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When New Haven artist Kwadwo Adae proposed painting a three-story mural of orchids on the side of a family shelter in New Haven, he wanted his art to be a part of the community that surrounded it.
During the final stages of painting, he measured out where he could reach and then left everything under that area blank.
Last Friday, kids staying at the shelter helped him finish the mural.
“Our society doesn’t allow kids to do a lot of things … kids want to help,” Adae said. “They want to have control over their environments. They want to be able to change their communities just as much as we do.”
Ryan Caron King joined Connecticut Public in 2015 as a reporter and video journalist. He was one of eight dedicated reporters on the New England News Collaborative’s launch team, covering regional issues such as immigration, the environment, transportation, and the opioid epidemic. His work has been published nationally on NPR’s Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Here & Now, and on NPR’s digital platforms. From 2017 to 2018, Ryan was on a team covering the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and won a National Edward R. Murrow Award for “Excellence in Video.” Since 2019, he has been a full-time visuals journalist. | https://www.wshu.org/2022-08-11/photos-kids-want-to-help-a-few-small-hands-bring-a-mural-to-life-in-new-haven | 2022-08-12T20:38:40Z | https://www.wshu.org/2022-08-11/photos-kids-want-to-help-a-few-small-hands-bring-a-mural-to-life-in-new-haven | true | 5 |
KYIV: Securing a new $5 billion loan from the IMF would help assure Ukraine's other creditors that the war-torn country's macroeconomic situation was under control, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's chief economic adviser told Reuters on Friday.
Fresh financing from the International Monetary Fund for around 18 months could serve as the anchor for a larger package of $15 billion-$20 billion to help Ukraine weather the economic crisis caused by Russia's invasion, the adviser, Oleg Ustenko, said.
He said Ukrainian officials were in touch with the global lender about the potential request, adding that the goal should be to move forward as quickly as possible.
Ustenko's comments came weeks after Ukraine's central bank governor, Kyrylo Shevchenko, told Reuters that he was seeking as much as $20 billion from the IMF over two or three years, an amount that would have put Ukraine well over the fund's "exceptional access limit" for lending.
The large size of that request had triggered intense debate within the IMF because it would have also raised questions about the sustainability of Ukraine's debt.
IMF expects Ukraine to continue servicing debt
The revised plan would be modeled on a financing package agreed in 2015, after Russia's invasion of the Crimea region of Ukraine, that included $17.5 billion in IMF funding but helped leverage total funding of $40 billion.
"An IMF program of $5 billion would be in line with earlier funding levels and might be a catalyst for funding from other courses, including the EU, Treasury and other individual countries," Ustenko told Reuters.
Ukraine, grappling with the internal displacement of some 7 million people by Russia's invasion on Feb. 24, is scrambling to marshal resources to deal with energy shortages, rising inflation, and a worsening humanitarian crisis as winter approaches.
It faces a 35%-45% economic contraction in 2022 and a monthly fiscal shortfall of $5 billion, with only a third of some $29 billion in Western aid pledges having materialized thus far, economists say.
This week, Ukraine's overseas creditors backed its request for a two-year freeze on payments on almost $20 billion in international bonds, but Ukraine must still make $635 million in principal payments on prior IMF loans beginning in mid-September.
Ustenko said Ukraine hoped to move forward quickly with negotiations with the IMF with an eye to reaching a preliminary agreement before those payments were due. | https://www.brecorder.com/news/40191304/ukrainian-adviser-says-new-5bn-imf-loan-would-reassure-other-creditors | 2022-08-12T20:42:37Z | https://www.brecorder.com/news/40191304/ukrainian-adviser-says-new-5bn-imf-loan-would-reassure-other-creditors | true | 4 |
Woman's body not found for hours after dying in rollover crash: coroner
A York Township woman’s body went undiscovered in a field for several hours after she died in a crash early Friday morning, authorities say.
Zoraida Soto, 25, was driving a vehicle westbound from Lancaster County when she crashed through a fence along Route 30 near the Mt. Zion Road exit sometime after midnight, the York County Coroner’s Office said, citing the investigation by Springettsbury Township police.
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The vehicle rolled several times, and Soto was thrown from it in the process. She died at the scene, the coroner’s office said.
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Soto’s body apparently wasn’t noticed for several hours until a passerby reported a possible hit-and-run crash at the scene in the morning. When police responded, they found her body some distance away from the wrecked vehicle.
The coroner’s release shows Soto, of the first block of Coventry at Waterford in York Township, was pronounced dead at 7:45 a.m. The cause and manner were multiple accidental blunt force trauma injuries.
The release didn’t indicate what caused the crash.
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Dunleavy Signs Bill Advancing Statewide Broadband Access
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy today signed House Bill 363 establishing the Office of Broadband, creating the broadband parity adjustment fund, and establishing the Statewide Broadband Advisory Board. The bill, introduced by Representative Bryce Edgmon, carries out recommendations made by Governor Dunleavy’s Task Force on Broadband which was established under Administrative Order No. 322. The bill signing ceremony took place at the Alaska Broadband Summit + Workshop hosted by Alaska’s U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan, the State of Alaska, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), the Alaska Municipal League (AML), and the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN)
“As someone who lived there for nearly 20 years, I well know the challenges of living in rural Alaska – high costs of living and everyday essentials, limited infrastructure, and oftentimes limited economic opportunities. I am a firm believer that digital equality creates economic and educational equality. Broadband deployment will be a game-changer in rural Alaska,” said Governor Mike Dunleavy. “Ensuring all Alaskans have access to equal economic and educational opportunities has been a priority for me as governor. With about one billion dollars headed for Alaska, and more dedicated to Tribal programs, we have a great opportunity to build an Alaska for the next 10, 20, and 50 years. The key factor will be all of us working together at the federal, state, local, and Tribal level. I am proud to sign House Bill 363 as another step in the process of equal broadband access for all Alaskans.”
Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced $116 million has been awarded to Alaska to improve high-speed internet access in rural communities. Alaska’s Congressional Delegation, including Senator Murkowski, Senator Sullivan, and late Congressman Young, worked to secure funds from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
“I’d like to thank Alaska’s Congressional Delegation, Governor Dunleavy, and everyone who worked hard to get us to this point. I’m proud to have played a small role by introducing HB 363, which will help set the stage for Alaska to capitalize on a once-in-a-generation investment to deliver high-speed, affordable internet to every corner of the state,” said Representative Bryce Edgmon.
The legislation allows Alaska to capture federal funds by establishing the State Office of Broadband within the Department of Commerce, which will prioritize broadband service expansion in the following priority order: unserved areas, underserved areas, and anchor institutions. The bill creates the Broadband Parity Adjustment Fund to be a repository of federal funds and may be utilized to offset costs of broadband for eligible Alaskans. Lastly, House Bill 363 created the Statewide Broadband Advisory Board to advise the Office of Broadband and facilitate stakeholder engagement.
“The pandemic has changed the way we work. More people are working remotely, but they depend on reliable, fast broadband service that isn’t available in many parts of Alaska. By deploying high quality service to all, we are going to unlock a large cohort of Alaskans who can help fill jobs. Not only can we help create jobs, we’ll help sustain our rural communities by not forcing Alaskans to choose between a job opportunity and their home or traditional ways of life,” continued Governor Dunleavy. “Today’s summit is one of the first steps toward turning this vision into a reality. Thank you to Senator Sullivan, the AML, the NTIA, and AFN for the role you played in putting this important summit together. And thank you to Senator Murkowski, Senator Sullivan, and the late great Congressman Don Young for their efforts in DC to bring home a tremendous opportunity for broadband deployment.”
Background
On May 6, 2021, Governor Dunleavy signed A.O. 322 and later, A.O. 323, to establish the Governor’s Task Force on Broadband to address the growing need for reliable, high speed connectivity for all Alaskans. The Task Force submitted a final report, including recommendations to the governor, in fall of 2021. The key takeaways of the report were reflected in House Bill 363.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Naomi Judd's family asks court to seal recorded interviews, other details from police investigation into singer's death.
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The Lynchburg Humane Society is scheduled to travel to Cumberland County again later this month to accept another group of beagles that are being removed from a mass-breeding facility following animal welfare concerns.
The Humane Society of the United States is coordinating the removal of about 4,000 beagles housed at the Envigo RMS LLC facility in Cumberland which bred dogs to be sold to laboratories for animal experimentation, according to a Friday news release. The transfer plan comes as a result of a lawsuit filed against Envigo by the Department of Justice in May, alleging Animal Welfare Act violations at the facility.
The beagles are being transferred over a 60-day period, and the dogs will be up for adoption via Lynchburg Humane Society and other shelters and rescues.
Those interested in adopting a beagle from the Lynchburg Humane Society are encouraged to keep up-to-date on their social media for announcements on when the beagles will be available for adoption. All available pets can be viewed at www.lynchburghumane.org.
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“Thanks to the outpouring of support from our community and hard work of our staff we are excited to be able to return to Cumberland to save more beagles,” Lynchburg Humane Society development and communications manager Claire LeFew said in the release.
“Based on experiences from other shelters, this next group of beagles may be facing more challenges because they have been in the facility the longest. Despite any additional challenges we are dedicated to giving them the best compassionate care possible and finding great homes for them in our community.”
The humane society is hosting an adoption special this Friday through Sunday for dogs in order to help make space for the arrival of more beagles and to help at-risk pets in other area shelters. | https://newsadvance.com/business/humane-society-plans-to-welcome-second-group-of-envigo-beagles-later-this-month/article_79796846-1a69-11ed-b590-f3b951ffc3b6.html | 2022-08-12T20:44:59Z | https://newsadvance.com/business/humane-society-plans-to-welcome-second-group-of-envigo-beagles-later-this-month/article_79796846-1a69-11ed-b590-f3b951ffc3b6.html | true | 1 |
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The most “restless” summer monsoon season in a decade became deadly late Thursday, spawning lightning and thunderstorms in parts of southern Nevada while a leaky ceiling forced table games to stop at one Las Vegas Strip casino.
One person died about midnight despite being pulled by firefighters from a roiling flood-control channel near the Las Vegas Boulevard resort area, Deputy Clark County Fire Chief Billy Samuels said Friday. The Clark County coroner did not immediately report the person’s identity or cause of death.
Water also flowed through a parking structure flood channel near The Linq hotel and High Roller observation wheel, and social media posts showed water leaking from the ceiling onto gambling tables at the Planet Hollywood resort.
No injuries were reported. Officials with Caesars Entertainment Inc., owner of both properties, did not immediately respond to messages about damage.
The overnight storm was similar to another that swept through Las Vegas two weeks earlier, late July 28.
Friday dawned to clear skies, but thunderclouds built through the morning. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch for southern Nevada and neighboring counties: Mohave in northwest Arizona and San Bernardino in California.
Meteorologist Brian Planz said about 1.25 inches (3.2 centimeters) of rain fell overnight in some areas west of the Las Vegas Strip and near the city of Kingman in northwest Arizona.
One gage in Arizona’s Hualapai Mountains logged almost 2.5 inches (6.3 centimeters) of rain on Thursday, Planz said, and some Mohave County desert roads prone to flash flooding became impassible because of running water.
Social media video showed water above hubcaps of cars in some Las Vegas intersections and washing into the doorway stairs of a bus plowing through flooding.
Winds were not a widespread factor late Thursday, but the weather service recorded a gust of 64 mph (103 kph) at North Las Vegas Airport. No damage was reported.
Planz said 0.58 inch (1.47 centimeters) of rain was recorded at the official measuring spot at Harry Reid International Airport, bringing the total to 1.28 inches (3.25 centimeters) during the June 15 to Sept. 30 monsoon season.
“That makes this the wettest monsoon season in ten years,” the weather service said over a Tweet chart labeled “Restless 2022 Monsoon.” It tallied 3.63 inches (9.2 centimeters) of summer rain in the region in 2012, but only a trace in 2020.
The Las Vegas area usually receives about 4.2 inches (10.7 centimeters) of rain per year.
Planz said forecasts call for more storms through next week, fueled by warm air and moisture drawn north from the Gulf of California.
“There’s really no sign of the monsoon letting up anytime soon, so we’re going to continue to see the chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms each afternoon and evening,” Planz said. | https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/1-dead-amid-restless-monsoon-season-flooding-in-17370245.php | 2022-08-12T20:45:05Z | https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/1-dead-amid-restless-monsoon-season-flooding-in-17370245.php | true | 17 |
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) _ RenovaCare Inc. (RCAR) on Friday reported a loss of $2.3 million in its second quarter.
The Scottsdale, Arizona-based company said it had a loss of 3 cents per share.
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The US District Court for the Southern District of Florida on Friday unsealed the search warrant and property receipt from the FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach earlier this week.
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DEQUINCY, La. (KLFY) – A Louisiana couple says a Christian school kicked their daughter out just days before school started for having two moms.
The couple told KLFY that Bible Baptist Academy in Dequincy, Louisiana, told them the school couldn’t educate their daughter because her parents are a married same-sex couple.
Emily Parker said that three days after she and her wife officially adopted 5-year-old Zoey and two days before she started kindergarten, the director and the pastor of the academy called them in for a meeting.
“He started off saying, ‘This is a Christian school. We don’t just teach academics. We teach the word of the Bible.’ We’re like, ‘Yeah, yeah. We understand.’ He was like, ‘That being said, we only believe in two genders, and we only believe in marriage between a man and a woman. Since Zoey’s life at home doesn’t reflect that, we don’t think she’s going to be a good fit for this school,'” Parker told KLFY.
Parker said she was angry but not surprised because their daughter had attended the school last year.
“We were here. We’ve paid our dues. We’ve done our things. I am like, ‘I see where this is going. You don’t need to say any more. We’re going to head out. I appreciate your honesty, and I’m glad you won’t be teaching my daughter,'” she added.
Parker, who is also Zoey’s aunt, said the girl’s father died in 2020. Parker adopted her niece after she and her wife cared for her for over a year. She says her faith initially waivered after the incident with the school, but the community became her pillar of faith.
“People came out to show us love, to say, ‘Hey, this is not God’s love. This is not what love is about. This is not what church is about. Come to our church.’ We had so many invitations to so many churches to show us love. That is what this is about,” Parker said.
Parker and her wife are now sending Zoey to a new school that made the family feel welcomed and accepted, Parker said. Zoey started her first day Thursday.
The Parkers say they’re excited for this new beginning.
“It wasn’t about us. It wasn’t about our relationship. It wasn’t about our orientation. It was about her. It was about Zoey. It was always about Zoey,” Parker said.
KLFY reached out to Bible Baptist Academy and the school’s pastor but did not immediately receive a response.
According to the school’s handbook, “BBA requires that parents maintain a home free from influences that are recognized as harmful and encourages that parents of students be members of a local Christian church as evidence that the parents are also actively working toward Christian training of the child. Not all students who apply will be admitted.”
Additionally, the school says on its website, “We believe that the Bible teaches that every life has value and that there is dignity in all of us because we have been created in the image of God. The Bible also teaches us to love everyone with the love of God despite their personal choices.” | https://www.wboy.com/news/national/louisiana-kindergartner-kicked-out-of-school-for-having-2-moms-parents-say/ | 2022-08-12T20:47:55Z | https://www.wboy.com/news/national/louisiana-kindergartner-kicked-out-of-school-for-having-2-moms-parents-say/ | true | 17 |
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6 fire crew members in 1 department expecting children this year
Published: Aug. 12, 2022 at 1:40 PM MDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH/Gray News) – Six crew members at a fire department in Kansas are expecting children by the end of the year.
According to KWCH, the McPherson Fire Department posted a photo on Facebook of the firefighters’ wives showing off their baby bumps while wearing their husbands’ gear.
The first of the six babies is due Sept. 27, with one other due in October, two in November and two in December.
“The joy of welcoming a baby has multiplied by six,” the fire department said in the social media post. “We feel blessed.”
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Is it too early for a 53-man roster projection? Sure.
But if there’s any team in the NFL that can currently be projected with confidence, it’s the 49ers.
This is a rock-solid team — a playoff roster — and there’s not much contention for roster spots. That’s a perk of having really good players: They’re not fighting for jobs in training camp.
There are a few spots on the fringe — a couple of places where Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch will feel some consternation — but don’t go looking for guys to make the team this preseason. The Niners know who the vast majority of their guys are already.
And here they are:
Quarterback [2]
Trey Lance
Nate Sudfeld
» Straightforward stuff to start. It might eventually prove prudent to have Jimmy Garoppolo on the roster, but expect San Francisco to cut him later this month if a trade does not bail them out.
Running Backs [5]
Elijah Mitchell
Jeff Wilson
Trey Sermon
Tyrion Davis-Price
Kyle Juszczyk [FB]
» No controversy here, either. Mitchell will be in the main option on first and second down, but I’d expect to see Sermon plenty this season, especially on third down. The Ohio State product has been strong in camp, runs the read-option well, has significantly improved his pass protection, and is an outstanding receiver.
Wilson will be the backup and Davis-Price a special teamer who could feature at the end of the season. This might be the best running back core in the league.
Meanwhile, Juszczyk is the fullback — always and forever.
Wide Receiver [5]
Deebo Samuel
Brandon Aiyuk
Jauan Jennings
Ray-Ray McCloud
Danny Gray
Someone can claim the sixth spot in camp, but at this juncture, I don’t think the Niners have sene enough from Malik Turner, KeeSean Johnson, Marcus Johnson or the recently signed Willie Snead, who has a better chance than the rest.
McCloud is going to be the team’s top returner for both kicks and punts. He’s also been excellent in camp. Gray, a third-round pick, has done enough to not make the Niners hold their nose when they put him on the final 53.
Samuel and Aiyuk might be the best 1-2 in the NFL this season, and Jennings, despite a good deal of drops in training camp, is still the team’s go-to option on third down.
Tight End [3]
George Kittle
Charlie Woerner
Ross Dwelley
» Woerner isn’t practicing, but he is expected to be back in the fold for the regular season. Dwelley is the one fighting for a roster spot. Both Tyler Kroft and Tanner Hudson have acquitted themselves well in camp, but they haven’t flashed enough and I don’t see the Niners carrying four tight ends.
Offensive Line [8]
Trent Williams
Aaron Banks
Jake Brendel
Spencer Burford
Mike McGlinchey
Colton McKivitz
Dan Brunskill
Jordan Mills
Short-term IR: Jaylon Moore
» The Niners should feature an entirely new middle of the offensive line, with Banks, Brendel and Burford starting from left to right guard. The starting tackles are established, but with McGlinchey’s injury, they’ll want extra backup. Mills has been really impressive in pass protection after joining the team halfway through camp — I don’t think you can cut him unless Moore is fully healthy. (And even then…)
Brunskill hasn’t looked worthy of being a starter, but you could do a whole lot worse for a backup at all five spots. McKivitz has been really good in camp, so his making the team is an easy decision.
Rookie Nick Zakelj looks destined to be cut and sent to the practice squad. Jason Poe has flashed, but he’s a practice squad project. Perhaps the Niners keep guard Keaton Sutherland as a ninth lineman — he’s been solid, if unspectacular.
Don’t be surprised if the Niners scour the waiver wire at the end of camp.
Defensive Line [11]
Nick Bosa
Arik Armstead
Javon Kinlaw
Samson Ebukam
Drake Jackson
Charles Omenihu
Kevin Givens
Kemoko Turay
Jordan Willis
Kerry Hyder
Alex Barnett
» The deepest and most impressive unit on the team, the Niners can and should carry 11 defensive linemen for the season. The top eight players on this list are locks. Willis is a good special teams player who can take snaps in a pinch, I think he’s on the team. And the Niners like Hyder after his monster 2020, so despite a so-so camp, I think he makes the cut, too.
The 11th man is Alex Barnett needs to make the team because there is some question of depth on the interior of the line and he has flashed there, despite being a bit undersized. I just can’t see the Niners’ cutting him right now. He still has time to sow doubt or further entrench himself.
I’m curious to see what the Niners do with Robert Nkemdiche, who has put some really big plays on tape but has been inconsistent in camp.
Linebackers [5]
Fred Warner
Azeez Al-Shaair
Dre Greenlaw
Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles
Oren Burks
» This is an exceptionally straightforward position to pick. The Niners’ top linebacking troika is one of the best in the NFL, if not the best. DFF and Burks are key special teams players.
A quick note: I’ve liked what I’ve seen from Curtis Robinson in training camp. The Niners might have some competition to get him on the practice squad.
Cornerback [7]
Charvarius Ward
Emmanuel Moseley
Ambry Thomas
Deommodore Lenoir
Dontae Johnson
Darqueze Dennard
Samuel Womack
PUP: Jason Verrett
» The Niners will have a decision to make when Verrett comes off the PUP list, but in the meantime, I think they carry both Lenoir and Womack. Perhaps Johnson is cut and brought back if someone is injured — the Niners have done that move before.
In the meantime, we’ll see plenty of backups in the preseason, and that provides a player like Tariq Castro-Fields a great opportunity to wedge out any of the corners mentioned above.
Safety [4]
Jimmie Ward
Talanoa Hufanga
Tarvarius Moore
George Odum
» It really couldn’t be more straightforward. Johnson might be the fifth player in this group, but the four are set, with Hufanga — who has been really good in camp — to get the start at strong safety.
Specialists [3]
Taybor Pepper
Mitch Wishnowsky
Robbie Gould
» They’re all running unopposed. Just don’t get injured, guys.
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Water also flowed through a parking structure flood channel near The Linq hotel and High Roller observation wheel, and social media posts showed water leaking from the ceiling onto gambling tables at the Planet Hollywood resort.
