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Britt Fant, 63, is running on the Republican ticket for Catoosa County Board of Commissioners, District 2. He faces one opponent. Fant was born in Fort Oglethorpe and has lived in Ringgold for the past seven years. Here’s some more information he provided us.
Education background
- Four years at Middle Tennessee State University
- Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School Class of 1977
Work background
- Small business owner, flooring contractor, design management, retail owner
Political experience
- Always involved in current affairs
- Always voted conservative Republican
- Previous Boynton Precinct chair for Catoosa County Republican Party
Volunteer work
- Youth sports coach
- Security and greeter at church
Associations/memberships
- Peavine Baptist Church
- National Hardwood Association
- Laminate Flooring Association
- Catoosa County Republican Party, GRA
Why should voters trust you?
I am a God-fearing Christian man who was born and raised in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. I have been married to my wife for 15 years and have a son and daughter. After college I moved to California to start my journey. Even during the 32 years I lived in California I never forgot my southern roots and morals. I voted conservative Republican even while I lived amongst a sea of blue. We came back home about seven years ago to help my mom and dad, Leonard and Bobbie Fant. My parents taught me what hard work, dedication, loyalty and civic duty was. I was proud to bring my family back to my hometown where good Christian morals are a staple.
What can be done to make local and/or state government more transparent to the public?
Have the county commission meetings live-streamed on Facebook and other social media platforms like it used to be
Public speaking at the county commission meetings needs to be returned to the beginning of the meeting
Approved minutes need to be posted on the county website
The greatest challenges your constituents face that elected office would allow you to address and how you would address them
No more referendums on special elections. By making sure referendums are on primary, general, and or runoff elections and not special elections, we would save the county and the taxpayers about $20,000 per special election.
Will work for the people and not special-interest groups. My focus is to represent the people of District 2, not stand in a united front to benefit special interest groups. I will work with the board for the people, but if necessary, I will stand up to the board to protect the people.
No new tax schemes for Catoosa. I will be the guy on the board who will let the people know of any special referendums. If they are anything like the recent TAD, I will work with the people to help defeat it, as I worked to help defeat the most recent TAD.
People who have influenced your thinking
God, Ronald Reagan, my dad
A favorite quote or book
From one of my favorite movies, "Braveheart": “Fight and you may die. Run and you will live at least awhile. And dying in your bed many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days from this day to that for one chance, just one chance to come back here as young men and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they will never take our FREEDOM!”
How voters can contact you | https://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/britt-fant/article_713d471c-b0a9-11ec-ba0f-4f9f1f2a7ae1.html | 2022-04-01T01:30:10Z |
BELOIT (WREX) -- Jion Broomfield's mother, Theresa Jackson, is speaking out for the very first time since charges were announced in her son's death.
"Doesn't take away the pain but it starts the healing process for me to go forward for Jion. I'll always be a voice for him and I'm going to fight for him because the justice system can be tricky this is just the beginning," Jion's Mother, Theresa Jackson said.
13 News first spoke with Jackson days after Jion passed away.
After weeks of calling for transparency and answers, Jackson said this is a moment of justice.
She credits the police department and tipster line for bringing valuable information to light.
Although this is a small victory for Jion's family, his mother said they still have a long road ahead.
"I'm just happy that he's going to be getting charged rightfully so and I'm just waiting for it to play out in court and I just hope that justice is served for Jion," Jackson said.
Jackson also said the police can only do so much with the information they're given, so she's urging the community to get involved to make it safer. | https://www.wrex.com/news/mother-of-beloit-shooting-victim-speaks-out-after-suspect-arrest/article_3be2bd42-b156-11ec-a487-a78ff0931972.html | 2022-04-01T01:30:10Z |
The counting is over in the second union election at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama. But it's too close to call.
There were 993 "no" votes and 875 "yes" votes, but more than 400 contested ballots remain. According to the National Labor Relations Board, there will be a hearing within a few weeks to decide if any of the challenged ballots will be opened and counted.
More than 6,100 workers were eligible to vote in the do-over election, which was ordered after the NLRB found that Amazon had improperly interfered in last year's tally.
Turnout in this year's vote was down from last year when over half of eligible voters cast ballots. But among those who actually voted this time around, there was greater support for the union. Last year, workers voted more than 2-to-1 against joining the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, a well-established national union.
"This time around we were able to educate more about unions," said Jennifer Bates, a warehouse employee, noting that organizers were able to get closer to workers now that the pandemic has eased.
The RWDSU called for every vote to be counted.
"The tenacity and courage of these workers never wavered in this unnecessarily long process," said RWDSU president Stuart Appelbaum in a statement. "Workers will have to wait just a little bit longer to ensure their voices are heard."
Meanwhile in a separate Amazon union election on Staten Island in New York, the vote count will continue Friday morning. Roughly 8,000 workers were eligible to vote on whether to join the Amazon Labor Union, an upstart organization led by former and current Amazon warehouse employees. With ballots still to count, the union is in the lead, with 1,518 voting yes so far, and 1,154 voting no.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://www.ijpr.org/npr-news/2022-03-31/do-over-union-election-at-amazons-bessemer-warehouse-is-too-close-to-call | 2022-04-01T01:30:10Z |
The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) has announced that power will be suspended in parts of Chennai today in Tambaram, Adyar-Gandhi Nagar, Porur, Guindy, Sembium, Tondairpet/Kaladipet, Red Hills for carrying out maintenance work in the city.
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Parts of Chennai will face a power shutdown from 9 am to 2 pm, with supply expected to resume before 2 pm if the work is completed.
Tambaram: KADAPPERI Part of RB road, Velmurugan street, Saraswathi nagar ETL Kamakoti nagar, AGS Colony, VGP Shanthi nagar, Chruch Avenue, Gandhi street and above all surrounding areas.
Adyar-Gandhi Nagar: Kamaraj Avenue 1 & 2 street, K.B nagar 4, 7 & 8 main road, Indira nagar 7 to 15 cross street and above all surrounding areas.
Porur: POONAMALLEE JJ nagar, Leelavathy nagar, Part of Avadi main road KAVANUR Poinnyamman koil street, Chinaa street, Nadaipathai street, Sekilar nagar, Ondi colony, Saravana nagar, Thirupathi nagar, Metha nagar, KARAMBAKKAM R.E nagar, Officer colony, Part of Arcot road, GERUGAMBAKKAM Sulochana nagar, Boomadevi nagar, Lakshmi nagar, Kundrathur main road MANAPAKKAM R.E nagar, Kurinji nagar, Sidharth apartment and above all surrounding areas.
Guindy: Madipakkam, Maduvankarai, Andal nagar, Indira nagar, Thilagar Avenue and above all surrounding areas.
Sembium: Thanigachalam nagar, Sundhara moorthy street, Ethiraj street, Selvam nagar, Kamarajar salai, Moolakadai junction, Jumbuli street, Nethaji nagar, Manali High road, Ambika nagar, Lakshimiamman koil street, Parvathi nagar, Senthil nagar and above all surrounding areas.
Tondairpet/Kaladipet: T.H Road part, Rajakadai, Ellaiyamman koil street, Ennore Express road, Thilagar nagar, BKN colony and above all surrounding areas.
Taramani/Perungudi: Perunthalaivar Kamarajar nagar main road 1, 2 & 3 rd cross street, Rams Ragavi Appartment.
Redhills: Gomathi amman nagar, Dharkas, Singlimedu Kannam palayam and above all surrounding areas.
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0000899243-22-012866 | https://www.benzinga.com/secfilings/22/03/26388986/adagio-therapeutics-inc-changes-to-beneficial-ownership-royan-ajay-director-10-form4 | 2022-04-01T01:30:10Z |
Oscars producer says police offered to arrest Will Smith
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oscars producer Will Packer said Los Angeles police were ready to arrest Will Smith after Smith slapped Chris Rock on the Academy Awards stage.
“They were saying, you know, this is battery, was a word they used in that moment,” Packer said in a clip released by ABC News Thursday night of an interview he gave to “Good Morning America.” “They said we will go get him. We are prepared. We’re prepared to get him right now. You can press charges, we can arrest him. They were laying out the options.”
But Packer said Rock was “very dismissive” of the idea.
“He was like, ‘No, no, no, I’m fine,” Packer said. “And even to the point where I said, ‘Rock, let them finish.’ The LAPD officers finished laying out what his options were and they said, ‘Would you like us to take any action?’ And he said no.”
The LAPD said in a statement after Sunday night’s ceremony that they were aware of the incident, and that Rock had declined to file a police report. The department declined comment Thursday on Packer’s interview, a longer version of which will air on Friday morning.
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences met Wednesday to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Smith for violations against the group’s standards of conduct. Smith could be suspended, expelled or otherwise sanctioned.
The academy said in a statement that “Mr. Smith’s actions at the 94th Oscars were a deeply shocking, traumatic event to witness in-person and on television.”
Without giving specifics, the academy said Smith was asked to leave the ceremony at the Dolby Theatre, but refused to do so.
Smith strode from his front row seat on to the stage and slapped Rock after a joke Rock made about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, when he was on stage to present the Oscar for best documentary.
On Monday, Smith issued an apology to Rock, the academy and to viewers, saying “I was out of line and I was wrong.”
The academy said Smith has the opportunity to defend himself in a written response before the board meets again on April 18.
Rock publicly addressed the incident for the first time, but only briefly, at the beginning of a standup show Wednesday night in Boston, where he was greeted by a thunderous standing ovation. He said “I’m still kind of processing what happened.”
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Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | https://www.14news.com/2022/04/01/oscars-producer-says-police-offered-arrest-will-smith/ | 2022-04-01T01:30:10Z |
Justices takes to the road once again
As part of its “Court Community Connections” program, the Michigan Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in People of the State of Michigan v David Allan Lucynski, Supreme Court Case No. 162833 at Hillsdale College’s Plaster Auditorium in Hillsdale on Tuesday, April 26. The event will...
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Jaden Ivey will enter name in NBA draft
Posted/updated on: March 31, 2022 at 6:28 pmBy ESPN.com
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue’s Jaden Ivey has entered his name in the NBA draft, forfeiting his final two seasons of college eligibility.
“This has been a lifelong dream of mine and I am beyond excited for this journey,” Ivey posted on social media.
Ivey averaged 17.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game and was named to The Associated Press All-America second team. He joined Duke’s Paolo Banchero as the only players this season with 600 points, 175 rebounds, 100 assists, 30 steals and 20 blocked shots. Ivey is the fourth Big Ten player in 30 years to achieve those marks.
The 6-foot-4 guard from South Bend, Indiana, is projected to go fourth to the Detroit Pistons in ESPN’s latest mock draft.
Ivey played his best against ranked opponents, averaging 19.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.4 assists in nine games. He scored in double figures in 33 of his 36 games and had a team-best 14 games of at least 20 points.
Ivey had a combined 40 points and shot 5-for-10 on 3-pointers in the Boilermakers’ first two NCAA tournament games. He struggled in the regional semifinal loss to Saint Peter’s, with nine points and six turnovers.
Ivey is the third Purdue player in recent years to declare for the draft as an underclassman. Caleb Swanigan did it in 2017 and Carsen Edwards in 2019.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. | https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1113036 | 2022-04-01T01:30:12Z |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former minor league pitcher ran a major league illegal sports betting operation in California that used other former pro athletes to take bets and took wagers from players still in the game, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
Wayne Nix, who threw for Oakland Athletics farm teams, used his connections to recruit three former Major League Baseball players and a former pro football player as fellow bookies, prosecutors said.
The MLB began looking into the matter when it learned of it Thursday, but was unaware any of those involved other than Nix, a spokesman said.
Court records offered no names of the players who worked for Nix or those who placed bets with his business, but they provide a glimpse of the kind of money being wagered, earned and lost.
A professional football player paid Nix $245,000 for gambling losses in 2016. An MLB coach paid $4,000 in losses that same year. It was not disclosed if either bet on their own games or their own sports.
MLB prohibits players from betting on baseball or gambling illegally on sports. They can bet on other sports if it’s legal. The National Football League policy bars all personnel from betting on football games.
A Los Angeles check cashing business that has agreed to plead guilty to failing to prevent money laundering in the scheme cashed over $18 million in checks from two single bettors, prosecutors said.
One client wagered $5 million on the Super Bowl but it was not revealed if that gambit paid off.
Sports betting is legal in 30 states, but not in California. However, voters will have a chance to legalize it at the polls in November.
Nix, 45, has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to run an illegal gambling operation and faces up to eight years in prison. He also admitted he failed to report $1.4 million in income in 2017 and 2018. He has agreed to pay back taxes and interest of $1.25 million and forfeit $1.3 million seized from bank accounts.
Nix began the sports bookmaking business about 20 years ago after his six-year minor league career — with stops in Arizona, Texas and California — ended, prosecutors said.
His client list was created from contacts he had made in the sports world and included current and former pro athletes. The agents he hired helped expand that clientele.
The operation eventually began using a Costa Rican business, Sand Island Sports, to create accounts where bets could be placed and tracked and credit limits set, prosecutors said. Bets were placed online or through a call center, though Nix paid winners and kept most of the money from losing bets.
Those who exceeded credit limits were shut off, though exceptions were made, according to court documents.
A sports broadcaster's account was reactivated in February 2019 after he told Nix he was refinancing his home mortgage to pay off his gambling debts.
In September 2019, Nix increased the credit limit to a baseball player with debts so he could make additional bets.
In November, 2019, Nix's partner, Edon Kagasoff, told a business manager for a professional basketball player that he would increase the maximum wager he could place to $25,000 per NBA game.
Kagasoff, 44, faces the same conspiracy charge as Nix. He also agreed to plead guilty and forfeit over $3 million in funds seized from his home and bank accounts. | https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Ex-minor-leaguer-ran-major-league-sports-betting-17049855.php | 2022-04-01T01:30:13Z |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former minor league pitcher ran a major league illegal sports betting operation in California that used other former pro athletes to take bets and took wagers from players still in the game, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
Wayne Nix, who threw for Oakland Athletics farm teams, used his connections to recruit three former Major League Baseball players and a former pro football player as fellow bookies, prosecutors said.
The MLB began looking into the matter when it learned of it Thursday, but was unaware any of those involved other than Nix, a spokesman said.
Court records offered no names of the players who worked for Nix or those who placed bets with his business, but they provide a glimpse of the kind of money being wagered, earned and lost.
A professional football player paid Nix $245,000 for gambling losses in 2016. An MLB coach paid $4,000 in losses that same year. It was not disclosed if either bet on their own games or their own sports.
