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Police: 13-year-old runaway girl dies at hospital after found unresponsive at motel
D’IBERVILLE, Miss. (WALA/Gray News) - A 13-year-old girl has died in a Mississippi-area hospital after being reported as a runaway from Alabama earlier this month.
WALA reports the Mobile Police Department first reported Keyanna Sylvester as a runaway on March 21. She was then found unresponsive in a motel room in D’Iberville, Mississippi, on March 24, according to D’Iberville Police Capt. Jason King.
Sylvester was taken to the hospital but later died, according to police.
The 13-year-old spent time in Ocean Springs and Moss Point, Mississippi, according to reports.
King said it was too early in the investigation to decide whether foul play was involved in the girl’s death.
“We’re making sure we’re careful about not saying whether it’s criminal or not criminal,” he said.
King also said police are waiting for a report by the medical examiner.
“This hurts me real bad because Keyanna was my baby,” said neighbor Alexie Thames. “You all need to help find whoever did this to my baby. "
Anyone with further information on this case was urged to contact the D’Iberville Police Department at 228-396-4252.
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Norton 1, Copley 0
Daniel Hopkins pitched 6.1 scoreless innings and added the lone RBI in the third inning to lead visiting Norton to a season-opening win Wednesday under...
WHEELING,W.Va. (WTRF) – Braydon Kupsky doubled and singled and knocked in a pair of runs to help lead Wheeling Park to 3-2 win over Parkersburg. Three Park pitchers Luke Doyle, Luke Myers and Nolan Westfall combined to limit the Big Reds to just four hits, while also striking out six. Now 2-0, the Patriots return […]
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Fantasy 5" game were:
06-09-28-29-30
(six, nine, twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Fantasy 5" game were:
06-09-28-29-30
(six, nine, twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty)
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https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Fantasy-5-game-17049785.php
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The East Carolina baseball team wrapped up its final non-conference series of the regular season last weekend by narrowly missing a sweep of Virginia Commonwealth.
The Pirates were in line for their first series sweep against the same opponent, but couldn’t finish off a win on Sunday after surrendering a late lead to VCU. ECU then took a tough loss on Tuesday against N.C. State despite receiving strong pitching throughout as it couldn’t improve upon its season-best four games over .500.
ECU (14-12) opens American Athletic Conference play today with the start of a three-game road series at Cincinnati. First pitch is set for 5 p.m.
The Pirates have displayed signs of being a competitive team with win streaks of five and four games, but they have also been inconsistent for stretches. They opened the season with a 1-5 record, before winning five straight, including a sweep of the LeClair Classic to eclipse the .500 mark.
ECU hasn’t dipped below .500 since the start of the season but flirted with the idea with records of 6-6 and 10-10. A recent four-game win streak gave ECU its best record at 14-10, before losing two straight.
The Pirates won two of their five non-conference series, not including the three-game sweep of the LeClair Classic. The team lost the season-opening series to Bryant, along with series losses to North Carolina and College of Charleston.
Their series wins came against Saint Mary’s College and VCU this past weekend.
“This team wasn’t mature enough for the schedule we put together,” Pirates coach Cliff Godwin said after Sunday’s loss to VCU. “But we put the schedule together two-to-three years out. We just have to continue to grow up.”
ECU will get another crack at some of those non-conference teams this season as the Pirates will play midweek games against Old Dominion, Elon, UNC Wilmington, N.C. State, Duke and Campbell.
Cincinnati (9-14) is one of two AAC teams to have a sub-.500 record. The other is Wichita State (11-13), which visits Greenville for a series beginning April 8. So the Pirates have a good opportunity to start fast and put an up-and-down first half of the season in the rearview.
A large part of the ‘up’ has been the Pirates’ pitching, particularly from the bullpen. Garrett Saylor and Carter Spivey have been lights out. They have combined for 79 strikeouts in 58.1 innings. Ryder Giles hasn’t allowed a run in 14.0 innings, and starter Jake Kuchmaner has slid into the Friday starter role and has produced a 2.73 earned run average.
Starter Josh Grosz had his best outing of the season on Sunday, and took a no-decision while pitching into the seventh inning. Trey Yesavage has harnessed his control and has used his overpowering stuff to be a fine option out of the bullpen.
With 11 strikeouts in Tuesday’s loss to N.C. State, the ECU pitching staff has struck out at least 10 batters in 17 of 26 games.
Offensively, two regulars are batting over .300, led by Lane Hoover (.348) and freshman Jacob Jenkins-Cowart (.304).
As for Cincinnati, the Bearcats enter conference play on a four-game losing streak, all coming against Xavier. Three of those games were one-run losses, with the fourth being a 10-6 defeat.
Max Bergmann is the only pitcher for the Bearcats to have an ERA below 6.00. Starting pitchers Tristan Weaver and Zach Segal have ERAs of 6.00 and 6.65, respectively.
On offense, Cincinnati is averaging seven runs per game and is led by Griffin Merritt, who leads the conference in home runs (9) and slugging percentage (.829). Cincinnati has 37 home runs as a team.
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Wisconsin Technology Council luncheon focuses on Rural Health Care
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) -Innovation of rural health care was the topic of a Wisconsin Technology Council luncheon at UW-Eau Claire Thursday.
The luncheon focused on multi-faceted approaches to improving health education, delivery of service and improved outcomes in northwestern Wisconsin.
In December 2021 UW-Eau Claire, Mayo Clinic Health System and a collection of partners across Northwestern Wisconsin received a nine point four million dollar grant to address the needs of rural communities tied to education, health care and small business success.
“It’s all about work force development especially in the health care world. You probably know there’s a shortage of health care professionals at almost every level right now and certainly the pandemic help bring that on and so there has to be some creative ways to try to really create that next wave of workers in health care,” Tom Still, Wisconsin Technology Council President, said.
Still says UW-Eau Claire has one of the strongest nursing programs in the state, which makes for a great partnership with the Council.
Copyright 2022 WEAU. All rights reserved.
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Keno" game were:
16-18-26-28-30-32-35-40-43-45-48-49-50-57-59-62-64-66-67-74-76-80
(sixteen, eighteen, twenty-six, twenty-eight, thirty, thirty-two, thirty-five, forty, forty-three, forty-five, forty-eight, forty-nine, fifty, fifty-seven, fifty-nine, sixty-two, sixty-four, sixty-six, sixty-seven, seventy-four, seventy-six, eighty)
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https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Keno-game-17049784.php
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Editor's The above video is from a previous report with Selena's father, Abraham Quintanilla.
Today is a somber anniversary across the music world and one that hits especially hard in the Coastal Bend.
27 years have passed since the death of "La Reina," the Queen of Tejano music Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, who was killed by the president of her fan club at a Corpus Christi motel on this day in 1995.
Selena was just 23-years-old and even today, her legacy lives on and is widely celebrated. Selena's music is still played and fans continue to buy merchandise with the star's face and name. She was honored on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2017.
One can't help but think of Selena on this day and her impact on an entire industry. Somehow, in her own way, she managed to endear not only Latinos and Mexican Americans, but cultures around the world.
People still regularly visit her memorial statue in Corpus Christi and her gravesite.
“Selena,” the 1997 biographical film of Selena, was recently inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. Directed by Gregory Nava, it told the story of the young singer’s rise to fame in her family band and her tragic death. Selena’s life, music and the film became touchstones in Latin American culture, and her infectious appeal crossed over to audiences of all kinds.
And, to celebrate the film's 25th anniversary, 'Selena' will be back in theaters nationwide starting on Apr. 7.
This comes on the heels of a big announcement by Selena's family, that a new album will be released in April.
It's a lot to celebrate more than a quarter century after Selena's passing.
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GUWAHATI, March 31: Jaguar Land Rover has committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions across its operations by 46 percent by 2030. In addition, the company will cut average vehicle emissions across its value chains by 54 percent, including a 60 percent reduction throughout the use phase of its vehicles. The goals, which are approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), confirm the company’s pathway to a 1.5°C emissions reduction in line with the Paris Agreement. The commitment by Jaguar Land Rover meets the most ambitious goal set in Paris.
By the end of the decade, Jaguar Land Rover will reduce its direct greenhouse gas emissions across vehicle manufacture and operations by 46 percent in absolute value compared to a 2019 baseline. The company has also committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions per vehicle by an average of 54 percent across the entire value chain, including a reduction of 60 percent in the vehicle use phase. These targets represent Jaguar Land Rover’s commitment to 2030, followed by a second-decade ambition for net-zero emissions across the supply chain, product, and operations by 2039, as part of its Reimagine strategy. To achieve this, the company will decarbonise across design and materials, manufacturing operations, supply chain, electrification, battery strategy, circular economy processes, and up to end-of-life treatment.
Alberto Carrillo Pineda, managing director, Science-Based Targets at CDP, one of the Science-Based Targets initiative partners, said, “We congratulate Jaguar Land Rover on setting science-based targets consistent with limiting warming to 1.5C, the most ambitious goal of the Paris Agreement. By setting ambitious science-based targets grounded in climate science, Jaguar Land Rover is taking action to prevent the most damaging effects of climate change.”
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RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis endorsed a state legislator Thursday over U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn in their upcoming Republican primary, saying the first-term congressman has “fallen well short” of expectations.
Tillis’ backing of state Sen. Chuck Edwards adds another consequential voice in North Carolina’s GOP willing to oppose Cawthorn, who has received criticisms from a larger swath of Republicans for recent comments, including one in which he called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “thug.”
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https://www.marketwatch.com/story/sen-thom-tillis-endorses-republican-challenger-to-rep-madison-cawthorn-01648763783
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Join the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce for the April Get to Know Your Chamber meeting on Tuesday, April 5, from 9-10:30 a.m., via Zoom.
The chamber will welcome new, current and future members and provide information about benefits that help businesses succeed.
Admission is free but reservations are required. For information, visit members.beverlyhillschamber.com.
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https://beverlypress.com/2022/03/get-to-know-the-bh-chamber/
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Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has agreed to appear at a deposition in Connecticut to answer questions in a lawsuit by relatives of some of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims.
That's according to new court filings by his lawyers on Thursday, which comes a day after a judge ordered fines against Jones for defying orders to attend a deposition last week despite his claim of illness.
Jones now says he can answer questions on April 11 and is asking the judge to put a hold on the fines. There was no immediate ruling on Jones' requests. The families are suing him for calling the school massacre a hoax.
Superior Court Judge Barbara Bellis said, “The court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant Alex Jones willfully and in bad faith violated without justification several clear court orders requiring his attendance at his depositions on March 23 and March 24.”
Judge Bellis said in the decision on Wednesday, “It is clear…that the plaintiffs here simply want and are entitled to the deposition of Mr. Jones and that Mr. Jones has continued to attempt to deliberately disregard the court’s orders and attempts to manipulate the court process.”
“While paying the fees and court’s costs will reimburse the plaintiffs for costs incurred in attempting to procure Mr. Jones’ deposition, it is not a substitution for his testimony,” she said.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court has granted a request from a northern Virginia school system to continue using a challenged admissions policy at a highly selective high school while it appeals a ruling that found the policy discriminates against Asian American students.
A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said in a ruling Thursday that Fairfax County Public Schools can continue to use its new admissions policy at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.
U.S. District Judge Claude Hilton rejected the new policy in a February ruling, saying that impermissible “racial balancing” was at its core. Commonly known as “TJ,” the prestigious school near the nation’s capital is often ranked as one of the best public high schools in the country.
Earlier this month, Hilton also rejected a request from the school system to delay the implementation of his ruling. But the 4th Circuit, in a 3-2 ruling, said the school board had met the legal requirements for a suspension of Hilton's order while its appeal is pending.
The 4th Circuit panel agreed with school officials who argued that because the selection process for the incoming freshman class is well underway, implementing Hilton's ruling now would throw the process into chaos.
Judge Toby Heytens wrote that he has “grave doubts” about Hilton's conclusions "regarding both disparate impact and discriminatory purpose” of the new admissions policy.
“In my view, appellant Fairfax County School Board is likely to succeed in its appeal,” Heytens wrote.
In a dissenting opinion, Judge Allison Jones Rushing said putting Hilton's ruling on hold while the school board appeals his decision is not in the public interest. Jones said any logistical difficulties or inconvenience associated with changing the admissions policy at this late date “simply do not outweigh the infringement of constitutional rights.”
“And everyone — even temporarily frustrated applicants and their families — ultimately benefits from a public-school admissions process not tainted by unconstitutional discrimination,” Rushing wrote.
The case has been closely watched as courts continue to evaluate the role that racial considerations can play when deciding who should be admitted to a particular school. Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a similar case alleging that Harvard University discriminates against Asian Americans in its admissions process.
Fairfield County Public Schools said the order from the 4th Circuit allows the school board to continue with the current application process to select the Class of 2026 this spring.
“For the 2,500+ students in this application pool, this means the race blind process set out by the School Board in October 2020 will remain in place as an appeal challenging the February court decision plays out,” the board said in a news release.
The parents’ group Coalition for TJ, which filed the lawsuit, said the 4th Circuit judges have made a “grave error” in allowing the school system to continue to use its new admissions process.
“If the judges’ decision stands, we would see Fairfax County Public Schools usher in a second class of students to America’s No. 1 public high school through an unconstitutional race-based admissions process,” the coalition said in a statement.
For decades, Black and Hispanic students have been woefully underrepresented in the student body. After criticism over its lack of diversity, the school board scrapped a standardized test that had been at the heart of the admissions process and opted instead for a process that sets aside slots at each of the county’s middle schools. It also includes “experience factors” like socioeconomic background.
The parents’ group argued in its lawsuit that Asian Americans, who constituted more than 70% of the student body, were unfairly targeted in the new policy.
The school’s current freshman class, which was admitted under the new policy, saw a significantly different racial makeup. Black students increased from 1% to 7%; Hispanic representation increased from 3% to 11%. Asian American representation decreased from 73% to 54%.
The school system has insisted that its new policies are race neutral, and the panel evaluating applicants is not even aware of applicants’ race as it conducts its reviews.
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Hillary Clinton: Putin acting out his own insecurities, resentments, grievances
Hillary Clinton blasted Russian President Vladimir Putin in the wake of his invasion of Ukraine, saying he is “acting out his own insecurities.”
“It’s so heartbreaking to me that Putin is acting out his own insecurities, his own resentments and grievances against the people of Ukraine — waging a war against a smaller state that is totally unprovoked,” the former secretary of State told MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski on Tuesday. “It really tells us everything we need to know about Putin.”
“I don’t know how it ends, but I think the person who is most surprised that it is still going on is probably Vladimir Putin,” Clinton added, referring to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, during an interview at the Forbes 30/50 Summit in Abu Dhabi.
“The level of defense and determination that the Ukrainian people are showing, starting with their president, President [Volodymyr] Zelensky, going all the way down to the grandmothers and young women taking up arms … it’s tragic, but inspiring. I hope the world will stay with Ukraine while they try to protect their homeland.”
Clinton also called on the world to provide more weapons to support Ukraine and for Putin to come to an agreement on humanitarian corridors so that the Ukrainians can get to safety.
“[T]his is not going to end quickly,” Clinton reportedly said toward the end of the interview.
“Because the Ukrainians have taken a stand, it’s going to drag on and it’s going to be incredibly brutal on part of the Russians. … I hope people will continue to pay attention to the news coverage and understand that the Ukrainians are really fighting for all of us,” she added, according to MSNBC.
During the summit, Clinton was awarded the Forbes International Women’s Day Lifetime Achievement Award, MSNBC noted.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A driver who engaged Buffalo police in a lengthy gunfight, striking and injuring three officers during a haphazard chase that spanned the city, pleaded not guilty Thursday to attempted murder.
Kente Bell, 28, was arraigned from his hospital room, where he is recovering from several gunshot wounds sustained during Tuesday's chase and a final hail of gunfire as it ended in front of a police station at a Buffalo intersection.
Bell was shot in his neck, arm, leg and hand and underwent surgery at Erie County Medical Center, where he appeared before a judge after regaining consciousness, said Erie County District Attorney John Flynn, who offered dramatic new details of the events.
“You have a high-speed chase... you've got a guy firing out the driver's side window. You've got blockades, you've got speed on highways, a girl jumping out of the car,” he said at a news conference.
Bell is accused of fleeing two police officers who approached his parked vehicle after noticing its tinted windows around 6 p.m. Tuesday, Flynn said. He cooperated at first but did not get out of the car because he was partially paralyzed in a 2012 shooting and uses medical equipment to walk, the prosecutor said.
When it appeared there was an issue with his registration, Bell drove off. Armed with an illegal handgun with an extended magazine of ammunition, he fired on police as they pursued him through city neighborhoods and on highways for more than 20 minutes, Flynn said.
Early in the chase, before shots were fired, the passenger exited the moving vehicle.
“He was making a turn and had slowed down at some point. She opened the front passenger door and jumped out of the car while it was moving and ended up rolling on the ground and hit up against a pole of some kind,” he said, “like right out of a movie.”
“She was obviously freaking out probably, to say the least, and wanted to have nothing to do with this," Flynn said.
In the minutes that followed, Bell drove through a police barricade, entered and exited highways and drove wildly through several Buffalo neighborhoods, briefly entering the suburb of Cheektowaga, before turning back toward Buffalo with police officers radioing his route to each other and warning of the danger.
“They’re still shooting. Multiple officers hit!” an officer is heard shouting in a transmission captured by Broadcastify.com.
Three police officers were struck in separate vehicles. All are recovering.
By the time it was over, nine police vehicles were damaged by gunfire, Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia said.
Investigators have yet to determine how many shots were fired by Bell, or how many officers fired their weapons, Flynn said.
Bell is due to appear before a county judge at the hospital Friday for an alleged probation violation related to a 2020 illegal firearms charge in the town of Amherst. While on probation, he was prohibited from carrying a weapon.
The attorney who represented Bell at Thursday's arraignment did not return a call seeking comment on his behalf.
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Today's mortgage rates: 30-, 20-year rates slip, shorter repayment terms hold steady | March 31, 2022
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Check out the mortgage rates for March 31, 2022, which are mixed from yesterday. (Credible)
Based on data compiled by Credible, mortgage refinance rates have fallen since yesterday, except for 10-year rates, which held steady.
- 30-year fixed-rate refinance: 4.625%, down from 4.875%, -0.250
- 20-year fixed-rate refinance: 4.500%, down from 4.750%, -0.250
- 15-year fixed-rate refinance: 3.875%, down from 4.000%, -0.125
- 10-year fixed-rate refinance: 3.750%, unchanged
Rates last updated on March 31, 2022. These rates are based on the assumptions shown here. Actual rates may vary. With 5,000 reviews, Credible maintains an "excellent" Trustpilot score.
What this means: Refinance rates edged down across three key terms today, but with a spike in rates in recent weeks, 30- and 20-year terms are still at or above 4.5%. Mortgage refinance rates can fluctuate from day to day, so homeowners may want to act today to lock in a lower rate ahead of future increases.
Today’s mortgage rates for home purchases
Based on data compiled by Credible, mortgage rates for home purchases have fallen for two key rates since yesterday, while two other key rates remained unchanged.
- 30-year fixed mortgage rates: 4.750%, down from 4.875%, -0.125
- 20-year fixed mortgage rates: 4.500%, down from 4.750%, -0.250
- 15-year fixed mortgage rates: 3.875%, unchanged
- 10-year fixed mortgage rates: 3.750%, unchanged
Rates last updated on March 31, 2022. These rates are based on the assumptions shown here. Actual rates may vary. Credible, a personal finance marketplace, has 5,000 Trustpilot reviews with an average star rating of 4.7 (out of a possible 5.0).
What this means: Although 30-year rates slipped overnight, this popular repayment term is still sitting near 5%. Buyers seeking a balance of a lower rate and lower monthly mortgage payment may look to 20-year rates, which are the lowest they’ve been in five days.
To find great mortgage rates, start by using Credible’s secured website, which can show you current mortgage rates from multiple lenders without affecting your credit score. You can also use Credible’s mortgage calculator to estimate your monthly mortgage payments.
How mortgage rates have changed over time
Today’s mortgage interest rates are well below the highest annual average rate recorded by Freddie Mac — 16.63% in 1981. A year before the COVID-19 pandemic upended economies across the world, the average interest rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage for 2019 was 3.94%. The average rate for 2021 was 2.96%, the lowest annual average in 30 years.
The historic drop in interest rates means homeowners who have mortgages from 2019 and older could potentially realize significant interest savings by refinancing with one of today’s lower interest rates. When considering a mortgage or refinance, it’s important to take into account closing costs such as appraisal, application, origination and attorney’s fees. These factors, in addition to the interest rate and loan amount, all contribute to the cost of a mortgage.
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How Credible mortgage rates are calculated
Changing economic conditions, central bank policy decisions, investor sentiment, and other factors influence the movement of mortgage rates. Credible average mortgage rates and mortgage refinance rates reported in this article are calculated based on information provided by partner lenders who pay compensation to Credible.
The rates assume a borrower has a 740 credit score and is borrowing a conventional loan for a single-family home that will be their primary residence. The rates also assume no (or very low) discount points and a down payment of 20%.
Credible mortgage rates reported here will only give you an idea of current average rates. The rate you actually receive can vary based on a number of factors.
Fixed vs. adjustable-rate mortgages: How they affect interest costs
Interest rates for fixed-rate mortgages don’t change over the life of the loan, but tend to be higher than the initial interest rate for adjustable rate mortgages, or ARMs.
Initial interest rates for ARMs are typically lower than fixed-rate mortgages. But after the end of an introductory period, your interest rate will change — and it could increase significantly. Introductory periods can vary from several months to a year or a few years. After the introductory period, your interest rate will be based on an index your lender specifies. ARMs may or may not cap how much your interest rate can increase.
If you’re trying to find the right mortgage rate, consider using Credible. You can use Credible's free online tool to easily compare multiple lenders and see prequalified rates in just a few minutes.
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IPL 2022: Evin Lewis, Ayush Badoni guide Lucknow Super Giants to six-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings – Photos News , Firstpost
Lucknow Super Giants defeated Chennai Super Kings by six wickets to register their first win within the Indian Premier League in Mumbai on Thursday.
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Ayush Badoni of Lucknow Super Giants scores the profitable runs throughout match 7 of the IPL 2022 between the Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings on the Brabourne Stadium (CCI) in Mumbai on Thursday. Sportzpics for IPL
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Evin Lewis of Lucknow Super Giants bats throughout match 7 of the IPL 2022 between the Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings on the Brabourne Stadium (CCI) in Mumbai on Thursday. Lewis blazed away to 55 off 23 balls and was declared Man of the Match. Sportzpics for IPL
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Dwaine Pretorius of the Chennai Super Kings celebrates the wicket of KL Rahul of Lucknow Super Giants as he walks off the sector throughout match 7 of the IPL 2022 between the Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings on the Brabourne Stadium (CCI) in Mumbai on Thursday. KL scored 40 0ff 26 balls. Sportzpics for IPL
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Dwayne Bravo of the Chennai Super Kings makes an attempt to catch the ball throughout match 7 of the IPL 2022 between the Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings on the Brabourne Stadium (CCI) in Mumbai on Thursday. Bravo turned the best wicket-taker within the historical past of IPL with 171 scalps, surpassing Lasith Malinga’s tally of 170 wickets. Sportzpics for IPL
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KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock of Lucknow Super Giants fist bump throughout match 7 of the IPL 2022 between the Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings on the Brabourne Stadium (CCI) in Mumbai on Thursday. De Kock scored 61 getting the LSG off to a flying begin together with KL Rahul. Sportzpics for IPL
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Ravi Bishnoi of Lucknow Super Giants celebrates with teammates the wicket of Ambati Rayudu of the Chennai Super Kings throughout match 7 of the IPL 2022 on the Brabourne Stadium (CCI) in Mumbai on Thursday. Bishnoi picked 2 wickets for twenty-four. Sportzpics for IPL
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Shivam Dube of the Chennai Super Kings bats throughout match 7 of the IPL 2022 between the Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings on the Brabourne Stadium (CCI) in Mumbai on Thursday. Dube struck an aggressive 49 off 30 balls. Sportzpics for IPL
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Moeen Ali of the Chennai Super Kings walks off the sector as Avesh Khan of Lucknow Super Giants celebrates his wicket throughout match 7 of the IPL 2022 between the Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings on the Brabourne Stadium (CCI) in Mumbai on Wednesday. Sportzpics for IPL
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Robin Uthappa of the Chennai Super Kings celebrates his half century throughout match 7 of the IPL 2022 between the Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings on the Brabourne Stadium (CCI) in Mumbai on Thursday. Uthappa scored 50 0ff 27 balls. Sportzpics for IPL
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Lucknow Super Giants’ gamers rejoice the wicket of Ruturaj Gaikwad of the Chennai Super Kings throughout match 7 of the IPL 2022 on the Brabourne Stadium (CCI) in Mumbai on Thursday. Sportzpics for IPL
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Cortex XDR blocked all stages in the protection evaluation and detected all 19 steps in both attack scenarios
SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW), a leader in endpoint security, today announced it has successfully completed the MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK® Round 4 Evaluation — achieving 100% Prevention and 100% Detection of attacks. Cortex XDR® was evaluated for its ability to protect and detect simulations of the Wizard Spider and Sandworm threat groups real-world attacks.
