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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former minor league pitcher ran a major league illegal sports betting operation in California that used other former pro athletes to take bets and took wagers from players still in the game, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
Wayne Nix, who threw for Oakland Athletics farm teams, used his connections to recruit three former Major League Baseball players and a former pro football player as fellow bookies, prosecutors said.
The MLB began looking into the matter when it learned of it Thursday, but was unaware any of those involved other than Nix, a spokesman said.
Court records offered no names of the players who worked for Nix or those who placed bets with his business, but they provide a glimpse of the kind of money being wagered, earned and lost.
A professional football player paid Nix $245,000 for gambling losses in 2016. An MLB coach paid $4,000 in losses that same year. It was not disclosed if either bet on their own games or their own sports.
MLB prohibits players from betting on baseball or gambling illegally on sports. They can bet on other sports if it’s legal. The National Football League policy bars all personnel from betting on football games.
A Los Angeles check cashing business that has agreed to plead guilty to failing to prevent money laundering in the scheme cashed over $18 million in checks from two single bettors, prosecutors said.
One client wagered $5 million on the Super Bowl but it was not revealed if that gambit paid off.
Sports betting is legal in 30 states, but not in California. However, voters will have a chance to legalize it at the polls in November.
Nix, 45, has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to run an illegal gambling operation and faces up to eight years in prison. He also admitted he failed to report $1.4 million in income in 2017 and 2018. He has agreed to pay back taxes and interest of $1.25 million and forfeit $1.3 million seized from bank accounts.
Nix began the sports bookmaking business about 20 years ago after his six-year minor league career — with stops in Arizona, Texas and California — ended, prosecutors said.
His client list was created from contacts he had made in the sports world and included current and former pro athletes. The agents he hired helped expand that clientele.
The operation eventually began using a Costa Rican business, Sand Island Sports, to create accounts where bets could be placed and tracked and credit limits set, prosecutors said. Bets were placed online or through a call center, though Nix paid winners and kept most of the money from losing bets.
Those who exceeded credit limits were shut off, though exceptions were made, according to court documents.
A sports broadcaster's account was reactivated in February 2019 after he told Nix he was refinancing his home mortgage to pay off his gambling debts.
In September 2019, Nix increased the credit limit to a baseball player with debts so he could make additional bets.
In November, 2019, Nix's partner, Edon Kagasoff, told a business manager for a professional basketball player that he would increase the maximum wager he could place to $25,000 per NBA game.
Kagasoff, 44, faces the same conspiracy charge as Nix. He also agreed to plead guilty and forfeit over $3 million in funds seized from his home and bank accounts. | https://www.bigrapidsnews.com/news/article/Ex-minor-leaguer-ran-major-league-sports-betting-17049855.php | 2022-04-01T00:59:33Z |
Cambiar Investors LLC cut its stake in shares of American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO – Get Rating) by 9.3% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 95,396 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock after selling 9,806 shares during the period. Cambiar Investors LLC’s holdings in American Eagle Outfitters were worth $2,415,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of AEO. Marshall Wace LLP bought a new position in shares of American Eagle Outfitters during the first quarter valued at $198,000. FMR LLC increased its holdings in shares of American Eagle Outfitters by 80.5% during the first quarter. FMR LLC now owns 2,152,703 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $47,726,000 after acquiring an additional 960,273 shares in the last quarter. Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in American Eagle Outfitters by 2.6% in the 1st quarter. Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc. now owns 94,990 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $2,106,000 after buying an additional 2,374 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its holdings in American Eagle Outfitters by 29.3% in the 2nd quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 528,770 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $19,845,000 after buying an additional 119,804 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC increased its holdings in American Eagle Outfitters by 243.3% in the 3rd quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 20,678 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $533,000 after buying an additional 14,655 shares in the last quarter.
In related news, EVP Michael R. Rempell sold 64,011 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.43, for a total transaction of $1,627,799.73. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Steven A. Davis acquired 5,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 8th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $18.12 per share, with a total value of $99,660.00. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders own 8.20% of the company’s stock.
NYSE:AEO traded down $0.44 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $16.80. The stock had a trading volume of 4,985,483 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,518,101. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.66. American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. has a 52 week low of $16.50 and a 52 week high of $38.99. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $20.40 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $23.65. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.84 billion, a PE ratio of 8.28, a PEG ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 1.39.
American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO – Get Rating) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 2nd. The apparel retailer reported $0.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $0.35. The business had revenue of $1.51 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.51 billion. American Eagle Outfitters had a return on equity of 34.33% and a net margin of 8.37%. The company’s revenue was up 16.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.39 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. will post 2.01 EPS for the current year.
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 11th were given a dividend of $0.18 per share. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.29%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 10th. American Eagle Outfitters’s dividend payout ratio is currently 35.47%.
American Eagle Outfitters Profile (Get Rating)
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc is a multi-brand specialty retailer, which offers an assortment of apparel and accessories for men and women under the American Eagle Outfitters brand, and intimates, apparel and personal care products for women under the Aerie brand. The firm operates stores in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Hong Kong, China and the United Kingdom.
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A San Luis Obispo County man wanted on suspicion of child molestation and rape was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on Thursday before he was able to get on a one-way flight to South America, according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office.
Sheriff's officials say detectives began an investigation into 36-year-old Daniel Ramirez-Gutierrez earlier this week after receiving information that he had molested an 11-year-old girl.
The sheriff's office says the child disclosed that Ramirez-Gutierrez, her stepfather, had been molesting her since she was five.
The girl's mother also reportedly told investigators that for several years, Ramirez-Gutierrez had been forcing her to have sex with him. The woman said Ramirez-Gutierrez became suspicious that he was under investigation, packed up all his belongings and left home.
Sheriff's officials say they were able to track Ramirez-Gutierrez to LAX with help from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations.
Ramirez-Gutierrez was arrested on suspicion of lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 by force, continuous sexual abuse of a child, sexual intercourse or sodomy with a victim under 10-years-old, rape by force/fear, and rape by threat of retaliation and was booked into the San Luis Obispo County Jail. | https://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/slo-county-sheriffs-detectives-arrest-child-molestation-suspect-at-lax | 2022-04-01T00:59:33Z |
DELANO, Calif. (AP) — The death of an inmate at a central California prison is being investigated as a homicide, officials said Thursday.
Juan E. Mendoza, 26, was found unresponsive in his cell at Kern Valley State Prison shortly before 5 p.m. on Wednesday, according to a statement from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
He had visible injuries and died a short time later despite life-saving efforts.
Mendoza shared his cell with another man, Jorge L. Mendoza, who was removed from the cell and placed in segregation while the death is investigated, authorities said.
Juan E. Mendoza went to prison in 2020 after receiving a six-year sentence in San Bernardino County for second-degree attempted murder and personal use of a dangerous weapon, officials said.
Jorge L. Mendoza was admitted from Monterey County in 2018 and was serving a sentence of life with the chance of parole for second-degree murder with the use of a firearm by a second-striker.
Kern Valley State Prison is located in Delano, northwest of Bakersfield. It has more than 3,200 inmates. | https://www.theridgefieldpress.com/news/article/California-prison-inmate-death-investigated-as-a-17049814.php | 2022-04-01T00:59:33Z |
The United States Department of Agriculture released an update to its Food Price Outlook for 2022 and found that nearly everything one might ingest – whether it comes from the grocery store or restaurant – is going up in price.
And yes, that's on top of the price increases consumers have already been forced to endure in the last year.
"All food prices are now predicted to increase between 4.5 and 5.5%," the USDA's Economic Research Service explained in the March report.
While the overall increase is alarming, a closer look at various food categories show just how expensive shoppers can expect items to get, according to the USDA:
As for take-out or dine-in menus, the USDA said those prices are predicted to go up between 5.5 and 6.5% for the remainder of this year.
Additionally, food prices climbed 7.9% for the year ending in February 2022.
This was "the largest 12-month advance since July 1981," according to the department.
The report also noted current global events that will only add to the uncertainty of food affordability, saying, "The impacts of the conflict in Ukraine and the recent increases in interest rates by the Federal Reserve are expected to put upward and downward pressures on food prices, respectively. The situations will be closely monitored to assess the net impacts of these concurrent events on food prices as they unfold."
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://www.wmot.org/2022-03-31/food-prices-are-going-up-and-at-levels-americans-havent-seen-in-decades | 2022-04-01T00:59:33Z |
🏁 Almost at the finish line!
We're reaching the end of our Lift-off series, well done! Take a moment to appreciate how far you've progressed since you started on this journey with us, and also what you've done for the space cat community 🚀😸!
We've got a full-stack GraphQL application running in production and connected to the registry. But this is only really the start. Now that our app is live, we need to make sure it performs as expected as it continues to evolve and grow over time.
📊 Checking in
Let's check in on our API. In the Operations page, we can see an overview of our request rate, service time, and error percentage, including specific operations for each of these that might be worth drilling deeper into. By the way, this is one reason why it's useful to name each GraphQL operation you send from the client side.
Let's dig into the most highly requested operation: getTrack
. Most likely because there's a lot of activity going on in the homepage when a user clicks on a track card.
We can see the request rate (the number of requests that have been made), and the latency of the request (how long each request takes) over time. Since this is the most highly requested operation, we can start to investigate ways to optimize it or make it more performant.
We can also check our Fields page again. Remember how we deprecated the length
field in the previous lesson? Now we want to check if it's safe to remove that field altogether. But we can see that it's still being used, and if we have client awareness set up, we can also see that only the mobile client prototype is still querying for that field. It's time to get in touch with that team!
What data points can you monitor on Apollo thanks to the schema registry?
What should we do before completely removing a field from our schema?
🎉 And we're done!
Thanks so much for joining us for Lift-off, the first series in our Odyssey journey.
There is still so much more we can do with GraphQL! As your app grows in size, complexity, and multiple teams become involved in consuming and maintaining the graph, the power of the registry will keep growing with it.
In future Odyssey series, we'll see how to stay on top of all of this with schema checks, client awareness, federation, and more.
If there is anything else you'd like us to cover, let us know. We'd also love to know what you thought about our very first Odyssey series. Leave us your feedback in the survey below!
See you in the next one! | https://www.apollographql.com/tutorials/lift-off-part5/monitoring-and-scaling-our-api | 2022-04-01T00:59:33Z |
WSC Baseball Suffers Two Home Losses Tuesday, On Road For Next 13 Games
WAYNE – A stretch of 10 home games in the month of March for the Wayne State College baseball team concluded Tuesday afternoon with Minot State University. From the Pete Chapman Baseball Complex, WSC welcomed in the Beavers. Minot State secured the road sweep of 5-2 and 6-4...
waynedailynews.com | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2556609041172/wsc-baseball-suffers-two-home-losses-tuesday-on-road-for-next-13-games | 2022-04-01T00:59:34Z |
Soulja Boy Calls Out Migos & Lil Durk For Neglecting Him After Hitting Fame
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Soulja Boy isn’t having the neglect anymore, and he is speaking out.
Almost a decade ago, Soulja Boy was one of the biggest artists, dominating charts and dropping bangers. During that time he extended his arm of fellowship to a few up-and-coming acts at the time, to the point of making for free with the artists, but the same artists appear to be having cold feet with returning the favour now that they’ve all blown up, according to Soulja.
The rapper held an Instagram Livestream, in which he called out the rappers who seemingly switched upon him since acquiring fame.
“I always work with a new artist before they pop off. Look at me and Migos,” he said before mentioning artists like Rich The Kid, Lil B, Riff Raff, Lil Durk, and Chief Keef. “Look at me and Lil Durk. I was on Durk’s first mixtape. Look at me and Chief Keef,” he continued.
“I do songs with all these n***as before they get famous but when they get famous, I can’t even get a song from these n***as no more. That’s crazy but when y’all n***as was in the hood and ain’t nobody knows who the f*ck y’all was, I was doing songs with y’all n**as,” he said.
Though he did give props to Rich The Kid and Chief Keef for carrying him along when they hit fame. | https://www.undercover.fm/news/soulja-boy-calls-out-migos-lil-durk-for-neglecting-him-after-hitting-fame/ | 2022-04-01T00:59:33Z |
– Full Year Gross Profit Grew by 14% –
– Shapeways to Host Webcast and Conference Call –
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Shapeways Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SHPW) (“Shapeways” or the “Company”), a leader in the large and fast-growing digital manufacturing industry, announced its results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2021.
Financial Highlights for the Quarter ended December 31, 2021
- Revenue was $8.3 million compared to $8.7 million for the same period in 2020
- Gross profit was $3.9 million compared to $3.9 million for the same period in 2020
- Gross margins improved by 250 bps to 46.8% from 44.7 for the same period in 2020
- Net income (loss) was $(2.4) million compared to $(0.2) million for the same period in 2020
- Adjusted EBITDA was $(3.1) million compared to $0.2 million for the same period in 2020
Financial Highlights for the Year ended December 31, 2021
- Revenue was $33.6 million compared to $31.8 million for 2020, a 6% increase
- Gross profit was $15.9 million compared to $13.9 million for 2020, a 14% increase
- Gross margins improved by 360 bps to 47.3% from 43.7% for 2020
- Net income (loss) was $1.8 million compared to $(3.2) million for 2020
- Adjusted EBITDA was $(4.5) million compared to $(1.4) million for 2020
“In 2021 we diligently executed on our strategic plan while completing the milestone of becoming a publicly traded company. The completion of our business combination facilitated accelerating our investment opportunities to drive long-term growth by enabling us to scale across materials, markets, technologies, and broaden the rollout of additional phases of our offering of software as a service,” said Greg Kress, Shapeways’ Chief Executive Officer. “We appreciate it will take time to realize progress on each of our key growth business development initiatives, which include the introduction of our proprietary software Otto™, growing our customer base, and expanding our additive manufacturing offerings through the purchase of additional Desktop Metal machines.”
Mr. Kress continued, “Shapeways is well positioned to capture and expand market share in 2022 as these investments continue to ramp and contribute to our long-term growth. We entered the new year with a solid business pipeline, and believe that we are well positioned to continue providing world class additive printing solutions through automation, innovation and digitization. We remain committed to executing on our long-term strategic growth plan, which we believe will allow us to expand market share and accelerate growth in the coming quarters.”
Business Updates
The Company continued the expansion of its additive manufacturing offering by launching new technologies and materials. In the fourth quarter of 2021 and into the first quarter of 2022, the Company began deployment of a broad portfolio of Desktop Metal solutions to expand its global manufacturing footprint across metals, elastomers, polymers, composites, and digital casting applications. The Company anticipates continuing to deploy additional Desktop Metal hardware as the year progresses.
In the fourth quarter of 2021, the Company publicly launched the first phase of its Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) offering under the brand name Otto™ to gain feedback on product market fit, pricing and optimal use cases. Otto is a purpose-built SaaS platform which provides traditional manufacturers with a simpler, faster and more flexible path to 3D printing for industrial-grade production.
The Company further built out its go-to-market strategy by expanding its sales team and broadening its business development efforts to middle market and enterprise customers.
Balance Sheet and Liquidity
As of December 31, 2021, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $79.7 million.
Outlook
The Company is continuing to make investments to expand its additive manufacturing platform and increase its business development activities throughout the year. The investments are expected to result in a ramp in sales in the back half of the year and are anticipated to pressure margins in the coming year.
For the first quarter of 2022, the Company anticipates revenue to be in the range of $7.3 million to $7.4 million.
Webcast and Conference Call Information
Shapeways will host a conference call and webcast on Thursday, March 31, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. ET. To participate in the call, please dial 1-844-826-3033, or 1-412-317-5185 for international participants, ten minutes before the scheduled start. Participants may also access the call via live webcast by visiting the investors section of the Company’s website at shapeways.com.
If you cannot participate in the live event, a replay will be available on Thursday, March 31, 2022, beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET through 11:59 p.m. ET, Thursday, April 14, 2022. To access the replay, please dial 1-844-512-2921, or 1-412-317-6671 for international participants, and reference pass code 10164321. A webcast of the replay will also be available by visiting the investors section of the Company’s website at shapeways.com.
About Shapeways
Shapeways is a leader in the large and fast-growing digital manufacturing industry combining high quality, flexible on-demand manufacturing powered by purpose-built proprietary software which enables customers to rapidly transform digital designs into physical products, globally. Shapeways makes industrial-grade additive manufacturing accessible by fully digitizing the end-to-end manufacturing process, and by providing a broad range of solutions utilizing 11 additive manufacturing technologies and approximately 100 materials and finishes, with the ability to easily scale new innovation. To date, Shapeways has delivered over 23 million parts to 1 million customers in over 175 countries. To learn more, please visit https://www.shapeways.com.
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements included in this press release are not historical facts and are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally are accompanied by words such as “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “should,” “would,” “plan,” “predict,” “potential,” “seem,” “seek,” “future,” “outlook,” and similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. All statements, other than statements of present or historical fact included in this press release, regarding the Company’s strategy, future operations, outlook, and prospects are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this press release, and on the current expectations of management of the Company and are not predictions of actual performance. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction, or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the control of the Company. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including changes in domestic and foreign business, market, financial, political, and legal conditions; failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the business combination or any future acquisitions; the risk that Shapeways has a history of losses and the Company may not achieve or maintain profitability in the future; the risk that the Company faces significant competition and expects to face increasing competition in many aspects of its business, which could cause the Company’s operating results to suffer; the risk that the digital manufacturing industry is a relatively new and emerging market and it is uncertain whether it will gain widespread acceptance; the risk that the Company’s new and existing solutions and software do not achieve sufficient market acceptance; the loss of key personnel; the inability to timely and effectively scale our platform; and those factors discussed in Shapeways’ most recent Form 10-K, under the heading “Risk Factors,” and other documents Shapeways has filed, or will file, with the SEC. If any of these risks materialize or our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. There may be additional risks that the Company does not presently know, or that the Company currently believes are immaterial, that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s expectations, plans, or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this press release. The Company anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause its assessments to change. However, while the Company may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, it specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s assessments of any date subsequent to the date of this press release. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking statements.
Non-GAAP Financial Information
In addition to Shapeways’ results determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), Shapeways believes that Adjusted EBITDA, a non-U.S. GAAP financial measure, is useful in evaluating our operational performance. Shapeways uses this non-U.S. GAAP financial information to evaluate our ongoing operations and for internal planning and forecasting purposes. Shapeways believes that this non-U.S. GAAP financial information, when taken collectively, may be helpful to investors in assessing our operating performance.
Shapeways defines Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) excluding debt forgiveness, interest expense, net of interest income, income tax benefit, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, change in fair value of warrant liabilities, and other non-operating gains and losses.
Shapeways believes that the use of Adjusted EBITDA provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends because it eliminates the effect of financing and capital expenditures and provides investors with a means to compare its financial measures with those of comparable companies, which may present similar non-U.S. GAAP financial measures to investors. However, you should be aware that when evaluating Adjusted EBITDA Shapeways may incur future expenses similar to those excluded when calculating these measures. In addition, Shapeways’ presentation of these measures should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items.
Because of these limitations, Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for performance measures calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Shapeways compensates for these limitations by relying primarily on our U.S. GAAP results and using Adjusted EBITDA on a supplemental basis. You should review the reconciliation of net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA below and not rely on any single financial measure to evaluate Shapeways’ business.
Contacts
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Clifford Brownstein, of North Potomac, peacefully passed away on March 19 with his wife at his bedside. Beloved husband of Torri Schaffer Brownstein; devoted father of Evan (Laura), Kate (Grant), Alex and stepfather to Arielle (DJ) and Eric (Lisa); cherished grandfather of Audrey, Finley, Adelaide and Oliver; loving brother of Bonnie (Earl) and the late David (Fern); cherished uncle to a host of nephews and nieces. Contributions may be made to the Kidney Foundation (kidney.org) or the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (lls.org). Services entrusted to Sagel Bloomfield Danzansky Goldberg Funeral Care. | https://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/clifford-brownstein/ | 2022-04-01T00:59:34Z |
SUNRISE, FLA. — It took 14 years, five months and 22 days — or 5,287 days — for Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews to get to this moment in his career, but it arrived Thursday against the Florida Panthers: 1,000 regular-season games in the books.
Toews scored his first goal in the first period of that first NHL game on Oct. 10, 2007, a 2-1 loss to the San Jose Sharks.
Since then, he has won three Stanley Cups and added the 2009-10 Conn Smythe and 2012-13 Selke trophies to his mantle.
Toews is eight games away from matching Bob Murray’s 1,008 on the franchise list. Toews is sixth in franchise history in points (844) and goals (355).
He has had his share of adversity, too, including long stretches in 2011-12 and this season that were lost to concussions as well as last season’s bout with Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome.
And his team has fallen on hard times in recent years, making one postseason appearance since the 2016-17 season.
But that’s all a postscript as Toews took the ice at FLA Live Arena on Thursday and hit the career milestone.
During a break, the hosts showed Toews on the video board, and he waved as he received cheers from the crowd.
“It’s huge,” Toews said earlier this month about the achievement. “I’m extremely thankful to hit that mark. I definitely owe a lot to all the teammates I’ve had over the years.
“I’m not the kind of guy that likes the whole show during the season. I like to stay with what works and keep it simple, but it’ll be nice to have some friends and family in town and really enjoy that. Just kind of show everyone that’s been around me my appreciation for their support and help me get there, I guess.”
There haven’t been a lot of opportunities for the Hawks to celebrate after games this season, but they haven’t lacked for milestones to honor.
Patrick Kane passed Bobby Hull for the second-most points in franchise history, and before he was traded to the Minnesota Wild, Marc-André Fleury celebrated 500 wins.
“There’s so many,” coach Derek King said before Thursday’s game. “Patrick Kane gets a milestone every time he touches the puck. But it’s nice to see Fleury get his couple that he got. ... Now this. I really think this 1,000-game thing for Toews is amazing.
“You’re hearing about it more, but there’s still not a whole slew of guys that are having 1,000 games. To get to that milestone, you’ve got to be pretty good. It’s hard to get there. Hats off to him. He’s had some ups and downs these last couple years, and he’s got his 1,000 games. It’s quite an accomplishment.”
Some of Toews’ teammates have paid tribute in the weeks leading up to the milestone.
“It’s a great accomplishment for any player, but especially Toews, he’s been in this league for X-amount of years for a reason,” Boris Katchouk said Thursday. “He’s ... a 200-foot player. I try to model my game after him because he’s an exceptional player.”
Last week Alex DeBrincat said Toews “does a lot of things on the ice that really help the team, but off the ice he’s a guy who really has control of the locker room, and I think new guys come in and he makes them feel comfortable right away. ... When you’re coming to a new team and obviously a whole new situation, you’re nervous about being in the NHL, and having a guy like him who’s done it all to be able to grab you and make you feel comfortable, that’s a huge part of his leadership.”
Kirby Dach said earlier this month that Toews has been a good mentor.