MLB prohibits players from betting on baseball or gambling illegally on sports. They can bet on other sports if it’s legal. The National Football League policy bars all personnel from betting on football games.
A Los Angeles check cashing business that has agreed to plead guilty to failing to prevent money laundering in the scheme cashed over $18 million in checks from two single bettors, prosecutors said.
One client wagered $5 million on the Super Bowl but it was not revealed if that gambit paid off.
Sports betting is legal in 30 states, but not in California. However, voters will have a chance to legalize it at the polls in November.
Nix, 45, has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to run an illegal gambling operation and faces up to eight years in prison. He also admitted he failed to report $1.4 million in income in 2017 and 2018. He has agreed to pay back taxes and interest of $1.25 million and forfeit $1.3 million seized from bank accounts.
Nix began the sports bookmaking business about 20 years ago after his six-year minor league career — with stops in Arizona, Texas and California — ended, prosecutors said.
His client list was created from contacts he had made in the sports world and included current and former pro athletes. The agents he hired helped expand that clientele.
The operation eventually began using a Costa Rican business, Sand Island Sports, to create accounts where bets could be placed and tracked and credit limits set, prosecutors said. Bets were placed online or through a call center, though Nix paid winners and kept most of the money from losing bets.
Those who exceeded credit limits were shut off, though exceptions were made, according to court documents.
A sports broadcaster's account was reactivated in February 2019 after he told Nix he was refinancing his home mortgage to pay off his gambling debts.
In September 2019, Nix increased the credit limit to a baseball player with debts so he could make additional bets.
In November, 2019, Nix's partner, Edon Kagasoff, told a business manager for a professional basketball player that he would increase the maximum wager he could place to $25,000 per NBA game.
Kagasoff, 44, faces the same conspiracy charge as Nix. He also agreed to plead guilty and forfeit over $3 million in funds seized from his home and bank accounts. | https://www.darientimes.com/news/article/Ex-minor-leaguer-ran-major-league-sports-betting-17049855.php | 2022-04-01T01:30:13Z |
Oscars' guests and viewers are still reeling over Will Smith's surprising and infamous onstage slap of comedian Chris Rock, who joked about Jada Pinkett Smith's hair. Shortly after, Smith went onstage to accept the Best Actor Oscar for his role in King Richard.
Will Packer, producer of the Academy Award, ceremony told the ABC News show Good Morning America that Los Angeles police officers were ready to arrest Will Smith if Rock wanted to press charges.
"They were saying, 'This is battery.' That was the word they used in that moment," Packer told T.J. Holmes, in an exclusive interview that was teased during ABC's World News Tonight. "They said, 'We will go get him. We are prepared. We will go get him right now. You can press charges. We can arrest him. They were laying out the options. And as they were talking, Chris was, he was being very dismissive of those options. He was like, 'No, I'm fine.' He was like, 'no, no, no.' And even to the point where I said, 'Rock, let them finish.'"
In the clip, Packer said after the officers finished laying out what Rock's options were, "they said, 'Would you like us to take any action? And he said no.'"
Packer also said he did not speak to Smith at all on Oscar night. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released a statement saying Smith was asked to leave the ceremony and refused.
In his acceptance speech, Smith apologized to the Academy and his fellow nominees for the incident, but not Rock. On Instagram the following day, Smith wrote that he was embarrassed by his behavior and told Rock he was sorry. Still, the Academy began disciplinary proceedings against Smith-- which could include "suspension, expulsion, or other sanctions permitted."
SAG-AFTRA is also weighing sanctions against Smith.
On Wednesday night, Rock was onstage in Boston with a new comedy routine. He didn't say much about the slap. "I'm still kind of processing what happened," he said, adding that at some point he will talk about it "and it will be serious and funny."
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://www.kbbi.org/npr-news/2022-03-31/the-lapd-was-ready-to-arrest-will-smith-after-the-slap-will-packer-says | 2022-04-01T01:30:13Z |
Tuolumne County’s Economic Development Leader Resigns
Sonora, CA – Tuolumne County’s Director of Innovation and Business Assistance, Cole Przybyla, is stepping down.
Clarke Broadcasting reached out to Tuolumne County Administrator (CAO) Tracie Riggs, who confirmed that Przybyla had submitted a letter of resignation on March 18th. Przybyla has taken a job with the State Department of Technology as a broadband coordinator and will be working on rolling out Governor Gavin Newsom’s broadband plans.
Regarding the next steps, CAO Riggs responded, “My plans are to work with the board and the City of Sonora to analyze current needs to determine the best steps to move forward. In short, I have not begun recruiting for his position.”
The position was created after the county and city decided to dissolve the Tuolumne County Economic Development Authority. It came under fire after an unfavorable grand jury report in 2018 and transparency-related lawsuits were filed.
Then, in August of 2019, the supervisors hired Przybyla to lead the county’s economic development efforts. His contract was for five years with a starting pay of $99,000, as detailed here. He has served nearly three years. Asked if the position will definitely be filled, Riggs says, “I cannot answer if the position will be filled or not. I need time to work with my board and the city on next steps.”
We also contacted Przybyla, who confirmed his resignation and the new job, but declined to comment further until a later date. His last day is April 15th. | https://www.mymotherlode.com/news/local/2449881/tuolumne-countys-economic-development-chief-resigns.html | 2022-04-01T01:30:14Z |
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Being a founder, not to mention a CEO, can be a very lonely place, carrying loads of stress and requiring to constantly be at peak performance. This often makes it hard to find a balance between one's professional and personal life. Maintaining strong relationships with the co-founders and investors is also not an easy task, where clarity and empathy are not always present. As one of my entrepreneurs says: “It’s not the technological challenge we deal with, it’s the mental one.”
“Throughout my +15 years as a professional, I've always been attracted to the intersection of business and psychology through entrepreneurship - What makes people tick? How do people think and act? And what motivates people in business? What drives me is being there for the amazing entrepreneurs, who are under constant pressure, so that they can make our world a better place. That’s what I’m here for, and this is my podcast – The Human Founder.”
With Adv. Guy Lachmann, Senior Partner, Pearl Cohen Law Firm
This 2-part series will discuss the psychological aspects that are intertwined with the legal aspects of the entrepreneurial journey - and most importantly - the founders' agreement, choosing a lawyer, and the case of separation between partners.
The importance of choosing a lawyer that is right for you and how to go about it
An attorney who accompanies entrepreneurs on their entrepreneurial journey must be an expert in startup companies. The approach is different from an attorney who works for large corporate companies or other legal fields. An attorney who works for entrepreneurs requires a high level of emotional intelligence to represent the startup alongside the entrepreneurs in the various challenges that arise.
Sometimes, entrepreneurs have excessive self-confidence and pride in their startup and this blind attachment to their "baby" leads them to refuse to listen to the advice of an attorney even with their years of experience. In this context - it’s always important for entrepreneurs to be able to take and give criticism in a healthy manner. If you did your due diligence, got recommendations, and chose a lawyer who is an expert in the field and paid him - let him do his job. Otherwise, it’s a waste of time for all parties. But remember. Having too many lawyers or advisors and such "know-it-alls" can lead to too many opinions which will most likely waste time and energy for everyone involved.
There are different styles of attorneys that suit different styles of entrepreneurs; some are very dominant, determined and will try to intervene, while others believe in a more reflective and cautious approach that lets the entrepreneurs choose their path. They work more from a gut feeling.
What to pay close attention to when choosing an attorney (assuming he is already a professional, startup lawyer)?
- Is s/he experienced?
- Is s/he aggressive or passive?
- Is s/he willing to stick by my side; will s/he do what it takes- including answering my calls in the middle of the night?
- Is s/he culturally suitable to me?
- Can s/he understand my thought process?
- Does s/he have similar interests to me?
- Would I have fun with him/her on the appropriate occasions?
Big law firms have different payment plans for startups whereby payment can be made later or at a discounted price because there is an understanding that entrepreneurs at early stages normally don't yet have the means to pay for lawyer fees. There may be a market failure here, but it pushes the attorney to take the risk, like how a VC would – any losses a firm may receive from such risks will be made up for with successes from other accounts; one good deal is worth 9 failed deals.
Entrepreneurs need to understand the weight of legal responsibility that they have on their shoulders and find an attorney who will cover all areas of responsibility.
Some entrepreneurs try to run the legal aspects on their own up to a certain stage, but after that, being too involved can be costly. The role of the attorney is to facilitate and focus the entrepreneurs– to look after them. If the legal matters are not clean, tidy, and running smoothly, a deal can fall through.
When entrepreneurs are spouses/siblings/relatives, a lawyer who will understand your emotional and psychological state is even more critical.
First, there are many differences between starting a family business or SMB with family and starting a startup with a partner or family member– in the legal and business structure, sources of money, pace, dream, vision, risk, and chance.
Though there are many benefits to conquering the world with our loved ones there are also some drawbacks. For example, the risks taken stay within the family, so the consequences are felt more harshly. Moreover, a lot of stress is put onto the couples/ families in such a dynamic.
It is also important for investors to see that the legal structures are accurate. This becomes even more complex and with greater consequences when two partners are spouses/siblings, yet the third partner has no relations- even if s/he is a close friend. These circumstances can really push people to their edge, especially when a lot of money is involved. Therefore, it is even more important to ensure you are getting proper advice and surrounded by an airtight framework to reduce any sort of explosions from occurring.
Disclaimer (I am after all still an ex-attorney) - this series will provide knowledge that will help you shed light on the field but reflects our perspective and worldview and is not a substitute for legal advice. Guy and I recommend you consult a lawyer if the topics of the podcast are relevant to you before taking any action. Each case should be examined on its own merits and its individual aspects weighed. The conversation is meant to give you a general impression from the opinion of the speakers only. | https://www.geektime.com/gali-bloch-liran-interview-guy-lachmann-part-two/ | 2022-04-01T01:30:16Z |
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WWTI) — NEXUS and FAST enrollment centers will reopen at the Northern Border next month.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has confirmed that the NEXUS and U.S./Canada FAST enrollment centers in the United States will officially reopen on Tuesday, April 19, 2022.
The NEXUS program specifically focuses on travel between the United States and Canada and allows expedited clearance for pre-approved low-risk travelers. Similarly, the FAST program allows expedited clearance into the United States for pre-approved, low-risk commercial drivers from both Canada and Mexico.
Travelers are approved for this program after applying through the Trusted Traveler Program, passing a background check and completing an interview with a CBP officer.
To prepare for the reopening of NEXUS and FAST centers, CBP will open scheduling for interviews on April 5 through the Trusted Traveler portal.
Once enrollment centers are opened, applicants may enter the United States to complete their interview but must meet all applicable travel requirements.
NEXUS AND FAST enrollment centers in Canada will remain closed until further notice. | https://www.wivb.com/news/local-news/nexus-fast-centers-reopening-at-u-s-borders-april-19/ | 2022-04-01T01:30:16Z |
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ROCKFORD (WREX) — An international effort to bring vital necessities to the people of Ukraine will be taking off from Rockford this weekend.
More than 270,000 meals are ready to be delivered from the Chicago-Rockford International Airport to Ukraine for free.
The meals were packed by Kids Around the World, a local organization started after Brovary became a sister city of Rockford in 1995, and their partners in Texas and Oregon.
The donations are a part of the Brovary Relief effort between the Kids Around the World, the City of Rockford, the Rockford Area Conventions and Visitors Bureau, and the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois.
"When you make a commitment with a sister city, it could be for an economic partnership, it could be to share best practices, it can be just to learn from one another," says Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara. "How could we not be there for our brothers and sisters in Brovary."
The donations will be delivered by SENATOR INTERNATIONAL, an air cargo company based in Germany with a hub at the Chicago-Rockford International Airport.
The company will fly the meals to Germany and transport them to the Ukraine/Romania border this weekend at no cost.
"I believe in a global crisis, everybody needs to do their part," says Florian Knoll, District Manager for SENATOR INTERNATIONAL. "We are only a small link in the chain, there are so many people and organizations involved and we are very proud that we can play a small part in it."
The donations will be given to neighborhoods throughout the country, facing the second month of a Russian invasion. | https://www.wrex.com/news/positive-local-news/hundreds-of-thousands-of-meals-going-to-ukraine-from-rockford/article_4ab4894c-b14a-11ec-ab3f-6367281a831b.html | 2022-04-01T01:30:16Z |
The United States Department of Agriculture released an update to its Food Price Outlook for 2022 and found that nearly everything one might ingest – whether it comes from the grocery store or restaurant – is going up in price.
And yes, that's on top of the price increases consumers have already been forced to endure in the last year.
"All food prices are now predicted to increase between 4.5 and 5.5%," the USDA's Economic Research Service explained in the March report.
While the overall increase is alarming, a closer look at various food categories show just how expensive shoppers can expect items to get, according to the USDA:
As for take-out or dine-in menus, the USDA said those prices are predicted to go up between 5.5 and 6.5% for the remainder of this year.
Additionally, food prices climbed 7.9% for the year ending in February 2022.
This was "the largest 12-month advance since July 1981," according to the department.
The report also noted current global events that will only add to the uncertainty of food affordability, saying, "The impacts of the conflict in Ukraine and the recent increases in interest rates by the Federal Reserve are expected to put upward and downward pressures on food prices, respectively. The situations will be closely monitored to assess the net impacts of these concurrent events on food prices as they unfold."
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://www.ijpr.org/npr-news/2022-03-31/food-prices-are-going-up-and-at-levels-americans-havent-seen-in-decades | 2022-04-01T01:30:16Z |
After consulting legal experts, the Tamil Nadu government would take a decision on the next course of action on internal reservation for Vanniyars, state Water Resources Minister Duraimurugan said on Thursday.
Without proper basic data, a law to provide internal quota for Vanniyars was brought out by the previous AIADMK regime hastily for ‘political reasons’ in the run-up to the Assembly election last year, the minister said.
Despite the government’s all-out efforts, like appointment of senior advocates to handle the matter, the law to provide sub-quota for Vanniyars was struck down by the Supreme Court in view of the data factor, Duraimurugan said in a statement.
Against this background, the minister said the Tamil Nadu government would take a decision on the next course of action on internal reservation for Vanniyars after consulting legal experts.
Reacting to the judgment, PMK founder S Ramadoss said the verdict made it clear that based on clear data, a recommendation could be made by the Tamil Nadu Backward Classes Commission to provide internal reservation for Vanniyars.