Detecting and mitigating real-world threats is the ultimate validation of a security solution. According to MITRE, Wizard Spider is a financially motivated Russia-based threat group that has been conducting ransomware campaigns against a variety of organizations, ranging from major corporations to hospitals. MITRE describes Sandworm as a Russian threat group known for carrying out notable attacks such as the 2015 and 2016 targeting of Ukrainian electrical companies and 2017's NotPetya attacks.
Cortex XDR received outstanding results in all measures, including:
- 100% prevention against all attacks in the protection phase of the evaluation.
- 100% detection of all 19 attack steps.
- Over 98% of attack substeps were identified with "technique level analytics detections."
- Over 98% visibility of all adversarial activity across both attack scenarios.
These outstanding results are founded on Cortex XDR's industry-leading endpoint telemetry collection that fuels our behavioral threat protection and cloud based analytics. All (100%) of the detections Cortex XDR delivered were classified as technique-level detections, the highest value detections available in the evaluation. Cortex XDR automates the investigation process, delivering complete attack stories that are able to clearly reveal the how, what and why of an attack and give the analyst the critical insight they need for rapid and complete remediation.
"Cortex XDR is a leading solution for the industry, and we're thrilled to have achieved such landmark results again in this year's MITRE evaluation," said Gonen Fink, senior vice president, Cortex products at Palo Alto Networks. "MITRE Engenuity results are the best measure of security product effectiveness for today's threats and an important vendor evaluation criteria for customers. Our performance is a testament to the continuing innovation we bring to Cortex XDR and proof of our ability to provide customers with outstanding protection. We value the threat-informed approach MITRE takes that helps drive the industry forward, making it a safer, more secure world."
"This latest round indicates significant product growth from our vendor participants. We are seeing greater emphasis in threat informed defense capabilities, which in turn has developed the infosec community's emphasis on prioritizing the ATT&CK Framework," said Ashwin Radhakrishnan, acting general manager of ATT&CK Evaluations at MITRE Engenuity.
For more information, please read our "2022 MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK Evaluations Results" blog and view the results here.
MITRE Engenuity, a subsidiary of MITRE, is a tech foundation for the public good. MITRE's mission-driven teams are dedicated to solving problems for a safer world. Through our public-private partnerships and federally funded R&D centers, we work across government and in partnership with industry to tackle challenges to the safety, stability, and well-being of our nation.
MITRE Engenuity brings MITRE's deep technical know-how and systems thinking to the private sector to solve complex challenges that government alone cannot solve. MITRE Engenuity catalyzes the collective R&D strength of the broader U.S. federal government, academia, and private sector to tackle national and global challenges, such as protecting critical infrastructure, creating a resilient semiconductor ecosystem, building a genomics center for public good, accelerating use case innovation in 5G, and democratizing threat-informed cyber defense.
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Lviv, Ukraine (CNN) — Russian forces have withdrawn from Chernobyl, the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster, the state enterprise overseeing Ukraine's nuclear power plants said on Thursday. "It was confirmed that the occupiers, who seized the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and other facilities in the Exclusion Zone,...
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For all of their history, the Syracuse Orange men’s soccer program has existed alongside the World Cup, the biggest sporting event in the world. It’s currently assumed that the Orange haven’t sent any former players to the biggest stage until most likely now. If the rosters hold, there will now be three former Syracuse players that will be heading to Qatar in the winter of 2022.
WE ARE CANADA! WE ARE GOING TO QATAR!#CANMNT #ForCanada #WCQ pic.twitter.com/j6hZYGETak
— Canada Soccer (@CanadaSoccerEN) March 27, 2022
The Canadian Men’s National Team locked up qualifying for the tournament midway through this latest window, with a 4-0 win against Jamaica this past weekend, sending them to the tournament for the first time in 35 years. The man of the match in that one was none other than former Orange Tajon Buchanan. Buchanan has become a standout for the Canadians after playing for the Orange from 2017-2018 and being drafted by the New England Revolution. He currently plays for Club Brugge in Belgium.
He’ll likely be joined by former Orange defender Kamal Miller, who has become the starting left center back for the national side. He’s currently with CF Montreal in MLS after his 2015-2018 career in Orange.
— U.S. Soccer MNT (@USMNT) March 31, 2022
As of last night, the United States Men’s National Team also locked in their ticket to Qatar in the winter. Leading the way as the left center back through all of qualifying was none other than Miles Robinson. After playing for the Orange in 2015 and 2016, Robinson started a standout career with Atlanta United and has worked his way into a spot in pen as one of the back two for the United States.
Ultimately we’ll have to see if these former Syracuse players make the rosters as we make it to the winter and the World Cup, but until then, they all had major contributions to their national team’s qualification for the biggest stage on earth.
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- Trainer: John Patrick Murtagh, Ireland
- Jockey: Ben Martin Coen
- Age: 4
- Weight: 9st 4lbs
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Dundalk Friday Tips: Lucky Number to come out first
Mark Milligan has two selections at Dundalk on Friday, including one that's returning from a layoff for a trainer who's had previous success with similar types...
"Last seen finishing third off a mark of 54 last August, it's worth noting that this one won off a 10lb higher mark for the William Haggas yard back in 2019..."
With the flat turf season starting to kick into gear, we don't have too many more Friday evening meetings at Dundalk to have a go at, so let's try to make a bit of hay as the all-weather season clings on before being superseded for the year.
The 1m maiden at 18:50 features a pair in Rosscarbery and Golden Lyric that are likely to be prominent in the betting but both are beginning to look exposed now and there could be some value in taking them.
I had a long look at Search For Thestar, who shaped with a bit of promise when debuting over this C&D in February, hinting at ability despite looking very green.
The problem I have with this one is two-fold, though.
Firstly, with a stamina-laden pedigree, he's surely not going to come into his own until tackling staying trips. Secondly, his trainer Luke Comer is hardly the most prolific operator around, with a career strike-rate of just 3% to his name.
To counter that, however, he has saddled a couple of winners in the last fortnight, so clearly has his string in good order.
Despite that pair of wins, I'm going to pass Search For Thestar over in favour of Johnny Murtagh's newcomer Maristella, who makes plenty of appeal on pedigree.
By 16% debut sire New Bay, this one's dam was unraced but is a half-sister to Group 1 winner Al Wukair, along with another couple of winners at a decent level.
Maristella also has a good draw in stall 6, which should enable jockey Ben Coen to get a nice early position provided she's sharply away. She won't need to be any sort of world beater to make a winning debut in this company.
Siding with one returning from a layoff
The following 1m handicap at 19:20 has a trappy look to it but I'm willing to take a chance on Lucky Number proving fit enough to do himself justice following a seven-month layoff.
Last seen finishing third off a mark of 54 last August, it's worth noting that this one won off a 10lb higher mark for the William Haggas yard back in 2019 before joining his current trainer Oliver McKiernan.
That last run hinted that Lucky Number still possesses enough ability to do himself justice from a low mark (dropped another 4 lb since then) and I'm encouraged that his current trainer has shown a couple of times in the last year that he's capable of bringing horses back from layoffs to get the job done.
A dual-purpose operator, McKiernan brought L'un Deux Trois back from a year off the track to strike at 20/1 in a Curragh handicap in October, while he also struck with Gatsby Grey over hurdles at Limerick in December, that one returning from a ten-month break.
Both of those examples are enough to give me confidence that Lucky Number won't be lacking for fitness on this return, and he could prove a well-handicapped horse if able to get anywhere near his old form.
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SCREVEN COUNTY, Ga. — The family of Julian Lewis, a Black man shot and killed by a state trooper in southeast Georgia more than a year ago, has reached a nearly $5 million settlement with the state according to their attorneys.
In a release, lawyers with Hall & Lampros, LLP said Lewis' widow Betty secured what they said was a record settlement with the state of Georgia, $4.8 million.
"While the record-making settlement does not bring back her husband for widow Betty Lewis and other family and loved ones, it sends a powerful message to the State and those in law enforcement and other positions of power that unnecessary use of force against innocent citizens is unlawful, morally corrupt and carries legal consequences," the law firm said in its release.
According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Lewis was shot once and killed by Jacob Thompson, a white trooper, following a chase in Screven County on Aug. 7, 2020.
The attorneys for Lewis' widow said Thompson initiated a traffic stop for an alleged broken taillight, even though his taillight was not broken. They said he was on his way to the store to buy a soda for his wife when the incident began.
The GBI has said Lewis did not stop, and that the subsequent chase went down several county roads, ending when Thompson performed a PIT maneuver.
According to the bureau, Thompson "fired one round" and Lewis was pronounced dead at the scene.
"It is believed that Lewis was attempting to drive toward a more familiar area where he knew other people would be present — a practice commonly taught to people who may feel vulnerable in isolated areas where there is nobody else present to witness events," attorneys said, describing the events leading to Lewis' death. "Lewis activated his turn signals in both directions, which is often a sign of acknowledgement to an officer."
They said that "less than two seconds passed from the time the trooper opened the door" to the time he fired the shot that killed Lewis.
The attorneys also said they reviewed an incident report, in which Thompson wrote he heard Lewis' engine "revving at a high rate of speed" and making him fear for his life.
According to the law firm, though, an investigation "proved that neither taillight on Lewis’s car was in a condition to justify probable cause for a stop, and that the PIT maneuver caused Lewis’s battery cable and air filter to disengage — which completely disabled the engine in his Nissan Sentra, making it impossible to rev as the trooper stated in the incident report."
The attorneys said they have never been given the dashcam video from the shooting, and that there was no bodycam video.
The settlement is "the largest in Georgia history in state records dating back to 1990," the law firm said.
“Our hearts grieve for Betty Lewis, who lost her Golden Years with her husband because of unwarranted and unnecessary deadly force during what should have been a routine traffic stop,” Andrew Lampros, the co-founder of the firm, said.
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Lviv, Ukraine (CNN) — Russian forces have withdrawn from Chernobyl, the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster, the state enterprise overseeing Ukraine's nuclear power plants said on Thursday. "It was confirmed that the occupiers, who seized the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and other facilities in the Exclusion Zone,...
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stETH (Lido) (STETH) traded flat against the US dollar during the 1-day period ending at 18:00 PM ET on March 31st. One stETH (Lido) coin can now be bought for $3,479.19 or 0.06807369 BTC on exchanges. In the last week, stETH (Lido) has traded flat against the US dollar. stETH (Lido) has a market capitalization of $4.76 billion and $163.27 million worth of stETH (Lido) was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours.
Here is how other cryptocurrencies have performed in the last 24 hours:
- Tether (USDT) traded 0% lower against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00002184 BTC.
- XRP (XRP) traded 4.8% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.82 or 0.00001787 BTC.
- Polkadot (DOT) traded 4.8% lower against the dollar and now trades at $21.50 or 0.00046938 BTC.
- Shiba Inu (SHIB) traded 5.3% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.0000 or 0.00000000 BTC.
- Wrapped TRON (WTRX) traded 3.6% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.0747 or 0.00000163 BTC.
- Lido stETH (STETH) traded 3.3% lower against the dollar and now trades at $3,278.80 or 0.07159219 BTC.
- EarnX (EARNX) traded 396,248.3% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.0008 or 0.00000002 BTC.
- Bitcoin BEP2 (BTCB) traded down 2.5% against the dollar and now trades at $45,792.45 or 0.99987118 BTC.
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Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ORMP – Get Rating)’s share price passed below its two hundred day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of $16.19 and traded as low as $9.23. Oramed Pharmaceuticals shares last traded at $9.42, with a volume of 280,881 shares.
ORMP has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. HC Wainwright reissued a “buy” rating and set a $32.00 price objective on shares of Oramed Pharmaceuticals in a research note on Thursday, March 17th. Cantor Fitzgerald started coverage on shares of Oramed Pharmaceuticals in a research note on Friday, February 18th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $20.00 price target on the stock. Finally, StockNews.com started coverage on shares of Oramed Pharmaceuticals in a research note on Thursday. They issued a “sell” rating on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Oramed Pharmaceuticals currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $31.40.
The company has a market capitalization of $331.16 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -11.93 and a beta of 1.88. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $9.90 and its 200-day moving average price is $16.14.
In other news, Director Kevin Rakin sold 10,000 shares of Oramed Pharmaceuticals stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.41, for a total value of $94,100.00. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 10.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Walleye Capital LLC acquired a new position in Oramed Pharmaceuticals during the fourth quarter worth $525,000. Barclays PLC increased its holdings in shares of Oramed Pharmaceuticals by 76.2% in the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 54,882 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock valued at $783,000 after purchasing an additional 23,740 shares during the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Oramed Pharmaceuticals by 8.7% in the fourth quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 1,558,607 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock valued at $22,257,000 after purchasing an additional 125,059 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its holdings in shares of Oramed Pharmaceuticals by 939.7% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 90,962 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock valued at $1,299,000 after purchasing an additional 82,213 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Oramed Pharmaceuticals by 492.0% in the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 117,034 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock valued at $1,672,000 after purchasing an additional 97,266 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 17.28% of the company’s stock.
About Oramed Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ORMP)
Oramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc engages in the provision of oral delivery solutions for drugs delivered via injection. It focuses on the research and development of pharmaceutical solutions, including an oral insulin capsule to be used for the treatment of individuals with diabetes, and the use of orally ingestible capsules or pills for delivery of other polypeptides.
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A new study released Thursday found that those who are pregnant and vaccinated against COVID-19 are twice as likely to get a breakthrough case of the virus than those who aren't pregnant.
Researchers from the Wisconsin-based company Epic said they analyzed the medical records of about 14 million patients that were stored in Cosmos, a HIPAA-defined data set of more than 140 million people from 960 hospitals and 20,814 clinics that serve patients in all 50 states.
According to the study, researchers honed in on what comorbidities could increase a patient's chances of getting a breakthrough COVID-19 case while vaccinated.
They found that pregnant individuals were 1.91 times more likely to get COVID while vaccinated. They also found that those with organ transplants were 1.83 times more likely to get COVID-19, and those with immune deficiency were 1.63 times more likely to get breakthrough COVID.
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NEW DELHI, March 31 (IANS): State-owned oil marketing companies (OMC) on Thursday raised the prices of petrol and diesel for the ninth time in the last 10 days.
These prices were revised for the very first time on March 22, after a gap of more than four months.
Notably, the selling price includes state levies, central excise and cess, amongst others.
In New Delhi, the prices were increased again by 80 paise per litre.
As per pump prices, petrol now costs Rs 101.81 per litre and diesel Rs 93.07 per litre in the national capital.
In the financial capital Mumbai, prices were hiked to Rs 116.72 per litre for petrol and diesel to Rs 100.94 per litre.
Till March 22, fuel prices were steady since November 2021 when the Centre reduced excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 5 and Rs 10 per litre, respectively.
The OMCs revise the transportation fuel cost based on various factors such as rupee to US dollar exchange rate, cost of crude oil and demand of fuel amongst others.
Resultantly, the final price includes excise duty, value added tax and dealer’s commission.
It was widely expected that the OMCs will revise the current prices due to high crude oil cost.
Lately, crude oil prices have been volatile on fears of tight supplies due to sanctions against Russia in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine.
The crude oil price range is a cause of concern for India as it may ultimately add Rs 10-15 in petrol and diesel selling prices.
At present, India imports nearly 85 per cent of its crude oil requirements.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers filed a motion Thursday with the state Supreme Court urging the justices to affirm his legislative district boundary map that the U.S. Supreme Court rejected.
The state Supreme Court adopted Evers’ map in March, choosing his plan over Republican lawmakers’ proposal. But the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Evers’ map on March 23 after the GOP complained it increased the number of Assembly districts with a majority of Black and Hispanic voters from six to seven in Milwaukee in violation of the federal Voting Rights Act. The federal justices kicked the case back to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Evers argued in his motion Thursday that the state justices should affirm their earlier decision. He maintained that seven minority districts are justified because six would improperly dilute their votes under the Voting Rights Act. He included with the motion a report from Lisa Handley, an elections consultant who has served in a number of redistricting and voting rights cases, backing up his claim.
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Three Democratic senators rejected President Joe Biden’s pick to head the Wage and Hour Division at the U.S. Labor Department, which experts said was a victory for Uber Technologies Inc. and other gig companies and likely kills the near-term chances of a pro-labor bill that has been stalled in Congress.
Sens. Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema, both of Arizona, and Joe Manchin, of West Virginia, on Wednesday night voted with Senate Republicans against moving forward on the nomination of David Weil, who headed the Wage and Hour Division under President Barack Obama.
Weil is a well-known economist who has been critical of gig companies such as Uber
UBER,
A White House spokesman told MarketWatch Thursday that the administration is trying to figure out what’s next.
“David Weil is a qualified nominee for the Department of Labor, and we’re disappointed he didn’t get the votes on the floor of the Senate last night,” said Chris Meagher, a deputy press secretary for the White House. “Confirming his nomination would be good for workers. We’ll continue to evaluate this nomination and how we move forward, but remain proud of the Administration’s pro-worker policies and work being done.”
The rejection of Weil’s nomination also likely means the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, known as the PRO Act — which the U.S. House of Representatives passed last year and would make it harder for gig companies to classify their workers as independent contractors, among other things — will not have enough votes in the Senate this session. Sinema and Manchin’s ties to business interests are widely seen as obstacles to Biden’s agenda, and though Kelly has said he supports the goals of the PRO Act, he has expressed “concerns” that may have been shaped by his ties to franchise and gig companies.
“It’s a shot across the bow for the PRO Act, which had little chance in any event,” said William Gould, professor emeritus at Stanford Law School and a former chairman of the National Labor Relations Board.
See: PRO Act called ‘most important labor legislation in several generations’
Tom White, an analyst for D.A. Davidson, said the rejection of Weil’s nomination could mean the next head of the Wage and Hour Division will have a more “moderate stance” on worker classification.
That’s “at least a modest incremental positive for the large gig companies going forward,” he said.
Veena Dubal, a professor at UC Hastings College of the Law who studies the gig economy, called Weil a “pre-eminent economist and leader in the world of wage and hour law,” and said the denial of his nomination “makes no sense, except that particular industrial interests don’t want those laws enforced.”
Both Gould and Dubal said the gig economy’s worker-classification issue will likely continue to be fought in the courts and at the state level. They said the Labor Department still plays an important role, though Biden will now have to find another nominee.
“The laws exist and it’s the duty of whoever is in that position to enforce them,” Dubal said.
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On Monday, President Joe Biden unveiled his proposal for the next federal budget.
Though Congress has the final say in the annual budget, presidents create a proposal highlighting their fiscal priorities. Then, the president typically spends time advocating for their plan to the public, arguing for those priorities.
While promoting his latest proposal, Biden tweeted, “This year, my administration is on track to cut the deficit by more than $1.3 trillion… that would be the largest one-year reduction in the deficit in U.S. history.”
THE QUESTION
Would a $1.3 trillion reduction in the deficit be the largest single-year reduction ever?
THE SOURCES
THE ANSWER
Yes, if the deficit shrinks by $1.3 trillion this year, that will be the largest single-year reduction in history.
WHAT WE FOUND
Both the Federal Reserve and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) track how much money the federal government takes in each year, and how much it spends. The Fed has records dating back to 1901, and the CBO dating to 1962.
If the government makes more than it spends, there’s a budget surplus. Since 1962, there have only been five years with a surplus, and none since 2001.
More commonly, the government spends more than it takes in. That’s a deficit, and it results in the U.S. borrowing money to make up the difference, which in turn adds to the federal debt.
According to the Fed and the CBO, the year in which the deficit shrank the most was 2013. In 2012, the budget was nearly $1.08 trillion in the hole, and in 2013, it was just under $679.8 billion. The deficit decreased by roughly $396.8 billion, more than in any other year in history.
If the deficit drops by $1.3 trillion in 2022 like Biden projected, it would indeed be the largest deficit reduction in American history, by a big margin.
The Fed and CBO track numbers on a fiscal-year basis, with the fiscal year ending on Sept. 30. So we won’t really know if Biden’s projections for 2022 are accurate until at least October.
But budget experts VERIFY spoke with agreed it’s likely the deficit reduction could wind up being more than a trillion dollars. However, they said that drop is mostly due to COVID-related spending programs expiring.
“It's not really due to any particularly aggressive policy action to, say, raise more revenue than we would have otherwise, or spend less. It's mostly just a factor of temporary things,” said Alex Muresianu, a federal policy analyst for the Tax Foundation.
“We had deficits that were over $3 trillion [in 2020], and one that was $2.8 trillion [in 2021]. That was as a result of a huge recession, and trillions of dollars that we were spending to fight COVID. So we will be dropping for sure. The deficit will be closer to a trillion dollars this year,” said Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a non-profit group. “But that doesn't come from policies to reduce the deficit.”
More from VERIFY: No, Congress members did not give themselves a 21% pay raise in 2022
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Savings window opens wider: 30-year mortgage refinance rates dip again | March 31, 2022
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Check out the mortgage refinancing rates for March 31, 2022, which are down from yesterday. (Credible)
Based on data compiled by Credible, mortgage refinance rates have fallen since yesterday, except for 10-year rates, which held steady.
- 30-year fixed-rate refinance: 4.625%, down from 4.875%, -0.250
- 20-year fixed-rate refinance: 4.500%, down from 4.750%, -0.250
- 15-year fixed-rate refinance: 3.875%, down from 4.000%, -0.125
- 10-year fixed-rate refinance: 3.750%, unchanged
Rates last updated on March 31, 2022. These rates are based on the assumptions shown here. Actual rates may vary.
If you’re thinking of doing a cash-out refinance or refinancing your home mortgage to lower your interest rate, consider using Credible. Credible's free online tool will let you compare rates from multiple mortgage lenders. You can see prequalified rates in as little as three minutes.
What this means: Refinance rates edged down across three key terms today, but due to a rates spike in recent weeks, 30- and 20-year terms are still at or above 4.5%. Homeowners who want to refinance should consider a shorter term. Fifteen-year refinance rates may be especially appealing, as they’ve dropped to a four-day low. Mortgage refinance rates can fluctuate from day to day, so homeowners may want to act today to lock in a lower rate ahead of future increases.
WHAT IS CASH-OUT REFINANCING AND HOW DOES IT WORK?
How mortgage rates have changed over time
Today’s mortgage interest rates are well below the highest annual average rate recorded by Freddie Mac — 16.63% in 1981. A year before the COVID-19 pandemic upended economies across the world, the average interest rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage for 2019 was 3.94%. The average rate for 2021 was 2.96%, the lowest annual average in 30 years.
The historic drop in interest rates means homeowners who have mortgages from 2019 and older could potentially realize significant interest savings by refinancing with one of today’s lower interest rates.
If you’re ready to take advantage of current mortgage refinance rates that are below average historical lows, you can use Credible to check rates from multiple lenders.
How to get your lowest mortgage refinance rate
If you’re interested in refinancing your mortgage, improving your credit score and paying down any other debt could secure you a lower rate. It’s also a good idea to compare rates from different lenders if you're hoping to refinance so you can find the best rate for your situation.
Borrowers can save $1,500 on average over the life of their loan by shopping for just one additional rate quote, and an average of $3,000 by comparing five rate quotes, according to research from Freddie Mac.
Be sure to shop around and compare current mortgage rates from multiple mortgage lenders if you decide to refinance your mortgage. You can do this easily with Credible’s free online tool and see your prequalified rates in only three minutes.
How does Credible calculate refinance rates?
Changing economic conditions, central bank policy decisions, investor sentiment and other factors influence the movement of mortgage refinance rates. Credible average mortgage refinance rates reported in this article are calculated based on information provided by partner lenders who pay compensation to Credible.
The rates assume a borrower has a 740 credit score and is borrowing a conventional loan for a single-family home that will be their primary residence. The rates also assume no (or very low) discount points and a down payment of 20%.
Credible mortgage refinance rates reported here will only give you an idea of current average rates. The rate you receive can vary based on a number of factors.
Think it might be the right time to refinance? Be sure to shop around and compare rates with multiple mortgage lenders. You can do this easily with Credible and see your prequalified rates in only three minutes.
Can you negotiate refinance rates?
Negotiation is often possible in real estate transactions, and you may be able to work with your lender to negotiate a lower refinance rate.
Having a good to excellent credit score, low debt-to-income ratio and good income may help in negotiations. Being open to compromise may also help. For example, your lender may agree to a lower interest rate if you’re willing to pay mortgage discount points upfront.
The best way to ensure you get the lowest possible interest rate is to compare rates and loans from multiple mortgage lenders.