“Obviously last year going through all the stuff he went through, it’s really good to see him back this year and to be around him again,” Dach said. “He’s super happy, outgoing, likes to do things. It’s good as a young guy to learn from somebody like that who’s been here for 15 years and still comes to the rink every day with the same passion, the same love for it. He’s been a tremendous help to my life personally.” | https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/blackhawks/ct-chicago-blackhawks-jonathan-toews-1000-games-20220401-ywajaca6qfdh3kxe2hly3kel5i-story.html | 2022-04-01T00:59:36Z |
New York’s congressional and state legislative maps will have to be redrawn after an acting state Supreme Court judge found partisan bias in the map “beyond a reasonable doubt.” The judge also found the way the Democratic-controlled legislature took over in redrawing the map violated the state’s constitution. The U.S. House map passed by the Democratic majority in Albany would have created 22 Democratic seats and 4 Republican seats. The current split in their congressional delegation is 19 Democrats and 8 Republicans. New York acting Supreme Court judge Patrick F. McAllister asked New York’s Democratic-controlled legislature to work with Republicans and pass a congressional map with “a reasonable amount of bipartisan support to insure the constitutional process is protected.” McAllister set an April 11 deadline for the legislature to send redrawn maps for the congressional and state legislative lines—though he did not explicitly define “a reasonable amount of bipartisan support.” If the legislature does not pass a map, the court will hire an expert. New York’s proposed Congressional map in 2022. New York Legislative Task Force The court also suggested moving the state’s primary from June 28 to August 23, which would set a deadline of July 8 as the absolute latest date that the maps and ballots could be finalized. New York Democrats have said they will appeal the judge’s decision in state court and potentially extend a trial over these maps long enough to the point where their maps can still be used in November. “This is one step in the process. We always knew this case would be decided by the appellate courts. We are appealing this decision and expect this decision will be stayed as the appeal process proceeds,” Mike Murphy, spokesman for the Senate majority, said in a statement to CBS New York. In Ohio, the state Supreme Court extended the timeline for a case over its maps past the May 3 primary date, resulting in the enacted GOP-friendly map to be eligible for the 2022 elections. New York is one of several examples where in which Democratic-led legislatures utilized their control to aggressively gerrymander maps in their favor and add U.S. House seats (as was the case in Oregon, Illinois and Maryland). Republicans have commonly practiced gerrymandering and did so this year in Ohio and North Carolina. McAllister’s decision followed a Maryland circuit court’s decision earlier this month to order a redraw of their own Democrat-favored congressional map. Republican Governor Larry Hogan received a new proposed map from legislators on Thursday. He has six days to take action on it. NYC Congressional Districts New York Legislative Task Force McAllister wrote that there was proof “beyond a reasonable doubt” of partisan bias in New York’s map. He cited testimonies from experts who presented thousands of “unbiased computer generated maps.” He noted that there were at least some competitive U.S. House districts in those simulations, while the map passed by the legislature has zero. “The court finds by clear evidence and beyond a reasonable doubt that the congressional map was unconstitutionally drawn with political bias… one does not reach the worst of 2,500, 5,000, 10,000 or 50,000 maps by chance,” he wrote. “Those who have looked at the New York map, independent experts, and those who are like me, who are involved in the political process, have stated right from the beginning that of all 50 states engaged in redistricting, this was by far the worst gerrymandering in the country,” said former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a Republican, on a call with reporters on Thursday. Christie is a co-chair of the National Republican Redistricting Trust. In 2014, an amendment to New York’s constitution passed that would prohibit creating maps with partisan bias. It created an independent redistricting commission that had two attempts to send a compromise map to the New York legislature. The commission never agreed on one Congressional map to send, and sent two maps to the legislature the first time. After those were rejected and the commission had a second try—they failed again to send a compromise map. McAllister wrote that the commission had “no bipartisan support in their submitted plans, and they “never embraced the task of coming up with compromise plans.” Originally in this scenario, the legislature would have control to only “slightly tweak” the maps sent by the commission. But the legislature passed a law in January 2022 that would give them total control of the process in case the commission failed. They originally tried to do this through a ballot proposal in November 2021, but that was rejected. Long Island proposed Congressional map. New York Legislative Task Force Because McAllister found that the law they passed is essentially a constitutional amendment, which requires to be passed by New York voters, the judge found it was unconstitutional that the legislature completely take over in drawing the maps. “It is clear from reading the constitutional amendment that the people of the State of New York believed that nonpartisan maps agreed upon as a result of a compromise were the best way to avoid gerrymandering when redistricting,” McAllister wrote. “This court finds that although it will be very difficult, this court must require new maps to be drawn and the current maps are void and unusable,” he added, saying it is up to the legislature and governor to create new times/deadlines for signature gathering and requirements. | https://www.wsgw.com/judge-orders-new-yorks-congressional-map-to-be-redrawn/ | 2022-04-01T00:59:37Z |
Tree pollen came back strong in March, fueling allergy season in Portland
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - We’re now in the height of tree pollen season, and if you feel like allergy season came on strong and suddenly this spring, there could be several reasons for that.
Plus, the pink blossoms and yellow dusting on your car aren’t really what’s causing you allergies.
“The pollen that you see is really not the pollen that’s bothering you. The pollen that’s visible to the naked eye and the blooming trees, those grains of pollen are really too big to pass through the mucous membranes, so they’re considered not very allergenic but when they’re there and we see pollen on the car and when we see trees blooming that means those other trees that do have those small grains of pollen that do get through our mucous membranes are also pollinating,” Emily Trevillyan, Nurse Manager at Allergy Clinic in Portland said.
She said allergy seasons vary year to year but as the weather generally gets warmer, they’re a little bit longer and more intense.
This year, some freezing temperatures in February paused pollination.
“When that calmed down and the weather warmed up, it probably felt like tree season came on with a vengeance because we’d had that pause in February so now in March we see tree pollens in the high levels,” she said.
We checked a few grocery stores and were glad to see the allergy medicine shelves stocked.
Trevillyan suggests a combination of an antihistamine and nasal spray to ease symptoms.
And, she said you can limit exposure by decreasing time outside, showering when you come in and closing windows.
If those things aren’t working for you, that would be the time to see an allergist to make sure allergies really are the problem and talk about immunotherapy.
Copyright 2022 KPTV-KPDX. All rights reserved. | https://www.kptv.com/2022/04/01/tree-pollen-came-back-strong-march-fueling-allergy-season-portland/ | 2022-04-01T00:59:37Z |
The anti-corruption body said Fu Zhenghua had lost his “party spirit and principles”. Photo: Simon Song
Former Chinese justice minister expelled from Communist Party, accused of corruption
- Fu Zhenghua was also dismissed from public office and his case has been transferred to state prosecutors
- Anti-graft watchdog alleges he ‘traded power for personal gain and accepted huge amounts of bribes’
The anti-corruption body said Fu Zhenghua had lost his “party spirit and principles”. Photo: Simon Song | https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3172654/former-chinese-justice-minister-expelled-communist-party?utm_source=rss_feed | 2022-04-01T00:59:37Z |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Upholding a Trump-era environmental policy, the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday it will not regulate a drinking water contaminant that has been linked to brain damage in infants.
The agency said the Trump administration's decision in 2020 not to regulate perchlorate in drinking water was made with the “best available peer reviewed science.” The chemical is used in rocket fuel and fireworks.
At the time, Trump's EPA said perchlorate was not found widely enough in drinking water or "at levels of public health concern" to warrant federal regulation. The decision was one of many Trump-era rollbacks or eliminations of existing or pending public health and environmental protections. The Biden administration ordered a review of that decision at the start of his term.
EPA Assistant Administrator Radhika Fox said the agency was “applying the right tools to support public health protections.”
Environmental groups slammed the Biden administration’s decision.
“The Trump EPA gave perchlorate a pass; it was a bad decision then, and it’s a bad decision now,” said Erik Olson of the Natural Resources Defense Council advocacy group. “Tap water across America will remain contaminated by this toxic chemical.”
Perchlorate from runoff contaminates the drinking water of as many as 16 million Americans, the Obama administration said in 2011 when it announced the EPA would for the first time set maximum limits for the chemical compound. It has been used in the U.S. for decades, particularly by the military and defense industries, and is commonly found in munitions, fireworks, matches and signal flares.
Exposure to the compound can damage the development of fetuses and children and cause measurable drops in IQ in newborns, the American Academy of Pediatrics said in 2019, when it called for stringent federal limits. It damages human development by disrupting the functioning of the thyroid gland.
In its 2020 review, the EPA said state-level regulations and cleanup activities at contaminated sites had lowered the health risks posed by the compound. Massachusetts and California, for example, limit perchlorate in drinking water to 2 parts per billion and 6 parts per billion, respectively.
“But the problem is that for the rest of the country the states have not set standards,” said Olson of the Natural Resources Defense Council.
In the Southwest, perchlorate has been detected in groundwater that entered Lake Mead in Nevada. Manufacturing activities in Henderson, Nevada, were thought to be the source of the chemical. The EPA said cleanup activities at two industrial sites near Las Vegas between 2002 and 2006 resulted in reduced levels of perchlorate in samples provided since then by Nevada environmental and water agencies.
The EPA said Thursday it was considering other steps besides a federal drinking water limit, such as setting standards at open burning and detonation sites of waste explosives, where severe perchlorate contamination is known to exist.
But environmental advocates said such measures fall short of what's needed.
“Simply put, toxic chemicals used in rocket fuel do not belong in our drinking water," said John Rumpler, senior attorney with Environment America.
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AP reporter Matthew Daly contributed to this report.
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Vampires, werewolves and real-life couples that never were—oh, my!
Kellan Lutz got candid about the chemistry he shared with his Twilight co-star, Nikki Reed, on the March 29 episode of The Twilight Effect podcast. Reflecting on his experience playing Emmett Cullen opposite of the actress' Rosalie Hale, Kellan said, "Nikki was awesome."
"I really like fell in love with her as a human being in Breaking Dawn because we just had so much time to talk," he said, describing Nikki as a "really, really special" person who "has such a kind heart."
The actor added, "I felt so connected to her."
So much so, in fact, that Kellan thinks they could have been a real-life couple had the stars aligned, saying, "I'm actually kind of surprised her and I didn't date throughout all this."
Though Kellan said he had a crush on Ashley Greene after first meeting her, the pair became great friends instead. "I remember she quickly became like one of the guys," he said. "Beautiful, but also just so easy to get along with my group of friends."
And it seems Kellan wasn't the only one who had eyes for his fellow castmates. Ashley noted that she had "such a crush" on co-star Jackson Rathbone, who played the husband of her Alice Cullen character in the Twilight franchise.
It seems love was in the air—and not just in the script.
Scroll on to see more behind-the-scenes secrets from the Twilight franchise. | https://www.eonline.com/news/1325509/did-twilight-co-stars-kellan-lutz-and-nikki-reed-date-irl-he-says | 2022-04-01T00:59:38Z |
BOSTON — Bruins recently-acquired defenseman Josh Brown made a dynamite first impression to those at TD Garden on Thursday while fellow blue liner Mike Reilly also was eager to make his presence felt in his return to the lineup.
Brown, in literally his first shift with his new team, dropped the gloves with Devils defenseman Mason Geertsen less than three minutes into the contest. (You can watch it here.)
And then Reilly, just 80 seconds later, took exception to a hit laid by Devils winger Miles Wood on Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy, which came with McAvoy against the boards, and immediately took him into a scrap. (You can watch it here.)
Those two bouts ramped up the energy of the first period after Bruins defenseman Matt Grzelcyk found the back of the net 57 seconds into the game to give Boston a 1-0 advantage.
It seems the pregame ceremonies of Tuukka Rask, along with a tough loss Tuesday, helped Boston set the tone against New Jersey. | https://nesn.com/2022/03/josh-brown-mike-reilly-enter-bruins-lineup-promptly-throw-hands-vs-devils/ | 2022-04-01T00:59:38Z |
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — Losing a child is a parent’s worst nightmare.
“Ben loved to travel and go on adventures with family and friends,” Amy Lewman said.
Ben Lewman passed away three years ago at the age of 21, but his mother Amy said her son continues to make an impact in people’s lives. Ben donated seven organs and tissue and the recipients have written thank you letters to Amy.
“I’m so sorry for your loss. Thank you for helping me have another opportunity to go to school and play basketball and have fun with my friends and family,” Amy read.
For some, the organs save lives. For others, the transplants allow them to enjoy their lives.
“Since I have received this tissue transplant I was able to continue to compete in competitive sports. For that, I am very grateful to you and your loved one. My family will always remember your act of kindness,” Amy read in another letter.
John Jorgensen is the donation services coordinator for the Iowa Donor Network. He said Iowans donated more than 300 organs last year, but there’s still more work to be done.
“But yet still there are more than 107,000 people waiting on a transplant list in the United States, waiting on that call for a life-saving transplant,” Jorgensen said.
Jorgensen said the Donor Network has increased communication with hospitals and talked to drivers ed classes about registering as organ donors when they get their license. You can visit their website here. | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/iowan-organ-donations-make-an-impact-and-help-americans/ | 2022-04-01T00:59:38Z |
MISSOULA - Seth Hirchag was sitting with some friends at church when the news broke of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The 26-year-old said he immediately told the group that he was going to get involved.
“Everybody knew that this was going to be something very bad,” Hirchag said. “I knew that I had to do something.”
He is a US Army veteran, wildland firefighter, and worked in Colorado on an alpine rescue team.
Trying to find a way to use his medical training to help, he found a small group of veterans on social media called Phantom Support Ukraine (PSU).
“With my EMT and fire experience and military experience they were all about it,” Hirchag said. “I sold all of my things, packed up my room, and for the last week I’ve been collecting medical supplies.”
PSU has collected surplus medical supplies from organizations across the country to take to field hospitals in Ukraine.
In less than a week, Hirchag has become their most successful gatherer of goods.
Stacked in bags in his living room, Hirchag estimates the hundreds of pounds of tourniquets, bandages, and IV equipment could save countless lives.
“They need people with military experience to get these supplies to where they need to be,” Hirchag said. “People who also aren’t afraid to go into a situation that could possibly lead to their death. I’m willing to do that. If not me, then who?”
It took just a few phone calls and posts on social media before Hirchag was overloaded with supplies.
Fire departments in Missoula and Frenchtown, local medical supply stores, and an outdoor gear store chipped in, as well as many private donations.
Showing hundreds of pages of supply requests from Ukrainian hospitals, Hirchag said the support is overwhelming.
“It helps more than they can ever imagine,” Hirchag said. “The way that Missoula and the Bitterroot Valley has come together to give me these supplies to take to Ukraine. It's astronomical, it’s unbelievable, it’s a blessing.”
Fearing for his safety, Hirchag gave few details about plans to get into Ukraine, but involve taking a truck full of supplies to PSU headquarters in Vermont, flying to Romania, and then crossing the border with several nonprofit partnerships.
Hirchag said PSU is partnering closely with Austere Medical Relief Group, a group of combat medical veterans who are training Ukrainian doctors on the ground in field hospitals.
“Finance can only go so far,” Hirchag said. “Having someone on the ground working at an aid station to help stop bleeding and stabilize a patient so we can get them to a hospital, that’s vital.”
A Tuesday report to the United Nations Security Council claims of more than 1,100 civilians were killed in the month since the Russia-Ukraine conflict began.
More than 10 million people and half of Ukraine’s children have fled their homes. Despite real dangers to personal safety, Hirchag says that for these people, he is willing to sacrifice.
“One tourniquet could save someone’s life,” Hirchag said. “If it just so happens that I lose my life over there, as long as I saved one person, I think it’s worth it.”
Although Hirchag says he has gathered more than $50,000 in supplies, PSU still needs more of the following equipment:
- Armored Plate Carriers
- Gas Masks
- Chemical Biohazard Suits
- Tournequets
- Monetary Funding
If you would like to know more on how to donate to Hirchag and PSU, visit https://phantomsupportukraine.org/. | https://www.kxlh.com/missoula-to-mariupol-veteran-takes-medical-skills-to-the-front-line-in-ukraine | 2022-04-01T00:59:38Z |
Kansas State's first team All-Big 12 sophomore guard Nijel Pack has entered the transfer portal.
Pack is the fourth Wildcat to leave the team since head coach Jerome Tang was hired on March 21.
The sophomore averaged 17.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and shot 43.6% from 3-point range during the 2021-22 season. He was also named the Big 12's Most Improved Player.
In a statement posted on Pack's social media less than an hour after the news of his transfer broke over Twitter, the star guard officially announced that he was exploring his options, but left the door open for a possible return to Manhattan next season.
"This season has been exciting, and will forever leave an impression on my heart," Pack said in a statement posted on social media. "Every decision I've ever made has been rooted in faith, love and divine purpose. After much thought and prayer, I have decided to enter into the transfer portal.
"I want to explore all of my options, but K-State will certainly be one of the schools I consider. I would like to express sincere gratitude to K-State for believing in my ability to honor their name. I want to thank my coaches, teachers, teammates, family, fans and the community at large for aiding in my growth throughout my time here in Kansas. This is the beginning of my next chapter."
Pack spoke to members of the media last Thursday following Tang's introductory press conference and indicated at the time that he was still very open to staying in Manhattan.
“I haven’t thought about what I’m going to do yet but obviously K-State is definitely going to be (a priority) because I love being at K-State," Pack said. "Coach Tang is definitely a great coach, and I feel like he can help me become a better player.”
Following the 2021-22 season, Pack was named first team All-District by the National Association of Basketball Coaches and the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.
Pack was just the 32nd Wildcat in program history to top 500 points in a single season the first since Dean Wade and Barry Brown both did it during the 2017-18 season.
He led K-State in scoring, double-digit scoring games (28), field goals (175) and 3-point field goals (95).
His 95 made 3s rank third in school history for 3-pointers made in a single season behind school record holders Askia Jones and Jacob Pullen (110).
He set the sophomore record for 3s made in a season and has hit a 3 in 34 straight games dating back to the 2020-21 season.
Pack finished the regular season with the fourth best scoring average in the Big 12. His 18.6 points per game scoring in conference games was the second best in the conference.
Pack entered his name into consideration for the 2022 NBA Draft on March 22 and has not announced that he has withdrawn his name from consideration.
He will be able to return to college basketball and retain his eligibility if he does not sign with an agent or a professional team and withdraws his name from consideration by June 1 at 10:59 p.m.
Tang now has five open scholarships to work with heading into the next season if Pack does not decide to return to K-State. | https://themercury.com/k_state_sports/nijel-pack-enters-transfer-portal-leaves-door-open-to-return/article_041849e2-3b9e-5f70-8e7b-a63fb6929bc7.html | 2022-04-01T00:59:39Z |
Shares of Cameco Co. (NYSE:CCJ – Get Rating) (TSE:CCO) have received an average recommendation of “Buy” from the thirteen research firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, one has assigned a hold recommendation and ten have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $35.89.
Several analysts have recently issued reports on the company. CIBC assumed coverage on Cameco in a research report on Wednesday, January 19th. They issued an “outperform” rating on the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price objective on Cameco from $34.00 to $37.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 10th. StockNews.com assumed coverage on Cameco in a research report on Thursday. They issued a “sell” rating on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada increased their target price on Cameco from C$29.00 to C$30.00 in a research report on Thursday, February 10th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upgraded Cameco from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $33.00 to $42.00 in a research report on Wednesday.
Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CCJ. Cypress Capital Management LLC WY raised its holdings in shares of Cameco by 663.5% in the 3rd quarter. Cypress Capital Management LLC WY now owns 1,527 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 1,327 shares during the period. Sandy Cove Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Cameco in the 4th quarter worth about $38,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Cameco in the 3rd quarter worth about $44,000. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Cameco in the third quarter valued at about $45,000. Finally, Settian Capital LP acquired a new stake in shares of Cameco in the fourth quarter valued at about $48,000. Institutional investors own 58.26% of the company’s stock.
Cameco (NYSE:CCJ – Get Rating) (TSE:CCO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 9th. The basic materials company reported $0.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of ($0.02) by $0.07. Cameco had a negative return on equity of 2.00% and a negative net margin of 7.01%. The business had revenue of $368.91 million for the quarter. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.09 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Cameco will post 0.08 EPS for the current year.
The company also recently disclosed an annual dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 30th will be issued a $0.094 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 0.41%. This is an increase from Cameco’s previous annual dividend of $0.06. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 29th. Cameco’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -30.00%.
Cameco Company Profile (Get Rating)
Cameco Corp. engages in the provision of uranium. It operates through the following segments: Uranium and Fuel Services. The Uranium segment is involved in the exploration for, mining, milling, purchase, and sale of uranium concentrate. The Fuel Services segment is involved in the refining, conversion, and fabrication of uranium concentrate and the purchase and sale of conversion services.
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Economy adds solid 678K jobs in February, unemployment dips to 3.8 percent
The U.S. added 678,000 jobs and the unemployment rate dropped to 3.8 percent in February, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department.
Unprecedented demand for workers and resilient consumer spending helped power another strong month of job growth in February. Economists expected the U.S. to add roughly 400,000 jobs last month, far less than the actual haul in the February jobs report, and push the jobless rate to 3.9 percent.
“If we see more numbers like this moving forward, we can be optimistic about this year. Employment is growing at a strong rate and joblessness is getting closer and closer to pre-pandemic levels,” said Nick Bunker, economic research director at Indeed.
“In these uncertain times, we cannot take anything for granted. But if the recovery can keep up its current tempo, several key indicators of labor market health will hit pre-pandemic levels this summer,” he said.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said the U.S. saw “widespread” job growth in February led by a surge in service sector hiring — a promising sign for industries still recovering from the onset of the pandemic.
Leisure and hospitality employment rose by 179,000 jobs in February, led by a gain of 124,000 jobs in restaurants and bars. Professional and business services added 95,000 jobs, the health care sector added 64,000 jobs and construction employment rose by 60,000 after staying flat in January.
Transportation and warehousing employment rose by 48,000 in February, and retail trade employment rose by 37,000.
The BLS also revised the December and January job gains up by a combined 92,000 jobs.
While the labor force participation rate stayed flat, the February jobs report showed other signals of labor shortages easing and more Americans returning to the workforce.
Average hourly earnings rose 5.1 percent over the past 12 months, down from 5.7 percent in January. Wages have risen sharply as employers struggled to fill a record number of job openings from a smaller pool of workers than before the pandemic.
The number of Americans who said they could not look for a job because of the pandemic — who are not counted as unemployed — fell from 1.8 million in January to 1.2 million last month. The number of people who lost hours at work because of a pandemic-related shutdown also sunk from 6 million in January to 4.2 million in February.
“With the Omicron wave receding rapidly, the labor market has unlocked faster jobs growth. Additionally, employer demand for workers exceeds labor supply significantly, which is likely to keep jobs growth healthy even if demand slows amid disruptions from the war in Ukraine and rising interest rates in coming months,” said Daniel Zhao, senior economist at Glassdoor.
While the U.S. labor market held strong in February, economists are concerned about the potential fallout of the war in Ukraine and the sanctions imposed on Russia in response. A surge in oil prices, steep drop in economic activity or retaliation from Russia could dent the U.S. economy and risk stoking inflation even higher after hitting the highest annual rate in 40 years.
The jobs report will keep the Federal Reserve on track to raise interest rates in March to help cool inflation and tame what Fed Chairman Jerome Powell on Thursday called an “overheated” labor market. Even so, Powell said the deep uncertainty driven by the war could still force the Fed to adjust the pace of future rate hikes.
“The war in Ukraine reemphasizes the risk of inflation in the economic recovery, especially as price increases are concentrated in areas that the Federal Reserve may not have much control over,” Zhao wrote.
“Ultimately, however, today’s jobs report helps build confidence in the resilience of the recovery and its ability to continue driving jobs growth despite unanticipated headwinds.”
Updated at 9:43 a.m.