Based on it, the government could adopt a fresh Bill in the Assembly and provide reservation, the PMK leader said in a statement and urged Chief Minister M K Stalin to immediately take steps in this regard.
Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi chief T Velmurugan urged Stalin to enact a new legislation to provide reservation and ensure that it does not get struck down by courts.
The Tamil Nadu Assembly last year passed a bill providing internal reservation of 10.5 per cent for Vanniyars, a most backward community, in government jobs and in admission to educational institutions.
The law split the aggregate 20 per cent reservation for the Most Backward Classes (MBCs) and Denotified Communities into three separate categories by regrouping castes and provided 10.5 per cent sub-quota for ‘Vanniyars’, formally Vanniakula Kshatriyas.
The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the 10.5 per cent reservation.
- The Indian Express website has been rated GREEN for its credibility and trustworthiness by Newsguard, a global service that rates news sources for their journalistic standards. | https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chennai/dmk-govt-blames-aiadmk-regime-for-sc-striking-down-vanniyar-quota-7847081/ | 2022-04-01T01:30:16Z |
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Several Morganfield homes damaged by Wednesday’s storms
MORGANFIELD, Ky. (WFIE) - Several houses were damaged by Wednesday night’s storms.
In Morganfield, two neighboring homes were hit by the high winds, knocking one mobile home off its foundation and stripping the roof off another.
Union County Emergency Management Director Rick White says his team has tracked the winds, and says the storms moved through the county in a straight line.
“I think we had like 2,000 residents without power for a little while,” said White. “Eventually, they got it up, but it was due to the straight-line winds.”
[RELATED: National Weather Service confirms EF-1 tornado formed in White County, Illinois]
Richard Fisher’s home lost its roof during the storm. His porch also detached from the ground, due to the wind.
“I looked out the window and my roof and my porch went over the top of the house,” said Fisher.
He says the wind came through fast. Other Morganfield residents say the wind came and went in about 10-15 seconds.
Fisher says he went into the bathroom once he saw the damage the storms were doing to his house.
“By the time I got in the bathroom, the whole trailer was shaking so bad,” said Fisher. “I was on the phone with 911, I said, ‘My trailer is fixing to get blown over, you’ll be picking me up in my backyard here in a minute, you better hurry up and get here.’”
Fisher’s next door neighbors didn’t escape the wind damage either. Their trailer was blown off its foundation.
White says that the call initially came in as another roof was coming off the house.
“Once Whispering Meadows Volunteer Fire Department got on scene, they were able to assess and realized that the mobile home had actually been blown off the foundation,” White said. “The porch had scooted up to the door where they couldn’t get out,” White said.
While these two homes had the most damage in the area of Meadows Road in Morganfield, other families say their property was hit by the high winds, too.
One family off U.S. 60 in Morganfield says their detached garage was completely destroyed. They say an insurance surveyor was scheduled to come out Thursday.
White says there were several tree limbs knocked down around the county.
He did say that no injuries have been reported from the storms.
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Care home workers accused of abusing residents
Two men who worked in direct care at a western Pennsylvania residential facility inflicted what a grand jury alleges was “violent, demeaning and humiliating” abuse on people with severe physical and mental disabilities, federal prosecutors said recently in announcing hate crimes criminal charges. Zachary Lee Dinell, 28,...
legalnews.com | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2556688062733/care-home-workers-accused-of-abusing-residents | 2022-04-01T01:30:17Z |
Cambiar Investors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:IWN – Get Rating) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 2,426 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $403,000.
A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in IWN. Alaska Permanent Fund Corp grew its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF by 97.1% during the 3rd quarter. Alaska Permanent Fund Corp now owns 2,412,211 shares of the company’s stock valued at $386,509,000 after purchasing an additional 1,188,477 shares in the last quarter. Johns Hopkins University purchased a new position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $136,081,000. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF by 4.6% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 7,639,968 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,266,478,000 after purchasing an additional 335,257 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF by 4.2% during the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 4,581,978 shares of the company’s stock worth $737,057,000 after acquiring an additional 186,193 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vestcor Inc bought a new stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $23,570,000.
Shares of NYSEARCA IWN traded down $1.76 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $161.40. 1,409,079 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,901,974. iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF has a 52 week low of $148.46 and a 52 week high of $178.19. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $157.94 and its 200 day moving average price is $162.84.
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF, formerly Ishares Trust Russel 2000 (the Fund), formerly iShares Russell 2000 Value Index Fund, is an exchange traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Russell 2000 Value Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of equity securities of Russell 2000 Index issuers with relatively lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth.
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U.S. Division
Eastern Conference
East Division
Central Division
Note: x - clinched playoff berth; y - clinched division; Two points for a team winning in overtime or shootout; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns.
Tuesday's results
Winnipeg 8 Moose Jaw 1
Wednesday's results
Everett at Portland, 7 p.m.
Prince Albert 2 Brandon 1
Swift Current 6 Lethbridge 4
Regina 3 Saskatoon 2
Calgary 3 Medicine Hat 2
Kamloops 8 Prince George 2
Friday's games
Calgary at Swift Current, 7 p.m.
Moose Jaw at Saskatoon, 7 p.m.
Brandon at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.
Winnipeg at Regina, 7 p.m.
Medicine Hat at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.
Spokane at Kamloops, 7 p.m.
Prince George at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.
Portland at Everett, 7:05 p.m.
Tri-City at Seattle, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday's games
Edmonton at Red Deer, 7 p.m.
Lethbridge at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.
Brandon at Saskatoon, 7 p.m.
Seattle at Portland, 6 p.m.
Winnipeg at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.
Regina at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.
Everett at Tri-City, 6:05 p.m.
Spokane at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Victoria at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.
Sunday's games
Swift Current at Calgary, 2 p.m.
Kamloops at Prince George, 2 p.m.
Red Deer at Edmonton, 4 p.m.
Spokane at Vancouver, 4 p.m.
Tuesday's games
Regina at Brandon, 7 p.m.
Saskatoon at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.
Kelowna at Prince George, 7 p.m. | https://www.darientimes.com/news/article/HKO-WHL-Standings-17049892.php | 2022-04-01T01:30:19Z |
WHL
All Times Local
Western Conference
B.C. Division
U.S. Division
Eastern Conference
East Division
Central Division
Note: x - clinched playoff berth; y - clinched division; Two points for a team winning in overtime or shootout; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns.
Tuesday's results
Winnipeg 8 Moose Jaw 1
Wednesday's results
Everett at Portland, 7 p.m.
Prince Albert 2 Brandon 1
Swift Current 6 Lethbridge 4
Regina 3 Saskatoon 2
Calgary 3 Medicine Hat 2
Kamloops 8 Prince George 2
Friday's games
Calgary at Swift Current, 7 p.m.
Moose Jaw at Saskatoon, 7 p.m.
Brandon at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.
Winnipeg at Regina, 7 p.m.
Medicine Hat at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.
Spokane at Kamloops, 7 p.m.
Prince George at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.
Portland at Everett, 7:05 p.m.
Tri-City at Seattle, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday's games
Edmonton at Red Deer, 7 p.m.
Lethbridge at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.
Brandon at Saskatoon, 7 p.m.
Seattle at Portland, 6 p.m.
Winnipeg at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.
Regina at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.
Everett at Tri-City, 6:05 p.m.
Spokane at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Victoria at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.
Sunday's games
Swift Current at Calgary, 2 p.m.
Kamloops at Prince George, 2 p.m.
Red Deer at Edmonton, 4 p.m.
Spokane at Vancouver, 4 p.m.
Tuesday's games
Regina at Brandon, 7 p.m.
Saskatoon at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.
Kelowna at Prince George, 7 p.m. | https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/HKO-WHL-Standings-17049892.php | 2022-04-01T01:30:19Z |
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones gave millions to woman who filed paternity lawsuit
Posted/updated on: March 31, 2022 at 6:29 pmBy DON VAN NATTA
Jerry Jones has paid nearly $3 million to the woman who says she is his biological daughter, including her full tuition at SMU and a $70,000 Range Rover on her 16th birthday, and to her mother, according to the Little Rock, Arkansas, lawyer who delivered the payments on behalf of the Dallas Cowboys owner.
Lawyer Don Jack told ESPN that he made regular payments on Jones’ behalf to Alexandra Davis, the 25-year-old congressional aide who filed a paternity lawsuit against Jones on March 3, and her mother, Cynthia Spencer Davis, whom Jones met in 1995 when she was a ticket-counter agent for American Airlines in Arkansas.
“On numerous occasions I have made payments on behalf of Mr. Jones to Cindy and Alex Davis,” Jack said in a statement. A longtime friend of Jones, Jack said he struck an agreement on Jones’ behalf with Spencer Davis in 1995, paying her $375,000 and providing “for monthly payments for child support which ultimately totaled over $2 million.”
Jones has not acknowledged that Davis is his biological daughter. Asked why he used the term “child support” in his statement, Jack said, “I used the term child support because that’s what the agreement calls it.” Asked if the “child support” payments indicate that Jones is Davis’ father, Jack paused for five seconds before saying, “I am not going to answer that one. My statement speaks for itself.”
Asked why Jones paid millions to Davis and her mother if Davis was not his daughter, Jones spokesman Jim Wilkinson declined to comment.
Jack and Wilkinson declined to release a copy of the agreement that set up two trusts that have paid Davis and her mother more than $1.3 million over the past 25 years. Two additional lump sum payments are due to Davis when she turns 26 years old and 28 years old.
Through her attorney, Davis has asked a court to revoke the agreement struck by her mother when she was 1 and for Jones to be declared her father. Her lawyer, Andrew A. Bergman, has said repeatedly that she is not seeking money and that, after years of being shunned by Jones, his client wants only to be able to put his name on her birth certificate.
But Jack said he got a far different impression of Davis’ motives when he met with her and her mother for dinner at a Dallas steakhouse several years ago.
“In that meeting, Alex read to me a personal letter she had drafted to Jerry Jones in which she expressed her dissatisfaction with what she had received and sought $20 million,” Jack said. “She stated that if that amount was paid, she would not bother Mr. Jones again and would keep their relationship confidential.”
Neither Jack nor Wilkinson could provide proof of the letter or a date of the dinner. Wilkinson said it was “three or four years ago.”
“Let’s see the letter,” Bergman said Thursday. “And let’s see the evidence that more money was paid beyond those agreements. And I would ask why? Is Jerry saying that money is a substitute for being a father? Do the millions make him a good father and do they make my client an extortionist? Don’t forget the money was contingent on her being silent.”
Davis, an aide to U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, has declined to comment to ESPN and other media outlets.
In a court filing Monday, Jones accused Davis of filing the lawsuit after attempting unsuccessfully to extort money from him, an assertion adamantly denied by Bergman. Wilkinson said the dinner meeting with Jack supports the allegation.
“This clearly demonstrates that money has always been the ultimate goal here,” Wilkinson said. “And sadly this is just one part of a more broad calculated and concerted effort that has been going on for some time by multiple people with various different agendas.”
Jack told ESPN that periodic requests from Davis and her mother for money and other expenses exceeded the amount that Jones agreed to pay in the trust agreement by nearly $1 million over the years.
Those additional expenses include $33,000 for Davis’ “Sweet 16” birthday party, which was featured on the reality TV show “Big Rich Texas.” In addition, Jones paid “all of Alex’s education expenses,” including four years at SMU and one year at a private high school, Wilkinson said. Jones also paid $24,000 for Davis to take a trip abroad after she graduated from college and $25,000 for Davis and her mother to take a Christmas vacation in Paris, Wilkinson said.
“The facts clearly show that millions of dollars have been paid,” Wilkinson said, “and on top of that, a $20 million shakedown attempt was made. I think this speaks for itself as to the motives.”
On March 10, a demand letter from a Jones attorney connects the Davis paternity lawsuit and numerous other recent Cowboys scandals to the ongoing contentious divorce battle between Jones’ daughter, Charlotte Jones Anderson, and her ex-husband, Shy Anderson. The letter, obtained by ESPN, advises Anderson to preserve documents “to determine whether a conspiracy exists among yourself and others including, without limitation, certain of your lawyers.” The letter to Anderson states that Jones has asked attorney Charles L. Babcock “to investigate whether he has potential claims against you and others for conversion [extortion] and other torts.”
The letter advises Jones’ longtime son-in-law to preserve documents and other evidence in 10 categories, including communications he might have had with Davis and her mother. Other specified topics that lawyers asked Anderson to preserve include “All efforts to obtain monies from Mr. Jones directly or indirectly” and “All efforts to obtain information you and/or your counsel consider embarrassing to Mr. Jones.”
“The evidence preservation letter speaks for itself,” Wilkinson said Thursday. The divorce lawyer for Anderson, Lisa G. Duffee, did not return messages from ESPN.
Wilkinson said Bergman, the lawyer for Davis, held two meetings with Levi A. McCathern, an outside lawyer for Jones, and his law partner after filing the lawsuit March 3 in which Bergman allegedly demanded money to settle the case.
Wilkinson quoted Bergman as saying in the first meeting, “If you want this just to go away, it’s going to cost you Zeke or Dak money.”
“There was never a discussion about a nonmonetary resolution. Money was always part of the deal,” Wilkinson said.
Bergman said Thursday that he never asked for a dollar to settle the case.
“It is absolutely false — and they know it — that I ever demanded money on behalf of Alex,” Bergman said. “They said, ‘What does she want?’ And I said she wants to establish parentage, and Jerry can do it cooperatively or not. Levi said Jerry’s not going to do that because of Mama Gene. Levi said Jerry said Alex will never be part of our family in a picture when we raise money for the Salvation Army. That’s the truth.”
Wilkinson said McCathern strongly denied saying those words to Bergman.
“Now they’ve changed their story yet again,” Wilkinson said. “First it wasn’t about money. Now it is about money. And now they are on three sides of a two-sided issue. They are all over the map here. Pick a story and stick with it. This is clownish.”
A hearing scheduled to determine if the complaint remains sealed was canceled Thursday after lawyers for Jones withdrew their request to have it sealed. It is not known when the lawyers will return to court. | https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1113038 | 2022-04-01T01:30:19Z |
Disputed school admissions policy OK’d pending appeal
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.
By DENISE LAVOIE
Associated Press | https://www.mymotherlode.com/news/national/2449777/disputed-school-admissions-policy-okd-pending-appeal.html | 2022-04-01T01:30:21Z |
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — You know the voice, but do you know the story? Friday, the famous voice heard in Sabres games for more than 50 years, Rick Jeanneret will have his name hung in the rafters at KeyBank Center. But before his historic night, News 4 caught up with the Buffalo broadcasting legend.