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The Beverly Hills Police Department announced on March 30 that a suspect has been charged for an attempted armed robbery on Feb. 25 in the 200 block of South Beverly Drive.
The suspect, Kavion Shamour Sims-Petty, of Victorville, is also facing murder and firearms charges for an unrelated homicide committed on Feb. 4 in the city of Los Angeles. He was arrested on March 9 when BHPD and Los Angeles Police Department detectives served a search warrant at an undisclosed location in Los Angeles.
On March 11, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office charged Sims-Petty with murder and shooting at an occupied vehicle in connection with the crime in Los Angeles. He was also charged with attempted robbery and assault with a semi-automatic firearm for the crime in Beverly Hills, as well as possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
BHPD Lt. Giovanni Trejo said the attempted robbery on Feb 25 involved two suspects who tried to steal a wristwatch from a victim standing next to his parked Ferrari in the 200 block of South Beverly Drive. A struggled ensued and the suspects fled without stealing the watch, he added.
Sims-Petty fled on foot and the other suspect fled in a white SUV, Trejo said. Sims-Petty allegedly discarded a loaded handgun in a trash bin in a nearby alley. The gun was later recovered by police. Trejo said the BHPD’s investigation connected Sims-Petty to the attempted armed robbery, but did not provide further details.
Information about the homicide was not available from the LAPD. Sims-Petty allegedly shot Joshua Giles, 31, in a parking lot in the 5200 block of South Normandie Ave., in the Vermont Square community. The Los Angeles County Office of Medical Examiner-Coroner listed Giles as dying from multiple gunshot wounds.
Sims-Petty is being held at the North County Correctional Facility on more than $5.1 million bail and has court hearings scheduled on April 21 and May 6. Anyone with information about the Beverly Hills attempted robbery is urged to call (310)285-2125. Anonymous reports can be made by to Crime Stoppers by calling (800)222-8477, and visiting lacrimestoppers.org.
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'I-65 Killer': Police to discuss long-unsolved Indiana, Kentucky serial killer case
The Indiana State Police have scheduled a news conference Tuesday on a string of serial killings that have remain unsolved for more than 30 years.
The “I-65 Killer,” also known as the “The Days Inn Killer,” raped and killed at least three women – Jeanne Gilbert, Mary “Peggy” Gill, and Vicki Heath – in Indiana and Kentucky in the 1980s. All three were clerks at motels along the I-65 corridor.
The killer may also be linked to other attacks and killings.
ISP, as well as members of the FBI and Elizabethtown, Kentucky, police department, will be present at the Indianapolis press conference, ISP said in a news release Thursday. Spokesman Sgt. Glen Fifield declined to say what specifically would be unveiled.
“We’re going to wait until Tuesday,” he said. “But we wouldn’t call a big press conference like this if it wasn’t big and important.”
More:Webb: The I-65 Killer: An Indiana / Kentucky serial killer still runs loose
The victims
Police found Heath behind the Super 8 Motel in Elizabethtown in the early-morning hours of Feb. 21, 1987, the Louisville Courier-Journal reported at the time. She had been assaulted and shot to death.
According to the News Enterprise, the 41-year-old mother of two was an avid reader who had just gotten engaged.
In 1989, her killer claimed two more victims – on the same day.
Gill, a 24-year-old night auditor at the Days Inn in Merrillville, Indiana, was attacked and killed sometime between 12:30 and 2:30 a.m. on March 3.
Gilbert, a part-time auditor at the Remington Days Inn, suffered the same fate. A motorist driving through White County just after dawn spotted Gilbert’s lifeless body lying near the roadway, where the killer had apparently left her. She had been shot three times.
Police said the suspect shot the women with the same .22 caliber handgun. And both motels had been robbed. In all, the killer got away with $426.
Gill loved to bake and decorate cakes for her co-workers, the Indianapolis Star reported in 1989. She was also known for her cross-stitches – so much so that one of her friends cross-stitched a scene from the Last Supper for Gill's funeral and left it draped over her coffin.
Gilbert, meanwhile, was a 34-year-old mother of two with a cheerleader daughter and a son who loved to play basketball, the Star wrote.
Updates
In 2010, Kentucky State Police announced authorities were officially dealing with a serial killer. Its crime lab had linked DNA found at the Elizabethtown crime scene to deaths of Gill and Gilbert.
The suspect was also definitively linked to another attack in 1990 at the Days Inn in Columbus, Indiana. But that time, the clerk got away.
The victim described her attacker as a 6-foot-tall man with greasy hair, a gray-spotted beard and drifting green eyes. Police used those details to create a composite sketch.
Other than that, there haven’t been many updates in the cases over the years. That could change Tuesday.
Contact Jon Webb at jon.webb@courierpress.com
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Arizona-based aircraft manufacturer MD Helicopters has entered into an asset purchase agreement with a creditor consortium led by Bardin Hill and MBIA Insurance Corporation. As part of the process, the company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. MD stated that it believes doing so will allow for a quick and orderly sale with the consortium serving as a stalking horse bidder.
“Since last year, we have been exploring a potential sale of the Company that would enable us to move forward with new ownership to support MD’s continued manufacturing operations and maintenance services long into the future, as well as deleverage our capital structure,” said MD Helicopters director Alan Carr. “After a thorough review of the options available to us, we believe this transaction and court-supervised process will help achieve our objective and create the best path forward for MD and all of our stakeholders.”
According to MD Helicopters, the consortium will acquire most of its assets and “provide new capital to strengthen MD’s financial position and support the Company’s continued ability to manufacture and service its high-performance helicopters.” MD is planning to continue regular operations through the process with the aid of $60 million in debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing from the consortium. MD Helicopters currently produces models including the MD 500E, MD 600N and MD 902 Explorer.
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New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Rule-breaking and genre-bending artist
Lauren Sanderson is coming in hot & better than ever with her dramatic new single "
Tongue Tied", available today at https://ffm.to/tonguetieddd.
"'Tongue Tied' is your smoke-a-joint-on-the-highway, make-out-at-a-red light, life's-too-short-so-do-what-you-want anthem," shares Sanderson on today's release.
"
Tongue Tied" comes off the heels of her hard-hitting single "THERAPY!" in January and "Gay 4 Me", a collaboration with Australian singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer G Flip in February - both songs easily surpassing the million-stream mark almost immediately.
Fans will get a chance to hear these new songs live for the first time this spring on the "Death Of A Fantasy"tour, featuring support from rising artists JORDY and Miki Ratsula. Kicking off April 26th in Seattle, WA, this month-long run will see
Lauren taking the stage of iconic rock venues like Irving Plaza, El Rey & 9:30 Club. A full list of tour dates can be found below with more information at https://www.laurensanderson.com/tour.
Upcoming
Lauren Sanderson Tour Dates:
April 26 - The Vera Project - Seattle, WA
April 27 - Holocene - Portland, OR
April 29 - Kilby Court - Salt Lake City, UT
April 30 - Marquis Theater - Denver, CO
May 2 - Amsterdam Bar and Hall - Saint Paul, MN
May 3 - Bottom Lounge - Chicago, IL
May 5 -
Velvet Underground - Toronto, ON
May 6 - Newport
Music Hall - Columbus, OH
May 7 - Old
National Centre - Indianapolis, IN
May 9 - The Fillmore Philadelphia - Philadelphia, PA
May 12 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY
May 13 - Brighton
Music Hall - Allston, MA
May 14 - 9:30 Club - Washington, DC
May 16 - Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC
May 17 - Mercy Lounge - Nashville, TN
May 18 - The Loft - Atlanta, GA
May 20 - House of Blues
Houston - Houston, TX
May 21 - HOB Dallas Cambridge Room - Dallas, TX
May 23 - Crescent Ballroom - Phoenix, AZ
May 25 - El Rey Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
May 26 - Café Du Nord - San Francisco, CA
Lauren Sanderson turned heads in 2019 opening for FINNEAS & has steadily built a loyal cult following thanks to her no-holds-barred honesty, relentless DIY work ethic and electric persona. MTV, Billboard, Zane Lowe's Beats 1, Alt Press, NPR, Cosmopolitan & Spotify's New
Music Friday have all signed on in support of her swirling, intoxicating blend of rock, pop, hip-hop and R&B, imbued with the same charisma & conviction that got her a TED Talk at the age of 19.
While her acclaimed 2020 debut full-length, Midwest Kids Can Make It Big, was brimming with wide-eyed wonder, the LA-via-Indiana singer/songwriter is swinging big in 2022.
"I want people to hear these songs, watch these videos and think - I can be that. I can get tattoos, I can embrace my sexuality, I can say what I truly feel and be whoever I want to be," shares Sanderson.
"I think we all just want to feel connected again & that's the feeling I want my new music to give fans. To just put in your headphones & reconnect with yourself. Text someone you haven't talked to in a while and blast it with the windows down together. Because I think we're all feeling the exact same thing right now - A little anxious, lost & ready to just know who the f^#* we are again. & that's exactly what we're gonna do." Be sure to stay tuned to
Lauren Sanderson's socials for more information soon.
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'I feel like I lost everything': Alford residents left heartbroken after deadly tornado
ALFORD — Marilyn Gross said there’s many things she will never forget, including holding on for her life as her home was lifted about 30 feet off its risers.
“I could feel it (lifting up), I was yelling ‘Hang on, babies, hang on,’ because I have my two dogs with me,” Gross said. “‘Hang on, babies,’ and then it finally stopped.”
A tornado that roared through Alford in Washington County in the early-morning hours Thursday killed two people and injured several others. The storm also destroyed homes and knocked out power to many residences as power lines were toppled.
Tornado damage tracker:2 people killed after tornado touches down near Alford in Florida
Residents along Gilberts Mill Road and adjoining streets suddenly awoke to sounds of loud winds and debris flying outside of their homes.
For Gross and her neighbors, they would later learn of the tragic passing of two of their beloved neighbors.
“It’s just bizarre for me to think about never seeing them again,” said Gross, who had known the victims for a long time.
Tornado lifts home off ground
The tornado hit the Alford area about 4 a.m., according to Gilberts Mill Road resident Jennifer Stevens. Her family had been awakened by the EMS alert but went back to bed.
“Ten minutes later, we heard the sound of a freight train, that’s when I jumped, grabbed my dogs and went to the bathroom,” Stevens said. “Before we got to the bathroom and got down the hallway, it had already basically came and went.”
Just a few houses away, Gross was having a completely different experience. She was asleep in her bed when she felt her house start shaking and lifting off the ground. Household items began to fall and crash onto the floor as she prayed.
“When it’s happening, you don’t think about it; all you think about is if you turn loose, you don’t know where you’re going to be,” Gross said. “But I got really scared because I really didn’t know how far I was going to go. I didn’t know where my house was going to end up.”
Gross said she felt like she was in the air for 10 minutes before it stopped. She said while most people recall tornadoes sounding like freight trains, she never heard it.
“This one was right here on me, it wasn’t loud,” Gross said. “It wasn’t loud at all.”
Kim Gross, Marilyn Gross’ daughter-in-law, said when she first became aware of the tornado, she grabbed her children, loaded them up into her truck and left two minutes before the tornado struck. Ten minutes later, she got the call from her mother-in-law recounting the terrifying experience.
Thursday morning storm :Tornado hammers Washington County, kills 2, injures many others, destroys 'a lot of homes'
She said she couldn’t believe what was happening, praying the nightmare would end.
“(Tornadoes) are always a possibility, but you never really think of them, and you hope and pray to God that it never happens to you,” Kim Gross said. “We’ve been here almost 20 years, and this is the first one that’s actually hit us, except for Hurricane Michael.”
Alford community helps with tornado clean-up
The closest thing James “Ferris” and Nell Stewart got to a tornado alarm was the sound of their dog, Marina, howling in the early morning hours, Nell Stewart said.
“Our dog was giving us a fit, he was scared to death,” she said. “I thought, ‘He’s getting worse, is the weather getting worse?’ You can tell he knew what was coming.”
Nell Stewart said her husband inherited the home on Stewart Road about 20 years ago and they had been fixing it up over the years. After it sustained damage during Hurricane Michael, the couple had replaced the roof and built a new barn for Ferris Stewart to build furniture.
It was after daylight when a neighbor came knocking on their door to check on them, and let them know how much damage their home had sustained.
Furniture was scattered across the lawn, chairs were dug into the dirt, a tracker was turned on its side. Paneling from the roof was now covering trees like ornaments. A piece of metal had smashed into their truck’s windshield, planting a huge crack in the center. Their car garage was torn off.
Most painful of all, the new barn was now sitting in a pile.
“I said ‘Wow, what happened,’” Ferris Stewart said. “It blew my mind when I saw my new barn like that.”
Within the hour, neighbors and members of their church stepped in to help clean up. Melissa Lyon, the Stewarts' neighbor, said she was happy to see everyone come together to help.
Nell Stewart said watching their community step in to help them meant so much.
“It feels great ... it really does. For a long time, I’ve been ill, and I don’t see very many people, but this is done great,” she said. “When that alarm went off, Ferris prayed that the Lord would take care of us and that’s what he did.”
Facing the tornado aftermath
Hours after the tornado hit, residents found themselves in the fallout of the storm, collecting debris while checking in on one another.
Residents also are mourning the loss of their neighbors. Stevens was lived next door to the two victims and said her children attended school with their kids.
“I had just seen him a few days ago. I work at Lowe's, and we had talked, he was telling me about something he was doing,” Stevens said. “It’s just hard.”
Marilyn Gross said she now finds herself literally picking up the pieces of her life. When she came out to see the damage, she said she was devastated.
Her house now sits several feet away from where it was, with mementos and items dispersed around her yard. Broken glass from her windows covers her floor as her furniture lays broken in different places. Her greenhouse is torn to pieces.
Gross said she feels like someone took her and beat her up, feeling drained but aiming to start cleaning up first thing Friday.
“It's just bad,” Stevens said. “And now I’ve lost everything. I have a big mess to clean up.”
Kim Gross said while the situation is horrifying, she is trying to get past it as best she can and remain positive for her family.
“It’s devastating to see all the stuff that you worked all your life for just kind of ruined and messed up,” Kim Gross said. “But we’re unharmed and this is just material things, and we can replace them.”
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SPEARFISH — Erik Skoglund resigned Tuesday as the Spearfish High School boys’ head basketball coach.
“I would first like to thank my first-rate staff of Josh McGillvrey, Michael Yost and Blake Stevenson for their basketball minds, tireless work ethic, high character and fierce loyalty to Spartan basketball over the years,” said Skoglund. “Our student-athletes are phenomenal young men who will continue to grow and succeed in Spartan basketball, Spartan athletics, and in their academic studies.”
Skoglund returned to Spearfish after a four-year stint as the head coach of the Mitchell Kernells boys’ basketball team.
This is Skoglund’s second time being the Spearfish head basketball coach.
He coached the Spartans from 2008-13 before taking the Mitchell head coaching job.
This past season Spearfish finished 8-13 and were eliminated in the SoDak 16 Tournament by Harrisburg 85-46.
Skoglund thinks better days are ahead for the Spartans’ basketball program.
“The future is extremely bright for Spartan basketball, and greatness is around the corner. Thank you all,” Skoglund said
Skoglund’s announcement came on the heels of his wife Christine Skoglund resigning last week as the Spearfish girls’ head volleyball coach after three seasons, stating she wanted to spend more time with her family.
“Coach Skoglund was a vital part of Spartan basketball, he was dedicated to all levels and was committed to the success of our boys on and off the court. He set a level of excellence for our players to achieve and he will be greatly missed,” said Stephanie Ornelas, Spearfish High School’s activities director.
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2022 NFL Draft rankings: QB (Part 2)
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- Carson StrongAmerican football quarterback
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My 2022 NFL Draft scouting series rolls on with reports on Kenny Pickett and Carson Strong below, as well as my full QB4-QB15 rankings with comps and advanced stats. Check back in the coming days for the unveiling of my QB1-3 and deep-dives on Malik Willis, Desmond Ridder and Matt Corral. Statistical rankings below courtesy of PFF and ESPN. Rankings below are based on 39 qualified draft-eligible quarterbacks. FCS quarterbacks not included in rushing QBR (19 qualifiers).
4. Kenny Pickett | Pittsburgh | 6'3/217
PFF grade rank: 1
PFF adjusted accuracy % rank: 4
PFF big-time throw % rank: 20
PFF turnover-worthy throw % rank: 14
BTT/TWT rank: 14
PFF clean pocket rank: 1
PFF under pressure rank: 16
ESPN rushing QBR rank: 9
2021 dropbacks: 581
In April 2016, Kenny Pickett committed to play for Temple HC Matt Rhule. Pickett told the media it was because of his connection to Rhule and QB coach Glen Thomas. Rhule’s Owls had an underdog mentality, and Pickett, an overlooked recruit, responded positively to it. “I’ve definitely had a chip on my shoulders throughout my high school career,” Pickett said. “I think that’s really helped me in the long run, actually, in the way I compete on the field."
Even at Temple, he was going to need it. At the time, 2016 Elite 11 QB Anthony Russo was seen as Temple’s heir apparent to P.J. Walker, who was about to embark on his senior year. But in the months that followed, Pickett received scholarship offers from Pitt, Boston College, and Iowa.
At the time Pickett flipped to Pitt, among the three-major recruiting services, one rated Pickett a three-star, another as a two-star, and ESPN had no rating on him at all. That eventually changed, with the Power 5 offers ultimately changing the narrative. ESPN ultimately tabbed Pickett as a three-star dual-threat quarterback.
Pickett stayed for five years, serving as the full-time starter for the last four. His reign actually began at the very end of his true freshman season, a campaign he began hopelessly buried on the depth chart behind veterans Max Browne and Ben DiNucci. Tabbed to start against Miami in late-November, Pickett spurred an upset win.
Through those first three years as starter – through 2020, in other words – Pickett never threw for more than 13 touchdowns nor 7.3 YPA. Coming into this past season, he was viewed as a potential late Day 3 pick. But Pickett went ballistic in 2021, throwing for 4,319 yards with an ACC-record 42 passing TD. Pickett finished third in the Heisman voting and was named second-team Associated Press All-American and the ACC Player of the Year.
Pickett was in a really good situation last season. Pitt WR Jordan Addison is one of the best receivers in the nation, and he ended up finishing with a 100-1593-17 receiving line as Pickett peppered him with targets. Some of these were freebie completions and yards for Pickett, with Addison posting 278 YAC on his 31 receptions behind the line of scrimmage. Addison had 28 more receptions between 0-9 yards of the LOS.
Former OC Matt Whipple’s passing scheme attacks the defense sideline-to-sideline out of the spread in order to set up deep shots. Pitt’s receiving corps legitimately went five-deep with Jared Wayne, Taysir Mack, Shocky Jacques-Louis and Melquise Stovall. Whipple gave fits to opposing defensive coordinators, who would run out of secondary bodies who could be trusted in space.
Whipple’s intermediate philosophy is levels, with receivers on the same side running similar routes to see how the defense reacts and to allow the quarterback to see multiple routes unfolding at once, in essence naturally doubling his progression rate. The Panthers were often in 11 formation but boasted two solid receiving tight ends in Lucas Krull and Gavin Bartholomew and also made good use of 2-TE sets.
Pitt had a strong three-headed monster at RB that in the aggregate averaged nearly five yards per carry. And on top of all that, the Panthers ran into scheduling luck, playing the No. 60 SP+ strength of schedule in 2021. This was a unique confluence of factors, and it deserves to be mentioned as context when discussing how Pickett leaped from a 69.8 PFF grade in 2020 to a 92.2 grade in 2021.
Here are the SP+ defensive rankings of all 13 opponents Pickett played last year (out of 130) before he opted out of the bowl game: Nos. 130, 47, 91, (3-8 FCS team), 103, 55, 3, 51, 118, 101, 100, 54, and 92. If you rank FCS New Hampshire No. 200, which is probably conservative, these defenses would rank, on average, No. 88. For context, last year Louisiana Tech played the No. 88 SP+ overall SOS.
Pickett still has work to do diagnosing and anticipating, but these areas of his pocket game took big steps forward in 2021. And they played up because Pickett had, over those four-plus years starting, become very comfortable in the pocket, with a good feel for how to navigate it, and a sound internal clock.
But that cut both ways, with Pickett finishing with the second-highest time to throw in the nation last year. This despite 54.9% of his passes coming within nine yards of the line of scrimmage, one of the highest numbers in the class. He’s going to have to make quicker decisions and unload the ball faster in the NFL.
Nodding back at ESPN’s dual-threat designation coming out of high school, Pickett is more mobile than is commonly perceived. He posted a 4.73 forty at the NFL Combine along with a 33.5-inch vertical jump. Pickett isn’t a huge threat outside of the pocket because he prefers to be in it – he ran for 459 yards on 6.8 YPC last year with sacks omitted – but mobility remains a staple of his aerial game.
One of the things I appreciate most about Pickett is his devotion to keeping his eyes downfield while buying time. He’s very good at buying time, one reason his time-to-throw ranking is so high. He can be difficult to corral, and he retains his accuracy on the move. Pickett throws from a variety of arm angles as the situation dictates and doesn’t need his feet set to throw an accurate ball.
Accuracy is a strength. Pickett ranked No. 4 in the class in PFF’s adjusted-accuracy metric last year, and was top-3 amongst the consensus top-7 QBs in this class in ESPN’s on-target percentages both 10 or fewer yards downfield, and also 11-20 yards downfield. His retains this accuracy deep.
Pickett has enough arm strength and touch to viably test deep in the NFL. Per PFF, he ranked No. 3 in the FBS last year in deep-ball adjusted accuracy. But Pickett’s propensity for palming the ball as long as possible, in conjunction with his below-average release time and aggressive bent, put the ball in too many dangerous situations downfield. Pickett ranked No. 6 in the FBS last year in turnover-worthy throw percentage on deep balls.
Pickett possesses above-average velocity when driving the ball short, but not all NFL throws will be his friend. To the sideline beyond 10 yards, he loses zip and his placement becomes more precarious. Pickett had the lowest completion percentage in the top-7 QBs in this class last year on sideline throws in the 11-20 yard range as charted by ESPN.
Much has been made of Pickett’s 8 1/2" hand measurement, tied with Michael Vick for the smallest in NFL history at the quarterback position. I don’t put a ton of stock in that. No correlation has been shown between fumbling rate and hand size in multiple studies, and Pickett had enough grip to win deep playing outside in the cold in college.
Honestly, I’m more concerned about a one-year wonder having his only standout season against a poor schedule while surrounded by A-grade talent. Inarguably, Pickett’s situation inflated his stats and flattered him. I don’t think Pickett has enough arm talent to be a top-10 starter in the NFL. But his plus-accuracy, ability to buy time, and experience testing all three levels of the field give him a chance to be a league-average starter for a long time.
Comp: Andy Dalton
5. Carson Strong | Nevada | 6’3/226
PFF grade rank: 9
PFF adjusted accuracy % rank: 6
PFF big-time throw % rank: 11
PFF turnover-worthy throw % rank: 6
BTT/TWT rank: 6
PFF clean pocket rank: 4
PFF under pressure rank: 31
ESPN rushing QBR rank: 19
2021 dropbacks: 580
Strong was an overlooked two-star recruit from the 2018 class. He took the only FBS offer he received, from Nevada, and redshirted his first season. Strong won the starting job the following year and had a respectable-but-not special redshirt freshman year (2,335 yards and 11/7 TD/INT rate on 6.2 YPA).
Strong took off from there, winning MWC Offensive Player of the Year honors in 2020 as a redshirt sophomore by averaging 317.6 passing yards per game with a 27/4 TD/INT rate on 8.1 YPA and 70.1% completions. In February 2021, Strong underwent surgery, “a tire swap on cartilage,” he described it, on the same knee doctors had operated on prior to Strong’s senior year of high school.
Generally, this is a procedure with a one-year recovery timeline. Five months later, in August 2021, with less than a month to go until the opener, Strong underwent an arthroscopic procedure to clear out scar tissue that had accumulated. He was determined to be on the field Week 1, and he was.
Rushing back double-time on an accelerated rehab schedule, Strong’s knee was far from 100-percent in 2021. He wore a knee sleeve to suppress swelling. The knee was drained multiple times. Strong said at the NFL Combine that many of his 2021 throws were “all-arm” because his plant leg was compromised.
Not only that, but the bum wheel greatly affected his mobility, and made him think twice about stepping up into bodies to unleash a downfield throw. This, in turn, hindered his ability to operate under pressure, nailed to the ground without a sturdy platform to work from. Despite all this, Strong managed to repeat as MWC Offensive Player of the Year in 2021 with 4,175 passing yards and a 36/8 TD/INT rate on 70.0% completions across 12 starts.
Strong has a big-time arm. Top-three arm talent in this class along with Malik Willis and Matt Corral. Strong’s a proven commodity in the pocket by this point. But questions about his problematic knee have dogged his process, with some labeling it degenerative. Instead of being credited with excelling on the field at less than 100-percent, Strong has faced questions about if the knee will ever be sound, if his career will be cut short because of it.