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Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has agreed to appear at a deposition in Connecticut to answer questions in a lawsuit by relatives of some of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims.
That's according to new court filings by his lawyers on Thursday, which comes a day after a judge ordered fines against Jones for defying orders to attend a deposition last week despite his claim of illness.
Jones now says he can answer questions on April 11 and is asking the judge to put a hold on the fines. There was no immediate ruling on Jones' requests. The families are suing him for calling the school massacre a hoax.
Superior Court Judge Barbara Bellis said, “The court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant Alex Jones willfully and in bad faith violated without justification several clear court orders requiring his attendance at his depositions on March 23 and March 24.”
Judge Bellis said in the decision on Wednesday, “It is clear…that the plaintiffs here simply want and are entitled to the deposition of Mr. Jones and that Mr. Jones has continued to attempt to deliberately disregard the court’s orders and attempts to manipulate the court process.”
“While paying the fees and court’s costs will reimburse the plaintiffs for costs incurred in attempting to procure Mr. Jones’ deposition, it is not a substitution for his testimony,” she said. | https://www.ksby.com/news/national/alex-jones-agrees-to-appear-at-deposition-in-sandy-hook-case-after-defying-orders-to-attend | 2022-04-01T00:59:39Z |
The House of Representatives voted Thursday to approve legislation that would limit cost-sharing for insulin under private health insurance and Medicare. The vote was 232-193, with 12 Republican members joining their Democratic colleagues to pass the measure.
The Affordable Insulin Now Act would cap insulin prices at either $35 a month or 25% of an insurance plan's negotiated price — whichever is lower. The legislation aims to take effect in 2023 but its fate in the Senate remains unclear.
"This is a kitchen table issue, "House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said to reporters ahead of the bill's passage on Thursday.
"One in four Americans is forced to skip or ration doses of insulin and that's life-threatening," she said, noting the legislation "paves the way" for further action on negotiating lower drug prices beyond insulin.
Advocates of the legislation point to data from the Health Care Cost Institute, an independent nonprofit that studies health care prices, which shows prices for insulin doubled between 2012 and 2016.
"No one should have to choose between taking their medication as prescribed and putting food on the table or a roof over their head," said Rep. Dan Kildee, one of three Democratic lawmakers who sponsored the legislation.
"As a father of a type 1 diabetic, I have seen firsthand how the high price of prescription drugs like insulin can harm patients and harm families," the Michigan Democrat said during debate on the House floor. "When my daughter turned 26 and got her own health insurance, there were months where she spent a third of her take home pay because she's diabetic on staying alive."
Critics of the bill argue the cap alone doesn't do enough to solve the underlying problem of rising prescription drug prices.
"We want lower prices for drugs, particularly for insulin," said Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga, during debate. "But instead of fixing a broken system, this bill aims to control it," he adding, calling the bill a "socialist plan."
House Democrats passed legislation in November as part of a broader spending package that would have enabled Medicare to negotiate lower prices for various prescription drugs.
Because that package remains stalled in the Senate, Democrats are working to more narrowly tackle making common drugs like insulin more affordable.
There is a similar bipartisan effort under way in the Senate but its path is unclear as Republicans have traditionally been opposed to price caps.
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🚀 It's the Lift-off finale!
Welcome to the final part of our Lift-off series! 👋 Throughout this series together, we've built a fully functional full-stack app using GraphQL.
Our Catstronauts app displays a list of learning tracks on the homepage, a single track and its modules using query arguments, and also updates the number of views for a given track using a mutation!
So what's missing? For now, everything works on our local machine. If we want all the aspiring catstronauts in the world to use our app, we need to deploy it to production! 🚀
To help with that, we'll use a central piece of the Apollo ecosystem: the schema registry. We'll learn how it can help us keep track of our schema changes, monitor usage, and scale our API.
Quick disclaimer: this course is not an exhaustive walkthrough of all the ways we could get our app to production. There are just too many options, from server instances to serverless, all coming in countless shapes, sizes, and configurations.
For simplicity's sake, we'll stick to one use case, using well-known third-party solutions that we can use for free: GitHub and Heroku. If you use other solutions, the deploy process might look ever so slightly different, but keep an eye out for the code-specific configurations we'll make!
☑️ Prerequisites
Our app uses Node.js on the backend and React on the frontend. This course can be completed stand-alone but builds on concepts previously covered in the Lift-off series.
You also need Git installed on your machine and should have some experience with it, specifically with how to add, commit, and push changes.
Let's get moving and get our project set up!
🔧 Project Setup
For clarity in the deployment process, the server
and client
apps have been split into two separate repos. In previous courses, the two apps were located in the same repo.
To follow along, you'll need to have these repos cloned both locally and in your own GitHub account. The simplest way to do this is to fork both repositories and then clone them locally.
If you don't have a GitHub account, you can create one for free here.
Task!
Let's start with the server
repo.
After logging in to your GitHub account, navigate to the starter server
repo here: https://github.com/apollographql/odyssey-lift-off-part5-server
Click on Fork on the upper right hand corner. Now you've got a copy of the repo on your own GitHub account!
Task!
In the directory of your choice with your preferred terminal, clone the app you previously forked.
git clone [your-forked-app-github-link]
Task!
Then, navigate into that folder and run:
npm install && npm start
Task!
Next, the client
repo.
We'll follow the same steps as we did for the server
repo. You can find the client
repo here: https://github.com/apollographql/odyssey-lift-off-part5-client
Client Setup
We should now have our client app running in the browser on localhost:3000!
Log in to Apollo
To deploy our app and graph to production, we'll be using the Apollo schema registry, and for that we'll need to log in to Apollo Studio. If you don't have an account yet, now is the perfect time to create yours here.
Task!
Our projects are set up—we're ready! 💪🏽 | https://www.apollographql.com/tutorials/lift-off-part5/overview--setup | 2022-04-01T00:59:39Z |
TDE’s Doechii Is The Ultimate Bad B*tch In New Visual For “Persuasive”
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Today Doechii drops the video for “Persuasive,” her first release after signing to Capitol Records & Top Dawg Entertainment. Directed by Omar Jones, the video is a dizzying merge of personalities, genre-bending and fashion-fluid. Watch HERE.
“I had a very specific vision with the color pallet and aesthetic of this video,” says Doechii. “Omar was perfect for the job because he’s mastered this style; it was amazing working with him and his team!
“I envision my fans playing this video on their at home projectors during a kick back,” she continues. “The video is so full of life it can fill a space… like paintings.”
The single was produced by Kal Banx (Isaiah Rashad, J. Cole, SiR) and executive produced by Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith. Rolling Stone said, “‘Persuasive’ is an ode to late nights and partying just a little too hard, with Doechii – who has drawn comparisons to hip-hop visionaries like Missy Elliot – deploying her signature flow.”
Doechii, who was featured on TDE label mate Isaiah Rashad’s “What U Sed,” has been named one of Spotify’s “Most Necessary Artists to Watch in 2022” and tipped as Artist To Watch by Complex, Pigeons & Planes and Hip Hop DX. With her new TDE/Capitol partnership in place, Doechii’s reign has only just begun. | https://www.undercover.fm/news/tdes-doechii-is-the-ultimate-bad-btch-in-new-visual-for-persuasive/ | 2022-04-01T00:59:40Z |
Brooks Kneifl Leads Charge With 14Ks, Redden And Dorcey Combine For Six Hits; Thursday’s Game Moved To Friday
WAYNE – With two home games on the schedule this week for the Wayne High baseball team, the Blue Devils first welcomed in Douglas County West on Tuesday. From Hank Overin Field in Wayne, WHS hosted the Falcons during their home opener in Wayne. Wayne High jumped ahead...
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Syntropy’s technology reduces latency, making the metaverse and Web3 possible
PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#DARP—Syntropy, a transformative Web3 connectivity company, announces its new customer – the sports betting and gaming giant, Entain. The FTSE 100 company is leveraging Syntropy’s global relay network with its decentralized autonomous routing protocol (DARP) to connect the company’s data centers across the globe. Syntropy’s technology reduces latency and packet loss, improving the overall performance and reliability of Entain’s network for its core offering as well as its future expansion into the metaverse with Ennovate Labs.
The Syntropy Relay Network runs on top of the public internet and is fully programmable. This global digital fabric creates a network of networks composed of the best-connected ISPs, clouds, data centers, and devices, ensuring the best possible performance and security. Syntropy’s blockchain-based technology solves the fundamental issues with the internet.
“With many exciting Web3 and metaverse projects in the making, we have to face the fact that the current internet infrastructure and routing protocol was not designed for performance optimization which is a fundamental requirement to make digitally immersive experiences a reality. Syntropy’s open, decentralized technology overcomes this technological roadblock,” said Domas Povilauskas, CEO at Syntropy. “Entain’s forward-looking networking team recognized the need for a Web3-ready connectivity system as they move into entertainment in the metaverse and NFTs.”
Prior to deployment, Entain conducted a technical proof of concept (PoC), revealing that the default internet path suffered a substantial latency increase with spikes over 1500ms for 35 minutes, which rendered the connection unusable. Without any human intervention, Syntropy’s DARP technology immediately detected the performance problem and switched to an alternative, best-performing path immediately.
“Due to the success of the technical PoC with Syntropy’s technology, Entain decided to become a customer and is already planning a rollout across the rest of its global footprint, including its 40+ geographically dispersed private data centers,” says Domas Povilauskas, CEO at Syntropy. “We are thrilled to be a partner and support their expansion into the metaverse.”
Entain’s success with Syntropy Relay Network shows how the technology can easily be deployed by an enterprise network and managed through Syntropy Stack. This collection of tools and libraries enables enterprises to seamlessly create, automate, scale, and optimize encrypted connections between any devices or services running on a cloud, on-premise, or edge location. Leveraging the encryption layer of Syntropy Stack, Syntropy Relay Network introduces a crucial layer of programmability with enhanced encryption-based security that is critical for enterprise adoption.
According to Markus Röglsperger, Head of Network, Datacenter, and Infrastructure Automation, Entain, “Syntropy’s segment-routing approach goes beyond the scope of traditional SD-WAN solutions and perfectly fits to our strategy to connect all Entain’s worldwide distributed sites only over the internet. Instead of relying on Internet Service Providers where Entain must give up control once a packet leaves the private network, Syntropy’s Relay Network continues to optimize Entain’s traffic while in transit all the way to the destination. This not only significantly reduces packet-loss and round-trip-times, but also saves a lot of time previously spent on troubleshooting issues between various service providers.”
“It is exciting to see the critical data routing protocol that will enable Web3 being used to drive better customer experiences in a live enterprise scenario,” said Shawn Hakl, former SVP Business Product at Verizon and advisor to Syntropy. “The implementation of Syntropy’s blockchain-based technology at Entain demonstrates the evolution of enterprise networking to deliver a dynamic, decentralized network topology.”
Learn more about Syntropy by visiting https://www.syntropynet.com/.
About Syntropy
Syntropy is a transformative, user-centric connectivity system that meets the voracious network demands of Web3. It is designed to solve issues prevalent in the current internet framework, including performance, privacy, governance, and ineffective resource utilization. Syntropy utilizes a combination of innovative technologies, including blockchain, encryption, performance routing, and an economic model that enables and fosters the creation of a more reliable, secure and faster-performing internet experience for all. To learn more visit www.syntropynet.com.
Contacts
Kevin Gavin
Syntropy
Tel: 510-910-5191
Email: kevin@syntropynet.com
Gina Jacobs
Syntropy
Email: gina@syntropynet.com | https://www.01net.it/sports-betting-giant-entain-deploys-syntropy-to-improve-global-network-performance/ | 2022-04-01T00:59:40Z |
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri nonprofit that was at the center of a corruption probe that involved several legislators is paying more than $8 million to the federal government and the state of Arkansas under an agreement with prosecutors announced Thursday.
Federal prosecutors announced the non-prosecution agreement with Preferred Family Healthcare, which agreed to forfeit more than $6.9 million to the federal government and pay more than $1.1 million in restitution to Arkansas.
The Missouri-based mental health care provider operated 50 clinics throughout Arkansas until October 2018 and no longer operates in the state. Prosecutors on Thursday said under the agreement, PFH admitted that its former officers and employees conspired to embezzle funds from the charity and bribe Arkansas legislators.
Several former executives from the charity, former Arkansas legislators and other have pleaded guilty in federal court as part of the corruption probe.
A lobbyist pleaded guilty in 2019 to bribing three Arkansas lawmakers, including the governor’s nephew, to benefit PFH. The lobbyist, Rusty Cranford, was sentenced to seven years in prison and in August was released to serve the remainder of his sentence from home.
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge in 2020 announced the firm had reached $6.5 million in federal and state settlements following an investigation by Rutledge's office into false Medicaid claims made by former PFH employees. | https://www.bigrapidsnews.com/news/article/Firm-paying-8M-to-Arkansas-feds-over-corruption-17049727.php | 2022-04-01T00:59:39Z |
Truegame (TGAME) traded 3.7% lower against the US dollar during the one day period ending at 19:00 PM Eastern on March 31st. Truegame has a total market cap of $77,206.34 and $2,600.00 worth of Truegame was traded on exchanges in the last day. One Truegame coin can now be bought for approximately $0.0009 or 0.00000002 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges. During the last seven days, Truegame has traded up 0.8% against the US dollar.
Here’s how related cryptocurrencies have performed during the last day:
- Binance USD (BUSD) traded down 0% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00002189 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded 3.8% lower against the dollar and now trades at $1.63 or 0.00003558 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded 1% higher against the dollar and now trades at $1.65 or 0.00004286 BTC.
- Crypto.com Coin (CRO) traded 5% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.41 or 0.00001075 BTC.
- Dai (DAI) traded down 0% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00002185 BTC.
- Chainlink (LINK) traded 1.4% lower against the dollar and now trades at $16.99 or 0.00037158 BTC.
- Parkgene (GENE) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $25.59 or 0.00045023 BTC.
- DREP (DREP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $1.96 or 0.00003398 BTC.
- DREP [old] (DREP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $1.96 or 0.00003399 BTC.
- FTX Token (FTT) traded down 4.4% against the dollar and now trades at $49.00 or 0.00107164 BTC.
About Truegame
According to CryptoCompare, “Truegame is a blockchain-based online game room for lotteries and gambling. It enables you to participate securely in smart contract lotteries, win valuable prizes and prize money in instant ticket games, play dice, and many other smart contract games. We are continuously updating our games collection, and each game is based on smart contracts and open source code. “
Truegame Coin Trading
It is usually not possible to buy alternative cryptocurrencies such as Truegame directly using US dollars. Investors seeking to acquire Truegame should first buy Bitcoin or Ethereum using an exchange that deals in US dollars such as GDAX, Coinbase or Changelly. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Bitcoin or Ethereum to buy Truegame using one of the aforementioned exchanges.
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The Chicago Bulls faced off against the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night at the United Center to begin a stretch of five straight home games, trying to put themselves in good position for a playoff run.
They’ll have one more road game — April 10 at the Minnesota Timberwolves — before a much-anticipated return to the postseason for the first time since 2017.
Building some momentum is paramount for a team that has saved its worst for last. After going 39-21 and battling through some difficult injuries, the Bulls regressed significantly, losing 11 of 16 games and slowly sinking in the Eastern Conference standings.
Hopes of finishing as the third or fourth seed in the East and earning home-court advantage for at least the first round appear remote. But hanging on to the No. 5 spot over the Toronto Raptors should be attainable with a strong finish.
No matter their opponent in the first round — the Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics or Philadelphia 76ers — the Bulls will enter the playoffs as huge underdogs, thanks to their post All-Star break slide and a combined 1-11 record against those four teams.
Alex Caruso said the goal is to “find the best version of us” down the stretch.
“When we play at that version, we’re a really good team,” he said.
The problem is the Bulls haven’t played at that level for several weeks, even since the recent returns of Caruso and forward Patrick Williams. The loss of Lonzo Ball to a meniscus tear in his left knee has been one of the biggest reasons for the Bulls’ woes, and there’s no certainty he will be back for the postseason.
On March 21, the Bulls announced a 10-day pause on Ball’s running program to give him more time to heal from arthroscopic surgery done in January. Before Thursday’s game against the Clippers, coach Billy Donovan said Ball would be “ramping up” again but added it would be a gradual process to see how he responds.
Ball has recovered well since the surgery, Donovan said, but getting back to game speed is another matter.
“Sprinting is where he’s had some discomfort,” Donovan said. “Pulling him back, he does feel fine. It’s just when he gets to doing anything full speed. … And we’ll see if this (pause) has helped.”
The Bulls’ postseason hopes don’t hinge on Ball’s return. Caruso can run the show, and rookie Ayo Dosunmu continues to develop into a dependable player. But there’s no doubt the Bulls would receive a big emotional lift if Ball somehow were able to make it back for the playoffs.
“That’s our starting point guard, so if you get that back to any team, it’s going to be a good addition,” Caruso said Thursday. “I don’t know what his timetable is or what the plan is for him. … But he looks like he’s in good spirits. He’s been working.
“So cross our fingers and see what happens when that day comes.”
Crossing fingers might not be enough. With only 10 days left in the regular season, is there enough time?
Donovan said doctors have given no indication Ball can’t do it.
“He really wants to play,” Donovan said. “But he’s also going to be smart in terms of how he’s feeling, and he’s going to be realistic and the doctors will put their heads together. But certainly every day that goes by, and time that passes by, you’re moving closer and closer to the end of the season.”
And if Ball can’t make it back in those 10 days, could he still make his return in the postseason?
Donovan couldn’t answer that question but said if Ball responds well to the ramp-up they’ll get a better idea from doctors.
As for now, the Bulls are grappling with a difficult final stretch that continues a Saturday game against the Heat, who have beaten them all three times in the season series, and includes back-to back games Tuesday and Wednesday against the defending champion Bucks and Celtics.
It’s time to see what they’re made of.
“Any team that’s planning on playing in the postseason has to have a high sense of urgency this time of the year,” Caruso said. “It’s just about us going out there and trying to fine-tune some stuff, work on some defensive coverages and stuff we might try in the playoffs.
“But overall, it’s about sharpening us and making sure we’re ready to go.”
It has been a roller-coaster season for the Bulls, but after their failed rebuild and overall bad vibes from the Jim Boylen era, no one can say it hasn’t been fun to watch. If the Bulls do go on to lose in the first round, fans might debate whether the season was a success, which might be unfair but is the way the world works these days.
Once the Bulls proved they were back, everyone was excited about the possibility of a happy ending, which would include at least one playoff-series win.
But this team has never done anything the easy way, so why start now? With or without Ball, the Bulls can succeed in the playoffs if everyone pulls together behind DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine.
“The East, 1 through 6 (seed) right now, is pretty tight, even with Cleveland one game behind,” Caruso said. “I don’t really worry about matchups. Once the playoffs start, it’s zero-zero. I’ve seen teams lose 3-1 or 4-0 in a season series and then win in five or six games.
“Playoffs are unpredictable. When that day comes, we’ll see where we’re at.” | https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/bulls/ct-chicago-bulls-lonzo-ball-alex-caruso-20220401-ilt4uazgjbf5flvviqmazluq2e-story.html | 2022-04-01T00:59:43Z |
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It’s been a world-rocking couple of years for Maren Morris: Not only did the COVID-19 pandemic halt her tour plans and completely change her day-to-day life, but she also became a first-time mom to baby Hayes.
“I’ve done things that have scared the ever-loving hell out of me, and I made it through it,” Maren tells CBS Sunday Mornings’ Anthony Mason in an interview that will air in full this weekend.
Specifically, Maren is speaking about her difficult labor and delivery during Hayes’ birth, and the emotional challenges that followed.
“Having my son and having a really rough labor and birth with him,” she details. “I had an emergency C-section, and both our heart rates were dropping, and it had been, like, 31 hours and he still wasn’t coming.”
After Hayes finally arrived safe and sound, Maren had to face more challenges during her matrescence — that is, her transition into motherhood.
“Postpartum depression, that was another surprise,” she continues. “It’s just, like, a lot of reality checks, and knowing that I wasn’t in control, and I probably never was.”
But the end result of all those ups and downs have been a newfound sense of power and freedom. “I feel like I’m becoming fearless again,” Maren says. “I just don’t know what there is to be afraid of after the last couple of years.”
You can catch the singer’s full interview on the next episode of CBS Sunday Mornings, which airs April 3.
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USDA forecasting higher food, grocery costs in 2022
(Gray News) - It looks like elevated food prices are going to continue this year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The USDA released its Food Price Outlook for 2022 and predicted the cost of groceries would continue to increase to as much as 4%.
According to the Consumer Price Index, grocery and supermarket food prices were already 8.6% higher in February than last year and up nearly 1.5% from January to February in 2022.
As reported by the Associated Press, prices for U.S. consumers have continued to jump recently, leaving families facing the highest inflation rate since 1990.
“We’re getting into this situation where we have spiraling inflation,” said Jay Hatfield, CEO of Infrastructure Capital Advisors. “Inflation in one area drives inflation in another.”
Currently, the CPI reports all food categories are increasing in price other than fresh vegetables. Last year, the beef and veal categories had the most significant price increase of 9.3%, and the fresh vegetable category had the smallest at 1.1%. However, no food categories decreased in price in 2021.
Poultry prices are also expected to increase up to 7%, with egg prices predicted to increase up to 3.5% in 2022.
Overall, grocery store and supermarket food purchases are expected to increase up to 4%, with restaurant purchases or food away from home forecasted to increase up to 6.5%, according to the USDA.
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Ukrainian president says signals from peace talks 'positive'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday that he saw positive signals from the peace talks between Ukraine and Russia.
"The signals we hear from the negotiating platform can be called positive," Zelensky said in a video address published on his official Telegram channel.
At the same time, Zelensky said Ukraine is "aware of all the risks" and will trust only "concrete results."
Earlier Tuesday, Ukrainian and Russian delegations held their latest round of peace talks in Turkey's city of Istanbul, the fifth since Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine on February 24.
Following the negotiations on Tuesday, David Arakhamia, a member of the Ukrainian delegation, said Kiev has proposed signing a new international treaty on security guarantees in an attempt to end the conflict in Ukraine. | https://www.shine.cn/news/world/2203303745/ | 2022-04-01T00:59:44Z |
Mike Reilly and Josh Brown will be slotted into the lineup.
The Boston Bruins take on the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night as they try to get back on track after their difficult loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Reilly and Brown will replace Connor Clifton and Derek Forbort as the third defensive pairing.
For more on the lineup changes, check out the video above from “Bruins Face-Off Live,” presented by EchoStor Technologies. | https://nesn.com/2022/03/mike-reilly-josh-brown-take-over-third-line-defensive-pairing-for-bruins/ | 2022-04-01T00:59:44Z |
BRIGHTON, Colo. (KDVR) – Police in Colorado have arrested two people following the death of their 23-month-old daughter, whose blood was found to contain 10 times the amount of fentanyl known to be fatal to an intolerant adult user.
Officials with the Brighton Police Department said they were called to a home in early January when Alonzo Ray Montoya, 31, and Nicole Danielle Casias, 30, reportedly found their child not breathing and unresponsive.
Several local agencies, including fire, EMS and police officials, attempted to perform life-saving measures to save the toddler. She was ultimately pronounced dead.
Detectives from BPD and the North Metro Drug Task Force began an investigation into her death in January. It was determined that her death was caused by fentanyl ingestion.