It’s starting to hit him that he’s got just one month left until retirement.
“It’s sinking in,” Jeanneret said. “Maybe I just deliberately pushed it away from my mind up until now, but when you have the night that’s coming up on Friday, then you have to start thinking about it.”
For five decades, RJ called the careers of some of the greatest players in not just Buffalo history, but hockey history as well. Soon he’ll see his name alongside them. It brings a lot of emotion to the Sabres legend.
“All good ones,” RJ said. “Not so much that my name is up there, but just that it’s up there next to guys like that, who I admired very much. Wasn’t just that I broadcast their games. I admired the way they played and I think of, and I’ve often said, while he played in Buffalo, Dominik Hasek was the greatest goaltender I ever saw put on a pair of pads. And I think of [Gilbert] Perreault and the [French] Connection and Patty La La [Pat LaFontaine] and Danny Gare. It’s a special feeling, but again I’m not sure what kind of feeling it is. By 7:30 on Friday night I’ll have a better idea.”
51 years in the booth with the same team. R-J’s the longest-tenured play-by-play broadcaster in NHL history, and he cherishes every day with the Sabres.
“There’s only 30 jobs in the world,” RJ said. “That’s all there is and it’s been pretty good. “It’s treated me well. It’s been a nice life to live. I respect the job and the people who listen and watch I know respect me and again that’s something I’m going to have to think about in the next couple of days as to what’s going to happen on Friday emotionally. Basically, I don’t know what’s going to happen because they haven’t told me. It’s a secret they kept from me.”
A half-century in the same job doesn’t start without a first step, and believe it or not, famous calls like “May Day” almost never happened. He started his career as a DJ doing a morning show and had no intention of ever doing play-by-play hockey, until one night in the 1960s.
“I was at a junior game one night to watch it and I was sitting downstairs, and just before the game, a fellow in the press box came and said ‘hey do you know anything about doing play-by-play?’ I said ‘why?’ The guy said ‘our guy got sick. Somebody’s got to do it.’ I said ‘well I guess we’re going to find out then, aren’t we?’ So I went up and did it and we’ve been rolling ever since.
Not long after that, he took over as the lead play-by-play man for the Sabres, and he didn’t anticipate being here as long as he was.
“I knew from the start that I was going to be ok and that things were going to turn out alright,” RJ said. “I didn’t know I was going to be here for 51 years. I had no idea of that.”
51 years led to plenty of classic moments and even more classic calls.
“90 percent of them are spontaneous or were spontaneous at the time,” RJ said. “I get asked all the time, how many times did you say May Day? I said May Day I don’t know how many times, but I was saying it until I could think of something else to say, that was basically all it is. The spontaneity is very much a part of me.”
Friday is RJ’s night, but he still has a month left before his actual retirement. When asked about his life after the Sabres, he wasn’t sure what he would do once he retires.
“The problem is after 51 years of doing this I don’t have any hobbies,” RJ said. “I don’t even play golf anymore, I did but I was awful, but I played and I enjoyed playing. Maybe I’ll have to pick up the clubs again. I don’t know.”
April 29 will be Rick Jeanneret’s final game as Sabres announcer. “Sabres announcer” is a title he prefers to be called, not “Voice of the Sabres”
“I get introduced a lot as the voice of the Sabres and I make it very very clear that I am not the voice of the Sabres, Ted Darling was the voice of the Sabres, and that should go to his grave with him,” RJ said. “I’m a Sabres announcer.”
For 51 years, this Sabres announcer called thousands of games and dozens of classic moments. With those moments came some great calls that people remember to this day. While RJ wouldn’t share his favorite call of all time, he would share a favorite moment of his. It happened in 2006 after the Sabres lost to Carolina Hurricanes in game seven of the Eastern Conference finals.
“I went down and I went around the room and shook everybody’s hand because it had been a wild season,” RJ said. “It was awesome, what a great ride. I got around to Ryan Miller last and he looked at me and I looked at him and we both broke out crying. That was the most emotional day I ever had broadcasting hockey games. I just got so invested in that team because they were underdogs. They were just overdoing themselves each and every night. Then it finally came to the end and they’ve got no defense left. Lindy Ruff had nothing to work with. They all were trying, it just fell a tiny bit short.”
RJ’s seen a lot in his days as a play-by-play man for the Sabres, and he’s mentioned retirement in years past, but there’s one thing that always kept him coming back.
Playoffs. Honestly, I might have been gone a couple of years ago, but I was thinking this team was going to make the playoffs again. I was hanging my hat on that, and it has not happened, so now I have to give up, but now I’m on my way out this time and they are getting very very close. I have all the confidence in the world in Kevyn Adams doing his job and Donny Granato who has done a wonderful job behind the bench and has all the respect of the players. I think they’re right there. It’s gonna happen.
While he may not get to call a playoff game in his final season, it’s no question the famous calls and famous moments from Rick Jeanneret will live on in the memories of Sabres fans for years to come. While he’s meant a lot to the Sabres fans and the franchise, they’ve meant just as much to a young man from Ontario.
“Everything,” RJ said when asked what the Sabres meant to him. “My entire adult life has been in airplanes and hotels on the road all the time, traveling. Every season doing exactly the same thing. The nice thing about it is that there’s no two hockey games that are alike so it’s never boring.”
His last night on-air is April 29, one that’s sure to be emotional for him and his fans.
“Haven’t even thought about it,” he said with a smile. “I will think about it, but not yet. I’ve got too many games left.” | https://www.wivb.com/sports/buffalo-sabres/rick-jeanneret-reflects-on-51-years-with-buffalo-sabres/ | 2022-04-01T01:30:22Z |
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ROCHELLE (WREX) — A local distillery is raising money for veterans and active service members and their families.
Kennay Farms Distilling joined the "Hops for Heroes" campaign supporting Soldiers' Angels, a non-profit organization helping members of the military, veterans and their families.
The Rochelle-based farm and brewery will be brewing a custom recipe, known as Homefront IPA, to raise funds to support the organization.
Kennay Farms joins eight other breweries across the country in the effort to support the nation's service members.
"Soldiers' Angels puts the needs of our American heroes first. It is exactly the type of organization that Kennay Farms is proud to align ourselves with," says Aubrey Quinn, Marketing Director at Kennay Farms. "With a long history of service men and women in our family we are grateful we can give back to honor their service."
Soldiers' Angels is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas and founded by the family of General George Patton. The organization says they have provided assistance to almost 1,000,000 service members, veterans, wounded heroes and their families in 2021 alone.
Kennay Farms Distilling plans to release its custom Homefront IPA in June. All proceeds from the sales of custom drinks nationwide will go to Soldiers' Angels. | https://www.wrex.com/news/positive-local-news/local-distillery-to-create-beer-raising-money-for-active-military-veterans/article_626ae9c4-b144-11ec-a470-f3ba5f9ccfe7.html | 2022-04-01T01:30:22Z |
A four-run rally in the top of the seventh inning lifted the Lakeview Warriors to a 6-5 victory at rival Ringgold on Thursday.
The Warriors (6-5) led 2-0 after the top of the first inning, only to see the Tigers (8-5) score five unanswered runs. Ringgold's scoring was capped by a pair of runs in the bottom of the sixth that gave them a 5-3 lead.
But Lakeview would load the bases with one out in the top of the seventh before Tanner Wilson and Logan Reece picked up RBI's. Peyton Culpepper came through with an RBI-single to tie the game, and Nathan Horne picked up his second RBI of the night on a sacrifice fly to bring in what became the winning run.
Wilson, who came into pitch in the sixth, retired the Tigers in order in the seventh to seal the victory. He allowed two unearned runs on two hits with two strikeouts to record the save. Darian Keefe threw the first five innings and allowed two earned runs on two hits and three walks with three strikeouts.
Culpepper went 2 for 3 and knocked in a pair of runs, Keefe had a single and stole a base, while Chandler Harris drew a walk, stole two bases, scored a run and knocked in another.
Five different pitchers toed the rubber for Ringgold. Franklin Helsel threw a team-high 3.2 innings. He did not allow a hit and surrendered just one walk while striking out seven batters after entering the game in relief in the top of the first.
Colt Underdown doubled and drove in a run, while Haddon Fries, Kaiden Quick and Braylee Raby all had one hit and one RBI. Fries' RBI came on a solo homer in the bottom of the fifth inning.
Scott Herpst is sports editor for the Walker County Messenger in LaFayette, Ga., and Catoosa County News in Ringgold, Ga. | https://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/catoosa_walker_news/sports/middle-school-baseball-lakeview-stuns-ringgold-late-for-comeback-victory/article_a2660ec4-b152-11ec-8bea-7b316d87ab34.html | 2022-04-01T01:30:22Z |
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"This is a kitchen table issue, "House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said to reporters ahead of the bill's passage on Thursday.
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Advocates of the legislation point to data from the Health Care Cost Institute, an independent nonprofit that studies health care prices, which shows prices for insulin doubled between 2012 and 2016.
"No one should have to choose between taking their medication as prescribed and putting food on the table or a roof over their head," said Rep. Dan Kildee, one of three Democratic lawmakers who sponsored the legislation.
"As a father of a type 1 diabetic, I have seen firsthand how the high price of prescription drugs like insulin can harm patients and harm families," the Michigan Democrat said during debate on the House floor. "When my daughter turned 26 and got her own health insurance, there were months where she spent a third of her take home pay because she's diabetic on staying alive."
Critics of the bill argue the cap alone doesn't do enough to solve the underlying problem of rising prescription drug prices.
"We want lower prices for drugs, particularly for insulin," said Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga, during debate. "But instead of fixing a broken system, this bill aims to control it," he adding, calling the bill a "socialist plan."
House Democrats passed legislation in November as part of a broader spending package that would have enabled Medicare to negotiate lower prices for various prescription drugs.
Because that package remains stalled in the Senate, Democrats are working to more narrowly tackle making common drugs like insulin more affordable.
There is a similar bipartisan effort under way in the Senate but its path is unclear as Republicans have traditionally been opposed to price caps.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://www.ijpr.org/npr-news/2022-03-31/house-passes-bill-to-cap-insulin-prices | 2022-04-01T01:30:22Z |
Happy April Fools’ Day 2022 Wishes Images, Messages, Status: The beginning of the month of April is always on a humorous note, as April Fools’ Day is celebrated all across the globe. No matter how dark the world gets, a little cheer never hurt anybody. On this day, people indulge in harmless fun and pull pranks on each other.
The day has gained a lot of popularity over the years and this year too, we bring to you a few special wishes that you can share with your friends and family.
Take a look at these wishes and spread cheer on this fun-filled day!
* You are a gorgeous, amazing, intelligent talented, caring and an understanding person. Smiling? Well, Happy April Fool’s Day!
* If anyone calls you beautiful,
If anyone appreciates you for no reason,
If anyone thinks you are intelligent,
Just smile and wish the person Happy April Fool’s Day!
*Happy April Fool’s Day, you fool. May you get some cheer and fun!
*Believe nothing and trust no one. Today is April Fool’s Day!
* Earth may stop rotating but your brain will never start working!
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0001213900-22-016336 | https://www.benzinga.com/secfilings/22/03/26388994/redwoods-acquisition-corp-initial-statement-of-beneficial-ownership-redwoods-capital-llc-form3 | 2022-04-01T01:30:23Z |
Tri-State expert reacts to new CDC data on teen mental health
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - New alarming data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday, as more than four in 10 U.S. high school students said they felt persistently sad or hopeless during the COVID-19 pandemic in a recent study.
The pandemic has been tough on many of us, but in some ways it’s been especially hard on teenagers, and there are ways experts say we can help them.
CDC data shows 44% of teens reported feeling persistently sad or hopeless during the past year.
66% said they found it more difficult to complete their schoolwork.
[READ MORE: Pandemic took a toll on teen mental health, US study says]
Emily Reidford with Easterseals Rehabilitation Center has a mixed reaction, the numbers are shocking.
“Yet, it’s not surprising because we know in the mental health field, youth have been struggling for a while,” Reidford said.
The pandemic took away key coping mechanisms, and changed milestone moments like prom and graduation.
“All those kids who sports were their outlet and that’s how they receive support, that’s how they feel better about themselves and mastered some of these skills, that was gone for them,” Reidford said.
High schoolers watched their parents and caregivers go through the pandemic, too.
“When you’re struggling and feeling out of control, and your sources of strength are out of control or appearing to be going through a hardship too, that can be hard to navigate,” Reidford said.
Reidford says the stigma around mental health has made positive changes, but it’s not quite in the right place yet.
”Now it’s not a taboo topic, but maybe it’s made fun of a little bit, or laughed about more,” said Reidford. “What we should be doing is encouraging each other and sharing those struggles, and helping someone through that.”
She says along with checking on our teens, we should actively exemplify healthy habits like talking about our feelings, taking care of our bodies, reducing screen time and sleeping enough.
“We as adults have to model that for them,” said Reidford. “Show them how to do that instead of just talking about it.”
Moving forward, Reidford hopes now that the world is taking steps to return to some normalcy, that teens will be able to get a lot of those coping skills back.
Copyright 2022 WFIE. All rights reserved. | https://www.14news.com/2022/04/01/tri-state-expert-reacts-new-cdc-data-teen-mental-health/ | 2022-04-01T01:30:24Z |
Let’s bring some fun back to wintertime at Town Field
A little over two weeks ago, Town Field was the site of the city of Boston’s “Winter Express.” There had been several of these celebrations throughout winter in neighborhoods where a community came together in person for the first time in a long time to celebrate....
www.dotnews.com | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2556688817334/let-s-bring-some-fun-back-to-wintertime-at-town-field | 2022-04-01T01:30:24Z |
DENVER (AP) — A man who shot and wounded two demonstrators while apparently aiming at a Jeep that was headed toward the crowd during a protest in suburban Denver in 2020 was convicted Thursday of several charges.
Samuel Young, 24, was found guilty of two counts of second-degree assault, four counts of attempted manslaughter and a single count of illegally discharging his gun, The Denver Post reported.
Several hundred people who attended the July 2020 protest in Aurora to bring attention to police violence walked onto and blocked all of the lanes of Interstate 225. Shortly after, a Jeep approached from behind and headed toward the crowd, prompting Young to fire five shots.
Two shots hit the back of the Jeep, and two shots hit fellow protesters. One man was shot in the leg, and another man was grazed in the head. A woman also broke her leg when she leaped from the highway.
