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KNOXVILLE, Tenn., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation® (IACMI) today announced Dale Brosius has been appointed interim chief executive officer effective April 1, 2022. Brosius will lead IACMI as it identifies a permanent CEO to succeed Dr. John Hopkins, who is stepping down after leading the organization for more than four years. IACMI is one of 16 Manufacturing USA innovation institutes created to secure U.S. global leadership in advanced manufacturing through large scale public-private collaboration on technology, supply chain and workforce development.
"Dale has been a foundational part of IACMI since its origins and brings proven experience, expertise, and stability to the IACMI leadership role," said Dr. Stacey S. Patterson, president of the University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF). UTRF is the sole corporate member of Collaborative Composite Solutions Corporation, the non-profit organization which operates IACMI. "From our inception, and even prior to his being named chief commercialization officer in February 2015, Dale has played a key role establishing IACMI, growing and serving our consortium membership, and ensuring success in meeting our Department of Energy objectives."
As interim CEO, Dale will become responsible for the full scale of day-to-day operations of the institute. He will also continue in his roles as Chief Commercialization Officer, Executive Director of the IACMI Consortium, and chair of the IACMI Consortium Council.
With more than 30 years of industrial experience in the composites industry, Brosius' career has included positions at U.S.-based firms Dow Chemical Co., Fiberite and successor Cytec Industries Inc. At Fiberite and Cytec, he led key activities related to high performance carbon fiber prepreg-based components for aerospace and industrial markets, and managed thermoset molding compound businesses in the U.S. and France. Prior to joining IACMI, he led the establishment of European and U.S. operations for Australian-based composites manufacturer Quickstep Technologies. Brosius has a BS in chemical engineering from Texas A&M University and an MBA from the University of Phoenix.
Since 2015, IACMI has managed over 50 collaborative and industry led technical projects with greater than $150 million in research and development value. More than 15 new products are now commercially available and $400 million-plus has been invested in a broad system of open access facilities for demonstration at scale in eight states. IACMI has engaged more than 9,000 people in composites training and STEM outreach and placed more than 100 university interns with industry collaboration.
Through collaboration with industry, academia, and national laboratories, IACMI projects have demonstrated faster cycle times and lower costs for composite materials and structures, decreased carbon intensity, and increased recyclability of composites.
About IACMI – The Composites Institute
IACMI – The Composites Institute is a 130-plus member community of industry, universities, national laboratories, and federal, state, and local government agencies working together to accelerate advanced composites design, manufacturing, technical innovation, and workforce solutions to enable a cleaner and more sustainable, more secure, and more competitive U.S. economy. IACMI is managed by the Collaborative Composite Solutions Corporation (CCS), a not-for-profit organization established by The University of Tennessee Research Foundation. A Manufacturing USA institute, IACMI is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Manufacturing Office, as well as key state and industry partners. Visit www.iacmi.org and follow IACMI on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
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Three days after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the measure, LGBTQ-advocacy groups, parents, students and a teacher filed a federal lawsuit Thursday challenging a new law that includes barring instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in early school grades.
The lawsuit, filed in the federal Northern District of Florida, seeks to block Florida from moving forward with the law, which is set to take effect in July. While DeSantis and Republican lawmakers describe the law as boosting parental rights, it has drawn national attention as critics dubbed it the “don’t say gay” bill.
DeSantis, the State Board of Education, the state Department of Education and Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran are named as defendants, along with the school boards in Manatee, Sarasota, Miami-Dade, St. Johns and Jackson counties.
The challenge focuses on a part of the law (HB 1557) that would prohibit instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third-grade and require that such instruction in older grades is age-appropriate in accordance with state academic standards.
Lawyers for the opponents, including the LGBTQ-advocacy group Equality Florida, argue in the lawsuit that the measure is discriminatory and “aims at sexual orientations and gender identities that differ from heterosexual and cisgender identities.”
The 80-page complaint alleges that the law violates constitutional free-speech and equal-protection rights. Also, it contends that the law violates due-process rights because of “vagueness.”
“H.B. 1557 piles one violation on top of another. It offends principles of free speech and equal protection by seeking to censor discussions of sexual orientation or gender identity that recognize and respect LGBTQ people and their families. It offends due process by using broad and vague terms to define its prohibitions — thus inviting discriminatory enforcement and magnifying its chilling effect on speech. And it arises from discriminatory purposes and outdated sex-based stereotypes that offend deeply rooted constitutional and statutory requirements,” the lawsuit said.
The lawsuit points to other parts of Florida law that require a “uniform, safe, secure, efficient, and high quality system of education” that is “made available without discrimination” on the basis of factors like race, ethnicity, gender, religion or marital status. It also cited “inclusivity efforts” by local school districts that focused on LGBTQ students.
“H.B. 1557 seeks to undo all of this. Although it is formally entitled the ‘Parental Rights in Education Act,’ it is popularly and more accurately known as Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law,” the lawsuit said.
DeSantis and the bill’s Republican backers have vigorously defended the measure and disputed the “don’t say gay” moniker.
DeSantis has accused lawmakers who opposed the measure and other critics of mischaracterizing the bill by “sloganeering.” The governor also argued that the bill’s detractors “support having woke gender ideology” in early grades.
“I think that they’ve gone through sloganeering and all these things really out of desperation. Because they know they could never argue their position on the merits. They would … crumble, I think, under the weight of outrage from parents if they were actually standing on the wall and saying that they support those things,” DeSantis said Monday before signing the bill.
House Speaker Chris Sprowls, a Palm Harbor Republican who joined DeSantis for a bill-signing event, echoed the governor’s comments and took issue with objections to the bill by President Joe Biden’s administration and high-profile celebrities.
“This was super easy to figure out what this bill did. And yet, people lied about it. The media lied about it. Advocates lied about it. Whether it was in the White House press room, or whether it was last night (Sunday) at the Oscars, there were lies about it. And the governor’s right, they were intentional,” Sprowls said.
–Ryan Dailey, News Service of Florida | https://flaglerlive.com/174743/dont-say-gay-law-draws-federal-lawsuit-three-days-after-desantis-signs-it/ | 2022-04-01T01:24:24Z |
Number of Ukraine refugees passes worst-case U.N. estimate
MEDYKA, Poland (AP) — The number of people who have fled Ukraine since Russian troops invaded has surpassed 4 million, the United Nations reported Wednesday as https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-zelenskyy-roman-abramovich-kyiv-europe-ef9c28c44f94b34262fe6b7c296d58a6">shelling continued in places where Moscow had vowed to ease its military operations. "I do not know if we can still believe...
www.edglentoday.com | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2556682238388/number-of-ukraine-refugees-passes-worst-case-u-n-estimate | 2022-04-01T01:24:24Z |
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.nhregister.com/news/article/Ex-minor-leaguer-ran-major-league-sports-betting-17049855.php | 2022-04-01T01:24:24Z |
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For some disadvantaged kids, attending a rural junior college can be the best chance they have at higher education, and their only opportunity to pursue a dream of playing college ball.
Tiny Highland Community College in northeast Kansas attracts students from all over the country who attend on athletic scholarships. As KCUR’s Frank Morris reports, the school has been sued in recent years for alleged hostility toward its Black student-athletes — then, the college president compared a Black football player to Hitler.
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Kansas City Today is hosted by Nomin Ujiyediin. It is produced by Byron Love with Trevor Grandin and edited by Gabe Rosenberg & Lisa Rodriguez.
You can support Kansas City Today by becoming a KCUR member: kcur.org/donate | https://www.kcur.org/podcast/kansas-city-today/2022-03-01/is-a-kansas-college-trying-to-kick-out-black-athletes | 2022-04-01T01:24:24Z |
The Atlanta Hawks and Cleveland Cavaliers are set for battle on Thursday night. Join us on Twitter and in the comments to discuss all of the action.
Hawks starters
- Trae Young
- Kevin Huerter
- De’Andre Hunter
- Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot
- Clint Capela
Cavaliers starters
- Darius Garland
- Issac Okoro
- Caris LeVert
- Lauri Markkanen
- Moses Brown | https://www.peachtreehoops.com/2022/3/31/23005546/game-thread-cavaliers-at-hawks | 2022-04-01T01:24:25Z |
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who is on a two-day official visit to India, is expected to meet and hold talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday.
Lavrov arrived in India on Thursday. This is the first trip of Lavrov to India since Moscow launched a "special military operation" in Ukraine on February 24.
Lavrov's visit comes soon after China's foreign minister Wang Yi visit to India last week and ahead of the 2+2 dialogues set to be held between India and the US on April 11.
The Russian Foreign Minister reached New Delhi after his two-day visit to China.
On Wednesday, in China, Lavrov held talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi and both sides pledged to strengthen bilateral ties. Lavrov informed the Chinese side of the Russia-Ukraine talks, saying Russia is committed to easing the tensions, continuing peace talks with Ukraine, and maintaining communication with the international community.
Russian Foreign Minister participated in two multinational meetings on Afghanistan along with representatives from Pakistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
Lavrov also held meetings with representatives from China and Pakistan and attended a separate meeting of the "Extended Troika" with special Afghan envoys from China and the US.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) | https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/russian-foreign-minister-sergey-lavrov-to-meet-s-jaishankar-today-2855865 | 2022-04-01T01:24:25Z |
Thursday’s report: Active Covid cases moved up a tad in the Thursday report by the Department of Health and Human Resources, but deaths broke from a troubling recent upward trend fueled by rconciliation of data with death certificates.
Active cases rose by three to 357 in the daily report but stayed below the 422 of one week ago and far below the 2,143 active cases reported on March 1.
The state counted eight more Covid-related deaths for the Thursday report, down from 29 reported Wednesday and 51 reported Tuesday. Those totals were boosted by reconciliation numbers, 23 on Wednesday and 46 on Tuesday. On Thursday, there were two deaths by the reconciliation count.
The daily positive test rate fell three-tenths of a point to 1.26 percent. The last time it was above 5 percent was March 7 when it touched 5.93 peercent. The last time the rate was above 3 percent was March 14 when it came in at 3.51 percent.
Hospitalizations fell by two to 158 and intensive care unit cases were down by four to 46. The number of patients on a ventilator was 18, down one from the day before.
In its Thursday report the DHHR confirmed the deaths of an 89-year-old male from Webster County, a 69-year-old male from Monongalia County, a 54-year-old male from Clay County, an 81-year-old female from Mercer County, a 78-year-old female from Wyoming County and a 91-year-old female from Berkeley County.
Included in the total deaths reported on the dashboard as a result of the Bureau for Public Health’s continuing data reconciliation with the official death certificate are a 32-year-old male from Harrison County and a 72-year-old male from Nicholas County. These deaths occurred in January 2021 and November 2021. | https://www.register-herald.com/health/active-covid-19-cases-at-end-of-month-far-below-march-1-report/article_dfeeb92c-b138-11ec-95ad-13c44ba31373.html | 2022-04-01T01:24:25Z |
Africa's week in pictures: 25-31 March 2022
A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond:
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At issue is use of a Taser on a San Carlos Park teen in the backyard where his girlfriend lives a week ago by a Florida Highway Patrol Officer.
Authorities near Richmond held a meeting to discuss the home, where explosive materials had been found — requiring the temporary evacuation of nearby houses. The owner faces 23 charges, mostly related to drug possession.
Police are investigating after 59-year-old Nathale Burris was found dead inside a storage unit owned by Cube Smart in the northwest valley, and questions are being raised about the amount of people who happen to be living in storage facilities.
The unlicensed Virginia massage therapist accused of sexual assault in Fairfax County was found dead in his jail cell Wednesday.
The Ukrainian military nonprofit Come Back Alive said that the attack was a mortar strike corrected for accuracy by a nearby drone.
Clark County school police say they fired at a car when it sped into a parking lot, refused to stop and struck one person. Donyae Williams, whose brother was one of two people shot, said they were trying to leave after another group of people sought to start a fight.
Jamie Petrone estimated that 90% of all computer equipment orders she made for Yale’s medical school over eight years were bogus.
Frederick Woods, 70, was granted parole on Friday after spending four decades in prison for kidnapping a school bus of children in 1976.
Riley Leon was driving home in his family's truck when the tornado hit. Now, the 16-year-old has a brand new Chevy to drive.
The message was heard loud and clear -- the village has been completely deserted since February.
A Memphis man was indicted for premeditated first-degree murder after kidnapping a man from a wheelchair at gunpoint, shooting him to death and dumping his body in a field, according to Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich.
Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons said the clerk suffered "serious, horrific, life-threatening" burns and was transported to the hospital.
Queens pizza shop owner Louie Suljovic and his dad, Cazim, intervened when they saw a 61-year-old Korean woman attacked in a violent street robbery.
“Based on one day of footage it appears that numerous children were harmed and multiple staff members were observed harming children.”
Whitmer kidnap plot suspect Daniel Harris gets combative during cross examination, calling a government witness "a b----."
He was ambushed in his office, police say.
Semajs Short, 24, was attacked by multiple prisoners at Bertie Correctional Institution on Tuesday, authorities said. He was serving a 31-year sentence for second-degree murder.
A dedicated Vietnamese father reportedly spent months and invested tens of thousands of dollars to convert an old van into a French model wooden tank for his son. Truong Van Dao, a 31-year-old carpenter from Bac Ninh Province, east of Hanoi, and his two colleagues reportedly spent three months converting an old, unused 16-seater minibus into a French EBR105 model, complete with its 2.8-meter-long (9.1-foot-long) replica canon, according to the AFP news agency. Dao explained he took out most of the van’s parts but retained its main engine and the minibus floor, while rearranging the inside to fit all the gears needed for the wooden tank.
The five-page ruling was issued Wednesday by Brevard County Judge Judith Atkin and follows a March 16 hearing in Viera | https://news.yahoo.com/africas-week-pictures-25-31-005132371.html | 2022-04-01T01:24:25Z |
Bitcoin BTC/USD was trading about 2% lower on Thursday as both the cryptocurrency and general markets experienced a continued pullback off their recent highs.
Bitcoin reached a high of $48,240 on Monday — a price the crypto hasn’t traded at since Dec. 31, 2021 — while the S&P 500 hit the 4,637.30 mark, which it hasn’t seen since mid-January.
The pull back in Bitcoin was due for a number of technical reasons and it hasn’t negated the longer-term uptrend the crypto has been trading in since March 14.
In an uptrend, the higher highs indicate the bulls are in control while the intermittent higher lows indicate consolidation periods. Traders can use moving averages to help identify an uptrend with rising lower timeframe moving averages (such as the eight-day or 21-day exponential moving averages) indicating the stock is in a steep shorter-term uptrend and rising longer-term moving averages (such as the 200-day simple moving average) indicating a long-term uptrend.
A stock often signals when the higher high is in by printing a reversal candlestick such as a doji, bearish engulfing or hanging man candlestick. Likewise, the higher low could be signaled when a doji, morning star or hammer candlestick is printed. Moreover, the higher highs and higher lows often take place at resistance and support levels.
In an uptrend the "trend is your friend" until it’s not and in an uptrend there are ways for both bullish and bearish traders to participate in the stock:
- Bullish traders who are already holding a position in a stock can feel confident the uptrend will continue unless the stock makes a lower low. Traders looking to take a position in a stock trading in an uptrend can usually find the safest entry on the higher low.
- Bearish traders can enter the trade on the higher high and exit on the pullback. These traders can also enter when the uptrend breaks and the stock makes a lower low indicating a reversal into a downtrend may be in the cards.
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The Bitcoin Chart: Bitcoin reversed into an uptrend near the $37.560 mark after printing a bullish double bottom at that level on March 13 and March 14. The crypto has since made consistent series of higher highs and higher lows, with the most recent higher high printed on Monday and the most recent higher low formed on March 26 and the 44,091 level.