Earlier this week, the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office in Colorado announced that felony charges had been filed against Montoya and Casias: child abuse resulting in death, and distribution of a controlled substance — schedule I or II.
In a news release, the DA’s office said the parents allegedly participated in drug activity in their home, with the toddler present, prior to her death.
Casias and Montoya were taken into custody on Wednesday. They are scheduled to appear in Adams County court on Thursday. | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/national-news/child-dies-after-ingesting-enough-fentanyl-to-kill-10-adults-parents-charged/ | 2022-04-01T00:59:44Z |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former minor league pitcher ran a major league illegal sports betting operation in California that used other former pro athletes to take bets and took wagers from players still in the game, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
Wayne Nix, who threw for Oakland Athletics farm teams, used his connections to recruit three former Major League Baseball players and a former pro football player as fellow bookies, prosecutors said.
The MLB began looking into the matter when it learned of it Thursday, but was unaware any of those involved other than Nix, a spokesman said.
Court records offered no names of the players who worked for Nix or those who placed bets with his business, but they provide a glimpse of the kind of money being wagered, earned and lost.
A professional football player paid Nix $245,000 for gambling losses in 2016. An MLB coach paid $4,000 in losses that same year. It was not disclosed if either bet on their own games or their own sports.
MLB prohibits players from betting on baseball or gambling illegally on sports. They can bet on other sports if it’s legal. The National Football League policy bars all personnel from betting on football games.
A Los Angeles check cashing business that has agreed to plead guilty to failing to prevent money laundering in the scheme cashed over $18 million in checks from two single bettors, prosecutors said.
One client wagered $5 million on the Super Bowl but it was not revealed if that gambit paid off.
Sports betting is legal in 30 states, but not in California. However, voters will have a chance to legalize it at the polls in November.
Nix, 45, has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to run an illegal gambling operation and faces up to eight years in prison. He also admitted he failed to report $1.4 million in income in 2017 and 2018. He has agreed to pay back taxes and interest of $1.25 million and forfeit $1.3 million seized from bank accounts.
Nix began the sports bookmaking business about 20 years ago after his six-year minor league career — with stops in Arizona, Texas and California — ended, prosecutors said.
His client list was created from contacts he had made in the sports world and included current and former pro athletes. The agents he hired helped expand that clientele.
The operation eventually began using a Costa Rican business, Sand Island Sports, to create accounts where bets could be placed and tracked and credit limits set, prosecutors said. Bets were placed online or through a call center, though Nix paid winners and kept most of the money from losing bets.
Those who exceeded credit limits were shut off, though exceptions were made, according to court documents.
A sports broadcaster's account was reactivated in February 2019 after he told Nix he was refinancing his home mortgage to pay off his gambling debts.
In September 2019, Nix increased the credit limit to a baseball player with debts so he could make additional bets.
In November, 2019, Nix's partner, Edon Kagasoff, told a business manager for a professional basketball player that he would increase the maximum wager he could place to $25,000 per NBA game.
Kagasoff, 44, faces the same conspiracy charge as Nix. He also agreed to plead guilty and forfeit over $3 million in funds seized from his home and bank accounts. | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/ex-minor-leaguer-ran-major-league-sports-betting-operation/7EHBZBBUZ5GW3KD4FNHUP5JANU/ | 2022-04-01T00:59:44Z |
BILLINGS — A Lodge Grass man who was convicted by a jury of sexually abusing two children in the 1990s on the Northern Cheyenne and the Crow Indian reservations was sentenced Thursday to 14 years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said in a news release.
Donald Ray Gardner, 58, was found guilty on two counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child and two counts of abusive sexual contact in October 2021.
The government alleged at trial that Gardner sexually abused two young girls over multiple occasions. Gardner engaged in a sexual act and in sexual contact with a victim, identified as Jane Doe 1, in 1994 in Lame Deer, on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation.
The government further alleged Gardner engaged in a sexual act and in sexual contact with another victim, identified as Jane Doe 2, in the Crow Agency area on the Crow Reservation in 1996 and in 1998. Both victims were under the age of 12 at the time.
U.S. District Judge Susan P. Watters presided. | https://www.kxlh.com/news/crime-and-courts/lodge-grass-man-sentenced-for-decades-old-sex-crimes-against-minors | 2022-04-01T00:59:45Z |
The Aggieville Showdown returns to town this weekend.
In Aggieville Saturday, there will be some live music, a fashion show, and also market show selection, showmanship winners announcements of the steers and heifers that entered the judging. After it all, there will be live interviews with the champions.
At the Riley County Fairgrounds, there will be Showmanship, market steers and heifers, and breeding heifers.
Here’s a look at some local events in the area this weekend.
THURSDAY
Discussion: Doug Barrett, 5:30 p.m.
Open to the public. Barrett will share insights into his photography.
UMB Theater, Beach Museum.
Leaving and Waving Conversation, 7 p.m.
Mary Frances Ivey, University of Kansas Ph.D candidate in art history, and Deanna Dikeman talk with a question and answer period to follow.
Register: eventbrite.com.
The Volland Store, 24098 Volland Road, Alma.
TalkMHK: Celebrating Our Diverse Stories, 7 p.m.
Five local speakers will give seven-minute talks or presentations.
Speakers include Doug Barrett, Usha Reddi, Roselle Baretto, Debra Bolton and Mo Chen. The event will take place in the library auditorium and via Zoom. Masks recommended for those attending in person.
Register: manhattanks.librarycalendar.com.
Manhattan Public Library, 629 Poyntz Ave.
Adult Spelling Bee, 7 p.m.
Winner takes home a prize.
Tickets: $20, manhattan-brewing-company.square.site/product/adult-spelling-bee/479.
Manhattan Brewing Company, 406 Poyntz Ave.
Junior Recital: Tyler Long and Hannah Mancini, 7:30 p.m.
All Faiths Chapel.
Live music: The Cover-Ups, 8 p.m.
Finn’s Neighborhood Pub, 317 Poyntz Ave.
Open Mic Comedy with Jeremy Ricci, 9 p.m.
Auntie Mae’s Parlor, 616 N. 12th St.
FRIDAY
April Fool’s Day.
K-State Rowing at Sunshine State Invitational, TBD.
Also Saturday.
Sarasota, Florida.
Blood Drive, 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
For appointment times: redcrossblood.org.
Pottorf Hall, CiCo Park.
K-State Women’s Tennis vs Iowa State, 4 p.m.
Manhattan.
K-State Men’s Baseball vs Oklahoma State, 6 p.m.
Watch, listen, live stats: Big 12 Now on ESPN+, K-State Sports Radio Network, kstatesports.com.
Also 4 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday.
Tointon Family Stadium.
Sneaker Soiree, 6 p.m.
A night of dinner drinks, live music and more. Raising funds for Girls On the Run of the Flint Hills.
Tickets: $100, pinwheel.us/register/index/Flint-Hills/Sneaker/Soiree/2022
Manhattan Hilton Garden Inn, 410 S. Third St.
Jazz Night, 6-8 p.m.
Andy Bell Jazz Trio will perform.
Cost: $5 per person.
Liquid Art Winery, 1745 Wildcat Creek Road.
Paint and Sip: Sunset Friends, 6 p.m.
Also Kids Kanvas: Lady Bugs at 10 a.m. Saturday and Paint and Sip: Sunflower Gnome at 3 p.m. Sunday.
Tickets: $22-$35, uncorkedinspiration.simpletix.com. Bring your own beverage.
Uncorked Inspiration, 1223 Moro St.
FriYAY Pick Your Project Workshop, 6:30 p.m.
Also DIY Porch Planter Workshop at 9:30 a.m. Saturday and Sunday Funday Family-Friendly Workshop at 2 p.m. Sunday.
Tickets: costs vary, boardandbrush.com/manhattan/. Bring your own beverage.
Board and Brush, 311 Fort Riley Blvd.
Film: “Morbius” (PG-13), 7 p.m.
Free showing with K-State student ID. Tickets will be handed out at noon April 1 on the first floor of the K-State Student Union.
AMC Manhattan 13.
“Madagascar Jr.,” 7 p.m.
Tickets: $8-$14, manhattanarts.org.
Manhattan Arts Center, 1520 Poyntz Ave.
“A Tribute to Carol Burnett and Friends,” 7:30 p.m.
Some skits and songs that highlight the humor of the show.
Also 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, and April 8-10.
Tickets: $20-$25, columbiantheatre.com.
The Columbian Theatre, 521 Lincoln Ave., Wamego.
Brittany Trotter guest flute recital, 7:30 p.m.
Kirmser Hall, McCain Auditorium.
Spring Dance, 7:30 p.m.
K-State Dance will show different styles of choreography.
Also Saturday.
McCain Auditorium.
Live music: Logan Mize with Grace Leer, 8:30 p.m.
Tickets: $20, thehatksu.com.
Also 8:30 p.m. April 2.
The Hat, 1315 Laramie St.
SATURDAY
Little Apple Flea Market, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
Curious Chameleon, 8330 E. Highway 24.
Downtown Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Third and Leavenworth streets.
Low Sensory Saturday, 9-11 a.m.
Lights and sounds will be adjusted for a low-sensory experience for people with sensory processing disorders. Regular admission rates apply.
Flint Hills Discovery Center, 312 S. Third St.
Abandoned Car Sale, 9 a.m.
Mike’s Wrecker Service, 161 McDowell Creek Road.
K-State Women’s Volleyball at Omaha Tournament, 9 a.m.
Omaha, Nebraska.
Aggieville Showdown, 9:30 a.m.
See the judging of the Grand and Reserve Champion market and breeding cattle.
More information and schedule: aggievilleshowdown.com.
Aggieville.
Fiji Run for Leukemia, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Register, $22, manhattanrunningco.com.
Manhattan.
Superhero Fun Run and Walk, 10 a.m.-noon.
Superhero-themed activities, obstacle courses, MFD will have a firetruck and discussing fire safety.
No cost entry.
AMS Rec Center.
K-State Women’s Soccer at Saint Louis, 1 p.m.
St. Louis, Missouri.
Senior flute and piccolo recital: Jenna Dominguez, 1 p.m.
Kirmser Hall, McCain Auditorium.
Paul Hunt, trombone recital, 2 p.m.
All Faiths Chapel.
Junior piano recital: Jordyn Allen, 5 p.m.
Kirmser Hall, McCain Auditorium.
SUNDAY
Student Percussion Recital, 11:30 a.m.
Kirmser Hall, McCain Auditorium.
K-State Women’s Tennis vs West Virginia, noon.
Manhattan.
Senior Recital: Michael Walker, 1 p.m.
All Faiths Chapel.
Bike Swap, 1-4 p.m.
Any adult or child can bring a working bicycle and swap it for a bigger or better bike. At 4 p.m., any remaining bikes are given away.
Free helmets fitted by EMS, while supplies last.
Bicycle tire tubes will be changed for free.
Drop off donations of any size working bike at Pathfinder or Brew Brothers in Manhattan.
City Park, Wefald Pavilion.
Dog N Jog, 1:30 p.m.
Races include 5K and 1-mile Pup Trot.
Register: $40, manhattanrunningco.com.
KSU Veterinary Health Center.
Student Percussion Recitals, 4:30 p.m.
Kirmser Hall.
Junior Recital: Lily Linville, 6:30 p.m.
All Faiths Chapel. | https://themercury.com/news/area/plan-your-weekend-live-music-fun-runs-aggieville-showdown-and-more/article_0ef947bc-4295-5a23-b76b-ccf9438b1826.html | 2022-04-01T00:59:45Z |
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Chrono.tech (TIME) traded 2.9% lower against the U.S. dollar during the 1 day period ending at 20:00 PM E.T. on March 31st. One Chrono.tech coin can currently be purchased for about $76.29 or 0.00167461 BTC on popular exchanges. Chrono.tech has a total market capitalization of $54.18 million and $1.31 million worth of Chrono.tech was traded on exchanges in the last day. Over the last week, Chrono.tech has traded down 6.5% against the U.S. dollar.
Here is how other cryptocurrencies have performed over the last day:
- Binance USD (BUSD) traded down 0% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00002193 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded down 4% against the dollar and now trades at $1.62 or 0.00003552 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded up 1% against the dollar and now trades at $1.65 or 0.00004286 BTC.
- Crypto.com Coin (CRO) traded 5% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.41 or 0.00001075 BTC.
- Dai (DAI) traded 0% lower against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00002194 BTC.
- Chainlink (LINK) traded down 1.8% against the dollar and now trades at $16.92 or 0.00037138 BTC.
- Parkgene (GENE) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $25.59 or 0.00045023 BTC.
- DREP (DREP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $1.96 or 0.00003398 BTC.
- DREP [old] (DREP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $1.96 or 0.00003399 BTC.
- FTX Token (FTT) traded 4.5% lower against the dollar and now trades at $48.91 or 0.00107359 BTC.
Chrono.tech Profile
According to CryptoCompare, “Time is an Ethereum-based token issued by Chronobank. It allows users to receive dividends from the fees and issuance of Labor-Hour Tokens (LHT) in the Chronobank system. Chronobank is a system designed to tokenize labour-hours using blockchain technology. The system leverages smart contract techniques to automate a process whereby a country-specific ‘labour-hour’ token may be redeemed for real labour-hours via legally binding (traditional) contracts with labour-offering companies. The proposed ‘stable-coin’ LHT implementation provides a non-volatile, inflation-resistant digital asset transfer system. “
Chrono.tech Coin Trading
It is usually not currently possible to buy alternative cryptocurrencies such as Chrono.tech directly using US dollars. Investors seeking to trade Chrono.tech should first buy Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in US dollars such as Coinbase, Changelly or GDAX. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Ethereum or Bitcoin to buy Chrono.tech using one of the aforementioned exchanges.
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The House on Thursday passed a bill capping the monthly cost of insulin at $35 for insured patients, part of an election-year push by Democrats for price curbs on prescription drugs at a time of rising inflation.
Experts say the legislation, which passed 232-193, would provide significant relief for privately insured patients with skimpier plans and for Medicare enrollees facing rising out-of-pocket costs for their insulin. Some could save hundreds of dollars annually, and all insured patients would get the benefit of predictable monthly costs for insulin. The bill would not help the uninsured.
But the Affordable Insulin Now Act will serve as a political vehicle to rally Democrats and force Republicans who oppose it into uncomfortable votes ahead of the midterms. For the legislation to pass Congress, 10 Republican senators would have to vote in favor. Democrats acknowledge they don't have an answer for how that's going to happen.
"If 10 Republicans stand between the American people being able to get access to affordable insulin, that's a good question for 10 Republicans to answer," said Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., a cosponsor of the House bill. "Republicans get diabetes, too. Republicans die from diabetes."
Public opinion polls have consistently shown support across party lines for congressional action to limit drug costs.
But Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., complained the legislation is only "a small piece of a larger package around government price controls for prescription drugs." Critics say the bill would raise premiums and fails to target pharmaceutical middlemen seen as contributing to high list prices for insulin.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said Democrats could have a deal on prescription drugs if they drop their bid to authorize Medicare to negotiate prices. "Do Democrats really want to help seniors, or would they rather have the campaign issue?" Grassley said.
The insulin bill, which would take effect in 2023, represents just one provision of a much broader prescription drug package in President Joe Biden's social and climate legislation.
In addition to a similar $35 cap on insulin, the Biden bill would authorize Medicare to negotiate prices for a range of drugs, including insulin. It would penalize drugmakers who raise prices faster than inflation and overhaul the Medicare prescription drug benefit to limit out-of-pocket costs for enrollees.
Biden's agenda passed the House only to stall in the Senate because Democrats could not reach consensus. Party leaders haven't abandoned hope of getting the legislation moving again, and preserving its drug pricing curbs largely intact.
The idea of a $35 monthly cost cap for insulin actually has a bipartisan pedigree. The Trump administration had created a voluntary option for Medicare enrollees to get insulin for $35, and the Biden administration continued it.
In the Senate, Republican Susan Collins of Maine and Democrat Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire are working on a bipartisan insulin bill. Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock has introduced legislation similar to the House bill, with the support of Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York.
Stung by criticism that Biden's economic policies spur inflation, Democrats are redoubling efforts to show how they'd help people cope with costs. On Thursday, the Commerce Department reported a key inflation gauge jumped 6.4% in February compared with a year ago, the largest year-over-year rise since January 1982.
But experts say the House bill would not help uninsured people, who face the highest out-of-pocket costs for insulin. Also, people with diabetes often take other medications as well as insulin. That's done to treat the diabetes itself, along with other serious health conditions often associated with the disease. The House legislation would not help with those costs, either. Collins says she's looking for a way to help uninsured people through her bill.
About 37 million Americans have diabetes, and an estimated 6 million to 7 million use insulin to keep their blood sugars under control. It's an old drug, refined and improved over the years, that has seen relentless price increases.
Steep list prices don't reflect the rates insurance plans negotiate with manufacturers. But those list prices are used to calculate cost-sharing amounts that patients owe. Patients who can't afford their insulin reduce or skip doses, a strategy born of desperation, which can lead to serious complications and even death.
Economist Sherry Glied of New York University said the market for insulin is a "total disaster" for many patients, particularly those with skimpy insurance plans or no insurance.
"This will make private insurance for people with diabetes a much more attractive proposition," said Glied. | https://www.ksby.com/news/national/house-passes-35-a-month-insulin-cap-as-dems-seek-wider-bill | 2022-04-01T00:59:45Z |
📝 Let's register our schema!
The first step of getting our app into production is registering our schema with Apollo.
Let's go to Apollo Studio in the browser. You'll need an Apollo account set up with an organization.
In previous courses, we've only worked with development graphs, which are graphs that are only visible to you. This helped us easily prototype and iterate on our schema changes. To register a schema deployed in production, we need to create a deployed graph, which integrates with the schema registry. A deployed graph is visible to all members of your organization.
Graphs!
Drag items from the box to the blanks above
📈 Creating a deployed graph
Let's click on New Graph. Give it a title, select Deployed as the graph type, then click Next.
From here, we have a few ways to register our schema, but we'll focus on the first option: Apollo Server. This method uses a protocol called schema reporting, where our GraphQL server automatically registers its latest schema every time it starts up! To enable this, we need to set up the four environment variables shown on the page:
APOLLO_KEY=service:xxxxxAPOLLO_GRAPH_ID=xxxxxxAPOLLO_GRAPH_VARIANT=currentAPOLLO_SCHEMA_REPORTING=true
How does Apollo Server automatically register its schema in production?
We'll use these environment variables when we get our GraphQL server into production! | https://www.apollographql.com/tutorials/lift-off-part5/registering-our-schema | 2022-04-01T00:59:46Z |
IRS to hire 10,000 in attempt to cut tax returns backlog
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) intends on hiring 10,000 employees in an effort to address a backlog of nearly 24 million tax returns, the majority of which are from the 2020 tax season, The Washington Post reported, citing four people familiar with the plan.
The sources told the newspaper that the move came after the agency was given approval for direct hiring authority, which removes some requirements within the hiring process, in an effort to speed up recruiting.
One person familiar with the plan told the Post said that 80 types of positions, ranging from tax attorneys to entry-level clerical workers, will have their recruiting sped up. The people familiar told the newspaper that the agency is looking for technology professionals who can help update the infrastructure at the IRS, among other roles that the agency seeks to recruit for.
The Post’s reporting follows another report that the newspaper published last month, which found that the IRS had a backlog of close to 24 million tax returns.
In a letter to members of Congress in February, IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig explained that the agency had been battling a number of challenges, including a lack of funding to train and maintain staff and a lack of investment to improve their technology.
“The IRS pursued significant actions during the 2021 filing season to address the return and correspondence inventory. But, because the IRS lacked the resources it needed to reduce inventory to a healthy level, we are entering the filing season with a significant inventory of unprocessed returns and correspondence,” Rettig wrote to lawmakers.
Still, the backlog is not expected to be resolved until the end of this year, a government official told the Post. The development comes over a month before the tax-filing deadline for the 2021 tax season.
The Hill has reached out to the IRS for comment.
The Hill has removed its comment section, as there are many other forums for readers to participate in the conversation. We invite you to join the discussion on Facebook and Twitter. | https://thehill.com/policy/finance/596856-irs-to-hire-10000-in-attempt-to-cut-tax-returns-backlog/ | 2022-04-01T00:59:45Z |
Wayne Girls Finish Third, Boys Place Fourth At Scotus Invite
COLUMBUS – As eight meets will make up the month of April on the track for Wayne High, the Blue Devils competed in a late March invitational. From Pawnee Park/Memorial Field in Columbus, the Blue Devil girls and boys track & field team competed in the Columbus Scotus Invite on...
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GREENWICH, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Strategic Capital, a privately-held alternative investment management platform, today announced that it is consolidating its various brands under the new StratCap name. Going forward, StratCap will encompass the firm’s core businesses – StratCap Securities (formerly “SC Distributors”), StratCap Investment Management (formerly “Strategic Capital Fund Management”) and StratCap Advisory Services (formerly “Strategic Capital Advisory Services”).
Founded in 2009, StratCap’s mission has been to source exceptional management teams – with differentiated investment strategies – to provide retail and institutional investors with access to high quality alternative investment opportunities. Since its inception, StratCap, along with its affiliated entities, has helped raise and deploy nearly $5 billion in investor equity across a wide variety of asset classes including digital infrastructure, renewable energy, impact investing, healthcare real estate and middle market corporate credit. Today, StratCap is focused on innovative digital economy investments with an emphasis on digital infrastructure, connectivity, sustainability, and technology-centric sectors.
“Our company has grown considerably over the past decade. We’ve significantly expanded our capabilities to include a proprietary asset management platform and exciting new institutional partnerships, as well as new product and distribution solutions,” stated Pat Miller, Managing Partner of StratCap. “We believe that organizing our core businesses around a clear and distinct StratCap brand will help position us for continued growth in the years ahead.”
About StratCap
Headquartered in Greenwich, CT and Newport Beach, CA, StratCap is a privately-held, global alternative investment management platform committed to providing access to dynamic asset classes and highly-experienced investment professionals in order to provide clients with attractive risk-adjusted returns. The company is focused on a wide range of digital economy investments with an emphasis on digital infrastructure, sustainability, and technology-centric sectors.
Contacts
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Lucky Daye “Candydrip” Album Review
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Candydrip
Lucky Daye
- Genre: R&B/Soul
- Release Date: 2022-03-10
- Explicitness: explicit
- Country: ZAF
- Track Count: 17
- ℗ 2022 Keep Cool/RCA Records
Lucky Daye’s second LP, Candydrip, expands the scope of his laid-back sound only slightly. This project blends both the stylistic qualities of the classics with the lo-fi feel of the Soundcloud era. Across the project, Daye tackles a romance that weaves through the highs and the lows, tugging the singer-songwriter backwards and forwards.
Candydrip is an easy-going body of work, and although at times this plays against the deeper themes that may require more of a punch, it’s a delight to listen to. Daye presents versatility in his approach throughout the project, whether through spoken word, rap verses or pitch-bending hooks that paint multi-dimensional artistry.
Candydrip demonstrates a refinement of his classic R&B sound on nearly all fronts, from the pristine, multi-faceted production to elevated vocal performances, for an album that has equally as much fun bathing in its influences as it does expand on them.