The driver, who pulled off the highway and contacted police after the shooting, was not criminally charged. During Young’s trial, prosecutors said he didn't intend to hurt any protesters.
The protest was organized in support of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who was arrested in August 2019 after someone called 911 to report a suspicious person wearing a ski mask and waving his arms while he walked down the street.
He was arrested by Aurora police and injected with 500 milligrams of ketamine by EMS workers called to the scene. He suffered cardiac arrest, was declared brain dead and taken off life support less than a week later.
McClain’s death became a national rallying cry along with the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis in protests calling for police reform. | https://www.darientimes.com/news/article/Jury-convicts-man-who-shot-protesters-in-suburban-17049894.php | 2022-04-01T01:30:25Z |
DENVER (AP) — A man who shot and wounded two demonstrators while apparently aiming at a Jeep that was headed toward the crowd during a protest in suburban Denver in 2020 was convicted Thursday of several charges.
Samuel Young, 24, was found guilty of two counts of second-degree assault, four counts of attempted manslaughter and a single count of illegally discharging his gun, The Denver Post reported.
Several hundred people who attended the July 2020 protest in Aurora to bring attention to police violence walked onto and blocked all of the lanes of Interstate 225. Shortly after, a Jeep approached from behind and headed toward the crowd, prompting Young to fire five shots.
Two shots hit the back of the Jeep, and two shots hit fellow protesters. One man was shot in the leg, and another man was grazed in the head. A woman also broke her leg when she leaped from the highway.
The driver, who pulled off the highway and contacted police after the shooting, was not criminally charged. During Young’s trial, prosecutors said he didn't intend to hurt any protesters.
The protest was organized in support of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who was arrested in August 2019 after someone called 911 to report a suspicious person wearing a ski mask and waving his arms while he walked down the street.
He was arrested by Aurora police and injected with 500 milligrams of ketamine by EMS workers called to the scene. He suffered cardiac arrest, was declared brain dead and taken off life support less than a week later.
McClain’s death became a national rallying cry along with the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis in protests calling for police reform. | https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Jury-convicts-man-who-shot-protesters-in-suburban-17049894.php | 2022-04-01T01:30:25Z |
Federal legislation would create commission to evaluate gender equity in NCAA
Posted/updated on: March 31, 2022 at 6:30 pmBy DAN MURPHY
A trio of congresswomen says the NCAA and college sports leaders aren’t doing enough to correct the inequity between men’s and women’s sports and introduced legislation Thursday designed to evaluate the source of the problem and provide solutions.
The NCAA has made insufficient progress in fixing some of the issues that came to light during last year’s NCAA tournament, according to U.S. Reps. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, Jackie Speier, D-California, and Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey. They co-wrote a federal bill that would lead to the formation of a 16-person commission tasked with reviewing the NCAA’s actions and making policy recommendations to improve what Speier called the “caveman mentality that doesn’t just insult our stellar women athletes, but violates Title IX.”
The NCAA publicly apologized last March and paid for an independent review of gender equity issues after social media posts revealed a stark difference between the amenities and benefits received by men’s and women’s players during last year’s tournaments. The NCAA made some changes heading into this year’s tournaments — which conclude this weekend with the Final Four games starting Friday night — and said it plans to make more significant progress on the issue in the future.
Speier is a co-chair of the Democratic Women’s Caucus, which met with prominent coaches and players from the women’s game after last year’s tournament. Maloney, who is the chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, co-authored a letter to NCAA president Mark Emmert earlier this month, writing that the association’s response to concerns raised about last year’s tournament was “lackluster” and that it had ignored similar recommendations at least four times during the past 30 years.
“NCAA leadership have not taken adequate steps to fix the problem,” Maloney said in a release announcing the legislation. “Every student-athlete deserves to be treated fairly, and today we’re taking an important step to holding the NCAA accountable to that standard.”
The committee members would be selected by members of Congress and would include former college athletes and coaches as well as others with experience in college sports and Title IX matters.
The bill joins a list of nearly a dozen other proposals in the past two years for the federal government to provide some type of increased oversight over the NCAA and college sports. Earlier this week, a bipartisan pair of senators introduced a bill to reform the NCAA’s enforcement process. On Wednesday, a group of Congress members hosted a series of panel discussions about NCAA reform issues, with gender equity among the topics of discussion. | https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1113040 | 2022-04-01T01:30:25Z |
The Senate voted to confirm Holocaust historian Deborah Lipstadt on Wednesday to serve as a special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, ABC News reported.
Lipstadt was nominated for the role by President Joe Biden eight months ago, but her hearing was delayed after tweets resurfaced of her criticizing Republican politicians.
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., objected to her nomination while up in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday, citing a past tweet from Lipstadt featuring a news story about him titled "Senator Johnson slammed as 'white nationalist sympathizer' after race remarks."
"This is white supremacy/nationalism. Pure and simple," Lipstadt said of the story at the time.
But concerns from some Republicans didn't stick, and in a voice vote on Wednesday, Lipstadt was confirmed to the role by the upper chamber.
A broad range of Jewish advocacy groups, including the Orthodox Union and the American Jewish Committee, supported her nomination for the role and congratulated her after her confirmation.
"It took way too long but we are excited that the most qualified person for the job will finally be able to get busy combatting antisemitism," tweeted Rabbi Richard Jacobs, the president of the Union for Reform Judaism.
Lipstadt's new role in the State Department makes her responsible for advancing "U.S. foreign policy on antisemitism" and developing and implementing "policies and projects to support efforts to combat antisemitism," the department's website reads.
© 2022 Newsmax. All rights reserved. | https://www.newsmax.com/politics/antisemitism-congress/2022/03/31/id/1063829/ | 2022-04-01T01:30:27Z |
BELOIT—Beloit Police Chief Andre Sayles credited the cooperation from the public in the arrest Wednesday of a Madison teen who is accused of shooting a Beloit teen outside Beloit Memorial High School in January.
He said it was a Crime Stoppers tip submitted through the P3tips mobile phone app that lead to the arrest of Amaree Goodall, 19, in Holland, Michigan. Goodall was arrested on a warrant for first degree reckless homicide in the shooting death of Jion Broomfield, 19, in a parking lot outside Beloit Memorial High School on Jan. 29.
“This incident shows that if the community and the police work together, we can bring these subject to justice and bring peace to the victims’ families,” Sayles said during a news conference on Thursday afternoon.
Broomfield was at Beloit Memorial High School on Jan. 29 as a spectator watching the Beloit basketball team play the Madison Lafollette team. It is assumed Goodall was at the game as a fan of the Madison team. Some disagreement ensued leading to Broomfield being shot. A friend drove Broomfield to the Beloit Memorial Hospital emergency room where he later died.
After the shooting, Sayles voiced frustration that there were about 40 witnesses to the shooting, but because of a culture of “no snitching,” witnesses were not coming forward to assist in solving the crime.
“I was a little stern when I said that, but I think that is what was needed,” Sayles said at the news conference. “I applaud these brave people who did come forward.”
Goodall was identified as a suspect on Feb. 16 when Beloit police announced a warrant for his arrest was issued for first degree reckless homicide.
The Beloit police were able to identify Goodall through the cooperation of community members and through a collaborative effort involving the Madison Police Department and the Dane County Sheriff’s Department, Sayles said.
After Beloit police received the tip that Goodall was in Holland, Michigan, Beloit investigators worked with the Holland Police Department to take him into custody. Now, Beloit police are awaiting the extradition procedures to commence so Goodall can be brought back to Rock County to face the charge against him.
When asked if anyone may face charges for harboring a fugitive or in any way assisting Goodall, he said he would not comment on that as he was trying to maintain the integrity of the investigation.
Sayles noted it was sad that both the victim and the suspect were each only 19 years old and had their whole lives ahead of them before the tragic events of Jan. 29.
He said the Beloit Police Department continues its efforts to build trust in the community so crimes such as this homicide can be solved quickly through a collaborative effort with community members.
He said the department will continue to hold community meetings to keep the community informed and the department will be initiating directed patrols in trouble areas of the community to prevent crime.
Sayles said the department continues its investigation of the two other homicides that occurred this year in Beloit. Shawna Greer was shot and killed on Jan. 26 in the 1400 block of Madison Road. Also, on Jan. 29, a Janesville woman’s body was found near the intersection of Howe and Clary. She had been stabbed to death, Beloit police reports indicated.
“We are working on other homicides, as well as the unsolved ones that happened before,” Sayles said.
He said officers in the department will continue to reach out to the people of the community and explore new ways to keep the community safe.
“The Beloit Police Department will do everything in the letter of the law to keep the community safe,” Sayles said. “We want to show people this is a great city.” | https://www.beloitdailynews.com/news/crime/community-tips-lead-to-beloit-homicide-arrest/article_c1eefafc-b121-11ec-a5b0-3f3739523aca.html | 2022-04-01T01:30:27Z |
Funeral homes often submit obituaries as a service to the families they are assisting. However, we will be happy to accept obituaries from family members pending proper verification of the death.
Phillip Milliken Montgomery, age 49, passed away at home on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. Private services will be held at a later date.
Phillip was born in Frankfort, Kentucky, on March 20, 1973, to Larry Van Montgomery and Joan Elaine Feck Montgomery. He was an avid golf lover.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his children, Cameron Dunaway and Chloe Brasher, both of Mississippi; and sisters, Katherine Wainscott (Mark) and Jill Lovell (Thomas); granddaughter, Reese Elaine Dunaway; and by two nieces, Sawyier Wainscott and Olivia Lovell.
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Driver in shoot-out, chase with Buffalo police arraigned
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.
By CAROLYN THOMPSON
Associated Press | https://www.mymotherlode.com/news/national/2449785/driver-in-shoot-out-chase-with-buffalo-police-arraigned.html | 2022-04-01T01:30:27Z |
BELVIDERE (WREX) -- Enjoy a sweet treat while helping local youth this weekend.
"That Dessert Thing" is a dessert auction featuring sweets from local bakeries.
All proceeds support Camp Rock Forward, an organization providing free camp to 30 local children in foster care.
The event will be held this Saturday, April 2nd at the Belvidere Community Building. The address is 111 W. 1st Street Belvidere, IL.
Local pianist Andrew Mertzenich will entertain the crowd with show tunes and songs from popular movies.
13 News Evening Anchor Brittany Hardaway will host the event. | https://www.wrex.com/news/that-dessert-thing-fundraising-auction-supports-camp-for-children-in-foster-care/article_006ecf7a-b157-11ec-b7be-c7d4975e3808.html | 2022-04-01T01:30:28Z |
Over 200 people attended the last annual Cave Spring Elementary School Pinto Bean Luncheon on Friday, March 18, 2022. The 99-year-old school is closing at the end of the year.
The Cave Spring City Council is expected to decide next week if it will join a local initiative to purchase the elementary school near the downtown district.
Council members spent an hour in closed session Thursday night deliberating whether to partner with the Cave Spring Community Coalition in procuring the Cave Spring Elementary School property.
However, Mayor Rob Ware said they were unable to come to an immediate consensus. The board tabled the discussion, pending additional information, and plans to continue it at their work session slated for Tuesday.
Ware said he expects the council to take a vote on the matter at their next business meeting, scheduled for April 12 at 6 p.m. The council meets in open session at Fannin Hall, 10 Georgia Ave.
Before the council went into closed session, more than a dozen Cave Spring community members came up to speak. All voiced support for the coalition's mission.
The Cave Spring Community Coalition wants to take over the property and transform it into a community center. The facility would have afterschool care and tutoring for students and services for senior citizens.
The group formed last year after the Floyd County Board of Education voted to close the 99-year-old school on the basis that the system has too many buildings for their projected enrollment. Starting next school year, Cave Spring students will be assigned to other schools.
The City Council has said the town has a vested interest in what happens to the property, and several of its members have joined the coalition.
The Floyd County Board of Education will ultimately decide what will happen to the property. Earlier this month, Superintendent Glenn White said he expects the board to make a decision in the next two months.
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Central Valley Community Bancorp (NASDAQ:CVCY – Get Rating) was upgraded by Zacks Investment Research from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued on Thursday, Zacks.com reports. The firm presently has a $26.00 price objective on the financial services provider’s stock. Zacks Investment Research‘s target price would indicate a potential upside of 11.35% from the stock’s current price.
According to Zacks, “Central Valley Community Bank is the sole subsidiary of Central Valley Community Bancorp. The Bank operates full-service offices in Clovis, Fresno, Prather, Kerman and Sacramento, plus Real Estate Lending, SBA Lending and Agribusiness Lending Departments. Investment services are also provided by Investment Centers of America. “
A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on CVCY. StockNews.com cut Central Valley Community Bancorp from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, March 24th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods initiated coverage on Central Valley Community Bancorp in a report on Tuesday, December 21st. They issued a “market perform” rating and a $24.00 target price on the stock.
Central Valley Community Bancorp (NASDAQ:CVCY – Get Rating) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 26th. The financial services provider reported $0.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $21.49 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $20.27 million. Central Valley Community Bancorp had a return on equity of 11.51% and a net margin of 34.28%. Analysts forecast that Central Valley Community Bancorp will post 1.91 earnings per share for the current year.
Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its position in Central Valley Community Bancorp by 3.8% during the third quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 372,513 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $8,009,000 after purchasing an additional 13,561 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC boosted its position in Central Valley Community Bancorp by 44.4% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 1,747 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 537 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. boosted its position in Central Valley Community Bancorp by 26.6% during the third quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 11,415 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $244,000 after purchasing an additional 2,400 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in Central Valley Community Bancorp by 15.6% during the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 28,352 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $610,000 after purchasing an additional 3,818 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Two Sigma Investments LP acquired a new stake in Central Valley Community Bancorp during the third quarter valued at $790,000. 48.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Central Valley Community Bancorp Company Profile (Get Rating)
Central Valley Community Bancorp is a bank holding company, which engages in the provision of business and personal banking, and wealth management services. It operates through the following portfolio: commercial, real estate, and consumer. The commercial portfolio includes commercial and industrial loans, and agricultural production.
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Will Packer, producer of the Academy Award, ceremony told the ABC News show Good Morning America that Los Angeles police officers were ready to arrest Will Smith if Rock wanted to press charges.