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Potassium is a mineral the human body needs to function properly and stay healthy. While many people get enough potassium from a balanced diet, some are more prone to a potassium deficiency. If the body doesn’t get enough potassium, it could lead to certain health issues, such as high blood pressure or poor metabolism. To help combat this issue, some healthcare providers recommend potassium supplements.
Symptoms of potassium deficiency
According to the National Institutes of Health, possible signs of a mild potassium deficiency include:
- Increased blood pressure
- Cramping
- Fatigue or muscle weakness
- Insomnia
- Constipation
- Difficulty concentrating
If you have a severe potassium deficiency, you could also experience or be at risk for the following:
- Kidney stones
- Heart arrhythmia (severe)
- Glucose intolerance
- Difficulty breathing
Some of these symptoms are due to other health conditions, though, so consult a doctor to make sure taking supplements is the best course of action for you.
Who needs potassium?
As long as you are healthy, chances are you don’t need potassium supplements. Exceptions to this include:
- Individuals taking laxatives, potassium-depleting medication or diuretics that cause the body to lose potassium in the urine. This could lead to hypokalemia or low potassium levels.
- Professional athletes or those who regularly engage in intense physical exercise. It’s possible to lose electrolytes such as potassium and magnesium through sweat. This usually only occurs in small amounts and can be replenished after working out.
- Those with known kidney function issues. Too little or too much potassium could impair kidney function. If your kidneys are working properly, this is unlikely to be an issue.
- Individuals with other health complications. Examples of this include diabetes, hyperthyroidism and inflammatory bowel disease.
Always speak with a trained healthcare professional before taking supplements to ensure an accurate diagnosis and treatment.
Potassium health benefits
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, potassium could provide many benefits, including:
- Decreased risk of heart disease or stroke
- Good blood pressure
- Help ensure a regular heartbeat
- Improve muscle and nerve function
- Strong bones
- Reduced risk of type 2 diabetes
Recommended daily intake
The recommended daily potassium intake depends on certain factors, such as the individual’s age, weight and gender. That said, here are some examples of how much potassium the average healthy person should have each day:
- 0 to 6 months — 400 milligrams
- 7 to 12 months — 860 milligrams
- 1 to 3 years — 2,000 milligrams
- 3 to 8 years — 2,300 milligrams
- 9 to 13 years — 2,300 to 2,500 milligrams
- 14 to 18 years — 2,300 to 3,000 milligrams
- 19 to 50 years — 2,600 to 3,400 milligrams
Supplement type and form
Similar to many other supplements, such as calcium, potassium generally comes in a tablet or pill form. The most common types of supplements are:
- Potassium chloride
- Potassium citrate
- Potassium aspartate
- Potassium bicarbonate
- Potassium phosphate
- Potassium orotate
- Potassium gluconate
There is not enough research to indicate whether one form is better than another.
Other sources of potassium
While supplements could help if you have a potassium deficiency, here are some healthy dietary sources of the mineral:
- Bananas
- Avocados
- Oranges
- Grapefruit
- Squash
- Beet greens
- Melons such as honeydew or cantaloupe
- Unpeeled potatoes or sweet potatoes
- Lentils
- Beans
- Raisins
- Dates
Supplement dosage
Over-the-counter potassium supplements are usually capped out at 100 milligrams per tablet. This is generally considered sufficient for those who take them with a well-balanced diet. If you have a deficiency diagnosed by a doctor, speak with them about your options for a higher dosage.
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Thorne Research Potassium Citrate
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With 200 tablets per bottle, this is a good choice for anyone who usually has trouble swallowing pills. The supplements are formulated with high-quality potassium to help support a healthy nervous system, heart and muscles. Each tablet has 99 milligrams of potassium.
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These 99-milligram capsules are simple and effective. They can help with essential body functions, such as maintaining healthy blood pressure and overall physiological health.
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Life Enhancement Potassium Basics Supplement
This bottle contains 240 vegetarian capsules and can provide up to 21% of your daily potassium needs. They can help regulate fluids and electrolytes, improve bone and muscle function and ensure healthy blood pressure.
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Pure Encapsulations Potassium Citrate
With 180 capsules, this supplement can last a long time. It’s formulated to support heart health, bring about balanced electrolytes and ensure other well-functioning body systems. It’s free from GMOs, dairy, gluten and soy products.
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Each of these 500 capsules contains 99 milligrams of potassium, making it a good supplement to a healthy diet. The formula is gluten-free and soy-free. It is also quality-assured and third-party tested.
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Eidon Mineral Supplements Potassium Liquid Concentrate
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21st Century Potassium Gluconate
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"We have lost a bright light, a kind and most joyful soul, a loving mother, and a loyal friend. Anne will be deeply missed but she lives on through her beautiful sons, her iconic body of work, and her passionate advocacy. Her bravery for always standing in her truth, spreading her message of love and acceptance, will continue to have a lasting impact," the family's statement read.
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As we gear up to celebrate Independence Day on Monday, it is time to make preparations for one of the most significant days. And, the celebrations are even more special because it is the 75th year of our Independence. While you can prepare tricolour dishes at home, what if you could indulge in treats that are available at Rs 75?
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Tricolour doughnuts anyone?
Honouring the 75th year of India’s Independence, Mad Over Donuts is offering a colourful doughnut filled with the goodness of milk chocolate, dipped in the purity of white chocolate and garnished with saffron and green sprinkles on the sides, priced at Rs 75. As a homage to the brave hearts who sacrificed their own lives in order to maintain peace and let the homeland grow, the three colours on the doughnut are an oath to strength, truth and auspiciousness. Tricolour doughnuts are available between August 13 and 14.
Taste of freedom
Who says only weekends can be your sweet days? Indulge in rich Indian desserts this Monday as Dhaba - Estd 1986 Delhi is offering their entire desserts menu at Rs 75 each on the occasion of India’s 75th Independence Day. You can binge on a delicious range of desserts like Dhabbe Da Meetha, Badam Halwa, Rasmalai, Phirnee, Moong Dal Halwa, Gulab Jamun with ice cream and more.
Magic of mocktails
This Independence Day, celebrate with mocktails at Mamagoto, The Pavillion, c. The restaurant is offering a wide range of refreshing mocktails at only Rs 75 each. You can choose from myriad options ranging from Wasabi Mary, Cucumber Mint Mix, Kiwi and Mint Collins, Passion Fruit and Orange Cooler, Watermelon Beach, Mango Mule and more. | https://punemirror.com/others/eat/Indulge-in-some-Independence-Day-treats/cid8253384.htm | 2022-08-12T20:58:00Z | https://punemirror.com/others/eat/Indulge-in-some-Independence-Day-treats/cid8253384.htm | false | 1 |
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First Wave BioPharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:FWBI) (“First Wave BioPharma” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development of targeted, non-systemic therapies for gastrointestinal diseases, today announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement with several institutional accredited investors for the issuance and sale of (i) an aggregate of 150 shares of its Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, stated value $1,000 per share, (ii) 150 shares of its Series E Convertible Preferred Stock, stated value $1,000 per share, and (iii) Series D Warrants to purchase up to 2,000,000 shares of its common stock in a private placement for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $300,000, before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses. The shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock are convertible into an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company and the shares of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock are convertible into an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company, in each case, at a conversion price of $0.15 per share. The Series D Warrants have an exercise price of $0.15 per share, are exercisable commencing upon the effectiveness of the Reverse Split described below, and will expire five years from the initial exercise date.
H.C. Wainwright & Co. is acting as the exclusive placement agent for the offering.
First Wave BioPharma Inc. represents 15.54 million in outstanding shares, while the company has a total market value of $6.98 million with the latest information. FWBI stock price has been found in the range of $0.1575 to $0.18.
If compared to the average trading volume of 3.10M shares, FWBI reached a trading volume of 5142248 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about First Wave BioPharma Inc. [FWBI]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for FWBI shares is $9.00 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on FWBI stock is a recommendation set at 2.50. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Trading performance analysis for FWBI stock
First Wave BioPharma Inc. [FWBI] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 7.21. With this latest performance, FWBI shares dropped by -22.56% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -89.53% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -97.18% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for FWBI stock in for the last two-week period is set at 43.93, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 51.62, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 39.71 for First Wave BioPharma Inc. [FWBI]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 0.2289, while it was recorded at 0.1576 for the last single week of trading, and 1.0254 for the last 200 days.
First Wave BioPharma Inc. [FWBI]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
First Wave BioPharma Inc.’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.50 and a Current Ratio set at 0.50.
An analysis of insider ownership at First Wave BioPharma Inc. [FWBI]
There are presently around $0 million, or 1.30% of FWBI stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of FWBI stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 214,553, which is approximately -26.775% of the company’s market cap and around 0.40% of the total institutional ownership; GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, holding 91,026 shares of the stock with an approximate value of $15000.0 in FWBI stocks shares; and BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP, currently with $14000.0 in FWBI stock with ownership of nearly 0% of the company’s market capitalization.
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GOP backs Trump, escalates dark rhetoric after FBI search
Republicans in Congress who are relying on Donald Trump to excite voters in the fall elections are not only defending the former president against the FBI search of his Mar-a-Lago home but politically capitalizing on it with grave and potentially dangerous rhetoric against the nation’s justice system.
The party that once stood staunchly for law-and-order has dramatically reversed course, stirring up opposition to the FBI and tapping into political grievances and far-right conspiracies that fed the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
It’s all part of the GOP’s election year strategy to harness voter outrage over the unprecedented search, quickly and unequivocally set in motion as Trump hosted a dozen Republicans for dinner of steak and scallops at his private Bedminster club the day after the FBI action.
One Republican at the table, Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas, a former sheriff, said he told the former president “loud and clear” that it’s time to protect himself politically by declaring his 2024 campaign for the presidency.
“Mr. President, I said, the American people, your supporters, are concerned with this corrupt DOJ and the FBI.”
“If I were you, sir, announce you’re running for president,” Nehls recalled telling Trump. “Take that doubt, take that anxiety away from the people that want you to be our 47th president.”
The escalating rhetoric comes amid stark warnings of violence against law enforcement, including the Ohio police shooting Thursday of an armed man clad in body armor who tried to breach the FBI’s Cincinnati office and engaged in an hours-long standoff. The day before, FBI Director Christopher Wray had called the threats to agents and DOJ “deplorable.” The FBI has warned its agents to take precautions, citing an increase in social media threats to bureau personnel and facilities. In some extreme cases, GOP lawmakers and others are demanding the FBI be dismantled and defunded.
It’s all coming at a time of blistering attacks on the nation’s civic institutions that experts say is worrisome, if not dangerous, for the future of U.S. democracy. With no branch of government unscathed, the discord risks sowing distrust in the White House, the Congress and the Supreme Court. It has kept security tight in Washington, limiting public access to the government.
“All of this rhetoric is being thrown around without any consideration for possible consequences,” said Frank Montoya Jr., a retired FBI special agent who led the bureau’s field offices in Seattle and Honolulu.
“All that does is stir up that minority within the base that aren’t satisfied with just words, they actually want to act it out.”
Heidi Beirich, co-founder of the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism, said, “The vitriol coming from extremists, white supremacists and others, has been overwhelming,” pointing to rhetoric from Trump’s former campaign manager Steve Bannon and others warning of assassinations or calling for civil war.
“We usually expect that from these quarters, but the same kind of rhetoric is coming from prominent Republicans and Trump allies,” she said by email. “These comments coming from Republicans are really worrying as they are mainstreaming violent rhetoric.”
Asked Friday at the Capitol about the responsibility leaders have to tone down the rhetoric and keep the nation calm during times of uncertainty and distress, House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy demurred — and blamed Attorney General Merrick Garland.
“I think the attorney general has a real problem here,” McCarthy said.
McCarthy, who is in line to become speaker if his party wins House control, revived Republican concerns that Trump is being treated unfairly, as the first former president to have his home searched by the FBI, and he criticized the attorney general for delivering only a few minutes’ explanation during a press conference.
In McCarthy’s view, it was Garland, not his own party’s rhetoric, that was dividing the nation.
“Why would you pause and not talk to the American public, knowing where the American public is at, that he is just inflaming the public, and why would you only speak for a few moments?” McCarthy said. “So I think the attorney general has a lot of explaining to do.”
Republicans believe the Justice Department has been overly tough on Trump going back to the Russia investigation into allegations the president was colluding with a foreign entity, including when he called on Russia to release emails it had stolen from the Democratic National Committee during the 2016 presidential election.
The Republicans contrast the FBI search of Trump’s private club and residence with its treatment of Hillary Clinton, who was investigated for using a private email server in violation of government rules during her time as secretary of state — an offense the led to long chants of “Lock her up!” during Trump rallies.
The No. 3 House Republican, Rep. Elise Stefanik, claimed without evidence the Biden administration was “weaponizing” the Justice Department against Trump, a top potential 2024 rival for the White House.
She joined fellow House Republicans on the Intelligence Committee on Friday in demanding information, and vowed if their party wins control in the November election they will find out what happened.
“The House Republican majority will leave no stone unturned when it comes to transparency and accountability into the brazen politicization of Joe Biden’s Department of Justice and FBI targeting their political opponents,” Stefanik said.
Congressional Republicans have said their office phone lines are ringing from constituents outraged over the raid and they said they’ve never seen their colleagues more fired up to fight back — all the way to the November midterm elections.
Rep. Jim Banks, the Indiana Republican who organized the dinner with Trump, said they encouraged the former president to “kick off the campaign now” to seize the moment.
Banks said Trump will be a “big part” of the House Republicans’ campaign to win back the House majority.
House lawmakers returned to session Friday to vote, walking through metal detectors to screen against firearms, a legacy of the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol. Lawmakers had a security briefing earlier this week to address ongoing threats against lawmakers.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that Trump’s role inciting the insurrection at the Capitol was sufficient cause to have concerns about inflammatory political rhetoric.
“You would think there’s an adult in the Republican room who would say, ‘Just calm down and see what the facts are and let’s go for that,’” Pelosi said, “instead of again instigating assaults on law enforcement.”
One republican, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, a former FBI agent, called on lawmakers to cool it.
“I don’t think any of this is okay,” Fitzpatrick told reporters.
“We’re the world’s oldest democracy, and that can go away very quickly,” he said. “As our adversaries have said so many times: The only way you defeat America, you’re never going to beat America from the outside, ever. The only way you beat the world’s greatest democracy is from within — turning American on American.”
He said, “So it’s incumbent upon everybody to act in a way that’s becoming of the office they hold — and that’s not casting judgment on anything until you know all the facts.”
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Associated Press writers Alanna Durkin Richer in Boston, Michelle Price in New York and videojournalist Nathan Ellgren contributed to this report.
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HAMILTON, Bermuda, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Höegh LNG Partners LP (NYSE: HMLP) (the "Partnership") announced today that it has established a record date of August 22, 2022 for a special meeting of its unitholders currently planned to take place on September 20, 2022. At the special meeting, the holders of the Partnership's common units will vote on the previously announced proposed merger of the Partnership and a subsidiary of Höegh LNG Holdings Ltd. ("Höegh LNG"). Partnership common unitholders of record at the close of business on August 22, 2022 will be entitled to receive notice of the special meeting and to vote at the special meeting.
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Welcome to the Washington County Fair, the Oldest Fair in Texas! The Washington County Fair is an annual event held each September by the Washington County Fair Association. It is a culmination of efforts by hundreds of volunteers, sponsors and community supporters who have dedicated their time to the area youth. The Washington County Fair Association, a non-profit organization, holds this tremendous event at the Washington County Fair Grounds facilities, which is owned and operated by the local county government. The Washington County Fair has become one of Washington County's premiere festivals. It offers several days of exciting events such as a rodeo, carnival, live music & concerts, food, a variety of livestock shows, arts and crafts, special attractions, contests, commercial exhibits and more...
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Treasurer of the State of North Carolina raised its stake in shares of Cognizant Technology Solutions Co. (NASDAQ:CTSH – Get Rating) by 7.9% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 241,559 shares of the information technology service provider’s stock after buying an additional 17,727 shares during the quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina’s holdings in Cognizant Technology Solutions were worth $21,661,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Cornerstone Advisory LLC purchased a new position in Cognizant Technology Solutions during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Hardy Reed LLC purchased a new position in Cognizant Technology Solutions during the 1st quarter valued at about $27,000. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. grew its holdings in Cognizant Technology Solutions by 1,433.3% during the 1st quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. now owns 460 shares of the information technology service provider’s stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 430 shares in the last quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc boosted its position in shares of Cognizant Technology Solutions by 44.4% during the 1st quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 478 shares of the information technology service provider’s stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 147 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Valley National Advisers Inc. boosted its position in shares of Cognizant Technology Solutions by 101.3% during the 1st quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 481 shares of the information technology service provider’s stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 242 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.73% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on CTSH. Robert W. Baird dropped their price target on Cognizant Technology Solutions from $94.00 to $84.00 in a research report on Friday, July 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded Cognizant Technology Solutions from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their price target for the company from $82.00 to $77.00 in a research report on Thursday, July 28th. UBS Group dropped their price target on Cognizant Technology Solutions from $89.00 to $76.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 28th. StockNews.com downgraded Cognizant Technology Solutions from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 11th. Finally, Susquehanna dropped their target price on Cognizant Technology Solutions from $100.00 to $98.00 in a research report on Thursday, July 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Cognizant Technology Solutions has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $84.79.
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Cognizant Technology Solutions Stock Performance
Shares of CTSH stock opened at $68.72 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a quick ratio of 2.23 and a current ratio of 2.23. Cognizant Technology Solutions Co. has a fifty-two week low of $63.26 and a fifty-two week high of $93.47. The company has a market capitalization of $35.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.94, a PEG ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.05. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $68.40 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $78.68.
Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH – Get Rating) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 27th. The information technology service provider reported $1.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.09 by $0.05. Cognizant Technology Solutions had a return on equity of 19.36% and a net margin of 11.74%. The firm had revenue of $4.91 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.92 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.99 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 7.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts expect that Cognizant Technology Solutions Co. will post 4.54 earnings per share for the current year.
Cognizant Technology Solutions Announces Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, August 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 19th will be paid a dividend of $0.27 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 18th. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.57%. Cognizant Technology Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 25.06%.
Cognizant Technology Solutions Company Profile
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, a professional services company, provides consulting and technology, and outsourcing services in North America, Europe, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Financial Services; Healthcare; Products and Resources; and Communications, Media and Technology.
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The Gun Barrel City Fire Department responded to a fire at a two-story house around 7 a.m. in the 600 block of Legendary Lane, where two people were trapped upstairs. The residents were able to jump to safety before firefighters arrived.
The Gun Barrel City Fire Department received assistance from Payne Springs Fire Rescue, Seven Points, Eustace and Mabank Fire Departments. The Gun Barrel City Police and street departments provided traffic control.
The fire was brought under control in around an hour. Unfortunately, two of the residents’ dogs were found deceased.
“I want to thank Payne Springs Fire Rescue, Seven Points, Eustace, and Mabank fire departments for responding with water and manpower,” stated Joseph Lindaman, Gun Barrel City Fire Chief. “Their assistance was important due to the intensity of the fire and outside temperatures.”
UT Health EMS was on scene and evaluated the residents who escaped the home, in addition to checking on the firefighters.
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Former NFL RB Frank Gore charged with simple assault in New Jersey
Former NFL running back Frank Gore was charged with simple assault Wednesday after being arrested on July 31 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, following an alleged domestic violence dispute with a 28-year-old woman, according to the Atlantic City Police Department.
"On July 31, 2022, at 8:11 AM, patrol units were dispatched to Tropicana Atlantic City for a report of a domestic violence dispute," police said in a statement. "Officers arrived to find the victim, a 28-year-old woman from Miami Florida, speaking with hotel security. The victim did not exhibit signs of injury and complaints were not filed at the time. However, an ensuing investigation resulted in Franklin Gore being charged with simple assault related to the domestic violence incident."
Gore, 39, is expected to have a court hearing in mid-October, according to TMZ.
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WFO SAN DIEGO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, August 13, 2022
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* WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses to occur.
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More Trouble for ‘Yahoo Boys’ As EFCC Arrests 26 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Southeast State
- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is leaving no stone unturned in making sure the internet is safe from fraudsters
- This time around, on Thursday, August 11, they stormed the hideout of fraudsters in Asaba, Delta state and arrested twenty-six young Nigerians over alleged cybercrime
- Meanwhile, the anti-graft agency made this known through a tweet on its Twitter page, posted on Friday, August 12
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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Benin Zonal Command on Thursday, August 11, 2022, arrested 26 suspected internet fraudsters at their hideout in Asaba, Delta state.
The anti-graft agency on Thursday made this disclosure through a statement signed and sighted by Legit.ng on its Twitter page.
The names, details and items recovered were also disclosed accompanied by photos.
The suspects
The suspects are;
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- Austin Okolo,
- Modebe Olisa,
- Onyemailu Chisom,
- Igbudy Collins Eloho,
- Onyema Okwuose,
- Daniel Idoko Emumena,
- Chidibele Kelvin,
- Pius Ikwebe,
- Azubuike Maxwell Odor,
- Obaze Justice,
- Monye Emeka Divine,
- Okirhienye Oghenetega,
- Anointed Governor, and
- Nebeolisa Obinna.