Album Cover Artwork
Lucky Daye is photographed lost in a certain indescribable feeling while warm, sticky candy comes down on his frame, head to toe. He is seen rocking some flashy accessories in the form of the thick, entwined and probably slightly heavy necklace around his neck, and the sleek hoop earrings dangling in different directions as the gooey liquid slides down his tilted somewhat neck.
Channelling a honey-coated Teddy Graham on this album cover, Daye seems to send across two messages. First, he is not ashamed to explore his sensual side and black heritage by flaunting his richly-brown skin, portraying the confidence and glow that take root in self-acceptance.
He also hopes to pull listeners in, with the gooey candy figuratively promising a sweet listening experience as eardrums soak in all that Candydrip.
Tracks and Features
Candydrip comes with 17 tracks and three features on tracks 2, 4 and 12. The featured artists include Smino, Lil Durk, and Child. And he leans to his spoken word side to kick things off on “Intro”, which has Daye speaking rhymes of sweet nothings to a love interest and generally the ladies.
‘Guess’ captures Daye’s sultry vocals over a sample of Usher’s ‘You Don’t Have To Call.’ It’s never an easy task to do such an emblematic sample justice, yet Daye’s re-defining attempt reaps its rewards whilst aligning itself with the smoothness and flare of 00’s R&B.
Riding the highs of his deep and utter infatuation with his love interest, the resonating bassline and floating electric guitar licks on “Fever” set the stage for the emotional peak he ascends to.
“Cherry Forest” soars with the undeniable bass-driven groove and luscious group vocals synonymous with the ’70s. Still, the warmth and bliss of the song come from his unwavering confidence, so easily perceptible in his singing.
Alternatively, tracks like ‘NWA’ incorporate elements of Trap and, in turn see a braggadocios Daye merge forces with Lil Durk. Approaching the mid-point of its tracklist, the production depicts Daye’s realization of the toxicity that riddles his relationship, contrasting acoustic guitars with a moody bass on a stand-out single ‘Over.’
It’s on given tracks where Daye’s songwriting and vocal abilities are most striking, desperately seeking an answer: ‘Is it wrong, is it right?’ Following to pick up the pieces is ‘Compassionate,’ a mellow summer jam that paves the way for a bright finale.
It’s on the closing track ‘Ego’ where Sunny Daye finds solace in the unknown, surrounded by warm, laid back instrumentation and angelic choirs finishing his last sentences, “I’m working on my ego….”
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Album Theme
Candydrip is a thorough and holistic musing on love, both the sensual highs and the bitter lows of fast, passionate romance.
Production Credits
Powerhouse executive producer D’Mile handles the record’s tasteful instrumentation. | https://www.undercover.fm/reviews/lucky-daye-candydrip-album-review/ | 2022-04-01T00:59:47Z |
HONOLULU (AP) — A man accused with his wife of trafficking a mother and teenaged girl to Hawaii from Guam pleaded not guilty Thursday.
Kevin Robert pleaded not guilty to labor trafficking charges, according to his attorney, Tim Rakieten. His wife, Pomerrine Robert, pleaded not guilty last week. Kevin Robert's arraignment was postponed then because he requested a Chuukese interpreter.
“I need sufficient time to review the case, and review with him, before I can comment any further,” Rakieten said.
State Public Defender James Tabe, whose office represents Pomerrine Robert, has previously declined to comment.
Police alleged in court documents that when the 15-year-old girl and her mother arrived in Honolulu, the Roberts took away their passports, forced them to work and beat them.
Court documents don't specify the country of the passports.
The girl and her mother lived in the couple's apartment, while the teen enrolled at a high school and the woman got a job at a deli where Pomerrine Robert also worked, the documents said.
The documents said Robert took away the mother’s money, the girl was expected to clean the apartment and Robert beat the girl and mother.
The couple locked the girl in a bedroom for several days and she reported it to a school counselor after she was let out, according to the documents. | https://www.bigrapidsnews.com/news/article/Husband-pleads-not-guilty-in-Hawaii-Guam-17049732.php | 2022-04-01T00:59:47Z |
Shorter quarantine periods and the lifting of flight bans from April 1 have spurred residents to make bookings for trips. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
Hong Kong residents plan first holiday trips in 2 years as city eases coronavirus travel restrictions
- Shorter hotel quarantine, lifting of flight bans from April 1 spur residents to make holiday bookings
- But some worry they might be stranded elsewhere if city authorities suddenly reinstate travel restrictions
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Shorter quarantine periods and the lifting of flight bans from April 1 have spurred residents to make bookings for trips. Photo: K. Y. Cheng | https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3172643/hong-kong-residents-plan-first-holiday-trips-2?utm_source=rss_feed | 2022-04-01T00:59:48Z |
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David Gotkin, of Fairfax, passed away peacefully on March 15. He was 77. David was born in Washington, D.C., on May 21, 1944, to Eleanor and Raymond Gotkin. He is survived by his sons, Benjamin and Sean; his ex-wife, Christine; and his grandchildren, Ryan, Adam, Fionn and Cassidy. David served in the Army stateside during the Vietnam War. In 1975, he decided to start his own business in the field of numismatics. David also served as an usher for more than 30 years for the Washington football and baseball teams, and at many concerts at RFK Stadium. | https://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/david-gotkin/ | 2022-04-01T00:59:49Z |
Before the start of the 2022 season, NESN.com is evaluating several noteworthy prospects in the Boston Red Sox organization, using insight and analysis from industry experts to gauge each player’s outlook for the upcoming campaign. Next up: Gilberto Jimenez.
There has been a lot of talk about the players atop the Red Sox prospect rankings, but buried deeper on those charts is switch-hitting outfielder Gilberto Jimenez, who is lurking in the lower levels of the system.
Here’s what to know.
Jimenez’s story
The 21-year-old was a sneaky good signing by the Red Sox, who landed him as an international free agent for just a $10,000 signing bonus after a strong tryout at the Red Sox Dominican Academy.
He has limited professional experience under his belt at this point, though, with just 220 games under his belt across three seasons, but he has continued to climb through the minor league levels. After debuting in the Dominican Summer League in 2018, Jimenez impressed in Low-A in 2019. The canceled 2020 season threw a wrench in things but he continued to develop in Single-A in 2021, slashing .306/.346/.405 through 94 games in Salem after earning a non-roster invite to major league spring training.
Scouting report
Jimenez currently is listed as 5-foot-11 and 160 pounds, though he has put some weight onto his frame. As Ian Cundall, director of scouting for SoxProspects.com, put it while speaking to NESN.com last week, “he’s build like a college football cornerback right now,” and can use his power to his advantage. However, he hasn’t quite figured out how to do that.
“The thing with him is he kind of fell back into using his speed as the way to get on base,” Cundall said. “And his swing from the left side — most of the time you?re facing righties — just got really sloppy. He would kind of just throw his hands at the ball, put it in play and use his speed. He got a lot of singles off really weak contact. And that’s something that works against Low-A defenses. You can hit for a high average when you’re doing it like that. But as you get up against more advanced pitching and better defenses, that?s just not going to work. You can’t just slap at the ball and run and use that as a way to get to the majors.”
Even more alarming is that Cundall believes Jimenez also lost some of that speed — though it still has the potential to impact his career. But it seems he’ll have to figure out how to manage his mechanics as he gets to the higher levels of the majors.
Most likely outcome: A role outfielder in the bigs, if he’s able to figure out how to make the most of his newfound power. Jimenez has speed, but that doesn’t translate over to defensive talent, so he’ll need to improve his offense in order to make a big-league signing worth it.
“He’s had success and hit over .300 doing that, and for a lot of players, hitting over .300 is a key benchmark,” Cundall said. “But the way he got there is just not translatable and something that’s going to work against better competition.”
Best-case scenario: An everyday outfielder, though likely not an All-Star.
SoxProspects ranking: No. 9
Jimenez still is a Top 10 prospect in the system, and that says a lot considering he has lots of high-end talent in front of him. In the outfield alone, he must counter with Jarren Duran, who is ranked fourth in the organization by the site.
Fenway forecast
Jimenez still is young, so he has plenty of time to refine the areas of his game that need work. That’s not a bad thing, especially considering part of the reason he needs to re-find his way is because he has added physical power.
SoxProspects lists him with an ETA of late 2024, so it will be a while. | https://nesn.com/2022/03/red-sox-prospect-outlook-gilberto-jimenez-keep-his-bat-going/ | 2022-04-01T00:59:50Z |
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – For some people, overdraft fees are a frustrating inconvenience. For others, they pose crippling costs. Some lawmakers now want to change how they’re charged altogether.
Rep. Carolyn Maloney introduced legislation called the “Overdraft Protection Act.” The bill includes provisions to cap the amount and number of fees a bank can charge.
“My bill tries to cut down on these unfair and deceptive practices,” the New York Democrat said.
Advocates like Elyse Crawford-Hicks with Americans for Financial Reform say overdraft fees hit low-income families and people of color the hardest.
“Overdraft fees are paid the most by people who can least afford them,” Crawford-Hicks said.
Others say over-drafting is a useful service because it can function like a short-term loan. Paul Kundert is the CEO of UW Credit Union, which recently reduced their overdraft fees and put more limits on how they charge them.
“When prices are fair, we believe consumers do benefit from access to the credit provided by overdraft fees,” Kundert said.
Recently, major banks like Wells Fargo, Citigroup and Bank of America have made changes themselves, by reducing their overdraft fees or eliminating them altogether.
Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, says that demonstrates the legislation is unnecessary.
“The market is naturally, naturally taking care of the issue without government intervention. And we do not need more rules from Washington,” Williams said.
Because banks make billions of dollars in revenue from overdraft fees, George Mason University Foundation Professor of Law Todd Zywicki argues the proposed changes would cost consumers.
“We’ll see higher bank fees, we’ll see higher minimum monthly deposits as basically insurance against over-drafting and we will see a loss of access to free checking,” Zywicki said.
Lawmakers like Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., are promising to continue pushing for the reforms.
“How can we perform such an abusive and predatory practice that punishes people simply for being poor?” Pressley said. | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/washington/washington-dc/bill-seeks-to-put-cap-on-overdraft-fees/ | 2022-04-01T00:59:51Z |
HELENA — Seven hundred feet of Lake Helena shoreline have suffered from severe erosion. On Thursday, Lewis and Clark Conservation District were inserting willow soil lifts to prevent it from happening in the future.
“The ice does quite a bit of damage to the shoreline, the wave action, and all the wind takes it down quite a bit. In the last few weeks, we have lost several feet in places that have fallen into the lake,” said landowner Gary Willems.
Willems’ shoreline property has been impacted by erosion and says that the willow soil lift project is an exciting feat for his waterfront property.
“I think it will be nice because it will provide a natural environment with the willows growing along here. It will add some flowers and grass to that, and it will turn out to be a very nice-looking shoreline,” said Willems.
To create the willow soil lifts, a layer of recycled Christmas trees will serve as the first layer placed horizontally, and the next layer will be around 14,000 willow trees harvested in early March will be placed horizontally. Coir fiber sits on top with the rest of the lift filled in with soil.
The willow trees are dormant now but will create a massive root system, making a more environmentally friendly way of keeping a shoreline intact than rock and concrete barriers.
“When they take hold, it will form a root mass that will stop the bank erosion and stop the bad water quality from turbidity and sediment. It will provide some really good habitat for birds, critters, those kinds of things, and it will look good,” said Jeff Ryan, District Supervisor of the Lewis and Clark Conservation District.
Ryan says that this project is a cheaper option to prevent erosion.
“These eroding banks are not doing the landowner any good, and this is a relatively inexpensive project. We are looking at 35 dollars per foot,” said Ryan.
After this project is completed next week, the Lewis and Clark Conservation District will have protected 1,500 feet of Lake Helena Shoreline, and if you are interested in LCCD helping your shoreline property you can visit their website. | https://www.kxlh.com/news/helena-news/lewis-and-clark-conservation-district-places-willow-soil-lifts-preventing-erosion-of-lake-helena-shorelines | 2022-04-01T00:59:51Z |
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Dada Nexus Limited (NASDAQ:DADA – Get Rating) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,750,000 shares, a growth of 33.5% from the February 28th total of 2,060,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,510,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.8 days. Approximately 1.2% of the company’s shares are sold short.
DADA stock traded down $0.45 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $9.13. The company had a trading volume of 942,710 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,568,067. The company has a market capitalization of $2.12 billion, a P/E ratio of -5.95 and a beta of 1.55. Dada Nexus has a 1 year low of $5.00 and a 1 year high of $32.50. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $9.27 and a 200-day moving average price of $15.20.
Dada Nexus (NASDAQ:DADA – Get Rating) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 8th. The company reported ($2.04) EPS for the quarter, missing the Zacks’ consensus estimate of ($0.37) by ($1.67). Dada Nexus had a negative net margin of 35.96% and a negative return on equity of 48.26%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned ($0.36) EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Dada Nexus will post -0.78 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Baillie Gifford & Co. lifted its stake in shares of Dada Nexus by 5.4% in the 4th quarter. Baillie Gifford & Co. now owns 7,979,254 shares of the company’s stock worth $105,006,000 after purchasing an additional 412,162 shares during the period. UBS Asset Management Americas Inc. raised its stake in Dada Nexus by 23.0% during the 3rd quarter. UBS Asset Management Americas Inc. now owns 202,152 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,051,000 after acquiring an additional 37,853 shares during the period. Krane Funds Advisors LLC raised its stake in Dada Nexus by 93.0% during the 3rd quarter. Krane Funds Advisors LLC now owns 1,772,663 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,524,000 after acquiring an additional 854,125 shares during the period. Johns Hopkins University bought a new stake in Dada Nexus during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $340,000. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its holdings in Dada Nexus by 207.1% during the 3rd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 513,912 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,299,000 after buying an additional 346,554 shares in the last quarter. 24.15% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
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Dada Nexus Limited operates platform of local on-demand retail and delivery in China. It operates JDDJ, a local on-demand retail platform for consumers, retailers, and brand owners; and Dada Now, a local on-demand delivery platform for merchants and individual senders in various industries and product categories.
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The last Russian troops left the Chernobyl nuclear plant early Friday, according to the Ukrainian government agency responsible for the exclusion zone around the plant.
Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said Russian troops who dug trenches in the forest were exposed to radiation, but that could not be confirmed.
The Ukrainian nuclear operator company Energoatom said Thursday that Russian troops were headed toward Ukraine’s border with Belarus.
Energoatom said that the Russian military was also preparing to leave Slavutych, a nearby city where power plant workers live.
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KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR:
— Heavy fighting rages near Kyiv as Russia appears to regroup
— Kremlin decree says foreign currency can still buy natural gas
— As Russia sees tech brain drain, other nations hope to gain
— Ukraine refugees encouraged to find work as exodus slows
— Ukrainians in US mobilize to help expected refugees
— Go to https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine for more coverage
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LVIV, UKRAINE — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after Russian troops withdrew from the north and center of the country, the situation has been heating up in the southeast where Russian forces are building up for new powerful attacks.
In his nighttime video address to the nation Thursday, Zelenskyy said it was heartening for all Ukrainians to see Russian troops retreating from north of Kyiv, from around the northern town of Chernihiv and from Sumy in the northeast. By he urged Ukrainians not to let up, saying the withdrawal was just a Russian tactic.
“We know their intentions. We know what they are planning and what they are doing,” Zelenskyy said. ““We know that they are moving away from those areas where we hit them in order to focus on other, very important ones where it may be difficult for us.
“We all want to win,” Zelenskyy added. “But there will be battles ahead. We still have to go through a very difficult path ahead to get everything we are striving for.”
Zelenskyy said he spoke Thursday with European Council President Charles Michel and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, while his adviser spoke with U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan.
“We need more support from our partners right now when Russian troops are concentrating additional forces in certain areas,” Zelenskyy said.
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WASHINGTON — The top-ranking Ukrainian Catholic cleric in the United States warned Thursday that religious minorities in the Eastern European country stand to be “crushed” if Moscow gains control, as fighting raged on more than a month after the Russian invasion began.
Archbishop Borys Gudziak said groups at risk include Catholics, Muslims and Orthodox who have broken away from the patriarch of Moscow.
Gudziak also cited reports that Russian forces have damaged two Holocaust memorials and Moscow’s false portrayal of Ukraine as a “Nazi” state although Ukraine overwhelmingly elected a Jewish president in Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
“What is at stake for the people of faith is their freedom to practice their faith,” Gudziak said during an online panel discussion on the war, hosted by the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University.
Gudziak is head of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia and president of Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, Ukraine. He also oversees external relations for the Kyiv-based Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.
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WASHINGTON — The Pentagon says an initial half-dozen shipments of weapons and other security assistance have reached Ukraine as part of the $800 million package of aid that President Joe Biden approved on March 16.
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Thursday that the shipments included Javelin anti-tank weapons, Stinger anti-aircraft missile systems, body armor, medical supplies and other material. He said the 100 Switchblade armed drones that Biden approved as part of the package have not yet been delivered.
Kirby said the $800 million in assistance is likely to be fully delivered within about two weeks. It also includes Mi-17 helicopters, small arms, ammunition, vehicles, secure communications systems, and satellite imagery and analysis capability.
Separately, Kirby said U.S. troops are not training Ukrainian troops in Poland but are acting as liaisons with Ukrainian personnel who cross the border into Poland to take possession of U.S. security assistance. He noted that the standard U.S. military training mission that had existed in Ukraine for years was suspended shortly before Russia invaded.
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DOHA, Qatar — A video showing the head of Ukrainian soccer wearing an armored vest on the streets of Kyiv brought the impact of Russia’s war into the FIFA Congress.
Andriy Pavelko used a recorded message to the gathering in Qatar on Thursday to talk about the deaths of footballers even as the sport “has taken a back seat in our country.”
The gathering in Doha featured delegates from Russia, including Alexey Sorokin, the chief executive of Russia’s 2018 World Cup organizing committee.
Russia won’t be in the draw for the World Cup on Friday after being disqualified from playing internationally by FIFA over the war. Ukraine can still qualify but its playoff semifinal against Scotland has been postponed until June with the hope the team will be in a position to return to the field by then.
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LVIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s ombudsperson says that at least one person has been killed and four others have been wounded in the Russian shelling of a humanitarian convoy.
Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner Lyudmyla Denisova said those who came under the shelling on Thursday were volunteers accompanying a convoy of buses sent to the northern city of Chernihiv to evacuate residents.
She said that the Russian forces besieging Chernihiv have made it impossible to evacuate civilians from the city that has been cut from food, water and other supplies.
The Russian shelling continued two days after Moscow announced it would scale back military operations around Kyiv and Chernihiv.
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BERLIN — The International Atomic Energy Agency says it has been informed by Ukraine that the Russian forces which were in control of the Chernobyl nuclear plant have “in writing, transferred control” of the facility to Ukrainian personnel.
Ukraine said three convoys of Russian forces have already left the site toward Belarus, while the remaining troops were presumed to be preparing to leave, the agency said Thursday.
The IAEA added that it was in close consultations with Ukrainian authorities on sending a first assistance and support mission to Chernobyl in the next few days.
The agency said it has not been able to confirm reports of Russian forces receiving high doses of radiation while being inside the exclusion zone of the now-closed plant, but is seeking further information in order to provide an independent assessment of the situation.
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ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan renewed his offer to host a meeting between the Ukrainian and Russian leaders during a telephone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
A statement from Erdogan’s office said the Turkish president also told Zelenskyy Thursday that a meeting between Ukrainian and Russian negotiators who met in Istanbul earlier this week had given “a meaningful impetus” to efforts to end the fighting.
Earlier this week, Ukraine’s delegation laid out a framework under which the country would declare itself neutral and its security would be guaranteed by an array of nations, including Turkey.
Meanwhile, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said during a joint news conference with a top Turkish Cypriot official that Erdogan also is expected to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday said there’s “no clear evidence” that Vladimir Putin is scaling back military operations around Kyiv and suggested that the Russian president may have ordered some of his advisers fired or placed under house arrest.
Biden told reporters that “there’s some indication” that Putin has taken those steps against some of his advisers. He added, “But I don’t want to put too much stock in that at this time because we don’t have that much hard evidence.”
The White House on Wednesday released unclassified intelligence findings that Putin is being misinformed by his advisors about how badly the Russian military is performing.
The president made the comments after formally announcing that the U.S. would release 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve in hopes of easing surging gasoline prices.
Biden also reiterated that his administration remains skeptical that Russia will scale back operations around Kyiv as Moscow announced earlier this week.
Russian forces continued to shell Kyiv suburbs Thursday, two days after the Kremlin announced it would significantly scale back operations near both the capital and the northern city of Chernihiv.
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UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. humanitarian coordinator in Ukraine says the United Nations and its partners have delivered supplies for thousands of people in the country’s northeast but have been unable to reach some encircled cities in the south.
Osnat Lubrani said Thursday that food rations from the humanitarian organization People in Need and the U.N. World Food Program will benefit nearly 6,000 people in Sumy and areas including Trostianets and Okhtyrka.
In addition, she said, basic household items including blankets and kettles from the U.N. refugee agency will support 1,500 people and sanitation kits will help 6,000 people with hygiene and drinking water.
Lubrani said medical supplies and trauma kits from the U.N. World Health Organization will treat 150 patients needing intensive care for serious injuries while other medical supplies will support 10,000 people for three months.
Shei said the U.N.-facilitated humanitarian notification system with Ukraine and Russia enabled safe passage for the convoy to Sumy on Thursday “but this is clearly not enough.” Efforts over the past month to reach Mauripol, Kherson and other encircled cities in the south have been unsuccessful because of safety concerns.
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BERLIN — The U.N. nuclear watchdog says its director-general has arrived in Russia’s Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad for talks with senior Russian officials.
The International Atomic Energy Agency didn’t specify in a tweet whom exactly Rafael Mariano Grossi will meet on Friday or give further details of his agenda.
He arrived in Kaliningrad Thursday following a visit to Ukraine, where he visited a nuclear power plant and conferred with the energy minister and other officials on efforts to ensure the safety of Ukraine’s nuclear power plants.
Ukraine has 15 active nuclear reactors at four plants -- one of which, at Zaporizhzhia, is under the Russian military’s control.
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GENEVA — A team with the International Committee of the Red Cross has arrived in a Ukraine-held city where staff are preparing to take civilians out of the beleaguered port city of Mariupol.
Julien Lerisson, deputy director of operations for the ICRC, said Thursday that the team assembling in the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, has medicines, food, water, hygiene items and other essentials.
He said the organization has high-level agreement for the mission but is focused on making sure “the order trickles down the chain of command,” allowing the team to enter and leave Mariupol safely.
The Russian military has said it committed to a cease-fire along the route from Mariupol to Zaporizhzhia. Ukrainian authorities have said 45 buses would be sent to collect citizens and provide resources to those who remain.
Lucile Marbeau, a staff member with the ICRC team hoping to enter Mariupol, said on Thursday: “We’re here because really, we hope to be able to facilitate safe passage for civilians desperately wanting to flee Mariupol.”
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LONDON — Britain’s defense minister says Ukraine’s international allies have agreed to send more military equipment, including artillery ammunition and armored vehicles.
U.K. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace held a conference call Thursday with defense ministers from more than 35 countries, including the United States, New Zealand, South Korea and Japan.
Wallace said that as a result “there will be more lethal aid going into Ukraine.” He said that would include “more long-range artillery, ammunition predominantly,” to help counter Russia’s bombardment of Ukraine’s cities.