"They were saying, 'This is battery.' That was the word they used in that moment," Packer told T.J. Holmes, in an exclusive interview that was teased during ABC's World News Tonight. "They said, 'We will go get him. We are prepared. We will go get him right now. You can press charges. We can arrest him. They were laying out the options. And as they were talking, Chris was, he was being very dismissive of those options. He was like, 'No, I'm fine.' He was like, 'no, no, no.' And even to the point where I said, 'Rock, let them finish.'"
In the clip, Packer said after the officers finished laying out what Rock's options were, "they said, 'Would you like us to take any action? And he said no.'"
Packer also said he did not speak to Smith at all on Oscar night. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released a statement saying Smith was asked to leave the ceremony and refused.
In his acceptance speech, Smith apologized to the Academy and his fellow nominees for the incident, but not Rock. On Instagram the following day, Smith wrote that he was embarrassed by his behavior and told Rock he was sorry. Still, the Academy began disciplinary proceedings against Smith-- which could include "suspension, expulsion, or other sanctions permitted."
SAG-AFTRA is also weighing sanctions against Smith.
On Wednesday night, Rock was onstage in Boston with a new comedy routine. He didn't say much about the slap. "I'm still kind of processing what happened," he said, adding that at some point he will talk about it "and it will be serious and funny."
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The owner of a downtown Los Angeles building where an explosion injured 12 firefighters has been allowed to enter a judicial diversion program that allows him to avoid jail time and potentially have all charges dismissed.
A court commissioner on Wednesday granted the diversion request for Steve Sungho Lee. He and his companies must pay more than $125,000 in investigative fees, make sure the property meets fire and building codes and arranging for Fire Department training.
Lee owned a commercial building on East Boyd Street in the city's Toy District that caught fire on May 16, 2020. Firefighters had to run for their lives when a ball of flames shot out the building and scorched a fire truck across the street.
Firefighters inside the building had to run through a wall of flames he estimated as 30 feet (9 meters) high and wide, and those on the roof scrambled down a ladder that was engulfed in fire.
Fire officials said the building was a warehouse for Smoke Tokes, a wholesale distributor of supplies for smoking and vaping products including butane hash oil, a concentrated cannabis extract that can be eaten, smoked or vaped. Highly flammable butane is used in the manufacturing process.
Most of the injured firefighters still haven't returned to work and one, Capt. Victor Aguirre, was hospitalized for more than two months and all of his fingers had to be partially amputated, according to a lawsuit he filed against the building and business owners.
Aguirre alleged that the area contained “hundreds of illegally and improperly stored butane canisters and thousands of illegally and improperly stored nitrous oxide cylinders.”
A fire department report concluded that the blaze, which spread to a nearby building, was fueled by an “excessive quantity” of the containers.
Investigators from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives concluded that the fire started under a storage rack in the building and that a worker with a lit cigarette was seen in the area. The cause of the fire was ruled accidental.
However, city prosecutors filed more than 300 misdemeanor charges of violating fire and safety codes against Lee, his companies and owners of businesses in the building and nearby properties. That included more than 160 counts against Lee and his companies.
If Lee meets all conditions of his judicial diversion program for two years, the charges will be dismissed.
“Mr. Lee will be deemed by law to have never been charged," said his attorney, Blair Berk. “The exhaustive federal investigation of the tragic fire objectively concluded that the cause was accidental, and there was no finding of any wrongdoing by Mr. Lee or his companies.”
City Attorney Mike Feuer opposed diversion for Lee, noting the severity of the fire, the injuries suffered by the firefighters and Lee's alleged failure “to take steps which could have mitigated the extent of the blaze."
The owners of Smoke Tokes and another business, Green Buddha, agreed in November 2020 to pay $139,000 each to cover investigative costs and to move out of the building. Charges against them were later dismissed. | https://www.darientimes.com/news/article/No-jail-for-LA-building-owner-over-explosion-that-17049830.php | 2022-04-01T01:30:31Z |
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers passed a measure on Thursday to create a paid family leave program, sending the legislation to Gov. Larry Hogan.
The bill, approved by supermajority votes by Democrats who control the legislature, would enable workers to take up to 12 weeks of partially paid leave for specified personal family circumstances such as caring for a sick relative or having a baby. It would provide up to 24 weeks for a parent, if he or she has a serious health issue in the year of a child's birth.
“This has been a long time coming,” said Sen. Antonio Hayes, a Baltimore Democrat. He thanked supporters who have “come together and really advocated on behalf of Maryland families."
Republicans criticized the measure for failing to spell out how much employees and employers would have to contribute, leaving that for the state's labor department to define later. They said Democrats were rushing to get the bill to the Republican governor just to meet a deadline so lawmakers will still be in session if the bill is vetoed.
“We're pushing this bill as quick as we can to get it upstairs,” said Sen. J.B. Jennings, a Republican, who added: “We don't know the numbers ... this bill is a hot mess.”
Because lawmakers are in the last session of the four-year term, they would not have a chance to override the veto next year if they adjourn before the governor acts on legislation.
The measure would create an insurance pool. Employees and employers would contribute to fund the program. Under the bill, the state’s labor department would set contribution rates to pay for the program. Employers with fewer than 15 employees would not be required to contribute.
The measure also includes job protections to protect employees from retaliation or termination for using the leave.
Seven states and the District of Columbia have paid family and medical leave insurance programs, including California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Washington. Colorado and Oregon have approved programs that have not started yet. | https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Maryland-paid-family-leave-program-bill-passed-to-17049782.php | 2022-04-01T01:30:31Z |
USDA forecasting higher food, grocery costs in 2022
(Gray News) - It looks like elevated food prices are going to continue this year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The USDA released its Food Price Outlook for 2022 and predicted the cost of groceries would continue to increase to as much as 4%.
According to the Consumer Price Index, grocery and supermarket food prices were already 8.6% higher in February than last year and up nearly 1.5% from January to February in 2022.
As reported by the Associated Press, prices for U.S. consumers have continued to jump recently, leaving families facing the highest inflation rate since 1990.
“We’re getting into this situation where we have spiraling inflation,” said Jay Hatfield, CEO of Infrastructure Capital Advisors. “Inflation in one area drives inflation in another.”
Currently, the CPI reports all food categories are increasing in price other than fresh vegetables. Last year, the beef and veal categories had the most significant price increase of 9.3%, and the fresh vegetable category had the smallest at 1.1%. However, no food categories decreased in price in 2021.
Poultry prices are also expected to increase up to 7%, with egg prices predicted to increase up to 3.5% in 2022.
Overall, grocery store and supermarket food purchases are expected to increase up to 4%, with restaurant purchases or food away from home forecasted to increase up to 6.5%, according to the USDA.
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Sportsbooks set wins for Buffalo Bills, Tampa Bay Buccaneers at 11.5 for 2022
Posted/updated on: March 31, 2022 at 6:31 pmBy DAVID PURDUM
The NFL schedule has yet to be released and the draft is still weeks away, but season-win total odds are already on the board at some sportsbooks.
The Buffalo Bills and Tampa Bay Buccaneers — both with 11.5 — top the totals released Thursday at Caesars Sportsbook.
The Green Bay Packers are next at 11, followed by the Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Rams and Dallas Cowboys, who each opened at 10.5 with varying prices to bet the over or under. The San Francisco 49ers, Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Chargers opened at 10 and round out the teams with double-digit win totals.
“The league is so balanced right now that it’s hard to put up a win total of 12,” Adam Pullen, assistant director of trading at Caesars Sportsbook, said in a company news release. “The parity’s there. There’s so many good teams out there. Even with the extra game, it’s hard to see a team that’s going to win 13 or 14 games. With all the player movement, it lends itself to more uncertainty and just more balance. So it’s not a surprise the highest win total is 11.5, it just shows how deep the league is.”
Caesars’ win totals paint a picture of an extremely competitive AFC. Nine of the 14 teams with the highest opening win totals are in the conference. The defending AFC champion Cincinnati Bengals, Indianapolis Colts, Tennessee Titans, Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens all opened at 9.5.
Each team in the rugged AFC West opened with win totals of 8.5 or higher.
“I would say the AFC West is the best division I’ve ever seen,” Pullen said. “These are four playoff-caliber teams — an improved Broncos team, a Chargers team that has been close but many people expect to make a run and a Raiders team that already made the playoffs last year. Obviously the Chiefs are the Chiefs. It just stands apart as the toughest for sure, every division game should be interesting.”
The Houston Texans opened with the lowest win total at 4.5. Houston won four games last season.
The New York Jets and Atlanta Falcons also are near the bottom, opening at 5.5.
“I think the toughest win totals to set are the teams at the bottom,” Pullen said. “A lot of times, people like to bet those overs on the low totals, so you have to gauge just how bad are they.” | https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1113042 | 2022-04-01T01:30:32Z |
SPRINGFIELD—Unemployment rates in northern Illinois and throughout the state dropped in February after a slight increase at the beginning of 2022, according to figures released Thursday by the Illinois Department of Employment Security.
In Winnebago County, the unemployment rate was 7.7% in February, down from 8.5% in January and down from 10.2% in February of 2021, when the pandemic still had a grip on the Illinois economy.
Boone County had an unemployment rate of 8.7% in February, down from 9.6% in January and down from 11.6% in February of 2021.
Stephenson County had an unemployment rate of 5.5% in February, down from 5.8% in January and down from 7.2% in February of 2021.
Ogle County had an unemployment rate of 6% in February, down from 6.6% in January and down from 7.8% in February of 2021.
Among cities in northern Illinois, Rockford had an unemployment rate of 8.7% in February, down from 9.6% in January and down from 12.1% in February of 2021.
Belvidere had an unemployment rate of 11.1% in February, down from 12.1% in January and down from 14.8% in February of 2021.]
Freeport had an unemployment rate of 5.4% in February, down from 5.8% in January and down from 8.5% in February of 2021.
The statewide unemployment rate was 4.8% in February, down from 5% in January and down from 6.9% in February of 2021.
“We are encouraged by Illinois’ sustained growth across the economy,” said Deputy Gov. Andy Manar. “Job seekers are finding new opportunities across the state, and Illinois is ready to support them with resources that will continue strengthening Illinois’ workforce.”
The metro areas which had the largest over-the-year percentage increases in total nonfarm jobs were the Bloomington MSA (+6.9%, +6,000 jobs), the Elgin Metropolitan Division (+6.3%, +14,700 jobs), and the Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights Metropolitan Division (+5.4%, +186,800 jobs). Industries that saw job growth in a majority of metro areas included: Leisure and Hospitality and Government (14 areas each); Mining and Construction (13 areas); Manufacturing (12 areas); Wholesale Trade and Other Services (11 areas each); Retail Trade, Professional and Business Services and Education and Health Services (nine areas each).
The metro areas with the largest unemployment rate decreases were the Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights Metropolitan Division (-2.6 points to 4.9%), the Rockford MSA (-2.5 points to 7.9%) and the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island IA-IL MSA (-2.2 points to 4.6%). The unemployment rate decreased over-the-year in all 102 counties for the fourth straight month. | https://www.beloitdailynews.com/news/illinois-news/illinois-unemployment-rates-decline-in-february/article_22d8806e-b130-11ec-8ebb-f3ef167f1593.html | 2022-04-01T01:30:33Z |
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"Should Ukraine be in NATO? The issue long predates the war in Ukraine.
"Yet now, after Ukraine's almost incredible decimation of over one-third of the invading force in just a month, now that the whole world is admiring that country's courage and love of liberty, do you not think it is time for that issue to be rephrased?
"Isn’t it a fact that now NATO needs Ukraine, more than Ukraine needs NATO?"
So went a question from the audience the other night at the Addison Cub in London, the exclusive, members-only political discussion venue presided over by the irrepressible Andrew Neil, former editor of The Sunday Times.
The featured speakers that evening were Tom Tugendhat MP, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the British Parliament, and Vadim Prystaiko, Ukraine’s ambassador to the UK.
The question drew cheers from the crowded room.
Peace negotiations between the two nations at war are proceeding apace.
Russia, facing as it is a military debacle of historic proportions, has jettisoned some of its aims — those to do with the grievances, as it happens, which the Kremlin invented to create a pretext for the invasion including "denazification" and "demilirarization" of its neighbor.
Ukraine, in its turn, has promised to make concessions, while declaring that its national sovereignty and territorial integrity are not on the table.
What, then, are these concessions, and what could be the common ground for reaching a peace deal between the two nations at war?
Sobered by military defeat, what the Russian side now wants is for Ukraine to renounce membership of NATO, to promise not to develop nuclear weapons, and to forswear foreign military bases on its soil.
The Financial Times has reported that the Kremlin will even accept Ukraine’s membership in the European Union, provided this status of "neutrality" is agreed, while decisions on Russian-occupied Crimea and Donbas may be postponed until a face-to-face meeting between presidents Putin and Zelenskyy.
What nobody would have believed just a few weeks ago is that the Ukrainian side appears willing to make these concessions, which amount to the country’s "neutrality."
No NATO membership for Ukraine, in other words. Instead of joining NATO, whose Article 5 assures the collective security of its member nations, Ukraine wants several countries to serve as individual guarantors of its future safety, including NATO members like Poland.
This is why the question asked at the Addison Club goes to the very heart of the matter.
In the face of Russian aggression, Ukraine believes in the resolve of only certain members of NATO, such as Poland or the Baltic states, to fight a future conventional war in defense of liberty, democracy, and the right to self-determination.
Others, like Turkey or Britain, may be expected to become powerful allies in such a war, as indeed they have done in this one, without actually "putting boots on the ground."
But what would be the behavior of a country like NATO members Belgium or Luxembourg in a future conventional armed conflict?
NATO member Hungary, for instance, has made no secret of its opposition to the aid to Ukraine. Would such countries not weaken NATO resolve to act, diluting any decisive response to Russian, Chinese, North Korean, Iranian, or some yet unknown aggression against another NATO member state?
The truth is that individual nation members of NATO have been of more help to Ukraine in this war than the organization as a whole in attempting to use its conventional and nuclear clout to put pay to Russian aggression.
The Alliance has come off as ineffectual and dithering, little more than yet another bunch of United Nations commissioners spouting pacifist slogans.
On March 31, 2022 Gen. Sir Nick Parker, former commander of the British Army, told the BBC that NATO "has been defeated" by Putin calling its bluff over Ukraine.
The Alliance, he said, should be replaced with a smaller coalition of nations prepared to fight aggression.
"We were unable to stop the Russians trampling all over Ukraine," said Parker, "and now NATO is holding the line at its 2004 expansion, along the line of the Baltic states and Poland and Hungary and Romania. And what it has to do is to defend that line, it's in what in military terms we would call a defensive position. And I don't think it has the capacity to move on to the offensive with its 30 nations all with slightly different views."
