dXqjwi6Hi
— Newsmax (@newsmax) August 9, 2022
“Defenders of the raid argue that the search warrant was issued by a judge,” he added. “Yet every criminal defense lawyer knows that search warrants are issued routinely and less critically than candy is distributed on Halloween; judges rarely exercise real discretion or real supervision.
“It may be different when a president’s home is the object of the search, but only time will tell whether that was the case here.”
Dershowitz pointed out that no such raids were conducted on Hillary Clinton’s or former Clinton administration national security adviser Sandy Berger’s homes when they were accused of mishandling classified documents.
“It is true that a president or former president is not above the law — but neither should he or she be below the law. Precedents established in relation to Democrats must be equally applied to Republicans. On the face of it, this standard has not been met here,” he wrote.
Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton told Fox News on Tuesday, “In my view, this is a raid that will go down in infamy. The Biden administration has crossed the Rubicon in terms of attacking President Trump and their political opponents by misusing law enforcement.”
Judicial Watch President @TomFitton joins @FoxNews to discuss the FBI’s raid on President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home. pic.twitter.com/HIUvDojXW0
— Judicial Watch ⚖️ (@JudicialWatch) August 9, 2022
“I tell you the FBI and the Justice Department can’t be trusted and should be thoroughly reformed, and frankly, as far as I’m concerned, I don’t think they’re redeemable at this point.”
A version of this article originally appeared on Patriot Project.
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Governor Newsom Announces Historic Supreme Court Nominations
Governor nominates Justice Patricia Guerrero to serve as the next California Chief Justice, selects Judge Kelli Evans to serve on California Supreme Court
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced his nomination of Supreme Court Associate Justice Patricia Guerrero to serve as California’s next Chief Justice after Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye concludes her current term of office on January 2, 2023. A first-generation Californian, Justice Guerrero was the first Latina to serve on the California Supreme Court and, if confirmed, will be the first Latina to serve as California’s Chief Justice.
The Governor also announced his intention to appoint Alameda County Superior Court Judge Kelli Evans to serve as an Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court to fill the vacancy created by Justice Guerrero’s elevation to Chief Justice. Judge Evans has broad experience throughout the non-profit, private, and public sectors and served as Governor Newsom’s lead attorney on a wide range of law enforcement, public safety, and criminal justice and civil rights-related law, policy, and litigation issues.
“Justice Guerrero has established herself as a widely respected jurist with a formidable intellect and command of the law and deep commitment to equal justice and public service,” said Governor Newsom. “A first-generation Californian from the Imperial Valley, Justice Guerrero broke barriers as California’s first Latina Supreme Court Justice, enriching our state’s highest court with her insights and deep understanding of the real-world impacts of the Court’s decisions in the lives of everyday Californians. I thank Justice Guerrero for her willingness to step into this role and am confident that the people of California will continue to be well served by her leadership for years to come.”
“I am humbled by this nomination to lead our state’s Supreme Court and thank the Governor for entrusting me with this honor,” said Justice Guerrero, who was sworn in to the California Supreme Court by Governor Newsom earlier this year. “If confirmed, I look forward to continuing the strides the Court has made under Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye to expand equal access to justice and create a fairer justice system for all Californians.”
“Throughout her career, Judge Evans has dedicated herself to helping all Californians have an equal chance at justice,” said Governor Newsom. “Raised by her grandmother in public housing, Judge Evans was inspired from a young age to find ways to help expand justice and opportunity for everyone, especially marginalized and vulnerable communities. I have seen firsthand her commitment to the highest ideals of public service, and her passion to protect and advance civil rights and liberties for all Californians. I have no doubt that her exemplary talent, wide-ranging knowledge and experience, strong moral compass, and work ethic will make her an outstanding Supreme Court Justice,” said Governor Newsom.
“I am truly honored by this opportunity to serve the people of California on our state’s highest court,” said Judge Evans. “I have worked my entire career to promote equality and access to justice and to protect the rights of some of society’s most disenfranchised members. If confirmed, I look forward to furthering our state’s work to ensure equal justice under the law for all Californians.”
“Governor Gavin Newsom has made historic appointments to the California Supreme Court in nominating Justice Patricia Guerrero to be the new Chief Justice and Judge Kelli Evans to be a Justice. These two individuals are impeccably qualified,” said Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of the University of California, Berkeley School of Law. “They will lead the California Supreme Court in using the California Constitution and California law to advance freedom and equality.”
Raised in the Imperial Valley by immigrant parents from Mexico, Justice Guerrero, 50, of Coronado, served as an Associate Justice at the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division One from 2017 to 2022 and has wide-ranging experience as a trial court judge, partner at a major law firm and Assistant U.S. Attorney.
As an appellate justice at the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Justice Guerrero authored numerous opinions to protect the rights of consumers and individuals, while also ensuring that defendants’ constitutional rights are protected and that all parties, including the government, are treated fairly and consistent with the rule of law. She served as a Judge at the San Diego County Superior Court from 2013 to 2017 and was Supervising Judge for the Family Law Division at the Court in 2017. Justice Guerrero was hired as an Associate at Latham & Watkins and became a Partner in 2006. She served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of California from 2002 to 2003. Justice Guerrero earned a Juris Doctor degree from Stanford Law School. The compensation for this position is $293,286. She is a Democrat.
“This is truly an exceptional and historic day for the people of California and for the justice system. Justice Guerrero is an outstanding choice to lead our court system. This includes chairing the work of the California Supreme Court in reviewing the landscape of thousands of legal opinions across the state and ensuring that the development of the law is consistent with the statutory and Constitutional mandates that govern our state,” said retired California Supreme Court Justice Carlos R. Moreno. “Justice Guerrero’s inspiring nomination demonstrates that, regardless of humble beginnings, hard work and commitment to one’s values can lead to the fulfillment of the true American dream.”
Instilled with the importance of education by her grandmother, Judge Evans, 53, of Oakland, excelled academically and was able to attend a top-rated high school when her family moved from a public housing project to a HUD subsidized apartment. One of only a small number of students of color at the school, she managed to thrive and graduate among the top of her class while working 20 hours a week to help support her family. Judge Evans went on to attend Stanford University and earn a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Davis School of Law, where she received the Martin Luther King, Jr. award for exceptional public service.
Judge Evans has served as a Judge in the Alameda County Superior Court since 2021. Prior to this appointment, she served as Chief Deputy Legal Affairs Secretary in the Office of Governor Gavin Newsom, where she helped shape California’s moratorium on capital punishment and advised the Governor and executive agencies on myriad issues in administrative proceedings and in state and federal trial and appellate courts. Judge Evans served as Special Assistant to the Attorney General at the California Department of Justice from 2017 to 2019 and was Senior Director for the Administration of Justice at the California State Bar from 2014 to 2017. She was Associate Director of the ACLU of Northern California from 2010 to 2013, where she served as an Attorney from 1995 to 1998. She was a Partner at Independent Assessment & Monitoring LLP from 2006 to 2010 and an Associate at Relman and Associates from 2001 to 2004. Judge Evans served as a Senior Trial Attorney in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice from 1998 to 2001 and as an Assistant Public Defender at the Sacramento County Public Defender’s Office in 1995. She has served as a member of federal court-appointed monitoring teams for the Oakland and Cleveland Police Departments. The compensation for this position is $279,677. She is a Democrat.
“Judge Kelli Evans is a brilliant choice to serve as Associate Justice on the California Supreme Court. Besides being an amazingly accomplished lawyer and judge, she has devoted her professional life – and her very heart and soul – to social justice for all and is ideally suited for service on the state’s highest court. I cannot imagine anybody better than Judge Evans to fill the vacancy,” said Kevin Johnson, Dean of the University of California, Davis School of Law.
The Governor’s nominations and appointments must be submitted to the State Bar’s Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation and confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments. The Commission on Judicial Appointments consists of Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, Attorney General Rob Bonta and Senior Presiding Justice of the state Court of Appeal Manuel Ramirez. The nomination of Justice Guerrero as Chief Justice must also be confirmed by the voters in the November 8, 2022 general election. | https://www.einpresswire.com/article/585458752/governor-newsom-announces-historic-supreme-court-nominations | 2022-08-11T00:43:53Z | https://www.einpresswire.com/article/585458752/governor-newsom-announces-historic-supreme-court-nominations | false | 6 |
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has declared victory over COVID-19 and ordered an easing of preventive measures, calling his country's officially reported death toll of just 74 people an unprecedented miracle in the history of world health, state media said Thursday.
Kim's powerful sister also spoke during the virus meeting in capital, Pyongyang, on Wednesday and blamed the country's infections on anti-Pyongyang leaflets flown in by rival South Korea and warned of counteraction that would be a "deadly retaliatory one."
After maintaining a widely disputed claim to be coronavirus-free for more than two years, North Korea on May 12 admitted to a COVID-19 outbreak, saying an unspecified number of people in Pyongyang were diagnosed with the omicron variant.
North Korea has since reported about 4.8 million "fever cases" out of its population of 26 million but only identified a fraction of them as COVID-19. It says 74 people have died, an extremely low fatality rate that experts have widely questioned in part because almost no one in North Korea is vaccinated against the coronavirus.
North Korean health officials have been claiming a slowing outbreak for weeks, reporting no suspected cases since late July, a rapid decline experts have also questioned.
Some experts say North Korea has likely manipulated the scale of illness and deaths to help Kim maintain his absolute leadership amid mounting economic difficulties in the isolated nation.
The North's official Korean Central News Agency said Thursday that Kim "solemnly declared the victory in the maximum emergency anti-epidemic campaign" and instructed a return to normal level preventive measures.
He called for the nation to maintain vigilance and effective controls in border areas, citing the global spread of new COVID-19 variants and monkeypox.
Following the country's first admission of the outbreak in May, Kim placed strict prohibitions on travel between cities and counties to slow the spread of the virus. But he also stressed that his economic goals should be met, which meant huge groups continued to gather at agricultural, industrial and construction sites.
North Korea first suggested in July that its COVID-19 outbreak began in people who had contact with balloons flown from South Korea — a questionable claim that appeared to be an attempt to hold its rival responsible amid increasing tensions over the North's nuclear program.
Activists for years have flown balloons across the border to distribute hundreds of thousands of propaganda leaflets critical of Kim, and North Korea has often expressed fury at the activists and at South Korea's leadership for not stopping them.
During Wednesday's meeting, Kim's sister, Kim Yo Jong reiterated those claims, calling the country's virus crisis a "hysteric farce" kicked off by South Korea to escalate confrontation.
"(South Korean) puppets are still thrusting leaflets and dirty objects into our territory. We must counter it toughly," she said. "We have already considered various counteraction plans, but our countermeasure must be a deadly retaliatory one."
Such claims contradict outside views that the coronavirus spread after North Korea briefly reopened its northern border with China to freight traffic in January and surged further following a military parade and other large-scale events in Pyongyang in April.
Ties between the Koreas remain strained amid a long-running stalemate in U.S.-led diplomacy on persuading North Korea to abandon its nuclear ambitions in return for economic and political benefits.
South Korean and U.S. officials have said North Korea could be gearing up for its first nuclear test in five years amid its torrid run of weapons tests this year that included its first demonstrations of intercontinental ballistic missiles since 2017. | https://www.startribune.com/n-korea-claims-victory-over-virus-blames-seoul-for-outbreak/600197361/ | 2022-08-11T00:47:07Z | https://www.startribune.com/n-korea-claims-victory-over-virus-blames-seoul-for-outbreak/600197361/ | false | 16 |
LONDON and RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verona Pharma plc (Nasdaq: VRNA) (“Verona Pharma” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on respiratory diseases, announced today the pricing of its upsized public offering of 12,400,000 American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”), each representing eight ordinary shares of Verona Pharma, nominal value £0.05 per share, at a price of $10.50 per ADS, for aggregate gross proceeds of $130.2 million before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions (the “Offering”). All ADSs in the Offering are being offered by Verona Pharma. In addition, Verona Pharma has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,860,000 ADSs at the public offering price, less the underwriting discount and commission. The Offering is expected to close on August 15, 2022, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
Jefferies, Piper Sandler & Co. and Truist Securities are acting as the book-running managers for the Offering. BTIG, H.C. Wainwright & Co. and Wedbush PacGrow are acting as co-managers for the Offering.