Other suspects
Others include;
- Johnson Nnaemeka
- and Augstine Imunor,
- Ukazu Henry,
- Destiny Ikpekpe,
- Joromi Odoko,
- Clinton Oletu Emma,
- Nicholas Brain,
- Anamali Azuka,
- Nonye Fimber Dugbele,
- Nwazi Ebuka,
- Chmezie Emeka and
- Onyeje Chuka.
Items recovered
Items recovered from them include a Toyota Camry car, two Mercedes Benz C300 cars, mobile phones and laptops.
The suspects will be arraigned in court soon.
Nigerians react
Nigerians in their reactions on the microblogging site Twitter urged the EFCC to go after the real fraudsters in the polity.
@keri7_sam tweeted
"Una nor dey arrest real fraudsters for the country.."
@GHOZHIE tweeted
"Hmmmm..asaba.....i no surprise sha...just dey remember rodinia hotel and rodinia restaurant fr asaba summit junction..."
@Nnamdi08835447 tweeted
"Why do they asked them to turn their back."
@ogunboss01 tweeted and queried
"Unah no Dey gree arrest politicians again? Every time *we arrest 26 internet fraudsters *"
@Hondammybash tweeted
"I know when you arrest all the young people finish you'll rest.
"Awon osiwin eniyan."
@ABIODUNDOSUNM11 tweeted
"I think EFCC should broker a law to be passed increasing the length of time and penalty for this crime. These guys go into prison and become hardened even beyond what they do in the short period by mixing with their peers and other hardened criminals in prison."
@BabatundeMakin tweeted
"They are still a suspect not yet guilty of their charges not until they are found with evidence to prove they are guilty of their and I think once you are a suspect they don’t declare the faces yet until they are being charge of their crimes."
EFCC releases names, details of 5 ‘Yahoo Boys’ jailed by court
Meanwhile, the EFCC has secured the conviction and sentencing of five internet fraudsters.
The fraudsters appeared before Justice N.I. Afolabi of the Federal High Court sitting in Lafia, Nasarawa state, on Tuesday, July 26.
The commission noted that they were convicted on one count charge each bordering on internet-related fraud. According to the EFCC, Okwechime fraudulently impersonated one Joseph Michael, an American soldier, to defraud one Molly of $350 (Three Hundred and Fifty United States Dollars), while Olaniyi sent electronic messages with the intent to defraud one Samuel Mayona.
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Four days after FBI agents descended on Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago in search of classified documents, the full search warrant has been unsealed by a Florida judge. The seven-page document includes both the search warrant, signed and approved by U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart on August 5, and a “receipt” listing items seized, signed by Trump attorney Christina Bobb at 6:19 p.m. on August 8. As The Daily Beast has reported, the warrant reveals Trump is under investigation for violations of the Espionage Act and for illegally keeping top secret government documents. | https://www.thedailybeast.com/read-the-fbi-search-warrant-for-donald-trumps-mar-a-lago | 2022-08-12T21:13:05Z | https://www.thedailybeast.com/read-the-fbi-search-warrant-for-donald-trumps-mar-a-lago | true | null |
Newcastle are understood to have paid a five-figure fee to the Scottish League Two club for the 19-year-old.
Smith has been on trial with Newcastle’s Under-21s squad during pre-season and has now completed a move to the Tyneside club.
The Magpies have strengthened their academy squads over the summer with the signings of promising youngsters Charlie McArthur, Alex Murphy and Jordan Hackett from Kilmarnock, Galway United and Tottenham Hotspur respectively.
Smith is a product of Celtic's academy but left the club last summer and pursued a first team opportunity with East Fife.
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At just 18, he amassed 28 appearances between the sticks for the Scottish side last season. Smith's arrival will see him join up with Newcastle’s academy sides where he will compete with goalkeepers Will Brown, Max Thompson and Steven Bessent.
Following confirmation of his move, Smith said: "I'm buzzing to be signing for Newcastle United. "After playing in the lower leagues of Scotland, I couldn't be happier with the opportunity to go and play for a club like Newcastle.
"I was playing part-time at East Fife last season so it's a great opportunity to be full-time with Newcastle. It's an unbelievable chance for me to go and develop my career further so it was a no-brainer for me to join.
"Playing for East Fife's first-team was good experience, especially at a young age, and playing mens' football did me the world of good. I just want to be playing week in week out, especially as a goalkeeper.
"It's the next chapter in my life which I'm looking forward to and really hope to kick on." | https://www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/football/newcastle-united/newcastle-united-confirm-seventh-summer-signing-as-ex-celtic-player-joins-3804497 | 2022-08-12T21:17:18Z | https://www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/football/newcastle-united/newcastle-united-confirm-seventh-summer-signing-as-ex-celtic-player-joins-3804497 | false | 1 |
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COVID-19 activity remains high in San Diego County Friday, the Health and Human Services Agency reported, but antiviral pills and monoclonal antibodies can help with treatment to avoid getting severe symptoms.
"Monoclonal antibodies and antiviral pills work great to keep people from developing severe COVID-19," said Dr. Wilma J. Wooten, county public health officer. "If you're at higher risk of developing severe illness, you should seek treatment immediately."
Antiviral pills and monoclonal antibodies should be given within days after the onset of symptoms to be effective. So, you should get tested for COVID-19 as soon as you start developing symptoms. If you are 12 or older and test positive and are at high risk of progressing to severe disease, contact your doctor immediately so that you can get treatment.
If you do not have a healthcare provider, you can call 2-1-1 to find one. You can also call a Monoclonal Antibody Regional Center at 619-685-2500 to access monoclonal antibody treatment at no cost, regardless of health insurance or immigration status.
Treatment centers and medical offices in the region may offer oral antiviral pills, which are taken by mouth, and/or monoclonal antibodies, which are delivered as an intravenous infusion. Your healthcare provider will determine what treatment option is best for you based on your symptoms, age and potential underlying conditions.
Novavax, a more traditional vaccine against COVID-19, is now available in San Diego County. Novavax is available at local healthcare providers, retail pharmacies, and community clinics, as well as county public health centers and community vaccination events.
The HHSA reported 1,017 new infections and eight deaths in its most recent data increasing cumulative counts to 898,520 cases and 5,437 deaths. A total of 7,045 cases were reported in the past week compared to 9,495 infections identified the previous week.
Meanwhile, patients hospitalized with COVID-19 increased by 20 to 346, bucking a downward trend since a recent peak of 465 on July 22. Those patients with the virus in intensive care units declined by one to 35, down from a recent peak of 54 in the same time period and the number of available hospital beds decreased by two to 260.
San Diego County's case rate per 100,000 residents 12 years of age and older is 52.03 for people fully vaccinated and boosted, 34.81 for fully vaccinated people and 103.28 for not fully vaccinated San Diegans.
More than 3.01 million or 90% of San Diegans age 6 months and older are at least partially vaccinated. Nearly 2.66 million or 79.5% are fully vaccinated. A total of 1,432,313 or 58.7% of 2,439,821 eligible San Diegans have received a booster.
The HHSA updates data on Monday and Thursday nights. | https://www.kpbs.org/news/local/2022/08/12/county-offers-treatment-options-to-reduce-covid-19-symptoms | 2022-08-12T21:19:18Z | https://www.kpbs.org/news/local/2022/08/12/county-offers-treatment-options-to-reduce-covid-19-symptoms | false | 2 |
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have been using environmental DNA (or eDNA) technology to detect invasive carp in the St. Croix, Mississippi and Minnesota rivers. May sampling in the St. Croix River showed silver carp eDNA about four miles north of where invasive carp have been confirmed in the St. Croix.
eDNA is DNA released from an organism into the environment that is detectable at very low concentrations. USFWS screens for three markers: one for silver carp, one for bighead carp and one general invasive carp marker.
“While eDNA results are not conclusive evidence that invasive carp were present, eDNA is another helpful tool the DNR and partner agencies are using to learn more about invasive carp movements,” DNR Invasive Fish Coordinator Grace Loppnow said.
Due to the nature of eDNA and of invasive carp movements, caution must be taken in interpreting these results. eDNA analysis detects DNA in the water but cannot determine whether the DNA came from a living fish or another source such as bird feces or a fish carcass. It also does not determine when the DNA was deposited in that area. Invasive carp are highly mobile, so it is not unexpected that they would range throughout the open stretch of the Lower St. Croix River. For example, since 2017 the DNR has been tracking a tagged bighead carp on the St. Croix that has a home range of about 23 river miles. Tracked invasive carp in other states are known to range more than 60 miles.
USFWS staff notified the DNR last week that eDNA samples from May showed a small percentage of positive samples in the St. Croix River at Andersen Bay near Bayport and the Boom Site just upstream of Stillwater, a priority invasive carp surveillance area. Of the 100 samples taken in Andersen Bay, five tested positive for bighead carp DNA and three tested positive for a general marker for invasive carp DNA. Of the 100 samples taken at the Boom Site, three tested positive for silver carp DNA and one tested positive for the general invasive carp marker.
The DNR regularly samples for invasive carp in Andersen Bay and has removed several bighead and silver carp from the bay and the adjacent portion of the St. Croix River in years past. No invasive carp have been captured in Andersen Bay thus far in 2022. Andersen Bay is one of the locations that the DNR-tagged bighead carp frequents, making this area a target for surveillance and management.
The Boom Site detections are approximately four miles north of the farthest upstream capture of invasive carp in the St. Croix River, and approximately one and-a-half miles upstream from the farthest detection of a tagged invasive carp. In response to these detections, additional sampling at the Boom Site is planned for this fall.
The DNR believes continued eDNA monitoring in both Andersen Bay and the Boom Site is important as part of a proactive approach to invasive carp monitoring and response. Changes in the eDNA detection rate over time can be used as a tool to assess potential changes in the invasive carp population. eDNA may also be used to identify locations to target for management. To that end, the DNR is working with USFWS to explore how eDNA can be used to inform targeted removal efforts, including the Modified Unified Method the DNR, USFWS and other agency partners piloted on the Mississippi River in 2021-2022.
Invasive carp have been progressing upstream since escaping into the Mississippi River in Arkansas in the 1970s. These large fish compete with native species and pose a threat to rivers and lakes. Thus far, there has been no evidence of reproduction or spawning populations in Minnesota waters.
Individual invasive carp have been caught as far upstream as Pool 2 of the Mississippi, near the Twin Cities (bighead, grass and silver), the King Power Plant on the St. Croix River by Oak Park Heights (bighead and silver), and just downstream of Granite Falls in the Minnesota River (bighead). Invasive carp have also been captured in the Missouri River drainage in southwest Minnesota, where control structures are in place to prevent invasive carp movement into Minnesota waters.
• The DNR is actively engaged with several other prevention efforts:
• The DNR is an active partner in the Upper Mississippi River Invasive Carp Workgroup. The group includes representatives from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, and several federal agencies.
• The Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center at the University of Minnesota, in partnership with the DNR, is testing and evaluating carp deterrents in Mississippi River locks and dams.
• The DNR leads a program to monitor fish population changes and impacts of management actions.
• The DNR leads Modified Unified Method events to capture and remove invasive carp, in partnership with the USGS, Wisconsin DNR, USFWS and other agencies.
• The DNR is working closely with stakeholders to update the Minnesota Invasive Carp Action Plan. (files.dnr.state.mn.us/natural_resources/invasives/carp-action-plan-draft.pdf)
State and federal funding sources, including the Environmental and Natural Resources Trust Fund and Outdoor Heritage Fund, have provided key funding for deterrent actions and the DNR invasive carp detection and response program.
Invasive carp captures must be reported to the DNR immediately by calling 651-587-2781 or emailing invasivecarp.dnr@state.mn.us. Take a photo and transport the carp to the nearest DNR fisheries office or make arrangements for it to be picked up by a DNR official. Do not release captured invasive carp. A permit can be requested (mndnr.gov/Permits/Invasive_Species) to keep captured invasive carp for consumption or disposal. | https://www.southernminn.com/faribault_daily_news/news/state/dnr-usfws-using-edna-to-learn-about-invasive-carp/article_2535e02e-1a79-11ed-9c2f-6f1605b3a7cf.html | 2022-08-12T21:20:26Z | https://www.southernminn.com/faribault_daily_news/news/state/dnr-usfws-using-edna-to-learn-about-invasive-carp/article_2535e02e-1a79-11ed-9c2f-6f1605b3a7cf.html | false | 5 |
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Generosity is on display in Kansas City.
Donations poured in this week after Newhouse Domestic Violence Shelter asked for help raising $20,000. The shelter needed the money to buy a used 15-passenger van to transport clients.
The shelter made the request Monday. Just four days later organizers announced the fundraising drive exceeded it’s goal.
A generous donor promised to match donations up to $10,000. As of Friday, Newhouse said people have donated $14,000 to the cause, bringing the total raised to $24,000.
The shelter said donations that are not used to buy the van will help pay for insurance, maintenance, and gas. The shelter is also using donations to purchase gas cards to five to residents who have vehicles and need help getting to work and appointments.
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Tonight's weather conditions in Madison: Cloudy during the evening. A few showers developing late. Low 63F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50%. Hot temperatures are predicted tomorrow. It looks like it will be a balmy 80 degrees. 63 degrees is tomorrow's low. Partly cloudy skies are in the forecast. Models are showing a 24% chance of rain tomorrow. Keep an umbrella handy, just in case! The sunshine will be intense Saturday; high UV indexes are forecasted. The sun's rays will be intense. Stay in the shade as much as possible. Wear sunglasses, a hat and sunscreen when in sunlight. The Madison area should see a light breeze, with forecast models showing only 11 mph wind conditions coming up from the south. This report is created automatically with weather data provided by TownNews.com. Stay in the know. Visit wiscnews.com for local news and weather.
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The Sunflower Festival at Cross E Ranch in Salt Lake City is a great time to stroll through fields of flowers and snap a selfie, pose for a family picture or take a quick snapshot of your best furry friends.
Yes, dogs on leashes are welcome at the fest that runs through August 18.
Every person gets one free flower with admission, but you can buy more!
You can also enjoy fresh squeezed limeades and lemonades, frozen treats and other cold drinks at the treat trailer.
There are a few animals you can see, but the main part of the farm is closed during the Sunflower Festival.
There are also games your family can play.
Cross E Ranch is located at 3500 North 2200 West in Salt Lake City.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WJW) — The city of Cleveland on Friday reported 25 total cases of monkeypox, according to the city health department, up from the 21 cases reported Thursday.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday showed Ohio added another 14 cases statewide from Thursday, for a total of 89 cases.
Monkeypox cases have been reported in Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain and Summit counties, the last of which reported its first case on Thursday — though that person contracted the virus while traveling out-of-state, officials said.
Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, director of the Ohio Department of Health, said Thursday he expects the Ohio Department of Health website to launch a new dashboard later this month showing where Ohio’s monkeypox cases were reported.
Most of the state’s overall cases are in its major metropolitan areas, which are being prioritized through the state’s federal allocation of monkeypox vaccines.
Ohio as of last week had received about 4,200 doses of the two-shot vaccine — enough to vaccinate a little more than 2,000 people.
“This is simply not enough supply to vaccinate all at-risk Ohioans,” Vanderhoff said Thursday. “Therefore, our strategy in the face of these national limitations has been to get available supply out as quickly as possible to Ohio communities with the highest case counts and the highest risk for spread.”
Those include Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati, he said.
Another 5,400 doses arrived in Ohio this week and, in the coming weeks, officials expect a total of 13,560 doses to have been delivered.
There have been 11,177 confirmed cases reported nationwide, according to the CDC. The six states with the most cases are New York (2,295); California (1,945); Florida (1,085); Georgia (851); Texas (815); and Illinois (771). | https://fox8.com/news/cleveland-adds-four-more-monkeypox-cases/ | 2022-08-12T21:27:11Z | https://fox8.com/news/cleveland-adds-four-more-monkeypox-cases/ | true | 1 |
Himeji Castle is the largest and perhaps one of the most beautiful castles in Japan. If you’re there during the day, ghost stories might be the furthest thing from your mind. However, summer is traditionally a time for such stories thanks to the Japanese holiday of Obon, when spirits walk the earth.
Exploring the castle grounds leads you to the impressive main keep, which looks out over the city and has earned the nickname the White Heron Castle for its appearance. On the way down, you might see people gathered around a fenced-in well, looking down through the grate over it. It’s one of the last stop-offs you’ll hit on the self-guided castle tour.
Congratulations, you’ve found your way to Okiku’s Well, the real-life inspiration for the ghost legend that helped inspire the Koji Suzuki novel Ring and its many films and TV adaptations.
Origin Story: Banshu Sarayashiki
What the castle and J-horror masterpiece Ringu have in common is that they’re both connected to the legend of banshu sarayashiki (“The Dish Mansion in Harima Province”), a spooky tale that dates back centuries.
Himeji was once the capital of Harima Province formerly known as Banshu, which made up part of contemporary Hyogo. There are different versions of the sarayashiki legend, with some relocating the action from Banshu to the similar-sounding Bancho area in Edo (the old name of Tokyo, where Bancho still exists in Chiyoda ward). However, the earliest-known dramatized version of it is the 1741 Bunraku puppet play Banshu Sarayashiki by Tamenaga Tarobei and Asada Itcho.
Pushed down the well by her stepfather, Sadako famously crawls out of it and right through the TV.
The story tells of a court lady named Okiku who became the victim of an unjust plot to assume the lordship of Himeji Castle. When the castle lord is sick and dying, his villainous chief retainer, Tetsuzan, plans to eliminate a rival heir with the help of Okiku. He tries to seduce her and then blackmail her by framing her for the theft of one of ten treasured dish plates that the heir has earmarked as a succession gift. When that doesn’t work, Tetsuzan decides to suspend Okiku over a well and torture her.
Tetsuzan repeatedly lowers and raises Okiku from the well, deriving sadistic pleasure from striking her with his bokken (a wooden sword used in kendo and other martial arts). The phallic shape of the sword and the whole exercise of moving Okiku in and out of this hole in the ground lends the scene twisted psychosexual energy as if it were a bit of early torture porn like Saw.
Okiku refuses to give in and become Tetsuzan’s lover or help assassinate his rival, so he finally knocks her down into the well. Before long, he hears a voice counting plates from the bottom, and Okiku’s spirit rises from the mouth of the well.
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With the vengeful ghost Sadako in Ringu, Director Hideo Nakata puts a modern technophobic spin on Okiku’s tale. It sees journalist and single mother Reiko Asakawa retracing the steps of her niece, who has died of fright at the sight of Sadako after viewing a cursed videotape and receiving a phone call that left her with only seven days to live.
Pushed down the well by her stepfather, Sadako famously crawls out of it and right through the TV to kill people unless they make a copy of the tape and keep the chain going.
Before you die, you (should) see Himeji Castle
In the same way that some variations of the folktale send it to Japan’s capital, Ringu has Reiko follow her niece’s photo trail to the fictional Izu Pacific Land, filmed at America Camp Village in Okutama, Tokyo.
She compares the cabin in front of her, number B4 in the film (and L-6 in real life), with the one in the girl’s picture. As the viewer embarks on movie-inspired travel in Japan, they might find themselves doing something similar with places like Oshima Island, where Sadako’s mother threw herself into the volcanic crater of Mount Mihara.
The wording of the movie tagline for The Ring, “Before you die, you see the ring,” almost makes it sound like a bucket-list item. Before you kick the bucket or leave Japan, seeing Himeji Castle is a must. While you’re there, you might as well check out Okiku’s Well, the spot that gives the majestic fortress an unlikely J-horror connection.
If you peer down into the darkness of the well and hear a voice counting plates, you can try shouting, “Ten!”
In some tellings of the story, this has been known to assuage Okiku’s spirit and keep her from shrieking at the lost plate after she gets to nine. Don’t ask us what to do if you go back to your hotel room and the phone starts ringing off the hook, or the TV suddenly turns on by itself…
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Many beef producers looking for new genetics had no choice but to make their selections and operate in a sale remotely, without seeing the animal in the flesh
- Stud principal Ian Locke
It was all action at Wirruna Poll Herefords this week with the production of sale videos for the upcoming August 24 sale day.
The sale preview videos are now available online to assist prospective clients for their homework when choosing a sale bull.
Stud principal, Ian Locke said they wanted to offer more than still photographs of their bulls which is the norm for bull sale catalogues.
"It was a lot harder to assess the bulls based on a photo, with good photos of a lesser bull, and bad photos of a good bull - it was easy to be thrown off track in your selections," he said.
"We began videoing bulls back in 2007.
"Initially mailing CDs out with the catalogue, and now with improved internet infrastructure and speed, we have those videos available online.
"Clients often comment that it is a far preferred approach to watch a bull move, assess from different angles and see his gait."
Wirruna has now clocked up 30 sales, with both spring and autumn sales each year, where video footage is available to assist clients in making their selection decisions.
The recent few years of movement restrictions due to COVID-19, saw the boom of videoing amongst the seedstock sector.
"Many beef producers looking for new genetics had no choice but to make their selections and operate in a sale remotely, without seeing the animal in the flesh," Ian said.
"Along with the explosion of online livestock selling platforms, such as AuctionsPlus, there are now many clients comfortable to buy cattle sight unseen - using tools such as BREEDPLAN(c) performance information, independent structural assessments, and video footage to help make their choices."
Wirruna will again line-up some of the leading genetics of the Hereford Breed in their Wirruna Spring Bull and Female Sale to be held on August 24.
Along with 67 two-year-old bulls, there are also 39 PTIC heifers offered in both individual and group lots.
Seven sires, used over the Wirruna herd are also available in the sale draft.