We know that Strong has been long-term cleared by at least two medical staffs: his own, and, per our own Crissy Froyd reporting for The Draft Network, the Los Angeles Rams’. He underwent extensive examinations during the NFL Combine’s medical checks in early-March. At present, he has not yet heard what each teams’ medical staff concluded.
But we can independently conclude this: Strong is a really tough kid. His Nevada coaches and teammates marveled at how he played through on the recovering, swollen knee. “Unless my leg snaps in half and my bone is sticking out of my skin, I’m gonna play. Unless I can’t walk, I’m going to play,” Strong said. “I’ve always said, if I can walk, I can play. There was never a thought that I was going to head for the sidelines or not finish the game.”
My question is this: If it turns out the knee isn’t degenerative, and we know the knee affected his mobility and ability to throw last year, shouldn’t Strong be getting extra credit on his evaluation for his 2021 work, as opposed to the eval being stained with what could in essence be a chimera of a scarlet letter? Wouldn’t that change the entire narrative?
Without that scarlet letter, Strong is absolutely in the first-round discussion because of that golden right arm. The ball shoots out of his hand and gets there in a hurry in a tight spiral. Quick release. High-end velocity to consistently beat Cover-2 safeties playing forward. Ball comes out with smoke rings even when Strong is throwing off-platform.
The best of Strong’s deep balls are heart-breakingly beautiful, rainbow moonshots that drop into tiny buckets. Easy, natural 60-plus yard arm strength. But Strong can sail long throws or have them drift towards the sidelines. He can be forgiven for some of that – the Air Raid asks quarterbacks throwing deep to miss long instead of short – but in some cases it’s inaccuracy.
In 2020, of quarterbacks with 350 or more attempts, Strong ranked No. 3 in PFF deep-passing grade behind only two 2021 first-rounders -- Zach Wilson and Mac Jones. He also was one of only four quarterbacks who had an aDOT of 7.5 or above with an adjusted accuracy percentage higher than 80%, alongside 2021 first-rounders Wilson, Jones and Justin Fields. This past year, playing with a compromised base, Strong still ranked No. 12 in PFF deep-passing grade. I'm telling you: He has a first-round arm.
Strong is a merciless head-hunter for one-on-one situations. He is going to dial up a long ball if the look is there. Fearless due to implicit trust in arm. Won't shy away from any throw. Has the juice to get it there, and the touch to drop it in.
Strong managed to avoid putting the ball in harm’s way despite a modus operandi of ripping it vertically. In 2020, Strong went 299 attempts without throwing an interception at one point and tied for No. 2 among qualified quarterbacks with a 1.7% turnover-worthy play rate, per PFF. In 2021, his 2.0% turnover-worthy throw rate ranked No. 7 among FBS qualifiers.
Nevada’s Air Raid heavily skews towards the short- and deep-passing games, taking advantage of numbers. Strong does a really job, even in instances where he ultimately goes to his primary target, manipulating safeties with his eyes. But the offense didn’t give Strong many opportunities to go through a full set of progressions, nor did it afford him the opportunity to attack the middle of the field as often as some of his contemporaries.
Passes in the intermediate sector accounted for only 15.8% of Strong’s passes in 2021 -- the lowest percentage of any of my preseason top-10 quarterbacks. In 2021, that number was up to 17.8%, still a fairly low percentage-share. He’s not a veteran of layering balls in, and his drafting team should know this.
Strong had ditched his knee brace by the regular season finale. He didn’t wear it at the Senior Bowl in Mobile, and in Mobile we saw him moving around better than we had at arguably any time over the past two years. If the knee weren’t a long-term issue, and Strong was going to be a little more mobile going forward along with having a sounder throwing base under him, just how capable would he be of improving under pressure?
In 2020, Strong’s 92.0 PFF passing grade in clean pockets dropped to 48.2 under pressure. In 2021, the splits were even more pronounced, with a 93.8 clean-pocket grade and a lowly 42.6 grade under pressure. At least some of last season’s struggles in this area were attributable to the knee, as well as how bad Nevada's offensive line was. The Wolf Pack ranked No. 108 in PFF pass-blocking grade. By my numbers, Nevada's OL ranked as the No. 112 unit in the FBS last year (out of 130).
But we need to raise a red flag in the eval seeing as though his play dropped off under pressure his entire collegiate career coming out of a half-field system. Strong has a habit of bicycling backwards dropping-back instead of the more traditional shuffle from a ready-aim-fire throwing base. Quick pressure off the snap chews him up, particularly from the interior, as Strong doesn’t always have time to square his shoulders. Sometimes he’ll just fling it up mid-backpedal to avoid the sack.
The pre-2021 tape shows myriad instances of Strong losing stock of his lower-half and throwing balls all-arm in the face of heat in order to get rid of it. Revamping his set-up and consistently marrying his lower- and upper-halves on throws will lead to an accuracy boost, likely improving Strong’s performance under pressure while naturally up-ticking his velocity.
Strong told the media at his NFL Combine podium session that he's been throwing the ball harder while working with QB coach Jordan Palmer in pre-draft training because he finally trusts his knee enough to fully drive off it while throwing. Despite concerns about his ability to deal with pressure, and with my eye's wide-open about his knee, Strong’s arm talent is such that he still warrants a Round 2 grade.
Comp: Jared Goff
6. Sam Howell | UNC | 6’1/218
Comp: C.J. Beathard
PFF grade rank: 7
PFF adjusted accuracy % rank: 26
PFF big-time throw % rank: 12
PFF turnover-worthy throw % rank: 8
BTT/TWT rank: 8
PFF clean pocket rank: 11
PFF under pressure rank: 15
ESPN rushing QBR rank: 2
2021 dropbacks: 462
7. Bailey Zappe | Western Kentucky | 6’0/215
Comp: Chase Daniel
PFF grade rank: 12
PFF adjusted accuracy % rank: 7
PFF big-time throw % rank: 4
PFF turnover-worthy throw % rank: 19
BTT/TWT rank: 12
PFF clean pocket rank: 12
PFF under pressure rank: 24
ESPN rushing QBR rank: 15
2021 dropbacks: 730
8. Dustin Crum | Kent State | 6’1/210
Comp: Nathan Peterman
PFF grade rank: 6
PFF adjusted accuracy % rank: 20
PFF big-time throw % rank: 2
PFF turnover-worthy throw % rank: 1
BTT/TWT rank: 1
PFF clean pocket rank: 8
PFF under pressure rank: 25
ESPN rushing QBR rank: 3
2021 dropbacks: 462
9. Jack Coan | Notre Dame | 6’3/218
Comp: Greg McElroy
PFF grade rank: 16
PFF adjusted accuracy % rank: 10
PFF big-time throw % rank: 8
PFF turnover-worthy throw % rank: 5
BTT/TWT rank: 4
PFF clean pocket rank: 15
PFF under pressure rank: 19
ESPN rushing QBR rank: 16
2021 dropbacks: 436
10. Cole Kelley | SE Louisiana | 6’7/249
Comp: Paxton Lynch
PFF grade rank: 2
PFF adjusted accuracy % rank: 1
PFF big-time throw % rank: 26
PFF turnover-worthy throw % rank: 9
BTT/TWT rank: 11
PFF clean pocket rank: 3
PFF under pressure rank: 11
ESPN rushing QBR rank: N/A
2021 dropbacks: 630
11. E.J. Perry | Brown | 6’2/211
Comp: Taylor Heinecke
PFF grade rank: 26
PFF adjusted accuracy % rank: 18
PFF big-time throw % rank: 37
PFF turnover-worthy throw % rank: 29
BTT/TWT rank: 37
PFF clean pocket rank: 13
PFF under pressure rank: 36
ESPN rushing QBR rank: N/A
2021 dropbacks: 512
12. Kaleb Eleby | Western Michigan | 6’1/208
Comp: David Fales
PFF grade rank: 29
PFF adjusted accuracy % rank: 17
PFF big-time throw % rank: 21
PFF turnover-worthy throw % rank: 30
BTT/TWT rank: 23
PFF clean pocket rank: 18
PFF under pressure rank: 38
ESPN rushing QBR rank: 14
2021 dropbacks: 434
13. D'Eriq King | Miami | 5’9/196
Comp: Quinton Flowers
PFF grade rank: 20
PFF adjusted accuracy % rank: 2
PFF big-time throw % rank: 28
PFF turnover-worthy throw % rank: 20
BTT/TWT rank: 20
PFF clean pocket rank: 24
PFF under pressure rank: 13
ESPN rushing QBR rank: N/A
2021 dropbacks: 151
14. Brock Purdy | Iowa State | 6’1/212
Comp: Jake Browning
PFF grade rank: 23
PFF adjusted accuracy % rank: 5
PFF big-time throw % rank: 39
PFF turnover-worthy throw % rank: 12
BTT/TWT rank: 36
PFF clean pocket rank: 16
PFF under pressure rank: 21
ESPN rushing QBR rank: 12
2021 dropbacks: 467
15. Chase Garbers | California | 6’2/218
Comp: Brian Lewerke
PFF grade rank: 18
PFF adjusted accuracy % rank: 16
PFF big-time throw % rank: 25
PFF turnover-worthy throw % rank: 2
BTT/TWT rank: 7
PFF clean pocket rank: 25
PFF under pressure rank: 10
ESPN rushing QBR rank: 8
2021 dropbacks: 417
16. Skylar Thompson | Kansas State | 6’2/217
Comp: Sam Ehlinger
PFF grade rank: 17
PFF adjusted accuracy % rank: 8
PFF big-time throw % rank: 24
PFF turnover-worthy throw % rank: 32
BTT/TWT rank: 29
PFF clean pocket rank: 19
PFF under pressure rank: 9
ESPN rushing QBR rank: 11
2021 dropbacks: 266
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12-year-old dies after being shot at South Carolina middle school, suspect in custody
A 12-year-old has died after being shot at a middle school in Greenville, South Carolina, on Thursday.
Community activist Bruce Wilson said Jamari Cortez Bonaparte Jackson, 12, died at the hospital.
Wilson released the following statement on behalf of the family:
"We are all devastated by today’s tragedy. We love Jamari dearly and we would ask that our privacy be respected as we grieve during this very difficult time."
Greenville County deputies said a school resource officer at Tanglewood Middle School requested backup just before 12:30 p.m.
More than 200 law enforcement officers arrived at the school.
A suspect, who is also 12 years old, was taken into custody near the school, Greenville County Sheriff Hobart Lewis said.
He is is being charged with murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, possession of a firearm on school property and unlawful possession of a weapon by a person under the age of 18, Lewis said.
Because of his age, the suspect's name was not released.
"Unfortunately, these are two young men who attended school here," Lewis said. "We don't really know the specifics of why it occurred and why so many people resort to violence, especially with firearms."
Greenville County School Superintendent Burke Royster also spoke outside the school after the shooting.
"I’m not sure after a full and thorough law enforcement investigation anyone will really know what was going through the mind of that young person who took this rash act," Royster said.
Students from the school were taken to Brookwood Church by bus to be reunited with their families.
One mother told sister station WYFF that she was in the school parking lot when she saw police begin arriving.
"I was getting out and the police told me, ‘Get back, get back. You can’t come in,’ and I was like, ‘What’s wrong? What’s wrong?’" Angela said. "They wouldn’t tell me, he said, 'Get back in your car.’ When I was getting in my car, all the police came. Every police in Greenville County was there and ambulance. They were running in with guns, not handguns, rifles."
Angela’s daughter, Prentasia, said they were changing classes when the shooting happened.
"We heard a gunshot, and this boy had a gun and he shot at one boy in his side," Prentasia said. "We all pretty much went into a classroom and some people went outside. We were just in the classroom ‘til it was over."
Another mother spoke to WYFF shortly after she arrived at the school to pick up her son.
"But I was speechless," she said. "My stomach is still upset. I just want to see my son and hug him and just make sure he's fine."
That mother said she wishes there were metal detectors in school.
"So, I would love for Greenville County to do something and put metal detectors. They all come through the same door. They go to the cafeteria they do that. Why don't they put a metal detector and then at least detect there's something there," the mother said.
Greenville County School District spokesman Tim Waller said Tanglewood Middle will have an optional day on Friday. Teachers, students and staff can come and talk to each other and counselors but are not required to attend school on Friday.
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https://www.koat.com/article/deadly-school-shooting-south-carolina/39603272
| 2022-04-01T00:08:11Z
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Borrego Solar has been tapped by FirstLight Power, a clean power company with a portfolio that includes nearly 1,400MW of pumped-hydro storage, battery storage, hydroelectric generation, and solar generation, to build new ground-mounted and floating distributed generation (DG) solar, DG storage, and utility-scale standalone storage at FirstLight’s hydropower facilities in Massachusetts and Connecticut.
The Borrego FirstLight relationship contemplates multiple storage project types and configurations across FirstLight’s real estate portfolio. Project types include but are not limited to utility scale standalone storage, DG standalone storage, and PV+ESS.
“I am thrilled to partner with Borrego to accelerate New England’s path to a fully decarbonized electric grid by advancing innovative new solar and energy storage offerings to customers in Massachusetts and Connecticut,” said Alicia Barton, President and CEO of FirstLight.
The installation will be similar to FirstLight’s first solar facility, Northfield Mountain in Massachusetts. This 2MW installation was one of the largest in New England when constructed in 2011, consisting of more than 18,000 solar panels covering approximately 11 acres of land. The solar facility is adjacent to FirstLight’s pumped storage hydro power generation operation on the Connecticut River.
The partnership advances FirstLight’s mission of creating a clean, affordable, reliable and equitable electric grid. The new developments will provide local jobs and increase FirstLight’s economic development impact in the local communities.
“Borrego’s partnership with FirstLight will help create innovative hybrid renewables solutions in New England – combining solar and energy storage resources with existing generation,” said Jared Connell, VP of Project Development in New England, of Borrego.
This announcement with Borrego follows a recent partnership that FirstLight announced in Connecticut to advance new hybrid renewable energy projects across the state and the company’s participation in a successful investment consortium that secured a lease in the recent NY Bight Offshore Wind auction.
The first Borrego/FirstLight installations are expected to be operational in 2025.
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12-year-old dies after being shot at South Carolina middle school, suspect in custody
A 12-year-old has died after being shot at a middle school in Greenville, South Carolina, on Thursday.
Community activist Bruce Wilson said Jamari Cortez Bonaparte Jackson, 12, died at the hospital.
Wilson released the following statement on behalf of the family:
"We are all devastated by today’s tragedy. We love Jamari dearly and we would ask that our privacy be respected as we grieve during this very difficult time."
Greenville County deputies said a school resource officer at Tanglewood Middle School requested backup just before 12:30 p.m.
More than 200 law enforcement officers arrived at the school.
A suspect, who is also 12 years old, was taken into custody near the school, Greenville County Sheriff Hobart Lewis said.
He is is being charged with murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, possession of a firearm on school property and unlawful possession of a weapon by a person under the age of 18, Lewis said.
Because of his age, the suspect's name was not released.
"Unfortunately, these are two young men who attended school here," Lewis said. "We don't really know the specifics of why it occurred and why so many people resort to violence, especially with firearms."
Greenville County School Superintendent Burke Royster also spoke outside the school after the shooting.
"I’m not sure after a full and thorough law enforcement investigation anyone will really know what was going through the mind of that young person who took this rash act," Royster said.
Students from the school were taken to Brookwood Church by bus to be reunited with their families.
One mother told sister station WYFF that she was in the school parking lot when she saw police begin arriving.
"I was getting out and the police told me, ‘Get back, get back. You can’t come in,’ and I was like, ‘What’s wrong? What’s wrong?’" Angela said. "They wouldn’t tell me, he said, 'Get back in your car.’ When I was getting in my car, all the police came. Every police in Greenville County was there and ambulance. They were running in with guns, not handguns, rifles."
Angela’s daughter, Prentasia, said they were changing classes when the shooting happened.
"We heard a gunshot, and this boy had a gun and he shot at one boy in his side," Prentasia said. "We all pretty much went into a classroom and some people went outside. We were just in the classroom ‘til it was over."
Another mother spoke to WYFF shortly after she arrived at the school to pick up her son.
"But I was speechless," she said. "My stomach is still upset. I just want to see my son and hug him and just make sure he's fine."
That mother said she wishes there were metal detectors in school.
"So, I would love for Greenville County to do something and put metal detectors. They all come through the same door. They go to the cafeteria they do that. Why don't they put a metal detector and then at least detect there's something there," the mother said.
Greenville County School District spokesman Tim Waller said Tanglewood Middle will have an optional day on Friday. Teachers, students and staff can come and talk to each other and counselors but are not required to attend school on Friday.
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https://www.kmbc.com/article/deadly-school-shooting-south-carolina/39603272
| 2022-04-01T00:08:11Z
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The worldwide seafood industry is steeling itself for price hikes, supply disruptions and potential job losses as new rounds of economic sanctions on Russia make key species such as cod and crab harder to come by.
The latest round of U.S. attempts to punish Russia for the invasion of Ukraine includes bans on imports of seafood, alcohol and diamonds. The U.S. is also stripping “most favored nation status” from Russia. Nations around the world are taking similar steps.
Russia is one of the largest producers of seafood in the world, and was the fifth-largest producer of wild-caught fish, according to a 2020 report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Russia is not one of the biggest exporters of seafood to the U.S., but it’s a world leader in exports of cod (the preference for fish and chips in the U.S.). It’s also a major supplier of crabs and Alaska pollock, widely used in fast-food sandwiches and processed products like fish sticks.
The impact is likely to be felt globally, as well as in places with working waterfronts. One of those is Maine, where more than $50 million in seafood products from Russia passed through Portland in 2021, according to federal statistics.
“If you’re getting cod from Russia, it’s going to be a problem,” said Glen Libby, an owner of Port Clyde Fresh Catch, a seafood market in Tenants Harbor, Maine. “That’s quite a mess. We’ll see how it turns out.”
Russia exported more than 28 million pounds (12.7 million kilograms) of cod to the U.S. from Jan. 1, 2020, to Jan. 31, 2022, according to census data.
The European Union and United Kingdom are both deeply dependent on Russian seafood. And prices of seafood are already spiking in Japan, a major seafood consumer that is limiting its trade with Russia.
In the U.K., where fish and chips are a cultural marker, shop owners and consumers alike are bracing for price surges. British fish and chip shops were already facing a squeeze because of soaring energy costs and rising food prices.
Andrew Crook, head of the National Federation of Fish Friers, said earlier this month that — even before the war — he expected a third of Britain’s fish and chip shops to go out of business. If fish prices shoot up even higher, “we are in real dire straits,” he said.
In mid-March, the U.K. slapped a 35% tariff hike on Russian whitefish, including chip-shop staples cod and haddock.
“We’re a massive part of U.K. culture and it would be a shame to see that go,” he told broadcaster ITV.
U.S. consumers are most likely to notice the impact of sanctions via price and availability of fish, said Kanae Tokunaga, who runs the Coastal and Marine Economics Lab at Gulf of Maine Research Institute in Portland.
“Because seafood is a global commodity, even if they are not harvested in Russia, you will notice the price hike,” Tokunaga said.
In the U.S., the dependence on foreign cod stems to the loss of its own once-robust Atlantic cod fishery that cratered in the face of overfishing and environmental changes. U.S. fishermen, based mostly in New England, brought more than 100 million pounds (45.4 million kilograms) of cod to the docks per year in the early 1980s, but the 2020 catch was less than 2 million pounds (900,000 kilograms).
Regulators have tried to save the fishery with management measures such as very low fishing quotas, and many fishermen targeting other East Coast groundfish species such as haddock and flounder now avoid cod altogether.
Seafood processors in Massachusetts are concerned about job losses due to loss of Russian products, Democratic U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, who does support sanctions on Russia, said.
“I have heard from seafood processors in my home state with concerns about potential sudden effects of a new, immediate ban on imports on their workforce, including hundreds of union workers in the seafood processing industry,” he said on the Senate floor in February.
For U.S. producers of seafood staples such as fish and chips, the lack of Russian cod could mean pivoting to other foreign sources, said Walt Golet, a research assistant professor at the University of Maine’s School of Marine Sciences.
“We might be able to bring in more from Norway, a little more from Canadian fisheries,” Golet said. “It really is driven by the price of those imports.”
As an alternative, producers and consumers could try underutilized fish species caught domestically, such as Atlantic pollock and redfish, said Ben Martens, executive director of Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association.
“Maybe this is a time to use haddock or hake or maybe monkfish, something different,” Martens said. “If it’s going to disrupt supply chains it does present an opportunity for other species to fill that void.”
—Patrick Whittle, The Associated Press
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Berkeley’s attempt to freeze Ellis Act evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic will not be successful because of a state bill signed into law by Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis on Thursday.
Berkeley was the first city in the state to create an eviction ordinance when the pandemic began in March 2020, closely followed by Oakland and Alameda County, mandating that no one can be evicted during the ongoing state of emergency.
The only exceptions are health and safety issues and the Ellis Act, which is protected by state law and invoked when an owner decides to take a property off the rental market for at least five years.
Berkeley’s City Council had approved an amendment to its eviction ban in December 2020 to also halt Ellis Act evictions beginning Friday, but state Assembly Bill 2179, approved Thursday, will overrule that protection. All other anti-eviction protections for Berkeley renters will remain in place because they were established in March 2020, before the state created its own law.
AB 2179 protects residents statewide from eviction proceedings that were supposed to begin on April 1, pushing that date to July 1 as long as residents file for Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) funding by Thursday. Berkeley and Alameda County residents do not have to abide by this timeline, but legal language contained in the bill means the local Ellis Act amendment will not be valid.
“It’s wrong that the state once again is preempting the ability for local governments to strengthen tenant protections,” Mayor Jesse Arreguín said. “While I am glad that they extended the eviction moratorium for those tenants who are seeking ERAP funding, in Berkeley our eviction moratorium is still in effect and all tenants are protected.”
Leah Simon-Weisberg, Berkeley rent board chair, said the city had hoped to preempt the controversial state law due to the city’s emergency ordinance, which has been renewed several times as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. The emergency ordinance gave the city the power to stop all evictions, and Los Angeles and other Southern California cities also created amendments to block the Ellis Act.
But City Attorney Farimah Brown said the language in AB 2179 postpones any amendments to July 15, 2022, which could ultimately block the change indefinitely. Simon-Weisberg called the state law “cruel and unnecessary” because it doesn’t add additional renter protections, while also interfering with those the city tried to provide during a pandemic.
eKrista Gulbransen, executive director of the Berkeley Property Owner’s Association, said the city was out of line to try and prohibit Ellis Act evictions in the first place. She said it’s one of the only remaining venues for owners in the city to regain control of their properties.
“For a local jurisdiction to think that they can overrule a state law is beyond comprehension,” Gulbransen said. Several jurisdictions throughout the state, like Oakland and Los Angeles, have also been sued over their eviction moratoriums during the pandemic.
Ellis Act evictions are not widespread in Berkeley, and as of the Rent Stabilization Board’s most recent report, only seven had been filed in the city as of Jan. 1, 2020. Those properties are scattered throughout the city and range from single-family homes to multi-unit complexes.
At most of the properties, tenants already moved out before the Ellis Act deadline and a majority of units are currently vacant.
A Berkeley fourplex, which was served an Ellis Act eviction last summer, currently has one remaining tenant. The tenant did not want to be named to preserve her relationship with her landlord, but said the timing of the eviction has been especially difficult in tandem with the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Ellis Act has a provision that gives tenants above the age of 60 a year to relocate. The tenant said she’s grateful for the extra time because she’s in her 70s, and everything takes a bit longer at that age — especially because she’s immunocompromised and didn’t feel comfortable seeking out new housing during the pandemic.
Now that the three-month deadline for the eviction is approaching, the tenant said she will likely have to move out of the state to afford a new home, like another former tenant in the building.
She credited strong rent controls for being able to stay in the vibrant, neighborhood for nearly 40 years, commute to a public-sector job without without a reliance on cars and build a life in Berkeley.
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Customer-facing departments participated in expert-led educational sessions, underscoring commitment to promoting responsible gambling habits
DENVER, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For the third year in a row, PointsBet and its employees participated in Problem Gambling Awareness Month, a national campaign designed to increase awareness of problem gambling and offer prevention, treatment, and recovery services.
In the spirit of this year's theme, Awareness + Action, PointsBet hosted educational sessions for all its customer-facing departments. The trainings were designed to generate awareness of problem gambling and empower staff with clear strategies on how to identify and address problem gambling. Sessions were led in consultation with department heads to ensure staff would have a clear understanding of how their roles uniquely position them to recognize problem gambling red flags through a path of escalation regarding observed red flags.