- If Bitcoin closes the 24-hour trading session near its low-of-day price, it will print a bearish Marubozu candlestick on the daily chart, which could indicate lower prices will come again on Friday. As long a continued pull back doesn’t push the crypto down below about $44,100 the uptrend will remain intact.
- Technical traders may have seen the retracement coming because when Bitcoin reached its March 28 high, the crypto rejected and wicked from the 200-day simple moving average. The 200-day SMA is considered to be a bellwether for securities, where a stock or crypto trading above the area is considered to be in a bull market whereas a stock or crypto trading below the level is considered to be in a bear market.
- Bitcoin’s relative strength index (RSI) was also measuring in high at about the 71% mark, which indicated a pullback would come. When a stock or crypto’s RSI reaches or exceeds 70% it becomes overbought, which can be a sell signal for technical traders.
- If Bitcoin is able to bounce up over the coming days before negating the downtrend, the pullback may serve as a way to gain enough power to cross over the 200-day SMA on the next attempt.
- Bitcoin has resistance above at $48,475 and $52,100 and support below at $45,814 and $42,223.
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© 2022 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved. | https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/22/03/26408292/bitcoin-pulls-back-but-heres-why-the-trend-remains-intact | 2022-04-01T01:24:26Z |
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON
Associated Press
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge struck down portions of a Florida election law passed last year, saying in a ruling Thursday that the Republican-led government was using subtle tactics to suppress Black voters.
The law tightened rules on mailed ballots, drop boxes and other popular election methods — changes that made it more difficult for Black voters who, overall, have more socioeconomic disadvantages than white voters, U.S. District Judge Mark Walker wrote in his ruling.
“For the past 20 years, the majority in the Florida Legislature has attacked the voting rights of its Black constituents,” Walker wrote. Given that history, he said, some future election law changes should be subject to court approval.
Florida’s Republican-led legislature joined several others around the country in passing election reforms after Republican former President Donald Trump made unfounded claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him. Democrats have called such reforms a partisan attempt to keep some voters from the ballot box.
“It was only designed to fuel the narrative around the big lie and that the election was stolen from Trump,” Democratic state Rep. Fentrice Driskell, who is Black, said in a phone interview after the ruling was issued. “What we absolutely can’t have is a system that, I almost feel like, is separate and unequal. Making it harder for Black people to vote is unconstitutional.”
Democratic state Rep. Ramon Alexander said he and others argued before the bill passed that it would disproportionally affect voters of color, and he is glad Walker agreed.
“Florida has a long history of discrimination at the ballot box, and (the bill) was just another roadblock put in front of Black people trying to cast a legal vote,” said Alexander, who is Black.
Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who made the election bill a priority, said the state will appeal Walker’s decision and win.
“In front of certain district judges, we know we will lose no matter what because they are not going to follow the law,” DeSantis said at a news conference in West Palm Beach. He did not say specifically why he believes the ruling is incorrect.
Upon appeal, the case would go to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, Georgia, which is seen as being more conservative.
Republican Sen. Dennis Baxley, who sponsored the bill, didn’t immediately return a voicemail message seeking comment.
Much of the debate focused on vote-by-mail ballots and how they are collected and returned. Walker overturned a provision of the law limiting when people could use a drop box to submit their ballot, along with a section prohibiting anyone from engaging with people waiting to vote. Walker said the latter provision “discourages groups who give food, water, and other forms of encouragement to voters waiting in long lines from continuing to do so.”
“One way, then, to measure whether this provision will have a disparate impact on Black or Latino voters is to determine whether Black and Latino voters are disproportionately likely to wait in line to vote,” said Walker, citing testimony that showed that to indeed be the case.
Walker, who was appointed by former President Barack Obama, also overturned a provision in the law putting new restrictions on groups that register voters, including requiring that people working to register voters submit their names and permanent addresses to the state.
Walker ordered that for the next 10 years, any attempt by the Legislature to write new laws on the issues he overturned will need court approval.
“Floridians have been forced to live under a law that violates their rights on multiple fronts for over a year,” he wrote. “Without preclearance, Florida could continue to enact such laws, replacing them every legislative session if courts view them with skepticism. Such a scheme makes a mockery of the rule of law.”
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. | https://wtmj.com/national/2022/03/31/judge-strikes-down-parts-of-florida-election-law-cites-race-3/ | 2022-04-01T01:24:26Z |
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.sheltonherald.com/news/article/Ex-minor-leaguer-ran-major-league-sports-betting-17049855.php | 2022-04-01T01:24:26Z |
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PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey refused to say Thursday if transgender people actually exist, twice dodging direct questions on the subject just a day after he signed legislation limiting transgender rights.
The Republican worked instead to defend his signatures on bills that bar transgender girls and women from playing on girls high school and women's college sports teams and barring gender affirming surgery for anyone under age 18.
When specifically asked if he believed that there “are really transgender people,” the governor paused for several seconds before answering.
“I’m going to ask you to read the legislation and to see that the legislation that we passed was in the spirit of fairness to protect girls sports in competitive situations,” Ducey said, referring to the new law that targets transgender girls who want to play on girls sports teams. “That’s what the legislation is intended to do, and that’s what it does.”
Asked again if he believed there are “actual transgender people,” he again answered slowly and carefully.
“I ... am going to respect everyone, and I’m going to respect everyone’s rights. And I’m going to protect female sports. And that’s what the legislation does,” Ducey said.
Ducey's response was “appalling,” according to the Arizona director of the Human Rights Campaign, a national civil rights group that advocates for equality for LGBTQ people. The organization worked to ensure families and transgender young people came to the Capitol to testify against the bills as the Republican-led House and Senate considered them this session.
“It's quite shocking that he can't even address trans people or even say that he thinks they exist,” Bridget Sharpe said.
Wednesday's signing of the two transgender bills and a third that bars abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy and is currently unconstitutional put Ducey right in the middle of two top issues national Republicans are highlighting in the runup to November's midterm elections.
Ducey also signed election legislation that minority Democrats said amounted to voter suppression by requiring longtime Arizonans to be thrown off the voter rolls if they did not prove their citizenship and residence location.
The governor leads the Republican Governors Association, which is charged with helping elect GOP chief executives in U.S. states. He in is the last year of his second term as Arizona governor and term limits bar him from seeking reelection.
The top Democrat in the state House, Rep. Reginald Bolding, called Wednesday “probably one of the darkest days we've seen in the history of Arizona."
“With the stroke of a pen, Gov. Ducey has hurled Arizona backwards to its ugliest past,” Bolding said Wednesday. “And today, he put in jeopardy pregnant people, transgender youth in danger and curtailed voting rights for people of color.”
Social conservative groups and the Arizona Republican Party praised Ducey's action. The Center for Arizona Policy, whose president shepherded the abortion and women's sports bills through the Legislature, called it a victory.
"Thank you, Governor Ducey, for taking a bold stand for women athletes, vulnerable children, and the unborn by putting your signature on (the bills) in the face of intense opposition from activists," Center for Arizona Policy president Cathi Herrod said in a news release she posted on Twitter.
She said the legislation protects the unborn, ensures a level playing field for female athletes and shows that “Arizona will do everything it can to protect vulnerable children struggling with gender confusion” by enacting the surgery ban.
Ducey said the surgery ban protects children from irreversible decisions.
“These are permanent surgeries of reassignment that are irreversible, and those discussions can happen once adulthood is reached,” he said.
The American Civil Liberties Association has vowed to sue over the surgery ban. U.S. Supreme Court precedent currently says women have a constitutional right to abortion until about 24 weeks of pregnancy, although it is considering whether to uphold a 15-week ban enacted in Mississippi and may overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision enshrining a woman's right to choose.
Arizona joins 13 other states in enacting laws preventing transgender girls and women from playing on girls teams. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox vetoed a transgender sports ban in his state, saying it would harm transgender girls, but the Legislature overrode the veto. Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb also vetoed a sports bill, but lawmakers hope to override his action as well. | https://www.ncadvertiser.com/news/article/Arizona-governor-won-t-say-transgender-people-17049806.php | 2022-04-01T01:24:29Z |
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A federal judge has stricken key voting restrictions that the Florida Legislature passed last year as unconstitutional, concluding that they make voting more difficult for everybody but “intentionally target” minorities and “unduly” burden disabled voters.
In a 288-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Mark Walker in Tallahassee barred the state and county supervisors of elections from enforcing:
- Language requiring third-party voter-registration groups to warn prospective voters that the groups might not turn in their registration forms in time.
- A requirement that such groups deliver registration forms to the state Division of Election or the voter’s county of residence, rather than in the county where the forms were gathered.
- A ban on ‘line warming,” or supplying food and water to people waiting in line to vote.
- Limits on use of “drop boxes” where voters can deposit vote-by-mail ballots rather than entrust them to the U.S. Postal Service.
Furthermore, Walker ordered the state to clear any future changes in voting laws during the next 10 years with him. That’s allowed under Section 3 c of the Voting Rights Act.
He said Florida’s history of devising voting laws to disadvantage minorities justified that last requirement.
“In Florida, white Floridians outpace Black Floridians in almost every socioeconomic metric. In Florida, since the end of the Civil War, politicians have attacked the political rights of Black citizens. In Florida, though we have come far, the realistic fact is that we still have a long, long way to go,” Walker wrote.
“For the past 20 years, the majority in the Florida Legislature has attacked the voting rights of its Black constituents. They have done so not as, in the words of Dr. King, ‘vicious racists, with [the] governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification,’ but as part of a cynical effort to suppress turnout among their opponents’ supporters. That, the law does not permit.”
Attorneys representing the state had argued that the law in question, SB 90, imposed only “minor prophylactic changes to the election code,” Walker noted.
“Plaintiffs, on the other hand, allege that SB 90 runs roughshod over the right to vote, unnecessarily making voting harder for all eligible Floridians, unduly burdening disabled voters, and intentionally targeting minority voters — all to improve the electoral prospects of the party in power,” he continued.
“This court has received thousands of pages of evidence — plus thousands more pages of briefing — and has heard two weeks’ worth of testimony from 42 witnesses, ranging from state senators to statisticians.
“Having reviewed all the evidence, this court finds that, for the most part, plaintiffs are right.”
Walker upheld provisions requiring voters to request vote-by-mail ballots every two years, instead of the four allowed in the past, and requiring additional forms of ID, citing failure by the law’s challengers to establish any intent to discriminate against Blacks specifically, rather than merely Democrats who might happen to be Black.
As for the provisions he did strike, Walker wrote:
“If the Legislature had targeted Democrats writ large, it would have simply banned drop boxes, as some of SB 90’s earlier versions proposed to do. But that is not what the Legislature did; SB 90 effectively bans drop-box use at the specific times and the specific days that Black voters, not all Democratic voters, are most likely to use them. The same is true for the solicitation definition and the registration return provision. White Democrats do not wait in long lines, nor do they use [thire-party registration groups] to register. These provisions are not aimed at Democrats as a whole.”
Furthermore, the state offered no alternative explanation for those choices that would satisfy the Voting Rights Act, Walker continued.
“This court finds, upon reviewing all the evidence set out above, that the Legislature would not have passed the drop-box provisions, the solicitation definition, or the registration return provision absent an intent to discriminate against Black voters. Accordingly, these provisions violate the VRA, the Fourteenth Amendment, and the Fifteenth Amendment. Defendants are therefore enjoined from enforcing them,” he wrote.
DeSantis, during a press conference in West Palm Beach, denounced the ruling as “performative partisanship.”
“It was not unforeseen, because we typically set our clocks to getting a partisan outcome in that court. I would not want to be on the receiving end of that appeal if I were a judge, because I think that’s going to be reversed on appeal. The only question is how quickly it gets reversed on appeal,” the governor said.
Walker did note in his ruling that he has deferred to the state in voting cases before. “All told, I have heard 17 cases related to voting in Florida. I ruled against Florida in six of those 17 cases,” he noted.
House Speaker Chris Sprowls also criticized the ruling.
“The illogical leaps and unsupported inferences in Judge Walker’s opinion amount to a 288-page accusation of discriminatory intent based on limited analysis of data he thinks the Legislature might have had, the uncritical and complete acceptance of the comments of Democratic lawmakers, and a total disregard for other viewpoints,” Sprowls said.
“His alleged pattern of discrimination over time amounts to a conspiracy theory that overlooks the reality of term limits, and his insertion of federal preclearance over Florida’s election laws is an egregious abuse of his power.”
Walker pointed to Florida’s history of attempting to suppress black voters, including unfair voting roll purges.
“Once is an accident, twice is a coincidence, three times is a pattern,” he wrote.
“At some point, when the Florida Legislature passes law after law disproportionately burdening Black voters, this court can no longer accept that the effect is incidental. Based on the indisputable pattern set out above, this court finds that, in the past 20 years, Florida has repeatedly sought to make voting tougher for Black voters because of their propensity to favor Democratic candidates.”
Voting-rights groups, however, hailed the decision in written statements.
“Judge Walker’s decision excoriated the discriminatory effects of numerous laws over the past 20 years as evidence of the discriminatory intent of SB 90. For the next 10 years, legislative attacks on voting rights will require pre-clearance from the court to make sure they are not unconstitutional and discriminatory. Today is a victory for the people of Florida and it will take all of us getting more involved to protect our rights and our democracy in this state.” said Andrea Cristina Mercado, executive director of Florida Rising.
“With the court’s decision today, we see one of the most restrictive voting rights laws in the country being struck down. This is a huge victory for the state of Florida. For too long, this law peeled back the progress that voting rights groups have made by targeting the very tools minority communities, like ours, use to increase voter turnout,” said Jasmine Burney-Clark, founder of the Equal Ground Education Fund.
“This decision recognized that SB 90 is the latest stain in a long history of voting laws which restrict Black political participation,” said Amia Trigg, legal counsel to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.
“As Judge Walker acknowledged, this is part of a larger assault on voting rights that continues across the country. We’re seeing the right to vote being targeted at every level of government. Therefore, it is crucial that we continue this fight. Every voice deserves to be heard in our democracy, and state officials must ensure that by making elections fair and accessible — not by creating unnecessary obstacles to the ballot box. This ruling is extremely encouraging for those of us on the frontlines.”
–Michael Moline, Florida Phoenix | https://flaglerlive.com/174747/federal-judge-strikes-down-florida-voting-law/ | 2022-04-01T01:24:30Z |
Rent relief helped prevent more than 1 million evictions in 2021
The federal government's emergency rental assistance program helped prevent more than one million evictions last year.
An estimated 1.36 million renters avoided an eviction filing in 2021 as a result of the government's unprecedented $46.5 billion rent relief program and other protections, according to a recent analysis by Princeton University's Eviction Lab published earlier this month.
Treasury officials reported Wednesday that $30 billion in emergency rent relief was spent or obligated by the end of February. Despite a slow and confusing initial roll out of the program last spring, more than 4.7 million payments were made to households since January 2021.
Treasury expects the remainder of the funds to be exhausted by the middle of this year.
Impact of the assistance
A national eviction ban was put in place in September 2020. While it did not stop all evictions, it significantly slowed the tide of eviction filings until the emergency aid could reach struggling renters and their landlords, White House and Department of Treasury officials said.
"We knew from the start that we faced a race with time to get the emergency rental assistance flowing to a significant degree by the time the national eviction moratorium was lifted," said Gene Sperling, the White House American Rescue Plan coordinator. "We largely won that race."