These include 'Star Lots' high-muscle sire Ramsay R262 and high-marbling sire Roberto R485. | https://www.bordermail.com.au/story/7851234/footage-assists-selections/ | 2022-08-12T21:34:38Z | https://www.bordermail.com.au/story/7851234/footage-assists-selections/ | false | 1 |
Inflation slowed in July, showing Fed's rate hikes are working
Inflation slowed in July as gasoline prices dropped, a sign the Federal Reserve's efforts to control spiraling prices are taking effect.
Consumer prices last month rose 8.5% from the same month a year ago, the Labor Department reported on Wednesday — lower than economists had expected and down from 9.1% in July.
Core inflation, which strips out volatile food and gas numbers, rose 5.9% annually, the same rate as in June and slightly lower than analyst forecasts.
"Largely driven by falling gas prices, inflation dipped slightly in July to 8.5%, down from the 40-year high reported in June," Bright MLS chief economist Lisa Sturtevant said in an email.
"Other prices, including prices of online goods and airline fares, dropped in July and consumers report they expect lower inflation in the months ahead, which are all signs of a potential turnaround in the inflation picture," she said.
The figures give consumers hope that the hottest inflation in four decades is cooling, if only a little. Gas prices, for instance, have fallen from an average of $5 a gallon in June to $4 a gallon today .
A report on Tuesday showed that online prices fell for the first time in two years, with electronics, apparel and toys all showing large declines.
Stock markets cheered the news, with the S&P 500 and the Dow each surging 1.4% in early morning trading. The tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 1.7%.
Prices still running hot
While inflation seems to be easing, it remains painfully high for U.S. consumers. Prices for food and shelter continued to rise last month, although those increases were offset by falling energy costs.
Food prices increased at an annual rate of 10.9%, the fastest rise since 1979, the July CPI figures show. Prices for shelter, medical care, new vehicles, car insurance and recreation also rose last month, while costs for airline fares and used cars and trucks dropped.
Semiconductor shortages , which have kept prices of vehicles, electronics and appliances high, are finally easing, meaning that costs for these big-ticket items should continue to decline, noted Paul Ashworth, chief U.S. economist at Capital Economics.
The Federal Reserve is expected to continue raising its benchmark interest rate next month, with economists predicting a hike of half to three-quarters of a percentage point. The central bank has raised the federal funds rate four times this year in a move to slow the economy and arrest spiraling inflation.
"Overall, prices remain uncomfortably high. Coupled with strength in job growth and wages, the data support the case for another aggressive rate hike in September," Rubeela Farooqi, chief U.S. economist with High Frequency Economics, said in a report.
Financial markets are betting that the Fed will keep raising rates this year, to a range of 3.50% to 3.75%. The Fed's goal is to cool inflation without tipping the economy into recession — a difficult needle to thread.
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Daisy Head family: Meet The Sandman star's famous family
THE SANDMAN continues to grow in popularity for its star-studded cast and fans are keen to find out more about Judy Talbot. Meet the actress who plays her, Daisy Head, and her famous family.
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The Sandman is on Netflix now and episode five, titled 24/7, has become a standout to fans. The episode is set at a diner that John (played by David Thewlis) visits and he ends up casting dark magic on the customers. Express.co.uk has all you need to know about Daisy Head, who plays diner guest Judy, and her showbiz relatives.
The fifth instalment of The Sandman is the most disturbing of the series as it shows how John's wrecklessness can cause disaster in the waking world.
Bette Munroe (Emma Duncan) is a waitress at the diner and she has feelings for cook Marsh Janowski (Steven Brand).
However, after John uses his ruby to get everyone to speak the truth, Marsh comes out with a disturbing secret about Bette's son.
She then confides in Judy, and the pair end up in a steamy embrace after sharing their true feelings.
Judy is played by Daisy Head, a 31-year-old actress from Fulham in London.
She is known for her roles as Grace in Guilt and The Syndicate, as well as Harlots and Shadow and Bone.
She comes from a famous family, with her father being Buffy The Vampire Slayer star, Anthony Head.
Her younger sister Emily is also an actress, who has starred in The Inbetweeners as Carli.
She has also had roles in Emmerdale and starred alongside her sister in The Syndicate.
Daisy has also acted alongside her father in the TV show, Rose and Maloney.
The star has featured alongside some huge names in her career, including EastEnders actor Danny Dyer in the film The Last Seven.
She has also worked with Star Wars actress Daisy Ridley in Ophelia and Rixton frontman Jake Roche in Rules of Love.
Her grandmother, Helen Shingler, was a well-known film and TV actress who married producer Seafield Head.
Meanwhile, her uncle, Murray Head, is an actor and singer known for his role in Sunday Bloody Sunday.
Her father Anthony made another appearance alongside his daughter in the ITV drama, Girlfriends.
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Daisy played a character called Ruby, with her dad playing magazine owner John.
The pair spoke to whattowatch.com about working together, with Anthony telling his daughter: "I was always happy that you’d act.
"I’d just never thought of anybody wanting to do this professionally at the age that Daisy was then.
"Now, I love watching both my daughters act because they’re so good. It does make me emotional because I feel huge pride."
Daisy said she was "embarrassed" watching her dad play the Prime Minister on the comedy series, Little Britain.
She said while she was a teenager at school, the boys jeered when her dad was filmed dusting in a thong.
She said: "That was not a great daughter moment!” Anthony added: “It was actually a cool show to be part of though.
"But I do remember reading that scene at home and going, ‘Ooh, no!’ but my wife said, ‘Well, that's your job!’”
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anne Heche remains on life support and under evaluation for organ donation after a car crash that led to her brain death, a representative for the actor said Friday.
Under current California law, death can be determined by the loss of all brain function and in accordance with accepted medical standards.
While Heche is legally dead, she's on life support and “her heart is still beating" so that the nonprofit organization OneLegacy can determine if she can be a donor, spokeswoman Holly Baird said in a statement.
The process, which involves assessing which organs are viable and finding an appropriate recipient, could take from one day to several days, Baird told The Associated Press.
In the U.S., most organ transplants are done after the donor has been declared brain-dead.
The actor suffered a “severe anoxic brain injury,” caused by a lack of oxygen, when her car crashed into a Los Angeles area home Aug. 5 and fire erupted, according to a statement released Thursday that said she wasn't expected to survive.
She's been hospitalized at a Los Angeles burn center.
“This is a sad day. I’m sending Anne’s children, family and friends all of my love,” Ellen DeGeneres said Friday on Twitter amid reports of Heche's dire condition. They were a couple from 1997 to 2000.
Detectives investigating the crash said narcotics were found in a blood sample taken from Heche, though toxicology tests still had to be performed to differentiate them from drugs she was given for her injuries, Los Angeles police said.
A native of Ohio, Heche first came to prominence on the NBC soap opera “Another World” from 1987 to 1991. She won a Daytime Emmy Award for the role of twins Marley and Vicky.
In the late 1990s she became one of the hottest actors in Hollywood, a constant on magazine covers and in big-budget films. In 1997 alone, she played opposite Johnny Depp as his wife in “Donnie Brasco” and Tommy Lee Jones in “Volcano” and was part of the ensemble cast in the original “I Know What You Did Last Summer.”
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Sepp Straka showed up for the start of the PGA Tour's postseason and only saw opportunity instead of two months of bad results in his rearview mirror.
Straka had not made it to the weekend since the Memorial in early June. And then he opened the FedEx Cup St. Jude Championship with rounds of 64-66 to take the early lead Friday at the TPC Southwind.
“Hadn't played great coming into this week. Missed a bunch of cuts coming in,” Straka said (in his case, “a bunch” would be six in a row). "But that's golf. You're going to have the ebbs and flows and just kind go with it."
And off he went, especially at the end, when he finished with three straight birdies to get to 10 under.
He had a one-shot lead over Denny McCarthy (65), with Brian Harman (66) another shot back. All of them already were safe to be among the top 70 who advance to the second stage of the FedEx Cup playoffs next week in Delaware.
Tony Finau, coming off two straight victories, was among those playing in the afternoon.
Rory McIlroy was among those who likely would not be playing the rest of the week. McIlroy was going along reasonably well until taking bogey from the trees and finishing with a bogey on the par-4 ninth for a 69.
That put him at 1-under 139, and scoring was so good in ideal conditions that making the cut looked to be unlikely.
At least he can afford it as the No. 6 seed. Friday marked the end of the season for some players who miss the cut and either could not move into the top 70 or were probably going to get bumped out.
Straka won the Honda Classic for his first PGA Tour title this year. That got him into the Masters for the first time and he can't wait to get back. Reaching the FedEx Cup finale at East Lake might be the ticket, and he's off to the right kind of start.
He holed a 20-foot birdie putt on the par-3 14th, got up-and-down for birdie on the par-5 16th and closed with a pair of birdies from the 15-foot range for his 66.
Straka, born and raised in Austria until moving from Vienna to Valdosta, Georgia, as a teenager, never dragged two months of bad golf with him to the course.
“You can’t afford to do that out here,” he said. “The margin’s so small, if you miss some fairways, now you’re starting to play for pars and you can’t really do that. You've just got to remind yourself that any one thing can change it the other way.”
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DUBLIN, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Mineral Wool Market, by Type, by Product Type, by End-User Industry - Size, Share, Outlook, and Opportunity Analysis, 2022 - 2030" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
Mineral wool is an excellent insulation material that's derived from iron ore slag, a waste product of the steel industry. In fact, some mineral wool products are made from over 90% recycled material. That means the insulation value of mineral wool is higher than that of cellulose.
There are two types of mineral wool insulation: faced and unfaced. Faced mineral wool is usually made of paper or plastic, but it can be made from other materials too.
These two types of insulation have different benefits. They are both effective in blocking heat and preventing moisture from entering the house.
Market Dynamics:
Growing construction of energy-efficient building is a prime factor fostering growth of the mineral wool market. For instance, in Budget 2021, the Indian government allotted INR 13,750 crore to Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation and Smart Cities Mission to promote construction initiatives.
Additionally, increasing use of soundproof material from automotive industry and also increasing penetration of electric vehicle is also projected to foster the market growth.
However, health hazard associated with mineral wool and availability of substitute are expected to restrict the market growth.
Key features of the study:
- This report provides in-depth analysis of the global mineral wool market, and provides market size (US$ Million) and compound annual growth rate (CAGR%) for the forecast period (2022-2028), considering 2021 as the base year
- It elucidates potential revenue opportunities across different segments and explains attractive investment proposition matrices for this market
- This study also provides key insights about market drivers, restraints, opportunities, new product launches or approval, market trends, regional outlook, and competitive strategies adopted by key players
- It profiles key players in the global mineral wool market based on the following parameters - company highlights, products portfolio, key highlights, financial performance, and strategies
- Key companies covered as a part of this study include Byucksan, Great Lakes Textiles, ISOVER (Saint Gobain), mJohns Manville, Knauf Insulation, National Industrial Co., NTN OOD, Owens Corning, PGF Insulation, Rockwool International AS, Kingspan Group, and Rosewool Insulation Refractory Co. Ltd
- Insights from this report would allow marketers and the management authorities of the companies to make informed decisions regarding their future product launches, type up-gradation, market expansion, and marketing tactics
- The global mineral wool market report caters to various stakeholders in this industry including investors, suppliers, product manufacturers, distributors, new entrants, and financial analysts
- Stakeholders would have ease in decision-making through various strategy matrices used in analyzing the global mineral wool market
Key Topics Covered:
1. Research Objectives and Assumptions
2. Market Purview
- Report Description
- Market Definition and Scope
- Executive Summary
- Market MINERAL WOOL, By TYPE
- Market MINERAL WOOL, By PRODUCT TYPE
- Market MINERAL WOOL, By END-USER INDUSTRY
- Market MINERAL WOOL, By REGION
- Publisher Opportunity Map
3. Market Dynamics, Regulations, and Trends Analysis
- Market Dynamics
- Rise in construction industry
- Availability of substitute
- Increasing penetration of electric vehicle
- Impact Analysis
- Regulatory Scenario
- Product launch/Approvals
- PEST Analysis
- PORTER's Analysis
- Merger and Acquisition Scenario
4. Global Mineral Wool Market - Impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
- COVID-19 Epidemiology
- Supply Side and Demand Side Analysis
- Economic Impact
5. Global Mineral Wool Market, By Type, 2022 and 2030, (US$ Mn)
- Introduction
- Market Share Analysis, 2022 and 2030 (%)
- Y-o-Y Growth Analysis, 2018 - 2030
- Segment Trends
- Glass Wool
- Introduction
- Market Size and Forecast, and Y-o-Y Growth, 2017-2030,(US$ Mn)
- Stone Wool
- Introduction
- Market Size and Forecast, and Y-o-Y Growth, 2017-2030,(US$ Mn)
- Other Types
- Introduction
- Market Size and Forecast, and Y-o-Y Growth, 2017-2030,(US$ Mn)
6. Global Mineral Wool Market, By Product Type, 2022 and 2030, (US$ Mn)
- Introduction
- Market Share Analysis, 2022 and 2030 (%)
- Y-o-Y Growth Analysis, 2018 - 2030
- Segment Trends
- Board
- Introduction
- Market Size and Forecast, and Y-o-Y Growth, 2017-2030,(US$ Million)
- Blanket
- Introduction
- Market Size and Forecast, and Y-o-Y Growth, 2017-2030,(US$ Million)
- Loose Wool
- Introduction
- Market Size and Forecast, and Y-o-Y Growth, 2017-2030,(US$ Million)
- Other Product Types
- Introduction
- Market Size and Forecast, and Y-o-Y Growth, 2017-2030,(US$ Million)
7. Global Mineral Wool Market, By End-User Industry, 2022 and 2030, (US$ Mn)
- Introduction
- Market Share Analysis, 2022 and 2030 (%)
- Y-o-Y Growth Analysis, 2018 - 2030
- Segment Trends
- Automotive and Transportation
- Introduction
- Market Size and Forecast, and Y-o-Y Growth, 2017-2030,(US$ Million)
- Building and Construction
- Introduction
- Market Size and Forecast, and Y-o-Y Growth, 2017-2030,(US$ Million)
- Industrial and Consumer Appliances
- Introduction
- Market Size and Forecast, and Y-o-Y Growth, 2017-2030,(US$ Million)
- Other End-user Industries
- Introduction
- Market Size and Forecast, and Y-o-Y Growth, 2017-2030,(US$ Million)
8. Global Mineral Wool Market, By Region, 2022 and 2030, (US$ Mn)
9. Competitive Landscape
- Byucksan
- Key Developments
- Great Lakes Textiles
- ISOVER (Saint Gobain)
- Johns Manville
- Knauf Insulation
- National Industrial Co.
- NTN OOD
- Owens Corning
- PGF Insulation
- Others
- Analyst Views
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Barcelona have registered several of their new signings with La Liga, making some of their top transfers eligible to play against Rayo Vallecano in the opening league game of the season on Saturday. Barca were in a race against the clock to get the new players registered in time so that they can be part of the team for the match at Camp Nou this weekend.
The Catalan side's dire financial situation made it difficult for them to make it official for the new signings to be able to feature in the Spanish top-flight, but they have managed to confirm them as part of the squad.
Who has been registered and who has been left out?
Robert Lewandowski, Franck Kessie, Raphinha and Andreas Christensen are the new arrivals who have been registered.
Those four can be part of the team for the upcoming clash.
Furthermore, Sergi Roberto and Ousmane Dembele, whose contracts at Barca expired before they committed to new deals recently, should be confirmed as registered soon.
Jules Kounde, who joined from Sevilla in a deal worth an initial €50 million (£42m/$50m), is the only new face at Camp Nou yet to have been registered by the club but his could go through next week.
Head coach Xavi was asked about the delay in the registrations at a press conference ahead of the season opener.
"We are working, we are very positive at the club, a lot," he said.
I think we will get out of it. Today we are optimistic, but we will see. "
"The club has signed very well and I am very excited about what has been signed. We have time until tomorrow."
Why did it take Barcelona so long to register the players?
The terrible state of Barcelona's finances made it difficult for them to get the players registered on time for the new season beginning.
The club have spent big this season despite their significant debt, but their use of 'economic levers' to raise capital over the summer has given them the freedom to bring in new players.
The club sold 10 percent of their television rights for La Liga to investment Sixth Street Partners, followed by a further 15%, bringing in a total of €582m (£495m/$591m).
The club have also since confirmed the sale of 25 per cent of Barca Studios for €100m (£84m/$102m) to socios.com but will need to activate a fourth lever to register all of their new signings.
Barca can sell off the remaining 24.5% of Barca Studios which would bring in another €100m.
On Friday, they announced a further €100m (£85m/$103m) by selling off 24.5% of Barca Studios to Orpheus Media. | https://www.goal.com/en-za/news/crisis-averted-barcelona-register-lewandowski-raphinha/blt0ecda51a72500d1a | 2022-08-12T21:48:19Z | https://www.goal.com/en-za/news/crisis-averted-barcelona-register-lewandowski-raphinha/blt0ecda51a72500d1a | true | 10 |
A lot of franchise gunk and mythology has built up around the 1987 action flick, Predator — which featured Arnold Schwarzenegger and other he-men battling a vicious game hunter from outer space boasting thermal vision, a cloaking device, and big, nasty mandibles.
Prey, a new movie streaming on Hulu, stripped most of that plaque off and went back in time for an origin story, plopping the predator into the bucolic world of the Comanche people 300 years ago before the real-life invasion of alien colonists from Europe.
Prey's director Dan Trachtenberg, and producer Jhane Myers — a Comanche and Blackfeet American Indian herself — filled the cast with Native actors and even recorded a Comanche language dub. But Trachtenberg is also a gamer, and for the film's score he sought out a non-Native videogame composer he admired.
"He had been playing Assassin's Creed: Valhalla while they were in production on the film, and he really liked what he heard," says composer Sarah Schachner.
Schachner specializes in finding ancient, unusual instruments and weaving them into a modern action tapestry. She performs most of the stringed instruments herself — including a horsehead cello from Mongolia and a primitive violin from Kazakhstan.
"I just find with sci-fi projects, there's no boundaries," she says. "You can do anything you want. And, I mean, who wouldn't want to write some badass music for a new, feral predator?"
It was important for Schachner to collaborate with a Native musician on the score. "Just like everything in the film," says Myers, "I wanted it infused with authenticity." The producer made a list of Native musicians she knew, and Schachner was especially drawn to Grammy-winning Robert Mirabal after seeing him playing flute in a YouTube video.
Mirabal lives in Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, and while not a Comanche himself, he had no qualms contributing to the film. ("It's irrelevant to me," he says.) He's a composer in his own right, and has worked on movies before — he scored the 2010 documentary Wild Horses and Renegades, and even acted in projects like Walker, Texas Ranger.
He was intrigued by the story of Prey, and saw in it something more than merely Hollywood high concept: "Living on a traditional Pueblo, with ancient stories and ancient philosophy, we have stories like this — of the star people," he says, "or the people of the heavens. So it just was something that we grew up with."
Mirabal draws on Native idioms and instruments, as well as modern jazz, hard rock, and hip-hop. His specialty is flute, including a double-barreled flute he invented himself. "It looks like a bassoon, and it sounds really unique because it's made from the traditional format of the native flutes, but then it's way larger than that," he explains. "It has a unique sound to it, especially when you start to do circular breathing with it, and then you start to pulse your breath into it."
With minimal prompts and a lot of freedom, Schachner worked with Mirabal remotely in a studio — this being mid-pandemic, he was in New Mexico, she was in Los Angeles — to improvise a library of free-ranging tones and notes.
"He has his own twist," Schachner says. "He has his own way of playing things. I think we both kind of share that love of music that can be both beautiful and unsettling at the same time. And everything he played... I was just in awe."
Schachner took those tracks and incorporated them throughout her score for Prey, sometimes plainly but often with the manipulation and distortion she applies to all the other elements in her music.
At the end of their one-day, remote recording session, she asked Mirabal if he also sang.
"And he was like, 'Yeah, I sing' — and he just sang something so honest and pure," she says. "It touched me when he sung it, and it was so unplanned. And it really just helped in certain moments of the film, give that kind of extra layer of depth."
"It's almost as if you're whispering the story," Mirabal says of creating music for film. "There's a visual aspect to it, but then there's a whole other mystical side of the story that is whispered to you through music."
So in this movie about a high-tech humanoid that dismembers its victims, listen for that whisper. In between all the screaming.
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Frank Lampard reveals ‘professional jealousy’ with Steven Gerrard
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Frank Lampard has revealed that he turned to Steven Gerrard for advice when he became Everton manager and was spurred on by the “professional jealousy” of competing with him in their playing days.
Former England teammates, and rivals when they played for Chelsea and Liverpool, Lampard and Gerrard meet as managers for the first time when Everton travel to Aston Villa on Saturday.
Lampard consulted Gerrard about Nathan Patterson, the right-back who played for the Liverpudlian at Rangers, as he reflected on how they have become closer over the years.
The 44-year-old, who became Chelsea’s record scorer, was motivated when he saw Gerrard scoring for Liverpool and wishes England managers had found ways of accommodating them in a central midfield trio.
“I did always think it, because particularly in tournament football we got outnumbered in midfield,” Lampard said as he reflected on how England’s ‘golden generation’ never reached a semi-final. “You’ve always got to take responsibility for yourself first, so I’m not speaking for Stevie, but when you’re outnumbered at the high level at things like the World Cup then it’s difficult to control games. So I think that was just part of the puzzle.”