The Offering is being made pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3, including a base prospectus, that was filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 19, 2021 and declared effective on March 29, 2021 (the “Registration Statement”). A preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus relating to and describing the terms of the Offering was filed with the SEC on August 9, 2022. The final prospectus supplement relating to the Offering will be filed with the SEC and will be available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Copies of the final prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus relating to the Offering, when available, may be obtained from: Jefferies LLC, Attention: Equity Syndicate Prospectus Department, 520 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022, or by telephone at (877) 821-7388, or by e-mail at Prospectus_Department@Jefferies.com; Piper Sandler & Co., 800 Nicollet Mall, J12S03, Minneapolis, MN 55402, Attention: Prospectus Department, by telephone at (800) 747-3924, or by email at prospectus@psc.com; or Truist Securities, Inc., Attention: Prospectus Department, 3333 Peachtree Road NE, 9th floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30326 or by e-mail at TruistSecurities.prospectus@Truist.com.
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These forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from our expectations expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. The factors under the caption “Risk Factors” in Verona Pharma’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 3, 2022, and Verona Pharma’s other reports filed with the SEC, could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements made in this press release. Any such forward-looking statements represent management's estimates as of the date of this press release. While the Company may elect to update such forward-looking statements at some point in the future, the Company disclaims any obligation to do so, even if subsequent events cause the Company’s views to change. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Verona Pharma’s views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.
No prospectus will be made available in connection with the matters contained in this announcement and no such prospectus is required in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (the “EU Prospectus Regulation”) or the EU Prospectus Regulation as it forms part of domestic law in the United Kingdom by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended from time to time (the “EUWA”) (the “UK Prospectus Regulation”) to be published.
This announcement is for information purposes only and is directed only at persons whose ordinary activities involve acquiring, holding, managing and disposing of investments (as principal or agent) for the purposes of their business and who have professional experience in matters relating to investments and are: (a) if in a member state of the European Economic Area (the “EEA”) (each a “Relevant State”), qualified investors within the meaning of article 2(e) of the EU Prospectus Regulation ("Qualified Investors"); or (b) if in the United Kingdom, qualified investors within the meaning of article 2(e) of the UK Prospectus Regulation who are also (i) persons who fall within the definition of “investment professional” in article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the “Order”), or (ii) persons who fall within article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order, or (c) persons to whom it may otherwise be lawfully communicated (all such persons referred to in (i), (ii) and (iii) above together being referred to as “Relevant Persons”).
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Neo Lithium Corp. (OTCMKTS:NTTHF – Get Rating) shot up 0.4% during trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as $5.12 and last traded at $5.10. 67,500 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 53% from the average session volume of 145,100 shares. The stock had previously closed at $5.08.
Neo Lithium Price Performance
The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $5.10 and its 200 day simple moving average is $5.10.
Neo Lithium Company Profile
Neo Lithium Corp. engages in the exploration and development of resource properties. It focuses on lithium salar and brine reservoir complex in Catamarca Province, Argentina. The company was founded on January 15, 2016 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
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What better time for heat acclimatization to begin than on a day when it felt like the ground was covered in lava?
The 2022 high school football season kicked off on a sweltering Monday as athletes from around the state began a mandatory five-day period of heat acclimatization. Permitted to wear helmets, shorts and shoulder pads this week, players will likely put down enough sweat to water practice fields across the county.
While we will take a deeper dive into each of our seven Times Area gridiron squads as the season approaches, here is a stab at one burning question for each team as preparations for that first set of Friday night lights ramp up:
Who fills the void left by a talented group of graduated skill position players at Bermudian Springs?
The Eagles were blessed with a host of dynamic players on the offensive side of the ball last season. From breakaway threats like Michael Carlson and Ricky Pacana, to plowhorse back Chanse Boyer and versatile QB Ethan Beachy, Berm could beat you in a number of different ways.
That group helped put Berm in the District 3-3A playoffs – where it very nearly upended No. 3 Hamburg – but the last time we saw those standouts they were in caps and gowns receiving diplomas.
Boyer, Pacana and Brennan Schisler combined to rush for 2,217 yards and 16 touchdowns, while Carlson and Pacana collectively snared 49 passes for 889 yards and nine scores.
Beachy led the Times Area with 1,122 passing yards and a QB rating of 167.7 while tossing a dozen scoring strikes.
All are gone.
No returning player from last season rushed or passed for a varsity touchdown, and Jack Gautsch had the only receiving score that wasn’t from a graduated player.
Berm ranked second locally in scoring at 23.6 points per game, but to replicate that production head coach John Livelsberger and Co. must have some new Eagles earn their wings – and in a hurry.
What to do with all these Canners?
Lately, any mention of roster size at Biglerville would be enough to trigger a run on TUMS. Last year the Canners were hard-pressed to hold 11-on-11 practices by season’s end, let alone consider fielding a JV team to acquire experience for their younger players.
That issue appears to have been resolved – and in a big way.
Head coach Brett Smyers said he had 38 Canners on board during YAIAA Football Media Day last week, and that number has gone up. Smyers recently indicated that perhaps more than 40 players will suit up for the Black-n-Gold by the time training camp officially kicks off next week.
While still extremely young – Biglerville started seven freshmen on defense in the final game of its 0-7 season a year ago – depth will be a welcomed luxury. Having the ability to play a JV schedule and get important, live-fire reps for younger players is essential for any program to excel on the varsity level.
Added numbers don’t immediately result in additional wins on Friday nights, but with so many players displaying commitment to the program, the big picture appears to be brightening for Biglerville.
Will the Squires step back as they step up to Class 2A?
I’m going to go ahead and say, nope, it won’t make a lick of difference whether Delone Catholic plays in Class 1A or 2A, and history supports that stance.
Delone competed in Class 2A of District 3 from 1999 through the 2011 season, reaching a whopping six district championship games, and winning four of those. They moved down to 1A in 2012 and snared another title, went back and reached consecutive 2A title games in 2018 and 2019, coming up just short in dogfights against York Catholic (28-21 OT) and Upper Dauphin (36-28), respectively.
The Squires have made the 1A title tilt the last two years, falling both times to small-school powerhouse Steel-High.
So, back up they go this fall.
With Trinity on the rise and YAIAA-3 counterpart York Catholic being, well, York Catholic, Delone will have its work cut out as it strives for a fifth straight trip to a D3 final. Corey Zortman has an uncanny ability to fit the puzzle pieces together from a personnel standpoint, and more tinkering has been done to the starting lineup over the summer.
The Squires certainly have the pedigree, and once again the talent, to remain a title threat when the postseason rolls around in October.
Can Fairfield deliver an encore performance?
The bar has been raised at Fairfield. Dismissing every imaginable obstacle thrown their way, the Knights turned in a magical campaign in 2021 that included a winning record and the program’s first-ever victory over Bermudian Springs. That 14-13 triumph had all the elements, including a late two-point conversion stop and gritty performances all over the field.
The challenge for Jason Thurston’s bunch is to somehow build on that momentum despite losing a handful of two-way impact players to graduation.
Leading rushers Peyton Stadler (607 yards, 3 TDs) and Cody Valentine (221 yards, 5 TDs) are gone, as is veteran quarterback Jake Myers (889 yards passing, 8 TDs), who was also a steady placekicker. Valentine led the team with eight total touchdowns.
Andrew Koons, the team’s leading receiver in 2021 with 17 grabs for 295 yards and five scores is back. Koons took a pass 53 yards to the house in that historic win over Berm.
Defensively, it was hit or miss for Fairfield as it led the area in rushing yards per game allowed (129.8) but was last in passing yards allowed (178.9).
How will moving to the Mid-Penn affect Gettysburg?
No sense ignoring the elephant in the room, which is Gburg’s switch from the YAIAA to the Mid-Penn. Safe to say, the Warriors have held their own competing in the York-Adams, qualifying for the District 3 playoffs four times in the last five years.
Unfortunately, they’ve lost all four of those contests as part of a current eight-game losing streak in the playoffs.
Shifting from the relatively comfy confines of the Y-2 to the Mid-Penn Colonial will present a new set of challenges for Matt Heiser’s club after a strong 7-4 season in 2021. Last year’s Colonial clubs ranged from Class 3A to 5A. Shippensburg (10-0) and Waynesboro (8-2) enjoyed tremendous regular seasons and both won D3 playoff games. Northern is traditionally solid every fall and East Pennsboro, Mechanicsburg and West Perry were all .500 or better in the regular season.
Yours truly has zero doubt that Gettysburg will compete, but seeing how a whole new set of dancing partners impacts the party will surely be interesting.
Why worry about replacing a quarterback at Littlestown?
If there is one thing I’ve learned during my time covering high school football at the Times (okay, so I should’ve learned about 500 things for as long as I’ve been doing this), it’s that no on handles QB transitions better than the Bolts.
I need no more proof than watching Littlestown roll out four different 1,000-yard passers over five seasons like they did in 2008 (Jerrod Reynolds, 1,726 yards), 2009 (Matt Zuber, 1,908 yards), 2009 (Austin Reynolds, 2,045 yards) and 2011 (Dustin Crouse, 2153 yards). Zuber and Austin Reynolds both tossed an eye-popping 23 touchdown passes in those seasons while Crouse heaved a respectable 19.
More recently, Ltown had to deal with the graduation of standout Jakob Lane, who passed for nearly 1,800 yards and 19 scores in 2018. The Bolts are built to handle this type of transition, and with momentum in the form of a 4-1 finish to the 2021 season on their side, optimism should be running high for Mike Lippy’s crew.
The veteran head coach said last week that a QB battle was shaping up between underclassmen Alex Popoff and Brody Bittle to replace Xavier Benner, who passed for more than 1,000 yards last fall.
Choosing the right signal caller is likely farther down on the list as Lippy said inexperience up front is a pressing concern.
Is the Ox ready to take control of the YAIAA-2?
The culture is in place and the expectations established as Jason Warner enters his fifth season in charge at his alma mater. Winning seasons and playoff berths, considered pipe dreams for various stretches of the program’s existence, are the new norm.
With a boatload of starters in tow, including sledgehammer running back Brittyn Eakins and veteran quarterback Jett Moore, the Colonials are positioned to rise up and seize control of the division. Eakins is the Times Area’s leading returning rusher after rumbling for 784 yards and eight touchdowns last fall. He’ll line up behind Moore, who returns after passing for 1,018 yards and eight TDs against only three picks.
The Ox took a couple of hits on the offensive line but have quality kids returning and should be considered the team to beat in Y-2.
With Gettysburg gone to the Mid-Penn, only 2021 champ Kennard-Dale (9-1) and New Oxford (6-4) were the only YAIAA-2 teams to post regular-season winning records. Eastern York and West York combined to win just two games a year ago and Dover, which is dropping from Division 1, went 1-9.
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Rishi Sunak is facing exodus of backers to his Tory leadership rival Liz Truss, her campaign team says
- Tory leadership contender Rishi Sunak is said to be losing support among MPs
- An 'exodus' of Sunak's supporters could defect to Liz Truss, her campaign said
- Former minister Chris Skidmore yesterday became the first MP to switch camps
An 'exodus' of Rishi Sunak-backing MPs could join former minister Chris Skidmore and defect to Team Truss, her campaign said yesterday.
Mr Skidmore, who on Tuesday became the first Tory MP to publicly switch camps, said he had ‘grown increasingly concerned’ with Mr Sunak’s ‘consistently changing’ policies.
The defection of the former universities minister, who hails from the party’s liberal wing, was seen as a boost for Liz Truss who has primarily attracted support from the Tory Right. Yesterday a campaign spokesman said: ‘We’re in talks with others from camp Rishi and Chris coming over could trigger a bigger exodus of MPs.
‘Rishi’s flip-flopping on the economy is clearly upsetting a lot of his backers. Our supporters like Liz’s optimistic vision for the future, her Conservative plan for the economy based around tax cuts, and her credentials as a leader who will stand up to dictators like Putin and prioritise national defence.
An 'exodus' of Rishi Sunak-backing MPs could join former minister Chris Skidmore and defect to Team Truss, her campaign said yesterday
Mr Sunak was comfortably ahead in every parliamentary stage of the leadership contest, and ended up with the backing of 137 MPs compared to Miss Truss’ 113.