In the six states and 31 cities tracked by the Eviction Lab researchers, eviction filings fell sharply at the onset of the pandemic, but then increased in the later months of 2020 even with the ban in place. Given the increased number of renters experiencing economic hardship as the pandemic continued into 2021, experts worried about a "tsunami" of evictions and anticipated the number of filings to skyrocket above levels seen in 2019.
But the opposite happened. In a typical year, roughly 865,000 eviction cases were filed in the areas the Eviction Lab tracks. In 2021, roughly half as many evictions were filed, with 434,304 cases.
Evictions fell in all but one of the 31 cities tracked in 2021. The outlier was Las Vegas, where jobs in tourism evaporated, adversely impacting the large number of renters in the city's service sector, according to the report. New York City had the biggest reduction in eviction filings from typical levels, with the report estimating nearly 184,000 eviction cases were avoided in New York City.
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The emergency rental assistance was found to have a strong impact on the low-income and majority-Black neighborhoods that see a disproportionate share of eviction cases. Those areas experienced the largest absolute reduction in eviction filings last year, the Eviction Lab report found.
The report found that in 2021 the most disadvantaged neighborhoods experienced the biggest gains in terms of rental housing stability. But it also found that, among the eviction cases filed, women of color were disproportionately affected.
More than 80% of emergency rental assistance reached the lowest income households, according to the Treasury, with about 40% of all applicants who received assistance self-identifying as Black, and about 20% self-identifying as Latino.
Moving remaining money
The federal emergency rent relief was approved in two rounds of funding. The first, which included $25 billion under the Consolidated Appropriations Act at the end of 2020, and $21.55 billion under the American Rescue Plan Act in March 2021.
Some state and local governments have exhausted allotted funds while others have not distributed everything they have received. As a result, Treasury has been reallocating money to ensure it gets to renters most in need.
Of the $25 billion in the first batch of money, Treasury has already moved $2 billion in underused funds. Beginning in April, funds from the second batch will be reallocated.
This process has "allowed dollars to flow to places with high need," said Noel Poyo, Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Economic Development. "Generally reallocated funds went to higher need areas with more diverse communities."
He said he expects that trend to continue with the available funds from the second batch of money.
But it is a challenging balance to strike, Poyo said, between getting dollars to places where they are running out of funds and making sure that money is still available in places where assistance may have gotten started more slowly and people remain in need.
Treasury is encouraging state and local governments to use the additional funding to assist more renters and make continued investments in housing stability.
"In just one year, the Emergency Rental Assistance program built a national infrastructure for eviction prevention that never existed before and has helped keep eviction rates well below historic averages throughout the pandemic," said Poyo.
He also suggested state and local governments build on the network for support they have established and provide services like housing counselors, "that will help families avoid economic scarring long after COVID-19 is in the rearview mirror," he said. | https://www.wxii12.com/article/rent-relief-prevent-million-evictions/39602016 | 2022-04-01T01:24:30Z |
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Winnipeg 8 Moose Jaw 1
Wednesday's results
Everett at Portland, 7 p.m.
Prince Albert 2 Brandon 1
Swift Current 6 Lethbridge 4
Regina 3 Saskatoon 2
Calgary 3 Medicine Hat 2
Kamloops 8 Prince George 2
Friday's games
Calgary at Swift Current, 7 p.m.
Moose Jaw at Saskatoon, 7 p.m.
Brandon at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.
Winnipeg at Regina, 7 p.m.
Medicine Hat at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.
Spokane at Kamloops, 7 p.m.
Prince George at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.
Portland at Everett, 7:05 p.m.
Tri-City at Seattle, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday's games
Edmonton at Red Deer, 7 p.m.
Lethbridge at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.
Brandon at Saskatoon, 7 p.m.
Seattle at Portland, 6 p.m.
Winnipeg at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.
Regina at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.
Everett at Tri-City, 6:05 p.m.
Spokane at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Victoria at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.
Sunday's games
Swift Current at Calgary, 2 p.m.
Kamloops at Prince George, 2 p.m.
Red Deer at Edmonton, 4 p.m.
Spokane at Vancouver, 4 p.m.
Tuesday's games
Regina at Brandon, 7 p.m.
Saskatoon at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.
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Kansas City Public Schools serve over 10,000 lunches each day. When the pandemic struck and schools shifted to online learning, the U.S. Department of Agriculture approved waivers that let schools better feed students. But that pandemic aid is set expire soon after Congress failed to include an extension in its latest spending bill. KCUR's Jodi Fortino reports on how this could affect kids across Kansas City.
In 2020, Missouri’s Department of Social Services laid off 200 of its Children’s Division employees. Two years later, the department is still dealing with staffing shortages and overworked personnel. Jackson County CASA president Angie Blumel spoke about the effects on KCUR's Up To Date.
Contact the show at news@kcur.org. Follow KCUR on Twitter and Facebook for the latest news.
Kansas City Today is hosted by Nomin Ujiyediin. It is produced by Byron Love with Trevor Grandin and edited by Gabe Rosenberg and Lisa Rodriguez.
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Police officers were ready to arrest Will Smith after he attacked comedian Chris Rock at the Oscars, the show's producer said Thursday.
In his first public comments since the shocking episode that marred Hollywood's most important evening, Will Packer said he had sat with Rock when officers came to speak to him.
"They were saying, you know, this is battery.... They said we will go get him, we are prepared, we are prepared to get him right now, you can press charges, we can arrest him, you have -- they were laying out the options," Packer told ABC Television.
"Chris was -- he was being very dismissive of those options. He was like, 'I'm fine.'"
Los Angeles police "officers finished laying out what his options were and they said, 'You know, would you like us to take any action?' and he said 'No.'"
Police in Los Angeles said Sunday that Rock had declined to file a report.
Smith shocked the entertainment world by mounting the stage during the live broadcast of the Oscars and hitting Rock over a joke about the actor's wife.
Half an hour later, Smith was awarded the best actor Oscar for his role in "King Richard" -- the movie industry's highest honor for a male performer.
The announcement was greeted with cheers and applause from the crowd of industry insiders.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the body that awards the Oscars, said Wednesday Smith had been asked to leave the ceremony after the assault, but had refused.
Conflicting reports emerged Thursday over that detail, including one that suggested Packer had asked him to remain in the Dolby Theatre.
In the brief clip, aired Thursday on ABC ahead of the full interview scheduled for Friday, Packer denied having spoken to Smith.
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The Academy said Wednesday it was mulling punishment -- including possible expulsion -- for Smith, one of Hollywood's most bankable stars, and only the fifth Black man to win a leading actor Oscar.
"The Board of Governors today initiated disciplinary proceedings against Mr. Will Smith for violations of the Academy's Standards of Conduct, including inappropriate physical contact, abusive or threatening behavior, and compromising the integrity of the Academy," the statement said.
"The Academy may take any disciplinary action, which may include suspension, expulsion, or other sanctions."
Trade title Variety reported Thursday that Academy chiefs Dawn Hudson and David Rubin spoke with Smith on Tuesday, 24 hours before the organization issued its damning statement.
It quoted sources saying the Zoom meeting had lasted up to 30 minutes.
During the conversation Smith apologized for his attack on Rock, and said he was aware there would be consequences, Variety reported.
Smith issued an Instagram apology on Monday, in which he called his behavior "unacceptable and inexcusable."
"I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris. I was out of line and I was wrong. I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be."
Rock, whose US comedy tour began in Boston this week told audience members he was "still kind of processing" the incident.
He made no further comment.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) | https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/oscars-producer-says-police-ready-to-arrest-will-smith-after-chris-rock-slap-2855871 | 2022-04-01T01:24:31Z |
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Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said Thursday she will not support the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Capito, who also opposed Jackson’s nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, said during a virtual press conference from her Washington office Thursday morning a major concern was some of Jackson’s previous decisions related to the separation of powers where she ruled in a “philosophical way” and may have been influenced by her own personal beliefs.
Capito met with her recently, wanting to have a clearer picture of where Jackson stands on this issue.
“We had a very great conversation,” she said, adding that Jackson has an “enormous career” and “great stature in the legal community.”
But she “did not flush out my concerns,” Capito said. “I cannot vote for her nomination to the Supreme Court.”
Capito said she told Jackson to “get me from a no to a yes” but was not satisfied that her decisions on the court would always be guided by the letter of the law and not her philosophical bent.
The decision was nothing at all personal, she added, and Jackson has a “great background.”
But Jackson “would not define her judicial philosophy, which, for me, is one of the most important factors when considering nominees.”
“Sitting on the Supreme Court is very different from serving as a judge in lower courts, and Judge Jackson’s lack of a judicial philosophy provides little clarity as to how she will evaluate cases that come before her,” Capito said in a statement released after the press briefing.
“Although Judge Jackson indicated that Supreme Court Justices must defer to the letter of the law and the text of the Constitution, some of her previous opinions have failed to adhere to this standard,” she said. “Judge Jackson also suggested that she supports the ability of the Court to ‘discover’ unenumerated rights that go beyond the original intent of the Constitution, which would turn the Supreme Court into an activist, quasi-legislative body.”
Capito also said she is concerned about Jackson’s “inability to commit to reining in executive agency overreach, particularly as the Biden administration implements agency rulemaking that goes beyond the statutory intent of Congress, and will harm my state of West Virginia particularly.”
“The support of outside organizations that have explicitly advocated for an activist Justice who will pursue their far-left policy goals does not assuage these concerns,” she said. “While I appreciate Judge Jackson’s cordial visit with me, as well as her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, these aforementioned concerns preclude me from being able to support her confirmation.” | https://www.register-herald.com/news/state_region/capito-will-not-support-nomination-of-judge-ketanji-brown-jackson-to-supreme-court/article_59360b65-eb9c-5191-aed7-187f05373237.html | 2022-04-01T01:24:31Z |
Defense & National Security — Biden facing ire over defense budget
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It’s Thursday! Welcome to Overnight Defense & National Security, your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. Subscribe here.
President Biden is under fire from the left over his requested national defense budget for fiscal year 2023.
We’ll dive deep into the details, plus Russian President Vladimir Putin ordering a large-scale draft amid his ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
For The Hill, I’m Jordan Williams. Send tips to jwilliams@thehill.com.
Let’s get to it!
Biden faces fury from left over defense budget
President Biden finds himself in the middle of a contentious debate between progressives and vulnerable centrist Democrats over how much to spend on defense.
Liberals like Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) are not happy with Biden’s $31 billion proposed increase for the Pentagon when their social spending priorities are in limbo over concern about the nation’s mounting debt.
At the same time, vulnerable incumbents such as Sens. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) are fending off Republican attacks that Biden is not spending enough on defense when Russia is on the move in Europe and China poses an “over-the-horizon” threat.
Biden’s pivot: Biden has pivoted to the center in an attempt to bolster his weak support among independents and swing voters, who will make up a key bloc in the midterms.
His budget for fiscal year 2023 also calls for $1 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade. The budget he submitted to Congress last year, by contrast, would have increased deficits by $1.4 trillion over 10 years.
Biden’s fiscal plan calls for $32 billion to put more police officers in the streets, something else designed to appeal to centrists.
The progressive side: Biden’s budget, which he submitted to Congress on Monday, would increase military spending by 4 percent, bringing the national defense budget to $813 billion.
“I think this year’s number was too much,” said Warren, referring to the $782 billion Congress enacted for national defense in fiscal 2022.
Sanders, the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, also raised concerns on Wednesday about giving the Pentagon more funds when lawmakers can’t account for all of its current spending.
“The Pentagon is the only agency, federal agency, that has not undergone a successful independent audit. Nobody doubts, nobody, that there are tens of billions of dollars in waste and fraud and cost overruns. Tens of billions is a conservative estimate,” Sanders said.
The vulnerable side: Democratic senators facing tough reelection races argue that defense spending needs to be a priority when the United States is sending billions of dollars in military assistance to Ukraine.
“We want to make sure the Ukrainians have what they need to fight back against this illegal invasion,” said Kelly, a top target of Republicans in the midterm elections.
“There are costs involved. We’re going to have to replenish our personal supply of Javelins, Stingers, RPGs, small arms. This stuff is expensive, so we’ll take a look at it,” he added.
Warnock, another vulnerable Democratic incumbent, said, “We live in a dangerous world, we need to make our national defense is strong.”
Putin orders draft of 135,000
Russian President Vladimir Putin is ordering a draft of nearly 135,000 individuals as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has not been the easy success story the Kremlin was hoping for.
The move comes more than a month into Russia’s attack on Ukraine, a war many believed Russia would win in days.
Western countries said the resistance of the Ukrainian people came as a shock to Moscow, and Russia has still been unable to capture any major cities.
Details of the draft: The government published a decree by Putin on Monday that stated 134,650 Russians who are not already in the military or reserves will be drafted, state media outlet TASS reported.
The draft will run from April 1 to July 15 and choose from men ages 18-27, according to the document.
The document from Monday also says military personnel will be discharged whose contracts are up, according to TASS.
Is Putin self-isolating? President Biden said Thursday that Putin appears to be self-isolating following U.S. intelligence reports that the Russian leader feels “misled” by his military.
“That’s an open question,” Biden said at the White House when asked how badly Putin is being misinformed by his advisers.
“There’s a lot of speculation but he seems to be — I’m not saying this with a certainty — he seems to be self-isolating and there’s some indication that he has fired or put under house arrest some of his advisers,” he added.
GOP WANTS ADMINISTRATION TO TESTIFY ON UKRAINE AID
House Republicans are demanding that the Oversight and Reform Committee “immediately” convene a hearing with top Biden administration officials on the $13.6 billion aid package to address Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The lawmakers want Secretary of State Blinken, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator (USAID) Samantha Power and OMB Director Shalanda Young to testify before the panel.
Testimony is ‘vital:’ In a letter to committee chair Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), 17 GOP lawmakers led by committee ranking member Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) and Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) said it was “vital” that the funding ensure that the appropriated aid is “distributed effectively and efficiently to best support not only the Ukrainian military resistance but also those Ukrainian civilians currently under Russian siege or displaced by Russian aggression.”
About the aid package: The supplemental aid package was included in the $1.5 trillion government funding bill that President Biden signed earlier this month to fund the government through September.
Among its provisions, the deal included roughly $6.5 billion for the Department of Defense to support deployments to the region and to replenish stocks of equipment sent to Ukraine. It also included nearly $4 billion for the State Department and nearly $2.8 billion for USAID, including money for humanitarian assistance programs.
Read the full story here.
ON TAP TOMORROW
The Atlantic Council will host a discussion on “How to End Russia’s War in Ukraine” at 8 a.m.
The Middle East Institute will host a discussion on “Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine and Implications for Black Sea Security” at 9 a.m.
The Center for a New American Security “Assessing the FY 2023 Defense Budget Request” at 10 a.m.
The House Armed Services Committee will hold a “Subcommittee Hearing: FY23 Hearing to Review Department of Defense Strategy, Policy, and Programs for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction” at 10 a.m.
The Cato Institute will host a discussion on “Reducing Risk From Arms Sales” at 12 p.m.
WHAT WE’RE READING
Ukraine to receive more military aid from Britain, allies
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Russian hackers target NATO, US organizations with phishing campaigns: Google
Meeks, McCaul introduce bill to document Russian war crimes in Ukraine
That’s it for today! Check out The Hill’s defense and national security pages for the latest coverage. See you tomorrow!
For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to The Hill. | https://news.yahoo.com/defense-national-security-biden-facing-231745693.html | 2022-04-01T01:24:31Z |
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LOSERS
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By FRANCES D’EMILIO and GEIR MOULSON
Associated Press
BERLIN (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted Thursday that the country’s natural gas must be paid for with rubles, a demand apparently intended to help bolster the Russian currency but one that European leaders say they will not comply with because it violates the terms of contracts and sanctions.