The accusation was that Lampard and Gerrard could not play together but both were on the same punditry panels as they discussed a move into management.
And Lampard added: “As we got a bit more mature, we became that little bit closer as you do, and then we both worked in the media, and around and we spent a little bit of time together. [In 2018], we both worked on the World Cup and Champions League final together, and I was just about to go to Derby and he was getting into it too, and we spoke about it.
“We messaged each other and met up a few times through circumstances and chatted about the job. I spoke to him when I came in here, and the experience of working with Nathan Patterson, because I wanted to get his opinion about Pats. I respect Stevie’s word, on what he thinks about football and just generally.”
Jose Mourinho tried to pair them at Chelsea, bidding for Gerrard in 2004 and 2005, when his plan seemed to be to put them in a midfield with Claude Makelele.
“Would have been good, wouldn’t it?” Lampard said. “I think it worked out alright for me and Stevie in our own ways. We ended up being one-club people pretty much in our careers and I think that was the right story. It could have been good in another world.”
Lampard went on to score 211 goals for Chelsea and Gerrard 186 for Liverpool as both became Champions League-winning captains and the current Everton manager was driven on by the exploits of his Villa counterpart.
“Maybe a tiny bit in a competitive nature and it wasn’t just me and Stevie, I was competitive as a player,” he explained. “Whenever other midfielders scored goals my eyes shot up, I was a bit like that. When I grew up I think it was called professional jealousy. My dad called it that.
“It’s not a bad thing if honed in the right direction. But that is in your younger years. I think as you get older you just respect a player that is of the level of Steven. He was just incredibly high level of a player.” | https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/frank-lampard-reveals-professional-jealousy-213009838.html?src=rss | 2022-08-12T21:49:03Z | https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/frank-lampard-reveals-professional-jealousy-213009838.html?src=rss | false | 2 |
Gunman in Montenegro kills 10 then shot dead by passerby
CETINJE, Montenegro (AP) — A man went on a shooting rampage in the streets of this western Montenegro city Friday, killing 10 people, including two children, before being shot dead by a passerby, officials said.
Montenegrin police chief Zoran Brdjanin said in a video statement shared with media that attacker was a 34-year-old man he identified only by his initials, V.B.
Brdjanin said the man used a hunting rifle to first shoot to death two children ages 8 and 11 and their mother, who lived as tenants in the attacker’s house in Cetinje’s Medovina neighborhood.
The shooter then walked into the street and randomly shot 13 more people, seven of them fatally, the chief said.
“At the moment, it is unclear what provoked V.B. to commit this atrocious act,” Brdjanin said.
Andrijana Nastic, the prosecutor coordinating the crime scene investigation, told journalists that the gunman was killed by a passerby and that a police officer was among the wounded. She said nine of those killed died at the scene and two died at a hospital where they were taken for surgery.
Cetinje, the seat of Montenegro’s former royal government, is 36 kilometers (22 miles) west of Podogrica, the current capital of the small Balkan nation.
Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic wrote on his Telegram channel that the incident was “an unprecedented tragedy” and urged the nation “to be, in their thoughts, with the families of the innocent victims, their relatives, friends and all the people of Cetinje.”
President Milo Djukanovic said on Twitter that he was “deeply moved by the news of the terrible tragedy” in Cetinje, calling for “solidarity” with the families who lost loved-ones in the incident.
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It is eight years since Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard called time on their international careers and still the debate over who was better for England goes on. “Especially in cabs in London, they love that conversation,” says Lampard. “Where do you go with that? And they’ve got big mouths those cabbies. It’s not going to stay between us!”
The Everton manager prefers discretion on that particular subject but there is no denying the competitive rivalry that existed between the two exceptional midfielders in their playing days will resurface at Villa Park on Saturday. Gerrard and Lampard confront each other for the first time as managers with both seeking their first points of the new Premier League season. Where once it was Liverpool versus Chelsea, or vying for position with England, it is Aston Villa versus Everton that now fuels the competition, and with added responsibility.
But Lampard insists: “The media portrayal wasn’t quite spot on, it was never really me against him. For a big part of our careers we didn’t see each other much. For England, yes, then you go back to your clubs and be competitive, and there’s just an undercurrent. That is all it was, and we both respected that. As we got a bit more mature we became that little bit closer, as you do, and then we both worked in the media and spent a bit of time together. We worked on the World Cup and Champions League final together [in 2018] and I was just about to go to Derby and he was getting into it at Rangers too, and we spoke about it, but not that much.
“Every job is different, every job is consuming and so we didn’t go into too much of it. I spoke to him when I came in here because I wanted to get his opinion about Nathan Patterson [the former Rangers defender]. I respect Stevie’s word on what he thinks about football and generally. I wish him all the best because I know the demands of the job, and I hope he does well there.”
Lampard won 106 caps for England, scoring 29 goals, with Gerrard collecting 114 caps and scoring 21 times for his country. Apart from the on-going cabbies’ debate over who was better, their time on the international stage was dominated by the question of whether the two could recreate their club form playing together. The Everton manager believes Sven-Goran Eriksson, Steve McClaren and Fabio Capello should have made the question redundant by playing a midfield three with Paul Scholes or Michael Carrick in between.
“I did always think that, even when I was playing for England, because particularly in tournament football we got outnumbered in midfield,” Lampard admits. “You’ve always got to take responsibility for yourself first, so I’m not speaking for Stevie, but when you’re outnumbered at the highest level like the World Cup then it’s difficult to control games. I think that was just part of the puzzle to be fair.”
The 44-year-old would measure himself against the performances of Gerrard and other midfielders despite his successes with Chelsea. “It wasn’t just me and Stevie, I was competitive as a player,” he explains. “Whenever other midfielders scored goals my eyes shot up, I was a bit like that. When I was growing up my dad called it professional jealousy. It’s not a bad thing if honed in the right direction. But that is in your younger years. As you get older you just respect a player that is of the level of Steven. He was just an incredibly high level of player. And we were different. I don’t think there is any point in that conversation at all [who was better], especially now we have packed up.
“I think myself, Steven and Scholesy was the other one. We were all different and I think we can all be pretty happy with the careers we had.”
It could have been a different career, certainly for Gerrard and to some degree Lampard, had José Mourinho succeeded in luring the then Liverpool captain to Stamford Bridge in 2005. The two would have played in a midfield three with Claude Makelele as the anchor. “That would have been good wouldn’t it?” Lampard reflects with a smile. “I think it worked out alright for me and Stevie in our own ways. We ended up being one club people pretty much in our careers and I think that was the right story. It could have been good in another world.” | https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/aug/12/it-was-never-me-against-him-lampard-and-gerrard-renew-rivalry-from-dugout | 2022-08-12T21:51:41Z | https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/aug/12/it-was-never-me-against-him-lampard-and-gerrard-renew-rivalry-from-dugout | true | 2 |
Japan will take on New Zealand in an Oct 29 test match at the National Stadium in Tokyo, the Japan Rugby Football Union said Friday.
The Brave Blossoms have lost all of their six meetings with the All Blacks. It will be the first match between the two nations since November 2018, when Japan were beaten 69-31.
Japan are ranked 10th in the world, while New Zealand are fifth.
Jamie Joseph's team is also scheduled to play fourth-ranked England on Nov 12 and second-ranked World Cup hosts France on Nov 20 during their tour of Europe.
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Courts continue to scrutinize J&J's controversial bankruptcy ploy to avoid liability
MONTGOMERY, Ala., Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Legal experts say the decision by Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) to halt future sales and distribution of talc-based products worldwide, including its iconic Johnson's Baby Powder, points to mounting pressure on the company to resolve tens of thousands of legal claims brought by ovarian cancer and mesothelioma victims.
Numerous scientific studies spanning decades have established the carcinogenic effects of cosmetic talc, while U.S. and Canadian governmental regulators have called for enhanced testing techniques for products containing the mineral, particularly after independent testing by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration revealed asbestos in consumer samples of talc-based powders. Meanwhile, internal corporate documents presented in trials during the past several years have shown that J&J and its consultants knew of the dangers of the company's products and took steps to deny or otherwise cover up those findings to avoid legal liability.
"J&J has finally done the right thing. Throughout decades of selling talc-based products, the company knew talc could cause deadly cancers to unsuspecting women and men around the world," says Leigh O'Dell of the Beasley Allen Law Firm in Montgomery. "They stopped sales in North America more than two years ago and blamed that move on the litigation. The delay in taking this step is inexcusable. I can only hope J&J will now do the next right: take responsibility and adequately compensate the victims they have needlessly harmed."
The vast majority of the more than 38,000 cases filed by ovarian cancer victims against J&J were consolidated in multidistrict litigation in New Jersey federal court, and bellwether trials had been scheduled to begin last spring. Those proceedings were put on hold in late 2021 when the company chose to pursue a controversial "Texas Two-Step" bankruptcy.
That scheme involved creating a new corporate shell company to hold all talc-related liabilities before taking that entity into bankruptcy. If successful, the tactic would allow Johnson & Johnson to avoid paying cancer victims and protect a market capitalization of approximately a half-trillion dollars. Because of the bankruptcy, all trials in the MDL and others filed in state courts are currently suspended.
The two-step move has raised eyebrows in Congress, where representatives have begun discussing potential changes to the bankruptcy laws that would prevent this sort of consumer harm in future cases.
"The potential loss of a jury trial is not a mere by-product of the filing; the sole purpose of the bankruptcy is to remove tort claimants from the tort system and strip them of their rights against extraordinarily wealthy and highly solvent entities," wrote Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of the University of California's Berkeley School of Law, in a brief filed with the bankruptcy court.
"The Debtor is a newly created shell, with no business to restructure, no operations to rehabilitate, and no customers or genuine employees to serve. In short, the Debtor has no reorganizational purpose," he noted in the brief, one of many filed by constitutional scholars raising concerns about the "Two-Step."
The propriety of the bankruptcy and accompanying halt to litigation imposed by the bankruptcy court will be reviewed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in a hearing Sept. 19.
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FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A respected snake researcher who had been making significant discoveries about the species since childhood has died after being bitten by a timber rattler.
William H. “Marty” Martin died Aug. 3 after being bitten the day before by a captive snake on the property at his home in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, according to his wife, Renee Martin.
Martin, who was 80 years old, continued to make arduous mountain hikes to document and count snake populations in remote sites, said Joe Villari, who manages the Bull Run Mountains Preserve in northern Virginia and would accompany Martin on his outings there.
“He was in his 80s, and he was hard to keep up with,” said Villari, who made it a point to join Martin on his semiannual treks to remote mountain dens where the snakes would live.
John Sealy, a rattlesnake researcher from Stokesdale, North Carolina, who knew Martin for more than 30 years, said Martin was perhaps the foremost authority on timber rattlers, a species he studied since childhood.
As a boy, Martin found a population of timber rattlers in the Bull Run Mountains that was previously unknown, and convinced a herpetologist to come out and verify the find.
Sealy said Martin was known throughout the community of snake experts for his field work and research, and his ability to find and document a species that makes itself hard to find.
“They're extremely secretive animals,” he said.
Deaths from snakebites are extremely rare; the Centers for Disease Control estimates they account for about five fatalities annually in the U.S.
Dan Keyler, a toxicology professor at the University of Minnesota and an expert on snakebites, said a second snakebite can be more dangerous than a first for some people and rattlesnakes can be more dangerous if they grow to a size that allows them to inject more venom. Age can also be a factor in a person's susceptibility.
Martin had been bitten before in his career, but recovered.
Villari said timber rattlers tend to be docile, avoid human contact and often won't bite even if they're accidentally stepped on.
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MARKET REPORT: Conservative party leadership frontrunner Liz Truss cheers up UK's small band of frackers
Conservative party leadership frontrunner Liz Truss has cheered up the UK's small band of frackers.
At a party hustings event in Cheltenham, Truss said she believed it should be allowed, after the Government banned fracking in 2019 following worrying reports of an earthquake with a magnitude of 2.9 near a shale gas site in Lancashire.
After Russia invaded Ukraine, the Government indicated it would look again at the science behind shale gas and fracking.
Boost: Conservative party leadership frontrunner Liz Truss said she believed fracking should be allowed
The technique has been widely used in the US, a country with wide open spaces, but in Britain, which is much smaller and more densely populated, fracking has proved far more controversial.
Nevertheless, shares in Igas Energy surged 13.5 per cent, or 8.8p, to 74.2p, while another oil & gas minnow, Egdon Resources, leapt 9.9 per cent, or 0.45p, to 5p. Both have fracking licences.
In June, Igas claimed public support was growing. 'Igas has the potential to deliver five production wells, which would supply 3m homes within 12 to 18 months. With the right government support we can rapidly accelerate the development of this strategic national resource,' it said.
Egdon has around 614 square kilometres under licence.
The FTSE 100 was up 0.5 per cent, or 34.98 points, to 7500.89 while the FTSE 250 gained 0.5pc, or 93.53 points, at 20.338.96.
Packaging giant Mondi rose 11.2 per cent, or 172p, to 170.5p after it agreed to sell some Russian production facilities for £1.3billion to Russian billionaire, Viktor Kharitonin. Rival Smurfit also added 1.6 per cent, or 49p, to close at 3206p.
But pandemic winners Kingfisher, Dunelm Group and DFS Furniture were sold off after the broker UBS downgraded the stocks, citing the worsening economic climate.
B&Q owner Kingfisher was downgraded to 'sell' from 'hold', with the price target reduced to 203p from 338p. The shares fell 2.7 per cent, or 6.9p, to 248.9p.
Homewares seller Dunelm saw its rating reduced to 'neutral' from 'buy, with the target price reset to 850p from 1761p. It shed 1.2 per cent, or 10p, at 831p.
DFS, the sofa seller, had its target price slashed to 100p from 241p and is rated a 'sell' by UBS. It finished the day down 2.6 per cent, or 3.6p, at 137.6p.
Fund manager Abrdn was up 1.6 per cent, or 2.75p, to 175.6p after it bought a stake in regulated UK digital assets exchange Archax.
It has become the latest asset manager to bet on crypto-assets and chief executive Stephen Bird said the investment provided an opportunity for 'substantial financial benefits' as blockchain technologies were 'inevitably going to form a big part of the future of financial markets'.
Archax has become the first digital securities exchange to win approval from the Financial Conduct Authority, and is to launch this year. It allows institutional investors to trade cryptocurrencies and tokenised securities.
Bitcoin, the world's most known crypto, slumped below $20,000 last month, having lost more than two-thirds of its value since nearing $69,000 in November.
Yesterday it was trading at around $24,000.
BP climbed 0.7 per cent, or 3p, to 430.55p and Shell rose 0.1 per cent, or 1.5p, to 2215p after Brent crude returned above $100 a barrel.
Prices surged when the International Energy Agency raised its demand estimate for this year amid a switch from gas to oil for power generation.
Among the small caps the biggest riser was Nanoco, whose technology aims to make images on screens appear crisper. It rose 6.6 per cent, or 2.8p, to a four-year high of 45p.
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A judge has unsealed the warrant the FBI used to search the property of former President Donald Trump. The unprecedented search at the Mar-a-Lago resort has been shrouded in mystery.
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Contrarius Investment Management Ltd reduced its position in Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (NYSE:PBR – Get Rating) by 73.1% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,285,612 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after selling 6,195,495 shares during the quarter. Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras makes up approximately 1.5% of Contrarius Investment Management Ltd’s portfolio, making the stock its 20th biggest position. Contrarius Investment Management Ltd’s holdings in Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras were worth $33,827,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Cloverfields Capital Group LP increased its stake in Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Cloverfields Capital Group LP now owns 36,760 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $404,000 after buying an additional 811 shares during the period. Wetherby Asset Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Wetherby Asset Management Inc. now owns 40,803 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $448,000 after acquiring an additional 946 shares during the period. AdvisorNet Financial Inc raised its stake in shares of Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras by 125.3% in the first quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 2,519 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 1,401 shares in the last quarter. Optimum Investment Advisors grew its stake in Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras by 200.0% during the 1st quarter. Optimum Investment Advisors now owns 3,000 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 2,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras by 14.2% during the 4th quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 22,485 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $247,000 after purchasing an additional 2,794 shares during the period. 11.89% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras Stock Down 13.5 %
PBR traded down $2.04 on Friday, reaching $13.05. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,434,251 shares, compared to its average volume of 28,383,644. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras has a fifty-two week low of $9.20 and a fifty-two week high of $16.30. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $12.58 and a two-hundred day moving average of $13.61. The company has a market capitalization of $85.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2.74, a P/E/G ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.51.
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Petróleo Brasileiro SA – Petrobras explores for, produces, and sells oil and gas in Brazil and internationally. The company operates through Exploration and Production; Refining, Transportation and Marketing; Gas and Power; and Corporate and Other Businesses segments. It engages in prospecting, drilling, refining, processing, trading, and transporting crude oil from producing onshore and offshore oil fields, and shale or other rocks, as well as oil products, natural gas, and other liquid hydrocarbons.
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A US judge made public on Friday the search and seizure warrant that justified the FBI’s operation on Donald Trump’s home in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, this week.
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The FBI seized 11 sets of classified documents — among those papers, there were some that had marks that made it clear that four were top secret and three were classified (these are two of the highest levels of secrecy in the US classification).
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It was the Department of Justice (equivalent to the Ministry of Justice) that asked Judge Bruce Reinhart for a warrant. In making the request, the department argued that it had reason to believe that Trump violated the Espionage Act, a federal law that prohibits the possession or transmission of national defense information.
FBI agents took more than 30 items, including more than 20 boxes, folders of photos, a handwritten note and the executive grant of clemency to Roger Stone, a longtime friend of Trump’s friend. Information about the “President of France” was also included in the list.
“Top secret” is the highest level of classification, reserved for the most closed national security information in the country. It is usually kept in special government facilities because its disclosure can cause serious harm to national security.
There are federal laws prohibiting the mishandling of classified material (the Espionage Act is one of them). Trump himself increased the penalties for this while in office, making it a felony punishable by up to five years in prison.
The warrant to search Trump’s Florida home earlier this week gave US federal agents the authority to seize documents and records that constituted evidence of illegally possessed items, Fox News reported.
The warrant gave agents the authority to seize “all physical documents and records that constitute evidence, contraband, proceeds of crime, or other illegally possessed items” in violation of the U.S. Code, including documents with classification markings and presidential records created between January 2017 and January 20, 2021, Fox News reported, citing revised documents.
Separately, attorneys for Trump told the administration that the former president did not object to the public release of the search warrant, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a court filing on Friday.
According to a report in the Washington Post, the FBI was looking for documents linked to nuclear weapons when it carried out the operation.
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Youth and PeeWee soccer is taking place this fall through Branson Parks and Recreation.
Registration is open for fall co-ed soccer leagues.
Youth leagues are for boys and girls between 5-years-old and 15-years-old. Practices begin on Monday, Aug. 29, with teams practicing once a week. Games will take place on Saturdays starting Sept. 17 and will end in late November. Both individual and team registrations will be accepted.
The deadline for youth league registration is Tuesday, Aug. 23.
A PeeWee soccer program is being offered for 3-year-old and 4-year-old children. The league will focus on teaching the basic fundamentals of the sport, and teaching players how to work within a team environment.
Two Saturday practices will start Sept. 10 and will be followed by six weeks of scrimmages.
The deadline for PeeWee registration is Thursday, Sept. 1.
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MONTREAL (AP) — Fourth-seeded Casper Ruud of Norway routed hometown favorite Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-1, 6-2 on Friday in the National Bank Open quarterfinals.
“It was one of those days where everything goes in one favor and luckily it was in my favor,” Ruud said after reaching his third Masters 1000 semifinal of the season.
The sixth-seeded Auger-Aliassime, made 21 unforced errors to just eight for Ruud.
”(My) first two matches were good, some positive things,” Auger-Aliassime said. “I never thought it would be ending like this today.”
Ruud will face eighth-seeded Hubert Hurkacz of Poland, a 7-6 (4), 6-7 (5), 6-1 winner over Nick Kyrgios of Australia.
In the night session, American Tommy Paul faced Britain’s Daniel Evans and Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta met British qualifier Jack Draper. | https://www.lakecountystar.com/sports/article/Ruud-routed-hometown-favorite-Auger-Aliassime-in-17370470.php | 2022-08-12T22:20:24Z | https://www.lakecountystar.com/sports/article/Ruud-routed-hometown-favorite-Auger-Aliassime-in-17370470.php | false | 23 |
FBI agents retrieved multiple sets of classified documents from former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago home in Florida this week, newly unsealed documents reveal.
The search warrant and property receipt documents show agents seized papers with a range of classifications, include at least three items labeled "Miscellaneous Top Secret Documents."
Also retrieved were multiple binders of photos, an item labeled "Potential Presidential Record" and one item labeled "Info re: President of France."
Below, read the full search warrant and property receipt document. You can also click here to read the document,
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GREAT FALLS — As you drive around Great Falls, you’ll likely see some new businesses and construction underway for other businesses. Here's a look at some of them:
2K's KAFE: The small eatery at 406 3rd Avenue South plans to close in late September. The owners have been serving up breakfast and lunch since 2006. They announced on Facebook several days ago: "We will be closing our doors for good at the end of September. We have been extremely lucky to have loyal customers like you guys!"
MISSOURI RIVER DINER: A decades-long staple near River Drive North and the 10th Street bridge, the Missouri River Diner is on the move to a new location - but the location has not yet been formally announced. They posted on Facebook: “Ms. Julie (Sangsoon) will move her restaurant in September!! We will have a new location in Great Falls ( we will announce it soon ).” In addition to the move, they also will change the name to the A&K Diner - a reference to American and Korean food. The Korean menu options have been introduced within the last two years.