But his campaign has stalled in recent weeks as his rival has picked up endorsements from scores of senior Tories, including a renewed call to elect her by 21 current and former Cabinet ministers. During the leadership hustings, both former rival Penny Mordaunt and senior Tory Nusrat Ghani have announced they are supporting her campaign.
In an article backing Mr Sunak last month, Mr Skidmore had said the former Chancellor was ‘the only candidate who is facing up to all the issues - including the environment - that matter to our voters.’
But yesterday he explained: ‘Initially, I had backed Rishi Sunak during the MPs’ stage of the contest. Yet over the past few weeks, I have grown increasingly concerned by his campaign’s consistently changing position, especially on the economy, to chase votes. I am convinced that we need a bolder, more positive approach to the UK’s future.
‘Above all, we need a leader who will unite the party. Liz Truss has demonstrated that she has the leadership and personal ability to bring us all together. We cannot afford to be seen as a divided party and for me, I now believe that Liz is the best person to unite us and the country under her leadership in meeting the challenges we face head-on.’
On Tuesday night, along with nine other Tories who had not yet declared their support for any camp, came out for Miss Truss.
They said: ‘Liz has the bold and confident vision that we require. She understands that with tax cuts, better regulation and supply side reform we can provide a boost to our hard working constituents and excellent businesses to get our economy growing again.
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VERTEX RESOURCE GROUP LTD. REPORTS RECORD SECOND QUARTER 2022 RESULTS
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The second quarter of 2022 resulted in record revenue for any quarter of $54.0 million, record adjusted EBITDA for any quarter of $8.6 million and record net income for any second quarter of $1.6 million in the Company's history.
SHERWOOD PARK, AB, Aug. 10, 2022 /CNW/ - Vertex Resource Group Ltd. (TSXV: VTX) ("Vertex" or the "Company") reports its financial and operational results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022. The following should be read in conjunction with the Management Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") and the audited consolidated financials statements of Vertex for the year ended December 31, 2021, which are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
The second quarter continued on momentum built in the first quarter and achieved the highest quarterly revenue and adjusted EBITDA in the Company's history. The Company is continuing to maintain its focus on cost containment, operating efficiencies, geographic diversification, and sector diversification while pursuing growth opportunities.
Key financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 are as follows:
HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2022
Highest revenue in company history for any quarter at $54.0 million.
Highest adjusted EBITDA for any quarter at $8.6 million compared to $7.5 million in Q2 2021 where adjusted EBITDA included wage subsidies of $1.7 million.
Historically high second quarter net income of $1.6 million in Q2 2022 compared to a net income of $0.2 million in the same period of 2021.
The Company extended the maturity date of its secured credit facilities to May 31, 2025 and increased the revolving loan commitment by $10 million.
Free cash flow amounted to $7.0 million compared to $6.5 million in Q2 2021.
On April 25, 2022, the Company completed the acquisition Cordy Oilfield Services Inc.
HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2022
Revenue increased to $99.4 million from $71.1 million for the same period in 2021, this is the highest in any previous six month period.
Historically high adjusted EBITDA amounted to $14.2 million for the six months of 2022 compared to $12.2 million in 2021 where adjusted EBITDA included wage subsidies of $2.9 million.
Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $0.9 million compared to a loss $0.4 million in the same period of the prior year.
Syndicated bank indebtedness to trailing bank EBITDA improved to a ratio of 2.77:1.00 compared to 3.56:1.00 at December 31, 2021.
Free cash flow amounted to $11.1 million compared to $10.5 million in H1 2021.
OUTLOOK
2022 continues to exceed our expectations with strong results being driven by operational efficiencies, realized synergies from our acquisition in the first quarter of 2021, the recent acquisition of Cordy during this quarter, robust commodity prices, as well as a gradual return to pre-COVID activity levels across other industries. Our outlook for the 2nd half of 2022 is that North American economies will continue to benefit from favourable commodity prices in energy, utilities, agriculture and forestry. In addition, we have major capital projects across a diverse sector of industries including midstream, utilities/telecommunications, municipal infrastructure and energy transition in 2022 and 2023.
With secured backlog reaching record levels, Vertex is well positioned for strong earnings growth for 2022 and 2023. The current trend towards less carbon-intensive energy sources is presenting new opportunities for Vertex. We are working closely with several of our Indigenous Partners and customers to advance projects that reduce atmospheric carbon emissions, enhance biodiversity and carbon sequestering, utilize or convert to wind and solar as well as renewable natural gas (RNG), biofuels, helium and emerging hydrogen opportunities.
Vertex's future outlook is very positive with strong commodity prices supporting maintenance and development activity as well as both federal and provincial government support for increased well abandonment and rehabilitation projects. Vertex continues to demonstrate the strength and resiliency of our business model and is in an enviable position to facilitate further growth through cross-selling of our services throughout the life-cycle of our clients' projects in a variety of industries.
In addition, we are focusing on the successful integration of our recent acquisition of Cordy. This acquisition strengthens our environmental services business, while providing additional free cashflow generation through savings from integration, elimination of duplicate corporate office costs, and by increasing the utilization of the equipment fleet and personnel.
Vertex's vision of being a world-leading environmental services company has not changed. As an environmental service business, we believe we are uniquely positioned for ESG performance. We understand that we have a responsibility to maximize our internal ESG performance and have made a corporate commitment to do so. More substantially, we understand that our opportunity to support the ESG initiatives of our customers has a significantly broader global impact. As such, our ESG system design includes both an internal and a customer focus. As our ESG journey evolves, so too will our measurement and reporting, holding ourselves accountable to internal and customer metrics. Ultimately, our intent is to create business resiliency by becoming a primary source of executable ESG supply chain solutions for our customers.
ABOUT VERTEX
Since 1962, Vertex has been a leading North American provider of environmental services. Headquartered in Sherwood Park, Alberta, Vertex employs a staff of approximately 950 employees and lease operators that provide services to help clients achieve their developmental and operational goals. From initial site selection, consultation and regulatory approval, through construction, operation and maintenance, to conclusion and environmental cleanup, Vertex provides a wide array of services to customers operating in industries such as energy, mining, utilities, private development, public infrastructure, construction, telecommunications, forestry, agriculture and government.
Vertex principally operates in Canada with select locations in the United States.
NON-IFRS FINANCIAL MEASURES
This news release includes certain terms or performance measures that are not defined under International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"), including "Adjusted EBITDA". The data presented is intended to provide additional information that should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute measure of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. The non-IFRS measures should be read in conjunction with the Company's financial statements and accompanying notes.
"Adjusted EBITDA" is a non-financial measure which is calculated by adjusting net (loss) income for the sum of income taxes, finance costs including interest accretion on lease liabilities, depreciation of property and equipment and right of use assets, amortization of intangible assets, share-based compensation, restructuring costs and impairment. The Company uses Adjusted EBITDA as an indicator of its principal business activities operational performance prior to consideration of how its activities are financed and the impact of taxation, non-cash depreciation and amortization, restructuring costs and other non-cash expenses such as impairments required under IFRS. Adjusted EBITDA does not have a standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and is not necessarily comparable to similar measures provided by other companies. Adjusted EBITDA is used by many analysts as an important analytical tool and management of Vertex believes it is useful for providing readers with additional clarity on Vertex's operational performance. This measure is also considered important by the Company's lenders in determining compliance by the Company with the financial covenants under its lending arrangements.
"Free cash flow" is a non-financial measure which is calculated by reducing adjusted EBITDA by maintenance capital expenditures net of disposal proceeds.
"Adjusted Working Capital" is a non-financial measure which is calculated by reducing current liabilities by the current portion of loans and borrowings, lease liabilities and other liabilities.
Reconciliations of adjusted EBITDA, free cash flow and adjusted working capital are provided in the MD&A under the heading "7.0 Non-IFRS Financial Measures".
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
Any "financial outlook" or "future oriented financial information" in this MD&A, as defined by applicable securities laws, has been approved by management of Vertex. Such financial outlook or future oriented financial information is provided for the purpose of providing information about management's current expectations and plans relating to the future. Readers are cautioned that reliance on such information may not be appropriate for other circumstances.
Certain statements contained in this document constitute "forward-looking information". When used in this document or by any of the Company's management, the words "may", "would", "will", "intend", "plan", "propose", "anticipate" and "believe" are intended to identify forward-looking information. In particular, but without limiting the foregoing, this document contains forward-looking information and statements pertaining to the following: the Company's key strategies, objectives and competitive strengths; anticipated expenses; the Company's ability to integrate and capitalize on underutilized equipment through cross-selling opportunities across service lines and reducing redundant costs in 2022; growth opportunities in the Company's Environmental Services segment in 2022; supply and demand for the Company's services; activity levels in the oil and gas industry and other industries in which the Company operates; annual gross maintenance capital expenditures for 2022; future development activities; and the Company's ability to retain existing clients and attract new business, particularly business outside of the oil and gas industry. Such statements reflect the Company's forecasts, estimates and expectations, as they relate to the Company's current views based on its experience and expertise with respect to future events, and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions.
The forward-looking information and statements contained in this document reflect several material factors and expectations and assumptions of the Company, including, without limitation: that the Company will continue to conduct its operations in a manner consistent with past operations; positive future trends in revenue, gross profit margin, Adjusted EBITDA, Bank EBITDA and net income; the general continuance of current or, where applicable, assumed industry conditions; the mix of revenue from non-oil and gas customers in 2022 pricing of the Company's services; the Company's ability to market successfully to current and new clients; the Company's ability to obtain qualified personnel and equipment in a timely and cost-effective manner; the Company's future debt levels; the impact of competition on the Company; the Company's ability to obtain financing on acceptable terms; the general continuance of current or, where applicable, assumed industry conditions; the continuance of existing tax, royalty and regulatory regimes; the impact of seasonal weather conditions; client activity levels; anticipated market recovery; the Company's anticipated business strategies and expected success; the Company's ability to utilize its equipment; levels of deployable equipment; and future sources of funding for the Company's capital program.
The forward-looking information and statements included in this document are not guarantees of future performance and should not be unduly relied upon. Such information and statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking information or statements, including, without limitation: volatility of the oil and natural gas industry; dependence on customer contracts and market acceptance; the Company's growth strategy may not achieve anticipated results; potential litigation claims; difficulty in attracting and retaining skilled personnel; adverse litigation judgments, settlements and exposure to liability resulting from legal proceedings could reduce profits of limit Vertex's ability to operate; the market for Vertex's products and services is subject to extensive government and regulatory approvals; health, safety and environment laws and regulations may require the Company to make substantial expenditures or cause it to incur substantial liabilities; the Company may fail to realize anticipated benefits of future acquisitions; Vertex's indebtedness may adversely affects its financial flexibility and competitive position; competition in the industries in which Vertex operates; downturns in general economic and market conditions; operational hazards and unforeseen interruptions for which Vertex may not be adequately insured; positive covenants in Vertex's material contracts could limit its ability to operate; third part credit risk; conservation measures and technological advances may reduce demand for hydrocarbons; loss of the Company's information and computer systems or cyber-attacks; director and officer conflicts of interest; a reassessment by tax authorities of Vertex's income calculations; volatility in the price of the Common Shares; and the risk factors set forth under the heading "Risk Factors" in the AIF.
Vertex's business is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Readers are encouraged to review and carefully consider the risk factors described in the AIF, which risk factors are specifically incorporated by reference herein.
The forward-looking statements contained in this MD&A are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. The forward-looking statements included in this MD&A are made as of the date of this MD&A. The Company does not intend and does not assume any obligation to update any such factors or to publicly announce the result of any revisions to any of the forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect future results, events or developments, unless required by law.
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IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ATIF Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: ATIF, the "Company," "ATIF" or "We"), a holding company providing business and financial consulting services in Asia and North America, is pleased to announce that the Company's IPO advisory services client and investment holding in Solarever Ltd.("Solarever"), a Mexican solar energy and electric vehicle company, has seen rapid growth in its recent electric vehicle orders. Based on the investment agreement between Solarever and the Company, ATIF holds a 5.25% equity stake in Solarever.