Wallace said Ukraine was “also looking for armoured vehicles of some types, not tanks necessarily, but certainly protective vehicles.”
He said allies were also “looking to see what more we can do” to help Ukraine defend its coastline.
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WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has sanctioned an employee of a state-affiliated Russian defense firm that developed malicious software that was used to target the energy sector.
The Treasury Department on Thursday sanctioned Evgeny Viktorovich Gladkikh. He was one of four Russians charged in Justice Department indictments unsealed last week that alleged the hacking by Russia of critical infrastructure around the globe, including in the U.S. energy and aviation sectors.
Among the thousands of computers targeted in some 135 countries were of a Saudi petro-chemical plant where the hackers overrode safety controls.
That hack is singled out in a Treasury Department release announcing sanctions against Gladikh and several other employees of the research firm. In total, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced that it was designating 21 entities and 13 individuals, including in the aerospace, marine and electronics sectors.
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LVIV, Ukraine — Russian troops were leaving the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and heading towards Ukraine’s border with Belarus, the Ukrainian nuclear operator company said Thursday.
The operator, Energoatom, said that the Russian military was also preparing to leave Slavutych, a nearby city where power plant workers live.
Energoatom also said reports were confirmed that the Russians dug trenches in the Red Forest, the 10-square-kilometer (nearly four-square-mile) area surrounding the Chernobyl plant within the Exclusion Zone, and received “significant doses of radiation.”
The Russian troops “panicked at the first sign of illness,” which “showed up very quickly,” and began to prepare to leave, the operator said. The claim couldn’t be independently verified.
Energoatom said the Russians have signed a document confirming the handover of the Chernobyl plant and stating that the plant’s administration doesn’t have any complaints about the Russian troops who were “guarding” the facility.
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LONDON — The head of Britain’s military says Russian President Vladimir Putin has “already lost” in Ukraine and is weaker than he was before the invasion.
Adm. Tony Radakin at a think-tank seminar Thursday in London said Moscow’s aim to “take the whole of Ukraine” fell apart. He added that the coming weeks “will continue to be very difficult” for Ukraine.
“But in many ways, Putin has already lost,” he said. “Far from being the far-sighted manipulator of events that he would have us believe, Putin has damaged himself through a series of catastrophic misjudgements.”
Radakin also said there was “disquiet” at all levels of Russia’s military about the campaign, from troops who were not told they were invading Ukraine up to senior commanders.
Western officials say Putin’s small inner circle is not giving him the true picture of the war, and his isolation may have contributed to miscalculating the strength of resistance Russian troops would meet.
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BERLIN — The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe expressed regret Thursday at Russia’s decision to veto the extension of its observer mission in Ukraine.
The OSCE’s special monitoring mission has been present in Ukraine since 2014, when fighting between Ukrainians and Russia-backed separatists broke out in the country’s eastern regions after Russia’s annexation of Crimea.
Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau, who holds the OSCE rotating chair, said the observers had played a “crucial role by providing objective information on the security and humanitarian situation on the ground and relentlessly working to ease the effects of the conflict on the civilian population” in Ukraine for the past eight year.
The Vienna-based body’s secretary general, Helga Maria Schmid, expressed gratitude to the mission’s members, several of whom were wounded or killed over the years.
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BERLIN — Germany’s economy minister says Europe should impose additional sanctions on Russia to prevent what he described as a “barbaric” war in Ukraine.
Robert Habeck said he discussed what further measures could be taken with his French counterpart during a bilateral meeting in Berlin on Thursday.
“The last package (of sanctions) doesn’t need to be the final one, it should not be the final one,” he told reporters, adding that he and French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire had “identified additional points that could be included in a (sanctions) package.”
Habeck declined to elaborate on what those points might be.
Speaking ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement on new rules requiring countries to pay for Russia’s natural gas sales in rubles, Habeck insisted that contracts would be adhered to. These stipulate payment in euros or dollars.
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BERLIN — The Austrian and German leaders have underlined their rejection of a halt to Russian energy deliveries at this point.
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer noted that several central and eastern European countries depend to one extent or another on Russian gas deliveries.
He and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz argued that existing sanctions already are having a significant effect and said they need time to switch to new providers and renewable energy sources.
Nehammer said that “sanctions only make sense … when they hit those they are supposed to hit, and don’t weaken those who carry out sanctions.”
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ROME — A Kremlin decree says “unfriendly countries” can continue to pay for natural gas in foreign currency through a Russian bank that will convert the money into rubles.
The decree published Thursday by state media came a day after the leaders of Italy and Germany said they received assurances from President Vladimir Putin.
Putin talked tougher, saying Russia will start accepting ruble payments starting Friday for Western countries that imposed sanctions over its conflict with Ukraine. He said contracts will be stopped if buyers don’t sign up to the new conditions, including opening ruble accounts in Russian banks.
European leaders had rejected paying for deliveries in rubles, saying it would undermine sanctions imposed because of the war in Ukraine.
The decree Putin signed and published by state news agency RIA Novosti says a designated bank will open two accounts for each buyer, one in foreign currency and one in rubles. The buyers will pay in foreign currency and authorize the bank to sell that currency for rubles, which are placed in the second account, where the gas is formally purchased.
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ROME — Italy’s leader is urging Europe to “cultivate all available land” as a partial remedy to reductions in agricultural imports, especially of Russian grain, due to the war in Ukraine.
Premier Mario Draghi told reporters on Thursday that under existing agricultural practices in the European Union 10% of land is purposely left fallow, but that must now change as European countries search for ways to reduce dependency on farm imports.
It’s not clear whether Ukraine, one of the world’s largest exporters of wheat, maize and sunflower oil, might be able to salvage any of this planting season.
Meanwhile, Draghi noted that Western Europe will be looking to food producers like Canada, the United States and Argentina to help make up the shortfall of imports from Ukraine and Russia.
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STOCKHOLM — The deputy director of Sweden’s Military Intelligence and Security agency says Russia has made “a strategic miscalculation when invading Ukraine.”
Daniel Olsson said the invasion of Ukraine “has shown that the Russian leadership is ready to take great risks, larger than previously taken.”
The government agency’s analysis suggested a likely “a western containment of Russia,” including reducing trade in Russian energy.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Upholding a Trump-era environmental policy, the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday it will not regulate a drinking water contaminant that has been linked to brain damage in infants.
The agency said the Trump administration's decision in 2020 not to regulate perchlorate in drinking water was made with the “best available peer reviewed science.” The chemical is used in rocket fuel and fireworks.
At the time, Trump's EPA said perchlorate was not found widely enough in drinking water or "at levels of public health concern" to warrant federal regulation. The decision was one of many Trump-era rollbacks or eliminations of existing or pending public health and environmental protections. The Biden administration ordered a review of that decision at the start of his term.
EPA Assistant Administrator Radhika Fox said the agency was “applying the right tools to support public health protections.”
Environmental groups slammed the Biden administration’s decision.
“The Trump EPA gave perchlorate a pass; it was a bad decision then, and it’s a bad decision now,” said Erik Olson of the Natural Resources Defense Council advocacy group. “Tap water across America will remain contaminated by this toxic chemical.”
Perchlorate from runoff contaminates the drinking water of as many as 16 million Americans, the Obama administration said in 2011 when it announced the EPA would for the first time set maximum limits for the chemical compound. It has been used in the U.S. for decades, particularly by the military and defense industries, and is commonly found in munitions, fireworks, matches and signal flares.
Exposure to the compound can damage the development of fetuses and children and cause measurable drops in IQ in newborns, the American Academy of Pediatrics said in 2019, when it called for stringent federal limits. It damages human development by disrupting the functioning of the thyroid gland.
In its 2020 review, the EPA said state-level regulations and cleanup activities at contaminated sites had lowered the health risks posed by the compound. Massachusetts and California, for example, limit perchlorate in drinking water to 2 parts per billion and 6 parts per billion, respectively.
“But the problem is that for the rest of the country the states have not set standards,” said Olson of the Natural Resources Defense Council.
In the Southwest, perchlorate has been detected in groundwater that entered Lake Mead in Nevada. Manufacturing activities in Henderson, Nevada, were thought to be the source of the chemical. The EPA said cleanup activities at two industrial sites near Las Vegas between 2002 and 2006 resulted in reduced levels of perchlorate in samples provided since then by Nevada environmental and water agencies.
The EPA said Thursday it was considering other steps besides a federal drinking water limit, such as setting standards at open burning and detonation sites of waste explosives, where severe perchlorate contamination is known to exist.
But environmental advocates said such measures fall short of what's needed.
“Simply put, toxic chemicals used in rocket fuel do not belong in our drinking water," said John Rumpler, senior attorney with Environment America.
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AP reporter Matthew Daly contributed to this report.
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🙌🏽 Checking out the registry
Our API changes have been deployed to production, so let's have a look at the Apollo schema registry.
On the Changelog tab of the Schema page, we can see a new schema version published today with the commit hash, showing how many types and fields were added, removed, and modified. These were the exact changes we made earlier, now available for other members of our organization to see!
Let's use the Explorer to build a new query so that we can try out our updated track and module fields specifically on our deployed production graph.
We'll name our query getTrackAndModuleDurations
and add the track
field through the sidebar. We can see here that the length
field is now greyed out with a little warning icon that shows our deprecation message.
We can still add a deprecated field to our query, but the deprecation warning will always be there to remind us that we should use the new field instead.
Let's add the new durationInSeconds
field. For this track, we'll also query for its list of modules, and the length
and durationInSeconds
fields. We can see the length
field for a module has also been deprecated.
query getTrackAndModuleDurations($trackId: ID!) { track(id: $trackId) { length durationInSeconds modules { length durationInSeconds } }}
Before running the query, let's make sure to give the trackId
variable our favourite value c_0
.
In the Variables panel:
{ "trackId": "c_0"}
After running the query, we can see in the response that both fields are resolved successfully with the same value!
Which of these are true about a field that has been assigned the @deprecated
directive?
Our schema is updated, but we're not quite done with our plan! Step 3 was to monitor usage for the old field, before we can move on to step 4, removing the old field completely. We can use the registry to track API state and usage down to the field level.
📉Field usage
Let's hop over to the Fields page and explore the current state of our schema, with all of its types and fields. For each field, we can see the number of times it's been requested in the time period we set it to.
Notice how the deprecation for the length
field is showing up on this page? We want to make sure that usage for this field goes down to zero.
To do so, we'll need to make a few changes to our client app, replacing all the occurrences of length
with durationInSeconds
. Then we commit, push and deploy.
Note: we'll leave these changes to the client
app as an exercise for you! Make sure to test your changes locally before deploying to production.
After those changes to the client are made, our API change will be fully rolled out on both server and client side!
Everything should be working the same as before, from the trainee catstronaut's perspective, but behind the scenes, we're using the new field.
Replacing a field
Drag items from the box to the blanks above
@deprecated
directive@replacement
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Trupanion, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRUP – Get Rating) Director Michael Doak sold 450 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.00, for a total value of $42,750.00. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.
Michael Doak also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Thursday, March 24th, Michael Doak sold 700 shares of Trupanion stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.35, for a total value of $63,245.00.
Trupanion stock traded down $0.43 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $89.12. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 287,112 shares, compared to its average volume of 451,085. Trupanion, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $69.74 and a fifty-two week high of $158.25. The company has a market cap of $3.61 billion, a P/E ratio of -101.65 and a beta of 2.09. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $87.57 and a 200-day simple moving average of $102.50.
Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of TRUP. FNY Investment Advisers LLC purchased a new position in shares of Trupanion during the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. Rational Advisors LLC lifted its position in Trupanion by 112.5% in the fourth quarter. Rational Advisors LLC now owns 238 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares during the period. Lindbrook Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Trupanion in the fourth quarter valued at about $36,000. Dark Forest Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of Trupanion during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $66,000. Finally, Point72 Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Trupanion during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $79,000. 83.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
A number of research analysts have commented on the company. StockNews.com assumed coverage on Trupanion in a research note on Thursday. They set a “sell” rating on the stock. Piper Sandler decreased their price target on Trupanion from $183.00 to $156.00 in a research note on Monday, February 7th. Bank of America upgraded Trupanion from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $129.00 to $118.00 in a research note on Thursday, February 24th. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Lake Street Capital decreased their price target on Trupanion from $150.00 to $120.00 in a research note on Thursday, February 17th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group reduced their price objective on Trupanion from $150.00 to $140.00 in a research note on Thursday, February 17th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $126.80.
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Trupanion, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides medical insurance for cats and dogs on a monthly subscription basis in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and Australia. The company operates in two segments, Subscription Business and Other Business. It serves pet owners and veterinarians.
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Virginia awarded more than $65 million in federal funding to lower utility prices
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDBJ) - U.S. Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) announced Thursday Virginia will get more than $65 million in federal funding to help lower utility costs, according to Kaine’s team.
Eligible organizations will be able to apply for funding, which comes from the bipartisan infrastructure law in the coming weeks.
The funding will allow the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) to work with organizations across the Commonwealth that provide weatherization services to make homes more energy-efficient.
Kaine’s team says the program will save an average of $372 in annual energy savings for families. It will also help low-income families who spend an average of 13.9% of their income on energy costs save money.
“Virginia continues to benefit from the bipartisan infrastructure law,” said the Senators. “We’re glad this funding will be used to make homes more energy efficient, help Virginia families save money by lowering their utility costs, and improve the health and safety of communities.”
The funding can be used for mechanical, building, electric and water, health and safety, and education measures, such as upgrading heating or cooling systems, installing energy efficient light sources, and installing insulation. 8,487 Virginia homes have been weatherized since 2010.
For information on how to apply, click here. For local providers in Virginia, click here.
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Oscars producer says police offered to arrest Will Smith
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oscars producer Will Packer said Los Angeles police were ready to arrest Will Smith after Smith slapped Chris Rock on the Academy Awards stage.
“They were saying, you know, this is battery, was a word they used in that moment,” Packer said in a clip released by ABC News Thursday night of an interview he gave to “Good Morning America.” “They said we will go get him. We are prepared. We’re prepared to get him right now. You can press charges, we can arrest him. They were laying out the options.”
But Packer said Rock was “very dismissive” of the idea.
“He was like, ‘No, no, no, I’m fine,” Packer said. “And even to the point where I said, ‘Rock, let them finish.’ The LAPD officers finished laying out what his options were and they said, ‘Would you like us to take any action?’ And he said no.”
The LAPD said in a statement after Sunday night’s ceremony that they were aware of the incident, and that Rock had declined to file a police report. The department declined comment Thursday on Packer’s interview, a longer version of which will air on Friday morning.
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences met Wednesday to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Smith for violations against the group’s standards of conduct. Smith could be suspended, expelled or otherwise sanctioned.
The academy said in a statement that “Mr. Smith’s actions at the 94th Oscars were a deeply shocking, traumatic event to witness in-person and on television.”
Without giving specifics, the academy said Smith was asked to leave the ceremony at the Dolby Theatre, but refused to do so.
Smith strode from his front row seat on to the stage and slapped Rock after a joke Rock made about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, when he was on stage to present the Oscar for best documentary.
On Monday, Smith issued an apology to Rock, the academy and to viewers, saying “I was out of line and I was wrong.”
The academy said Smith has the opportunity to defend himself in a written response before the board meets again on April 18.
Rock publicly addressed the incident for the first time, but only briefly, at the beginning of a standup show Wednesday night in Boston, where he was greeted by a thunderous standing ovation. He said “I’m still kind of processing what happened.”
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Accreditation enables access to programs that help drive channel growth
CLEARWATER, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–TD SYNNEX announced today it has become one of the first distributors to achieve Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud Management Tools Competency. The competency is an accreditation that can be achieved through the AWS Partner Network (APN) by demonstrating specialized capabilities in cloud management tools, and by meeting extensive security and compliance checks.
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The AWS Cloud Management Tools Competency recognizes TD SYNNEX for meeting the security and compliance checks and demonstrating advanced technical proficiency and seamless product delivery on AWS. With this designation, TD SYNNEX hopes to grow its network of AWS resellers worldwide through increased awareness of the platform and its robust cloud billing and management capabilities.
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With picturesque views of waterfalls, hemlock and caves, this sprawling state park has something for everyone. Some of the most beguiling natural beauty in the state can be found in the Hocking Hills region, just a three-hour drive south of Cleveland near the town of Logan. Hidden in a...
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers passed a measure on Thursday to create a paid family leave program, sending the legislation to Gov. Larry Hogan.
The bill, approved by supermajority votes by Democrats who control the legislature, would enable workers to take up to 12 weeks of partially paid leave for specified personal family circumstances such as caring for a sick relative or having a baby. It would provide up to 24 weeks for a parent, if he or she has a serious health issue in the year of a child's birth.
“This has been a long time coming,” said Sen. Antonio Hayes, a Baltimore Democrat. He thanked supporters who have “come together and really advocated on behalf of Maryland families."
Republicans criticized the measure for failing to spell out how much employees and employers would have to contribute, leaving that for the state's labor department to define later. They said Democrats were rushing to get the bill to the Republican governor just to meet a deadline so lawmakers will still be in session if the bill is vetoed.
“We're pushing this bill as quick as we can to get it upstairs,” said Sen. J.B. Jennings, a Republican, who added: “We don't know the numbers ... this bill is a hot mess.”
Because lawmakers are in the last session of the four-year term, they would not have a chance to override the veto next year if they adjourn before the governor acts on legislation.
The measure would create an insurance pool. Employees and employers would contribute to fund the program. Under the bill, the state’s labor department would set contribution rates to pay for the program. Employers with fewer than 15 employees would not be required to contribute.
The measure also includes job protections to protect employees from retaliation or termination for using the leave.
Seven states and the District of Columbia have paid family and medical leave insurance programs, including California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Washington. Colorado and Oregon have approved programs that have not started yet. | https://www.bigrapidsnews.com/news/article/Maryland-paid-family-leave-program-bill-passed-to-17049782.php | 2022-04-01T00:59:54Z |
On The Money — Job growth booms in February
Happy Friday and welcome to On The Money, your nightly guide to everything affecting your bills, bank account and bottom line. Subscribe here: thehill.com/newsletter-signup.
Today’s Big Deal: The U.S. added a huge number of jobs in February, and that’s just the start of the good news. We’ll also look at the growing momentum behind a ban on Russian oil imports and more frustration within the Senate Democratic caucus.
For The Hill, we’re Sylvan Lane, Aris Folley and Karl Evers-Hillstrom. Reach us at slane@thehill.com or @SylvanLane, afolley@thehill.com or @ArisFolley and kevers@thehill.com or @KarlMEvers.
Let’s get to it.
Economy adds 678K jobs in February
The U.S. added 678,000 jobs and the unemployment rate dropped to 3.8 percent in February, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department.
- Unprecedented demand for workers and resilient consumer spending helped power another strong month of job growth in February.
- Economists expected the U.S. to add roughly 400,000 jobs last month, far less than the actual haul in the February jobs report, and push the jobless rate to 3.9 percent.
“If we see more numbers like this moving forward, we can be optimistic about this year. Employment is growing at a strong rate and joblessness is getting closer and closer to pre-pandemic levels,” said Nick Bunker, economic research director at Indeed.
“In these uncertain times, we cannot take anything for granted. But if the recovery can keep up its current tempo, several key indicators of labor market health will hit pre-pandemic levels this summer,” he said.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said the U.S. saw “widespread” job growth in February led by a surge in service sector hiring — a promising sign for industries still recovering from the onset of the pandemic.
Sylvan breaks it down here.
Read more: Biden argues jobs report shows US can tackle inflation | TheHill
NOT OFF THE TABLE
White House eyes reducing Russian oil imports
President Biden is considering steps to reduce U.S. imports of Russian oil, the White House said Friday, as bipartisan support in Congress for a ban on the imports grows amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
“We are looking at options we could take right now to cut U.S. consumption of Russian energy, but we are very focused on minimizing the impact to families,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters during a briefing Friday afternoon. “If you reduce supply in the global marketplace, you are going to raise gas prices.”
- The White House has not taken banning Russian oil imports off the table, but officials have seemed cool to the idea, arguing that it would raise domestic energy prices.
- Biden likes to coordinate his penalties on Moscow with European allies, who are averse to restricting Russian oil and natural gas due to their reliance on Russian energy.
- But the idea has drawn bipartisan support, including from Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) who this week said that she is “all for” a flat-out ban.
Psaki on Friday would not say whether Biden would sign a bill to ban Russian oil imports should it pass, offering only that the administration remains engaged with Congress.
Read more from The Hill’s Morgan Chalfant.
BBB BACKLASH
Dems frustrated with latest Manchin pitch on Build Back Better
Senate Democrats are feeling exasperated with Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-W.Va.) latest proposal on a scaled-down version of President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda that would leave out big social spending initiatives like expanded child care, universal pre-kindergarten, national paid family leave and long-term home health care.
He argues that the nation can’t keep adding to the deficit when inflation is running at a 40-year high. But that stance is fueling tension with leading Democratic progressives and liberal advocacy groups.
“If he wants to focus on an economic package, then he needs to remember child care is an economic issue,” said Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) when asked about Manchin’s pared-down proposal.
- Manchin is proposing that his colleagues choose one 10-year program to focus on and devote the other half of revenues raised from tax reform and prescription drug reform to deficit reduction and fighting inflation.
- He is suggesting limiting new spending to climate programs instead of an array of social spending initiatives, but most Democrats don’t want to let go of those proposals.
Senate Health Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray (D-Wash.), who is leading the effort to pass funding for expanded access to child care and universal pre-kindergarten, said her priorities “are all part of dealing with inflation.”
Alexander Bolton has more on the backlash here.
ANOTHER ONE
Microsoft suspends new sales in Russia amid invasion
Microsoft Corp. is suspending new sales of its products and services in Russia, the software giant announced Friday.
Microsoft joins a growing list of U.S. tech companies, including Apple and Dell Technologies, in cutting Russia off from key technologies following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s violent invasion of Ukraine and subsequent Western sanctions against Russia.
“Like the rest of the world, we are horrified, angered and saddened by the images and news coming from the war in Ukraine and condemn this unjustified, unprovoked and unlawful invasion by Russia,” Microsoft president Brad Smith wrote in a blog post.
- Smith wrote that Microsoft is “stopping many aspects of our business in Russia in compliance with governmental sanctions decisions.”
- He added that Microsoft is attempting to protect Ukraine’s cybersecurity against a series of attacks carried out by the Russian government.
Karl has more on the Microsoft announcement here.
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Tuesday
- The House Financial Services Committee holds a hearing entitled “The Inflation Equation: Corporate Profiteering, Supply Chain Bottlenecks, and COVID-19″ at 10 a.m.
- The House Small Business Committee holds a hearing entitled “Overview of the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs” at 10 a.m.
- The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs holds a hearing entitled “Examining Mandatory Arbitration in Financial Service Products” at 10 a.m.
Wednesday
- The House Small Business Subcommittee on Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development holds a hearing entitled “Skill, Upskill, and Reskill: Analyzing New Investments in Workforce Development” at 10 a.m.
- The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) holds an open meeting to consider whether to propose amendments regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incident disclosure at 10 a.m.
- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection & Commerce holds a hearing entitled “Changing Times: Revisiting Spring Forward, Fall Back” at 10:15 a.m.