Putin said Russia will start accepting ruble payments Friday and gas supplies will be cut off if buyers don’t agree to the new conditions, including opening ruble accounts in Russian banks, from which the gas payments will be made.
“If these payments are not made, we will consider it a failure of the buyer to fulfill its obligations, with all the ensuing consequences,” Putin said.
European leaders cautiously insisted they will continue to pay for natural gas in euros and dollars and want to see the fine print of how the Kremlin will implement its decree. It came a day after the leaders of Italy and Germany said they received assurances from Putin about gas supplies.
Putin announced last week the countries deemed “unfriendly” for imposing sanctions on Russia over its war in Ukraine must pay for natural gas only in Russian currency. His proposal has caused natural gas prices to gyrate and raised fears it could be a prelude to an interruption of supplies to Europe, which is heavily dependent on Russian natural gas and would struggle with a sudden cutoff. At the same time, Russia depends on oil and gas sales for much of its government revenue at a time its economy is under severe stress from Western sanctions.
Putin’s demand appeared to be part of Russia’s efforts to boost the ruble after the currency plunged under Western sanctions. After dropping as low as 143 rubles to the dollar in early March, on Thursday it took 82 rubles to buy a dollar, around the same level as the day Russia launched its invasion.
Economists say switching the gas payments to rubles would do little to support the Russian currency, since gas exporter Gazprom has to sell 80% of its foreign currency earnings for rubles anyway. The White House said Thursday that the ruble is no longer a reliable measure of Russia’s economy because it’s being artificially propped up.
Analysts at Evercore ISI said Putin’s primary motive seems to be “to prove he can bend EU leaders to his will.” They also said that even if Russia is able to force the EU to pay for gas in rubles, the European countries could retaliate by imposing more tariffs on Russian oil imports or banning them outright. While Russia could eventually sell the oil, the price would likely be at a steep discount, the analysts said.
The decree Putin signed and state news agency RIA Novosti published says a designated bank will open two accounts for each buyer, one in foreign currency and one in rubles. Buyers will pay in foreign currency and authorize the bank to sell it for rubles on Moscow’s currency exchange. The rubles would then be placed in the second account, where the gas is formally purchased.
People are “wondering what Putin is up to,” said Tim Ash, senior emerging markets sovereign strategist at BlueBay Asset Management. Putin may have read the German government’s unwillingness to boycott Russian energy “as weakness and is now trying to engineer this energy crisis … the solution here is to call Putin’s bluff and say, sure, cut off energy supplies and see who breaks first.”
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D’Emilio contributed from Rome. AP reporter Colleen Barry in Milan contributed.
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Seattle at Portland, 6 p.m.
Winnipeg at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.
Regina at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.
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Spokane at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
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Red Deer at Edmonton, 4 p.m.
Spokane at Vancouver, 4 p.m.
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BOSTON (AP) — A bill aimed at banning discrimination based on natural and protective hairstyles in workplaces, school districts, and school-related organizations was unanimously approved Thursday by the Massachusetts Senate.
The vote comes two weeks after the Massachusetts House approved a similar bill.
Supporters say Black women in particular have faced pressure in school and the workplace to alter their hair to conform to policies biased against natural hairstyles.
The Senate added a provision to the House version of the bill that would include the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association to the list of school entities banned from adopting and implementing restrictions on natural hairstyles.
Advocates say the change will ensure those participating in sports and extracurricular activities will not be asked to change their natural or protective hairstyles in order to participate.
The bill has its roots in the case of a Massachusetts charter school that came under fire in 2017 for a policy of banning hair braid extensions. After intense criticism, the school abandoned the policy.
The U.S. House also approved a bill earlier this month that would bar discrimination against Black people who wear hairstyles like Afros, cornrows or tightly coiled twists in society, school and the workplace. The federal bill would explicitly say that such discrimination is a violation of federal civil rights law.
President Joe Biden has said he would sign the bill into law. It now heads to the U.S. Senate.
Lawmakers in the Massachusetts House and Senate now have to come up with a single version of the bill before taking a final vote and shipping it to Republican Gov. Charlie Baker for his signature.
If signed into law, Massachusetts would become the fifteenth state to adopt the measure, known as the CROWN Act. | https://www.ncadvertiser.com/news/article/Bill-banning-hairstyle-bias-approved-by-17049811.php | 2022-04-01T01:24:35Z |
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DENVER (AP) — A man who shot and wounded two demonstrators while apparently aiming at a Jeep that was headed toward the crowd during a protest in suburban Denver in 2020 was convicted Thursday of several charges.
Samuel Young, 24, was found guilty of two counts of second-degree assault, four counts of attempted manslaughter and a single count of illegally discharging his gun, The Denver Post reported.
Several hundred people who attended the July 2020 protest in Aurora to bring attention to police violence walked onto and blocked all of the lanes of Interstate 225. Shortly after, a Jeep approached from behind and headed toward the crowd, prompting Young to fire five shots.
Two shots hit the back of the Jeep, and two shots hit fellow protesters. One man was shot in the leg, and another man was grazed in the head. A woman also broke her leg when she leaped from the highway.
The driver, who pulled off the highway and contacted police after the shooting, was not criminally charged. During Young’s trial, prosecutors said he didn't intend to hurt any protesters.
The protest was organized in support of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who was arrested in August 2019 after someone called 911 to report a suspicious person wearing a ski mask and waving his arms while he walked down the street.
He was arrested by Aurora police and injected with 500 milligrams of ketamine by EMS workers called to the scene. He suffered cardiac arrest, was declared brain dead and taken off life support less than a week later.
McClain’s death became a national rallying cry along with the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis in protests calling for police reform. | https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Jury-convicts-man-who-shot-protesters-in-suburban-17049894.php | 2022-04-01T01:24:37Z |
When I was younger, my classmates were constantly reminded that the only way we could stay in our community and make a decent living was to go to the mine or join the medical field.
And really, there weren’t any lies that were told.
Those were the two main trails to successes and a comfortable life in the holler. And for the most part, people are content with their lives and the choices that they made, which is wholesome.
However, we all know that mines are dangerous. It’s engrained within our culture, but we still recognize that it’s not an easy job. Working in the medical field isn’t easy either, especially with the added responsibility of others’ loved ones. But now those in the medical field must keep in mind that they could be convicted for a mistake made. No, not one they tried to hide, but one they admitted to.
Yet, there are those who act maliciously and deserve to stand before the judge and plead their case.
Like Reta Mays from the VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, a former nursing assistant who killed seven veterans by injecting them with large doses of insulin. She pleaded guilty and said the reason she did it was so that they could pass with ease.
But, as a nursing assistant, Mays wasn’t even allowed to administer medication. Yet she did so again and again. She ended up getting seven life sentences plus another 20 years.
Meanwhile, former Tennessee nurse RaDonda Vaught was found guilty after accidentally injecting a woman with the wrong drug that resulted in her death in 2017. She admitted that she made mistakes that day and lost her license. This year, she was found guilty of criminally negligent homicide and gross neglect of an impaired adult.
Losing a loved one is one of the worst feelings in the world. Knowing that it was preventable makes it hurt even more. So, if the family of the woman was angry, the emotion was and is completely justified. They’re allowed to mourn and feel.
However, Reta and RaDonda are not on the same page.
While Reta wasn’t even permitted to give the injections that she did, she understood what she was doing and had a stated reason for doing it. She wanted to end their suffering.
RaDonda, on the other hand, was instructed to give a medication to a patient. While getting the medicine, she used a drug dispenser and accidently grabbed a paralyzing drug, an action that ended up taking a life.
To get the medicine, RoDonda had to override the system, which some say is normal. Some say that if they didn’t override, the medicine wouldn’t show up in time. In some emergencies, it can be a danger.
Nevertheless, the court found her guilty and so she is. She took a life when it was totally preventable. No matter how many hours she might have worked, how many patients she might’ve been covering or how many duties she was responsible for, a life was still lost.
This should be a wakeup call to hospitals and clinics that some things need to change before something more happens to patients or employees. No one should be under the amount of stress or left to their own for something like this to occur.
Although the hospital gets to walk away fresh and clean, it should worry them that something like this could happen without malicious intent.
And yet, it seems like everyone is on their own.
— Hannah Morgan, a native of Wyoming County, is attending WVU in pursuit of a career in journalism. Her email is hannahmorgan13943@hotmail.com. | https://www.register-herald.com/opinion/big-responsibilities-in-the-medical-field/article_cc4ab556-b133-11ec-ba52-a7b6aad753cc.html | 2022-04-01T01:24:37Z |
Town struggles with need for new goods — and disposal of waste
CORNWALL — Years of effort on the part of town officials and volunteers were met with success as the town recently learned that a $3 million federal grant to support the West Cornwall wastewater project has been approved. The grant was announced at the regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen...
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AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc AMC shares spiked higher by some 7.3% to $26.44 during Thursday after-hours session in sympathy with GameStop Corp. GME.
GameStop shares are trading higher by 20.30% at $200.40 during Thursday's after-hours session after the company announced a plan to request stockholder approval for an increase in the number of authorized shares of Class A common stock from 300 million to 1 billion in order to implement a stock split.
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AMC is involved in the theatrical exhibition business. It owns, operates or has interests in theatres located in the United States and Europe.
AMC has a 52-week high of $72.62 and a 52-week low of $8.31.
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Generating 23% revenue growth
Winning significant government contracts and commercial software subscriptions
Strengthening the balance sheet
DENVER, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Intermap Technologies (TSX: IMP) (OTCQX: ITMSF) ("Intermap" or the "Company"), a global leader in geospatial intelligence solutions, today filed its audited annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021, the annual management discussion and analysis for the corresponding period, related management certifications of annual filings and its annual information form. The documents are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Consolidated revenue for the year ended December 31, 2021 totaled $5.8 million, compared with $4.7 million for 2020, as the Company began to recover from the disruption related to the COVID-19 pandemic. During 2021, the Company announced several government contract awards, including:
- Won a contract to supply low latency foundation data to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
- Awarded a contract with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to support GPS-denied navigation
- Selected to be on multiple teams for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) GPSC4 program
- Awarded a contract to map Borneo for the government of Malaysia's federal mapping agency and completed acquisition of project area
- Supported the Colombia National Mapping Program with high-resolution digital terrain models over challenging topography
During the fourth quarter of 2021, the Company commenced operations on a continuing strategic data infrastructure contract for the government of Malaysia. Following initial contracting delays during the third quarter of 2021, the program was further delayed after Intermap deployment by quarantine measures implemented by the government in response to the Omicron COVID-19 variant, which extended project milestones, revenue recognition, billings, and collections into 2022 that were originally planned and budgeted to occur in December 2021. As a result, many of the larger project costs, including purchased services, payroll, deployment and mobilization expenses occurred in November and December of 2021, well in advance of the associated milestones, billings, collections and revenue that were extended into 2022. These timing effects, which resulted from the government's response to COVID-19, caused a short-term reduction in the Company's 2021 operating cash flow in the fourth quarter of 2021. Nonetheless, Intermap reported a profitable quarter – its most profitable since 2019 – and its eighth consecutive quarter of improving operating income and adjusted EBITDA.
Software-based subscription revenue continues to grow year-over-year, at a rate of 11% during 2021. Some highlights include:
- Signed an InsitePro® subscription agreement with a top-5 insurance provider in the U.S.
- Signed a subscription agreement to integrate NEXTView™ aviation surface data with Wingcopter
- Agreed to collaborate with DronSystems to integrate NEXTView into its automated Unmanned Traffic Management platform (UTM)
- Signed a deal to integrate NEXTView data with Aviatize's IDRONECT UTM to support medical delivery project in Africa
- Expanded insurance products and services across Europe with Generali Group and Allianz Technology
- Partnered with Anchor Point to support wildfire underwriting
- Partnered with Ambiental Risk Analytics for climate change and natural hazard risk analytics
- Entered a strategic agreement with global telecom leader to support 5G expansion in India
- Won a contract with Garmin to provide terrain data for next-generation golf applications
- Won a contract with a Class-1 North American railway company for flood and fire risk management
- Won a contract with a leading European airline for NEXTView elevation data as a service
- Entered an agreement to provide orthorectification service to support airport infrastructure planning in South America
Through a series of carefully sized private placements, Intermap strengthened its balance sheet and working capital position. It recognized a $1 million gain on a minority investment held in a private geospatial software company that targets the commercial space and satellite sector. Intermap's investment has received bonafide acquisition proposals for cash consideration from several qualified purchasers that are publicly-traded.
Subsequent to the end of the year, at the request of vetted allied government personnel, Intermap mobilized the delivery of the world's best unclassified commercial elevation data to support ground operations for the Ministry of Defense in Ukraine.
"2021 was an important recovery year for Intermap as we fought through COVID's disruption, withstood continued delays, and delivered actionable geospatial intelligence to clients on time and under budget," said Patrick A. Blott, Intermap's Chairman and CEO. "As a result of that strong performance, we grew revenue, won multiple strategic contracts to fuel our future growth, positioned ourselves to monetize non-core financial assets, and extended our relationships with key government agencies, as well as leading commercial enterprises around the world."
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Certain information provided in this news release, including projected financial information and statements in relation to the Company's opportunities for growth and pipeline constitutes forward-looking statements. The words "anticipate", "expect", "project", "estimate", "forecast", "will be", "will consider", "intends" and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Although Intermap believes that these statements are based on information and assumptions which are current, reasonable and complete, these statements are necessarily subject to a variety of known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Intermap's forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties pertaining to, among other things, cash available to fund operations, availability of capital, revenue fluctuations, nature of government contracts, economic conditions, loss of key customers, retention and availability of executive talent, competing technologies, common share price volatility, loss of proprietary information, software functionality, internet and system infrastructure functionality, information technology security, breakdown of strategic alliances, and international and political considerations, as well as those risks and uncertainties discussed Intermap's Annual Information Form and other securities filings. While the Company makes these forward-looking statements in good faith, should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary significantly from those expected. Accordingly, no assurances can be given that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will transpire or occur, or if any of them do so, what benefits that the Company will derive therefrom. All subsequent forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, attributable to Intermap or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as at the date of this news release and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update publicly or to revise any of the forward-looking statements made herein, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable securities law.
About Intermap Technologies
Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Intermap (TSX: IMP; OTCQX: ITMSF) is a global leader in geospatial intelligence solutions. The Company's proprietary 3D NEXTMap® elevation datasets and value-added geospatial collection, processing, analytics, fusion and orthorectification software and solutions are utilized across a range of industries that rely on accurate, high-resolution elevation data. Intermap helps governments build authoritative geospatial datasets and provides solutions for base mapping, transportation, environmental monitoring, topographic mapping, disaster mitigation, smart city integration, public safety and defense. The Company's commercial applications include aviation and UAV flight planning, flood and wildfire insurance, environmental and renewable energy planning, telecommunications, engineering, critical infrastructure monitoring, hydrology, land management, oil and gas and transportation. For more information, please visit www.intermap.com.
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OPD: Third person charged in March 25 shooting death of a young man arrested
A third arrest has been made by Ocala police detectives close to week after a young man was shot to death in a parking lot.
Officers took a 14-year-old boy into custody on Thursday and charged him with principal to murder.
Last Friday, Jacorie McCullough, 23, was shot in the parking lot in the 2000 block of Northwest First Avenue. Police officials identified three people they believe are connected with incident and have arrested them.
Two of the three taken into custody are 14, and they attend SRMI, or Silver River Marine & Instruction, an alternative school in Ocala, according to law enforcement officials. The third is Leandre Rashad Cox, 18.