The high climb in global crude oil prices this year has led to a subsequent spike in the price of gas, creating a strong consumer interest in electric vehicles. According to the American Automobile Association ("AAA"), the state gas price averages in U.S. is $4.07/gallon on August 7, 2022, an increase of 27.6% from $3.19/gallon on the prior year's August 7, and regular gas prices in California and Hawaii are over $5.00/gallon. According to AAA's latest consumer survey revealed on July 13, 2022, one quarter of Americans say they are likely to buy an electric vehicle (powered entirely by electricity, i.e., not a hybrid) for their next vehicle purchase, with millennials leading the way (30%). The common factor among those who want to buy an electric vehicle is a strong desire to save on fuel costs, with 77 percent citing this as the top reason for interest.
Solarever is the leading designer and manufacturer of solar products in Mexico, including photovoltaics (PV) panels, energy storage systems, electric vehicles (EV), and other zero-emission solutions operating in solar and electric vehicle sectors. Solarever is the first and currently only domestic electric vehicle company in Mexico that has been granted electric vehicle safety certification and an EV dealer's license. Solarever launched its first EV, the SEV e-Wan in 2022 which has garnered sizable customer interest and purchase orders in Mexico. The SEV e-Wan starts at $14,500.
Jun Liu, President, Chairman of the Board, and CEO of ATIF, commented, "We highly believe in Solarever's growth potential, based on our strong view of the future of the sustainable energy industry. Solarever is one of the leading players in the solar PV industry and is also active in the electric vehicle industry, which has significant growth potential. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), EV makers plowed through rising prices and broken supply chains to sell 6.6 million electric vehicles in 2021, doubling global sales and tripling the EV market share in just two years. From what we understand, Solarever's recent electric vehicle sales have been brisk and purchase orders are growing rapidly! At the same time, Solarever's IPO process is steadily progressing and we are very excited to see the high returns that this investment will enable us and our shareholders to achieve in its future IPO."
About ATIF Holdings Limited
ATIF Holdings Limited ("ATIF") is a Los Angeles-based comprehensive financial group with wholly owned and operated subsidiaries: ATIF-1 hedge funds company, ATIF equity investing company, ATIF IPO advisory company, and the integrated financial services network platform www.IPOEX.com. ATIF is dedicated to providing international asset securitization services, as well as equity investment and asset management services to companies around the world. ATIF was awarded the "Top 10 Best Listed Companies 2019" from the "Golden Bauhinia Award," the highest award in Hong Kong's financial and securities industry. For more information, please visit https://ir.atifchina.com/.
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Paraglider plummeted to shock death in front of horrified pal on day out
A PARAGLIDER plunged to his death in front of a horrified pal who said: “I looked back and saw him drop like a stone.”
The two friends had been on a pleasure flight.
But witnesses saw one of them spin before plummeting downwards.
A source said: “They were returning home.
“One got into difficulties when his lines twisted but he didn’t have time to deploy his emergency chute.”
Rescue services rushed to the scene at Tong, Bradford, at about 7pm on Tuesday night but the victim died.
West Yorkshire Police said there were no suspicious circumstances and a file has been prepared for the coroner.
The British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association will investigate.
Locals posted tributes on social media and one said: “See these guys flying regularly.
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The Best Samsung Washer and Dryer Deals Right Now: Save Up to $898 on Samsung Laundry Sets
Samsung's newest washer and dryer deals this month include huge savings on nearly all of the brand's Smart Dial washers and dryers. Right now, you can save up to 30% off its best washers and dryers, including laundry pairs. Upgrading your washer or dryer to keep up with demanding laundry needs can be quite the investment, but new laundry machines — especially top-of-the-line sets — can be life savers when it comes to keeping all your clothes and bedding fresh.
Best Buy has the best Samsung washer and dryer deal this week with a best-selling smart laundry set bundle for $898 off. The front load washer's OptiWash automatically senses soil levels to adjust the time and detergent while the dryer's Super Speed Dry finishes a full load in 30 minutes.
From front load laundry machines to top load models, we've rounded up the best Samsung washer and dryer discounts happening this week. Whether the summer took its toll on your machines or you have children heading back to school, shop more of Samsung's best washer and dryer deals below to make laundry day easier for years to come.
Samsung Front Load Washer and Dryer Deals
Not only do these washers save you floor space, but they also tend to use less water than other designs — and less laundry detergent as a result, too.
This smart dial front load washer earned itself the 2021 Best Smart Washing Machine by Good Housekeeping, so you know its smart features and Wi-Fi connectivity are top of the line. This model also comes equipped with CleanGuard antimicrobial technology, which helps prevent mildew, mold and unwanted smells from building up in the drum of your Samsung washer.
The Steam Santize+ option on this dryer keeps your extra sweaty and dirty clothes clean and smelling fresh — which is a huge relief as it's starting to warm up outside. Like its washing machine counterpart, this dryer is also available in the colors ivory white or brushed black.
Thanks to the Sensor Dry system and this smart dryer's Wi-Fi connectivity, you can keep track of your laundry from your phone. Start another dry cycle or refresh your laundry with the Steam Sanitize+ option from the comfort of the SmartThings app. You can also choose between the champagne, white and brushed black color options.
Samsung Top Load Washer and Dryer Deals
Top load washers tend to be a slightly less expensive and more ergonomic than front load washers. Plus, as an added bonus, these home appliances tend to run on the quieter side.
Pretreat your laundry with the faucet that's built into this model. And choose between three different color choices: platinum, white and brushed black. Plus, you can choose between an impeller and an agitator. Just so you know an impeller makes the machine is a bit quieter and uses less water than an agitator does (however, an impeller does cost a bit more).
When you fill up the detergent drawer on this smart top top washer, the device will automatically dispense the right amount of detergent and fabric softener every time you start a load of laundry. This Auto Dispense System makes laundry day a lot easier (especially if you have a heavy bulk-sized detergent.)
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The New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, in New York. Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street Friday, Aug. 5, following much stronger than expected hiring data from the Labor Department.(AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
A person wearing a protective mask walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, in Tokyo. Asian shares mostly declined Tuesday amid a global fall in technology shares, including Japan's SoftBank, which has reported hefty losses caused by the market downturn. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
A person wearing a protective mask walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, in Tokyo. Asian shares mostly declined Tuesday amid a global fall in technology shares, including Japan's SoftBank, which has reported hefty losses caused by the market downturn. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
People wearing protective masks walk in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, in Tokyo. Asian shares mostly declined Tuesday amid a global fall in technology shares, including Japan's SoftBank, which has reported hefty losses caused by the market downturn. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
A person wearing a protective mask walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, in Tokyo. Asian shares mostly declined Tuesday amid a global fall in technology shares, including Japan's SoftBank, which has reported hefty losses caused by the market downturn. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
A person wearing a protective mask looks at an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, in Tokyo. Asian shares mostly declined Tuesday amid a global fall in technology shares, including Japan's SoftBank, which has reported hefty losses caused by the market downturn. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
An NYSE sign is seen on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, on June 15, 2022. Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, led by a steep drop for Norwegian Cruise Line. The S&P 500 is off 0.2% just after the opening bell Tuesday and the Nasdaq and Dow Jones Industrial Average are also falling. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street led by a steep drop for Norwegian Cruise Line. The S&P 500 is off 0.2% just after the opening bell Tuesday and the Nasdaq and Dow Jones Industrial Average are also falling. Norwegian plunged after it reported disappointing second-quarter results. Investors are keen for two reports on prices due later this week, which could signal whether the Federal Reserve's aggressive rate hikes this year have brought inflation under control. Audience rating company Nielsen is surging after it announced progress on a deal to be acquired by private equity firms.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP's earlier story appears below.
Wall Street is mixed Tuesday as more corporate earnings trickle in ahead of highly-anticipated inflation data from the government.
Futures for the benchmark S&P 500 lost 0.3% while futures for the Dow industrials rose about 0.2% with less than an hour before the opening bell.
The U.S. Labor Department will release its July report for consumer prices Wednesday, followed by its producer prices report on Thursday. Investors and economists will look for any signs that the Federal Reserve's aggressive rate hikes the past few months have helped to bring four-decade-high inflation under control.
Last week's strong July jobs report has most economists predicting the Fed will jack up rates again — possibly by as much as another three-quarters of a point — at its September meeting. Investors fear the Fed's actions could lead to a recession, as the U.S. economy has contracted the last two quarters.
The Fed has raised rates four times this year, twice by three-quarters of a point.
The earnings season is beginning to wind down and Disney, Wendy's and Wynn Resorts will be reporting quarterly results this week.
Norwegian Cruise Lines fell 8.5% in premarket, dragging other cruise companies with it, after reporting a much wider loss than expected and it warned that negative trends will continue. . Norwegian lost $509.3 million in its second quarter as sales also fell short of expectations.
Fighting in the Ukraine and attacks on Europe’s biggest nuclear plant are other factors hanging over markets.
Moscow and Kyiv have accused each other of shelling a nuclear power plant in Russia-occupied southeastern Ukraine, attacks that have fueled international concerns. The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has six nuclear reactors, and the fighting around it has raised the danger of a nuclear accident.
France's CAC 40 fell 0.5%, while Germany's DAX tumbled 1.2%. Britain's FTSE 100 was essentially unchanged.
In Asian trading, Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 dipped nearly 0.9% to finish at 27,999.96.
Japan’s technology investor SoftBank Group Corp. dropped more than 7%. On Monday it reported a record quarterly loss of $23 billion. A global nose-dive of technology-related issues, such as Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, has weighed on its sprawling portfolio of investments.
Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 edged up 0.1% to 7,029.80. South Korea’s Kospi edged 0.4% higher to 2,503.46.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng erased earlier gains, falling 0.2% to 20,003.44, while the Shanghai Composite edged up 0.3% to 3,247.43.
Analysts monitoring Asian markets said regional tensions remain a risk because of the flareup between China and Taiwan after the recent visit of U.S. House Speak Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan.
China has said it's extending threatening military exercises surrounding Taiwan, disrupting shipping and air traffic and raising up a notch worries about trade.
“It is worth keeping track of the geopolitical landscape as any major developments on the China/Taiwan front could impact overall risk demand. China confirmed it would extend military drills around Taiwan, and the military will conduct ‘regular’ exercises on the eastern side of the median line of the Taiwan Strait,” said Anderson Alves at ActivTrades.
Also of concern are the rising cases of COVID-19 in China, Japan and some other Asian nations, and their potential impact on supply chains that are a lifeline to some of the region's biggest manufacturers.
In energy trading, benchmark U.S. crude rose $1.09 to $91.85 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It added $1.89 to $90.76 a barrel on Monday.
Brent crude, the international standard for pricing crude, gained $1.25 to $97.90 a barrel.
In currency trading, the U.S. dollar inched up to 135.02 Japanese yen from 134.98 yen. The euro cost $1.0238, up slightly from $1.0193.
Technology stocks were the biggest drag Monday on Wall Street. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% to 4,140.06 and the Nasdaq shed 0.1% to 12,644.46. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 0.1% higher, at 32,832.54. The Russell 2000 rose 1% to 1,941.21.
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When inflation rises, it's not difficult to notice higher prices. But you don't have to be very old to understand the expression that a dollar doesn't buy as much as it used to. The Happy Meal was introduced in 1979 for a price of $1.10. Today, that same meal costs $2.99. Yet, it remains one of the restaurant chain's most popular items. It's also a barometer for the economy because of its convenience for parents.
And consider the iPhone which costs 81% more in 2022 than the initial model that launched in 2007. Yet despite the increase in price, consumers are willing to pay whatever is required.
The key to both of these examples, and others like them, is pricing power. A company that has the ability to raise its prices can maintain its profit margins. That means it delivers consistent results regardless of what's happening in the broader economy. In good times, this may be taken for granted. But when the economy slows down, that consistency stands out.
In this special presentation, we're looking at seven companies with significant pricing power at all times, particularly with inflation currently running at 40-year highs.
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A judge on Wednesday rejected the request by Utah officials to throw out a lawsuit challenging a state ban on transgender kids who want to compete in youth sports.
The ruling comes ahead of a hearing scheduled for Thursday where Judge Keith Kelly will assess whether to put the law passed by the Republican-majority Legislature this year temporarily on hold.