"Responsible and problem gambling education for our staff is far more than just fulfilling a regulatory requirement," said Johnny Aitken, PointsBet USA Chief Executive Officer. "It is about sparking genuine dialogue and empowering our teams to discuss responsible gambling with our customers. We are proud to participate in Problem Gambling Awareness Month for the third consecutive year and look forward to our continued support of this important initiative in the years to come."
This month's trainings were part of an ongoing responsible gambling education plan, which includes an introductory level training for all new hires as part of the onboarding process, lived experience training, and responsible gambling presentations delivered during company-wide town hall meetings.
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Shell to stop buying Russian oil, natural gas
Shell said on Tuesday that it will stop purchasing Russian oil and natural gas, following backlash over its decision to purchase a cargo of Russian crude oil.
Shell “announced its intent to withdraw from its involvement in all Russian hydrocarbons, including crude oil, petroleum products, gas and liquefied natural gas… in a phased manner, aligned with new government guidance.”
“As an immediate first step, the company will stop all spot purchases of Russian crude oil,” it said.
The company added that it “will also shut its service stations, aviation fuels and lubricants operations in Russia.”
The Dutch-based company also pledged to put any profits from the purchase of Russian oil into a special fund to assist Ukrainians.
Shell’s decision comes after Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba published a letter on Twitter Tuesday asking companies to stand alongside Ukrainians and suspend operations with Russia.
“I call on you and your organization to join the ethically and socially responsible global businesses, which have already stopped or suspended operations with or in the Russian Federation, refusing to finance Russian violence, murders, and crimes against humanity with their taxes,” Kuleba wrote in his letter.
The Ukrainian foreign minister also beseeched companies to aid Ukraine in its fight against the Russian invasion.
Kuleba said on Saturday morning that he was made aware of Shell “discretely” purchasing oil from Russia.
“One question to @Shell: doesn’t Russian oil smell Ukrainian blood for you?” Kuleba tweeted. “I call on all conscious people around the globe to demand multinational companies to cut all business ties with Russia.”
Russia is the globe’s third-largest producer of oil after the U.S. and Saudi Arabia. It produces approximately 10 percent of the world’s oil supply.
In the U.S., support for banning Russian energy imports is growing in both political parties over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The White House has said the topic is under discussion.
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IPL 2022, Lucknow Super Giants vs Chennai Super Kings Highlights: Lewis, Bishnoi, Badoni star vs CSK in landmark first win for Lucknow | Cricket News – Times of India
Dube, who hadn’t bowled a single ball throughout the sport, was given the accountability to bowl the nineteenth over by CSK skipper Ravindra Jadeja. It was a large blunder. Dube’s army medium-pace proved simple fodder for the 2 batters on the crease – Evin Lewis and Ayush Badoni.
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First, Badoni swept Dube’s first ball for a six over sq. leg. Under strain, Dube bowled a few wides. Lewis (55 not out off 23b; 6×4, 3×6) then smacked two boundaries and a six off the final three balls as LSG acquired 25 runs within the over and the tables have been fully turned. The remaining rites have been carried out by Badoni within the twentieth over with a swivel pull for an additional six off left-arm pacer Mukesh Choudhary’s bowling.
Initially, the chase was propped up by the LSG openers, Quinton de Kock and captain KL Rahul. The pair added 99 runs in 10.1 overs earlier than Rahul (40 off 26b; 2×4, 3×6) was dismissed by Dwaine Pretorius. De Kock (61 off 45b; 9×4) carried on for some time earlier than Pretorius scalped his wicket too.
When De Kock acquired out, a win for LSG appeared unbelievable however Lewis and Badoni had different concepts.
𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧. 𝗔. 𝗪𝗜𝗡! 👌 👌A mighty batting efficiency from @LucknowIPL to seal their maiden IPL victory. 👏 👏 #TATAIPL |… https://t.co/bYguIpTDOO
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) 1648750991000
Earlier, it was a turbo-charged batting efficiency by CSK. Robin Uthappa gave the preliminary impetus together with Moeen Ali, after which the momentum was carried on by Shivam Dube, Ambati Rayudu and Ravindra Jadeja until the slog overs. In the tip, MS Dhoni as soon as once more gave a glimpse of his wonderful previous with an excellent cameo that took CSK to a formidable complete of 210/7 on a placid batting wicket.
Right from ball one, the CSK batters put LSG bowlers to the sword. Uthappa (50 off 27b; 8×4, 1×6) was in spectacular contact and was timing the ball like a dream. The first ball of the innings was a leg-side half volley served up by Avesh Khan, and Uthappa chipped it in direction of the leg-side fence.
The second ball, a brief one simply exterior the off-stump, raced off Uthappa’s bat straight to the purpose boundary.
जीत मुबारक हो💯 Our first win of the season 💪#LSG #AbApniBaariHai #LSGvCSK #IPL2022
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) 1648750497000
In the following over, Dushmantha Chameera was given related remedy by Uthappa. Two luxurious leg-side flicks resulted in a six after which a boundary. A wonderful cowl drive within the subsequent over adopted. The skilled Uthappa was making full use of the chance to open the innings.
In between, Ruturaj Gaikwad dedicated hara-kiri by operating a couple of steps down after hitting the ball straight to level; a swooping Ravi Bishnoi effected a direct hit to ship the CSK opener again to the pavilion.
In got here Moeen Ali, and the Englishman began with a hooked six off Avesh Khan. The fifth over was all about Uthappa enjoying with Andrew Tye’s bowling. He began with a short-arm pull for a boundary after which deftly opened the face of the bat to get a 4 on the third-man area. He then walked throughout and performed a paddle over the wonderful leg fielder for an additional 4. The icing on the cake was a swivel pull that missed the deep sq. leg fielder for the fourth boundary of the over.
Ali (35 off 22b; 4×4, 2×6) joined the get together, smacking Krunal Pandya for a 4, six, 4 to gather 16 runs off the sixth over. The Powerplay yielded 73 runs for CSK.
Soon Uthappa scored a 25-ball half-century, however was instantly trapped leg earlier than by Ravi Bishnoi with a fast flawed ‘un.
Next in Shivam Dube (49 off 30b; 5×4, 2×6) additionally began with a flourish, accumulating three boundaries off a Chameera over.
Ali’s stumps have been clattered by a quick size ball by Avesh Khan that fizzed by the Englishman’s tried mow.
Ambati Rayudu joined forces with Dube, and the pair saved the scoreboard operating. Dube, specifically, made positive part-timers like Deepak Hooda acquired no leeway. After Rayudu was bowled by Bishnoi, Jadeja got here to the crease and a 9-ball 17 gave the CSK innings additional impetus.
Towards the tip, Dhoni smacked two fours and a six over additional cowl to attain an unbeaten 6-ball 16 to the delight of the motely crowd current on the Brabourne.
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UCP and NDP in statistical tie with decided voters according to latest Angus Reid numbers, Kenney's approval at 30 per cent
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The UCP has essentially drawn even with the NDP in the minds of decided Alberta voters, survey data released Thursday suggests.
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The United Conservative Party has been trailing the New Democrats in Angus Reid numbers for three straight quarters but the parties are now in a statistical dead heat.
The latest data doesn’t have much good news for Premier Jason Kenney however, he continues to face low approval of his job performance, sitting at a 30 per cent approval rating.
“Alberta Premier Jason Kenney in a precarious position ahead of an April 9 leadership review,” the report says.
“His personal appeal remains among the lowest of provincial leaders at 30 per cent, with 46 per cent of his past voters saying they disapprove of his performance.”
About 38 per cent of decided Albertans surveyed said they would vote UCP in an upcoming election, while 40 per cent said they would vote NDP. That puts the two major parties in statistically a tie when you consider the estimated margin of error.
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“The rise for the UCP comes as the electoral outlook of the Wildrose Independence Party falls. One-in-10 (11 per cent) say they would vote Wildrose, half the number who said they would as recently as June,” the report says.
For his part, Kenney appeared unconcerned by the latest numbers. At an unrelated event in Medicine Hat Thursday, the premier said Albertans he’s heard from are “excited,” pointing to the province’s balanced budget and economic recovery.
He said COVID-19 led to criticism both from people who wanted fewer restrictions and those who thought the government needed to do more.
“Unfortunately, there was a very divisive debate. I hope we can put that past us and focus on a very bright future for the province,” he said.
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Respondents were also asked to rate the UCP government’s handling of more than a dozen portfolios. Seventy-three per cent said the government is doing a poor or very poor job when it comes to health care and 63 per cent disapproved of the COVID-19 response.
Sixty-five per cent disapproved of the UCP’s handling of education and 53 per cent disapproved when it comes to managing the energy sector.
The latest numbers show that about two-in-five, or 40 per cent, of those surveyed have favourable views of NDP Leader Rachel Notley.
In a statement Thursday NDP deputy leader Sarah Hoffman acknowledged that the next election will be extremely competitive.
“I encourage every Albertan who needs relief from the soaring costs the UCP has imposed on them, every Albertan who relies on our public health-care system, and every Albertan who wants a competent government they can trust, to get involved with the NDP and help remove the UCP from office,” she said.
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The Angus Reid Institute conducted an online survey from March 10 to 15. That was about a week before the UCP board announced that it was moving Kenney’s contentious leadership review from an in-person event in Red Deer to a virtual event with mail-in voting.
More than 15,000 people had registered to vote in person at the Red Deer event, which was more than organizers could manage. Results of the mail-in vote are now expected to be made public on May 18.
Online surveys cannot be assigned a margin of error because they do not randomly sample the population. If the data were collected through a random sample, the margin of error would be plus or minus two per cent 19 times out of 20.
Carbon tax motion passes
Meanwhile, a symbolic motion calling on Ottawa to stop increases to the carbon tax passed Wednesday night.
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The vote split along party lines with UCP majority MLAs saying the motion was a way of sending a message to Ottawa ahead of April 1 carbon tax increases and the NDP arguing that the motion was designed to be a distraction from the provincial government’s own actions that are making life more expensive for Albertans.
The final vote after two late-night debates on Tuesday and Wednesday was 25-4.
The Supreme Court of Canada has already ruled that the provincial government does not have the authority to stop the federal carbon tax.
The price of gas will increase by about two cents on April 1 as a result of the increasing carbon tax. The size of the rebate Albertans receive on their income taxes is also set to go up.
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WATERTOWN — Stewart’s Shops is offering what it sees as a compromise to move its stalled plans to build a new store on Washington Street.
Last week, the City Council did not act on a resolution for a zone change that would allow Stewart’s to replace an existing store on Washington Street with a new store about a half mile north.
Chuck Marshall, real estate representative for Stewart’s, sent an email on Thursday morning to city officials stating that the company would eliminate a fuel island on the site, resulting in the project at 108 Flower Ave. East no longer needing the zone change.
In his email, Mr. Marshall provided plans that “would look like exempting 108 Flower Ave. East from the project.”
He plans to attend Monday night’s council meeting to discuss the change in the plans for the new store.
“I just want them to see some of the things offered in this layout that were not seen in the original layout,” Mr. Marshall said in a telephone interview on Thursday.
Stewart’s wants to replace the 2,500-square-foot store at 1226 Washington St. with a 3,975-square-foot store about a half mile north. After council members failed to introduce the zoning change at last week’s meeting, Councilman Cliff G. Olney III said he would introduce the plans for the project on Monday because he thinks the Ballston Spa company deserves a vote by council.
According to his email, Mr. Marshall sent plans that show what “a revised layout would look like exempting 108 Flower Ave. East from the project.”
Under the change, the number of gas pumps would be reduced from three to two, or from six fueling positions to four.
An entrance to Flower Avenue East would remain in the plans, Mr. Marshall said, but plans now show the entrance moved slightly to the west, which would negate the need for rezoning the disputed property, as the entrance would no longer be across that parcel.
The entrance is also needed to allow traffic flow of delivery trucks to the property.
Several Flower Avenue East residents have objected to the entrance from their street, saying it would create more traffic in front of their homes and change the character of the neighborhood. They have cited traffic that would leave the store and make a right on to their street.
After Councilman Olney said he would force a vote on the project, Councilwomen Lisa A. Ruggiero and Sarah V. Compo Pierce said they would reconsider their opposition to the project if it did not include the zoning change.
Councilwoman Compo Pierce said she looks forward to talking to Mr. Marshall about the changes on Monday night. She has some questions that she wants answered.
“I think it’s good Stewart’s is trying to work with the community,” she said.
In complimenting Stewart’s, Councilman Olney said the changes reopen the conversation about the project.
“It opens up to an agreement,” he said. “It’s not shovels going into the ground. The decision still isn’t decided.”
After looking at the plans, Michael A. Lumbis, the city’s planning and community director, said as he sees it, the zoning change would still be required since the latest plans still use 108 Flower Ave. East in the project, calling the discrepancy over zoning “differing opinions.”
That property would still be part of the site plans as a buffer zone with a sidewalk leading to the building, he said.
But Mr. Marshall said if council members continue to oppose the project, they are “against jobs and against redevelopment.”
Noting that the eight employees at the existing store have a combined payroll of $250,000, Mr. Marshall contends the existing store badly needs to be replaced because of its condition and its position on a cramped parcel.
The new Stewart’s would be “a 50-year legacy store,” he said.
The plan has needed a zoning change from Residence B to Neighborhood Business for the project to proceed. The house at 108 Flower Ave. East needs the rezoning and to be demolished for the project. Three other properties at 703, 707 and 715 Washington St. have the correct zoning.
Hedy M. Cirrincione of Coco Beach, Florida, who had the three apartment buildings demolished a few years ago, has agreed to keep a house at 112 Flower Avenue East as a Residence B property and not ever to change it.
In 2012, the three Washington Street properties were rezoned from Limited Business to Neighborhood Business before the three apartment buildings there were demolished.
The city Planning Board, which approved the zoning change in October, would also need to consider the site plans for the project and approve a special use permit for the gas station portion of the site.
Council members would have the final say on what happens with the proposed store.
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Speaking to reporters after an event Wednesday afternoon, Ducey noted the new law doesn’t ban all abortions, just those done after 15 weeks. But if a victim finds out about a pregnancy afterward that time, they’re left without recourse. Ducey said few abortions happen after 15 weeks, so that argument didn’t persuade him.
“I think if you would look at the statistics on what is already happening in our country, you’d find that this is a very reasonable policy,” he said.
While supporters have championed the measure as in defense of children, opponents argue it actually places undue burden on women.
“Banning abortion will do NOTHING to protect babies, but everything to strip Arizonans of their bodily autonomy & self-determination,” tweeted Rep. Athena Salman, D-Tempe.
The ban comes in the wake of Republican attacks on abortion access across the country, as conservatives anticipate the federal protections will be torn down by the U.S. Supreme Court later this year. A 15-week abortion ban in Mississippi is being contested in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which observers predict the high court will uphold. Currently, Planned Parenthood v. Casey makes bans earlier than 24 weeks unconstitutional.
Both the bill’s sponsor, Sen. Nancy Barto, R-Phoenix, and Ducey have cited the upcoming Supreme Court case in defending the legislation’s legality. But Democrats in staunch opposition to the measure say its current unconstitutionality opens it up to legal challenges.
“Arizonans won’t stand for this. We’ll see you in court and at the polls,” tweeted Rep. Melody Hernandez, D-Tempe.
Critics say the move is out of step with the opinions of Arizonans and medical professionals.
Planned Parenthood Action Fund, which advocates for reproductive freedom, denounced Ducey’s approval and said it ignores the varied medical situations women could face.
“Medical professionals in Arizona are against this ban. Nobody asked for this. But Arizona politicians — including the governor today — are willfully ignoring both public opinion and science with the sole goal of stripping constituents of their constitutional rights,” said President Alexis McGill Johnson in a statement.
NARAL Pro Choice America, an abortion rights group, said the bill is incongruent with the actual opinions of Arizonans statewide, citing a survey which found 71% of respondents oppose making abortion illegal, and 90% agree that family planning should be left up to individuals, without government interference.
Secretary of State Katie Hobbs echoed this in a statement her office released shortly after Ducey’s, condemning his action.
“With Governor Ducey’s signature, our elected leaders have chosen to turn their backs on the overwhelming majority of Arizonans who support the constitutional right to choose. Make no mistake — stripping away women’s constitutional rights won’t stop women from seeking access to reproductive health care,” Hobbs, who is running as a Democrat to replace Ducey as governor, said.
This article was originally published in the Arizona Mirror, a nonprofit news organization.
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When a person has to go to somewhere other than home for care, it can be difficult for all involved. It is hard on that person as well as family and friends.
At The Myrtles Nursing Center, family members can visit anytime, day or night. Administrator Monica Toney includes 2 a.m. in that if that is what is needed. She believes residents need to feel at home and family needs to have access at any time.
The Myrtles has been in business for 43 years in Columbia. It started as a 60-bed unit and now is certified for 98 beds.
Susan Montgomery has worked at The Myrtles for 43 years. She is currently the infection prevention and staff development coordinator. She has previously served as Director of Nursing and as a nurse. She calls herself a "jack of all trades" and can answer any questions a person could have about the history of the business.
It is a health care community offering individuals a place to recover and/or reside, depending on their specific needs. All care is individualized. Every resident has different needs, and those needs are treated in a holistic, loving and caring manner by staff.
It provides skilled nursing services for those who need short-term care after a surgery or hospital stay so they can have a speedy recovery and get back home and into their old life.
For those who have had joint replacement surgery or a medical event such as a heart attack or stroke, the rehabilitation therapies increase mobility, strength and ability to function.
For those individuals who have reached a point where they need regular monitoring, it also provides long-term care in the most homelike environment possible with plenty of activities to help nurture the body, mind and spirit.
The Myrtles offers common areas for family time, a state-of-the-art rehabilitation gym, a large garden area, private and semiprivate rooms, transportation to medical appointments, religious services, a beauty salon and a barber shop, cable and WiFi access as well as computers. It also offers speech therapy, lab and x-ray services, resident and family councils, hospice care and home health referrals and a social services specialist.
The staff has longevity and are from the community, for the most part.
The medical director is Dr. Charles Griffith, MD. He is a family medicine doctor in Hattiesburg and is affiliated with many hospitals including Marion General. His specialties include family medicine, hospice and palliative medicine. He shows great kindness and concern for all patients and is always accessible to them and their families for any concerns they may have even giving them his email as a contact method.
The Myrtles Administrator, Monica Toney, has only been in the position since November 22 but is very active in the day to day operations of the facility. Toney has been in long term care for over 35 years. She began as a Certified Nursing Assistant early in her career and has moved all the way up to administrator. She is former military, having been in the army.
"I have a passion for this business, for the residents and for their families as well," Toney said. "We have a great team in place to keep it running at its best. We have had to adapt to each other."
Toney hopes to have more community outreach, and her staff appears to be responding wholeheartedly.
Residents are involved in arts and crafts, games, social activities and groups.
Their plans include forming a family council, having a day to honor the Columbia High School football team with a parade, going to events and activities as venders and participants, being involved in Catchy Fridays and the Marion County Development Partnership.
Staff is in the process of creating an Angel Room for the family members of residents who are in hospice, so the family can stay, have access to food without leaving and be supported. The Myrtles will work with the different hospice companies to facilitate this.
The library is being converted into a Zen Room for rest and relaxation.
Volunteers, church groups and school groups are welcome when social distancing guidelines allow. They are about to start yoga classes, and Miss Grand Mississippi Jessica Fields is now coming in to read to residents each week.
"We provide care as a whole individually," the Director of Nursing Gwen Expose said. "We provide RNs, LPNs, CNAs and temporary nursing assistants. We give medications and care for them as a whole, mentally and physically."
"This is not a place to go and die. It's their home. They should be able to enjoy life and have fun," Cathy Morgan said. "If you can make one person smile in a day, you have done your job."
Morgan is in a transition phase at The Myrtles as it is obvious that her heart is truly in the activities area of the job.
The Myrtles has a staff of about 70, and it is currently seeking to hire more staff especially RNs, LPNs and CNAs. They offer great benefits, competitive pay and a 401K. Toney added that retirees can come in and work part time for pay without it affecting their retirement or other benefits.
According to staff, The Myrtles is now getting younger people and they are having to changes their activities for the differing needs of this group. Some residents are in their 30's while the oldest resident is 98. Younger people are being affected by diseases and accidents or strokes more, and their parents are not at an age where they can retire or there is not a parent at home who can care for them.
The city of Columbia declared July 19, 2019 The Myrtles Day, and the staff was presented with a proclamation by Mayor Justin McKenzie. That day was commemorated by a butterfly release and a memorial for residents who have been lost throughout the years. There was a big turnout for that and staff hopes to do that type of thing more often once the pandemic is over and it is safe to have more people in attendance.
Many families have wonderful things to say about The Myrtles.
"My mother spent a week in a swing bed at The Myrtles Nursing Home in Columbia. We absolutely fell in love with the caring, loving and nurturing men and women who took such good care of her," Laurie Dement said. "I was very happy with the occupational and physical therapy she received there. I would recommend the Myrtles Nursing Home for any of your loved ones."
The Myrtles is located at 1018 Alberta Avenue, Columbia. Interested parties can call and schedule a tour through social services at (601) 731-1745.
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- Trainer: William Young Jnr
- Jockey: Derek Fox
- Age: 11
- Weight: 8st 9lbs
- OR: 119
Saturday Racing Tips: Tony Calvin says Ardera Cross's price is too big to ignore
Tony Calvin makes the case for taking a wild old swing in the opener at Ayr and finds another just as irresistible in the Scottish Champion Hurdle ...
"I cannot let the 10yo Voix De Reve go unbacked at 26.025/1 or better on the Exchange. He is also 25/1 with the Betfair Sportsbook, so take your choice, but the latter may be the swifter option for most."
Back Voix De Reve on the Exchange or Sportsbook in 14:25 at Ayr @ 26.025/1
The expected rain on some forecasts earlier in the week has so far failed to materialise, so much so that Ayr were actually watering to maintain good to soft (good in places) going into their Friday fixture.
Good to soft it is then - hopefully the spits and spots that are due do not get any heavier than that - and I am happy to stick up a horse who is racing from 19lb out of the handicap in the opener at 13:15.
And that is for the simple reason that he is overpriced in a race which I don't think is particularly strong, especially if Dubai Days and Coach Carter take up their intended engagements on Friday afternoon and don't rock up again (expect a Rule 4 obviously, if so).
Of course, they could do - Theinval regularly backed up at this meeting - but we are guessing at the moment.
So back Ardera Cross, who is generally 66s across the board, at 65.064/1 or bigger on the Exchange. Any 50/1 and bigger there, or on the fixed-odds front, would be fine with me. That's the base price.
Of course, it's a wild old swing, and he could easily be tailed off, but it is not as stupid a play as it seems.
Price is too big to ignore
The course stalwart comes here in good form for starters, having won comfortably on his penultimate start, and he again ran very well when third here last time considering the extended 2m4f in soft ground would not be his optimum.
I like the angle of him stepping down in trip on better ground (a lot of his best form has come on soft/heavy, but he has fair runs on good and good to soft) but let's get back to the fact he effectively races off 119 here, instead of his current mark of 100.
Clearly, that is a major ballache for his winning chances, but this is a horse who has been rated 130 at his peak and who recorded a success off 125 in February 2020, so we are not needing a Barney Curley time-machine here. Indeed, he won off 114 over course and distance here last March.
I am all about the long-term when it comes to betting and his price is simply too big to ignore. You could back him each-way, but I will play win-only. There is even a possibility he could get on the front end on his lonesome too, though Gold Des Bois may have something to say about that.
Henderson's Dusart is tempting
I thought Dusart ran really well in ground much softer than he liked at Cheltenham - the 3m novice was run on Wet Wednesday - and he seems to be growing up now. He has always been regarded as potentially top-notch in his yard, and off 147 on the expected better ground, I would be hopeful he can outclass these.
I couldn't put you off if you can get around 3s on the Exchange in the 13:50, but on the downside he must have had a hard race at the Festival and this is clearly no gimme. I can just about sit him out, with his current odds around 11/4 on the Exchange and 5/2 on the Sportsbook.
Voix De Reve cannot go unbacked
Dusart's trainer Nicky Henderson has declined to load up his County Hurdle runner-up First Street in the same box for the Scottish Champion Hurdle at 14:25 but it is still a very warm handicap.
West Cork and Onemorefortheroad are obvious players here, as are last year's 1-2 of Milkwood and Anna Bunina.
The latter tempted me yet again now she has dropped to a mark on 130 - that is 5lb lower than last year and she has a 13lb pulled with Milkwood for the 3 ¾ lengths she was beaten there - but I wanted to see a touch more from her this season. I may chuck a score at her just in case, admittedly.
I regularly fall for an oldie (see Ardera Cross) though, and I cannot let the 10yo Voix De Reve go unbacked at 26.025/1 or better on the Exchange. He is also 25/1 with the Betfair Sportsbook, so take your choice, but the latter may be the swifter option for most.