Good to Know
A group of 10 Senate conservatives led by Republican Steering Committee Chairman Mike Lee (R-Utah) are threatening to hold up a government-funding measure and possibly trigger a federal shutdown unless they can vote on an amendment to defund President Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
Here’s what else we have our eye on:
- The Internal Revenue Service intends on hiring 10,000 employees in an effort to address a backlog of nearly 24 million tax returns.
- Tech companies have sought to deplatform RT, Sputnik and other Russian state media dispensing disinformation about the invasion in Ukraine.
- In a break with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russia’s second largest oil company called for the country’s invasion in Ukraine to end.
That’s it for today. Thanks for reading and check out The Hill’s Finance page for the latest news and coverage. We’ll see you next week.
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Shannon Sharpe has very little doubt that Tom Brady played an instrumental role in Bruce Arians stepping down Wednesday as head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
“99.9%. I hate saying 100%, but 99.9%,” Sharpe said Thursday on FS1’s “Undisputed” of how much Brady factored into the move. “Because Tom Brady told BA: ‘You’re stepping down today, and we’re going to have a press conference tomorrow, on Thursday, at 1 p.m., and you’re going to say all the right things. I believe Tom Brady told the (Bucs) management: ‘It’s BA or me.’ It’s as simple as that.”
Why is Sharpe so confident?
Well, there were rumors of friction between Brady and Arians before the quarterback retired (and then unretired) earlier this offseason. And there was virtually zero indication that Arians, who’s now shifting into a front office role with the Bucs, was considering retiring from coaching. Something seems fishy.
“We got no indication (from Arians),” Sharpe said. “We heard him talk at the (NFL Scouting) Combine. We heard him talk afterwards, how excited he was that, ‘We got Tom back and we’ve got a chance to compete for a title.’ And all of a sudden, out of the blue, he steps down. And steps down to do a senior consultant? Kind of like Brad Stevens stepped down (with the Boston Celtics). … He got demoted-promoted.”
Arians told reporters that rumblings of a rift between him and Brady “couldn’t be further from the truth.” He maintains the two have a “great relationship” as he transitions into his new role.
Arians also explained that Brady’s decision to return for the 2022 season made his own decision easier, as he knew Todd Bowles — promoted to head coach from defensive coordinator — would inherit a team that’s in good shape.
Sharpe isn’t buying it.
“This notion that out of the blue that BA is going to all of a sudden say, ‘You know what? Give me that consulting role.’ — that’s not happening,” Sharpe said ” … If anybody thinks that this was out of the kindness of (Arians’) heart, and Tom Brady played no role in this, they’re absolutely mistaken.
“I believe Tom Brady’s thumbprint, handprint, palmprint, eye scan like you do at the airport — I believe all of Tom Brady is on this move. And no one can convince me otherwise.” | https://nesn.com/2022/03/tom-brady-bucs-bruce-arians-ultimatum-shannon-sharpe-explains/ | 2022-04-01T00:59:57Z |
悽博髢部博士（Shiboi Hige Hakuba，博雅韻學第0178回B編配音，配置玺儀上文之儲骺、博智（不及真身停不抑癇）\n 本漫子的日用之博人姬 「B編176 本 Most of the main street in Dexter, Iowa, is closed for good. Fourth-generation farmer Barb Kalbach keeps track on her drive to her husband Jim’s workshop. “The emptying out of rural Iowa is this, square mile by square mile,” she told CBS News. Part of what she’s seeing is a major decline in small farms. Around 90% of small farms in the area have shuttered, unable to survive shrinking profits, climate change and corporate farming, the Kalbachs told CBS News. And it’s not just Iowa — in the last two decades, more than 100,000 small farms have disappeared in America. The Kalbachs have one of the few family farms left in Dexter. “The last 20 years have been terrible,” Jim Kalbach told CBS News. “You gotta be great big or you just as well forget it. Five hundred acres won’t do it anymore — you need 5,000.” Those who remain are barely holding on. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, farmer suicide rates have spiked 40% in less than two decades. That’s why the Minnesota Department of Agriculture has launched a hotline to help. A worker at the Minnesota Farm and Rural Helpline, Cre Larsen, told CBS News their team fields about 30,000 calls a year. “Some of the farmers call in the middle of the night,” Larsen added. “Two in the morning on their tractor, trying to get the tilling, because they know seeding has to happen — ‘Can you just talk to me? Can you help keep me awake.'” The most urgent calls are answered by Ted Matthews, who once led the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s mental health response. “The first call, they’re very timid,” Matthews told CBS News. “They’re not sure whether they should have called.” Matthews also said “It’s overwhelming how difficult things are in farming,” adding, “There’s not a minute where a farmer doesn’t feel stressed. There’s something always going on that could go wrong.” Matthews said the number of farmer suicides has started to drop as more farmers call and connect. “This idea that you have to get so bad in order to see a therapist is a foolish one,” Matthews said. “Why wouldn’t you want to be healthier?” If you or someone you know is in emotional distress or suicidal crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). For more information about mental health care resources and support, The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) HelpLine can be reached Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. ET, at 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or email [email protected] | https://www.wsgw.com/minnesota-hotline-works-to-improve-mental-health-of-small-farmers/ | 2022-04-01T00:59:57Z |
HELENA - Following the conclusion of labor negotiations between the Montana Department of Corrections (DOC) and the Federation of State Prison Employees Local 4700 last month, union members last week ratified an agreement.
The new agreement provides a $2 per hour raise for correctional officers at Montana State Prison (MSP) and includes changes to the employee grievance procedure, allowing for a more efficient resolution of grievances.
“We are pleased to provide a well-deserved pay increase to our correctional officers at MSP,” DOC Director Brian Gootkin said. “Beyond this recognition of the hard work of our correctional officers, we hope this raise will make us more competitive in terms of recruitment and retention of workers for these crucial public safety jobs.”
Prior to the contract agreement, potential applicants often overlooked the DOC’s open positions for similar, higher-paying jobs at local detention centers, and existing correctional officers left for the same reason.
Last week’s contract ratification came after almost a year of productive negotiations between the department and the union. | https://www.kxlh.com/news/montana-news/montana-department-of-corrections-union-reach-a-contract-agreement | 2022-04-01T00:59:57Z |
Dogey-Inu (DINU) traded 8.9% lower against the US dollar during the 1-day period ending at 20:00 PM Eastern on March 31st. In the last week, Dogey-Inu has traded up 14.4% against the US dollar. One Dogey-Inu coin can currently be bought for $0.0000 or 0.00000000 BTC on major exchanges. Dogey-Inu has a total market cap of $3.17 million and approximately $13,452.00 worth of Dogey-Inu was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours.
Here is how related cryptocurrencies have performed in the last 24 hours:
- Tether (USDT) traded 0% higher against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00002196 BTC.
- XRP (XRP) traded 5.5% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.81 or 0.00001787 BTC.
- Polkadot (DOT) traded 5.4% lower against the dollar and now trades at $21.31 or 0.00046768 BTC.
- Shiba Inu (SHIB) traded down 5.9% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0000 or 0.00000000 BTC.
- Wrapped TRON (WTRX) traded up 0.4% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0736 or 0.00000161 BTC.
- Lido stETH (STETH) traded 3.8% lower against the dollar and now trades at $3,256.36 or 0.07147683 BTC.
- EarnX (EARNX) traded up 396,248.3% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0008 or 0.00000002 BTC.
- Bitcoin BEP2 (BTCB) traded 3.4% lower against the dollar and now trades at $45,497.98 or 0.99867686 BTC.
- stETH (Lido) (STETH) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $3,479.19 or 0.06807369 BTC.
- Internet Computer (ICP) traded down 4.7% against the dollar and now trades at $20.87 or 0.00045805 BTC.
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Dr. Robert Gladsden, of Rockville, passed away on March 25. He was 72. Dr. Gladsden attended Woodrow Wilson High School in Washington before obtaining a bachelor’s degree from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa. He then came back to Washington to attend George Washington Medical School. Dr. Gladsden worked as a General Opthalmologist and LASIK Eye Surgeon in Cumberland and Hagerstown. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Shelley Gladsden; his children, Bradley (Kimberly) Gladsden and Jennifer (Greg) Shpilman; and his granddaughters, Juliet and Ella. | https://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/dr-robert-gladsden/ | 2022-04-01T00:59:56Z |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former minor league pitcher ran a major league illegal sports betting operation in California that used other former pro athletes to take bets and took wagers from players still in the game, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
Wayne Nix, who threw for Oakland Athletics farm teams, used his connections to recruit three former Major League Baseball players and a former pro football player as fellow bookies, prosecutors said.
The MLB began looking into the matter when it learned of it Thursday, but was unaware any of those involved other than Nix, a spokesman said.
Court records offered no names of the players who worked for Nix or those who placed bets with his business, but they provide a glimpse of the kind of money being wagered, earned and lost.
A professional football player paid Nix $245,000 for gambling losses in 2016. An MLB coach paid $4,000 in losses that same year. It was not disclosed if either bet on their own games or their own sports.
MLB prohibits players from betting on baseball or gambling illegally on sports. They can bet on other sports if it’s legal. The National Football League policy bars all personnel from betting on football games.
A Los Angeles check cashing business that has agreed to plead guilty to failing to prevent money laundering in the scheme cashed over $18 million in checks from two single bettors, prosecutors said.
One client wagered $5 million on the Super Bowl but it was not revealed if that gambit paid off.
Sports betting is legal in 30 states, but not in California. However, voters will have a chance to legalize it at the polls in November.
Nix, 45, has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to run an illegal gambling operation and faces up to eight years in prison. He also admitted he failed to report $1.4 million in income in 2017 and 2018. He has agreed to pay back taxes and interest of $1.25 million and forfeit $1.3 million seized from bank accounts.
Nix began the sports bookmaking business about 20 years ago after his six-year minor league career — with stops in Arizona, Texas and California — ended, prosecutors said.
His client list was created from contacts he had made in the sports world and included current and former pro athletes. The agents he hired helped expand that clientele.
The operation eventually began using a Costa Rican business, Sand Island Sports, to create accounts where bets could be placed and tracked and credit limits set, prosecutors said. Bets were placed online or through a call center, though Nix paid winners and kept most of the money from losing bets.
Those who exceeded credit limits were shut off, though exceptions were made, according to court documents.
A sports broadcaster's account was reactivated in February 2019 after he told Nix he was refinancing his home mortgage to pay off his gambling debts.
In September 2019, Nix increased the credit limit to a baseball player with debts so he could make additional bets.
In November, 2019, Nix's partner, Edon Kagasoff, told a business manager for a professional basketball player that he would increase the maximum wager he could place to $25,000 per NBA game.
Kagasoff, 44, faces the same conspiracy charge as Nix. He also agreed to plead guilty and forfeit over $3 million in funds seized from his home and bank accounts. | https://www.theridgefieldpress.com/news/article/Ex-minor-leaguer-ran-major-league-sports-betting-17049855.php | 2022-04-01T00:59:58Z |
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Canada is the largest exporter of maple products, and Quebec holds the world’s only strategic reserve of the liquid. Photo: Handout
Man behind ‘great Canadian maple syrup heist’ ordered to pay US$7 million fine
- Richard Vallieres was among a group of 16 arrested a decade ago for siphoning off the sweet liquid from a reservoir in Quebec, replacing it with water
- He had earlier managed to get his fine lowered to a much smaller sum, but the decision was overturned by Canada’s top court
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Canada is the largest exporter of maple products, and Quebec holds the world’s only strategic reserve of the liquid. Photo: Handout | https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3172670/man-behind-great-canadian-maple-syrup-heist-ordered?utm_source=rss_feed | 2022-04-01T00:59:58Z |
♻️ Schema evolution
Our app, along with our schema, is intended to evolve over time as we add new features and improve our codebase. To support this healthy schema evolution, we can use the Apollo schema registry.
🤔 What is the schema registry?
At its core, the schema registry is a version control system for our schema. It stores our schema's change history, tracking the types and fields that were added, modified, and removed. The registry powers almost every Apollo feature.
Similar to how we commit and push changes to our codebase to a Git repository, we should push every new version of our schema to the registry. Apollo Server can do that for us automatically on startup, or we can include it as a step in our CI/CD process.
In which ways the Apollo schema registry is comparable to a Git version control system?
Thanks to the schema registry, we can track variants of the same graph that are deployed in different environments, such as staging and production. We can run schema checks to detect when a potential change might break one of our clients. We can also use the Explorer on a production graph without relying on introspection, so our graph's structure is kept private from unauthorized clients.
As our graph grows, multiple teams might even want to break parts of it into separate subgraphs that they manage independently. The schema registry can take care of tracking all those subgraphs, enabling Apollo to surface potential conflicts between them, and even powering schema composition with Apollo managed federation!
Which of these features are powered by the schema registry?
So many cool and powerful features come with the schema registry! We'll focus on only a couple for this course: storing schema change history for a single graph and field usage. | https://www.apollographql.com/tutorials/lift-off-part5/what-is-the-schema-registry | 2022-04-01T00:59:58Z |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oscars producer Will Packer said Los Angeles police were ready to arrest Will Smith after Smith slapped Chris Rock on the Academy Awards stage.
"They were saying, you know, this is battery, was a word they used in that moment," Packer said in a clip released by ABC News Thursday night of an interview he gave to "Good Morning America." "They said we will go get him. We are prepared. We're prepared to get him right now. You can press charges, we can arrest him. They were laying out the options."
But Packer said Rock was “very dismissive” of the idea.
“He was like, ‘No, no, no, I’m fine,” Packer said. "And even to the point where I said, ‘Rock, let them finish.’ The LAPD officers finished laying out what his options were and they said, ‘Would you like us to take any action?’ And he said no.”
The LAPD said in a statement after Sunday night's ceremony that they were aware of the incident, and that Rock had declined to file a police report. The department declined comment Thursday on Packer's interview, a longer version of which will air on Friday morning.
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences met Wednesday to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Smith for violations against the group's standards of conduct. Smith could be suspended, expelled or otherwise sanctioned.
The academy said in a statement that “Mr. Smith’s actions at the 94th Oscars were a deeply shocking, traumatic event to witness in-person and on television."
Without giving specifics, the academy said Smith was asked to leave the ceremony at the Dolby Theatre, but refused to do so.
Smith strode from his front row seat on to the stage and slapped Rock after a joke Rock made about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, when he was on stage to present the Oscar for best documentary.
On Monday, Smith issued an apology to Rock, the academy and to viewers, saying "I was out of line and I was wrong."
The academy said Smith has the opportunity to defend himself in a written response before the board meets again on April 18.
Rock publicly addressed the incident for the first time, but only briefly, at the beginning of a standup show Wednesday night in Boston, where he was greeted by a thunderous standing ovation. He said "I'm still kind of processing what happened."
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USDA forecasting higher food, grocery costs in 2022
(Gray News) - It looks like elevated food prices are going to continue this year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The USDA released its Food Price Outlook for 2022 and predicted the cost of groceries would continue to increase to as much as 4%.
According to the Consumer Price Index, grocery and supermarket food prices were already 8.6% higher in February than last year and up nearly 1.5% from January to February in 2022.
As reported by the Associated Press, prices for U.S. consumers have continued to jump recently, leaving families facing the highest inflation rate since 1990.
“We’re getting into this situation where we have spiraling inflation,” said Jay Hatfield, CEO of Infrastructure Capital Advisors. “Inflation in one area drives inflation in another.”
Currently, the CPI reports all food categories are increasing in price other than fresh vegetables. Last year, the beef and veal categories had the most significant price increase of 9.3%, and the fresh vegetable category had the smallest at 1.1%. However, no food categories decreased in price in 2021.
Poultry prices are also expected to increase up to 7%, with egg prices predicted to increase up to 3.5% in 2022.
Overall, grocery store and supermarket food purchases are expected to increase up to 4%, with restaurant purchases or food away from home forecasted to increase up to 6.5%, according to the USDA.
Copyright 2022 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | https://www.nbc12.com/2022/04/01/usda-forecasting-higher-food-grocery-costs-2022/ | 2022-04-01T01:00:00Z |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The owner of a downtown Los Angeles building where an explosion injured 12 firefighters has been allowed to enter a judicial diversion program that allows him to avoid jail time and potentially have all charges dismissed.
A court commissioner on Wednesday granted the diversion request for Steve Sungho Lee. He and his companies must pay more than $125,000 in investigative fees, make sure the property meets fire and building codes and arranging for Fire Department training.
Lee owned a commercial building on East Boyd Street in the city's Toy District that caught fire on May 16, 2020. Firefighters had to run for their lives when a ball of flames shot out the building and scorched a fire truck across the street.
Firefighters inside the building had to run through a wall of flames he estimated as 30 feet (9 meters) high and wide, and those on the roof scrambled down a ladder that was engulfed in fire.
Fire officials said the building was a warehouse for Smoke Tokes, a wholesale distributor of supplies for smoking and vaping products including butane hash oil, a concentrated cannabis extract that can be eaten, smoked or vaped. Highly flammable butane is used in the manufacturing process.
Most of the injured firefighters still haven't returned to work and one, Capt. Victor Aguirre, was hospitalized for more than two months and all of his fingers had to be partially amputated, according to a lawsuit he filed against the building and business owners.
Aguirre alleged that the area contained “hundreds of illegally and improperly stored butane canisters and thousands of illegally and improperly stored nitrous oxide cylinders.”
A fire department report concluded that the blaze, which spread to a nearby building, was fueled by an “excessive quantity” of the containers.
Investigators from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives concluded that the fire started under a storage rack in the building and that a worker with a lit cigarette was seen in the area. The cause of the fire was ruled accidental.
However, city prosecutors filed more than 300 misdemeanor charges of violating fire and safety codes against Lee, his companies and owners of businesses in the building and nearby properties. That included more than 160 counts against Lee and his companies.
If Lee meets all conditions of his judicial diversion program for two years, the charges will be dismissed.
“Mr. Lee will be deemed by law to have never been charged," said his attorney, Blair Berk. “The exhaustive federal investigation of the tragic fire objectively concluded that the cause was accidental, and there was no finding of any wrongdoing by Mr. Lee or his companies.”
City Attorney Mike Feuer opposed diversion for Lee, noting the severity of the fire, the injuries suffered by the firefighters and Lee's alleged failure “to take steps which could have mitigated the extent of the blaze."
The owners of Smoke Tokes and another business, Green Buddha, agreed in November 2020 to pay $139,000 each to cover investigative costs and to move out of the building. Charges against them were later dismissed. | https://www.bigrapidsnews.com/news/article/No-jail-for-LA-building-owner-over-explosion-that-17049830.php | 2022-04-01T01:00:00Z |
– Company Expects to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Revenue of approximately $12 Million and $32 Million, respectively –
– Expects First Quarter 2022 Revenue to Range from $8 million to $8.5 Million –
– Provides Full Year 2022 Revenue Outlook of $70 million to $80 Million –
– Expects Form 10-K Filing to be Delayed –
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Volta Inc. (“Volta” or the “Company”) (NYSE: VLTA), an industry leading global EV charging network, powering vehicles and commerce, today announced preliminary revenues of approximately $12 million for its fourth quarter 2021, up 45% year-over-year, and revenues of $32 million for the full year ended December 31, 2021, up 66% year-over-year. Total stalls connected as of December 31, 2021 was 2,330.
Furthermore, the Company expects first quarter 2022 revenues to range from $8 million to $8.5 million. For full year 2022, the Company anticipates revenues to range from $70 million to $80 million. Volta expects 2022 revenue to be greater in the second half of the year, as a reflection of the growing scale of our network and accompanying seasonal media revenue patterns. For 2022, the Company expects total incremental, connected stalls in the range of 1,700 to 2,000.
Due to additional time required to complete its year-end reporting process and file its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, Volta expects to file a Notification of Late Filing on Form 12b-25. Upon completion of the filing of Form 10-K, the Company anticipates holding an investor call.
About Volta Inc.
Volta Inc. (NYSE: VLTA) is a leading global EV charging network, powering vehicles and commerce. Volta Charging’s vision is to build EV charging networks that capitalize on and catalyze the shift from combustion-powered miles to electric miles by placing stations where consumers live, work, shop and play. By leveraging a data-driven understanding of driver behavior to deliver EV charging solutions that fit seamlessly into drivers’ daily routines, Volta Charging’s goal is to benefit consumers, brands and real-estate locations while helping to build the infrastructure of the future. As part of Volta Charging’s unique EV charging offering, its stations allow it to enhance its site hosts’ and strategic partners’ core commercial interests, creating a new means for them to benefit from the transformative shift to electric mobility. To learn more, visit www.voltacharging.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes forward-looking statements, which are subject to the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may be identified by words such as “anticipates,” “feels,” “believes,” expects,” “estimates,” “projects,” “intends,” “should,” “is to be,” or the negative of such terms, or other comparable terminology and include, among other things, statements regarding Volta’s strategy and other future events that involve risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained herein due to many factors, including, but not limited to: intense competition faced by Volta in the electric vehicle (“EV”) charging market and in its content activities; the possibility that Volta is not able to build on and develop strong relationships with real estate and retail partners to build out its charging network and content partners to expand its content sales activities; market conditions, including seasonality, that may impact the demand for EVs and EV charging stations or content on Volta’s digital displays; the ability of Volta to effectively retain senior management and execute on its business strategy; risks, cost overruns and delays associated with construction and installation of Volta’s charging stations; risks associated with any future expansion by Volta into additional international markets; cost increases, delays or new or increased taxation or other restrictions on the availability or cost of electricity; rapid technological change in the EV industry may require Volta to continue to develop new products and product innovations, which it may not be able to do successfully or without significant cost; the impact of competing technologies that could reduce the demand for EVs; the risk that Volta’s shift to including a pay-for-use charging business model and the requirement of mobile check-ins adversely impacts Volta’s ability to retain driver interest, content partners and site hosts; the EV market may not continue to grow as expected; the risk that Volta may fail to effectively build scalable and robust processes to manage the growth of its business and to expand its geographic footprint; the ability to protect its intellectual property rights; and those factors discussed in Volta’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q under the heading “Risk Factors,” filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as supplemented by other reports and documents Volta files from time to time with the SEC. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and Volta undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release.
Contacts
Investors: IR@voltacharging.com
Media: press@voltacharging.com | https://www.01net.it/volta-inc-provides-business-update-2/ | 2022-04-01T01:00:00Z |
Building better engineers
Every day, engineers in chemical plants make decisions that could have major safety repercussions. And every day, companies need engineers who can also balance their decision-making with their employer’s bottom line. As an engineering education expert in the Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering, Dr. Cheryl Bodnar studies...
today.rowan.edu | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2556611733415/building-better-engineers | 2022-04-01T01:00:00Z |
(The Center Square) – The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office is launching a new pre-trial diversion program for military veterans.
The Veterans’ Diversion Program, which begins on April 4, 2022, aims to provide evidence-based services and treatment to some veterans before a conviction.
The County Attorney’s Office notes that some veterans have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and cannot access treatment. The office notes that this can result in domestic violence, drug and alcohol abuse, mental health disorders, and suicide.
The Veterans’ Diversion Program will try to identify and treat those issues, according to a press release issued on Wednesday this week. A veteran who completes the program can have their charges dismissed.
“The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office operates one of the most comprehensive pre-trial diversion programs in the country, empowering eligible offenders to become productive citizens with community-based education and treatment programs as an alternative to prosecution,” Maricopa County Chief Deputy Ken Vick said in the press release. “With the launch of the Veterans’ Diversion Program, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office continues its efforts to address underlying substance abuse or mental health issues, reduce recidivism, and preserve limited prosecutorial resources.”