Kelly ruled that the three transgender girls who brought the lawsuit have shown they are harmed by the law that took effect on July 1 and therefore have legal standing for the case to move forward.
Thomas Lee, a former state Supreme Court justice hired by the state to help defend the ban, argued in the hearing that the girls are just “concerned bystanders” who lack standing to bring the lawsuit, KUTV reported.
Parents of the three girls and their attorneys contend in the lawsuit that the law wrongly keeps their children from participating in sports while violating the state constitution that prohibits discrimination and guarantees equal rights and due process.
The issue of whether transgender girls should be allowed to participate in female sports has become flashpoint across the U.S. with Republican lawmakers passing legislation to block them based on the premise it gives them an unfair competitive advantage. Transgender rights advocates counter that the rules aren't just about sports, but another way to demean and attack transgender youth.
Similar legal cases have been playing out in Idaho, West Virginia and Indiana.
As of March, the Utah High School Activities Association knew of only one transgender girl playing in K-12 sports who would be affected by the ban. The association, which organizes leagues for 85,000 students, has said there have been no publicly made allegations of competitive advantage concerning any of the state’s four transgender youth athletes. | https://www.thehour.com/news/article/Judge-won-t-toss-lawsuit-against-Utah-transgender-17365672.php | 2022-08-11T01:15:47Z | https://www.thehour.com/news/article/Judge-won-t-toss-lawsuit-against-Utah-transgender-17365672.php | true | 17 |
More migrants continued arriving in New York City Wednesday, a day after city officials took aim at Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for busing migrants detained at the border to the city as part of his campaign to draw attention to the influx of migrant crossing from Mexico.
New York City officials said intake centers are already overwhelmed with more than 4,000 people since a surge that began in May.
Three buses with approximately 100 migrants from Texas arrived in New York City early Wednesday morning, city officials said. The migrants who arrived Wednesday were from Venezuela and Colombia, said Shaina Coronel, a spokesperson for Manuel Castro, the Commissioner for the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs.
The migrants were a mix of families and single men, according to Michael Whitesides, spokesman for council member Shahana Hanif. They arrived between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. to loud applause from volunteers, including Hanif, Coronel said.
"Mutual aid groups were giving our care packages with food and to-go bags while NYIC and Immigrant Arc assisted with legal services," Whitesides said.
The Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs said that about eight migrants coming off the bus needed emergency medical attention for various health-related issues.
Over the weekend, at least 68 more migrants arrived by bus from Texas.
And while the city plans on opening a more specialized services-based help center within the next two weeks, along with more emergency housing, officials struggle with a lack of coordination from the state of Texas, Castro said.
"They've essentially weaponized this situation," Castro said during at a city council hearing on Tuesday. "We've learned that the bus company that they've been working with has a non-disclosure agreement that does not allow them to communicate with the city of New York."
Mayor Eric Adams accused Abbott of forcing the migrants onto buses, an accusation denied by the governor's office on Monday.
On Friday, Abbott's office released a statement saying New York City is now a designated "drop-off location with Washington, D.C., for the busing strategy as part of the governor's response to the Biden Administration's open border policies overwhelming Texas communities."
Abbott began sending thousands of migrants on buses to Washington, D.C,, earlier this year as an intended affront to the Biden administration.
"It's unimaginable. Come to a country and your first visit here, someone is throwing you out, as the Governor of Texas is doing, then trying to navigate this complex country to deliver your services," Adams said at an unrelated press event on Tuesday.
Abbott's office echoed earlier comments on Wednesday by reiterating that the migrants being bused to New York City are going willingly and have signed a waiver consenting to their destination.
"These migrants willingly chose to go to New York City, having signed a voluntary consent waiver, available in multiple languages, upon boarding that they agreed on the destination. If the mayor wants a solution to this crisis, he should call on President Biden to take immediate action to secure the border — something the President continues failing to do," Renae Eze, Abbott's press secretary, said in a statement.
A copy of the waiver obtained by CNN lists Washington, D.C., and New York City as "available destinations." It also includes a line that absolves Texas and its officials from liability "arising out of or in any way relating to any injuries and damages that may occur during the agreed transport to locations outside of Texas."
Abbott's office did not answer questions concerning non-disclosure agreements for bus companies.
One migrant who arrived Wednesday, who spoke to CNN on the condition of anonymity, said he has family in New York City and voluntarily got on the bus. He had previously traveled a month from Venezuela to the border to seek asylum in what he described as an arduous journey, and he was happy to finally be meeting with family in New York.
He described a three-day journey to New York as a comfortable trip, adding that food and water were provided. The man claimed some people on the bus did want to come to New York on their own volition and made arrangements to meet relatives.
Other individuals that arrived Wednesday were seeking final destination in Chicago, Miami, Maryland, North Carolina, along with the New York city of Rochester and the village of Westbury, said Coronel.
City officials say migrants need housing, legal and medical assistance
At Tuesday's hearing, city officials detailed the challenge in providing services, such as housing, legal help and even medical assistance.
"As the buses arrive, people arrive hungry, thirsty and often sick," Castro said. "And those are the immediate needs. Asylum seekers have many particular needs."
New York City Commissioner of the Department of Social Services Gary Jenkins told the hearing on "Long-standing NYC Shelter Intake Issues and the Recent Increase in Asylum Seekers" that the migrants have been placed in 11 emergency sites -- four in Manhattan, three in Queens, two in Brooklyn and two in the Bronx, he said.
The city is expected to open one specialized service center within the next two weeks, said New York City Office of Emergency Management Commissioner Zach Iscol. That center will primarily provide legal services and enrollment in public schools for children who have arrived, among others. They then plan to refer people to community-based organizations as a way to matriculate migrants into different communities, Iscol said.
Adams, for his part, said he is asking for more state and federal help and expects to speak with the Biden administration before the end of the week. He also highlighted the conditions most of the migrants from Texas had to endure, with a 45-hour bus ride and limited stops, even though, he says, some wanted to go to a different state.
"There is nothing successful about treating people with this lack of dignity," the mayor said.
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Horoscopes - August 10
- Aries – You’re going to be on the top of your game today. You know what you have to do, and you’re not afraid to do what it takes to get to the next level. Pluto is in your Tenth House (of Career, Profession and Responsibility) to help you stay focused.
- Your day is a 9.
- Your energy color is white.
- Taurus – Open up your eyes to the messages your body is telling you. Mercury is in your Sixth House (of Work and Health) helping you find the balance of work and rest. Your mental health is the most important thing, and you have to take some time off to recharge.
- Your day is a 7.
- Your energy color is green.
- Gemini – Today is going to be a day for reflection, and you’re going to realize there are things that have to change. Neptune is in your Eleventh House (of Aspirations and Personal Goals) to keep the momentum of these new goals.
- Your day is a 6.
- Your energy color is red.
- Cancer – The environment you spend most of your time in is starting to feel a little overwhelming for you. Before you make some drastic changes by throwing the clutter away, start by redecorating and organizing everything. Mercury is in your Eighth House (of Transformation and Sexuality) helping you be calm and Zen-like.
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- Your day is an 8.
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Haylie Duff is an actress, writer, host, and fashion designer. She received her first major role in a feature film when she was cast as 'Summer Wheatley' in NAPOLEON DYNAMITE. Since then, she's made guest appearances on JOAN OF ARCADIA, THAT'S SO RAVEN and CHICAGO HOPE. Fans welcomed her into their homes every week when she joined the cast of the beloved 7TH Heaven. Shortly after, she joined the Broadway cast of HAIRSPRAY portraying mean girl 'Amber Von Tussle'. She later hosted and executive produced the reality show LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL: IN SEARCH OF ELLE WOODS for MTV. After a long list of tv movies for channels like Hallmark and SciFi channel, she most recently joined Rob Schneider in the Netflix comedy series REAL ROB.
In 2014, Haylie started a food blog called THE REAL GIRL'S KITCHEN which spawned into its own cookbook and TV series on the Cooking Channel. In addition to her acting and hosting credits, Haylie's social media presence has led to content and endorsement opportunities with brands like Hasbro, Clarins and Applegate. And with the inspiration of her two young daughters, Haylie's newest endeavor is Little Moon Society – an ethically produced children and women's clothing company based in Los Angeles.
Haylie is continuing a long relationship with Lifetime, and stars in the lead role of a film directed by Marla Sokoloff entitled BLENDING CHRISTMAS which will air as a part of Lifetime's 2021 holiday lineup IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFETIME. She can also be seen as a frequent guest host on E! NIGHTLY POP and DAILY POP as well as Hallmark Channels extremely popular lifestyle show HOME & FAMILY. Haylie also stars in the upcoming film THE BABY PACT, a sequel to the popular 2014 film THE WEDDING PACT which aired on Netflix.
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Dr. Nathan Bonilla-Warford aka "Dr. Nate" received his Doctorate of Optometry from Illinois College of Optometry, located in Chicago, Illinois, in 2004. The following year he completed a residency program specializing in Pediatric and Binocular Vision at the Illinois College of Optometry. During his Optometric Internships, he studied developmental vision in Denver, Colorado and contact lenses and ocular disease in Chicago, Illinois. Owing to his passion for improving the vision of children, Dr. Bonilla-Warford has published articles on such topics as the use of vision therapy to improve reading skills and has lectured to Optometry students and paraprofessionals as well as the general public on visual care of children, the importance of vision in personal development, and options for controlling nearsightedness. He has been featured on news such as Fox 13, NBC8, Bay News 9, The Tampa Bay Times, but eye care publications such as Review Optometry, Invision Magazine and others. Dr. Bonilla-Warford is very active in professional organizations and is a member of the American Optometric Association. He is a Fellow of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD), an organization dedicated to pediatric vision and vision therapy, as well as a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, an organization dedicated to vision research and education. Additionally, he is Past President of the Hillsborough Society of Optometry and is chair of the Children's Vision Committee of the Florida Optometric Association.
Interview provided by: Global Myopia Awareness Coalition
Media contact: Demi Wolfe; dwolfe@golin.com
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Report: NFL to schedule new Black Friday game to stream on Amazon
The NFL and Amazon would reportedly like to invite you stay home on Black Friday.
Sports Business Journal's John Ourand reported on Wednesday that the NFL's planning to add a new broadcast to the calendar on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. It will stream on Amazon. Because where better to host a game on the nation's biggest shopping day?
Per the report, the NFL's aiming to implement the game in 2023, but it could be delayed until 2024. Amazon would pay $70-100 million for the rights to the game, according to the report. Neither the NFL nor Amazon have commented on the report.
The game and the rights fees would be in addition to the roughly $1 billion Amazon is reportedly paying annually to stream "Thursday Night Football" exclusively on its Prime platform, an arrangement that starts in Week 2 this season when the Los Angeles Chargers visit the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Black Friday game marks another new broadcast to the holiday calendar as the NFL continues to demand the attention of football fans while they're home from work. In 2006, the NFL added a primetime game on top of the traditional Thanksgiving daytime double-header. Christmas this year will now feature its own NFL triple-header to the sure chagrin of the NBA.
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Now, starting in 2023 — or 2024 — you can nurse your Thanksgiving football hangover with more football on Friday. And if it keeps you home and close to your Amazon checkout cart instead of out shopping in a physical store, so much the better for Amazon. | https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/report-nfl-to-schedule-new-black-friday-game-to-stream-on-amazon-012004697.html?src=rss | 2022-08-11T01:28:25Z | https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/report-nfl-to-schedule-new-black-friday-game-to-stream-on-amazon-012004697.html?src=rss | true | 2 |
Citizens have a critical role in matters of waste
What you need to know:
- If seriously addressed and a lot of commitment put into it, waste is a ready job market.
- The big impediment is the lack of a ready market for recyclable materials, training and finances.
- This enterprise is an SME that can be developed if well funded.
Being consumers of goods and services and generators of waste, the citizens should play a key role in waste minimisation and sorting at the source.
Their participation or lack of it thereof determines the success or failure of implementation of waste management initiatives.
The move by the Ministry of Environment, through the counties, on waste segregation comes to mind.
The waste pickers cooperatives in some counties will accelerate waste management initiatives, hence quickly facilitating the goal of moving from the prevailing ‘business as usual’.
But that will work smoothly if the counties and relevant national government agencies make it easier and possible for the youth and women groups engaged in waste collection, sorting, reuse and recycling.