Like the European Union, whose effectiveness in winning the wars of the economy has often been called into question over the years, NATO is now beginning to be seen as the military powerhouse that could have prevented Russia’s ongoing attempt to annex Ukraine, but didn’t.
If the peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine produce the sort of result President Zelenskyy seems to have in mind, NATO’s chiefs will be forced into a fundamental rethink of its position and role in the world.
Because, as things stand, it is hard to escape the conclusion that NATO needs Ukraine more than Ukraine needs NATO.
Andrei Navrozov, is a writer and a poet. He was born in Moscow in 1956, and is the grandson of playwright Andrei Navrozov and son of essayist and translator Lev Navrozov.
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Police: Officer kills man who armed himself while in custody
MIAMI (AP) — A Florida police officer fatally shot a man who was able to arm himself after being arrested Thursday, officials said.
The shooting occurred shortly before noon at a western Miami-Dade home, according to a police news release.
Miami-Dade police officers had been assisting Homeland Security Investigations and the U.S. Marshals Service when they took a 53-year-old man into custody, police said. The man complained of feeling ill, and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to evaluate him. During the evaluation, the man somehow armed himself, and shots were fired, officials said.
The man died at the scene. No other injuries were reported.
The shooting is being investigated by state police officials.
Police didn’t immediately release the names or races of the dead man or the officer who shot him. | https://www.mymotherlode.com/news/national/2449789/police-officer-kills-man-who-armed-himself-while-in-custody.html | 2022-04-01T01:30:34Z |
ROCKFORD (WREX) --- Research shows that throughout the month of March, the number of tornadoes across the country has increased since 1950.
We’ve seen a total of 214 tornadoes in the month of March compared to the last several decades. The Storm Prediction Center says the previous record set for last March was only 191.
WREX spoke with NIU Professor Walker Ashley who says that although scientists are seeing more tornadoes happen this year, he doesn’t find the numbers to be record breaking.
"While there might be some evidence of a changing environments supportive of more tornados, for right now, we can't say too much about the changing trend other than the fact that we are seeing more reports of them,” Ashley said.
Ashley wants everyone in the Stateline to continue to stay safe during tornado season.
"Mother nature really doesn't care too much about our statistics and the way we slice and dice the numbers, I would just caution that everybody needs to be prepared for severe weather all year long,” Ashley said.
Scientists believe that we are seeing more tornadoes this year due to climate change. | https://www.wrex.com/news/tornadoes-in-the-month-of-march-have-been-extremely-high-throughout-the-u-s/article_dd3d3ef4-b14e-11ec-bfaa-a769f599c1f9.html | 2022-04-01T01:30:34Z |
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Visitor arrivals to Hong Kong total 2626 in Feb-2022
Hong Kong Tourism Board reported (31-Mar-2022) the following tourism highlights for Feb-2022:
- Tourist arrivals: 2626, -52.2% year-on-year;
- Mainland China: 1809, -52.4%;
- Short haul markets: 518, -47.7%;
- Long haul markets: 241, -53.8%;
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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A documentary that takes a look back at the rise of a remarkable hip-hop subculture in the Bay Area two decades ago, the new film “We Were Hyphy” is set to be screened as part of the virtual online edition of Cinequest starting April 1st.
A musical movement that came from the streets of Oakland and other parts of the Bay Area in the early 2000s, the Hyphy movement encompassed music, dance, car culture and even a new style of slang. Iconic artists like Oakland hip-hop godfather Too $hort, Hyphy originator Mac Dre and Vallejo legend E-40 were credited with laying the groundwork for a new type of hip-hop indigenous to the Bay.
READ MORE: Union Farmworkers Demand Vote-By-Mail Rights At Cesar Chavez Day Rally In San FranciscoThe new documentary looks at the dances, fashions, and culture spawned by Hyphy, examining the genesis of the movement, the rise of such legendary local figures as Keak da Sneak and Mistah FAB and the influence Hyphy had on modern-day artists including Kamaiyah, G-Eazy and Rafael Casal.
READ MORE: California Drought: Water Restrictions Return for Coastside ResidentsIn the above interview, KPIX 5’s Gianna Franco talks to director Laurence Madrigal and producer Jason O’Mahony about the documentary and the Hyphy movement. The film is seeing it’s virtual premiere as part of Cinequest.
MORE NEWS: Betty Reid Soskin, Nation's Oldest Park Ranger, Retires At Age 100Additional information on the film can be found at the documentary’s official website. | https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2022/03/31/new-documentary-we-were-hyphy-highlights-rise-of-a-bay-area-hip-hop-movement/ | 2022-04-01T01:30:37Z |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oscars producer Will Packer said Los Angeles police were ready to arrest Will Smith after Smith slapped Chris Rock on the Academy Awards stage.
“They were saying, you know, this is battery, was a word they used in that moment," Packer said in a clip released by ABC News Thursday night of an interview he gave to “Good Morning America.” “They said we will go get him. We are prepared. We’re prepared to get him right now. You can press charges, we can arrest him. They were laying out the options.”
But Packer said Rock was “very dismissive” of the idea.
“He was like, ‘No, no, no, I’m fine,” Packer said. "And even to the point where I said, ‘Rock, let them finish.’ The LAPD officers finished laying out what his options were and they said, ‘Would you like us to take any action?’ And he said no.”
The LAPD said in a statement after Sunday night's ceremony that they were aware of the incident, and that Rock had declined to file a police report. The department declined comment Thursday on Packer's interview, a longer version of which will air on Friday morning.
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences met Wednesday to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Smith for violations against the group’s standards of conduct. Smith could be suspended, expelled or otherwise sanctioned.
The academy said in a statement that “Mr. Smith’s actions at the 94th Oscars were a deeply shocking, traumatic event to witness in-person and on television."
Without giving specifics, the academy said Smith was asked to leave the ceremony at the Dolby Theatre, but refused to do so.
Smith strode from his front row seat on to the stage and slapped Rock after a joke Rock made about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, when he was on stage to present the Oscar for best documentary.
On Monday, Smith issued an apology to Rock, the academy and to viewers, saying “I was out of line and I was wrong.”
The academy said Smith has the opportunity to defend himself in a written response before the board meets again on April 18.
Rock publicly addressed the incident for the first time, but only briefly, at the beginning of a standup show Wednesday night in Boston, where he was greeted by a thunderous standing ovation. He said “I’m still kind of processing what happened.”
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The owner of a downtown Los Angeles building where an explosion injured 12 firefighters has been allowed to enter a judicial diversion program that allows him to avoid jail time and potentially have all charges dismissed.
A court commissioner on Wednesday granted the diversion request for Steve Sungho Lee. He and his companies must pay more than $15,000 in investigative fees, make sure the property meets fire and building codes and arranging for Fire Department training.
Lee owned a commercial building on East Boyd Street in the city's Toy District that caught fire on May 16, 2020. Firefighters had to run for their lives when a ball of flames shot out the building and scorched a fire truck across the street.
Firefighters inside the building had to run through a wall of flames he estimated as 30 feet (9 meters) high and wide, and those on the roof scrambled down a ladder that was engulfed in fire.
Fire officials said the building was a warehouse for Smoke Tokes, a wholesale distributor of supplies for smoking and vaping products including butane hash oil, a concentrated cannabis extract that can be eaten, smoked or vaped. Highly flammable butane is used in the manufacturing process.
Most of the injured firefighters still haven't returned to work and one, Capt. Victor Aguirre, was hospitalized for more than two months and all of his fingers had to be partially amputated, according to a lawsuit he filed against the building and business owners.
Aguirre alleged that the area contained “hundreds of illegally and improperly stored butane canisters and thousands of illegally and improperly stored nitrous oxide cylinders.”
A fire department report concluded that the blaze, which spread to a nearby building, was fueled by an “excessive quantity” of the containers.
Investigators from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives concluded that the fire started under a storage rack in the building and that a worker with a lit cigarette was seen in the area. The cause of the fire was ruled accidental.
However, city prosecutors filed more than 300 misdemeanor charges of violating fire and safety codes against Lee, his companies and owners of businesses in the building and nearby properties. That included more than 160 counts against Lee and his companies.
If Lee meets all conditions of his judicial diversion program for two years, the charges will be dismissed.
“Mr. Lee will be deemed by law to have never been charged," said his attorney, Blair Berk. “The exhaustive federal investigation of the tragic fire objectively concluded that the cause was accidental, and there was no finding of any wrongdoing by Mr. Lee or his companies.”
City Attorney Mike Feuer opposed diversion for Lee, noting the severity of the fire, the injuries suffered by the firefighters and Lee's alleged failure “to take steps which could have mitigated the extent of the blaze."
The owners of Smoke Tokes and another business, Green Buddha, agreed in November 2020 to pay $139,000 each to cover investigative costs and to move out of the building. Charges against them were later dismissed.
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This story has been updated to correct that Lee and his companies must pay more than $15,000, not $125,000. | https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/No-jail-for-LA-building-owner-over-explosion-that-17049830.php | 2022-04-01T01:30:37Z |
EAST GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — This week’s Meijer Scholar Athlete is part of a select group of kids who are making an impact on high school sports across the state. Checking in with a 4.5 GPA, junior Brady Liestra is a two-sport star at East Grand Rapids. But when the 17 year old is not playing football or basketball, he has active role in the student athletic leadership board on the MHSAA. It’s an impressive honor conserving only 10 kids are chosen at a time. Their main task right now is creating a statewide school spirit competition. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2556688983618/week-1-athlete-of-the-week-lexi-hampton | 2022-04-01T01:30:37Z |
Cambiar Investors LLC grew its stake in shares of Chimerix, Inc. (NASDAQ:CMRX – Get Rating) by 24.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 219,062 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock after acquiring an additional 42,456 shares during the period. Cambiar Investors LLC owned about 0.25% of Chimerix worth $1,409,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in CMRX. Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Chimerix during the 1st quarter valued at $166,000. Credit Suisse AG purchased a new stake in shares of Chimerix in the second quarter valued at $341,000. Morgan Stanley lifted its holdings in shares of Chimerix by 55.2% in the second quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 49,277 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock valued at $394,000 after purchasing an additional 17,533 shares in the last quarter. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co NY lifted its holdings in shares of Chimerix by 110,831.3% in the second quarter. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co NY now owns 17,749 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock valued at $142,000 after purchasing an additional 17,733 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Chimerix by 26.9% in the second quarter. Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC now owns 22,684 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock valued at $181,000 after purchasing an additional 4,805 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 63.38% of the company’s stock.
CMRX has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. StockNews.com initiated coverage on Chimerix in a report on Thursday. They issued a “sell” rating for the company. Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of Chimerix from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 3rd. Finally, HC Wainwright reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $24.00 price target (up from $21.00) on shares of Chimerix in a research note on Wednesday, December 22nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $16.63.
Chimerix (NASDAQ:CMRX – Get Rating) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, March 1st. The biopharmaceutical company reported ($0.45) EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of ($0.11) by ($0.34). The business had revenue of $0.05 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $45.06 million. Chimerix had a negative return on equity of 84.90% and a negative net margin of 8,753.71%. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned ($0.19) earnings per share. Sell-side analysts forecast that Chimerix, Inc. will post -0.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.
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Chimerix, Inc is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the research, development, and commercialization of pharmaceutical products. Its portfolio includes Brincidofovir for the treatment of adenovirus, cytomegalovirus, and smallpox. The company was founded by George R. Painter, III and Timothy Wollaeger in April 2000 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.
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Todd Bowles to take over as head coach of Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Posted/updated on: March 31, 2022 at 6:32 pmByJENNA LAINE
TAMPA, Fla. — Bruce Arians is stepping down after three seasons as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ head coach and moving into a front-office role with the organization, the team announced Wednesday night.
Tampa Bay defensive coordinator Todd Bowles will replace Arians as head coach. A league source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the Bucs finalized a new, five-year head-coaching contract with Bowles earlier Wednesday.
Arians told ESPN he doesn’t see the change as a retirement.
“No, moving to the front office,” he said in a text message. “I’m still working.”
Arians played a key role in evaluating draft prospects, and a move to the front office ensures that will continue. His new job title will be senior football consultant.
Despite multiple health scares throughout his career, Arians, 69, said this move was in no way motivated by his health. Arians and the Buccaneers had been working on a succession plan over the past several weeks, and Arians informed players and members of his coaching staff of the news before the team’s announcement.
Arians went 31-18 (.633) in three campaigns with Tampa Bay, the highest win percentage of any coach in Buccaneers history, and led the team to victory in Super Bowl LV following the 2020 season. He won five playoff games with the Bucs; the previous Tampa Bay coaches won six combined.
“I have spent most of the last 50 years of my life on the sidelines as a football coach in one form or another. Today, I have made the decision to move from the sidelines into another role with the Buccaneers front office, assisting [general manager] Jason Licht and his staff,” Arians said in a statement. “I love football. I love the relationships, the strategy, the competition — everything. It has been one hell of a ride, but I know this is the right time for me to make this transition.”
A source told ESPN that Bowles was informed Monday of Arians’ decision to step aside and promote him. Arians had long thought of Bowles as his successor if Bowles did not land a head-coaching job elsewhere. Bowles interviewed for head-coaching vacancies on the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears this offseason.
Bowles, 58, was previously the head coach of the New York Jets from 2015 to 2018, when he went 24-40. He also served as interim coach of the Miami Dolphins for three games to end the 2011 season, going 2-1.
Bowles’ presence ensures continuity on a Bucs staff that has been largely unchanged since the Super Bowl win, with the exceptions of departures by assistants Mike Caldwell, Cody Grimm and Antwaan Randle El.
“I am appreciative of the family and Jason Licht for having faith in me to take on this role, and to Coach Arians for his support and guidance over the past four decades,” Bowles said in a statement. “Tampa has become home for my family, and we are excited to remain part of this community for years to come. As an organization, we have all the pieces in place to continue the winning standard that has been established here in recent years. I am eager to get started with our players, coaching staff, and front office in preparation for the 2022 season.”
Bowles becomes the sixth minority head coach currently in the NFL, joining the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Mike Tomlin, the Washington Commanders’ Ron Rivera, the Jets’ Robert Saleh, the Houston Texans’ Lovie Smith and Miami’s Mike McDaniel. Bowles also is the fourth Black coach in Bucs history, joining Tony Dungy, Raheem Morris and Smith.