STARBUCKS: A new Starbucks is nearing completion along the 1600 block of 10th Avenue South. It is in the space formerly occupied by China Buffet. There is no word yet on when it will open.
CHIPOTLE: Great Falls will be getting a Chipotle restaurant. It will be built on the lot formerly occupied by the Cartwheel Casino & Liquor Store at 1900 10th Avenue South. Chipotle is a fast-casual restaurant that serves burritos, tacos, salads, and more, and has locations in Kalispell, Missoula, Bozeman, and Billings. Tom Micuda, deputy director of the city Planning & Community Development department, said the planning documents were filed several days ago. There is no word yet on when the new restaurant is scheduled to open. The existing Cartwheel building was demolished within the last few days, but the unique Cartwheel sign is still standing at this point.
PANDA EXPRESS: A second Panda Express is in the works for Great Falls. Planning documents submitted to the city state that it will be built at the West Bank Landing development along 3rd Street NW, in between Jersey Mike’s sub shop and the Verizon store. The first Panda Express in Great Falls opened in early 2018 and is located in the parking lot of the east-side Walmart.
INDEPENDENCE BANK/TRUE BREW: The new building is nearly complete near the intersection of River Drive North and 9th Street. The three-story building will be Independence Bank, and will also feature a True Brew coffee shop. Independence Bank is based in Havre. The new location is scheduled to open later this month.
RIB & CHOP HOUSE: The Rib & Chop House announced last week that it has signed a lease to open a restaurant in downtown Great Falls. The 5,000-plus square-foot restaurant will be at 21 Third Street North - the former location of a Wells Fargo bank. The restaurant will have 225 seats, including a 1,200 square-foot outdoor patio with seating for 40. The menu features steak, ribs, shrimp, salmon, jambalaya, and more.
CRUMBL COOKIES: Crumbl Cookies plans to open in Great Falls in the Target-Albertson’s shopping center. They offer several permanent menu cookies such as chocolate chip and chilled pink sugar cookies, along with a weekly rotating menu. Click here for more details.
COFFEE REPUBLIC: The new Coffee Republic building is almost complete along the 3600 block of 10th Avenue South. They are hoping to open on the last Friday of August. Click here to visit the Facebook page.
LOFTS AT THE STATION: Big Sky Select Property Group recently broke ground on a new apartment complex in Great Falls - Lofts At The Station. Construction is underway near the Milwaukee Station building at the intersection of River Drive and 1st Avenue North. The five-story complex will feature 121 apartment units, along with three restaurant spaces and a coffee shop available to lease. Plans include a wellness studio and gym, a physical therapy center, and a massage therapy studio. Click here to visit the website.
ARC APARTMENTS: The Arc apartment complex is being built near the intersection of Division Road and Smelter Avenue by the Farran Group. The 216-unit complex will feature nine 24-unit buildings, with studio apartments and one- and two-bedroom units. There will also be a clubhouse, fitness center, and pool. The first units are scheduled to be available in Autumn 2022. Click here to visit the website for more information.
MOUNTAIN VIEW CO-OP: Mountain View Co-op demolished its convenience store/gas station at the intersection of Smelter Avenue and 10th Street North, across from the refinery. Construction is now underway on a new, more modern facility, which will also feature a bar and casino.
CAR WASH: A new Tidal Wave "auto spa" is being built along the 3100 block of 10th Avenue South. There is no word yet on when it will open; click here to visit the website.
LES SCHWAB: A Les Schwab facility is being built along the 3200 block of 10th Avenue South. Les Schwab is a tire and auto-care business with several locations in Montana, and hundreds across the country.
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Anne Heche’s oldest son, Homer Laffoon, expressed his anguish in a newly released statement after a spokesperson announced her as being legally dead. Heche was 53 years old and passed away on Friday after spending nearly a week in a coma and in critical condition.
In a statement provided to NBC News via a spokesperson for Anne Heche, the actor’s son described his grief in the aftermath of his mother’s death.
“My brother Atlas and I lost our Mom,” read the statement. “After six days of almost unbelievable emotional swings, I am left with a deep, wordless sadness. Hopefully, my mom is free from pain and beginning to explore what I like to imagine as her eternal freedom. Over those six days, thousands of friends, family, and fans made their hearts known to me. I am grateful for their love, as I am for the support of my Dad, Coley, and my stepmom Alexi who continue to be my rock during this time. Rest In Peace Mom, I love you, Homer.”
Homer, whom Heche shared with ex-husband Coleman Laffoon, is 20 years. His 13-year-old half-brother, Atlas Heche Tupper, is the son of actor James Tupper, who starred alongside Heche in the series “Men in Trees.”
On Aug. 5, Heche was involved in a fiery accident in Los Angeles that saw a speeding car collide with a home in a residential neighborhood. She sustained a severe anoxic brain injury, according to her spokesperson.
While Heche is legally dead according to California law, her spokesperson told NBC News that her heart is still beating and she has not been taken off life support so that it can be determined if she is a match for organ donation.
On multiple occasions, the actor spoke about how proud she was of her boys.
Heche penned a blog for People about the joy of watching Homer attend a summer tennis camp as well as seeing him improve his skills in the sport.
“It’s what we want for our kids. A hope — a satisfaction that when we work, we can provide for them anything that gives them a good feeling about themselves. That’s it. The mom wars. The good, the bad, the ugly. The future. It’s all about them. And what I learned this summer is if you really are reaching out to them, for them, they will come to embrace it,” she wrote in 2012. | https://www.today.com/parents/parents/anne-heche-son-speaks-legal-declared-dead-rcna42925 | 2022-08-12T22:30:05Z | https://www.today.com/parents/parents/anne-heche-son-speaks-legal-declared-dead-rcna42925 | true | 11 |
Reese Witherspoon and Daughter Ava Phillippe Co-Starring in ‘Legally Blonde 3’
Published on August 12th, 2022 | Updated on August 12th, 2022 | By FanFest
People who like the Legally Blonde movies are excited to see Reese Witherspoon play Elle Woods again. But Mindy Kaling, who wrote for The Office, wants to work with Ava Phillipe and her mom in the next movie.
Details about the project are being kept under wraps, but Kaling works with Ava’s brother Deacon on her Netflix project Never Have I Ever. “Listen, I think I can do anything, and if that’s something she wanted to do, what a joy to have her in that,” Kaling said.
Working with Deacon has been a pleasure for the creative, with Kaling saying, “He’s so funny, so talented. He’s obviously, like, very handsome, and we had a great time with him on set, and he is like his mom where after he wrapped, he sent me a handwritten note, thanking me for being on set. You could just tell Reese is his mom. You’re just like, ‘Oh, you’re a good person. I can’t imagine anyone saying a bad thing about you. You’re one of those.'”
Witherspoon made her debut in the comedy film ” Legally Blonde” in 2001. In the movie, she plays Elle Woods, a sorority girl who is viewed as being dumb. However, she later decides to get a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School to win back her ex-boyfriend Warner Huntington III. Surprisingly, she becomes a successful lawyer with amazing fashion sense.
She travels to Washington, D.C. with a mission in animal rights. But she is ignored by all politicians and quickly learns that the White House is no joke. She eventually becomes friendly with a sympathetic Rep. Victoria Rudd (Sally Field), who helps her get her foot in the door of Congress but it is up to Elle to convince them to hear her out.
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France battles a "monster" wildfire that has forced thousands to flee their homes. Wildfires in Europe this summer have broken out as heat waves bake the continent and renew focus on climate change.
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RENO, Nev. — As officials in some parts of rural Nevada vow to bypass voting machines in favor of hand counting ballots this November, the Nevada secretary of state's office is proposing statewide rules that would specify how to do it, including requiring bipartisan counters, room for observation and how many ballots to count at a time.
On Friday, four voting rights groups came out against the proposal, calling it an "admirable attempt to ensure higher standards" for counting votes by hand, but urging the secretary of state to prohibit the practice outright, noting that the push for hand-counting stems from "unfounded speculation" about voting machines.
"The regulations are not enough to address the underlying accuracy issues and remediate the legal deficiencies of hand count processes," the groups Brennan Center, All Voting is Local, ACLU Nevada and Silver State Voices said in a statement Friday. Their letter comes ahead of an online hearing Friday afternoon about the regulations.
The debate over how to regulate hand-counting comes after a push for the method in some conservative rural parts of the state where election misinformation has grown.
Mark Wlaschin, deputy secretary of state for elections in Nevada, said the regulations have been in the works for nearly a year and don't come in direct response to events in Nye County, where the county clerk responsible for administering elections resigned last month after election conspiracies led to a successful push to hand-count votes. Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske is the lone elected statewide official who is a Republican.
"It's been kind of an ongoing discussion across the nation, really. And as election officials at the state and county level, we try to think ahead," he said. If approved later this month, the rules would be in place for November's election.
Wlaschin said the rules would help counties that opt to switch to hand-counting systems, preventing clerks from having to draw up rules from scratch. They would also create a uniform structure so the state can ensure the counting is valid. If a county wants to switch to hand-counting, he said, "at least now it's not going to fall on the clerk to (conduct) a year of research in developing a template of his or her own."
Nye County is one of the first jurisdictions nationwide to act on election conspiracies related to mistrust in voting machines. Nevada's least populous county, Esmeralda, already used hand-counting during certification of June's primary results, when officials spent more than seven hours counting 317 ballots cast.
Proponents of hand-counting have described the old-fashioned method as a way to address distrust in elections, especially unproven claims that voting machines are prone to hacking and are untrustworthy. Experts say hand-counting is not only far more time consuming but opens the process to more errors.
At the center of the push is Mark Kampf, the new interim Nye County clerk who has repeated the lie that former President Donald Trump won the 2020 election. He wrote the framework of a new vote-counting plan that would transform elections in his rural county with the help of Jim Marchant, a Republican secretary of state candidate and leader of the "America First" coalition of candidates who deny the validity of the 2020 election results. At a February candidates forum, Marchant told a crowd "Your vote hasn't counted for decades."
Kampf, Marchant and others who have lobbied to switch to hand-counts by now are used to questioning the procedures used in 2020. But as November approaches, Nye County officials are the ones facing questions: How will the hand-count be fair and accurate? How will they get the bipartisan workers required to count the vote under the proposed guidelines? How will they work in the same offices they've sowed distrust in since 2020?
In an interview during his first full day in office Monday, Kampf declined to discuss his belief that the 2020 presidential election was stolen, saying his views about that election are not relevant to his new job. Instead, he outlined his plan for paper ballots that are the exact same as current mail-in ballots, in-person signature verification and a camera livestream set up alongside poll watchers so others can see the voting process as well.
"I will never do anything that will jeopardize the vote and the integrity of the vote in this county, ever," he said.
Alongside the hand-count will be a parallel tabulating process that uses the same machines currently used to count mail-in ballots.
Kampf said he agrees with many of the state's proposed hand-counting rules, though he thinks teams should count 50 ballots at a time, rather than 20.
"I may not like the law, but as clerk, I need to follow the law, period."
Absent from the regulations is any enforcement if a county fails to follow the rules. Part of ensuring compliance falls on the secretary of state's office, Wlaschin said, and part of that falls on the county clerks.
Nearly every other Nevada county plans to stick with machine counting.
Carson City Clerk-Recorder Aubrey Rowlatt said it would be "extremely difficult to accurately complete and certify" hand-counted ballots within the current certification timelines. Still, she called the proposed regulations helpful for consistency.
Humboldt County Clerk Tami Rae Spero read the hand-count regulations and thought of what resources that would take in her rural county of about 17,000.
The teams of four and table spacing requirements would help a hand-count run smoothly, but she wondered where would she find the needed space and bipartisan personnel.
"Let's just hope we don't actually ever have to," she said.
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A lot of franchise gunk and mythology has built up around the 1987 action flick, Predator — which featured Arnold Schwarzenegger and other he-men battling a vicious game hunter from outer space boasting thermal vision, a cloaking device, and big, nasty mandibles.
Prey, a new movie streaming on Hulu, stripped most of that plaque off and went back in time for an origin story, plopping the predator into the bucolic world of the Comanche people 300 years ago before the real-life invasion of alien colonists from Europe.
Prey's director Dan Trachtenberg, and producer Jhane Myers — a Comanche and Blackfeet American Indian herself — filled the cast with Native actors and even recorded a Comanche language dub. But Trachtenberg is also a gamer, and for the film's score he sought out a non-Native videogame composer he admired.
"He had been playing Assassin's Creed: Valhalla while they were in production on the film, and he really liked what he heard," says composer Sarah Schachner.
Schachner specializes in finding ancient, unusual instruments and weaving them into a modern action tapestry. She performs most of the stringed instruments herself — including a horsehead cello from Mongolia and a primitive violin from Kazakhstan.
"I just find with sci-fi projects, there's no boundaries," she says. "You can do anything you want. And, I mean, who wouldn't want to write some badass music for a new, feral predator?"
It was important for Schachner to collaborate with a Native musician on the score. "Just like everything in the film," says Myers, "I wanted it infused with authenticity." The producer made a list of Native musicians she knew, and Schachner was especially drawn to Grammy-winning Robert Mirabal after seeing him playing flute in a YouTube video.
Mirabal lives in Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, and while not a Comanche himself, he had no qualms contributing to the film. ("It's irrelevant to me," he says.) He's a composer in his own right, and has worked on movies before — he scored the 2010 documentary Wild Horses and Renegades, and even acted in projects like Walker, Texas Ranger.
He was intrigued by the story of Prey, and saw in it something more than merely Hollywood high concept: "Living on a traditional Pueblo, with ancient stories and ancient philosophy, we have stories like this — of the star people," he says, "or the people of the heavens. So it just was something that we grew up with."
Mirabal draws on Native idioms and instruments, as well as modern jazz, hard rock, and hip-hop. His specialty is flute, including a double-barreled flute he invented himself. "It looks like a bassoon, and it sounds really unique because it's made from the traditional format of the native flutes, but then it's way larger than that," he explains. "It has a unique sound to it, especially when you start to do circular breathing with it, and then you start to pulse your breath into it."
With minimal prompts and a lot of freedom, Schachner worked with Mirabal remotely in a studio — this being mid-pandemic, he was in New Mexico, she was in Los Angeles — to improvise a library of free-ranging tones and notes.
"He has his own twist," Schachner says. "He has his own way of playing things. I think we both kind of share that love of music that can be both beautiful and unsettling at the same time. And everything he played... I was just in awe."
Schachner took those tracks and incorporated them throughout her score for Prey, sometimes plainly but often with the manipulation and distortion she applies to all the other elements in her music.
At the end of their one-day, remote recording session, she asked Mirabal if he also sang.
"And he was like, 'Yeah, I sing' — and he just sang something so honest and pure," she says. "It touched me when he sung it, and it was so unplanned. And it really just helped in certain moments of the film, give that kind of extra layer of depth."
"It's almost as if you're whispering the story," Mirabal says of creating music for film. "There's a visual aspect to it, but then there's a whole other mystical side of the story that is whispered to you through music."
So in this movie about a high-tech humanoid that dismembers its victims, listen for that whisper. In between all the screaming.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention said Friday that several of the denomination’s major entities are under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice.
The SBC’s statement gave few details about the investigation, but indicated it dealt with sexual abuse. The SBC, the largest Protestant denomination in the U.S., has been plagued by problems related to clergy sex abuse in recent years.
“Individually and collectively each SBC entity is resolved to fully and completely cooperate with the investigation,” the statement said. “While we continue to grieve and lament past mistakes related to sexual abuse, current leaders across the SBC have demonstrated a firm conviction to address those issues of the past and are implementing measures to ensure they are never repeated in the future.”
Earlier this year, an SBC task force released a blistering 288-page report from outside consultant, Guidepost Solutions. The firm’s seven-month independent investigation found disturbing details about how denominational leaders mishandled sex abuse claims and mistreated victims.
There was no immediate comment from the Justice Department about the investigation.
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Videos posted to social media showed Hussein nervously pacing around the bank in denim shorts and sandals, his hostages trying to reason with him. “Give me my money back,” Hussein yelled, wielding a gun. “I’m running out of time.” He threatened to torch the bank and kill everyone in it.
Details about the gunman began to emerge as the tense standoff carried on. Hussein’s deposit amounted to $210,000, according to security sources. He needed money — around $10,000 — to pay for an operation for his father. It was money he was unable to obtain because, like the vast majority of Lebanese, his bank account was frozen. He said he’d surrender to the police if the funds were released to his brother.
As the hours ticked by inside the bank, people converged on the street outside to cheer Hussein on. They chanted anti-government and even some religious slogans in his support. The head of the Lebanese Depositor’s Association, Hassan Mughniyeh, publicly
denounced the government and the banking elite for Hussein’s economic situation and blamed them for the standoff.
Still, sympathy for Hussein only grew. A torrent of social media posts praised him and security forces began to quietly speculate about copycat incidents. By the end of the day, he had become a national hero in the eyes of many.
“A lot of people in Lebanon are considering doing what he’s done, to get themselves imprisoned as they try to release their bank deposits for their families,” a security source told CNN. “It’s a matter of when that trigger point happens.”
The security source said large numbers of people sinking into debt combined with widespread ownership of weapons in households could generate more incidents like Thursday’s standoff.
The source spoke on the condition of anonymity, due to professional norms in Lebanon, in order to describe the nature of thinking inside the source’s team.
Lebanon has one of the highest number of guns per capita in the world, according to the Small Arms Survey, a group that monitors the proliferation of weapons, with more than 30% of civilians in the country being armed. The country’s unstable political situation has seen many political groups build arsenals.
Analysts and activists argue that the situation is made more volatile not just by the economic crisis but by the government’s mismanagement of it. When the financial tailspin began in October 2019, banks severely restricted access to customers’ deposits. However, these restrictions were discretionary, and were never made into law. That meant that banks could release funds to whomever they chose, and activists accused politicians of exploiting the situation to transfer billions of dollars out of the country as its coffers were drying up. It was the rich stealing from the poor, they said.
The World Bank agrees, releasing several reports that served as damning indictments against a political elite it accused of causing a “
deliberate depression.”
Lebanon’s currency has lost over 90% of its October 2019 value. Its infrastructure has fallen into disrepair with over 20-hour long electricity cuts in addition to fuel, bread and water shortages. More than 80% of the population
lives below the poverty line — up from around 30% three years ago. The banking crisis has exacerbated the situation by denying people access to their savings.
Hours after the standoff began, Hussein turned himself into the police. He was promised $30,000 as part of the terms of his surrender. As he exited the bank, he waved to the crowds and to a nation that watched with rapt attention an incident that underscored the depths of their despair.
The digest
Sweden agrees to extradite man to Turkey in wake of NATO deal
Sweden is set to extradite a Turkish national back to Turkey after its Supreme Court greenlighted the government’s decision. Angelica Vallgren, Press Secretary to the Minister of Justice, told CNN that that the decision was “not connected” to Stockholm’s NATO bid.
Background: Turkey
signed a trilateral memorandum with Finland and Sweden supporting their NATO membership bids in late June. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had said Sweden promised to extradite 73 people to Turkey because of the memorandum, which stipulates that Sweden and Finland will address Turkey’s pending extradition requests relating to terror suspects in accordance with the European Convention on Extradition.
Why it matters: Erdogan had previously t
hreatened to veto Sweden and Finland’s NATO membership requests, accusing the two countries of harboring members of the separatist militant Kurdistan Workers’ Party, also known as the PKK. The PKK, which seeks an independent Kurdish state, has been in an armed struggle with Turkey for decades and has been designated a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States, and the European Union.
Iran warns against action against its nationals after US charges Iranian over alleged assassination plot
Iran on Wednesday rejected what it described as “baseless” claims by the US, following the charging of an Iranian man in an alleged plot to kill former advisers of ex-US President Donald Trump. Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani was cited by state-run IRNA news agency as saying the charges were politically motivated. “Iran strongly warns against any action against Iranian citizens under the pretext” of the accusations, he said, according to IRNA.
Background: The US Justice Department announced criminal charges Wednesday against a member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for allegedly trying to orchestrate the assassination of John Bolton, who served in senior national security positions during the Trump and Bush administrations.
Why it matters: The charges come as the US is
engaged in talks with Iran to return to the 2015 nuclear agreement from which the Trump administration withdrew. Iran previously demanded that the US remove the Revolutionary Guard from its list of terrorist organizations.
Man wanted by Saudi Arabia detonates suicide belt on arrest
A man wanted by Saudi Arabia was killed on Wednesday after detonating a suicide belt in Jeddah during an arrest operation, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said on Friday. Three security officers and one Pakistani national were injured in the explosion, SPA said.
Background: The man, Abdullah bin Zayed Abdul Rahman Al-Bakri al-Shehri, was part of a list of nine men wanted by Saudi authorities, SPA said, quoting the spokesperson of State Security. Al-Shehri was involved in a 2015 attack on a mosque belonging to a special emergency force in southwestern Saudi Arabia that left 13 people dead, Saudi authorities said in 2016.
Why it matters: Terrorist attacks have been rare in Saudi Arabia of late. The kingdom faced a wave of incidents in the early 2000s, in the years following the September 11 attacks on the US, and then after the rise of ISIS in 2014.
Around the region
A bear cub was found intoxicated and nearly passed out in Turkey after it went on a “mad-honey” bender in Turkey on Thursday.