Kenyans and their government have been at pains to create more jobs.
If seriously addressed and a lot of commitment put into it, waste is a ready job market.
What is needed is a look at the significant challenges—such as lack of infrastructure, like well-designated collection points, and modern transfer stations with well-organised material recovery facilities.
The big impediment is the lack of a ready market for recyclable materials, training and finances.
This enterprise is an SME that can be developed if well funded.
That calls for commitment beyond mere rhetoric that waste management, as an environmental nuisance, is given. This is lip service though.
Legal and policy regime
The country is not lacking in good laws and statutes on waste management.
This has come in the way of legislative and institutional mechanisms. Waste management has been addressed in Kenya Vision 2030, National Climate Change Action Plan, and laws and regulations like the Environmental Management and Coordination Act (EMCA), 1999.
What lacks is the strengthening of the counties to fully implement the legal and policy regime.
The Constitution, in Article 42, provides that every person has the right to a clean and healthy environment.
It states that the state will eliminate processes and activities likely to endanger the environment. But the counties and national government agencies do not up the ante on this.
Counties should, besides prioritising improved waste collection and disposal in most towns, also pursue the goals of the National Solid Waste Management Strategy, which aims at creating a 7R society that prioritises reduction, rethinking of our waste strategies, refusing like in NIMBY (not in my backyard), recycling, reusing, repairing and refilling to minimise waste generation and to a point maximise value creation from waste.
Properly implemented, waste management, today a big headache in most counties, would be a source of wealth and job creation besides improving the environment.
Although most manifestos of the presidential candidates lacked good grounding on environmental matters, cleanliness should be the cardinal starting point for the victor.
Mr Kigo is an environmentalist. [email protected] | https://nation.africa/kenya/blogs-opinion/blogs/citizens-have-a-critical-role-in-matters-of-waste-3910528 | 2022-08-11T01:28:41Z | https://nation.africa/kenya/blogs-opinion/blogs/citizens-have-a-critical-role-in-matters-of-waste-3910528 | false | 1 |
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In a cover story with GQ magazine, Mumford opened up about how he and his wife focused on making their marriage “the priority” early on in their union.
“[We said], ‘The odds are stacked against us. Let’s make that our great work and everything else can come from that,’ right?” he shared with the outlet, adding how his upcoming solo record was dedicated to the Promising Young Woman actress.
The “I Will Wait for You” singer added: “The reason I think people don’t stay married is because they don’t realize how much work it takes.”
Back to top | https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/carey-mulligan-marcus-mumford-relationship-timeline/august-2022-27/ | 2022-08-11T01:37:53Z | https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/carey-mulligan-marcus-mumford-relationship-timeline/august-2022-27/ | false | null |
Houston Astros right-handed pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. will make his season debut against the Oakland Athletics on Saturday after a right flexor pronator strain sidelined him for the past 10 months.
McCullers hasn’t taken the mound for Houston since Game 4 of last season’s American League Division Series against the Chicago White Sox.
In a rehab outing with Triple-A Sugarland on Sunday, McCullers went five innings, allowing five runs on seven hits with three walks and five strikeouts. He threw 86 pitches.
Rather than giving him another minor league start, Houston elected to put McCullers back in the rotation after he threw a bullpen session ahead of Wednesday’s game against the Texas Rangers.
McCullers, 28, went 13-5 with a 3.16 ERA across 28 starts last season. He walked a major-league-leading 76 batters in 162 1/3 innings while striking out 185.
The right-hander has spent his entire six-year career with the Astros. In 122 games (119 starts), he is 45-30 with a 3.57 ERA.
Houston’s pitching staff currently sports the second-best ERA in the major leagues (2.99). No other team has held opposing batters to a lower batting average, either, as hitters are batting just .210 against Astros pitchers.
–Field Level Media | https://sportsnaut.com/astros-rhp-lance-mccullers-jr-set-to-return-saturday/ | 2022-08-11T01:39:10Z | https://sportsnaut.com/astros-rhp-lance-mccullers-jr-set-to-return-saturday/ | true | 2 |
WILMINGTON—John E. Bertone Jr., 53, of Wilmington, passed away Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022 at his home with his wife and friends by his side. Born June 30, 1969 in Melrose Park, IL, he was a son of John E. Sr. and Josephine (Loucks) Bertone. John graduated from Morton East High School, and owned and operated an auto repair shop. On May 17, 2022 he married his longtime partner and love of his life, Michelle McDonagh. John enjoyed fishing, riding dirt bikes and motorcycles. He was a good friend to many, deeply loved and will be dearly missed. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2697812897681/le-roy-f-grell | 2022-08-11T01:40:15Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2697812897681/le-roy-f-grell | false | null |
In the summer, from dusk until the moon rises, Mauney finds his photos' subjects along quiet stretches of farmstand highway, in abandoned fields, hidden pockets of woods and under power lines.
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In the summer, from dusk until the moon rises, Mauney finds his photos' subjects along quiet stretches of farmstand highway, in abandoned fields, hidden pockets of woods and under power lines.
Copyright 2022 NPR | https://radio.wpsu.org/2022-08-10/this-hudson-valley-photographer-takes-mesmerizing-pictures-of-fireflies-every-summer | 2022-08-11T01:43:46Z | https://radio.wpsu.org/2022-08-10/this-hudson-valley-photographer-takes-mesmerizing-pictures-of-fireflies-every-summer | true | null |
Firefighters battled heat exhaustion along with a basement blaze Wednesday night in Mahwah.
No serious injuries were reported in the fire, which broke out shortly before 8 p.m. in the two-story home on dead-ended Storrs Court off East Crescent Road near the Rockland County border.
Firefighters had the blaze knocked down within a half-hour. The cause wasn't immediately determined.
Mutual aid at the scene or in coverage included firefighters from Ramsey, Wyckoff, Hillburn, Sloatsburg, Suffern and Tallman, as well as Mahwah police and EMS.
Click here to sign up for Daily Voice's free daily emails and news alerts. | https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/northpassaic/news/firefighters-douse-mahwah-basement-blaze-near-rockland-border/840317/ | 2022-08-11T01:46:05Z | https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/northpassaic/news/firefighters-douse-mahwah-basement-blaze-near-rockland-border/840317/ | false | null |
Fresh fears after Facebook's role in US abortion case
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Facebook sparked outrage by complying with US police probing an abortion case, boosting simmering fears the platform will be a tool for clamping down on the procedure.
Criticism built after media reports revealed the social networking giant had turned over messages key to a mother being criminally charged with an abortion for her daughter.
Advocates had warned of exactly this kind of thing after America's top court revoked the national right to abortion in late June, as big tech companies hold a trove of data on users locations and behavior.
Jessica Burgess, 41, was accused of helping her 17-year-old daughter to terminate a pregnancy in the midwestern US state of Nebraska.
She faces five charges -- including one under a 2010 law which only allows abortion up to 20 weeks after fertilization.
The daughter faces three charges, including one of concealing or abandoning a corpse.
Yet Facebook owner Meta defended itself Tuesday by noting the Nebraska court order "didn't mention abortion at all", and came before the Supreme Court's highly divisive decision in June to overturn Roe v Wade, the case which conferred right to abortion in the United States.
"That sentence would seem to imply that *if* the search warrants mentioned abortion, there would be a different result. But of course that's not true," tweeted Logan Koepke, who researches on how technology impacts issues like criminal justice.
When queried about handing over the data, the Silicon Valley giant pointed AFP to its policy of complying with government requests when "the law requires us to do so."
Nebraska's restrictions were adopted years before Roe was overturned. Some 16 states have outright bans or limits in the early weeks of pregnancy in their jurisdictions.
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For tech world watchers, the Nebraska case surely won't be the last.
"This is going to keep happening to companies that have vast amounts of data about people across the country and around the world," said Alexandra Givens, CEO of the non-profit Center for Democracy & Technology.
She went on to note that if companies receive a duly-issued legal request, under a valid law, there are strong incentives for them to want to comply with that request.
"The companies at a minimum have to make sure that they're insisting on a full legal process, that warrants are specific and not a fishing expedition, searches are very narrowly construed and that they notify users so that users can try to push back," Givens added.
Meta did not provide AFP the Nebraska court's order. The police filing asked the judge to order the company not to tell Burgess's daughter about the search warrant for her Facebook messages.
"I have reason to believe that notifying the subscriber or customer of the issuance of this search warrant may result in the destruction of or tampering with evidence," police detective Ben McBride wrote.
He told the court he began investigating "concerns" in late April that Burgess's daughter had given birth prematurely to a "stillborn child", which they allegedly buried together.
Advocates noted that apart from not using Meta's products, one sure way to keep users' communications out of government hands would be for them to be automatically encrypted.
Meta-owned WhatsApp has end-to-end encryption, which means the company does not have access to the information, but that level of privacy protection is not the default setting on Facebook messenger.
"The company has never said it would not comply with a request from law enforcement in a situation related to abortions," said Caitlin Seeley George, a campaign director at advocacy group Fight for the Future.
"If users could rely on encrypted messaging, Meta wouldn't even be in a position where they could share conversations," she added.
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Source: AFP | https://briefly.co.za/business-economy/134940-fresh-fears-facebooks-role-abortion-case/ | 2022-08-11T01:48:07Z | https://briefly.co.za/business-economy/134940-fresh-fears-facebooks-role-abortion-case/ | true | 14 |
Regional News of Thursday, 11 August 2022
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Dr. Archibald Letsa, Volta Regional Minister has asked Municipal and District Assemblies (MDAs) in the Region to invest more in local economic development and ensure the highest value for money in all transactions.
He said the government's finances were dwindling and it was important that the assemblies invested to provide development for the people at the local level to complement the Government's effort.
Dr. Letsa, speaking at the first meeting of the Volta Regional Coordinating Council (VRCC) also charged the MDAs to institute necessary measures to cut down expenditures on goods and services.
The Minister said resources were now hard to come by, hence the little that had been provided and utilised must be put to good use, warning that the VRCC would “not take kindly to projects completed and left in the bush to rot away.”
He said it was imperative for the assemblies to be always guided to minimise cost in every activity they undertook, noting that completed projects not in use would not be countenanced in going forward.
Dr Letsa urged the assemblies to try and avoid delayed projects which sometimes came along with revised contract sums thereby increasing project costs and limiting resources for other investments.
“As heads of public institutions in the region, we have to ensure that projects and programmes are completed on schedule if not ahead of schedule and stick to payment arrangements,” he added.
He said his outfit had taken notice of the increasing trend of contractors and suppliers going to court to demand settlements of delayed payments for works and supplies to the MDAs.
Dr Letsa, therefore, advised the MDAs to engage their service providers and commit to defraying monies owed to them to help cut down the surge of contractors suing assemblies for additional funds.
On security, the Minister said the region had been peaceful and commended the security services for their commitment and the Regional, Municipal and District Security Councils for their efficient and effective monitoring of security situation in the region.
He said the councils would continue to engage relevant state agencies to secure all sensitive and strategic installations, facilitate their operations and protect the natural resources in the region for a safe environment.
The Minister reiterated his call to the Municipal and District Chief Executives to develop mechanisms to prevent illegal mining, logging, and destruction of the environment in their jurisdictions.
“As people who have a strong attachment to our environment, we hold it a sacred duty to protect the environment from the selfish few who want to exploit it for their parochial interest,” he said. | https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/MDAs-asked-to-invest-more-to-develop-the-local-economy-Volta-Minister-1600520 | 2022-08-11T01:50:35Z | https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/MDAs-asked-to-invest-more-to-develop-the-local-economy-Volta-Minister-1600520 | false | 4 |
Two U.S. soldiers at Georgia's Fort Benning were killed and three others were injured in what authorities described as a weather-related event.
Two U.S. soldiers at Georgia's Fort Benning were killed and three others were injured in what authorities described as a weather-related event. | https://mirtesen.ru/dispute/43745120269/2-soldiers-killed-3-injured-in-weather-related-incident-in-Georg | 2022-08-11T01:55:40Z | https://mirtesen.ru/dispute/43745120269/2-soldiers-killed-3-injured-in-weather-related-incident-in-Georg | false | null |
The Group A opener was due to be played on 21 November at 16:00 GMT, as the third match of the competition.