I just don't get the price. At the start of the season he was rated 149, but he can race here off 135, despite an easy win last time.
I appreciate this is a whole different ball game in terms of competition but he is in-form, he will love the decent ground, and he clearly remains well-treated. He has also form on good ground over fences at this meeting last season, and 5lb claimer Tom Midgley obviously gets on well enough with him and retains the ride.
At 16/1 or bigger, I would make him a bet.
Kiltealy Briggs would be my one against the field, if forced, at 6/1+ in the 15:00, as he pretty much ran as I expected in the Ultima last time, going well for a long way before his stamina ran out over 3m1f. He just doesn't stay beyond 3m.
Back to 2m4f is an obvious plus but, like Dusart, we don't know how much that race took out of him at Cheltenham and he does have a 3lb penalty, which makes him fourth-in of five on official figures here. I will pass.
I was torn more ways than Mel Gibson was in that final "Freedom" scene in Braveheart when looking at the Scottish National at 15:35.
Christian Williams could well have his ample barnet already draped over the winning trophy as Kitty's Light is very well handicapped after a back-to-form run last time and the unexposed mare Win My Wings hugely impressed me at Newcastle when winning the Eider and connections have booked 7lb Irish claimer Rob James.
But then Stormy Judge is a massive player here on his Navan win last year (which has worked out very well) and he is a half-brother to the stable's 3m7f winner Mister Fogpatches. However, I just can't get my head around how he found nothing after trading at evens, and seemingly hacking up coming into the straight, in the Leinster National last time.
That would have to concern you, even if the better ground here may suit.
I can fully see the arguments for Ashtown Lad and Major Dundee, and if you asked me a horse very likely to finish in the first five I would probably say Cool Mix, last year's fifth off a 6lb higher mark, with a claimer taking off another 7lb.
But I am not sure whether I see him wearing a first-time tongue-tie, at the age of 10, is a positive or a negative, and the 16s became 12s on Thursday afternoon, anyway. Mr Price Sensitive ruled him out there and then.
I guess what I am trying to say is that I found this race impossible.
And if you can make a cogent case for 10 or more horses at their prices - and I easily could - you really should be sitting the race out, even it is the biggest punting contest of the day. So I am.
Case for Holly Hartingo stands
The first ITV race over at Newbury is the 2m3f handicap hurdle at 13:35 and the first thing that struck me here was Punctuation lining up, having been pulled out of Warwick on Thursday due to the good ground.
He has gone up 8lb for his narrow win over 2m here last time but, as a once 89-rated stayer on the Flat, you'd have to think the extra 3f is going to suit. The Betfair Sportsbook were clear top about him on Thursday afternoon, but the 6s became 5s at 13:45.
And, as with the Scottish National, there are a fair few dangers in here.
Mot A Mot is handicapped to go very close on his Worcester defeat of Anyharminasking if the recent wind op and first-time tongue has done the business after two modest displays since (he was cut from 14s to 10s on Thursday afternoon), and Frere D'Armes has been very kindly treated by the handicapper in being dropped 4lb for his run in Grade 2 company at Kempton last time.
Perhaps most solid of all is Royaume Uni, who danced in over this trip at Fontwell last time and is just 6lb higher here.
At the current prices, I couldn't see much of an angle, and that was also true of the 2m7f86yd veterans' chase at 14:10.
Glen Forsa capitulated very tamely when I stuck him up here last time but maybe he just wants the better ground he is likely to experience here these days - it is currently good to soft - and there is no disputing he was very good when beating that punted Scottish National runner Cool Mix on good ground at Musselburgh previously.
At around 8s, I was tempted but I do think he is better over shorter than this trip.
On Tuesday, I put up Holly Hartingo at 12/1 win-only for the 14:45 at Newbury and nothing has changed since then.
In fact, she remains backable at basically the same price on the Exchange for those new to the party, so she clearly remains my idea of the best bet in the race.
Maybe there are two negatives if you are nit-picking. Possibly softer ground and more guaranteed pace would have been better for this hold-up performer, but the case that I made for her earlier in the week stands.
Everything about this ex-pointer's run-style and pedigree suggests that 2m was going to be a wholly insufficient test of stamina for her in a four-runner race at Hereford last time, and so it proved. She dropped back to last when the pace quickened 3 out (she also put in a slow jump there) , before staying on again after the last.
The handicapper left her mark untouched despite being beaten 8 ½ lengths there, and I can fully see why. It just looked a perfect, and obvious, tee-up for this race.
She had earlier showed plenty of stamina to give Hillfinch 6lb and a 5 ½ length beating over an extended 2m4f in the soft at Huntingdon, and that came in a very good time in relation to this race, and after that she was a fair old punt for a 3m Listed race at Doncaster at the start of the month, only to be pulled out in the morning after halving in price.
Perhaps that may not have been a kosher gamble given she was a no-show but it could also mean someone thinks she could be better than her mark of 120. I do, too.
Like I said, if you are not already on, then 10/1+ is fine for her, albeit in a race teeming with dangerous opposition, and the fact Jonathan Burke replaces the 3lb claimer who rode her last time is probably no bad thing.
Good luck all.
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Pace Maps for Saturday's ITV Races
Ayr 13:15 - Lead/Prominent: Gold Des Bois, Ardera Cross; Midfield: Malystic, Return Ticket, Coach Carter (also entered Friday); Held Up: Sebastopol, Dubai Days (also entered Friday), Some Reign, Sao, Hatcher
Ayr 13:50 - Lead/Prominent: Dusart, The Golden Rebel, Lord Accord; Midfield: Sail Away, Sounds Russian, Striking A Pose, Now Where Or When; Held Up: Doyen Breed, IK Brunel
Ayr 14:25 - Lead/Prominent: Onemorefortheroad ???, Barrichello, Socialist Agenda; Midfield: Alqamar, Voix De Reve; Held Up: West Cork, Milkwood, Anna Bunina, Kihavah
Ayr 15:00 - Lead/Prominent: Minella Drama, Kiltealy Briggs; Midfield: Il Ridoto; Held Up: Do Your Job, Jacamar
Ayr 15:35 - Lead/Prominent: Ashtown Lad, Fantastikas, Cool Mix, Court Master, One More Fleurie, Innisfree Lad, Chirico Vallis, Via Dolorosa, Vintage Clouds, Strong Economy; Midfield: Win My Wings, Stormy Judge. History Of Fashion, Major Dundee, Ask a Honey Bee, Hill Sixteen, Jersey Bean; Held Up: Kitty's Light, The Ferry Master, The Wolf, Prime Venture, Streets Of Doyen, Fidux, El Paso Wood,
Newbury 13:35 - Lead/Prominent: Rainyday Woman, Mister Marbles, Mot A Mot, Pearly Island, Icone D'Aubrelle; Midfield: Surrey Quest, Royaume Uni, Frere D'Armes, Martin Spirit; Held Up: Punctuation
Newbury 14:10 - Lead/Prominent: La Cavsa Nostra, Indy Five, Pyschedelic Rock, Valadom; Midfield: First Figaro, Glen Forsa, Bermeo; Held Up: No Comment, Vivas, Another Emotion,
Newbury 14:45 - Lead/Prominent: Good Luck Charm, Nextdoortoalice; Midfield: Speech Bubble, Corey's Courage, Sabrina, Walk In Clover, Moonamacaroona, Runwiththetide, Lady Tremaine, Tweed Skirt, Largy G; Held Up: Holly Hartingo, Nina The Terrier, Gentle Connections, Marsh Wren, The Player
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Linsly’s Burwell silences Bellaire bats in 2-0 victory
WHEELING — Although the temperature was hovering in the 40s Tuesday afternoon, Linsly’s Baleigh Burwell was red-hot inside the circle as she hurled the Cadets to their second straight softball victory. The junior struck out a career-high 15 and didn’t allow a runner past second in a...
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First lawsuit filed over Florida law restricting certain LGBTQ topics in the classroom
Two LGBTQ rights advocacy groups, as well as students, parents and a teacher in Florida, filed a federal lawsuit Thursday, challenging the state's new law banning certain instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom.
It's the first legal challenge seeking to block implementation and enforcement of the law, which Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed on Monday. The controversial law, dubbed "Don't Say Gay" by its opponents, is set to take effect in July.
DeSantis told reporters Thursday that he will defend the law "vigorously."
The lawsuit calls the Florida law an "unlawful attempt to stigmatize, silence and erase LGBTQ people in Florida's public schools."
"It seeks to do so by imposing a sweeping, vague ban covering any instruction on 'sexual orientation and gender identity,' and by constructing a diffuse enforcement scheme designed to maximize the chilling effect of this prohibition," the complaint reads.
According to the new "Parental Rights in Education" law in Florida, "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 bring civil suits against a school district for any potential rule violation, under the new law.
During the bill signing Monday, DeSantis said that Florida recognizes that "parents have a fundamental role in the education, health care and well-being of their children."
The plaintiffs in Thursday's lawsuit include Equality Florida, an LGBTQ advocacy organization; Family Equality, a New York-based nonprofit; a 17-year-old sophomore in Palmetto, Florida, who identifies as gay; an 18-year-old senior in Osprey, Florida, who identifies as gay; the parent of a transgender fifth-grader in Florida; three same-sex couples living in Florida with young children; and a middle-school public teacher in Grand Ridge, Florida. The complaint was filed by Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP and the National Center for Lesbian Rights.
The plaintiffs say the new law violates the First and 14th Amendments, and Title IX protections.
"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 United States Supreme Court has repeatedly affirmed that LGBTQ people and 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," according to the complaint.
Weighing in on the lawsuit Thursday, DeSantis said he doesn't think that "any of the legal claims have merit."
"These are policy decisions. I don't think it's anything that's invoking First Amendment because schools, states and localities have the ability to set curriculum in public schools. We do that all the time. This is not new," he said, also arguing that the law "does not regulate student speech."
DeSantis' communications director Taryn Fenske told CNN in a statement that "this calculated, politically motivated, virtue-signaling lawsuit is meritless, and we will defend the legality of parents to protect their young children from sexual content in Florida public schools."
Proponents of the new law say it gives parents more oversight over what their children learn and discuss at school and argue that LGBTQ-related topics should be left for families to discuss in private. Opponents say the law will negatively affect an already marginalized community and also argue it would open educators up to an endless barrage of litigation.
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'Egregious astounding behavior': Judge furious at defense in Victoria Martens case
Legal team for Fabian Gonzales facing sanctions
Legal team for Fabian Gonzales facing sanctions
Legal team for Fabian Gonzales facing sanctions
District Court Judge Cindy Leos told the legal team for Fabian Gonzales that she was fed up.
"I can't think of a better word to say, it is absolutely egregious astounding behavior," Leos said to the attorney for Gonzales, Steve Aarons.
Prosecutors asked for sanctions against Aarons and his investigator, saying they are not following the rules.
"At this point Judge, I think that strong sanctions are the only thing that will keep them in line because nothing else, no order has done it so far," said Assistant District Attorney Greer Rose.
Despite the judge repeatedly telling Gonzales' legal team they were not allowed to interview Victoria's mother, Michelle Martens, without her lawyer, the court said an investigator for Gonzales went to the jail and did anyway.
"You feel like you can do whatever you want to do because there's not going to be any consequences, well there's gonna be consequences now," Leos said.
Leos said it was too late to pull them from the case because it needs to go to trial.
In 2016, 10-year-old Victoria Martens was murdered, mutilated and set on fire. Her mother, Michelle, plead guilty to child abuse resulting in death for letting people she hardly knew move into her apartment with her daughter, and that she didn't protect Victoria.
Gonzales' cousin, Jessica Kelley, plead guilty to child abuse resulting in the death and dismembering of Victoria.
Kelley maintains she was babysitting Victoria and was high on meth when a stranger came into the apartment and killed Victoria. She claims she and Gonzales tried to hide the crime by dismembering Victoria.
Gonzales did not take a plea and is set to go to trial in July.
The judge said she is going to have the investigator for Gonzales deposed then decide what consequences his legal team will face. That could include fines and other punishment.
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STURGIS — Michael Schultz has accepted the position as activities director for Sturgis Brown High School and will begin his duties in July, 2022.
Schultz is currently completing his fifth year as AD at Valley City Public Schools in Valley City, N.D. Valley City is the smallest team in the largest class in North Dakota and compete against Fargo and Grand Forks schools.
In comparison, the Valley City Public School in North Dakota has an enrollment in high school of 384 students versus 764 in the Sturgis High School.
Schultz talked about what drew him to Sturgis. “We really weren’t looking to move, we are building a house in the Spearfish area, and had planned on staying for two to four more years, and then the Sturgis job opened and thought it would be a great opportunity for us, so decided to explore it,” Schultz said.
Schultz has worked as a teacher at Sioux Falls Washington High School for 23 years and has coached cross country, track and field, and girls basketball.
He was named 2020 Eastern Dakota Conference AD of the Year, Parent Teacher Student Association Distinguished Teacher of the Year in 2015, and SD Cross Country Area four Coach of the Year in 2012.
He’s is a native of Lisbon, N.D. and graduated with his bachelor’s degree for the University of Jamestown and his master’s degree from Northern State University in Aberdeen.
Schultz and his wife, Kellie, will be moving to the Sturgis area in June.
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Images of Pluto captured by NASA's New Horizons mission while on a flyby of the dwarf planet in July 2015 are still yielding new previously unheard-of details and insights about Pluto and its moons.
In 2006 the celestial body was given dwarf planet status by the International Astronomical Union which developed a new definition for planets to which Pluto did not fit. A new analysis of the photos taken on that 2015 mission shows a region on the planet that is bumpy and doesn't appear to resemble other parts of the small dwarf planet.
Researchers said in their analysis that the region on Pluto is located southwest of Pluto's "heart" and called "Sputnik Planiti." It contains "multiple large domes" and the area rises up about 4 miles tall and is about 18 - 60 miles wide with "interconnected hills" and mounds along with depressions that cover the sides and tops of many of the formations and structures.
Kelsi Singer, senior research scientist at the Southwest Research Institute, which is located in Boulder, Colorado said, "We found a field of very large icy volcanoes that look nothing like anything else we have seen in the solar system."
Volcanic domes on the dwarf planet were studied and the two largest are called Wright Mons and Piccard Mons. Researchers say Wright Mons was determined to be similar in volume to the Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii, which is one of the largest on Earth.
Singer said, "The way these features look is very different than any volcanoes across the solar system, either icy examples or rocky volcanoes."
"They formed as mountains, but there is no caldera at the top, and they have large bumps all over them," she said. "This means Pluto has more internal heat than we thought it would, which means we don't fully understand how planetary bodies work."
The researchers believe the ice volcanoes were formed in multiple different eras or "episodes" and were probably active about 100 million to 200 million years ago, which is considered young in geology.
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The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is hosting their annual Finance, Tax & Buyers Seminar at the Conrad Hotel in New York City.
The first day of the event started with SEIA President & CEO Abby Hopper on stage with the President & CEO of NYSERDA, Doreen M. Harris. They talked about the growth of New York’s community solar and large-scale programs, as well as the various pragmatic designs that attempt to consider and adapt to market conditions.
Harris also referenced project siting upstate — and noted that using prime farmland for solar power is not a viable long term path forward.
Harris says that she sees potential for New York State to deploy as much as 60GW of renewables (along with 10GW of community solar by 2030) as the state moves toward a 100% emission free power grid.
That’s a big number.
Next on stage was a group led by SEIA’s Erin Duncan, who expressed optimism over the signing of the Build Back Better (BBB) legislation — specifically, on the subject of solar construction (along with direct pay) and manufacturing tax credits.
Duncan’s opinion was shared by everyone on stage. James Dennis reminded the audience that West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin had recently suggested that the BBB legislation must be finalized by July 4th so that there is time for it to be signed before the August recess — in time for Congress to go home and shake hands.
There was some technical discussion of the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) provisions in the BBB bill. The additional tax credit opportunities on properties greater than 1MWac — specifically, 10% for domestic content, as well as for building in financially challenged regions — could bring the ITC to 50%.
That’s a lot of Direct Pay.
Next on stage were representatives from two companies with a combined market capitalizations over $2.5 trillion — $2.3 trillion from Microsoft and $250 billion from Intel. The representatives from both companies vocalized their desire to buy within the high Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards.
Both representatives encouraged contractors to go through their respective websites to connect with them. Intel’s representative — Jamie Belliveau — suggested finding him via his LinkedIn profile.
SEIA took the stage next, and presented some great data.
Despite charts showing heartburn from pricing increases, there was still growth in utility scale deployment and in the pipeline. Unfortunately, it was clear that commercial and industrial onsite installation had stalled during the past year.
Some of the more interesting data points were concerned with the amount of time it takes to deploy the various phases of solar panel manufacturing — from polysilicon, to ingots and wafers, cells, and modules. (Photo above)
This is an important topic because of the manufacturing credits included in the BBB, as well as the high level of optimism coming from SEIA on the topic.
The final talk of the day was the most technical, on the subject of tax and finance law.
Among the most important issues was the subject of changing market conditions, which have forced many tax partners to be increasingly flexible. This “forced flexibility” arose from product availability issues and inflationary pressures, as well as the looming potential of the direct pay option. However, it was clear that while some tax partners have been able to adapt to these conditions, others were significantly challenged, as many tax equity investors have a finite amount of capital.
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Shares of ServiceNow Inc.
NOW,
-2.98%
slid 2.98% to $556.89 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
-1.57%
falling 1.57% to 4,530.41 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-1.56%
falling 1.56% to 34,678.35. This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses. ServiceNow Inc. closed $150.71 below its 52-week high ($707.60), which the company achieved on November 4th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Microsoft Corp.
MSFT,
-1.77%
fell 1.77% to $308.31, Qualcomm Inc.
QCOM,
+0.06%
rose 0.06% to $152.82, and International Business Machines Corp.
IBM,
-1.60%
fell 1.60% to $130.02. Trading volume (2.0 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.8 M.
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| 2022-04-01T00:08:16Z
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri nonprofit that was at the center of a corruption probe that involved several legislators is paying more than $8 million to the federal government and the state of Arkansas under an agreement with prosecutors announced Thursday.
Federal prosecutors announced the non-prosecution agreement with Preferred Family Healthcare, which agreed to forfeit more than $6.9 million to the federal government and pay more than $1.1 million in restitution to Arkansas.
The Missouri-based mental health care provider operated 50 clinics throughout Arkansas until October 2018 and no longer operates in the state. Prosecutors on Thursday said under the agreement, PFH admitted that its former officers and employees conspired to embezzle funds from the charity and bribe Arkansas legislators.
Several former executives from the charity, former Arkansas legislators and other have pleaded guilty in federal court as part of the corruption probe.
A lobbyist pleaded guilty in 2019 to bribing three Arkansas lawmakers, including the governor’s nephew, to benefit PFH. The lobbyist, Rusty Cranford, was sentenced to seven years in prison and in August was released to serve the remainder of his sentence from home.
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge in 2020 announced the firm had reached $6.5 million in federal and state settlements following an investigation by Rutledge's office into false Medicaid claims made by former PFH employees.
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https://www.manisteenews.com/news/article/Firm-paying-8M-to-Arkansas-feds-over-corruption-17049727.php
| 2022-04-01T00:08:16Z
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The eye-watering sensation of a swab up the nose will no longer be a cost of admission to Canada for vaccinated travellers as of Friday.
The government announced it would do away with the requirement for COVID-19 tests for people protected against the virus two week ago.
The change is a departure from Canada’s policy since the early days of the pandemic and has sparked a surge in travel bookings to and from Canada.
Travellers could still be randomly tested when they arrive in Canada, but dropping the requirement for a test prior to arrival in Canada is expected to have a big effect on people’s decision to travel.
“We know that we will see a surge in bookings,” said Beth Potter, president of the Tourism Industry Association of Canada, though she said the volume is unlikely to return to pre-pandemic levels.
Richard Vanderlubbe, president of TripCentral.ca, says demand for travel has already increased, and costs are rising as a result.
“This is directly as a result of the travel advisory being lifted, testing scrapped April 1, and increasing consumer confidence,” he said.
Still, Canada has a ways to go to let the world know it is ready to welcome visitors, Potter said.
“Because our borders were closed for so long, longer than other countries in the in the G7 In particular, we kind of have a branding that says Canada is closed for business,” she said.
Many voices, including the federal Conservatives, have called on officials to do away with vaccine requirements for travel, or at least share more information about when the government plans to take that next step.
“We need to be sending the signal that travel is safe now, and lifting vaccine mandates. That would, I think, really help to rebuild confidence in travel again,” Potter said.
Even so, it’s also possible the government could reinstate border restrictions in response to worsening COVID-19 conditions in Canada and abroad.
When Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos announced the latest change, he said it was possible because of declining test positivity rates at the border and improved vaccination rates among Canadians.
However, epidemiologists have begun to warn of a new wave of the virus, driven by a more contagious subvariant of Omicron called BA. 2, or stealth Omicron.
Most provinces don’t provide widespread molecular tests so it’s impossible to know how many people have COVID-19 in Canada. Between March 13 and 14 about 13.8 per cent of COVID-19 tests were positive across the country, the Public Health Agency of Canada’s data shows.
As of March 31, the positivity rate was about 16 per cent.
The virus is unpredictable and the government needs to be nimble, said Sandy White. His family owns several small hotels in British Columbia, Alberta and Quebec. He also co-founded Rapid Test and Trace Canada, which launched a service to verify rapid test results about a month and a half ago.
He recently hired 100 nurses, but two weeks later got word verified tests would no-longer be required for people to come to Canada.
He said it’s hard to say which direction the public health measures for travel will go next, given the past ebb and flow of test requirements at the Canada-U.S. border.
“We’ve seen government reverse course already,” he said.
“In some cases, it’s the right decision. Just because things are strict doesn’t mean that they’re wrong. Even though we all hate the restrictions, in some cases they are the right thing to do.”
If the test requirements return, it would have a major dampening effect on the tourism industry, Potter said. She wants the federal government to work with the industry and public health experts to make a plan to protect against future waves of the pandemic without shutting down tourism again.
While no test will be required after April 1 for people who are considered fully vaccinated, Health Canada still requires that anyone arriving from outside the country wear a mask in public for two weeks.
The rules for unvaccinated Canadians and other travellers who are exempt from the vaccine requirement remain unchanged, and those people will still need to provide a negative test, or evidence enough time has passed after an infection, to enter the country.
Unvaccinated travellers will also be tested on arrival and again eight days later, and will be required to quarantine for 14 days.
—Laura Osman, The Canadian Press
RELATED: WestJet foresees busy summer travel season as testing requirements dropped
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https://www.houston-today.com/business/starting-friday-vaccinated-travellers-to-canada-dont-need-a-covid-19-test/
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Former Langham Creek HS teacher accused of sexual assault of a student
HOUSTON - A former Langham Creek High School teacher is facing sexual assault charges after an incident took place last year with one of her students.
Sarah Suggs, 47, is charged with sexual assault of a child under 17 years of age.
According to court documents, the incident occurred on Dec. 10, 2021, inside a vehicle that was parked on the victim's street.
Three days later, according to records, the student's family met with Langham Creek High School administrators to tell them about explicit information they found on the student's cell phone.
The 15-year-old victim, who was a student in Suggs English class, admitted to his mom that he had sexual contact with Suggs on December 10, 2021, after messages were sent to him by Suggs, according to court documents.
During an interview with the Cy-Fair Independent School District Human Resources, the teen said it all began on "Remind 101," which is a way for teachers to communicate online with students and their parents. He said the communications began around Nov. 1, 2021 when he transferred into her English class.
Court documents said photos and videos were sent and received through Snapchat. However, Suggs didn't allow the student to save the images and said "she could lose everything if their relationship was known."
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Cy-Fair ISD sent the following statement regarding the incident,
"As soon as the campus became aware of the serious allegation of an improper relationship between Sarah Suggs (a former staff member) and a student, Ms. Suggs was immediately removed from campus, placed on administrative leave, and law enforcement conducted a full investigation. Ms. Suggs resigned on 1-10-2022. These actions are intolerable and not representative of the staff at Langham Creek High School or CFISD employee standards of conduct."
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https://www.fox26houston.com/news/former-langham-creek-hs-teacher-accused-of-sexual-assault-of-a-student
| 2022-04-01T00:08:17Z
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Learn about progress on the Purple Line Extension subway project during Metro’s next lunchtime webinar on Wednesday, April 6, from noon-1 p.m. The webinar will focus on subway work in Beverly Hills and will include information about the Wilshire/Rodeo and Wilshire/La Cienega stations. To attend the meeting via Zoom, visit zoom.us/j/96626476708. To view the meeting live, visit facebook.com/purplelineext. To listen to the meeting, call (669)900-9128 and enter the webinar ID 966 2647 6708.