Locals in the city of D?zce found a honey-drunk bear on the mountainside looking the worse for wear, according to state media. Deciding there wasn’t much they could do, they elected to drive the bear to the local vet.
Footage posted to social media showed the bear sitting in the back of a pickup truck, dazed and confused.
Mad honey is different from the honey you might put in your tea because it contains grayanotoxins, according to the National Library of Medicine.
Found in certain flowers from the Ericaceae family, grayanotoxins are what give mad honey its intoxicating effects.
The bear has since recovered from its sugary haze and is set to be released back into the wild, perhaps to chase a safer type of sugar high.
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- Buyers offering the list price, or less
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- Homes sell in a few weeks, or longer
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LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) announced today that it will acquire substantially all of the assets of Inclusa, Inc., a Managed Care Organization (“MCO”) in Wisconsin that provides long-term care services and supports to approximately 16,600 older adults and adults with disabilities through the state’s Family Care program. For more than 20 years, Inclusa has partnered with local healthcare providers and community resources to connect members with the support and services they need. Inclusa’s programs help eligible seniors and adults with disabilities to live independently in the communities they call home.
As an MCO, Inclusa works with over 6,000 service providers in approximately 40 service categories and is contracted with the State of Wisconsin and permitted through the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance to provide Family Care services and supports in 68 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties.
“For decades, Humana has been focused on improving the health and wellbeing of the people of Wisconsin and we are pleased to expand both our geographic presence and the scope of services we can offer through the acquisition of Inclusa,” said John Barger, Humana Medicaid President. “The long-term care services delivered by Inclusa and their contracted providers under Wisconsin’s Family Care program provide important assistance for eligible individuals that value their member-centered care model. We look forward to combining Inclusa’s and Humana’s expertise and capabilities to grow the Inclusa business and help even more people get the long-term care they need.”
“Since our founding in 2000, the mission of Inclusa has been to maximize health outcomes for our members by proactively partnering with others to build vibrant and inclusive communities in Wisconsin that offer people dignity, choice, and connections,” said Mark Hilliker, Inclusa Chief Executive Officer. “I am proud of the success we have achieved and look forward to the greater impact our team can have as part of Humana.”
The acquisition of Inclusa follows Humana’s 2020 acquisition of Wisconsin health care company iCare and will further increase the number of Medicaid recipients served by Humana, which currently totals approximately 1 million Medicaid members across five states – Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, South Carolina and Wisconsin. Humana was also recently awarded contracts in Ohio and Louisiana.
The closing of the transaction is subject to customary state regulatory filings as well as other customary closing conditions. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
About Humana
Humana Inc. is committed to helping our millions of medical and specialty members achieve their best health. Our successful history in care delivery and health plan administration is helping us create a new kind of integrated care with the power to improve health and well-being and lower costs. Our efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large.
To accomplish that, we support physicians and other health care professionals as they work to deliver the right care in the right place for their patients, our members. Our range of clinical capabilities, resources and tools – such as in-home care, behavioral health, pharmacy services, data analytics and wellness solutions – combine to produce a simplified experience with the goal of making health care easier to navigate and more effective.
More information regarding Humana is available to investors via the Investor Relations page of the company’s website at humana.com, including copies of:
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- Securities and Exchange Commission filings
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Triumph Group (NYSE:TGI – Get Rating) issued an update on its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of $0.28-$0.48 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $0.57. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.30 billion-$1.30 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.29 billion.
Analyst Ratings Changes
TGI has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Truist Financial cut their target price on Triumph Group from $24.00 to $20.00 and set a buy rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, July 19th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Triumph Group from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research report on Thursday, August 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on shares of Triumph Group from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a neutral rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, July 12th. Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on shares of Triumph Group from $36.00 to $26.00 and set an outperform rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 19th. Finally, Barclays cut their price objective on Triumph Group from $20.00 to $13.00 in a research report on Tuesday, June 21st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of Hold and a consensus target price of $20.83.
Triumph Group Trading Up 3.8 %
TGI traded up $0.56 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $15.36. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 22,791 shares, compared to its average volume of 688,054. Triumph Group has a 1 year low of $11.47 and a 1 year high of $27.85. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $13.95 and its 200-day moving average is $19.29. The firm has a market capitalization of $997.94 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -42.29, a PEG ratio of 11.41 and a beta of 2.66.
Insider Activity at Triumph Group
In other Triumph Group news, Director Neal J. Keating bought 8,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 27th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $15.47 per share, for a total transaction of $123,760.00. Following the purchase, the director now owns 9,080 shares in the company, valued at approximately $140,467.60. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Triumph Group
A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Triumph Group by 21.4% in the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 30,210 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $763,000 after buying an additional 5,327 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates grew its position in shares of Triumph Group by 18.5% during the 1st quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 139,452 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $3,525,000 after acquiring an additional 21,820 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Triumph Group in the 1st quarter worth $202,000. Private Advisor Group LLC bought a new position in Triumph Group in the 1st quarter worth $249,000. Finally, MetLife Investment Management LLC lifted its position in Triumph Group by 53.2% during the first quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 34,124 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $863,000 after purchasing an additional 11,843 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.71% of the company’s stock.
Triumph Group Company Profile
Triumph Group, Inc designs, engineers, manufactures, repairs, overhauls, and distributes aerostructures, aircraft components, accessories, subassemblies, and systems worldwide. It operates in two segments, Triumph Systems & Support, and Triumph Aerospace Structures. The company offers aircraft and engine-mounted accessory drives, thermal control systems and components, cargo hooks, high lift actuations, cockpit control levers, hydraulic systems and components, control system valve bodies, landing gear actuation systems, electronic engine controls, landing gear components and assemblies, exhaust nozzles and ducting, main engine gearbox assemblies, geared transmissions and drive train components, main fuel pumps, fuel-metering units, primary and secondary flight control systems, and vibration absorbers.
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Officials provide update after Salman Rushdie stabbed at New York event
Salman Rushdie, the author whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was stabbed Friday as he was about to give a lecture in western New York, authorities said. The 75-year-old author was stabbed at least once in the neck, and once in the abdomen, and is still in surgery, officials said during a Friday evening press conference. Watch the press conference here. | https://www.cbsnews.com/video/news-conference-salman-rushdie-new-york-stabbing/ | 2022-08-12T22:46:55Z | https://www.cbsnews.com/video/news-conference-salman-rushdie-new-york-stabbing/ | true | null |
COVID-19: Taylor County adds 64 cases Friday
The Abilene-Taylor County Public Health District on Friday reported 64 new cases of COVID-19 in the county, 11 of which were confirmed via polymerase chain reaction tests.
Active cases Friday totaled 1,400 (366 PCR cases and 1,034 based on antigen tests), down from 1,403 reported Thursday and 1,533 the week previous.
The percentage of COVID-19 inpatients in the 16-county Abilene trauma service area was 2.54% Thursday, compared to 2.98% Wednesday and 2.78% Tuesday, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services COVID-19 database.
The Abilene trauma service area Thursday had 23 COVID-19 inpatients, four fewer than reported Wednesday. In the previous 24 hours, there were three COVID-19 admissions in the area, according to the state database.
Coronavirus by the numbers
Abilene/Taylor County (Friday data): New cases, 64; PCR cases, 14,004; active PCR cases, 366; total antigen probable cases, 24,527; total active antigen cases, 1,034; total PCR recoveries, 13,980; total antigen recoveries, 23,137; Total deaths, 651.
Texas (updated Friday): Total cases, 6,156,713; New cases, 6,471; Hospitalized, 3,174; Fatalities, 88,091; New fatalities, 42; Total tests, 69,741,286.
Big Country estimated new daily confirmed cases (Friday, as tracked by the state): Brown, 4; Callahan, 7; Coke, 1; Coleman, 30; Comanche, 0; Eastland, 2; Erath, 3; Fisher, 0; Haskell, 1; Howard, 1; Jones, 0; Kent, 0; Knox, 8; Mitchell, 0; Nolan, 1; Runnels, 0; Scurry, 6; Shackelford, 1; Stephens, 0; Stonewall, 0; and Throckmorton, 0.
Sources: City of Abilene, Texas Department of State Health Services (counts PCR cases only) San Angelo Standard-Times
SELECT PRISONS (Wednesday update)
Daniel (Snyder): Staff cases – active, 0; Inmate cases – active, 0, medical isolation, 0.
Havins (Brownwood): Staff cases – active, 0; Inmate cases – active, 0, medical isolation, 0.
Middleton (Abilene): Staff cases – active, 14; Inmate cases – active, 5, medical isolation, 5.
Robertson (Abilene): Staff cases – active, 8; Inmate cases – active, 0, medical isolation, 0.
Sayle (Breckenridge): Staff cases – active, 3; Inmate cases – active, 6, medical isolation, 6.
Wallace (Colorado City): Staff cases – active, 3; Inmate cases – active, 0, medical isolation, 0.
Source: Texas Department of Criminal Justice COVID-19 website.
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That’s according to the bookmakers, who seemingly weren’t convinced by the Latics’ point-winning performance against former title favourites Norwich City at Carrow Road.
Leam Richardson’s League One winners picked up another point on the opening day of the season when holding Preston North End to a goal-less draw at the DW Stadium.
The Lilywhites, meanwhile, have also made an unbeaten start to the campaign, backing up their point in Greater Manchester with another at home to Hull City at the weekend.
Ryan Lowe’s side are still without a win, or even a goal, in the league so far this season, but broke their duck in the Carabao Cup with an impressive 4-1 win away at Huddersfield Town to progress to the second round.
Lancashire rivals Blackpool, on the other hand, currently sit comfortably in mid-table on three points after getting their season off to the perfect start by beating Reading 1-0 at Bloomfield Road, though they lost at the hands of Stoke City at the weekend.
Here’s the division’s revised complexion, in reverse order, according to Sky Bet.
1. Watford 66/1
WEST BROMWICH, ENGLAND - AUGUST 08: João Pedro of Watford gets past Jake Livermore of West Brom during the Sky Bet Championship between West Bromwich Albion and Watford at The Hawthorns on August 08, 2022 in West Bromwich, England. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)
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2. Sheffield United 50/1
WATFORD, ENGLAND - AUGUST 01: Rhian Brewster of Sheffield United during the Sky Bet Championship between Watford and Sheffield United at Vicarage Road on August 1, 2022 in Watford, United Kingdom. (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images)
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3. West Brom 40/1
WEST BROMWICH, ENGLAND - AUGUST 08: Conor Townsend of West Brom gets past Tom Cleverley and Hassane Kamara of Watford during the Sky Bet Championship between West Bromwich Albion and Watford at The Hawthorns on August 08, 2022 in West Bromwich, England. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)
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4. Norwich City 40/1
Norwich City's Todd Cantwell (left) and Wigan Athletic's Max Power battle for the ball during the Sky Bet Championship match at Carrow Road, Norwich. Picture date: Saturday August 6, 2022. PA Photo: Joe Giddens/PA Wire.
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St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol didn’t realize there were no Latino general managers left in Major League Baseball after the Detroit Tigers fired Al Avila.
Marmol himself is one of only three Latino on-field managers, along with Boston’s Alex Cora and Washington’s Dave Martinez. There were four when the season started, but the Toronto Blue Jays fired Charlie Montoyo last month.
“That’s outrageous,” Marmol said Thursday, when going over the short list of Latino managers.
While roughly 29% of the players on big league rosters to start this season were Latino or Hispanic, and the percentage of coaches was just a tick higher, that hasn’t translated to similar numbers in management positions on and off the field for the 30 MLB teams.
Kansas City Royals manager Mike Matheny was aware of Avila’s firing, but like Marmol was unaware that Avila was baseball’s only Latino GM.
“He had a great run. He’s a good baseball man,” Matheny said. “Certainly, we have at least one third of our players are Latino. I know how valuable it is to have that connection in our clubhouse and with our staff. You can see the need to have representation in leadership.”
Asked how that could change, he responded, “That’s a great question. I don’t know.”
With Avila out after seven years as Detroit’s GM, MLB has even fewer minorities in leading front-office positions.
Chicago White Sox executive vice president Kenny Williams is the only Black leader of baseball operations for any club, Miami Marlins GM Kim Ng is the only woman and Asian-American in that role, and San Francisco Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi, who is of Pakistani descent, is the only Muslim.
The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at Central Florida in May released its annual study of diversity hiring in MLB. The report said of 975 big league players on April 1, that 278 of them (28.5%) were Hispanic or Latino. That has been at least 25% each year since 1998. The four Latino managers at the beginning of the season matched the most — like the three previous seasons, as well as 2004 and 2011.
Arte Moreno, who has owned the Los Angeles Angels since 2003, is the only Hispanic or Latino majority team owner.
Avila was fired Wednesday by the Tigers, who were in a rebuilding process when he got the job and are still struggling. They haven’t been to the playoffs since Avila was promoted to GM on Aug. 4, 2015, after serving as Dave Dombrowski’s assistant.
The 36-year-old Marmol is the youngest manager in the majors, and the youngest for the Cardinals since 1951. The New Jersey native, who traces his lineage to the Dominican Republic, also is only the franchise’s second minority manager.
Marmol has been with the Cardinals organization since being picked in the sixth round of the 2007 amateur draft. He never played above Class A but became a coach and manager in the minors, then joined the Cardinals’ big league staff in 2017.
“An important word for me is ‘access.’ For me, I give a lot of credit for being in this seat because of the access I was given,” Marmol said Thursday. “If you look at some of the places I grew up, you’re not exposed to the things you need to be exposed to allow you to have those seats.
“So a lot of it is early-on access to being equipped with a way of thinking, communicating, managing, handling personalities — all of the things that other people, honestly, have access to that a lot of Latin communities don’t,” he said. “I think that’s where it starts.”
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AP freelancers Mike Cranston and David Smale contributed to this report.
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Bill Allows Medicare to Negotiate Lower Drug Prices and Caps Out-of-Pocket Spending on Medications for Seniors
NEW YORK, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Earlier today the House voted to pass the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, a bill that includes several key provisions to lower the prices of prescription drugs. AARP New York thanks Representatives Tom Suozzi (NY3), Kathleen Rice (NY4), Gregory Meeks (NY5), Grace Meng (NY6), Nydia Velazquez (NY7), Hakeem Jeffries (NY8), Yvette Clarke (NY9), Jerry Nadler (NY10), Carolyn Maloney (NY12), Adriano Espaillat (NY13), Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (NY14), Ritchie Torres (NY15), Jamaal Bowman (NY16), Mondaire Jones (NY17), Sean Patrick Maloney (NY18), Paul Tonko (NY20), Joe Morelle (NY25) and Brian Higgins (NY26) for supporting this critical legislation that will bring real relief for seniors. The bill now goes to President Biden for his signature.
The Inflation Reduction Act includes key AARP priorities that will go a long way to lower drug prices and out-of-pocket costs. AARP fought for provisions in the bill that will:
- Finally allow Medicare to negotiate the price of drugs
- Cap annual out-of-pocket prescription drug costs in Medicare Part D ($2,000 in 2025)
- Hold drug companies accountable when they increase drug prices faster than the rate of inflation, and
- Cap co-pays for insulin to no more than $35 per month in Medicare Part D.
Jo Ann Jenkins, AARP Chief Executive Officer, issued a statement reacting to the House vote:
"Today is a momentous day for older Americans. By passing the Inflation Reduction Act, Congress has made good on decades of promises to lower the price of prescription drugs. Seniors should never have to choose between paying for needed medicine or other necessities like food or rent, and tens of millions of adults in Medicare drug plans will soon have peace of mind knowing their out-of-pocket expenses are limited every year.
"Many people said this couldn't be done, but AARP isn't afraid of a hard fight. We kept up the pressure, and now, for the first time, Medicare will be able to negotiate with drug companies for lower prices, saving seniors money on their medications.
"I thank the House members whose votes today will bring real relief to millions of Americans, and I look forward to President Biden signing this bill into law."
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA announced Friday that the NIT semifinals and final will be played at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas in 2023 and Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in 2024.
The NIT has been played at Madison Square Garden in New York every year but two since 1938, with the 2020 tournament canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2021 event held in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
The NIT board also selected former coaches Rick Byrd, Bob McKillop and Gary Waters to join the NIT committee.
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Super League: Castleford Tigers keep play-off hopes alive with commanding win over Catalans Dragons
Tries from Greg Eden and Gareth O'Brien helped the Tigers set up a commanding lead at the Mend-A-Hose Jungle; The Dragons fought back through tries from Sam Tomkins and Joe Chan but penalties converted by O'Brien cemented the victory for the home side
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Castleford maintained their challenge for the Betfred Super League play-offs with a battling 18-8 victory over Catalans Dragons at the Jungle.
The win enabled the Tigers to stay in front of form team Leeds and close the gap on the fourth-placed Catalans to four points with four games left of the regular season.
Skipper Paul McShane led the way in his makeshift role of half-back in the absence of an injured Danny Richardson while his partner Gareth O'Brien crucially kicked five goals from as many attempts.
The French club, who had spent the week in West Yorkshire following their win over Wakefield five days earlier, rallied after trailing 14-0 and tries either side of half-time from Sam Tomkins and Joe Chan got them back in contention but Tomkins was unable to add either conversion.
The Catalans were without record-breaking winger Fouad Yaha due to compassionate leave but were boosted by the return of prop Dylan Napa from a five-match suspension as well as Tomkins, Dean Whare and Mitchell Pearce from injury.
Story of the match
The visitors carved out the first scoring opportunity through second rower Chan and the Tigers were grateful for a last-ditch tackle from McShane to haul him down short of the line.
Castleford were more clinical when they created an opening, scrum-half O'Brien dummying his way past Tomkins for the first try after 11 minutes.
O'Brien kicked the conversion and added a penalty for offside midway through the first half to extend his side's lead to 8-0.
That quickly became 14-0 when the Tigers pounced on a handling error from Napa on his own 20-metre line with full-back Greg Eden slicing through for their second try.
The introduction of big front rower Sam Kasiano injected fresh purpose into the Catalans attack and he looked set to score after taking hooker Michael McIlorum's pass close to the line only to spill the ball.
The Dragons eventually did pull a try back two minutes before the interval when Tomkins found a gap in the home defence but he was wide with the conversion.
The England captain was also off target when the dangerous Chan forced his way over for the Catalans' second try five minutes into the second half, after Pearce's pass had created the opening.
O'Brien put two scores between the sides with another penalty on the hour but the Catalans threw caution to the wind in the final quarter with substitute Arthur Mourgue and Whare both coming up with threatening runs on either flank.
The home side defended heroically in the face on the constant onslaught and, when Kasiano was held up over the line, it signalled the end of the Dragons' hopes and O'Brien wrapped up the scoring with his third penalty.
Winger Bureta Faraimo went close to scoring a third Castleford try in the last minute when he swooped on a loose ball but he was denied by Tomkins' last-ditch tackle and the home side finished with 12 men when prop Suaia Matagi was sin-binned for an off-the-ball tackle.
What's next?
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Stocks post longest winning streak since late 2021
U.S. stocks soared on Friday as a rally fueled by softer-than-expected inflation data this week helped stock markets post their longest winning streak since November 2021.
Tech stocks again led the gains, with the Nasdaq up 2.1% and closing above 13,000 for the first time since April 25. The S&P 500 jumped 1.7% as the benchmark posted a fourth straight weekly gain and the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 420 points, or about 1.3%.
Apple (AAPL) shares gained 2% following a Bloomberg News report this indicates that the tech giant expects to maintain iPhone sales in 2022 despite a slowing market. The company expects to assemble about 220 million iPhones in total this year, according to Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter. Apple sales and production expectations are usually a closely guarded secret.
Electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian Automotive (SHORE) was on call after the company reported a bigger than expected second quarter loss but maintained its production outlook for the rest of the year. Shares closed slightly lower after paring losses from a steeper decline earlier in the session.
Economic data in recent days has reassured investors that inflationary pressures are beginning to subside across the economy after rising at a healthy pace since the start of 2021. production (PPI) showed on Thursday that prices were down 0.5% from the previous month against expectations of a 0.2% increase. The consumer price index (CPI) on Wednesday showed that prices remained stable during the month and rose less than expected by 8.5% a year.
On the heels of lighter prints for consumer and producer prices, a reading of U.S. import prices released on Friday reflected their first drop in seven months in July, according to Labor Department data. Import prices fell a better than expected 1.4% last month after rising 0.3% in June, the biggest monthly drop since April 2020.
The fact that we’re starting to see energy prices come down could be a sign of what’s to come for other inflation indicators, said Anastasia Amoroso, chief investment strategist at iCapital Network, at Yahoo Finance Live. We were starting to tackle this inflation problem, and it’s a big catalyst for the markets.
CPI data on Wednesday showed the gasoline index fell 7.7% month-on-month in July, the biggest drop since April 2020, as oil prices gasoline fell over the past 59 days to dip below $4 a gallon for the first time since March on Thursday, AAA data showed.
Elsewhere in the economic releases, the University of Michigan’s preliminary August reading of its consumer confidence index rose last month from a record low earlier this summer at a reading of 55.1. The figure was 51.5 the previous month and hit a record low of 50 in June.
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Two students from Al Kamal American International School – Helwan Branch in Sharjah have created environmentally friendly solar cells, made from recycling old electronic devices, to produce electricity.
The solar cell project was implemented by the two students, Maryam Ali Al-Bannai and Maryam Afzal, under the supervision of the head of the Innovation Center at the school, Ayman Al-Baz, and they participated in the project in the Emirates Young Scientist Competition within the Science, Technology and Innovation Festival organized by the Ministry of Education, lastly, at Expo 2020 Dubai, and the project team won Certificates of Excellence and Excellence.