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Detective Kyle Kern interviewed the third suspect in front of his parents. The suspect said he was with the other 14-year-old boy and the Cox. He said the other boy asked him to go to the 7 Days Food Store, according to the detective.
Outside the store, one of the boys approached McCullough's vehicle and argued with the victim. The teenager said the other boy and McCullough had "past tensions" because of a Facebook argument, according to the arrest report.
The boy and McCullough continued arguing, despite being separated. After the shooting, the child said he ran toward an apartment complex.
Following the interview, the boy was taken to a juvenile facility where he is being held without bail.
Background
On March 25, officers went to Northwest First Avenue to investigate a shooting. McCullough had been shot and was on the ground when police officials arrived. The victim was transported to HCA Florida Ocala Hospital, formally Ocala Regional Medical Center, for treatment. He later died at the facility, officers said.
Officers said surveillance video showed Cox walking toward McCullough, who was in a sport utility vehicle that was in a parking lot. Cox opens a back passenger door and takes a backpack from the back of the vehicle.
McCullough and the teenager scuffle, and McCullough manages to wrestle the backpack from the boy, according to a summary of the footage included in an arrest report.
Three males then approach the confrontation. One of them tries to separate McCullough and Cox. Cox is seen with a silver handgun in his right hand, police officials said.
Cox and McCullough are seen fighting and, during the physical confrontation, Cox points the gun at McCullough. McCullough then falls to the ground.
Detectives interviewed witnesses who were able to identify at least two of those believed to be involved in the incident.
Officers first took one of the 14-year-old boys into custody on March 28. He reportedly admitted to being at the store. Police later found a white ski mask and identification cards at an apartment complex. Both were partially burned.
On March 30, police obtained a video of two males walking by an apartment complex. One person in the video was identified as one of the 14-year-old boys who was picked up by officers on March 28. The second was identified as the second 14-year-old who was taken into custody on Thursday. He was identified through his clothing, which matched the surveillance video of the shooting.
The boy who police believe fired the fatal shot made his first court appearance on Thursday. Charged with murder, he told retired Circuit Judge Hale Stancil that he understands the offense.
He said his grandmother supports him. The judge appointed a public defender to represent him in future hearings. He was denied bail and his next court date is in May.
None of the boy's family members or friends were present at his court hearing.
Contact Austin L. Miller at 867-4118, austin.miller@starbanner.com. | https://www.ocala.com/story/news/2022/03/31/ocala-police-charge-third-suspect-fatal-shooting-march-25/7233949001/ | 2022-04-01T01:24:38Z |
ANTIOCH, Tenn. (WTVF) — One local former college soccer player said repeated head injuries from soccer has had a devastating impact on her life.
Kelly Lindberg's strategy in life was always to prevent goals. A star defensive soccer player since childhood, she was also skilled at appearing tough to get back on the field as soon as possible.
As Lindberg describes, years of on-field collisions and, especially, 'heading' the ball, took their toll.
Now, questions about soccer's impact on her life loom in her mind.
If you ask Lindberg, there was something appealing about the smell of the grass.
For her, it was view of the crowd from the field, the work and the rewarding feeling of playing competitive sports.
"Soccer was my first love," Lindberg said.
Some people spend their entire lives honing their sports skills.
Kelly Lindberg was one of them.
"I started playing soccer around the age of five," she said.
Her skill is clear as she juggled the soccer ball at a Metro soccer complex.
Lindberg was really good.
She played soccer from childhood to college racking up state championships from her home city of Mandeville the Northshore of New Orleans.
She played for LSU and eventually the College of Charleston as a defensive midfielder.
Her list of accomplishments is long.
Despite her love of the sport, Lindberg said soccer's legacy on her life had nightmarish consequences.
She believes she has the symptoms of a rare condition, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
"It was most certainly heading a soccer ball at a very young age," said Lindberg. Her first exposure to the sport was when she was five years old. "I played year-round from the age of 8 to 19. I played defensive center mid and you do a lot of headers from goalies at the long term."
At Lindberg's home in Antioch, she described her life as an athlete, with close comfort from her husband, Andrew Lindberg.
"I always lied and said I wasn't concussed and didn't have any symptoms because I wanted to play. I loved soccer. I just wanted to be able to play all the time," she said.
Lindberg wanted to win. She wanted to be on the field and something like getting knocked out wasn't going to stop her.
"My motto was, if I'm not unconscious or vomiting then I'm good to go," she said.
Lindberg didn't think anything of it.
And really, she was fine until after her freshmen year in college.
Lindberg has a diary she kept that shows a change from 2009 to 2010.
On one page, were neat notes of daily activities in soccer. Then the next, scribbles and a message. It was 'what is the point of living?'
Kelly is just 30-years-old.
By her early 20s when she knew something wasn't right.
"The symptoms. They're horrible," Lindberg.
Lindberg said she experiences depression, mood swings, disorientation and sometimes outbursts of extreme anger.
Andrew said they don't keep sharp knives in the house for fear of what may happen.
"We've actually both been impacted by head trauma. As romantic as it is, we met through a concussion forum," he said.
Andrew was experiencing some long-term effects from a concussion gained through a longboarding accident.
The couple connected through mutual injury.
He got better but Kelly hasn't.
"I didn't even believe in mental illness," she said. "I thought depression was like circumstantial and people make excuses. Because I had never suffered from anything. I had a perfectly functioning brain."
The frustration from Lindberg's symptoms has caused her to try to harm herself.
"I've punched myself in the head a bunch of times because I wanted the madness to stop. I've slammed my head through windows. I've attempted suicide twice," she said.
She blamed the constant small head impacts during play.
She spent years of deflecting soccer balls from across the field.
Possibly the worst part about it all is that Kelly will never know for sure if she has CTE.
It's a condition only diagnosed post-mortem.
The study of concussions is still in its infancy.
Dr. Douglas Terry is a neuropsychologist and co-director of the Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center. He's been in the field studying concussions for 12 years.
"I think that, overall, in the literature, soccer has been less of a focus than some of the other traditional contact and collision-based sports," said Dr. Terry. "I think anything is possible. We're really just starting to understand the science of what repetitive head impacts can lead to."
Soccer players are rarely the heart of the discussion on a topic such as this.
Dr. Terry said while studies on CTE are ongoing, it's difficult and frustrating for many patients who are convinced they have something going on but can't say for certain what.
"We want to establish a cause and effect relationship between repetitive head injuries, clinical syndromes and down the line, brain autopsies. Those connections have not been fully vetted by the scientific community yet," said Dr. Terry.
Kelly is donating her brain for research upon her death.
She said she's happy to be part of advancing the science.
She wishes a brain scan existed and understands some people may be skeptical about her story.
Through it, all Kelly still loves the sport.
Though her future is unknown.
"[In 10 years I hope] that I'm alive, that I have not succumbed to suicide and that the symptoms that I experience now have not progressed," said Lindberg.
She said her new mission in life is to spread awareness about her situation.
When asked about what she would like to see changed about soccer, she said she wished headers past the 19-yard box weren't allowed. | https://www.newschannel5.com/news/former-college-soccer-player-said-concussions-ruined-her-life | 2022-04-01T01:24:38Z |
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Oklahoma City police are searching for a man seen on camera stealing a pickup truck from outside a convenience store.
Police obtained surveillance footage of the theft near Northwest 10th and Portland.
Footage from inside the store shows a man in a black shirt and black hat standing at the counter.
He is then seen outside the store, entering a pickup that is not his and driving away.
Police are still searching for the man.
Officials advise community members to never leave their keys in their vehicle.
Please call Oklahoma City police at (405) 297-1000 if you recognize the suspect. | https://kfor.com/news/local/oklahoma-city-police-search-for-man-who-stole-pickup-from-gas-station/ | 2022-04-01T01:24:38Z |
Donald Newhouse Is Honored at the 2022 Hope Rising Benefit
To all the guests at last night’s benefit supporting research on and awareness of Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD), “Hope Rising” was much more than just the name of the party. It was also a poignant adage that many of the attendees of the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration’s 2022 Hope Rising Benefit could identify with—in the audience were doctors and the loved ones of individuals who have had first-hand experience with FTD.
Though FTD is often little understood and not easily diagnosed, it’s the most common form of dementia for people under the age of 60. For the night’s honoree, Donald Newhouse, the cause was incredibly close to his heart; the disease tragically took his late brother and wife. For AFTD board member Beth Walter, it was her husband who received a diagnosis; and New York State Senator Michelle Hinchey videoed in to speak of her role as caretaker for a family member suffering from the disease.
But for all of those who shared their stories, it was clear there was as much hope as there was heartbreak. “Grief is one constant at every phase,” said Walter to the audience at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in Midtown Manhattan, “but hope is the good thing our journeys will eventually come to have in common.”
The gala event raised $2,150,000, all of which will go directly to supporting AFTD’s mission, as costs associated with the benefit were covered by event leadership.
After dinner, guests were treated to a performance by Tony Award-winner Jessie Mueller, who debuted a number from the Night at the Museum musical coming soon to Broadway. Her finale was performed alongside Newhouse. In homage to his late wife, Susan, Mueller sang “If You Knew Susie,” which left the entire 380-person audience with tears in their eyes and even fuller hearts. | https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/2022-hope-rising-benefit-aftd | 2022-04-01T01:24:38Z |
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Louisville woman will spend 21 years in federal prison for child pornography charges.
According to court documents, Monica Bradley, 62, was convicted of producing and possessing child porn with five underage victims.
In one instance, court documents show she drove an 11-year-old to have sex with her husband, Curtis Bradley, in exchange for drugs and cash.
Documents show this happened over the course of several years.
Monica Bradley was sentenced on Tuesday to 262 months — just over 21 years — in jail without parole followed by a life term of supervised release.
Curtis Bradley was sentenced in early March to 50 years in prison without parole for his crimes, also followed by a life term of supervised release.
The Bradleys were arrested back in August of 2019 on human trafficking charges.
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MUMBAI: The
government on Thursday said it plans to raise nearly Rs 8.5 lakh crore through issuance of bonds of various maturities during the first half of fiscal 2022-23 (April-September) to fund its revenue gap. This would constitute about 60% of its Rs 14.3-lakh-crore gross borrowing for the year, thus front-loading the whole programme. The gross borrowing for FY22 was just over Rs 12 lakh crore.
Usually, the
Centre finishes a major chunk of its total annual borrowing during the first half of the fiscal, allowing the state governments to borrow more during the second half. This normally helps in crowding out the governments’ borrowing plans. The front-loading by the central government is also aimed at increasing capital expenditure early in the year, which usually has a multiplier effect on the
economy.
The government also said that very soon it would come out with plans for issuing green sovereign bonds. It was working with the RBI to finalise the rules and the modalities for the same. In her Budget speech this year, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced that the government will borrow through green bonds.
The government will continue to carry out switching of securities to smoothen the redemptions, a release from the
finance ministry said. “The government may continue to exercise the greens hoe option to retain an additional subscription of up to Rs 2,000 crore against each of the securities indicated in the auction notification,” it said.
The first half’s borrowing is planned to be completed in 26 weekly tranches of Rs 32,000-33,000 crore, the release said. It will borrow through bonds with tenures of 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 30 and 40 years. It’ll also issue floating rate bonds (FRBs) of various tenors. “Long-term securities, including the 14-, 30- and 40-year ones, will make up for a significant chunk of the borrowing.”ICRA chief economist Aditi Nayar said once the government starts borrowing, the yields on its bonds are expected to start hardening, in line with global trends, even though the repo rate may not be hiked till August. “We expect the 10-year G-sec yield to cross 7% over the next few weeks, and rise to as much as 7.4% over the course of H1FY23,” Nayar wrote in a note. | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/govts-h1fy23-borrowing-at-rs-8-5l-cr/articleshow/90578015.cms | 2022-04-01T01:24:38Z |
AAJ KA PANCHANG, APRIL 01, 2022: The Panchang for Friday or Shukravar will mark the Amavasya Tithi of the Krishna Paksha in the Chaitra month. The day will be observed as the auspicious Chaitra Amavasya. On this day, Hindu devotees prepare kheer or halwa and serve it as Prasad to the lord. People also keep a day-long fast on the day which they usually break after the new Moon starts appearing. The day will also be marked as the Shukravar fast. People keep fast to impress Goddess Lakshmi on this day and seek her blessings for wealth and prosperity.
Sunrise, Sunset, Moonrise, And Moonset on April 01
According to Panchang, the Sun is predicted to rise at 06.11 am and set at 6.39 pm on April 01. The Moon is expected to rise at 6.20 am. The Moon set timing is predicted to be 6.50 pm.
Tithi, Nakshatra and Rashi Details for April 01
Amavasya tithi will begin at 12.23 pm on March 31 and will remain till 11.53 am on April 01. On Friday, after 11.53 am, Pratipadha tithi will come into effect marking the beginning of Shukla Paksha of Chaitra month. Uttara Bhadrapada Nakshatra or constellation will be present till 10.40 am on April 01. On Friday, the Moon and Sun both will be in the Meena Rashi.
Shubh Muhurat for April 01
The auspicious Brahma Muhurat will prevail from 04.39 am to 05.25 am. Abhijit Muhurat will be from 12.00 pm to 12.50 pm on Friday Timings for the Godhuli Muhurat are from 06.26 pm to 06.50 pm. Vijaya muharat will fall from 2.30 pm to 3.20 pm.
Ashubh Muhurat for April 01
As per Drik Panchang, Rahu Kaal will begin at 10.52 am and will end at 12.25 pm whereas Gulikai Kaal will prevail from 07.45 am to 09.18 am on Friday. The timings for Yamaganda Muharat will be from 03.32 am to 05.05 am. Dur Muharat will fall twice on April 01. It will be from 08.41 am to 09.31 am and from 12.50 pm to 01.40 pm.
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Company designs bullet-resistant vests for female officers
Published: Mar. 31, 2022 at 6:56 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
(KMOV) -- Body armor for police departments is made for men. A California company is making bullet-resistant vests designed specifically for women officers.
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By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE
Associated Press
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gay rights advocates sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday to block a new law that forbids classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade.
The law has catapulted Florida and DeSantis, a potential 2024 Republican presidential candidate, to the forefront of the country’s culture wars. Critics call it the “ Don’t Say Gay ” law and argue that its true intent is to marginalize LGBTQ people and their families.
The challenge filed in federal court in Tallahassee on behalf of Equality Florida and Family Equality alleges that the law violates the constitutionally protected rights of free speech, equal protection and due process of students and families.
“This effort to control young minds through state censorship — and to demean LGBTQ lives by denying their reality — is a grave abuse of power,” the lawsuit says.
“The United States Supreme Court has repeatedly affirmed that LGBTQ people and their families are at home in our constitutional order. The State of Florida has no right to declare them outcasts, or to treat their allies as outlaws, by punishing schools where someone dares to affirm their identity and dignity,” the lawsuit says.
The law deliberately employs broad terms and invites arbitrary and discriminatory enforcement, empowering parents to be roving censors who can sue school boards for damages based on any perceived violation, the lawsuit adds.
The law states: “Classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender identity may not occur in kindergarten through grade 3 or in a manner that is not age appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards.” Parents would be able to sue districts over violations.
U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona met with LGBTQ students and their family members at a school in Orlando on Thursday, discussing privately how the legislation is affecting their lives. Cardona’s visit was one of several Biden administration events Thursday showing support for the queer community, including a presidential proclamation recognizing Transgender Day of Visibility.
“We know while many transgender students experience valuable support at school, many others face significant challenges because of hostility directed at them by others,” Cardona said. “This includes a growing number of state laws that bully and intimidate LGBTQI+ students and their families.”