Metro is also alerting motorists and residents about a major street restoration project beginning on April 22 that will require 10 weekends of full closures on Wilshire Boulevard between Highland and La Brea avenues. The road will be closed from Friday at 9 p.m. through Monday at 6 a.m. each weekend for the replacement of decking on Wilshire Boulevard. Traffic will be diverted north to Sixth Street to bypass the closure. For full details, visit mcknbr0fgxh5k0f2vx078zts2980.pub.sfmc-content.com/1guuusythcw/w2hnxunrso4.
Work is also occurring at many other locations along the project route. Crews began installing K-rail barriers on the eastbound side of Wilshire Boulevard last week, east of Sycamore Avenue. The barriers will stay in place for approximately six months. However, the current traffic pattern on Wilshire Boulevard will remain intact. A temporary sidewalk closure will be in place between Orange Drive and approximately 80 feet west of Sycamore Avenue. Access to 5150 Wilshire Blvd. will be maintained west of the closure.
Farther west, Wilshire Boulevard between San Diego Way and Spaulding Avenue will be reduced to two lanes in each direction through April 30. The traffic control supports appendage construction immediately adjacent to the Wilshire/Fairfax subway station.
Work is also ongoing in construction staging areas at the future Wilshire/La Cienega subway station. Concrete and material deliveries to the La Cienega station are expected to continue in April. The current phase of work will impact traffic on Wilshire Boulevard through the third quarter of 2022. Two lanes will be open in each direction between La Cienega and San Vicente boulevards, and Gale Drive will be temporarily closed north of Wilshire Boulevard through April. Crews may implement weekend directional closures on Wilshire Boulevard east of San Vicente Boulevard, but exact implementation dates and durations will be provided in future construction notices.
Work is also ongoing at the future Wilshire/Rodeo and subway station through 2024. Lanes on Wilshire Boulevard will be intermittently closed between El Camino and Crescent drives. Geotechnical instruments are also being installed in the neighborhoods along Wilshire Boulevard to monitor geological impacts.
Utility work is planned on permanent power lines to the Wilshire/Rodeo subway station. Installation will occur along Wilshire Boulevard between Dayton Way and Rexford Drive. Traffic control may also be implemented on Beverly Drive.
Crews are moving utilities, sewers and storm drains in Century City as part of work on the future station. The work is anticipated to last through the third-quarter of 2022. Excavation also continues through early 2023 for the underground station beneath Constellation Boulevard.
For questions and concerns about the Purple Line Extension project, call the 24-hour project hotline at (213)922-6934, email the project team at purplelineext@metro.net, or visit metro.net.
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https://beverlypress.com/2022/03/metro-offers-subway-updates-at-webinar/
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Police allege Evansville homicide was recorded on victim's phone, sent to suspect's mom
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — A shooting that left an Evansville woman dead Wednesday morning was recorded on the victim's cellphone, police said.
According to the probable affidavit in the case, 30-year-old Scott L. Terry Jr., was accused of murder after he reportedly confessed to shooting and killing a woman in the 2600 block of West Indiana Street.
Terry told police he had a "tumultuous relationship" with the victim, the affidavit states. In an interview with detectives, Terry said he called 911 using the victim's cell phone, which he said captured a video of the killing.
More:Coroner releases cause of death for Evansville man who died during police standoff
Terry sent the footage to his mother, who then called 911, police said.
Police found a video recording of Terry fatally shooting the victim on the victim's phone, the affidavit states.
Evansville Police Department spokeswoman Officer Taylor Merriss said officers were originally dispatched to the scene of the shooting at 10:14 a.m. Wednesday after a 911 caller reported a woman shot inside a home near North Elliott Street in Evansville.
More:Company accused of routing robocalls for Evansville firm settles lawsuit with Indiana
According to the affidavit, Terry's mother directed police to the home on West Indiana Street. Officers found the victim deceased on the floor with a gunshot wound to the head.
Vanderburgh County Sheriff's deputies arrested Terry in Henderson, Kentucky, shortly after the shooting. He was then taken to EPD headquarters, where he reportedly admitted to the killing.
Prosecutors charged Terry with murder and he is currently being held at the Vanderburgh County jail. His initial hearing was Thursday morning.
Houston Harwood can be contacted at walter.harwood@courierpress.com with story ideas and questions. Twitter: @houston_whh
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https://www.courierpress.com/story/news/2022/03/31/police-evansville-homicide-recorded-victims-phone/7230615001/
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Poker Lotto" game were:
AD-7C-6D-8H-9H
(AD, 7C, 6D, 8H, 9H)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Poker Lotto" game were:
AD-7C-6D-8H-9H
(AD, 7C, 6D, 8H, 9H)
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https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Poker-Lotto-game-17049789.php
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MUMBAI, March 31 (PTI): Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty pared their early gains to settle lower in choppy trade on the last day of the 2021-22 fiscal on Thursday mainly due to profit-taking in Reliance Industries, Infosys and HDFC Bank after a three-day rally.
Ending its three-day winning run, the 30-share BSE Sensex declined by 115.48 points or 0.20 per cent to settle at 58,568.51 amid the expiry of monthly derivatives contracts. During the day, it touched a high of 58,890.92 and a low of 58,485.79.
The broader NSE Nifty declined by 33.50 points or 0.19 per cent to settle at 17,464.75 with 30 of its stocks ending with losses.
For 2021-22 fiscal, the BSE Sensex jumped 9,059.36 points or 18.29 per cent while the Nifty rallied 2,774.05 points or 18.88 per cent.
“Even as markets ended the last day of the financial year in a rather quiet mood, it has delivered a 19 per cent return this year on the Nifty with two sectoral indices – metals and media returning over 50 per cent this year.
“On the broader market as well, both the midcap-100 and smallcap-100 delivered over 25 per cent return this year. Such returns in a year when FPI’s have pulled out big money highlights the confidence of the Indian investor amidst a slew of headwinds,” according to S Ranganathan, head of Research at LKP Securities.
Among the 30-share pack, Reliance Industries fell the most by 1.46 per cent. Wipro declined by 1.44 per cent, Dr Reddy’s by 1.04 per cent and Sun Pharma by 0.60 per cent.
HDFC Bank, UltraTech Cement and Infosys also ended down.
On the other hand, HUL rose the most by 1.66 per cent, followed by Mahindra & Mahindra by 1.59 per cent, IndusInd Bank by 0.93 per cent, Bharti Airtel by 0.80 per cent, ITC by 0.66 per cent and Titan by 0.5 per cent.
Axis Bank, which announced the acquisition of the India retail business of US-based Citi, spurted by 1.39 per cent.
In the previous trade, the 30-share BSE barometer index surged 740.34 points or 1.28 per cent to settle at 58,683.99. Similarly, the NSE Nifty climbed 172.95 points or 1 per cent to settle at 17,498.25.
In the broader market, the BSE smallcap index gained 0.31 per cent and the midcap jumped 0.29 per cent.
“Investors followed global market cues, which were mostly weak as most of them had rallied in the last few sessions on fall in crude oil prices and expectations of some solution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. After seeing sharp gyration during the week, investors exercised caution with a negative bias on the expiry day,” said Shrikant Chouhan, head of Equity Research (Retail), Kotak Securities Ltd.
Harsh Parekh, technical analyst, Bonanza Portfolio, said “Indian equity indices opened today on a positive note on the back of a weak US dollar and FPI turning buyers. But indices turned volatile in afternoon trade and ended the three-day winning run.”
In Asia, equity exchanges in Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong ended lower, while Seoul settled with gains. Markets in Europe were mostly trading lower.
Stock exchanges in the US ended on a negative note in the overnight session.
Meanwhile, international oil benchmark Brent crude tumbled 5.09 per cent to USD 107.68 per barrel on reports that the US was considering releasing a record 180 million barrels of oil from strategic reserves.
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) were buyers as they bought shares worth Rs 1,357.47 crore on a net basis on Wednesday, according to stock exchange data.
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Three members of the current Syracuse Orange women’s lacrosse team have been chosen to represent the United States at the World Games 2022 this summer in Birmingham, AL.
Graduate student Sam Swart, senior Meaghan Tyrrell and junior Emma Tyrrell are among the 12 players named to Team USA for the event. Syracuse is the only school with three players on the women’s roster.
Congratulations to our 3⃣ representatives named to Team USA's roster for the @TWG2022 ! pic.twitter.com/1cy5kEZZMb
— Syracuse Women's Lacrosse (@CuseWLAX) March 30, 2022
The World Games is a multi-sport competition that will feature over 3,600 athletes from more than 100 countries competing in 34 sports from July 7-17. The women’s lacrosse competition takes place from July 12-16.
The lacrosse competition will use the new high-intensity “Sixes” discipline developed by World Lacrosse.
There are a number of key differences between the “Sixes” discipline and field lacrosse. As you might’ve guessed, “sixes” is played in a 6-v-6 format instead of the 12-v-12 of the field game. Here are some of the other important distinctions:
- Smaller field: 70 x 36 meters
- Shorter game length: Four eight-minute quarters
- Shorter shock clock: 30 seconds
As you can tell, it’s a totally different version of the sport that’s designed to be more fast paced with even more action inside of a smaller space that has half the players of the field game.
With so few players on the field at one time, it makes sense that there would be a premium on versatile midfielders like Sam and Emma to play important roles. Meaghan is obviously more of an attacking player, but she is one of the best in the country at it so her inclusion is no surprise, either.
I’ve never actually seen “Sixes” played before in official competition, but it certainly sounds like an exciting version of the sport and I’m pumped to check it out this summer. Now I just have to hope there’s an easily accessible streaming option for watching the World Games.
A huge congratulations to Sam, Meaghan and Emma on getting the opportunity the represent Team USA and go for gold this summer!!!
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| 2022-04-01T00:08:12Z
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Alabama offers 2023 4-star OT from Texas
Alabama continues to seek out some of the top prospects from the 2023 recruiting class to hopefully put together another national championship-worthy team.
Currently, the Crimson Tide’s 2023 recruiting class does not have a commitment from an offensive linemen, but only two verbal commitments from defensive backs.
Today, Alabama extended an offer to 2023 four-star offensive tackle Ian Reed out of Austin, Texas.
Reed is the most recent lineman to be offered a scholarship spot by Alabama. Beside Reed, there are eight other prospects currently holding offers from the Crimson Tide.
This is Reed’s fifth offer from an SEC program, but he is also beginning to draw interest from other top programs across numerous big-time conferences, as well.
His size alone makes him a unique player. Reed will likely be seeing a lot more offers come his way in the near future.
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#AGTG WOW! After a Great talk with Coach Saban @FBCoachWolf @CoachHutzler I'm Extremely Blessed and Honored to receive an Offer from The University of Alabama! #RollTide #RTR @RecruitVandyFB @adamgorney @JeremyO_Johnson @AlabamaFTBL @FlxAtx pic.twitter.com/g7mff2NcV6
— Ian Reed (@Ian_Reed72) March 31, 2022
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Swerve (SWRV) traded 10.7% lower against the US dollar during the 1 day period ending at 18:00 PM Eastern on March 31st. One Swerve coin can currently be bought for approximately $0.26 or 0.00000572 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges. Over the last week, Swerve has traded 2.5% higher against the US dollar. Swerve has a total market capitalization of $4.24 million and $1.07 million worth of Swerve was traded on exchanges in the last day.
Here is how related cryptocurrencies have performed over the last day:
- Binance USD (BUSD) traded 0.1% higher against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00002185 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded down 4.2% against the dollar and now trades at $1.63 or 0.00003554 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded up 1% against the dollar and now trades at $1.65 or 0.00004286 BTC.
- Crypto.com Coin (CRO) traded 5% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.41 or 0.00001075 BTC.
- Dai (DAI) traded down 0.1% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00002182 BTC.
- Chainlink (LINK) traded 1% lower against the dollar and now trades at $17.02 or 0.00037167 BTC.
- Parkgene (GENE) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $25.59 or 0.00045023 BTC.
- DREP (DREP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $1.96 or 0.00003398 BTC.
- DREP [old] (DREP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $1.96 or 0.00003399 BTC.
- FTX Token (FTT) traded down 4.2% against the dollar and now trades at $49.05 or 0.00107096 BTC.
Swerve Coin Profile
According to CryptoCompare, “SWERVE FINANCE is described to be a fork of Curve, owned 100% by the community. It is claimed that there's no fake-out deployment, no questionable pre-mining, no founder controlling majority of the governance vote, no suspect team proposals, no 30% allocation to 'shareholders', no team allocation, no decades-long distribution. It's a simple 33,000,000 supply owned entirely by holders, the community of liquidity providers and users. If holders provide liquidity to Swerve, they get ySWRV tokens which can be staked in the Swerve DAO to earn $SWRV. To kickstart the protocol and encourage users to try out Swerve, the first two weeks will have a larger distribution of $SWRV awarded. “
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https://www.themarketsdaily.com/2022/03/31/swerve-reaches-market-capitalization-of-4-24-million-swrv.html
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IPL 2022, RCB vs KKR, Match Report: Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga Star As Royal Challengers Bangalore Beat Kolkata Knight Riders By 3 Wickets | Cricket News
Royal Challengers Bangalore batters overcame some nervy moments after leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga spun his strategy to a four-wicket haul to register a three-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in a low-scoring IPL match right here on Wednesday. Hasaranga lived as much as his Rs 10.75 crore price ticket as his four-wicket burst helped RCB dismiss KKR for 128. The Sri Lankan was ably supported by the tempo trio of Akash Deep (3/45), Harshal Patel (2/11) and Mohammed Siraj (1/25) after RCB received the toss and elected to bowl at DY Patil Stadium right here.
In reply, Sherfane Rutherford (28), David Willey (18) and Shahbaz Ahmed (27) performed essential innings as RCB survived some anxious moments earlier than overhauling the goal, scoring 132 for 7 in 19.2 overs after Tim Southee (3/20) and Umesh Yadav (2/16) blew away their top-order.
Yadav and Southee troubled the top-order batters with their tempo and bounce, leaving RCB at 17 for 3 at one stage.
While Anuj Rawat (0) bought a thick exterior edge off Umesh, Faf Du Plessis (5) bought a vanguard to the purpose fielder and Virat Kohli (12) paid the value for taking part in away from the physique.
Willey and Rutherford then tried to rebuild the chase with a 45-run stand however Sunil Narine broke the partnership within the eleventh over as he had the previous caught at midwicket.
Coming to the crease, Shahbaz pulled Andre Russell for 2 maximums as RCB amassed 15 runs to ease the stress.
Needing 36 off 30 balls, Shahbaz hit one other six off Chakravarthy earlier than being deceived by the bowler as RCB slumped to 101 for five.
With stress mounting, Rutherford went for a slog solely to be caught behind off Southee.
Needing 17 off final two overs, Harshal Patel smashed two fours, whereas Dinesh Karthik (14 not out) blasted a six and a 4 within the first two balls of the final over to take the group residence.
Earlier, KKR batters struggled with the additional bounce and went for pictures too many regardless of shedding wickets at common intervals.
None of the batters might capitalise on the begins as KKR misplaced six wickets for 57 runs to slide from 44 for 3 to 101 for 9 in 14.3 overs.
Big-hitting West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell was the very best scorer for KKR with a 18-ball 25, whereas Umesh Yadav (18) and Varun Chakravarthy (10) added 27 runs, the fourth-highest for the tenth wicket in IPL historical past, to supply some respectability to the overall.
Venkatesh Iyer was the primary to be dismissed with Akash Deep putting on his first supply, whereas Ajinkya Rahane’s shaky begin ended when he was holed out within the fifth over off Siraj as KKR slipped to 32 for two.
Nitish Rana too perished shortly with David Willey producing a surprising catch as KKR slipped to 44 for 3 within the first six overs.
Skipper Shreyas Iyer then paid the value for an irresponsible shot, hitting straight to Du Plessis at long-on for Hasaranga’s first wicket.
Despite the match scenario, West Indies all-rounder Sunil Narine went for his pictures, sending Akash Deep throughout mid-off earlier than top-edging him for a most.
However, Hasaranga got here again to strike twice in two balls as KKR slumped to 67 for six in 9 overs.
While Narine ended up giving a straightforward catch to level fielder, Sheldon Jackson was cleaned up with a ripping googly.
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Sam Billing, who survived an LBW attraction in his first ball, slammed a six earlier than making his approach again to the hut with a miscued pull which was comfortably held by Kohli at long-on.
Russell then smashed three sixes and a 4 earlier than edging Patel to Karthik, whereas Tim Southee mistimed one to Du Plessis to change into Hasaranga’s fourth sufferer.
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IKEA will pay you to get its old furniture back
Updated: 5:34 PM CDT Mar 31, 2022
Can't stand that old bookcase and dining table with the mismatched chairs you once thought looked so cool? If you bought them at IKEA, the retailer will pay you to get them back.The Swedish furniture and home goods chain said Thursday it is making its Buy Back & Resell program permanent across its 37 U.S. stores on April 1 after piloting the offer last summer.The company said the service applies only to personally-used Ikea furniture that is fully assembled and fully functional. Ikea won't accept items that have been modified, or altered in any way.Here is what's included on the list of returnable items: office drawer cabinets, sideboards, bookcases, small tables, multimedia furniture, cabinets, dining tables, desks and chairs and stools without upholstery.The program doesn't extend to non-IKEA-branded products or beds, sofas, mattresses, home furnishing accessories, leather products, lighting fixtures or chests of drawers. Any recalled IKEA products also are excluded.IKEA said it will inspect each item for its condition, age and functionality at participating stores, and if it passes muster, customers will get a store credit. The company said all "gently used" items approved for resale will be available in a designated "as is" section in stores at discounted prices.The furniture seller already offers a buyback service in the United Kingdom and Ireland as part of its sustainability push. Customers there can trade in gently used Ikea products in excellent condition and get a store credit worth up to 50% of the original sale price. Items in "very good" condition earn a 40% credit, and "well used" goods get 30% of the original price.Ikea has 465 stores worldwide, and said the initiative is part of its effort to become a "circular" business by 2030. The goal, it said, is to eventually produce products that are 100% made with materials that are recycled, remanufactured, refurbished or reused.
Can't stand that old bookcase and dining table with the mismatched chairs you once thought looked so cool? If you bought them at IKEA, the retailer will pay you to get them back.
The Swedish furniture and home goods chain said Thursday it is making its Buy Back & Resell program permanent across its 37 U.S. stores on April 1 after piloting the offer last summer.
The company said the service applies only to personally-used Ikea furniture that is fully assembled and fully functional. Ikea won't accept items that have been modified, or altered in any way.
Here is what's included on the list of returnable items: office drawer cabinets, sideboards, bookcases, small tables, multimedia furniture, cabinets, dining tables, desks and chairs and stools without upholstery.
The program doesn't extend to non-IKEA-branded products or beds, sofas, mattresses, home furnishing accessories, leather products, lighting fixtures or chests of drawers. Any recalled IKEA products also are excluded.
IKEA said it will inspect each item for its condition, age and functionality at participating stores, and if it passes muster, customers will get a store credit. The company said all "gently used" items approved for resale will be available in a designated "as is" section in stores at discounted prices.
The furniture seller already offers a buyback service in the United Kingdom and Ireland as part of its sustainability push. Customers there can trade in gently used Ikea products in excellent condition and get a store credit worth up to 50% of the original sale price. Items in "very good" condition earn a 40% credit, and "well used" goods get 30% of the original price.
Ikea has 465 stores worldwide, and said the initiative is part of its effort to become a "circular" business by 2030. The goal, it said, is to eventually produce products that are 100% made with materials that are recycled, remanufactured, refurbished or reused.
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First lawsuit filed over Florida law restricting certain LGBTQ topics in the classroom
Two LGBTQ rights advocacy groups, as well as students, parents and a teacher in Florida, filed a federal lawsuit Thursday, challenging the state's new law banning certain instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom.
It's the first legal challenge seeking to block implementation and enforcement of the law, which Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed on Monday. The controversial law, dubbed "Don't Say Gay" by its opponents, is set to take effect in July.
DeSantis told reporters Thursday that he will defend the law "vigorously."
The lawsuit calls the Florida law an "unlawful attempt to stigmatize, silence and erase LGBTQ people in Florida's public schools."
"It seeks to do so by imposing a sweeping, vague ban covering any instruction on 'sexual orientation and gender identity,' and by constructing a diffuse enforcement scheme designed to maximize the chilling effect of this prohibition," the complaint reads.
According to the new "Parental Rights in Education" law in Florida, "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 bring civil suits against a school district for any potential rule violation, under the new law.
During the bill signing Monday, DeSantis said that Florida recognizes that "parents have a fundamental role in the education, health care and well-being of their children."
The plaintiffs in Thursday's lawsuit include Equality Florida, an LGBTQ advocacy organization; Family Equality, a New York-based nonprofit; a 17-year-old sophomore in Palmetto, Florida, who identifies as gay; an 18-year-old senior in Osprey, Florida, who identifies as gay; the parent of a transgender fifth-grader in Florida; three same-sex couples living in Florida with young children; and a middle-school public teacher in Grand Ridge, Florida. The complaint was filed by Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP and the National Center for Lesbian Rights.
The plaintiffs say the new law violates the First and 14th Amendments, and Title IX protections.
"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 United States Supreme Court has repeatedly affirmed that LGBTQ people and 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," according to the complaint.
Weighing in on the lawsuit Thursday, DeSantis said he doesn't think that "any of the legal claims have merit."
"These are policy decisions. I don't think it's anything that's invoking First Amendment because schools, states and localities have the ability to set curriculum in public schools. We do that all the time. This is not new," he said, also arguing that the law "does not regulate student speech."
DeSantis' communications director Taryn Fenske told CNN in a statement that "this calculated, politically motivated, virtue-signaling lawsuit is meritless, and we will defend the legality of parents to protect their young children from sexual content in Florida public schools."
Proponents of the new law say it gives parents more oversight over what their children learn and discuss at school and argue that LGBTQ-related topics should be left for families to discuss in private. Opponents say the law will negatively affect an already marginalized community and also argue it would open educators up to an endless barrage of litigation.
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MASSENA — Readers up to age 5 can get a special package mailed home to them each month.
Trinity Catholic School and the Massena Public Library have teamed up for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, an organization that works with nonprofits to provide free books to children 5 and younger.
Library Director Elaine A. Dunne said she was approached by Trinity Catholic School Family Service Coordinator Kathleen M. Behrens about partnering for the program. A Healthy Families Hopeful Future grant through Trinity Catholic School and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg is bringing the program to St. Lawrence County.
“They’ve got funding through the diocese for this program. The Dolly Parton Imagination Library funds most of it, but there is a match that’s expected from the community. It’s often hard to get. We haven’t had it in St. Lawrence County. So, the Diocese of Ogdensburg is paying for that, and they’re using their family service coordinators through the various schools to reach out to the community in general and invite all children,” she said.
Ms. Dunne said kids don’t have to be associated with Trinity Catholic School or a church. A new, carefully selected book will be mailed in the child’s name directly to their home each month, starting with “The Little Engine That Could” when a child is registered.
“All area children can sign up. It’s a wonderful, wonderful program once they’re signed up. Even if there’s multiple children in the house, each child can sign up and they’ll get a book a month mailed to them. It’s free until the age of 5. It comes directly to them, it’s theirs,” she said. “People are excited about it. It’s just a wonderful opportunity to bring some books into the home. Nothing is better than having books in your home as well. The idea is that they’re set when they go to school and have a little library.”
All books will be age-appropriate based on the child’s age when they register.
“They follow the child. They’re getting some age-appropriate books, some classics and just a whole mix of books. It gets kids excited about books,” Ms. Dunne said. “We are so thrilled to hear that St. Lawrence County can be involved, and we’re really grateful to Kathy Behrens for reaching out to us, and also to the Diocese of Ogdensburg for taking this project on. It’s nice to be partnering with these various community organizations, which is what we want to be all about.”
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RAPID CITY — The Spearfish Spartans and the Sturgis Brown Scoopers competed Saturday at the Rapid City Developmental track meet, in Sioux Park.
“It actually has been a pretty good day, a little cool and a little wind, but the kids are performing pretty well,” said Aaron Nida, Spearfish head coach. “We just had all of our pole vaulters set personal records (PR), all of the girls in shot also had new PR’s, and the boys threw well, and our runners are doing some nice things, so I am really excited and happy with where we are at and how things are going right now.”
Nida said the Spartans have 134 kids out for track this season and is about 10 or 15 more than they have ever had, so the numbers are good.
Keenan Urdiales, a senior from Spearfish, won the 1600 meter run in a time of four minutes and 25 seconds, and talked about the race.
“It was OK, I was hoping for a four minutes and 16 seconds but I wasn’t feeling very loose, so I slowed down the last lap, and it is only the first meet of the season,” Urdiales said.
Urdiales shared his personal best is four minutes and 17 seconds.
Blake Proefrock talked about the Scoopers and how the first meet was going.
“It is always nice to start the season with the weather cooperating and everyone is out getting their first marks and times and it has went pretty well,” said Proefrock. “We have had some throwers that have placed, and they did well today. Aiden Hedderman winning the pole vault and did a nice job with the hurdles.