Retired U.S. Army Gen. Barry McCaffrey, former director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy and Averhealth Board Member, offered praise for the program.
He said that it will give more veterans a chance to succeed in life after their military career ends.
“I salute the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office Veterans’ Diversion Program for implementing a pre-trial diversion program providing Veterans with the treatment and services needed as they work through the unique challenges they often face with criminal conduct, substance use disorder, mental health issues as well as unemployment and housing,” said Ret. U.S. Army Gen. Barry McCaffrey, former director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy and Averhealth Board Member. “The fact that their criminal charges are suspended during the program, and, if they are successful, their felony charge is dismissed, is a much-needed solution for our Veterans as one door closes and a new door opens for them. I am pleased that Averhealth is in partnership with MCAO for this worthwhile opportunity so Veterans can lead a successful life beyond the issues they face when they return home.”
More information on the program is available on the County Office’s Diversion page. | https://www.thecentersquare.com/arizona/maricopa-county-attorney-s-office-launches-veterans-diversion-program/article_b4c524c8-b13a-11ec-bb32-cbccfecd1f5a.html | 2022-04-01T01:00:01Z |
Baba Vanga vindicated as Putin now rules
What you need to know:
- Surprisingly, Baba Vanga made predictions about Russia and its President Vladimir Putin that seem to be unravelling.
- In 1979, she predicted that Russia would become the “master of the globe” once Europe became a “wasteland” .
Vangeliya Pandeva Gushterova, commonly known as Baba Vanga, was a Bulgarian mystic and herbalist. Blind since early childhood, she spent most of her life in Rupite, in the Kozhuh mountains of Bulgaria.
The world cannot be run on predictions and astrology. But it has witnessed Baba Vanga’s mysterious predictions of many years before come true — from the collapse of the Soviet Union to the September 11 attacks of 2001, Princess Diana’s death, and the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, she foresaw them all. She made alarming forecasts about 2022 before her 1996 death, at 85.
Thirty years after Baba Vanga’s death, 85 per cent of what she said has come to pass.
Surprisingly, she made predictions about Russia and its President Vladimir Putin that seem to be unravelling. In 1979, she predicted that Russia would become the “master of the globe” once Europe became a “wasteland” .
Vladimir’s grandeur
The Birmingham Mail quotes Baba Vanga thus: “All will melt, as if ice, and only one will stay intact —Vladimir’s grandeur, it’s Russia’s glory. It is too often brought in as a victim. Nobody will be able to stop Russia. All will be eliminated from the road by her, and she will not only be maintained but also become king of the world.”
If this prediction is true, then the problems of all Western countries, including the United States, are bound to increase.
According to Baba Vanga, India’s temperatures will rise over 50° Celcius, resulting in locust assaults on crops and agricultural regions, which will culminate in mass starvation. She also predicted that the world’s big cities would be hit by a water scarcity in 2022. Due to river contamination, they will struggle for hydration.
In an alarming discovery, Baba Vanga predicted that by 2022 we would spend more time in front of screens than ever before. During the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, which we are all witness to and living through, it has also come true!
Mr Surjit is a veteran journalist and freelance writer based in Brampton, Canada. [email protected] | https://nation.africa/kenya/blogs-opinion/blogs/baba-vanga-is-vindicated-as-putin-now-rules--3767194 | 2022-04-01T01:00:01Z |
Company ousted from $1B North Shore wastewater treatment project suing Metro Vancouver
Acciona is seeking $250 million in damages and unpaid bills for wrongful and unnecessary termination
The company ousted from building the $1-billion North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant is suing Metro Vancouver for $250 million in damages and unpaid bills.
In documents filed in B.C. Supreme Court, Acciona Wastewater Solutions LP said the regional government wrongfully and unnecessarily cancelled construction contracts mid-project, despite good faith efforts to solve the many issues.
"Metro Vancouver claims it terminated the North Shore contract because of delays and cost overruns in completing the wastewater plant, ignoring the fact that its own administration of the project was a major cause of most of the problems, and changing contractors mid-project will cost taxpayers more and take longer to complete the project," said a release from the company.
The company claims it was not responsible for most of the 1,000-plus modifications made to the original project, nor the resulting delays and cost increases.
It said the extra steel needed to ensure the structure was resilient to earthquakes pushed the budget over the $1 billion mark.
In October last year, Metro Vancouver announced it was cancelling Acciona's contracts after learning costs had doubled from the original estimate of $500 million to $1 billion.
At the time, the project was only 36 per cent complete and long past the original 2020 completion date.
In a statement to CBC, Metro Vancouver Chief Administrative Officer Jerry Dobrovolny said Acciona signed fixed-price and fixed-date contracts, and despite revisions to the agreed timeline, still failed to meet key construction milestones.
"They also asked for a further increase in budget which would almost double the original contract price," said Dobrovolny.
"Metro Vancouver is confident that its decision to terminate was justified. Metro Vancouver will defend against Acciona's claims, including the unfounded allegations of misconduct," he said.
Metro Vancouver has since hired PCL Constructors Westcoast Inc. and designer AECOM to take over the project. | https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/company-ousted-from-1b-north-shore-wastewater-treatment-project-suing-metro-vancouver-1.6404421?cmp=rss | 2022-04-01T01:00:01Z |
With a decade of UFC experience behind him, Al Iaquinta isn’t in any rush to see open scoring in his fights.
The UFC lightweight has been on both sides of the decision coin throughout his career, but in the hot topic discussion of whether of not open scoring should be implemented sport wide, Iaquinta is on the side of keeping things as they are, but improving the quality of the individuals responsible for scoring the rounds.
“It changes everything. That would change the sport,” Iaquinta said of open scoring on Heck of a Morning. “In between rounds, everyone’s going to be looking up at the scoreboard, and how many guys would it really affect? Even with bad judging, it’s almost like it’s part of the sport now.
“I’d tell you one thing: if I thought I was up two rounds, and they flashed the scorecards in-between the second and third, and I found out that I was down, I might have a mental breakdown. I might jump over the cage and attack the judges.
“I just have a feeling that it sounds good in theory, but then when you add something like that in it just changes the experience. I can understand why it some circumstances it would’ve been useful, but in 99 percent of fighting in the UFC, or MMA, we just need better judging. We need to figure out the judging. Having the fighters know there’s a bad judge, I’d rather just have good judging — then fighters don’t need to know that they’re down.”
Iaquinta had teased retirement following his November loss to Bobby Green at UFC 268 but indicated on The MMA Hour in February that he hasn’t definitively made that decision. The 34-year-old has lost three straight — which includes decision losses to Donald Cerrone and Dan Hooker.
Having competed in multiple hard-nosed battles that have gone to the judges’ scorecards inside the octagon, Iaquinta feels that there’s a bit of extra excitement of not knowing what the scoreboard reads heading into a final round.
“That’s the beauty of fighting sports, the fighters need to go out there without really knowing if they’re winning, if they’re losing, or if they have to go out there and finish,” Iaquinta said. “With open scoring, it’s, ‘We have to finish him this round.’ Now, it’s like, you might have to finish. There’s a little bit of mystery in there. But I’m an old school guy and I like the old school ways, it’s been this way forever. I think it would be a lot to do something like that, especially in the UFC, to play around with something like that.” | https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/3/31/23004614/al-iaquinta-explains-why-hes-not-a-proponent-of-open-scoring-in-mma-we-just-need-better-judging | 2022-04-01T01:00:01Z |
Oscars producer says police offered to arrest Will Smith
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oscars producer Will Packer said Los Angeles police were ready to arrest Will Smith after Smith slapped Chris Rock on the Academy Awards stage.
“They were saying, you know, this is battery, was a word they used in that moment,” Packer said in a clip released by ABC News Thursday night of an interview he gave to “Good Morning America.” “They said we will go get him. We are prepared. We’re prepared to get him right now. You can press charges, we can arrest him. They were laying out the options.”
But Packer said Rock was “very dismissive” of the idea.
“He was like, ‘No, no, no, I’m fine,” Packer said. “And even to the point where I said, ‘Rock, let them finish.’ The LAPD officers finished laying out what his options were and they said, ‘Would you like us to take any action?’ And he said no.”
The LAPD said in a statement after Sunday night’s ceremony that they were aware of the incident, and that Rock had declined to file a police report. The department declined comment Thursday on Packer’s interview, a longer version of which will air on Friday morning.
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences met Wednesday to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Smith for violations against the group’s standards of conduct. Smith could be suspended, expelled or otherwise sanctioned.
The academy said in a statement that “Mr. Smith’s actions at the 94th Oscars were a deeply shocking, traumatic event to witness in-person and on television.”
Without giving specifics, the academy said Smith was asked to leave the ceremony at the Dolby Theatre, but refused to do so.
Smith strode from his front row seat on to the stage and slapped Rock after a joke Rock made about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, when he was on stage to present the Oscar for best documentary.
On Monday, Smith issued an apology to Rock, the academy and to viewers, saying “I was out of line and I was wrong.”
The academy said Smith has the opportunity to defend himself in a written response before the board meets again on April 18.
Rock publicly addressed the incident for the first time, but only briefly, at the beginning of a standup show Wednesday night in Boston, where he was greeted by a thunderous standing ovation. He said “I’m still kind of processing what happened.”
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Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | https://www.fox8live.com/2022/04/01/oscars-producer-says-police-offered-arrest-will-smith/ | 2022-04-01T01:00:01Z |
Prince Alex Olorunwa Ikuesan, an indigene of Ugbo in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Wednesday, officially declared his interest to contest for the position of Ilaje Constituency 1 in the Ondo State House of Assembly.
Clad with a mammoth crowd, Ikuesan noted that it was time for the constituency to have a more robust and appropriate representation in the state assembly for accurate dividend of democracy to his constituents.
He said that democracy is all about people benefitting from government through their representative, adding that if picked by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in its primary election, and voted for, Ilaje Constituency 1 would witness transformation befitting it.
The House of Assembly aspirant explained that he was certain that APC would allow a level-playing ground for all aspirants, being a party of honour and true democracy, assuring that he is a candidate to beat.
According to him, youths in the constituency should support his aspiration, saying that one of his priorities is to get youths engaged in various vocational and economic empowerments, saying that this would address unemployment and restiveness among the youths.
Ikuesan, who described himself as a grassroots man, expressed optimism that if voted into power, he would make a great positive change in the lives of his constituents,having known where shoe pinches them. | https://www.ondoevents.com/archives/38406 | 2022-04-01T01:00:02Z |
People who suffered from even mild cases of COVID-19 face an increased risk of being diagnosed with diabetes within a year of recovering from the illness, a new study reports.
Researchers found that people who had COVID-19 were about 40% more likely to develop diabetes within a year after recovering, compared to participants in a control group. The likelihood of developing diabetes grew if the patient suffered from a serious infection that led to hospitalization or a stay in intensive care.
"What's surprising is that it is happening in people with no prior risk factors for diabetes" before becoming infected with COVID-19, said Ziyad Al-Aly, the lead author of the study.
These latest findings add to a growing list of studies showing that people who suffered from COVID-19 are at risk of facing other long-term health problems. Those include heart and kidney ailments and chronic fatigue.
Al-Aly also helped lead the study that showed the prevalence of cardiac issues in people who survived COVID-19 infections.
This newest study, published Monday in the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journal, analyzed data from more than 180,000 patients from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
The study's authors compared patients who tested positive for COVID-19 and survived the illness for more than a month with more than 4 million other people who didn't contract COVID in the same period. This data was also compared with another 4.28 million patients who were treated at the VA in 2018 and 2019.
The paper states that around 1% to 2% of people who have been infected with COVID will develop diabetes as a result. That may seem like a small number, but nearly 80 million people in the U.S. have had COVID, Al-Aly told NPR — meaning 800,000 to 1.6 million people developing diabetes who might not have otherwise.
"That translates to a really significant number of people with new onset diabetes in the U.S. and many, many more around the world," Al-Aly said.
Nationwide, approximately 34 million people had diabetes pre-COVID, according to Jorge Moreno, an internal medicine physician at Yale University who didn't work on Al-Aly's study. Doctors expect roughly 1.5 million new people to be newly diagnosed with diabetes each year during normal times, he told NPR.
What to look out for
This study shows that as a nation, more attention needs to be paid to the long-term effects of COVID-19, Al-Aly said. More vigilance can start at the doctor's office.
"We need to start treating COVID as a risk factor for diabetes," Al-Aly said, adding that each person who has come down with the virus needs to be screened.
Moreno told NPR he believes this study will create more awareness among general practitioners and endocrinologists, like himself, to screen patients who have had COVID for diabetes and other complications.
Those who've had COVID should also be closely monitoring their health and changes in their body, Moreno said, and should seek help at the first sign of an issue. Major symptoms for diabetes include increased thirst, frequent urination (which is not influenced by how much liquid consumed) and blurry vision. Major weight fluctuations are also a sign.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://www.wdiy.org/npr-news/2022-03-31/covid-19-infection-increases-your-risk-for-diabetes-a-new-study-says | 2022-04-01T01:00:01Z |
TuSimple (NASDAQ:TSP – Get Rating) is one of 77 publicly-traded companies in the “Computer integrated systems design” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare TuSimple to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
32.5% of TuSimple shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.4% of shares of all “Computer integrated systems design” companies are owned by institutional investors. 11.6% of shares of all “Computer integrated systems design” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for TuSimple and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
TuSimple currently has a consensus price target of $48.91, suggesting a potential upside of 300.94%. As a group, “Computer integrated systems design” companies have a potential upside of 27.58%. Given TuSimple’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe TuSimple is more favorable than its rivals.
Profitability
This table compares TuSimple and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares TuSimple and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
TuSimple’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than TuSimple. TuSimple is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Summary
TuSimple rivals beat TuSimple on 9 of the 12 factors compared.
TuSimple Company Profile (Get Rating)
TuSimple Holdings Inc., an autonomous technology company, develops autonomous technology specifically designed for semi-trucks in the United States and internationally. It intends to produce a line of purpose-built (Level 4) L4 autonomous semi-trucks for the North American market. The company operates its Autonomous Freight Network (AFN) L4 autonomous semi-trucks equipped with its autonomous driving technology. Its AFN is an ecosystem that consists of L4 autonomous semi-trucks, high definition digital mapped routes, terminals, and TuSimple Connect, a cloud-based autonomous operations oversight system. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
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Trent Brown has always felt at home in New England.
That was the main theme of the open letter Brown shared Thursday via Uninterrupted, expressing his gratitude to Patriots fans after re-signing with the team on a two-year contract worth up to $22 million.
“Dear Patriot Nation,” said Brown, who spent the 2018 and 2021 seasons with New England. “It seems like for as long as I can remember, I’ve been a Patriot. My high school team and colors were the same red, white and blue, and in a unique way, being here has always felt like home. Through my first seven years in the league, there’s no doubt where I’ve enjoyed my time the most and had the most success. I couldn’t have done that without you. You’re more than fans to us. You’re family.
“From Foxboro to Boston and all over Massachusetts, you provide us all with an energy that I don’t think any of us could ever put into words. Coming out of that tunnel at Gillette, seeing you all out in the community, even seeing how you support us on the O-line on social media.
“We all know free agency is part of the business, and we all hope to attain the most we can to support our families in a career that goes by all too fast. But what was most important to me was to be somewhere that felt like home, which is why I was grateful that the team and I could agree to terms that would solidify my return and get to the mission of winning more championships.
“I plan to make my next seven my best seven, and just like before, I need you to help me do it. That’s the Patriot Way. See you soon. Sincerely yours, TB77.”
Retaining Brown, who took a free agent visit with the Seattle Seahawks before deciding to stay put, was a major boost to a Patriots offensive line that already had lost starting guards Ted Karras and Shaq Mason. The key now for the 6-foot-8, 380-pound right tackle will be staying healthy, as he missed eight games with a calf injury in 2021 and sat out a total of 16 over his two seasons with the Las Vegas Raiders.
“Good to have Trent Brown back,” Patriots coach Bill Belichick told reporters earlier this week. “I’m glad we were able to work it out. I’m glad we were able to work it out with all of the players we re-signed. … He played well when he played, but he missed half the year. So hopefully we’ll be able to get more play time from him this year, but he’s a quality player.”
A large portion of Brown’s new contract is tied to playing-time incentives, with a base value of $13 million over two years and just $4 million guaranteed. | https://nesn.com/2022/03/trent-brown-shares-open-letter-to-patriots-fans-after-re-signing/ | 2022-04-01T01:00:03Z |
BILLINGS — The COVID-19 pandemic has had a debilitating impact on teenage mental health, according to the 2021 Montana Youth Risk Behavior Survey.
The survey, made up of 98 questions for students in grades 7-12 and released last fall, revealed that 41.4 percent of high school students reported feeling depressed almost every day for at least two straight weeks. That’s an all-time high, especially for women who self-reported at 52.6 percent.
"It’s not surprising to me because of what we’ve been through," said Renee Schoening, the executive director of the Montana School Counselors Association. "Kids need connection, and there’s been so much less connection."
Schoening is no stranger to the survey. Prior to becoming the MSCA executive director last June, she was a K-8 counselor in Deer Lodge for 16 years.
"I think that early intervention is key, and that’s where we can make the most impact," Schoening said.
"From what I’ve experienced, I have 100% seen an increase in student mental health concerns," said Jessica Buboltz.
Buboltz is the MSCA board chair and a current counselor at Missoula Hellgate high school. Both she and Schoening are in Billings this week for the group’s annual conference, which is focused on counselor burnout.
"We talk about making sure we have the skills to help ourselves," Buboltz said.
One of the heaviest issues Buboltz and her colleagues deal with are student suicidal thoughts. More than one in every five students- 21.7 percent- said they seriously considered suicide in the past 12 months. Eighteen percent actually made a plan, and over 10 percent attempted suicide one or more times.
"It’s hard," Buboltz said. "Working with any person that is in a place about taking their lives, that’s difficult."
"Suicide is definitely the hardest thing to have come across your desk," Schoening added. "The other thing that’s really hard is when a child discloses sexual abuse."
MTN News will share those sexual violence numbers, as well as several others that stand out over the next couple weeks in a continued look at Kids in Crisis across our state. | https://www.kxlh.com/rebound/state-of-education/kids-in-crisis-depression-at-30-year-high-in-montana-schools | 2022-04-01T01:00:03Z |
Miranda Lambert is heading to Las Vegas for a 24-date residency. She will start performing at Planet Hollywood in September. Her show is called The Velvet Rodeo. Miranda tells the USA Today newspaper that she is looking forward to the residency. ”II’ve been touring for 20 years and getting tired of the movement. I think 2020 showed me that a little bit, like, oh my body doesn’t hurt all the time. I’m apprehensive in some ways. I talked about it with Kix (Brooks) and Ronnie (Dunn) and Reba (McEntire) since they’d been doing (a residency at Caesars Palace). They all love it. You get a life. You don’t live on the bus. And there’s something to be said for waking up and making eggs and going on a hike instead of being in a parking lot.” | https://www.wccq.com/miranda-lambert-is-going-to-vegas/ | 2022-04-01T01:00:03Z |
NYC lifting school mask mandate, indoor vaccine requirement
New York City will end its school mask mandate and vaccination requirement for businesses like restaurants starting Monday, Mayor Eric Adams (D) announced.
The move in the country’s largest city is a sign of the push to return to normal life and part of a parade of recent announcements by governors and local officials lifting rules on masking and other areas.
“Two years ago, New York City was the epicenter of the pandemic, but thanks to New Yorkers getting vaccinated and getting boosted we have made tremendous progress,” Adams said in a statement.
He urged people to go out and take advantage of the city’s offerings.
“New Yorkers should be getting out and enjoying our amazing city,” he said. “The fight may not be over, but we’re clearly winning the war. We are open for business and New York City has its groove back.”
Under the new rules, businesses like restaurants and gyms will still be able to require vaccination if they choose to.
Masks will still be required for children under 5, for whom no vaccine is yet available, the mayor said.
The moves come as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is no longer recommending masks, including in schools, in most of the country under new guidelines.
President Biden also echoed a message of getting back to closer to normal in his State of the Union on Tuesday.
“It’s time for Americans to get back to work and fill our great downtowns again,” Biden said then. “People working from home can feel safe to begin to return to the office.”
The Hill has removed its comment section, as there are many other forums for readers to participate in the conversation. We invite you to join the discussion on Facebook and Twitter. | https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/596891-nyc-lifting-school-mask-mandate-indoor-vaccine-requirement/ | 2022-04-01T01:00:01Z |
Earthstone Energy, Inc. (NYSE:ESTE – Get Rating) has been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the seven research firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation and four have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $22.00.
A number of analysts have weighed in on ESTE shares. Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of Earthstone Energy from $21.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 14th. Roth Capital reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Earthstone Energy in a research note on Tuesday, February 8th. Alliance Global Partners boosted their price objective on shares of Earthstone Energy from $28.00 to $33.00 in a research note on Friday, February 11th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of Earthstone Energy from $13.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Monday, March 14th. Finally, Zacks Investment Research cut shares of Earthstone Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 16th.
In related news, Chairman Frank Alan Lodzinski sold 50,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $12.24, for a total value of $612,000.00. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. 49.56% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Shares of NYSE ESTE traded down $0.64 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $12.63. 1,079,622 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 798,724. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $12.93 and its 200-day moving average price is $11.49. The stock has a market cap of $1.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.78 and a beta of 2.40. Earthstone Energy has a one year low of $6.44 and a one year high of $15.27. The company has a quick ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 0.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31.
Earthstone Energy (NYSE:ESTE – Get Rating) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, March 8th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.46 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by $0.08. Earthstone Energy had a net margin of 8.46% and a return on equity of 11.26%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.09 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Earthstone Energy will post 2.8 EPS for the current year.
Earthstone Energy Company Profile (Get Rating)
Earthstone Energy, Inc is an independent oil and gas holding company. It engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil and gas reserves. It also focuses on the Midland Basin and Eagle Ford Trend properties. The company was founded on July 7, 1969 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, TX.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri nonprofit that was at the center of a corruption probe that involved several legislators is paying more than $8 million to the federal government and the state of Arkansas under an agreement with prosecutors announced Thursday.
Federal prosecutors announced the non-prosecution agreement with Preferred Family Healthcare, which agreed to forfeit more than $6.9 million to the federal government and pay more than $1.1 million in restitution to Arkansas.
The Missouri-based mental health care provider operated 50 clinics throughout Arkansas until October 2018 and no longer operates in the state. Prosecutors on Thursday said under the agreement, PFH admitted that its former officers and employees conspired to embezzle funds from the charity and bribe Arkansas legislators.
Several former executives from the charity, former Arkansas legislators and other have pleaded guilty in federal court as part of the corruption probe.
A lobbyist pleaded guilty in 2019 to bribing three Arkansas lawmakers, including the governor’s nephew, to benefit PFH. The lobbyist, Rusty Cranford, was sentenced to seven years in prison and in August was released to serve the remainder of his sentence from home.
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge in 2020 announced the firm had reached $6.5 million in federal and state settlements following an investigation by Rutledge's office into false Medicaid claims made by former PFH employees. | https://www.theridgefieldpress.com/news/article/Firm-paying-8M-to-Arkansas-feds-over-corruption-17049727.php | 2022-04-01T01:00:04Z |