DeSantis and other Republicans have repeatedly described the rules as reasonable, saying children should learn about sexual orientation and gender identity from their parents, not in schools.
“We will make sure that parents can send their kids to school to get an education, not an indoctrination,” the governor said when he signed it into law this week.
Many critics have said the law’s language, particularly the phrases “classroom instruction” and “age appropriate,” could be interpreted so broadly that discussion in any grade could trigger lawsuits, creating a classroom atmosphere where teachers would avoid the subjects entirely.
Intense public backlash followed the bill’s introduction in Florida’s Republican-controlled legislature this year, with the White House, Hollywood celebrities, students, Democrats and LGBTQ advocates condemning the policy. Legal challenges have been expected.
The filing by Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP and the National Center for Lesbian Rights seeks to block the law from taking effect and also names Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran and other education officials as defendants.
“Already, our children have told us that they are afraid that they will not be able to talk about their family at school,” Dan and Brent VanTice, parents of two first-grade students, said in the statement announcing the suit. “We are heartbroken that our children are already feeling isolated and stigmatized by this law.”
Andrew Spar, president of the Florida Education Association union, said the law is politically motivated because elementary schools, especially in kindergarten through third grade, do not teach about these subjects and have state curriculum standards guiding classroom lessons.
The law adds fuel to a persistent feud between DeSantis and Democratic President Joe Biden, who tweeted after DeSantis signed the bill this week that “My Administration will continue to fight for dignity and opportunity for every student and family — in Florida and around the country.” Cardona has said his agency will be monitoring for any federal civil rights violations that result.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. | https://wtmj.com/national/2022/03/31/lgbtq-groups-sue-florida-over-so-called-dont-say-gay-law/ | 2022-04-01T01:24:38Z |
Battle Against Cystic Fibrosis all star basketball tournament will be held this Friday
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - The Battle Against Cystic Fibrosis all star tournament will be returning with its basketball series on Friday April 1st, 2022.
It’s a tradition with a mission, aimed at raising awareness and finding the cure for cystic fibrosis. The genetic disorder is caused by thick mucus build up.
BACF Board Member Barry Cheuvront elaborated, “CF mainly affects your lungs. You get breathing problems, you get easily affected with colds and flu and whatever and, besides lung problems, it affects your digestive system…,”
It can also cause diabetes among other complications.
It’s a challenge Cheuvront is familiar with. He was diagnosed with CF at 15 and began feeling the serious damage it can cause in his mid to late twenties.
He remembered, “I mean I couldn’t breathe I mean, couldn’t run anymore, and stuff like that and then in my early thirties, the word transplant - they started talking about that.”
Battle Against Cystic Fibrosis football tournaments began about 26 years ago and Cheuvront’s been an avid supporter even before he joined the board.
“It was in ‘94 when they started football games and I’ve only missed one and that’s when I had my transplant,” he said.
Friday will mark the 19th annual basketball tournament. All money raised goes to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, which is currently looking for the cure.
“It means a lot. I mean over the years you meet other CF’ers that come to the game and they’re just fascinated that they’re not the only ones out there with CF and it’s - the word’s being spread,” Cheuvront said.
The all-star high school seniors of Ohio will be facing off with the all-star high school seniors of West Virginia.
Game Coordinator Bill Camp said their last game was so well attended that there was nowhere left to sit in the athletic center.
“I think it’s something that our community can take pride in, you know, the fact that they’re able to help out a cause like this - to make a difference in so many people’s lives,” he said.
The game will be held at Parkersburg South High School. Doors open at 4:30 PM, the girls game starts at 5:30 PM, and the boys game starts at 7:30 PM. There will be skills competitions at half time like three point shoot outs and the slam dunk contest.
You can buy tickets for $5 at the door.
Copyright 2022 WTAP. All rights reserved. | https://www.wtap.com/2022/04/01/battle-against-cystic-fibrosis-all-star-basketball-tournament-will-be-held-this-friday/ | 2022-04-01T01:24:38Z |
FOX News Media announced Thursday the company has signed Caitlyn Jenner as a contributor to the network.
“Caitlyn’s story is an inspiration to us all,” CEO Suzanne Scott said in a statement. “She is a trailblazer in the LGBTQ+ community and her illustrious career spans a variety of fields that will be a tremendous asset for our audience.”
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According to FOX News, Jenner will provide analysis across Fox News platforms, beginning with an appearance on Thursday’s edition of Hannity.
“I am humbled by this unique opportunity to speak directly to FOX News Media’s millions of viewers about a range of issues that are important to the American people,” Jenner said.
Jenner is no stranger to Fox News. She was the inaugural guest on Tucker Carlson Tonight after Carlson succeeded Bill O’Reilly in the 8 pm time slot in April 2017, and has since appeared on America Reports, Fox and Friends First, Gutfeld!, Hannity and Outnumbered.
In 2021, Jenner ran as the Republican opponent to Gov. Gavin Newsom in the California recall election and received less than two percent of the vote. | https://socialitelife.com/for-some-reason-fox-news-hires-caitlyn-jenner-as-a-contributor-and-commentator/ | 2022-04-01T01:24:38Z |
Sarasin & Partners has bought Bread Street Capital, which was launched last year by the former Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) private equity heads Alex Barr and James Witter.
The deal will see Sarasin & Partners - which has £21bn in assets under management - build out a specialist private markets business under the name Sarasin Bread Street, led by both Barr and Witter.
Sarasin Bread Street will add private markets investment and product structuring capability to Sarasin & Partners' existing asset and wealth management platform, according to the firm.
Ex-ASI pair launch private markets investment firm
The former ASI duo Barr and Witter will focus on building the investment programme and strategic growth, becoming partners of Sarasin & Partners as well.
Other key Bread Street members, Alexander Henderson, head of strategic partnerships and Guy Eastman, senior adviser, will continue in their existing roles at Sarasin Bread Street.
Alexander Henderson joins Bread Street as head of strategic partnerships
James Witter, partner, head of Sarasin Bread Street, added: "With companies staying private for longer and record levels of deal flow being seen in the industry, our deep experience and focus on quality enables us to be a trusted partner for investors seeking the best opportunities in private markets.
"The active ownership model of private equity provides the ability to deliver good ESG outcomes which complements Sarasin & Partners' recognised commitment to responsible investing."
Guy Matthews, chief executive of Sarasin & Partners, said: "Sarasin & Partners has been steadily increasing its clients' exposure to unlisted assets. This deal is a natural evolution of our strategy and will allow us to access a wider and more differentiated range of private markets opportunities.
"Alex and James's focus on long-term, responsible investing, combined with their expertise and commitment to clients, is completely aligned with our core values, and underpins their desire to work with a company with a heritage of ESG and stewardship." | https://www.investmentweek.co.uk/news/4047582/sarasin-partners-buys-asi-duo-bread-street-capital | 2022-04-01T01:24:38Z |
ISLAMABAD, April 1 — Prime Minister Imran Khan yesterday accused the United States of meddling in Pakistan’s politics — a claim quickly denied by Washington — as a debate on a no-confidence motion against him in parliament was postponed.
No Pakistan premier has ever seen out a full term, and Khan is facing the biggest challenge to his rule since being elected in 2018, with opponents accusing him of economic mismanagement and foreign-policy bungling.
The government is also battling to contain a rise in militancy by the Pakistan Taliban, which on Wednesday announced an offensive against security forces during Ramadan, due to begin within days with the sighting of the next new moon.
Fighting for his political life, Khan addressed the nation late Thursday, appearing to blunder when he named the United States as the origin of a “message” he said showed meddling in Pakistan’s affairs.
“America has — oh, not America but a foreign country I can’t name. I mean from a foreign country, we received a message,” he said.
Local media have reported the message was in a briefing letter from Pakistan’s ambassador to Washington recording a senior US official telling him they felt relations would be better if Khan left office.
“They say that ‘our anger will vanish if Imran Khan loses this no-confidence vote’,” he said.
In Washington, State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters there was “no truth” to the allegations.
“We are closely following developments in Pakistan. We respect (and) we support Pakistan’s constitutional process and the rule of law,” Price said.
Khan first raised the issue Sunday — citing an unnamed “foreign power” — at a huge rally of his supporters in the capital, Islamabad, capping weeks of political turmoil since the opposition raised the idea of a no-confidence vote.
He has long complained that Pakistan was asked to sacrifice too much in joining Washington’s “war on terror”, launched in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, with too little recognition or reward.
“Has anyone said ‘thank you Pakistan’ for what we did?” he asked in yesterday's address.
Khan spoke off-the-cuff for around 45 minutes, touching on several favourite topics including his efforts to get Islamophobia recognised as a global threat, and charting an independent path for Pakistan on the world stage.
Khan raised Western ire by visiting Moscow the day Russia invaded Ukraine, but he defended the trip, saying: “Even European leaders went to Russia, but Pakistan in particular is asked ‘why did you go’ as if we are their servants.”
Debate postponed
Debate on the no-confidence motion was due to start yesterd, but the deputy speaker — from Khan’s party — suspended proceedings when legislators declined to first address other items on the agenda.
“The deputy speaker has once again dishonoured the parliamentary norms by not allowing the agenda item for a debate,” opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif, tipped to replace Khan if he goes, told reporters.
Parliament will sit again on Sunday morning.
Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party (PTI) effectively lost its majority in the 342-member National Assembly yesterday when a coalition partner said its seven lawmakers would vote with the opposition.
More than a dozen PTI lawmakers have also indicated they will cross the floor, although party leaders are trying to get the courts to prevent them from voting.
In the past, parties have resorted to physically preventing lawmakers from voting on key legislation by blocking access to the national assembly, leading to cat-and-mouse chases and even accusations of kidnapping.
The opposition is headed by the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) and the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) — two usually feuding dynastic groups that dominated national politics for decades until Khan forged a coalition against them.
He was elected after promising to sweep away decades of entrenched corruption and cronyism, but has struggled to maintain support with inflation skyrocketing, a feeble rupee and crippling debt.
Some analysts say Khan has also lost the crucial support of the military — claims both sides deny — and Pakistan’s army is key to political power.
There have been four military coups — and at least as many unsuccessful ones — since independence in 1947, and the country has spent more than three decades under army rule.
Khan, a former international cricket star who in 1992 captained Pakistan to their only World Cup win, insisted he would never resign.
“I fight till the very last ball. I never quit whatever the result may be,” he said.
“I will come back with more power, whatever the result is.” — AFP | https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2022/04/01/pakistan-pm-hits-out-at-us-as-no-confidence-debate-postponed/2050914 | 2022-04-01T01:24:38Z |
DENVER (AP) — A man who shot and wounded two demonstrators while apparently aiming at a Jeep that was headed toward the crowd during a protest in suburban Denver in 2020 was convicted Thursday of several charges.
Samuel Young, 24, was found guilty of two counts of second-degree assault, four counts of attempted manslaughter and a single count of illegally discharging his gun, The Denver Post reported.
Several hundred people who attended the July 2020 protest in Aurora to bring attention to police violence walked onto and blocked all of the lanes of Interstate 225. Shortly after, a Jeep approached from behind and headed toward the crowd, prompting Young to fire five shots.
Two shots hit the back of the Jeep, and two shots hit fellow protesters. One man was shot in the leg, and another man was grazed in the head. A woman also broke her leg when she leaped from the highway.
The driver, who pulled off the highway and contacted police after the shooting, was not criminally charged. During Young’s trial, prosecutors said he didn't intend to hurt any protesters.
The protest was organized in support of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who was arrested in August 2019 after someone called 911 to report a suspicious person wearing a ski mask and waving his arms while he walked down the street.
He was arrested by Aurora police and injected with 500 milligrams of ketamine by EMS workers called to the scene. He suffered cardiac arrest, was declared brain dead and taken off life support less than a week later.
McClain’s death became a national rallying cry along with the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis in protests calling for police reform. | https://www.sheltonherald.com/news/article/Jury-convicts-man-who-shot-protesters-in-suburban-17049894.php | 2022-04-01T01:24:39Z |
Winston-Salem: Body found at vacant apartment building, police said
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Winston-Salem: Body found at vacant apartment building, police said
A body was found Thursday afternoon at a vacant building, officers said.Click the video player above to watch other headlines from WXII 12 NewsAt approximately 4 p.m., Winston-Salem Police Department officers responded to a report of a dead body on East Third Street.Demolition crews discovered the body while demolishing the vacant apartments at the location.The apartment building had been vacant for a substantial period and was known to be a location where the homeless population frequented for shelter. The deceased has not yet been identified. Police said it is too early in the investigation to determine if foul play was involved. Anyone with information regarding this investigation is encouraged to call the Winston-Salem Police Department at 336-773-7700.
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At approximately 4 p.m., Winston-Salem Police Department officers responded to a report of a dead body on East Third Street.
Demolition crews discovered the body while demolishing the vacant apartments at the location.
The apartment building had been vacant for a substantial period and was known to be a location where the homeless population frequented for shelter.
The deceased has not yet been identified.
Police said it is too early in the investigation to determine if foul play was involved.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is encouraged to call the Winston-Salem Police Department at 336-773-7700. | https://www.wxii12.com/article/winston-salem-body-found-vacant-apartment-building/39603757 | 2022-04-01T01:24:40Z |
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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.ncadvertiser.com/news/article/California-prison-inmate-death-investigated-as-a-17049814.php | 2022-04-01T01:24:41Z |
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The Woods - Display Box (1.25 w/ Tips) - Canadian Lumber All Natural Rolling Papers
Canadian Lumber All Natural Woods Rolling Papers are made from 100% all natural, wood pulp.
The Display Box comes with 22 rolling paper booklets in a retail-style box. These booklets are 1.25 (1&1/4) in length and come with tips. In addition, all Canadian Lumber 1.25 booklets come with the revisable tray package. Flip and fold on the creases to create an on-the-go tray! Each booklet comes with 40 papers and 40 filter tips.
The Woods are made from 100% all-natural, unrefined and unbleached wood pulp. As a result of the wood fibres being extremely thin and unrefined, the Woods have been pressed into our thinnest rolling paper. At 12.5 gsm, this is one of the thinnest wood based papers on the market. Our process allows for the natural brown colour of the raw wood to come through in the papers without adding dyes or chemicals. While the intact fibres allow this paper to be durable and keep its natural brown colour. This results in a smooth, even burn that won't go out.
Canadian Lumber 1.25 Rolling Papers are all natural, unrefined and unbleached. This allows for a quality, slow, smooth experience. Every aspect of our rolling papers is completely all natural. We've even replaced the glue seal with an Arabic Gum Seal; triple distilled tree sap we've sourced from a conflict free region in West Africa.
We regularly test our papers for impurities & allergens to ensure the quality, and more importantly the safe consumption of all our paper products. For more information please visit the link to our website.
Canadian Lumber All Natural Woods Rolling Papers are made from 100% all natural, wood pulp.
The Display Box comes with 22 rolling paper booklets in a retail-style box. These booklets are 1.25 (1&1/4) in length and come with tips. In addition, all Canadian Lumber 1.25 booklets come with the revisable tray package. Flip and fold on the creases to create an on-the-go tray! Each booklet comes with 40 papers and 40 filter tips.
The Woods are made from 100% all-natural, unrefined and unbleached wood pulp. As a result of the wood fibres being extremely thin and unrefined, the Woods have been pressed into our thinnest rolling paper. At 12.5 gsm, this is one of the thinnest wood based papers on the market. Our process allows for the natural brown colour of the raw wood to come through in the papers without adding dyes or chemicals. While the intact fibres allow this paper to be durable and keep its natural brown colour. This results in a smooth, even burn that won't go out.