Proefrock added, “We had both boys and girls sprinters ran really well, our distance runners did great and overall it went pretty well.”
The Scoopers set several new school records in the javelin throw.
Lexi Long threw 75 feet three inches, last season and today she threw 88 feet, 10 inches.
Konner Berndt also sets the boys school record with a throw of 111 feet five inches, replacing last year’s Jarrod Duran’s best throw of 108 feet, seven inches.
Aidan Hedderman, a sophomore from Sturgis talked about the pole vault competition and tying his personal best record and his goals for the rest of the season.
“The team is doing well and I got 11 feet three inches and won the pole vault today, Janvrin from Spearfish also came really close to making it also, and Tyan (Buus) also did good. My goal for this season is to vault over 12 feet and hope to place at the state meet,” said Hedderman.
Those boy athletes winning their event include: Ridge Inhofer (400-meter run), Keenan Urdiales (800 and 1,600-meter run), AJ Covell, Yohannes Peterson, John Jeffery, Keenan Urdiales, (Spearfish 4x800-meter relay), Brayden Delahoyde (high jump), and Aidan Hedderman (pole vault).
Delahoyde, talked about his six-foot two inch jump that won the high jump competition.
“The height I cleared was to tie my personal record. At the beginning of the year I had set some goals that I think are achievable and with coach (Aaron) Nida and coach (Eric) Skoglund giving me the guidance that I need to achieve them,” said Delahoyde. “I am very excited for our team’s successes this year.”
The Lady Spartan athletes took home first place honors include: Payton VanDeest (1,600-meter run), Anna Hoffman (300-meter hurdles), Sofie Guthmiller, Dillan Richards, Stella Marcus, Vaida Pettersen (4x100-meter relay), Madie Donovan, Kori Keil, Josie Tobin, Peyton VanDeest (4x800-meter relay), Lexi Long (shot put), and Stella Marcus (long jump).
Spearfish and Sturgis Brown will be back in action Saturday at the Douglas Early Bird meet, in Box Elder.
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Florida’s TE room just got tighter after ‘potentially career-ending’ injury
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The tight end position has been an area where Florida football is running thin this spring and things just took a turn for the worst on Thursday. Head coach Billy Napier announced that redshirt freshman Gage Wilcox suffered what he called a “potentially career-ending” injury during an early practice, joining redshirt freshman tight end Nick Elksnis and sophomore tight end Jonathan Odom in the medical tent.
According to Swamp247, Wilcox had missed practice over the past four sessions but could not be ascertained exactly when the injury occurred. When asked about the event, Napier offered, “It’s very unfortunate. That’s part of the game though.”
It is also still unclear exactly what the nature of the injury was.
The absence of Wilcox, Elksnis and Odom leaves only Keon Zipperer as the lone active scholarship tight end on the roster this spring. However, the recent squeeze at the position has Napier and his staff trying out senior defensive end Dante Zanders and walk-on junior linebacker Noah Keeter as possible replacements.
The former was recruited as a three-star at the position out of high school and appeared there a total of 15 times in his freshman years. The latter was a two-way player in high school, with tight end being his role on the offensive side of the ball. So at the very least, there is some experience behind that shallow depth.
You can count on the Gators taking a serious look at the transfer portal in the coming weeks to help fill this gaping void. In Napier’s own words: “When you have three guys that get injured at a position that was already thin, it throws a little wrench in your plan.”
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- Full year 2021 results include revenue of $612.2 million and adjusted EBITDA of $60.0 million
- Reported 24-month backlog at the end of Q4 2021 was $2.1 Billion, an increase of 22.0% over year end 2020
- Fourth quarter 2021 results include revenue of $147.1 million and adjusted EBITDA of $4.0 million
- Successfully completed four acquisitions and added significant new contract awards
BLUE BELL, Pa., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- QualTek Services Inc. ("QualTek" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: QTEK), a leading turnkey provider of infrastructure services to the North American 5G wireless, telecom, power grid modernization, and renewable energy sectors, announced today a strong 2021 fourth quarter and full-year financial results of its subsidiary QualTek HoldCo, LLC.
Fourth quarter 2021 revenue was up 11.0% to $147.1 million, compared to $132.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2020. Net loss from continuing operations for the fourth quarter 2021 was $81.1 million compared to net loss from continuing operations of $56.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2020. Excluding one-time impairment of goodwill, Net loss from continuing operations for the fourth quarter 2021 was $28.6 million compared to a net loss from continuing operations of $27.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2020. Fourth quarter 2021 adjusted EBITDA was $4.0 million compared to a loss of $13.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2020. Backlog at the end of the fourth quarter was $2.1 billion which is a 22% increase over the fourth quarter 2020.
Full year 2021 revenue was $612.2 million, a decline of 6.7% from $656.5 million for the full year 2020. Net loss from continuing operations for 2021 was $101.6 million compared to net loss from continuing operations of $94.2 million in 2020. Excluding one-time impairment of goodwill, Net loss from continuing operations for 2021 improved to $49.1 million compared to a net loss from continuing operations of $65.4 million in 2020. Full year 2021 adjusted EBITDA increased 356.9% to $60.0 million, compared to $13.1 million for the full year 2020. The increase in adjusted EBITDA was driven primarily by margin improvement initiatives across both the Telecom and Renewables & Recovery segments. On a pro-forma basis, assuming the recently closed acquisitions had been owned for the full year ending December 31, 2021, QualTek estimates adjusted EBITDA would be approximately 72.0 million. For the full year 2022, guidance remains unchanged.
As QualTek has indicated in the past, strong industry tailwinds including grid modernization and infrastructure improvements along with the C-band spectrum deployment are expected to drive major 5G infrastructure buildouts and provide significant growth opportunities across the business. The company is also seeing reductions in COVID-19 health and safety protocols in key regions allowing for a return to pre-covid scale and efficiency. QualTek expects continued growth in both segments during 2022 and beyond.
Scott Hisey, QualTek's Chief Executive Officer, said, "2021 was a critical year for the company. We successfully closed our SPAC transaction creating over $80 million of additional liquidity to allow us to execute on our strategic growth plan. Full year 2021 adjusted EBITDA grew to $60.0 million, a $47 million increase from 2020. QualTek remains on a path to be a significant industry player across the telecommunications and power industries. We successfully grew our rolling two-year backlog by 22% to $2.1 billion during the year. This growth is a testament to our strong performance and our customer's reliance on QualTek to play a critical role in building out 5G networks and participating in the long-term grid modernization initiatives. We are very excited for the future of QualTek."
Management will hold a conference call to discuss these results on Friday, April 1, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The call-in number for the conference call is 1 (888) 330 – 2454 or 1 (240) 789 - 2714 using passcode 2965812. Additionally, the call will be broadcast live over the Internet and can be accessed and replayed through the investor relations section of the Company's website at qualtekservices.com.
The following tables set forth the financial results for the periods ended December 31, 2021 and 2020:
The following tables set forth the financial results for the three-month periods ended December 31, 2021 and 2020:
Founded in 2012, QualTek is a leading technology-driven provider of infrastructure services to the 5G wireless, telecom, power grid modernization, and renewable energy sectors across North America. QualTek has a national footprint with more than 80 operation centers across the U.S. and a workforce of over 5,000 people. QualTek has established a nationwide operating network to enable quick responses to customer demands as well as proprietary technology infrastructure for advanced reporting and invoicing. The Company will report within two operating segments: Telecommunications and Renewables and Recovery. For more information, please visit qualtekservices.com.
This communication contains forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements about the financial condition, results of operations, earnings outlook and prospects of QualTek. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as "plan," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "outlook," "estimate," "forecast," "project," "continue," "could," "may," "might," "possible," "potential," "predict," "should," "would" and other similar words and expressions, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking.
The forward-looking statements are based on the current expectations of the management of QualTek and are inherently subject to uncertainties and changes in circumstances and their potential effects and speak only as of the date of such statement. There can be no assurance that future developments will be those that have been anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those discussed and identified in public filings made with the SEC by QualTek.
Should one or more of the risks or uncertainties materialize or should any of the assumptions made by the management of QualTek prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements.
All pro forma numbers are used for illustrative purpose only, are not forecasts and may not reflect actual results.
All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning the matters addressed in this communication and attributable to QualTek or any person acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this communication. Except to the extent required by applicable law or regulation, QualTek undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this communication to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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Thursday, March 31, 2022
Two years after declaring an emergency in response to what was then a newly emerging COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Doug Ducey is rescinding that declaration, along with a host of public health policies implemented to curb the spread of the virus.
Ducey on Wednesday officially terminated the statewide emergency declaration he signed on March 11, 2020, the same day the World Health Organization declared that the spread of the coronavirus constituted a pandemic.
“Thanks to the hard work of many — health care workers, businesses, public and private sector employees — COVID-19 is no longer an emergency in Arizona,” Ducey said in a press statement. “This virus isn’t completely gone, but because of the vaccine and other life-saving measures, today we are better positioned to manage and mitigate it.”
Ducey said his decision to end the emergency declaration was based on data from the Arizona Department of Health Services. Interim Director Don Herrington informed the governor on Wednesday that COVID-like illnesses currently represent 1.3% of cases in emergency departments and in-patient wards in Arizona, which is below the 2% threshold the agency set as “the key metric to determine current outbreak status.”
Herrington said that metric indicated “a return to baseline levels and the end of the current outbreak period.”
Since hitting 151,312 COVID-19 cases on Jan. 9, when new infections were surging due to the virus’s omicron variant, case numbers on March 20 dropped to 2,054, Herrington informed Ducey. COVID-related hospitalizations fell from 57% of in-patient beds and 63% of ICU beds at their height in January to 5% and 7%, respectively, during the week of March 15.
And more than 70% of Arizonans have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, with 60% being fully vaccinated, Herrington said.
The end of the emergency declaration brings with it the end of various policies at the state and local level. Ducey had already ended most of those policies, such as restrictions on restaurants, other business operations and in-school education.
One policy that existed under the auspices of the emergency declaration that will no longer be in effect is the Arizona Surge Line, according to ADHS spokesman Steve Elliott. Ducey implemented the surge line system in July 2020 to facilitate the transfer COVID-19 patients out of overburdened health care facilities and into facilities with more space.
Elliott said some reporting requirements enacted under the emergency declaration will also come to an end, though many will remain in place due to federal requirements or voluntary reporting. ADHS will still receive data on positive cases, lab reporting, hospitalizations, deaths, immunizations and negative lab results from PCR tests, though not from antigen tests.
Last week, Ducey signed Senate Bill 1309, which allowed temporary professional medical licenses the state issued under the terms of his emergency declaration to continue if he terminated it. More than 2,200 of those licenses, including about 1,200 nursing licenses, are still active, The Associated Press reported. Ducey spokesman C.J. Karamargin said the governor wanted to ensure that the law was in place before lifting his emergency declaration.
The end of the statewide emergency declaration won’t affect any federal funding, ADHS and the governor’s office said. It also won’t affect emergency declarations issued by counties and municipalities.
Maricopa County on Wednesday also ended its emergency declaration.
“I am proud of the staff at the Maricopa County Departments of Public Health and Emergency Management for coming together and leading the way on the response,” Bill Gates, chairman of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, said in a press statement. “Their expertise allowed the Board to stay informed and direct resources to areas of the community when and where it was needed.”
Gates noted that the board was responsible for administering emergency federal funding for county operations, rental assistance, cellular hotspots for students who had to shift to remote learning, business grants and support for nonprofit agencies that provided community assistance. The board is still distributing money from the federal American Rescue Plan Act, including $100 million to combat homelessness and help people with housing and utility payments, and $14 million to help people find jobs.
County spokesman Fields Moseley said the supervisors’ decision was unrelated to the governor’s announcement. The Board of Supervisors announced that it was ending its emergency declaration about 20 minutes before the governor did the same.
“It’s been on the radar for a while,” said Moseley.
The primary practical effect of the end of the county’s declaration is that it will end the emergency procurement rules the supervisors enacted early in the pandemic so that it could quickly acquire things like personal protective equipment without going through a competitive bidding process. Contracts that are still in place, such as those for the “isolation hotels” the county uses to shelter homeless COVID-19 patients, will continue.
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The Grammys might be missing stars like Drake, The Weeknd and Kanye West as a performer, but the biggest night in music could still shine bright on the Las Vegas Strip.
The ceremony relocated to Las Vegas for the first-time ever with several artists who could have epic nights including Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo and Jon Batiste. The awards shifted from Los Angeles because of the rising COVID-19 cases and omicron variant in January. Sunday’s show will air live beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern on CBS and the Paramount+ streaming service.
Host Trevor Noah calls Las Vegas a “perfect place to have a celebration” with fans at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Last year, the Grammys had a music festival vibe with parts of the show held outdoors in an intimate in-person setting with music artists mixed with pre-taped performances.
Noah expects an entertaining show with several performers set to hit the stage including Rodrigo, Eilish, Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow, Brandi Carlile, Batiste, Silk Sonic, H.E.R., Chris Stapleton, Leslie Odom Jr. and Brothers Osborne. He said the awards will be a celebration of the music industry coming back to life.
“There’s an element of this (show) that’s like a music camp,” Noah said. “I think it’s going to bring a different energy, and I’m excited to be a part of it.”
It’s still unclear whether the Foo Fighters will take the stage following the recent death of its drummer Taylor Hawkins. The rock band – nominated for three Grammys – is scheduled to perform during the ceremony, but they recently canceled all upcoming concert dates.
The Grammys will continue to move forward without West, known as Ye, after news surfaced earlier this month that he wouldn’t perform at the show because of his “concerning online behavior.” The Weeknd is still boycotting the awards and Drake said he wanted no part in competing for a Grammy, withdrawing his two nominations.
The three popular performers will be missed, but the show will certainly go on.
The multitalented Jon Batiste enters the Grammys as the leading nominee with 11 in a variety of genres including R&B, jazz, American roots music, classical and music video. Justin Bieber, Doja Cat and H.E.R. are tied for the second-most nominations with eight apiece.
The awards will introduce its expanded 10 nominees in three major genres — record, album and song of the year. The growing categories will make the competition stronger but could make choosing a winner a lot tougher.
For album of the year, the Recording Academy expanded the category’s eligibility for any featured artists, producers, songwriters and engineers — even if the music creator co-wrote one song on the project. That means there could be a large amount of winners on stage, depending on who wins.
For example, if Bieber’s “Justice” wins at the show, more than 50 creators could pack the stage. The same could be said for Ye, Doja Cat and H.E.R., who have a plethora of contributors.
But Eilish’s “Happier Than Ever” features songs written by the young star and her brother Finneas, who produced all of her tracks. Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga and Rodrigo are sitting in the same boat.
Harvey Mason jr., the academy’s CEO, said the number of creators in a category won’t dictate the winner.
Either way, Noah said he doesn’t mind.
“It’ll be great to see that moment,” he said. “You get to be on stage and celebrated for your work. I’m excited for that. I want to see 25 people on stage celebrating and sharing the love and joy for something they’ve done.”
Before the awards, the academy will hold a couple events including a tribute to Joni Mitchell at the MusiCares Person of the Year on Friday night. Chaka Khan, Cyndi Lauper, Billy Porter and Beck are among those expected to perform.
On Saturday, Grammy winner John Legend will be honored during the academy’s Black Music Collective. The singer will receive his first-ever Recording Academy Global Impact Award for his personal and professional achievements in the music industry.
Legend will be celebrated with a performance by Summer Walker, D-Nice and MC Lyte as the voice for the evening. Jimmy Jam will be making remarks.
—Jonathan Landrum Jr., The Associated Press
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UN human rights chief rips detentions of protesters in Russia
United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday slammed the detentions of war protesters in Russia.
“I remain concerned about the use of repressive legislation that impedes the exercise of civil and political rights and criminalizing non-violent behavior,” Bachelet said to the Human Rights Council in Geneva, according to Reuters.
She added that “vague and overly broad definitions” of incitement to hatred have contributed to Russia leaning toward interpretations of the law that do not align with its human rights responsibilities, Reuters noted.
“Further legislation criminalizing circumstances of ‘discrediting’ the armed forces continues down this concerning path,” she reportedly said.
Over the weekend, Russian law enforcement detained over 4,300 people who participated in protests against Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
An independent protest monitoring group said that 56 different cities were represented among the total of 4,366 Russian residents who were detained.
Russia’s interior ministry countered that about 3,500 protesters were detained.
“The screws are being fully tightened – essentially we are witnessing military censorship,” a spokesperson for the monitoring group said at the time.
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St. Clairsville’s McCort all-Ohio
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The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has awarded a contract for a study on future air surveillance, command and control concepts to a team led by Boeing. The risk reduction and feasibility study is being conducted in preparation for the planned retirement of NATO’s E-3 airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft. NATO’s current fleet of 14 E-3s, the first of which was delivered in 1982, is scheduled to leave service in 2035.
“We are committed to helping NATO and its allies meet evolving security challenges,” said Kim Stollar, Boeing managing director for EU and NATO government affairs. “The combined engineering and aerospace expertise of our team will ensure we deliver a technical concept that provides the most effective means of addressing NATO’s future surveillance, command, and control needs.”
For the study, Boeing has partnered with the ABILITI team, which was established in 2019. Companies partnering on ABILITI include Indra, Leonardo, Inmarsat, Thales, ESG Elektroniksystem-und Logistik-GmbH, Lufthansa Technik and Mott MacDonald. The value of the contract was not announced.
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- Trainer: James Fanshawe
- Jockey: Silvestre De Sousa
- Age: 4
- Weight: 9st 5lbs
- OR: 78
Leicester Racing Tips: You had to be Encouraged
Timeform's Andrew Asquith highlights a NAP, Next Best and Each-Way selection at Leicester on Friday.
"...he has to go close if building on that effort having been left on the same mark..."
NAP: Encouraged interesting following promising return
Encouraged has only an ordinary pedigree, but he looked very useful when winning a five-furlong maiden on his sole start for Joseph O'Brien in 2020 before having an unsuccessful time in Hong Kong. He has since switched to James Fanshawe and he very much caught the eye on yard debut at Kempton last month, given a patient ride but moving into the contest threateningly when hampered around two furlongs out. Encouraged ran on again once finding his stride and left the impression he is on a workable mark. The switch back to turf is no issue and he has to go close if building on that effort having been left on the same mark.
NEXT BEST: Naranco sets a good standard
Naranco cost 300,000 guineas as a foal - has a lovely pedigree - and shaped with plenty of promise on his debut over this trip at Kempton in January. He was strong enough in the market against the odds-on favourite, who put his experience to good use - and has since won again - so the form looks solid and Naranco looks a sure-fire improver on the back of that run. He sets a good standard of those with previous form and, provided none of the newcomers are above-average, he should take plenty of beating switched to turf.
NEXT BEST: Chance a course specialist on return
Croeso Cymraeg - 15:20 Leicester
This looks competitive, but Croeso Cymraeg looks an attractive price for one with a record like his round here, and he has gone well when fresh in the past, too. His last victory came over a mile and a quarter at this venue in June last year and he returns from just a 3 lb higher mark, while the step up in trip will be no bother to him. Admittedly, he isn't the most straightforward, but the addition of first-time cheekpieces is an interesting move, and he represents a trainer that is going along nicely.
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Burundi Key Message Update: Near average 2022 A Season supporting widespread Minimal (IPC Phase 1) outcomes, March 2022
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A near-average 2022 A Season is improving food availability and access for most households in March, supporting Minimal (IPC Phase 1) food security outcomes across most of the country. However, the Northern and Eastern Lowlands livelihood zones continue to experience Stressed (IPC Phase 2) acute food security outcomes due to limited access to income from cross-border trade from COVID-19 related border closures and political disagreements with Rwanda and localized below average 2022 A Season production following below-average rainfall, with the most affected households likely facing Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes.
Nationally, household food access is improving as the 2022 A season harvest ends. In March, WFP’s food basket (average cost of 2100 kilocalories per day per person) decreased 7 percent compared to February. In February, maize prices decreased 10 percent compared to January, while bean, cassava, and sweet potato prices have stabilized since January 2022. Additionally, bean prices are 20 percent below prices last year and similar to the five-year average; however, prices of other staple foods are 10 - 15 percent above prices last year and 20 - 30 percent above the five-year average. The increase in food prices is likely due to the continued depreciation of the Burundian franc (BIF), and increases in import costs and fuel prices.
On March 21, the government banned the operation of public and private motorcycles, bicycles, and three-wheel vehicles from Bujumbura city. These modes of transport are cheaper than car taxis and trucks and are widely used to transport goods and people into Bujumbura city. It is estimated that more than 600,000 people in Bujumbura city use these means of transport every day. The disruption to public transport is likely to be reflected in increasing food and transport prices, and the loss of income for an estimated 20,000 operators employed in the sector.
Humanitarian food assistance is driving None! (IPC Phase 1!) food security outcomes for the around 55,000 refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) living in five refugee camps and two transit centers and the 5,500 February 2022 returnees. However, the around 33,000 returnees who arrived between September and December are likely to have already exhausted their food assistance and will likely be Stressed (IPC Phase 2) until the B season harvest in June, with limited access to income. In April 2022, WFP is also planning to provide rations equivalent to 15 days of required kilocalories per month to 40,000 people in the Northern Lowlands livelihood zone until the B season harvest in June.
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The House on Thursday passed a bill capping the monthly cost of insulin at $35 for insured patients, part of an election-year push by Democrats for price curbs on prescription drugs at a time of rising inflation.
Experts say the legislation, which passed 232-193, would provide significant relief for privately insured patients with skimpier plans and for Medicare enrollees facing rising out-of-pocket costs for their insulin. Some could save hundreds of dollars annually, and all insured patients would get the benefit of predictable monthly costs for insulin. The bill would not help the uninsured.
But the Affordable Insulin Now Act will serve as a political vehicle to rally Democrats and force Republicans who oppose it into uncomfortable votes ahead of the midterms. For the legislation to pass Congress, 10 Republican senators would have to vote in favor. Democrats acknowledge they don't have an answer for how that's going to happen.
"If 10 Republicans stand between the American people being able to get access to affordable insulin, that's a good question for 10 Republicans to answer," said Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., a cosponsor of the House bill. "Republicans get diabetes, too. Republicans die from diabetes."
Public opinion polls have consistently shown support across party lines for congressional action to limit drug costs.
But Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., complained the legislation is only "a small piece of a larger package around government price controls for prescription drugs." Critics say the bill would raise premiums and fails to target pharmaceutical middlemen seen as contributing to high list prices for insulin.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said Democrats could have a deal on prescription drugs if they drop their bid to authorize Medicare to negotiate prices. "Do Democrats really want to help seniors, or would they rather have the campaign issue?" Grassley said.
The insulin bill, which would take effect in 2023, represents just one provision of a much broader prescription drug package in President Joe Biden's social and climate legislation.
In addition to a similar $35 cap on insulin, the Biden bill would authorize Medicare to negotiate prices for a range of drugs, including insulin. It would penalize drugmakers who raise prices faster than inflation and overhaul the Medicare prescription drug benefit to limit out-of-pocket costs for enrollees.
Biden's agenda passed the House only to stall in the Senate because Democrats could not reach consensus. Party leaders haven't abandoned hope of getting the legislation moving again, and preserving its drug pricing curbs largely intact.
The idea of a $35 monthly cost cap for insulin actually has a bipartisan pedigree. The Trump administration had created a voluntary option for Medicare enrollees to get insulin for $35, and the Biden administration continued it.
In the Senate, Republican Susan Collins of Maine and Democrat Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire are working on a bipartisan insulin bill. Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock has introduced legislation similar to the House bill, with the support of Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York.
Stung by criticism that Biden's economic policies spur inflation, Democrats are redoubling efforts to show how they'd help people cope with costs. On Thursday, the Commerce Department reported a key inflation gauge jumped 6.4% in February compared with a year ago, the largest year-over-year rise since January 1982.
But experts say the House bill would not help uninsured people, who face the highest out-of-pocket costs for insulin. Also, people with diabetes often take other medications as well as insulin. That's done to treat the diabetes itself, along with other serious health conditions often associated with the disease. The House legislation would not help with those costs, either. Collins says she's looking for a way to help uninsured people through her bill.
About 37 million Americans have diabetes, and an estimated 6 million to 7 million use insulin to keep their blood sugars under control. It's an old drug, refined and improved over the years, that has seen relentless price increases.
Steep list prices don't reflect the rates insurance plans negotiate with manufacturers. But those list prices are used to calculate cost-sharing amounts that patients owe. Patients who can't afford their insulin reduce or skip doses, a strategy born of desperation, which can lead to serious complications and even death.
Economist Sherry Glied of New York University said the market for insulin is a "total disaster" for many patients, particularly those with skimpy insurance plans or no insurance.
"This will make private insurance for people with diabetes a much more attractive proposition," said Glied.
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