The opening match of the tournament was to be Senegal against the Netherlands at 10:00, earlier on the Monday.
However, the administrative arm of world governing body Fifa has submitted a proposal to move the Qatar game.
It followed discussions with Qatar and their opponents Ecuador, after receiving a request from the South American confederation Conmebol.
It fits in with the tradition of either the hosts or the holders being involved in the opening match.
The final decision will be made by the bureau of the Fifa council, which comprises the six confederation presidents, plus Fifa president Gianni Infantino.
If it is approved as expected, it would not change the release dates for players, and Senegal against the Netherlands would be switched to 16:00 on the Monday, given only three games would be played instead of the present four.
England's Group B match with Iran, which is being played at 13:00 on 21 November, would be unaffected, as would Wales' opening match against the United States of America at 21:00 on the same date. | https://www.loopsamoa.com/sport/world-cup-2022-tournament-set-start-one-day-early-qatar-v-ecuador-115369 | 2022-08-11T02:10:47Z | https://www.loopsamoa.com/sport/world-cup-2022-tournament-set-start-one-day-early-qatar-v-ecuador-115369 | true | 6 |
UCLA Health has teamed up with the LA Opera on a form of physical therapy for people experiencing long COVID. Patients sing lullabies, pop songs, and spirituals, while using opera techniques to rebuild their breath capacity and vocal stamina. Long COVID symptoms include lingering fatigue, brain fog, shortness of breath, and other issues that can last for months.
At the center of the program is using mindfulness to help patients work through the hopelessness that comes with long COVID, says mezzo-soprano teaching artist Nani Sinha.
“The mindfulness is really a reset for the nervous system in the brain so that when we get into the breathing exercises, the body is already calm. Because the body has experienced this trauma of COVID, and it's not able to function at the high level, all of a sudden, you’re winded. … That trauma stays in the body and the body remembers,” Sinha explains.
Sinha teaches many exercises she uses to prep for an opera performance. They are also techniques that pulmonary rehabilitation clinics use. That includes what’s called box breathing and semi-occluded vocal tract breathing, which involves humming, breathing through pursed lips, and breathing through a straw.
Gayle Geffner recently joined the program. She’s had COVID-19 three times and describes her worst symptoms as fatigue and shortness of breath. After her bouts with the illness, she struggled with getting back into her workout routine.
Six weeks after her first brush with COVID, Geffner says she tried to walk on a treadmill. Within 10 minutes, she says the room started spinning.
After taking part in the program, Geffner says she’s now able to use the exercises to help get her through her workouts.
“They are wonderful. I find if I start to exercise and I feel tired, or I feel like I might be short of breath, if I stop and do the breathing exercises, I can get right back into it,” Geffner says.
Sinha says the gentle exercises help massage the vocal cords and deliver more oxygen to the blood.
“Not only am I seeing an increase in capacity, exhaling, longevity of exhale, but I'm also seeing changes in speaking voice. A lot of times people have been intubated. And after that kind of a trauma to the vocal cords, the voice is very fried and hoarse. It sounds unhealthy,” Sinha explains. “One of the biggest things is improvement in general well-being. People feel more hopeful people are able to tackle things. People are able to focus and function.” | https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/press-play-with-madeleine-brand/coronavirus-homeless-lausd-fake-meat/ucla-opera-long-covid-breathing?utm_source=KCRW&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=kcrw-news-rss | 2022-08-11T02:13:59Z | https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/press-play-with-madeleine-brand/coronavirus-homeless-lausd-fake-meat/ucla-opera-long-covid-breathing?utm_source=KCRW&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=kcrw-news-rss | false | 1 |
Big Brother Season 24 aired a brand new episode on Wednesday, August 10, 2022. The episode saw the contestants compete in the Power of Veto (PoV) competition and put their best foot forward to keep themselves safe during a crucial week in the competition. However, some major powerplays were able to change the dynamic among the houseguests.
On this week's episode of Big Brother, Terrance (despite being a part of the Festie Bestie team of Monte and Joseph) aligned with Daniel to evict Monte from the competition. As the team was up on the chopping block, Terrance realized that he was in danger of going home and made a plan with Daniel.
However, fans were unimpressed with Terrance's game. One tweeted:
Fans react to Big Brother contestant Terrance's gameplan
After Terrance, Monte and Joseph were up on the chopping block, it was essential for Terrance to save himself from a potential eviction. He collaborated with Daniel, who was also at risk of elimination and planned to evict Monte. Terrance confessed that Daniel was a "dope" player and could work with him to evict one of the strongest threats in the house.
Terrance and Daniel connected over their "experiences in entertainment" and strategized the different ways by which they could evict Monte. Either Terrance could play poorly in the PoV competition or convince Michael to keep the nominations the same if Monte, Joseph, and Terrance lost the competition.
Fans were unimpressed with Terrance's game as Daniel had previously nominated him for eviction. They took to social media to express their disappointment.
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After Nicole's eviction, Daniel was left alone in the Big Brother house to fend for himself. He didn't take the news of his only friend and Top 2 Rogue Rat alliance member's elimination well. Daniel had an emotional outburst, accusing Alyssa, Jasmine, and Indy of voting against Nicole.
Daniel then confronted Monte about hatching a concrete plan to evict Nicole. He confessed that Monte and Michael were the frontrunners to win the competition. Soon after, he lashed out at the former in front of the other houseguests and blamed him for lying to evict Taylor. However, Daniel was unaware of the Leftovers Alliance and couldn't stay calm.
For the Head of Household (HoH) challenge on Big Brother, Daniel had to put his best foot forward in order to win the title and dominate the game that week. However, he fell short by a few seconds. Michael took over and won the challenge, making him the HoH for the week. This would also keep him and his Festie Bestie Brittany safe from eviction.
It was all up to Michael to nominate a Fesite Bestie team for eviction. He revealed that as the one holding the power, he would do what was best for his game in the long run. He also discussed a plan with Brittany. Although both recognized that it was essential to backdoor Daniel next, they were skeptical about whether it was the best move, considering they could use their power to plan a major move.
Meanwhile, Monte, Joseph, and Terrance volunteered to go up for eviction in an attempt to backdoor Daniel and dominate with the Leftovers Alliance. This would enable more players from the alliance to play in the PoV competition, and they could use the opportunity to evict Terrance in the worst-case scenario.
Big Brother contestant Turner tried to convince Michael to put him and Jasmine on the block, but the HoH insisted on going with the original plan so he could have either Daniel or Monte up for eviction. Daniel convinced Michael that he could be used to benefit the latter's game.
Ahead of the nominations, Fesite Bestie pair Michael and Brittany discussed their plans once again. While they realized that they could side with the alliance to backdoor Daniel, they also thought it would be best to eliminate more serious threats like Monte or Joseph.
As planned, Michael put Monte, Joseph, and Terrance up for eviction. While the ones nominated thought of it as a good sign, Michael ended the episode on a cliffhanger, leaving viewers looking for answers regarding his final decision.
Season 24 of the hit reality competition has been extremely popular with viewers. Since the Leftovers Alliance was formed, members Kyle, Monte, Joseph, Michael, Brittany, and Taylor have been creating major blindsides during evictions. Readers can keep watching Big Brother on CBS. | https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/terrance-goes-whatever-way-wind-blows-fans-slam-terrance-forming-alliance-daniel-big-brother | 2022-08-11T02:14:03Z | https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/terrance-goes-whatever-way-wind-blows-fans-slam-terrance-forming-alliance-daniel-big-brother | false | 1 |
SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily 3 Evening" game were:
9-7-8
(nine, seven, eight)
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KCCPAD (KCCPAD) traded 3.2% higher against the U.S. dollar during the one day period ending at 21:00 PM ET on August 10th. One KCCPAD coin can currently be bought for approximately $0.0101 or 0.00000042 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges. KCCPAD has a market cap of $1.38 million and approximately $98.00 worth of KCCPAD was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. During the last seven days, KCCPAD has traded up 2.5% against the U.S. dollar.
Here is how other cryptocurrencies have performed during the last 24 hours:
- JUMPN (JST) traded down 54% against the dollar and now trades at $5.46 or 0.00018651 BTC.
- Tarality (TARAL) traded 8.7% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.0011 or 0.00000005 BTC.
- The Web3 Project (WEB3) traded up 213.7% against the dollar and now trades at $517.71 or 0.02213862 BTC.
- Tether (USDT) traded 0% higher against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00004159 BTC.
- Sweet SOL (SSOL) traded 600.9% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.0001 or 0.00000000 BTC.
- Bitsubishi (BITSU) traded 37.7% higher against the dollar and now trades at $98.34 or 0.00428675 BTC.
- XRP (XRP) traded up 5.5% against the dollar and now trades at $0.38 or 0.00001594 BTC.
- Wrapped Cardano (WADA) traded 5.9% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.54 or 0.00002239 BTC.
- Gateway Protocol (GWP) traded up 9.5% against the dollar and now trades at $3.62 or 0.00015070 BTC.
- Polkadot (DOT) traded up 10.8% against the dollar and now trades at $9.55 or 0.00039690 BTC.
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Software company GoTo has promoted Paddy Srinivasan to president and CEO, succeeding board member and CEO Mike Kohlsdorf, who has served as CEO since January.
Srinivasan was promoted from chief product and technology officer where he was leading Boston-based GoTo’s recent transformation and platform unification.
Mike Kohlsdorf assumed the role as CEO when former CEO Bill Wagner stepped down earlier this year.
“It provided an opportunity for Francisco Partners to step into the CEO role,” Srinivasan told CRN. “It’s not uncommon for financial backers to fill leadership roles in these circumstances.” LogMeIn, rebranded as GoTo earlier this year, was acquired by Francisco Partners in a go-private transaction in March 2020.
Kohlsdorf remains an active member of the GoTo Board.
“Our goal was always to find a long-term CEO to take GoTo into its next phase of evolution. I’m honored to be that person,” Srinivasan said.
As CEO, he said the company is uniquely positioned to help SMBs keep their customers and employees supported and protected, which will be more important than ever in the months and years ahead as many SMBs face economic headwinds.
“GoTo will lead the industry by helping companies stay connected and supported while consolidating their tech stacks to save on budget and resources that are in short supply in this economic environment,” he said. “With our offerings designed to meet small-business needs from both a UCC and IT support perspective, we’re demonstrating our commitment to helping our customers by providing them with products that are affordable, unified and effective without sacrificing any one quality for the others.”
He said constant innovation and accelerated growth will strengthen the relationship between end users and IT admins as SMBs need simplicity in their internal operations and customer communications.
“We’re proud of our already-strong relationships with our partner network and I have full confidence in our sales and channel teams in continuing to raise the bar for themselves in 2022 and beyond,” he said. “That doesn’t mean we’ll be complacent, though. In fact, we plan to continue increasing our partner community to better meet the needs of SMBs. We’re actively accelerating exciting innovations to our product portfolio and looking forward to bringing more products to more partners. Stay tuned for more news on that front in the very near future.”
Srinivasan has 25 years of product and leadership experience in driving technologies forward. He first joined GoTo, then known as LogMeIn, in 2013 as general manager and was responsible for product strategy, strategic partnerships and customer success. He then went on to serve as general manager of data and machine learning platform services at Amazon Alexa AI before returning to GoTo in 2020.
Earlier in his career, Srinivasan was founder and CEO of Opstera, a cloud monitoring and management company that was acquired by Avanade, a Microsoft-Accenture joint venture. | https://www.crn.com.au/news/goto-names-paddy-srinivasan-as-ceo-583840 | 2022-08-11T02:26:32Z | https://www.crn.com.au/news/goto-names-paddy-srinivasan-as-ceo-583840 | false | 2 |
INDIANAPOLIS (Monday, Aug. 1, 2022) – More than 20 agricultural teachers and college professors from throughout the U.S. recently met in Indianapolis to determine what FFA members and teams will compete for top honors in the 2022 National FFA Agriscience Fair.
Julia Schuurman of the Millcreek-West Unity FFA chapter in West Unity, Ohio has been named a national finalist this year in the Animal Systems category in Division 5 of the competition.
The National FFA Agriscience Fair is a key competition that is part of the annual National FFA Convention & Expo, Oct. 26 – 29, 2022 in Indianapolis.