Canadian Lumber 1.25 Rolling Papers are all natural, unrefined and unbleached. This allows for a quality, slow, smooth experience. Every aspect of our rolling papers is completely all natural. We've even replaced the glue seal with an Arabic Gum Seal; triple distilled tree sap we've sourced from a conflict free region in West Africa.
We regularly test our papers for impurities & allergens to ensure the quality, and more importantly the safe consumption of all our paper products. For more information please visit the link to our website.
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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.nhregister.com/news/article/Maryland-paid-family-leave-program-bill-passed-to-17049782.php | 2022-04-01T01:24:43Z |
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Bach In Baltimore Presents Three New Concerts That Go Beyond Bach
The next three concerts will go beyond Bach to feature the music of Brahms, Handel, Beethoven, and Haydn.
Today Bach in Baltimore announced three new concerts that go Beyond Bach! For thirty-four years, Bach in Baltimore has enriched our community with the uplifting and ennobling musical repertoire of J.S. Bach.
However, its next three concerts will go beyond Bach to feature the music of Brahms, Handel, Beethoven, and Haydn. The concert on April 24-Brahms Requiem-and the concert on May 15-The Master & His Pupil: Beethoven & Haydn are part of Bach in Baltimore's Beyond Bach Concert Series. The May 1 concert showcases Handel's most famous works, including his coronation anthems. Tickets and more information for all three of these concerts can be found at bachinbaltimore.org.
The Brahms Requiem concert on April 24 at Towson United Methodist Church (Towson) is dedicated to the lives lost during the COVID-19 pandemic. Those that want to offer up a loved one's name for remembrance can reach out to the newly appointed Executive Director of Bach in Baltimore Rebecca Fanning at rebecca@bachinbaltimore.org. In addition to the moving work by Brahms, the concert will also feature Baltimore composer Elam Sprenkle's Go Down Death. This work was commissioned by Bach in Baltimore's Music Director T. Herbert Dimmock in loving memory of his mother, Anne Dimmock. Vocal soloists for this concert include Amy Broadbent, soprano and Jeffry Williams, baritone.
Bach in Baltimore, with the Maryland State Boychoir, invites you to return on May 1 for Handel Festival at Church of the Resurrection (Lutherville). This concert features two of Handel's exuberant coronation anthems, Zadok the Priest and The King Shall Rejoice. Also, included is Handel's band suite, Music for the Royal Fireworks, and selections from the ebullient Water Music. Directly after the concert, Bach in Baltimore is hosting a soiree to celebrate the conclusion of its 12th Annual Bachfest Online Auction. More information about the online fundraiser running from April 28-May 1 is available at bachinbaltimore.org.
The Pupil & His Tutor: Beethoven & Haydn concert on May 15 at the Church of the Redeemer (Baltimore) presents Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 and Haydn's Symphony No. 1. Haydn famously tutored a young Beethoven. However, Beethoven claimed, "I never learned anything from Haydn." Still, Beethoven's most famous compositions draw on the symphonic form Haydn is credited with creating. We invite you to join us for a pair of symphonies from both the pupil and tutor and judge for yourself where the influence lies.
Admissions for our April 24th and May 15th concerts are $30 for adults, $10 for students, and $5 for children under twelve. These two concerts can be bundled with our cost-saving "Beyond Bach Series Pass" for $50. Admission for our May 1st concert is $35 for adults, $10 for students, and $5 for children under twelve. Tickets must be purchased in advance online at BachinBaltimore.org or by calling 410-941-9262. Tickets will not be sold at the door to ensure touchless transactions. Patrons will be required to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 PCR test before admission into the venue. Please read our full Health and Safety measures online at https://bachinbaltimore.org/health-safety/.
Unable to attend in person? Not free for a particular concert date? NOW AVAILABLE: Live-streaming and on-demand access to ALL concerts (upcoming and previous) at BachinBaltimore.org. | https://www.broadwayworld.com/baltimore/article/Bach-In-Baltimore-Presents-Three-New-Concerts-That-Go-Beyond-Bach-20220331 | 2022-04-01T01:24:43Z |
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BOF says no (again) to education budget
SHARON — Having declined to accept the proposed 2022-23 budgets submitted by both the selectmen and the Board of Education in mid-March, the Board of Finance voted at their meeting on Thursday, March 24, to accept only the revised town budget submitted by the Board of Selectmen. The...
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Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bullish stance on Occidental Petroleum OXY.
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
Whether this is an institution or just a wealthy individual, we don't know. But when something this big happens with OXY, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
So how do we know what this whale just did?
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 34 uncommon options trades for Occidental Petroleum.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 64% bullish and 35%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $271,162, and 29 are calls, for a total amount of $1,841,177.
What's The Price Target?
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $20.0 to $80.0 for Occidental Petroleum over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.
This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Occidental Petroleum's options for a given strike price.
Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Occidental Petroleum's whale activity within a strike price range from $20.0 to $80.0 in the last 30 days.
Occidental Petroleum Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Biggest Options Spotted:
Where Is Occidental Petroleum Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 24,854,191, the price of OXY is down -0.05% at $57.45.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 39 days.
Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.
© 2022 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved. | https://www.benzinga.com/markets/options/22/03/26408131/occidental-petroleum-whale-trades-spotted | 2022-04-01T01:24:44Z |
High school baseball: Forest rolls past Buchholz, improves to 10-2
Forest senior pitcher Bo Hunt allowed one run in five innings, and the Wildcats took advantage of several Buchholz miscues to post an 11-1 victory against the visiting Bobcats on Wednesday night.
The win improved Forest to 10-2 on the season.
"Buchholz did make a bunch of mistakes which helps for sure, but we're playing really well and I think some of those mistakes were hard-hit balls and those are tough in high school baseball anyway," Wildcats coach Jed Yancey said. "I'm happy for our guys because we played well. Bo is our guy and I have a soft spot in my heart for him. He threw strikes and dominated the game. He always gives us a chance to win, is a phenomenal human being and it's nice to see kids that you love to coach have success."
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Buchholz is now 8-3 overall.
"This is definitely not the way you want to play, especially in a big game," Bobcats coach Ron Brooks said. "As the head coach this game falls on me. We didn't play good in any phase of the game. (Forest) played great and give them a pat on the back, but we went out and played really bad tonight and that's directly on the head coach."
Here are takeaways from the game.
Rough start
Forest got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the second inning as Connor DeGeorge was hit by a pitch and Mike Mellucci singled to put runners at first and second base with no outs.
A ground ball to the shortstop that looked like a potential double-play ball was thrown into right field allowing DeGeorge to score with Mellucci moving to second base. Ryan Curtis lined a single to right field to plate Mellucci to give the Wildcats a 2-0 lead.
FHS took advantage of some walks and several wild pitches by Buchholz starting pitcher Ty Robertson to extend its lead in the bottom of the third inning. DeGeorge contributed an RBI single, Mellucci and Kaden Smith drew bases-loaded walks to force in runs and Bradley White II was hit by a pitch to plate another run.
Scott Jones came on in relief for BHS and got out of the inning, but Forest led 8-0.
Bobcats on the board
Buchholz broke through against Hunt in the top of the fourth inning as JJ Gardner smacked a one-out single, advanced to second base on a hit by Ryan McCracken and raced home on a single by Kyle Brewer.
Hunt, who scattered five hits and struck out four in his five innings of work, settled down and escaped further trouble the rest of the way.
Early ending
Forest tacked on a pair of runs in the bottom of the fourth inning and scored a run in the bottom of the fifth inning on a wild pitch to bring an end to the game because of the 10-run mercy rule.
"We went into the game like it's the biggest game and we played well," Yancey said. "Every game is important and we had good dugout energy and made things happen. It's great to have kids who are hungry to win and want to get better."
On deck
The Wildcats host North Marion on Friday night. Buchholz is back in action on Saturday with a home game against Tallahassee Leon. | https://www.ocala.com/story/sports/high-school/2022/03/31/high-school-baseball-forest-rolls-past-buchholz-improves-10-2/7230346001/ | 2022-04-01T01:24:44Z |
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.newschannel5.com/news/national/house-passes-35-a-month-insulin-cap-as-dems-seek-wider-bill | 2022-04-01T01:24:44Z |
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- It's a busy season full of hatchlings at the Louisville Zoo.
Two waldrapp ibis hatched in late February at the zoo. The zoo said they are considered to be one of the most endangered birds in the world. It's the first time the zoo has had waldrapp ibis chicks in four years, with 18 hatched since 1993.
CHICK this out! Two waldrapp ibis chicks hatched at the Louisville Zoo (the first since 2018)!This bird species is endangered. Once widespread across Northern Africa and Europe, the wild populations now number only a few hundred individuals. https://t.co/ZeATsdSw1G pic.twitter.com/42DnllMXJy
— Louisville Zoo (@LouisvilleZoo) March 31, 2022
Guests can get a glimpse of them in the giraffe house, when their parents feed them.
Four Inca tern chicks have also hatched. It's the first time the zoo has bred the species. The chicks are from two different pairs of birds, the zoo said. They are living in a nest box in an exhibit they share with the African penguins.
Copyright 2022 WDRB Media. All Rights Reserved. | https://www.wdrb.com/news/louisville-zoo-celebrates-arrival-of-hatchlings/article_3ffb2624-b149-11ec-9a77-bb1175188b34.html | 2022-04-01T01:24:44Z |
MUMBAI/ CHENNAI: How much does one value a digital life? For a Mahindra
Thar enthusiast, it’s nearly as costly as actually owning a Thar sports utility vehicle (
SUV) in real life.
In the first ever auction of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) by an Indian corporate, the winning bid for a
Mahindra Thar NFT, christened Standing Tall, was for Rs 11 lakh. This was close to the ex-showroom price of an entry level Thar model, which is Rs 12.8 lakh. In the auction, the reserve price for this
NFT was Rs 3 lakh, data from Mahindragallery.com showed.
Announcing the auction, Anand
Mahindra tweeted about the new experiment: “We believe it’s not just a make-believe world, it’s also a place where we can explore solutions for making the real world a better place. Only fitting that the Thar — our flagship off-roader — leads us into the uncharted landscape of NFTs.”
NFTs are digital assets, also called coins, whose ownership is validated by a long alphanumeric code that’s nearly impossible to hack. Like all NFTs, the ones for Thar are also like works of art. Usually in auctions for NFTs, the name of the winning bidder is never revealed and only the alphanumeric code is displayed. In the Thar auction for the most valued NFT, the winner went by the code 0x6394...43B9, consisting of 42 alphanumeric digits.
In total four NFTs were put up for auction with the aggregate reserve price at Rs 6 lakh. At close of auction on Thursday evening, the aggregate bid amount was Rs 26 lakh.
The highest bid for the Born of the Earth NFT was Rs 5.25 lakh, while the corresponding number for the Taking Flight NFT was Rs 5 lakh. The highest bid for the Explore the Impossible NFT was Rs 4.75 lakh. Proceeds from the auction will be donated to Nanhi Kali, an organisation that empowers school education for underprivileged girls, a company release said. | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/in-a-first-by-co-mms-4-thar-nfts-fetch-rs-26l-in-auction/articleshow/90578036.cms | 2022-04-01T01:24:44Z |
By The Associated Press
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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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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OTHER DEVELOPMENTS:
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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Caldwell sentenced for attempted felonious assault
Published: Mar. 31, 2022 at 9:12 PM EDT|Updated: 11 minutes ago
MARIETTA, Ohio (WTAP) - A woman from Marietta is sentenced to two and half years in prison. Judge Mark Kerenyi sentenced Sierah Caldwell for her role in an attack on a man named Devon Ours.
Ours was attacked with a baseball bat in February 2021 and had to go to the hospital. Caldwell pleaded guilty to attempted felonious assault after originally being indicted on charges of attempted murder, felonious assault and tampering with evidence.
Her boyfriend, Steven Osborne, was sentenced to 10 years in prison last month after entering an Alford plea to a charge of attempted murder.
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BURR RIDGE, Ill., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tony Riley, president of The Mx Group, has been named its new CEO, effective March 1, as founding partner and CEO Andy Mahler steps into the executive chairman role. The Mx Group's other founding partner, Peter Wroblewski, will serve as vice chairman.
"We are beyond excited to see this leadership transition fully executed," said Mahler. "Over the last three and a half years we've added additional talent to an already seasoned senior leadership and director level team and worked closely with team members to ensure great work, high performance and continuity."
In addition to being one of the largest independent B2B agencies in the country, The Mx Group is also one of the fastest growing. The agency has been in business for over 30 years, has five Fortune 500 clients on their roster, and a team of over 150 people they affectionally call Mx'ers. If you haven't heard of them, it could be because they are one hundred percent focused on B2B, a discipline within the advertising industry that doesn't get the attention that B2C does.
"Tony, Nate Ulery as COO, and the senior leadership team have effectively been running the business for the last 18 months," said Wroblewski. "It has been exciting to see how they are iterating our vision and making it better, which is evidenced by our continued revenue growth, expanded service offering and thriving culture."
"Our vision is B2B at scale," said Riley. "We believe that the large holding companies and agencies don't understand the complexities of B2B buying groups, sales cycles and purchase decisions — and honestly don't care to understand it. While there are large pure-play B2B agencies, they tend to focus on one aspect of the customer experience, digital for example. Our opportunity is to bring strategy, creative, digital and technology together under one roof at a scale global B2B marketers can leverage for their brands."
Mahler and Wroblewski will continue to serve as active board members, focusing their energy on acquisitions, the expansion of global partnerships and the ongoing mentorship of the executives and directors that form the leadership at Mx.
About The Mx Group
The Mx Group is an independent, integrated B2B marketing agency with a mission to impact the marketplace for companies that impact the world. For over 30 years, we've created meaningful end-to-end buying experiences for B2B brands. Our clients are leaders and innovators in energy, utilities, manufacturing, hospitality, automotive, health care, technology and SaaS who rely on our expertise to influence and grow their businesses. Our headquarters are in Chicago, but our reach is global. Whether a client is an established or startup B2B brand, we have the people and perspective to be a strong partner that makes a difference.
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Digital divide will increase in STL without action, report says
New research suggests the St. Louis digital divide will continue if leaders don’t act fast.
Published: Mar. 31, 2022 at 6:54 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
ST. LOUIS (KMOV) -- The St. Louis Community Foundation and the Regional Business Council released a report that found nearly half the households in St. Louis City and County are impacted by the digital divide.
The digital divide refers to the lack of digital resources in some of the region’s vulnerable communities. Households with lower income struggle to pay for internet access.
The report advised millions of dollars in subsidies should be used for homeowners who can’t afford broadband. As part of Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s $47 billion budget proposal, $250 million is alloted toward the state’s broadband infrastructure program.
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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.sheltonherald.com/news/article/Maryland-paid-family-leave-program-bill-passed-to-17049782.php | 2022-04-01T01:24:45Z |
OTTAWA, April 1 — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau yesterday joined allies in saying he does not wish to see Russian President Vladimir Putin at this year’s G20 meeting, citing Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
Trudeau said he had shared his view with Indonesian President Joko Widodo, who is hosting the meeting of major economies in November, that Putin’s attendance would be “extraordinarily difficult for us and unproductive for the G20.”
“It would be a big issue for many countries, including Canada,” he told reporters in Ottawa.
Trudeau explained that G20 summits are about “how we manage and encourage economic growth around the world.”
“Russia has with its illegal invasion of Ukraine upended economic growth for everyone around the world and can’t possibly be a constructive partner in how we manage the crisis created by Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine,” he added.
“Bottom line is it can’t be business as usual to have Vladimir Putin just sitting around the table pretending that everything is okay, because it’s not okay, and it’s his fault.”
US President Joe Biden has said he backs kicking Russia out of the G20 group of major economies, while Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said Putin should be barred from the group’s summit in Bali.