Ayman Al-Baz explained to “Emirates Today” the idea of the project, which is based on the manufacture of solar cells with a good idea so that they are used in the production of electric current, and are characterized by the fact that they produce high electrical voltage in small areas, in addition to the possibility of maintaining the panels by replacing parts that are damaged in the circuit.
He added that the team was inspired by the idea of the project inside the laboratory when they were using some LED lamps, where the team proposed the idea of using the lamps in reverse, from using electrical energy to generate light signals, and then the team assembled a large number of parts of the old devices with the help of school students, for the team to work to be recycled.
Al-Baz indicated that the team worked on separating the parts required for the project from the old devices that the students had collected, then experiments were conducted in the school laboratory on the project’s prototype, and the results were outstanding.
Al-Baz stated that the project achieves several benefits, the most important of which is obtaining a cell that produces the same desired electrical efforts with an increase in the intensity of the current, pointing out that the team recommends that their idea be supported by the Ministry of Education to circulate it to schools to become environmentally friendly.
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WASHINGTON — Whether it’s the fitness tracker on your wrist, the “smart” home appliances in your house or the latest kids’ fad going viral in online videos, they all produce a trove of personal data for big tech companies.
How that data is being used and protected has led to growing public concern and officials’ outrage. And now federal regulators are looking at drafting rules to crack down on what they call harmful commercial surveillance and lax data security.
The Federal Trade Commission announced the initiative Thursday, seeking public comment on the effects of companies’ data collection and the potential benefit of new rules to protect consumers’ privacy.
The FTC defines commercial surveillance as “the business of collecting, analyzing and profiting from information about people.”
In Congress, bipartisan condemnation of the data power of Meta — the parent of Facebook and Instagram — Google and other tech giants that have earned riches by aggregating consumer information used by online advertisers, has brought national data privacy legislation to its closest point ever to passage.
Around the country, parents’ concern has deepened over the impact of social media on children. Frances Haugen, a former Facebook data scientist, stunned Congress and the public last fall when she exposed internal company research showing apparent serious harm to some teens from Instagram. Those revelations were followed by senators grilling executives from YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat about what they’re doing to ensure young users’ safety in the wake of suicides and other harms to teens attributed by their parents to their usage of the platforms.
As concerns rise, social media platforms from Snapchat to TikTok to Instagram are adding new features they say will make their services safer and more age appropriate. But the changes rarely address the algorithms pushing endless content that can drag anyone, not just teens, into harmful rabbit holes.
The Democratic members of the FTC said Thursday it’s imperative for Congress to pass a new law, but that the agency was taking action in the meantime by issuing the notice of proposed rules.
“Mass surveillance has heightened the risks and stakes of data breaches, deception, manipulation and other abuses,” the FTC said..
Agency officials noted that the FTC has brought hundreds of enforcement actions against companies over the last two decades for violations of privacy and data security. They included cases involving the sharing of health-related data with third parties, the collection and sharing of sensitive TV viewing data for targeted advertising, and failure to put in adequate security measures to protect sensitive data such as Social Security numbers.
However, the officials said, the FTC’s ability to deter illegal conduct is limited because it generally lacks authority to seek financial penalties for initial violations of law. That could change if the comprehensive privacy legislation were to clear Congress.
“Firms now collect personal data on individuals at a massive scale and in a stunning array of contexts,” FTC Chair Lina Khan said in an online news conference. “Our goal today is to begin building a robust public record to inform whether the FTC should issue rules to address commercial surveillance and data security practices, and what those rules should potentially look like.”
“We are very, very eager to hear from the public,” Khan said.
Topics of interest could include how companies use algorithms and automated systems to analyze the information they collect, and the potential effects of various data practices.
Khan, who was an outspoken critic of Big Tech as a law professor, was appointed by President Joe Biden last year to head the FTC — an independent agency that polices competition and consumer protection as well as digital privacy.
The rulemaking proposal was adopted in a 3-2 vote by the five FTC commissioners. Khan and the other two Democrats voted to issue it, while the two Republicans opposed it.
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28 New Songs Out Today
So many artists, so many songs, so little time. Each week we review a handful of new albums (of all genres), round up even more new music that we'd call "indie," and talk about what metal is coming out. We post music news, track premieres, and more all day. We update a playlist weekly of some of our current favorite tracks. Here's a daily roundup with a bunch of interesting, newly released songs in one place.
YG - "TOXIC"
YG has a new album on the way via Def Jam, and it'll include new single "Toxic," which finds YG taking his bouncy West Coast rap in an R&B direction.
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NICKI MINAJ - "SUPER FREAKY GIRL"
After teasing a clip of it on social media, Nicki Minaj has officially released "Super Freaky Girl," which prominently samples Rick James' "Super Freak."
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M.I.A. - "POPULAR"
M.I.A. will release new album MATA sometime soon and while we wait on more details about that, she's dropped new single "Popular" that was produced by Boaz van de Beats and Diplo.
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DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE - "FOXGLOVE THROUGH THE CLEARCUT"
Death Cab for Cutie's new album Asphalt Meadows is out in September, and the new single is the sweeping, magisterial "Foxglove Through The Clearcut." "Foxglove is by far the most personal song on the record," Ben Gibbard says. "While I was writing it, I thought I was merely the narrator. But the longer I sat with it, I realized I was both the protagonist AND the narrator." Pre-order Asphalt Meadows on pink vinyl.
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BRADY WATT - "BODY SNATCHERS" (ft. RANSOM)
Producer and instrumentalist Brady Watt has tapped rapper Ransom for this cinematic, triumphant track.
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FIRST AID KID - "OUT OF MY HEAD"
First Aid Kit announced their new album, Palomino, due out November 4 via Columbia, and shared the video for new single "Out of My Head," which was inspired by Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. "We wrote this song last year together with songwriter and producer Björn Yttling," they say. "It was the first time we wrote for First Aid Kit with someone else and it was very inspiring. The song was written in the spur of the moment, almost like a stream of consciousness. It's about feeling stuck inside your own thoughts and desperately wanting to escape. We produced the song with Daniel Bengtson in Stockholm. It has a bit of a different sound from our previous songs. We wanted the production to feel like an old rock song from the 80s. We were inspired by Fleetwood Mac, Kate Bush and Tom Petty. This is one of our favorite songs we've ever written, we're so proud of it and are so excited to finally get to share it."
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JAKE LA BOTZ - "LET IT FALL"
Jake La Botz's new album Hair On Fire drops September 9, and it'll include the gritty, punky Americana of "Let It Fall."
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MORRAY - "TICKET"
Soul-trap purveyor Morray brings his irresistible croon to a slowed-down new single, "Ticket."
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MEYHEM LAUREN & DARINGER - "TRIGGER POINT THERAPY" (ft. WESTSIDE GUNN)
Meyhem Lauren's upcoming album Black Vladimir was entirely produced by Griselda's in-house producer Daringer, and other Griselda members appear on the album too, like label boss Westside Gunn, who brings his distinct shout-raps and ad-libs to "Trigger Point Therapy."
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BELLA POARCH - "NO MAN'S LAND" FT. GRIMES
After appearing on singer and TikTok star Bella Poarch's video for "Dolls," Grimes collborated with her on another new single, "No Man's Land."
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JESSIE REYEZ - "MUTUAL FRIEND"
Jessie Reyez is planning to release her sophomore album Yessie "soon" via FMLY / Island Records, and it'll include the orchestral alt-pop of "MUTUAL FRIEND."
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PINKPANTHERESS & SAM GELLAITRY - "PICTURE IN MY MIND"
"I went all the way to Stirling Scotland to work with Sam," PinkPantheress says of her new collaborative track. "He is a genius level producer." Sam adds, Aafter meeting pink p for the first time in london last year we decided to schedule a trip for her to come to scotland and write. i’m so happy with how this one turned out and it was an honour to witness how much of a visionary pinkpantheress really is. this track will be my summer anthem for now and many many years to come."
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TIM (HAUSE) - "HIGH HOPES" (ft. DAVE HAUSE)
Tim Hause has shared his debut single as TIM, "High Hopes." It's a breezy folk rock song that was produced by Will Hoge and which features Tim's older brother Dave Hause.
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156/SILENCE - "SAY THE PHRASE"
Pittsburgh metalcore band 156/Silence have shared another rager off their upcoming LP Narrative, and it finds their balance of melody, aggression, and emotion sounding as impactful as ever.
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EST GEE - "LOVE IS BLIND"
Louisville rapper EST Gee is staying prolific and follows recent single "Blood" with the ruthless street rap of "Love Is Blind."
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THE STREETS - BREXIT AT TIFFANY'S FT. JAZZ MORLEY
Mike Skinner is not the first musician this year to release a song with the title "Brexit at Tiffany's" but his is definitely more British than Tess Park's (better?) song with the same name.
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PANDA BEAR & SONIC BOOM - "DANGER"
Panda Bear & Sonic Boom's new album Reset is out today (we reviewed it twice) and one of the many standouts is "Danger," which is based around a sample of The Everly Brothers' "Love of My Life." They've just shared a video for it, featuring both Panda Bear and Sonic Boom, not to mention a ballet dancer.
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MOREISH IDOLS - "W.A.M."
"Wait A Minute is essentially a short story inspired by an article I once read about a private investigator being found dead in a South London car park," says Moorish Idols' Jude Lilley. "I wrote the lyrics from the perspective of an agent/hitman, stalking his target, unaware that the target is one step ahead of him and had been briefed to kill said hitman from the same source. I struggled to get my head around how something so archetypal and fictional could be happening in a place as mundane as Sydenham." "W.A.M." is from Moorish Idols' Float EP that's out today via Speedy Wunderground.
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TOM VEK - NEWER SYMBOLS
Tom Vek has given his 2020 album New Symbols a complete rework, with glitchier production, more synths and less guitars.
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ANNIE-CLAUDE DESCHÊNES (DUCHESS SAYS) - "ELECTRIC LIGHT"
One of the highlights from Italians Do It Better's After Dark 4 comp is this first solo song from Duchess Says' Annie-Claude Deschênes. It shows a much softer side of the usually firebrand vocalist and is the first track off her forthcoming solo debut.
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MORTALITY RATE - "ROSEMARY" & "SALT WATER"
Canadian hardcore band Mortality Rate have returned with two new songs and you can read about them here.
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ROC MARCIANO & THE ALCHEMIST - "DEJA VU"
Roc Marciano has announced a new album entirely produced by The Alchemist, The Elephant Man’s Bones, and you can read more about lead single "Deja Vu" here.
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HR (BAD BRAINS) - "EASY"
Bad Brains frontman H.R. has released a new reggae song, "Easy," a collaboration wit Ted Bowne of reggae rock band Passafire that's out now via LAW Records. Read more about it here.
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ARI LENNOX - "HOODIE"
Dreamville R&B singer Ari Lennox has announced her sophomore album, age/sex/location, and you can read more about lead single "Hoodie" here.
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RONALD ISLEY & BEYONCÉ - "MAKE ME SAY IT AGAIN, GIRL"
Beyoncé teamed up with soul legend Ronald Isley for a rework of The Isley Brothers' 1975 classic "Make Me Say It Again Girl (Part 1 & 2)." Read more about it here.
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MIKE PARK - "LOSE WITH ME" & CATBITE - "SPIRAL"
Mike Park and Catbite are releasing a new split 12" for Bad Time Records' Wavebreaker series, which pairs together ska bands/artists from different generations. Two songs are out now, and you can read more about them here. You can also listen to our new podcast episode with Mike and Catbite, and pre-order our exclusive electric blue variant of the 12".
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Akumin Provides Business Update and Announces CFO Transition
Published: Aug. 12, 2022 at 4:56 PM CDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
PLANTATION, Fla., Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Akumin Inc. (NASDAQ: AKU) (TSX: AKU) ("Akumin" or the "Company") provided a business update and announced the termination of employment of its Chief Financial Officer, William Larkin and the appointment of David Kretschmer as Interim Chief Financial Officer, effective today.
The Company has implemented a transformation program with initiatives focused on its operations, growth, and capital. These initiatives are intended to support the Company's objectives with respect to patient access and experience, customer and partner engagement, financial sustainability, and employee well-being. The Company is receiving support from a globally recognized transformation specialist to help implement the program. As a part of this transformation, the Company announced: (a) the termination of employment of its Chief Financial Officer, William Larkin, and the appointment of David Kretschmer, an experienced transformation finance executive who successfully completed other business transformations in the healthcare industry, as Interim Chief Financial Officer, effective today; and (b) the sale of certain accounts receivables by subsidiaries of the Company to a third-party buyer for a purchase price of approximately $30 million.
Riadh Zine, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Akumin, commented: "Our transformation efforts to date have already resulted in significant efficiencies to our operations and show a positive momentum for further efficiencies, as discussed in our second quarter results. I am very excited to welcome David as our new Interim Chief Financial Officer. We are thrilled to have his expertise complement our team as we successfully execute our transformation program. On behalf of the board of directors of Akumin, I would also like to thank Bill for his contributions to the Company and wish him the very best in his next endeavors."
Mr. Zine continued: "The sale of certain accounts receivables has significantly improved the liquidity of our Company by an immediate cash infusion of approximately $30 million and a reduction in our days sales outstanding of our accounts receivables. Our cash position at the end of the second quarter of 2022 pro forma this sale would have been approximately $69 million. In addition, any future sale of similar accounts receivables in the normal course of business would not be expected to have any material impact on our revenues."
Before joining the Company, Mr. Kretschmer previously worked for Surgery Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: SGRY), a multi-specialty ambulatory surgical center company with $2.5 billion of revenues, as interim CFO and executive vice president of strategy and transformation, and, prior to that, as senior vice president, treasurer and CIO for Anthem, Inc. renamed Elevance Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: ELV), a health insurance provider with more than $130 billion of revenues, and he was a key team member in the execution of the successful business transformation of each of these companies.
Akumin is a national leader in comprehensive outpatient radiology and oncology solutions and a partner of choice for U.S. hospitals, health systems and physician groups. Akumin provides fixed-site outpatient radiology and oncology services through a network of 234 owned and/or operated centers; as well as outpatient radiology and oncology solutions to approximately 1,000 hospitals and health systems across 48 states. Akumin combines clinical and operational expertise with the latest advances in technology and information systems to deliver patient-centered innovation, service standardization and exceptional healthcare value to its patients and partners. For more information, visit www.akumin.com.
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Forward-looking information is necessarily based on a number of opinions, assumptions and estimates that, while considered reasonable by Akumin as of the date of this press release, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including, but not limited to, the factors described in greater detail in the "Risk Factors" section of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2022, filed with the SEC on August 9, 2022, which is available at www.sec.gov. These factors are not intended to represent a complete list of the factors that could affect Akumin; however, these factors should be considered carefully. There can be no assurance that such estimates and assumptions will prove to be correct. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date of this press release, and Akumin expressly disclaims any obligation to update or alter statements containing any forward-looking information, or the factors or assumptions underlying them, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
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- If you enjoy hiking, you should try Exploring Hawk Falls at Hickory-Run State Park. This park is surrounded by more than 40 miles of trails and is a great place to take a family hike. Hawk Falls is located in the park's northern area near Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. The hike is mostly downhill, with a few sections that can be slippery. Once you've arrived at the top, you'll be able to view the beautiful waterfall from a rock outcrop.
This Show in Lititz is Drawing Over 700 Crafters from America
From humble beginnings, The Rotary Club of Lititz Craft Show was launched in 1979 with only local vendors setting up on a single block along East Main Street in Lititz. These days, it has grown to become one of the top craft shows on the East Coast. In fact, it is drawing over 700 crafters from throughout the United States and Canada. The show, which is always held on the second Saturday in August, brings close to 50,000 people to Lititz and is one of the top events the city hosts.
More Than A Pretty Decoration: The Meaning Behind Barn Stars
Recently I spent a weekend in Lancaster, Pa and one thing that I noticed as I was driving around God's country was all the stars on the barns. Then when I returned home to the Southern Tier, I noticed a few barns that had stars on them as well. When...
Former Plymouth Meeting Lawyer and College Sweetheart Take Advantage of Their Second Chance at Love
Jill Arnstein, a former litigation lawyer in Plymouth Meeting, is enjoying the second chance at love she received with her college sweetheart, Jesse, writes Kellie Patrick Gates for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The couple met at Rutgers-Camden School of Law in 1991. “She was the most beautiful thing I had ever...
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River Fest – Muhlenberg’s Food and Music Festival Is Almost Here
River Fest – Muhlenberg’s Food and Music Festival is almost here. This event is majestically located in Jim Dietrich Park along a trail that follows a bend in the Schuylkill River. There will be two music stages; one electric and one acoustic highlighting local musical talent with the river as its backdrop. In total we have 30+ musical acts scheduled over the three days performing Bluegrass, Classic Rock, Jazz, Country, Indie music and so much more. A variety of food vendors will be available to dazzle your taste buds.
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Childhood Memories of the Mister Softy Ice Cream Truck
- You probably remember The Mister Softy Ice Cream Truck in Philadelphia-Growing up in the 1950s through to today. . The family-owned business is the largest soft ice cream truck franchise in the United States, with over 625 trucks and over 350 franchise dealers in 18 states. The trucks are custom-built to sell customers high-quality, delicious ice cream—many associate this truck with childhood memories of the neighborhood or a vacation spot.
Exton Teen Takes Retirement Community Residents Back to the Past By Crooning Classics
Through the influence of his grandfather, Exton teen Vincent Romano became enamored with iconic signers of the 20th century as he was growing up, but he never imagined the legendary genre would impact him years later, writes Courtney Diener-Stokes for the Times Herald. Romano, 19, sang in choir and performed...
Secret Cave That Used to Serve as Hideout for Revolutionary War Outlaws Discovered in Bucks County
A secret cave that used to house Revolutionary War outlaws, also known as the Doan gang, was discovered in Bucks County and is currently being excavated. A secret cave that used to house Revolutionary War outlaws–British spies and armed thieves also known as the Doan gang – was recently discovered in Bucks County and is currently being excavated, writes John McDevitt for KYW Newsradio.
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What's Up This Weekend: 24+ Auto Shows, Wine Tastings, Summer Concerts And More
Ready for some summer fun? Head to Parx Casino for an exciting live concert, peruse the shops in Yardley for 2nd Saturday or rev your engines at the New Hope Auto Show!. Check out our guide below for details on this weekend’s must-see events around the County. Stay up-to-date on what’s coming up next week with our Upcoming Events Calendar.
Bucks County Playhouse’s Upcoming Performance to See Big-Time Broadway Players Grace the Stage
Three well-known Broadway actors will be coming to New Hope to perform in an upcoming production at the Bucks County Playhouse. Lesli Marchertia wrote about the upcoming show for the Bucks County Herald. Randy Skinner, Anna Louizos and David C. Woolard, all Tony-nominated actors and actresses, will be partaking in...
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Exploring Turn Hole Tunnel at Lehigh Gorge State Park
- For a unique experience, explore the Turn Hole Tunnel at Lehigh Gorge, a 4,548-acre park in Pennsylvania. The park is an excellent place to spend a day with your family or a group of friends. This historic structure is the best place to see the tunnel, which is accessible by an underground walkway. Here, you'll find several ways to explore the tunnel, including using a flashlight.
Bucks County Park Removed Memorial for Their Late Son. The Family is Still Determined to Keep His Memory Alive
A local family was left confused and heartbroken after a Bucks County park removed the memorial for their late son. However, they are determined to keep his memory alive. Olivia Benner and Brian Sheehan wrote about the family’s experience for NBC 10 Philadelphia.
'Otherworld': Interactive art experience opening in Northeast Philly later this year
"Otherworld" is scheduled to open later this year in Northeast Philadelphia.
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A Taste of Greece, St. George Greek Festival 2022
Authentic Food, Pastries, Dancing, and Live Greek Music, are the elements of a traditional festival. St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Media has all this and much more. Beaming parishioners are serving it all fresh and homemade top-off this fall festival. It will be hosted on the church grounds on September 22, 23, 24, & 25, 2022. Under the big tent or inside the church hall, they have plenty of room for all.
Humane Society of the United States carrying out largest animal rescue ever
WEST CHESTER, Pa. (CBS) -- The Humane Society of the United States is carrying out its largest animal rescue ever. Four thousand beagles are being removed from a Virginia breeding operation that has been accused of violating animal welfare laws.The dogs are being sent across the country to animal shelters, including Brandywine Valley SPCA.Many of the dogs were set to be sold to labs for experiments."Four thousand is a big number and it's going to take 60 days to get all of these animals out," Kitty Bloc, CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, said, "and working with our shelter and rescue partners across the country, working with them to get these dogs eventually into ever-loving homes."Brandywine Valley SPCA plans to take 20 of the beagles as early as Friday but won't be ready for adoption for a while.
Popular toy auction, based in Lancaster County, begins two-day bidding war
LANCASTER, Pa. — A nationally known toy auction based in Lancaster County is back for the week. Morphy Auctions features thousands of unique toys and collectibles. It also holds the world record for the highest-grossing one-day toy auction of all time, when it earned nearly $8 million in 2007. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2700118248816/national-dog-show-tickets-on-sale-as-full-scale-return-planned-for-november-in-oaks | 2022-08-12T23:31:22Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2700118248816/national-dog-show-tickets-on-sale-as-full-scale-return-planned-for-november-in-oaks | false | 1 |
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