To qualify, FFA members working as individuals or teams in grades 7 through 12 are required to conduct a scientific research project pertaining to the agriculture or food science industries and win their state’s FFA agriscience fair.
Individuals or teams compete in one of six categories – animal systems; environmental services/natural resource systems; food products and processing systems; plant systems; power, structural and technical systems; or social science – in six divisions – individuals in grades 7-8, teams grades 7-8, individuals grades 9-10, teams grades 9-10, individuals in grades 11-12, and teams grades 11-12.
First-place winners in each state have qualified for the national pre-qualifying judging. The panel of judges reviewed entries and selected a maximum of 12 in each category and division to move on to the national competition.
For a complete list of results, check here: https://www.ffa.org/participate/awards/agriscience-fair/.
The National FFA Organization is a school-based national youth leadership development organization of more than 735,000 student members as part of 8,817 local FFA chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. | https://thevillagereporter.com/hilltop-ffa-member-julia-schuurman-named-finalist-at-agriscience-fair/ | 2022-08-11T02:30:50Z | https://thevillagereporter.com/hilltop-ffa-member-julia-schuurman-named-finalist-at-agriscience-fair/ | true | 1 |
WFO PENDLETON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, August 10, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
706 PM PDT Wed Aug 10 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of north central
Umatilla and southeastern Walla Walla Counties through 730 PM PDT...
At 706 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Milton-Freewater, or near Walla Walla, moving northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Walla Walla, College Place, Milton-Freewater, Umapine, Garrett and
Kooskooskie.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 4600 11812 4599 11818 4597 11817 4581 11848
4589 11867 4623 11842 4604 11803
TIME...MOT...LOC 0206Z 217DEG 19KT 4594 11843
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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Federal government's new biosecurity plan
Australia is now armed with a formal biosecurity strategy amid what the federal government warns is a heightened threat posed by climate change.
Agriculture and Emergency Management Minister Murray Watt says the blueprint will provide clear direction to ensure the nation can meet the challenges of the next decade and beyond.
"One of the reasons we face this ever growing threat of exotic pests and disease is our changing climate," he said in launching the plan at the National Press Club in Canberra on Tuesday.
"Our farmers are on the front line of climate change, experiencing the harsh cycle of extreme drought and extreme rainfall."
As such, they have been part of the solution rather than the problem, Senator Watt says.
"For years, regional Australia, and agriculture in particular, has been described in some quarters as a handbrake on climate action," he said.
"That is simply not true."
Further, he pledged to be "the minister that works with industry, with workers and rural communities to tackle climate change, to reduce emissions, to build resilience".
Agriculture's major challenges included the threat of foot and mouth and lumpy skin disease, which had earlier this year spread to Indonesia, along with varroa mite and Xylella, Senator Watt told his audience.
He said the strategy, which had been in development for the past year, was the strongest biosecurity response in the nation's history and a first.
However the opposition quickly took him to task over the claim.
"The previous coalition government started work on this strategy in October 2021 and effectively completed it before the federal election in May this year," Nationals leader David Littleproud said.
"So this 'national first' has been none of the doing of the current government."
Mr Littleproud also took a swipe at Senator Watt's announcement of an additional $10 million for a million foot and mouth vaccines along with technical support for Indonesia.
"They are yet to administer a single one of them," he said.
The launch of the biosecurity strategy follows the announcement of a new taskforce aiming to ensure Australia can respond quickly to threats, which is due to report to government next month.
National Farmers Federation President Fiona Simson says the plan will be critical in protecting the nation's farms.
"This strategy couldn't come at a more critical time," she said.
"Australia is under siege from a litany of serious pests and diseases.
"A serious biosecurity breach could unravel our plan to become Australia's next $100 billion industry. A single breach could devastate our economy, our food system and our natural environment."
Invasive species council head Andrew Cox says the spirit of collaboration that helped create the strategy would be fundamental to withstanding looming challenges.
Vets for Climate Action's Dr Helen Scott-Orr, who is also a former inspector-general of biosecurity, said it's important climate change risks were factored into the plan as they increase the likelihood of more disease. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/aap/article-11093887/Federal-governments-new-biosecurity-plan.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-08-11T02:37:06Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/aap/article-11093887/Federal-governments-new-biosecurity-plan.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true | 1 |
After more than a thousand showrunners behind some of the most popular shows in the world mobilized to demand specific abortion safety protocols be put in place at the studio level, those studios answered with a collective response on Wednesday evening. The letter seeks to assure the showrunners that they share the same concerns, but does not address the specific demands the showrunners sought. It also ignores the call to cease donations to anti-choice politicians.
The response did, however, come in under the showrunners’ deadline for an answer, which was 11:59 pm PT on Aug. 10.
On July 28, 411 television creators and showrunners sent individual letters to the studios outlining four demands for specific safety protocols to be put in place for pregnant employees in states where abortion has been outlawed, or soon will be. The showrunners want systems in place to ensure safe, funded and private travel for an employee seeking an abortion; they want protocols for care for “ectopic pregnancies and other pregnancy complications” during production; and they want guaranteed safeguards “regarding criminal and civil legal protection” for those who help an employee get an abortion.
The letters have also called for the companies to “discontinue all political donations to anti-abortion candidates and political action committees immediately.” The group of showrunners — which includes Shonda Rhimes, Issa Rae, Natasha Lyonne, Mindy Kaling and many other — gave a deadline of 10 business days from its issuance.
Those letters were followed up on Aug. 1 by 594 male showrunners issuing a statement of support, who wrote, “Abortion access doesn’t only affect people who can become pregnant. It affects us all.” The men’s letters were issued by replying-all to the first ones.
These demands from the creative community were incited by the Supreme Court’s June 24 Dobbs decison, which overturned Roe v. Wade, effectively ending federal protections for abortion access.
The studios’ response defers to the health plans of the individual unions, stating that “several of these industry health plans have already adopted amendments providing for reimbursement for travel expenses associated with securing abortion services for participants and their dependents who reside or work in states where such services cannot be lawfully obtained.”
It goes on to say that they are “continuing to evaluate ways that we can best provide for our employees and workers who support our productions,” which appears to open a door for more protocols to be put in place.
The letter — which was signed by AMC Networks, Amazon Studios, Apple TV+, NBCUniversal, Netflix, Paramount, The Walt Disney Company and Warner Bros. Discovery, the original recipients of the showrunners’ pursuits — ends on a buoyant note: “We look forward to working with you to continue to make great content for our audiences around the world.”
The coalition of showrunners has retained a publicist, who had no comment.
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Thank you for your letter of July 28, 2022. We share your concerns around the health, safety and well-being of our dedicated employees and the people who support our productions. We believe they should have access to safe and effective health care, and their privacy should be protected.
Each of our individually designed corporate health plans provides comprehensive health care coverage for our respective employees. We have been independently updating our respective employees – who live and work throughout the country – as plans and policies change and expand to provide reproductive care and other support now needed in states that have restricted or outlawed abortion access.
Most workers on scripted film and TV productions are covered by industry health plans that are jointly administered by union and management trustees under the collective bargaining framework. In partnership with various industry health plan staff and the union trustees on those plans, our management trustees worked swiftly to review existing health benefits, and several of these industry health plans have already adopted amendments providing for reimbursement for travel expenses associated with securing abortion services for participants and their dependents who reside or work in states where such services cannot be lawfully obtained. We understand the other industry health plans will be considering similar changes this month. The participants in the various industry plans have been receiving communications directly from the plans about these amendments.
We are pleased that our industry partners have quickly addressed this important issue and are committed to continuing to evaluate ways that we can best provide for our employees and workers who support our productions.
We want to assure you that we are individually focused on supporting the health, safety, well-being and privacy of our respective employees and those who support our productions as we continue to monitor this evolving situation. We look forward to working with you to continue to make great content for our audiences around the world.
Signed,
AMC Networks, Amazon Studios, Apple TV+, NBCUniversal, Netflix, Paramount, The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Discovery | https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/studios-collective-response-showrunners-demand-abortion-safety-protocols-1235338583/ | 2022-08-11T02:45:44Z | https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/studios-collective-response-showrunners-demand-abortion-safety-protocols-1235338583/ | true | 1 |
LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) – Universal Music Group’s (UMG) acclaimed dance label Astralwerks announced today (August 10) that Luke Armitage has been promoted to Senior Vice President (SVP).
After launching in 1993, the label built its reputation on the strength of artists such as Kraftwerk, The Chemical Brothers, Fatboy Slim, and others.
In this position, Armitage will oversee global marketing and daily operations for the label and its brands, including Astralwerks Asia. Armitage is based in Hollywood inside of the Capitol Tower.
Before his promotion, he served four years as VP of Marketing for Astralwerks. During this period, Armitage was crucial to the success of projects including Marshmello and Bastille’s “Happier” and the Grammy-nominated “Piece Of Your Heart” by Meduza.
Other artists Armitage works closely with include Alesso, Martin Garrix, The Avalanches, Jax Jones, and Alison Wonderland.
Astralwerks president Toby Andrews said: “Luke has been integral to the growth and success of Astralwerks since he joined in 2018, leading numerous game-changing campaigns and expertly guiding our team. His forward-thinking approach to international and domestic marketing as a combined discipline has really taken the label to the next level, and I’m so thankful to have him growing into this new role as we look into the years ahead.”
Armitage began his career as a sync assistant at London’s Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) in 2008. Before joining Astralwerks, Armitage was an international marketing manager for PM: AM Recordings. | https://celebrityaccess.com/2022/08/10/luke-armitage-promoted-to-senior-vice-president-of-astralwerks/ | 2022-08-11T02:46:09Z | https://celebrityaccess.com/2022/08/10/luke-armitage-promoted-to-senior-vice-president-of-astralwerks/ | false | 1 |
North Yorkshire Police shared on Facebook at 3.40pm, Wednesday August 10, that a tractor was on fire in High Marishes.
They say to avoid the road from the A169 as a road closure is in place.
The road is expected to be closed for a while.
North Yorkshire Police shared on Facebook at 3.40pm, Wednesday August 10, that a tractor was on fire in High Marishes.
They say to avoid the road from the A169 as a road closure is in place.
The road is expected to be closed for a while. | https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/news/tractor-fire-forces-police-to-close-road-through-high-marishes-near-malton-3800955 | 2022-08-11T02:46:23Z | https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/news/tractor-fire-forces-police-to-close-road-through-high-marishes-near-malton-3800955 | true | null |
2017 Nissan Qashqai
SV
Location
Birchwood Kia on Regent
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$21,467
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Vehicle Details
- Exterior Colour Blue
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- Body Style Wagon
- Fuel Type Gasoline
- Drive Type Front Wheel Drive
- Transmission Automatic
- Engine 4-cylinder
- Mileage 73,715 KM
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AEW Dynamite: Quake at the Lake Results and Recap 8.10.22
Tonight’s edition of AEW Dynamite was the Quake at the Lake special. Two titles were on the line plus a coffin match as they continued the road to All Out.
Here are the full results and recap:
Darby Allin defeated Brody King
Pre match comments from the Interim World Champion
Moxley you get your wish tonight
Andrade El Idolo and RUSH defeated Lucha Bros
Who is The Young Bucks mystery partner?
Luchasaurus defeated Anthony Henry
Jungle can’t wait to get his hands on Christian Cage
No one says no to QT
New champ tonight?
Wardlow was expecting to have some backup tonight
Ricky Starks defeated Aaron Solo
To say Billy Gunn is disappointed in his boys is an understatement
Jade Cargill defeated Madison Rayne to retain the TBS Championship
Toni Storm is the new number one contender due to Kris Statlander being injured
A STACKED AEW Rampage this Friday
Jon Moxley defeated Chris Jericho to retain the Interim AEW World Championship
Absolute chaos to end the show
CM Punk is back!
While you're here at Wrestling News World, why not become one of our Premium Members for exclusive backstage news? You can even start off with a 30 day free trial! | https://www.wrestlingnewsworld.com/aew/aew-dynamite-quake-at-the-lake-results-and-recap-8-10-22 | 2022-08-11T02:50:42Z | https://www.wrestlingnewsworld.com/aew/aew-dynamite-quake-at-the-lake-results-and-recap-8-10-22 | true | 1 |
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