But Brazil and China opposed giving Russia the boot, while Indonesia said it would remain “impartial.”
Last week, a Moscow envoy to Jakarta said Putin plans to attend the meeting.
But it will be up to all G20 members to decide. — AFP | https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2022/04/01/trudeau-says-no-to-having-putin-at-g20-meeting/2050922 | 2022-04-01T01:24:45Z |
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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.nhregister.com/news/article/No-jail-for-LA-building-owner-over-explosion-that-17049830.php | 2022-04-01T01:24:49Z |
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A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on NextEra Energy.
Looking at options history for NextEra Energy NEE we detected 16 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 31% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 68% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $72,782 and 14, calls, for a total amount of $717,315.
What's The Price Target?
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $80.0 to $87.5 for NextEra Energy over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for NextEra Energy options trades today is 1819.29 with a total volume of 2,934.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for NextEra Energy's big money trades within a strike price range of $80.0 to $87.5 over the last 30 days.
NextEra Energy Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Biggest Options Spotted:
Where Is NextEra Energy Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 4,159,466, the price of NEE is up 0.1% at $85.58.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 20 days.
What The Experts Say On NextEra Energy:
- Keybanc upgraded its action to Overweight with a price target of $87
- Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on NextEra Energy, which currently sits at a price target of $91.
Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.
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MUMBAI: India has the capability to develop in no time a secure bilateral financial messaging system with Russia. This would facilitate rupee-rouble trade and help exporters to transact.
“For rupee-rouble trade, an alternative messaging system with secured code can be developed in a short time. The
RBI has the capability of developing a secured messaging system. India, for domestic messaging, has been extensively using
SFMS (Structured Financial Messaging System) for long,” said
G Padmanabhan, former executive director at the central bank.
SFMS — the backbone for inter-bank financial messaging, is managed by Indian Financial Technology and Allied Services (IFTAS), an RBI subsidiary that designs and provides IT services for financial infrastructure.
The SFMS powers the real-time gross settlement and National Electronic Funds Transfer (
NEFT). Incidentally, RBI’s move to have 24/7 RTGS has recently received global recognition as there are few countries that have achieved this.
“The objective is to ensure non-repudiation and security in messaging, based on which financial transactions, often of large values are put through,” said Padmanabhan. This is similar to the use case for Swift. While technical alternatives can be found, a new system connecting countries would be a challenge. “A long-term solution as an alternative to Swift would, however, be time-consuming as it would involve several countries,” said Padmanabhan.
While the initial set of sanctions was aimed at keeping Russia out of the financial markets, as the war continued, the sanctions got tighter and Swift was directed to completely disable its network from the sanctioned banks. The Economic Times had reported this week that Russian central bank officials will be meeting with the RBI to hold discussions on an alternative platform for payments. A rupee-rouble payment mechanism has been in place for several years after the collapse of the Soviet Union. However, the sanctions on Swift has blocked the pipeline between India and key Russian banks. While the mechanism can help in making the payment, it would require trade to be balanced. However, India has been a net payer to Russia over the years and the import of crude could increase the bill. | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/india-can-set-up-bilateral-fin-message-system-rapidly/articleshow/90578085.cms | 2022-04-01T01:24:51Z |
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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.
But 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 areas. There 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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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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OTHER DEVELOPMENTS:
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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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.sheltonherald.com/news/article/No-jail-for-LA-building-owner-over-explosion-that-17049830.php | 2022-04-01T01:24:51Z |
GSA Administrator visits training center in Earth City
EARTH CITY, Mo. (KMOV) – The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) was in Earth City Thursday visiting the UA Local 562 Plumbers and Pipefitters Training Center.
GSA Administrator Robin Carnahan was there to discuss the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the aim to give fair wages and benefits on the construction projects it funds.
“That’s where we’re going to use our federal money because we know it’s fundamentally good for workers and it’s good for the projects,” Carnahan said. “In the end, it’s gonna save money for taxpayers to have the highly skilled workers on these projects and that’s what we’re gonna do.”
The infrastructure law will bring billions of dollars to Missouri to expand high-speed internet, repair thousands of roads and bridges, as well as expand the electric vehicle charging network.
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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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BOK-W vs RAN-W Dream11 Team Prediction and Suggestions for today’s Jharkhand Women’s T20 Trophy 2022 match between Bokaro Blossoms Women and Ranchi Roses Women: Bokaro Blossoms Women will be aiming for a comeback as they will take on Ranchi Roses Women for the second time in the Jharkhand Women’s T20 Trophy 2022. In the first game between the two sides, Ranchi Roses outplayed Bokaro Women by eight wickets. Playing on Friday, Bokaro will hope to improve their batting performance and avenge their previous loss.
Talking about the overall performance, Bokaro Blossoms Women are second-last in the points table. They have won just two from their five league matches. The team came up with a good performance in their last game against Dumka Daisies Women and they will hope to continue the momentum on Friday as well.
Ranchi Roses Women, on the other hand, have two defeats and as many wins to their name. They started the league well by winning their first two games. However, the team looked lost in the last two games. They suffered two back-to-back losses against Dhanbad Daffodils Women and Dumka Daisies Women.
Ahead of the match between Bokaro Blossoms Women and Ranchi Roses Women; here is everything you need to know:
BOK-W vs RAN-W Telecast
Bokaro Blossoms Women vs Ranchi Roses Women game will not be telecast in India
BOK-W vs RAN-W Live Streaming
The Jharkhand Women’s T20 Trophy 2022 will be streamed live on the FanCode app and website.
BOK-W vs RAN-W Match Details
The match will be hosted at the JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi at 8:30 AM IST on April 1, Friday.
BOK-W vs RAN-W Dream11 Team Prediction
Captain: Ritu Kumari
Vice-Captain: Priyanka Sawaiyan
Suggested Playing XI for BOK-W vs RAN-W Dream11 Fantasy Cricket
Wicketkeeper: Riya Raj
Batters: Anamika Kumari, Priyanka Sawaiyan, Garima Singh, Ritu Kumari
All-rounders: Durga Kumari Murmu, Anandita Kishor, Niharika
Bowlers: Isha Keshri, Divyani Prasad, Anita Tigga
BOK-W vs RAN-W Probable XIs
Bokaro Blossoms Women: Ritu Kumari (c), Komal Kumari (wk), Garima Singh, Rini Burman, Anushka Parmar, Sanju Patel, Riya Raj, Priti Tiwary, Simran Mansoori, Durga Kumari Murmu, Pratima Kumari
Ranchi Roses Women: Niharika (c), Divyani Prasad, Priyanka Sawaiyan, Anamika Kumari, Isha Keshri, Anandita Kishor, Sunita Kumari, Laxmi Murmu, Urmila Kumari, Pallavi Kumari, Anita Tigga
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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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ABERDEEN, N.C., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The fast growth of Moore County, including Aberdeen, Pinehurst, and Southern Pines, caused a few growing pains for General Manager Scott Weaver and his team at Leith Honda Aberdeen, "The growth in Aberdeen is so great that we just outgrew our building. It was time." Last weekend, his team cut the ribbon and drove vehicles to their new, expanded facility adjacent to the original Leith Honda Aberdeen location on US 15-501.
The new building includes an expanded showroom giving customers a more relaxed environment to shop and explore the showcased inventory. Also, their waiting area has expanded for customers' comfort and includes business workstations for those who need to work while they wait.
Weaver and Service Manager Mark Posey are most excited about their new state-of-the-art service department. The new facility holds twice as many service bays as the former building, complete with new tire balancers, express bay lifts, and individual fluid and air filling stations.
"When we have to walk to the parts counter to get oil and washer fluid for our vehicles, it adds to the customer's wait time," said Posey. "Now we will have oil and washer fluid, water, light, and electrical reels right at our fingertips."
Even with a new building, the one thing that won't change is Leith's tradition to take the best care of their customers. Posey says that commitment is what has kept customers coming back for generations. "We've got people that we have retained since I've been here. I have worked on their mother's and grandmother's cars."
LeithCars.com is one of the largest automotive groups in North Carolina. A family business created in Raleigh, Leith Cars has been serving the Triangle community for over 50 years, incorporating over 1,900 North Carolinians into its family. The number one place to buy vehicles in the Raleigh metro area for five years running, according to a Marshall Marketing Survey, the auto dealer has 39 franchise locations throughout the state. For more information, visit www.leithcars.com.
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This is the day MaAn fans were eagerly waiting for. Anupama and Anuj Kapadia’s wedding ceremonies have finally begun. On Thursday, the production house of the show took to social media and dropped a new promo that shares a glimpse of what looks like Anupama and Anuj’s Roka ceremony.
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Vivek Agnihotri helmed The Kashmir Files is unstoppable, not just in the domestic box-office, but worldwide as well. The film has been having a dream run so far and has breached the 200 crore mark domestically. But, there’s another major benchmark that the film has achieved- breaching the 300 crore mark at the international box-office.
The allegations made against Bollywood superstar Salman Khan by a neighbour appear to be supported by “documentary evidence”, a Mumbai court said on Wednesday. Last week, the court did not grant interim relief to Salman who has filed a defamation case against his Panvel farmhouse neighbour, Ketan Kakkad, for making defamatory comments against the actor in an interview to a YouTube channel. Kakkad, an NRI, owns a plot on a hill next to Salman’s farmhouse.
Imlie is one of the most popular shows on television. It stars Sumbul Touqeer in the lead along with Manasvi Vashist. It was only recently that Manasvi joined the show as Aditya after Gashmeer Mahajani quit. However, if reports are to be believed, Manasvi has also decided to leave the show in just three months.
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Telugu actors Ram Charan and Jr NTR are receiving praises from audiences all over the country for their latest release RRR. The SS Rajamouli directorial cemented their images as pan-India stars. However, in a recent interview, NTR called himself a ‘youngster’ in front of real superstars. Talking to Bollywood Hungama, he answered a question on who he thinks is the biggest action star in the country. To this, the actor named Salman Khan.
Also Read: RRR Actor Jr NTR Reveals He is Salman Khan’s Fan, Calls Him the Biggest Action Star
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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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A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on PepsiCo.
Looking at options history for PepsiCo PEP we detected 16 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 12% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 87% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 14 are puts, for a total amount of $480,527 and 2, calls, for a total amount of $94,785.
What's The Price Target?
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $130.0 to $180.0 for PepsiCo over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.
This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for PepsiCo's options for a given strike price.
Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of PepsiCo's whale activity within a strike price range from $130.0 to $180.0 in the last 30 days.
PepsiCo Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Biggest Options Spotted:
Where Is PepsiCo Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 2,009,928, the price of PEP is up 0.27% at $168.42.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 26 days.
What The Experts Say On PepsiCo:
- Wells Fargo has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on PepsiCo, which currently sits at a price target of $170.
- JP Morgan has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on PepsiCo, which currently sits at a price target of $180.
Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.
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MUMBAI: Indian markets were among the best performing globally with the
sensex ending fiscal 2021-22 with an 17% jump to 58,569 points. The
Nifty gained 19% at 17,465. In the same period, the Dow Jones index in the US was up about 7% and FTSE in the UK 13%, official data showed.
The strong gains in the leading indices also made investors richer by Rs 58 lakh crore with the
BSE’s
market capitalisation now at Rs 267 lakh crore.
FY22 will be remembered for a number of milestones. After scaling the historic 50k milestone in FY21, the sensex built on the rally to scale 60k during FY22, but soon left investors jittery as global factors started weighing on sentiments. As a result, foreign funds started taking money off the Indian stock market at an unprecedented speed with the end-of-the-year figure at Rs 1.4 lakh crore — the highest annual net selling figure ever, data from CDSL showed.
Among the domestic factors, the weakness of the rupee to a near-record low of 77 to a dollar and strong foreign fund selling hit sentiment.
Among the top gainers were stocks from sectors like
power, utilities and metals. Market players pointed out that these were the very sectors that had underperformed the overall market for several years. However, as the global supply chain was impacted again after the Russia-Ukraine war started,
metals and utilities companies witnessed strong demand that translated into gains for stocks of companies in these sectors.
During FY22, BSE’s power index had gained 59%, the utilities index 56% and the metals index 48%, ETIG data showed.
In FY23, on the domestic front, rising rate of interest due to spike in oil price-induced inflation and foreign fund selling will continue to dampen spirits. On the global front, the changing geo-political situation in Europe, along with the pace and magnitude of rise in rate of interest in the US and the spread of Covid infection would dictate the markets’ directions, brokers and analysts said.
For investors on Dalal Street, financial year 2022 could be divided into two distinct halves. The first half saw the continuation of the bull rally that had started the previous year and that continued till October when the sensex peaked at slightly above the 62k mark — an all-time high. The next half was of extreme uncertainty due to a host of geopolitical factors that included a galloping US inflation, stoking fears of a rate hike in the world’s largest economy, a war in Europe and the rising crude oil prices.
Among the domestic factors, the weakness of the rupee to a near-record low of 77 to a dollar and strong foreign fund selling weighed on sentiment. However, strong domestic buying countered the foreign selling well and cushioned the market’s fall to a large extent, analysts said. | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/sensex-jumps-17-in-fy22-among-best-shows-globally/articleshow/90577980.cms | 2022-04-01T01:24:57Z |
By DOUG FEINBERG
AP Basketball Writer
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kim Mulkey knew she had a rebuilding project when she took over as coach of LSU this season.
The longtime Baylor coach quickly was able to orchestrate an incredible turnaround for the Tigers, who won 26 games — 17 more than last season.
Mulkey was honored Thursday as The Associated Press women’s basketball Coach of the Year, the third time she has won the award. Geno Auriemma and Muffet McGraw are the only other coaches to have accomplished the feat.
“I’m certainly honored to be in that group,” Mulkey said. “This doesn’t happen without players who allow you to coach them and buy into a system. We had a really, really good year.”
Mulkey received 10 votes from the 30-member national media panel that votes on the AP Top 25 each week. South Carolina Dawn Staley was second with eight votes. Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer received three while Nicki Collen, who replaced Mulkey at Baylor, got two along with Wes Moore of N.C. State. Five coaches got one vote apiece.
LSU rose to No. 6 in the AP poll and hosted the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers lost to Ohio State in the second round and finished with more than 25 wins for the first time since the 2007-08 season. Mulkey compared this season to her first at Baylor when she inherited a team that won just seven games the year before she took over.
“You make goals that are realistic such as having a winning season,” she said. “Beat your first ranked team, we’re going to celebrate that. In conference if we finish in the top half of SEC we can then potentially get to the NCAA Tournament. It sounds so simple. but you have to crawl before you can walk, and have to walk before you can run. We were just realistic.”
The Tigers went 13-3 in the tough Southeastern Conference and had wins over Georgia, Tennessee and Kentucky. Mulkey’s squad also played South Carolina tough, only falling by six points.
Mulkey grew up in Louisiana and won national titles with Louisiana Tech as both a player and assistant coach before a 21-year run at Baylor in which she won three national titles and became the fastest coach in women’s college basketball history to 600 victories, doing so in just 700 games. In 2020, she was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Mulkey also won AP Coach of the Year in 2012 and 2019 while at Baylor.
“I can’t name all the things that the team did this year but it was unbelievable,” she said. “We were not supposed to do what we did in a year. That’s hard to do.”
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Time to choose: asphalt or concrete?
KENT — Following four years of Streetscape Committee meetings, new sidewalks for Kent are expected to be built soon. The selectmen are in the final stages of decision-making about work to...
tricornernews.comKENT — Following four years of Streetscape Committee meetings, new sidewalks for Kent are expected to be built soon. The selectmen are in the final stages of decision-making about work to...
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