The Bucs were not subject to the requirements of the Rooney Rule, since their coaching vacancy occurred after March 1, when much of the talent pool in which the club would seek out potential candidates is largely unavailable. Also, the anti-tampering policy says that after March 1, clubs are under no obligation to grant permission for a coach under contract to interview.
Arians’ departure is the second major announcement for the Bucs this offseason, following quarterback Tom Brady’s announcement in February that he was ending his career. Brady, a seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback, returned 40 days later, saying he would play a 23rd season and noting he had “unfinished business.”
A source told ESPN that Arians informed Brady of his decision to step aside shortly after Brady announced his return.
Brady, in an Instagram post Wednesday night, said Arians was a major part of his decision to play for Tampa Bay and that he’ll be “forever grateful.”
“You are an incredible man and coach, and it was a privilege to play for you,” Brady wrote. “You are a true NFL legend and pioneer for all the work you have done to make the league more diverse and inclusive. Smart, tough, and loyal are a few of the words to describe your style. I will always remember the conversations we had when you recruited me two years ago and all of the things we discussed came true.”
There had been rumblings of a rift between Arians and Brady, but Arians denied it this week in an interview with NFL Network at the NFL owners meetings, and he denied speculation that Brady wanted to play elsewhere in 2022. Arians left the owners meetings a day early and canceled his previously scheduled media availability for personal reasons.
“I have no clue where it comes from,” Arians said. “Somebody’s got to write a story every day about something. Tom and I have a great relationship. Even during the retirement: ‘Where you at?’ ‘I’m in Italy.’ ‘How’s it going?’ ‘Got the kids over here.’ You know, just checking on him. I can’t get him back on the golf course because he’s traveling too much, so I can’t win enough money off of him.”
When asked about possible friction between the two, Licht said last week, “You’d be surprised we didn’t talk about it much. You can’t believe everything you hear and see and read. There’s always going to be some friction between people on a staff and players and a coach. It’s just normal. And like you said, it can be healthy. We didn’t really think much about it.”
While Arians had previously retired as head coach of the Arizona Cardinals following the 2017 season before returning to coach the Bucs in 2019, multiple assistants on his staff told ESPN they were shocked and surprised by the news of his transitioning to a new role.
In his statement, Arians said that he “really began thinking about my personal transition plan earlier this offseason.”
“I wanted to ensure when I walked away that Todd Bowles would have the best opportunity to succeed,” he said. “So many head coaches come into situations where they are set up for failure, and I didn’t want that for Todd.
“Tom’s decision to come back, along with Jason and his staff doing another great job of keeping the core of this team intact during free agency, confirmed for me that it was the right time to pass the torch to Todd.”
With Arians stepping down, 10 NFL teams — nearly a third of the league — will have a new head coach this upcoming season. That represents the most coaching changes from one season to the next since 2008 and 2009, when there were 11 changes at the position.
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The Greater Beloit Area Crime Stoppers is looking for William E. King, 40, who is wanted on warrants for fleeing an officer, Operating While Intoxicated—second offense, possession of narcotics.
King is 6 feet, 2 inches tall, weighs 285 pounds and has blue eyes and brown hair.
Anyone with information about King’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Greater Beloit Area Crime Stoppers at 608-362-7463. Tips also can be submitted at www.p3tips.com.
Crime of the Week
On March 29, just before 4:30 a.m., Beloit police officers were patrolling in the 700 block of Hackett Street when multiple gunshots were heard. One fired cartridge casing was found in an alleyway between the 700 blocks of 9th and 10th Streets. At the time of the shots being fired a dark colored single cab truck was seen in the alleyway traveling towards St. Lawrence Avenue.
Anyone with information about this crime or any other crime is asked to call the Greater Beloit Area Crime Stoppers at 608-362-7463.
An app is available for streamlined tip submission. Search “P3 Tips” in your app store.
Once in the app you can choose your location by selecting Wisconsin and then Greater Beloit Area Crime Stoppers. You can also contact the Rock County Communication Center non-emergency number at 608-747-2244. | https://www.beloitdailynews.com/news/local-news/greater-beloit-area-crime-stoppers/article_0f6ea0ae-b067-11ec-8eb7-d371a9d8fe56.html | 2022-04-01T01:30:39Z |
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Vice President Kamala Harris' comments Thursday about how the U.S. was going to assist Jamaica following the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic drew a new round of criticism from the right over her "word salad," Fox News reports.
Harris appeared alongside Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness when she offered highlights of what was discussed in the meeting.
"We also recognize just as it has been in the United States, for Jamaica, one of the issues that has been presented as an issue that is economic in the way of its impact has been the pandemic," Harris said.
"So, to that end, we are announcing today also that we will assist Jamaica in COVID recovery by assisting in terms of the recovery efforts in Jamaica that have been essential to, I believe, what is necessary to strengthen not only the issue of public health but also the economy."
The Republican National Committee tweeted a clip of Harris' comments and Abigail Marone, press secretary for Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., on social media said: "Ok seriously, is she punking us? Like it has to be a joke at this point."
"This is the definition of 'word salad.' It's practically word goulash," David Martosko of Daily Mail TV joked.
"She reminds one of the student[s] in college who never did the reading, but insisted on talking a lot about it in class anyway, and always thought he/she was brilliantly fooling everyone. But nobody was fooled," radio host Buck Sexton wrote.
Harris' comments earlier this month in Louisiana prompted similar responses.
"We were all doing a tour of the library here and talking about the significance of the passage of time, right?" Harris said while promoting internet access in rural areas. "The significance of the passage of time. So when you think about it, there is great significance to passage of time. There is such great significance to the passage of time when you think of a day in the life of our children."
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ROCKFORD (WREX) — Corey Anderson has torn through his first few Bellator fights, setting himself up for a championship opportunity April 15. The Rockford Casino will host a watch party for the fight, which will also raise money for VetsRoll, a charity Anderson chose to support.
"From day one, Hard Rock has been all-in to support this effort," said Nick Povalitis, who helped bring this event together with his Plus Seven Company. "They're a huge fan of what VetsRoll does. They're a big fan of what Corey has accomplished, of course. They want to see Bellator come here down the road. They want to help raise a lot of money for VetsRoll in Corey's honor for this event."
The event will help shine a light on VetsRoll, a local charity that does a lot for veterans.
"A hometown hero in a national spotlight, it just shows what's good about our area," said VetsRoll co-founder Mark Finnegan. "It continues to show what shines so brightly about our area."
VetsRoll is a local non-profit that helps senior veterans take a trip to Washington, D.C., to experience monuments that honor their sacrifices. It helps bring closure to many veterans, and the trip creates special moments for these men and women.
"The most striking memory I have of all the trips we've made was at the Vietnam Wall in Washington, D.C.," Finnegan said. "We had a World War II vet that was there who had never been to D.C. and he got to the Vietnam Wall and he was able to raise his hand and put his hand on his son's name on the wall and he just melted. That just kind of encapsulates everything we do to honor our senior vets."
And having an athlete like Corey Anderson supporting the cause as he fights for a championship could make for a special night.
"We've got quite a few athletes from this area that are doing phenomenal things," Povalitis explains. "Anytime we can create ways to be a vehicle for their message and celebrate their achievements, even if it's not live and in-person here in Rockford just yet, we want to cheer Corey on and help raise some money for a good cause along the way."
Povalitis hopes to bring a Bellator card to Rockford in the near future.
"We've had some great conversations with them over the years about an event down at BMO [Harris Bank Center]," he said. "We hope this helps to seal that deal as well."
The watch party is free, with donations to VetsRoll encouraged. Anderson fights Vadim Nemkov for the Bellator light heavyweight title Friday, April 15, with the main card starting around 9 p.m. The Rock With Corey, Roll with Vets watch party begins at 6 p.m. at the Rockford Casino. | https://www.wrex.com/sports/anderson-fight-watch-party-to-raise-money-for-vetsroll/article_33b07866-b143-11ec-bb02-6bc972f257e3.html | 2022-04-01T01:30:41Z |
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) — The ongoing corruption case in Lynn Haven ensnared several new players Thursday after the defense suggested there were corrupt local and federal investigators and local prosecutors.
Margo Anderson, the former mayor of Lynn Haven, and James Finch, the owner of Phoenix Construction are accused of bribery and fraud over several projects in Lynn Haven.
However, during a day-long hearing in federal court in Tallahassee, their attorneys pointed to witness statements that accused Derwin White, the former co-owner of the GAC construction company, of being the “Godfather” of Bay County.
The statements said that White bribed local investigators and prosecutors. White died unexpectedly last year. Finch’s attorney, Guy Lewis, also accused federal prosecutors of using an informant to gather information from suspects after the suspect had obtained a lawyer.
He argued this would be a serious violation of attorney, client privilege.
“Somebody had their nose under the tent is what you suspected,” Judge Mark Walker added.
Prosecutors denied this claim, saying Derwin White attempted to tamper with witnesses. White’s nephew Mickey White testified that his uncle bragged about bribing people.
“He did a lot of that,” White said. “He bought a lot of people a lot of stuff.”
Mickey White, owned a separate construction company, ECS, and has already pleaded guilty in the corruption case.
Mickey White testified that he believed his uncle, Derwin White, was getting information about the case from a local investigator.
That information included verbatim questions and answers that Mickey White had provided. He also testified that Derwin White told him to create invoices for work done at Margo Anderson’s home.
Derwin White instructed Mickey White to bring him those invoices that night and to have a copy of the invoices in his office.
Derwin White allegedly told Mickey White that an FBI raid was coming.
Mickey White said the FBI showed up the very next day. The defense attorneys suggested that these invoices were fraudulent but White testified they were based on other reports about work done at Anderson’s house.
There is reportedly another set of invoices involving Anderson that were found in a trash can at the ECS offices. The defense argued that Derwin White was connected to his alleged criminal activity with Chris Forehand.
Forehand is an engineer for the city of Lynn Haven and is expected to testify against Anderson and Finch.
Prosecutors have reportedly offered him immunity for his testimony.
They also argued that Anderson was the whistleblower in the case and that the city followed the law until Mike White, the former city manager took over.
White has pleaded guilty in the case.
According to Anderson’s attorney, Robert Vezina, the city was run correctly before White was hired but while Anderson was still mayor.
“What changed is that Michael White is a criminal,” he said.
Despite all of this explosive testimony, this part of the case will be decided on several issues of law.
Lewis and Vezina are hoping Walker will throw out the case either because prosecutors returned another indictment that fails to pass legal muster, or because they failed to produce legally required documents to the defense in a timely manner, or because they violated the law during the grand jury process.
Grand Jury proceedings are usually secret and sealed but Lewis convinced Walker to unseal them so he could make his arguments.
Walker acknowledged that this was highly unusual but said he wanted to deal with all of the issues so that another court would have everything on the record during a possible appeal process.
Walker added that it was as if the attorney said, “Judge I found a dog’s tooth in my chili. I’m probably going to let them look in the kitchen.” Lewis said he believed prosecutors were reckless if not malicious when they got the latest of three grand jury indictments in the case. “I’m saying that they got it 100 percent wrong on these two and they are completely innocent,” Lewis said as he draped his arms on Finch and Anderson’s shoulders.
However, Walker and the prosecutors pushed back and noted that the bar for such an argument is very high.
Prosecutors would have to have knowingly misinterpreted the facts in order for a judge to throw out the indictment.
The misconduct by prosecutors included a litany of leading questions, mistakes over the evidence and a rushed process, defense attorneys argued. It was rushed to the point that the jurors could not possibly make an informed decision about the complicated legal matters before them, they added.
“You know how long the grand jury was out?” Lewis asked. “A whole two minutes. One hundred and twenty seconds.”
Lewis also railed against prosecutors for introducing a letter to the grand jury that Finch wrote to News 13 about the case.
In the letter, Finch invited the public to kiss his (expletive). “He wrote a note to the press because they were killing him writing stuff about him every day,” Lewis said.
But Prosecutor Andrew Grogan suggested that Lewis was being disingenuous about the situation. It was Lewis, he said, who demanded that Finch’s letter be read to the grand jury.
The prosecution and defense were given the next several weeks to make their final arguments in court.
Walker is expected to rule on the issues sometime after May 9. | https://www.mypanhandle.com/news/local-news/lynn-haven-defendants-point-fingers-at-another-contractor/ | 2022-04-01T01:30:41Z |
By Andrew Dalton | Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — Oscars producer Will Packer said Los Angeles police were ready to arrest Will Smith after Smith slapped Chris Rock on the Academy Awards stage.
“They were saying, you know, this is battery, was a word they used in that moment,” Packer said in a clip released by ABC News Thursday night of an interview he gave to “Good Morning America.” “They said we will go get him. We are prepared. We’re prepared to get him right now. You can press charges, we can arrest him. They were laying out the options.”
But Packer said Rock was “very dismissive” of the idea.
“He was like, ‘No, no, no, I’m fine,” Packer said. “And even to the point where I said, ‘Rock, let them finish.’ The LAPD officers finished laying out what his options were and they said, ‘Would you like us to take any action?’ And he said no.”
The LAPD said in a statement after Sunday night’s ceremony that they were aware of the incident, and that Rock had declined to file a police report. The department declined comment Thursday on Packer’s interview, a longer version of which will air on Friday morning.
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences met Wednesday to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Smith for violations against the group’s standards of conduct. Smith could be suspended, expelled or otherwise sanctioned.
The academy said in a statement that “Mr. Smith’s actions at the 94th Oscars were a deeply shocking, traumatic event to witness in-person and on television.”
Without giving specifics, the academy said Smith was asked to leave the ceremony at the Dolby Theatre, but refused to do so.
Smith strode from his front row seat on to the stage and slapped Rock after a joke Rock made about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, when he was on stage to present the Oscar for best documentary.
On Monday, Smith issued an apology to Rock, the academy and to viewers, saying “I was out of line and I was wrong.”
The academy said Smith has the opportunity to defend himself in a written response before the board meets again on April 18.
Rock publicly addressed the incident for the first time, but only briefly, at the beginning of a standup show Wednesday night in Boston, where he was greeted by a thunderous standing ovation. He said “I’m still kind of processing what happened.” | https://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/2022/03/31/oscars-police-offered-to-arrest-will-smith-over-attack/ | 2022-04-01T01:30:41Z |
Five fetuses have been found in the home of a self-proclaimed anti-abortion activist in Washington, DC, police have confirmed.
Lauren Handy was indicted this week on federal charges that she was part of a group of people who blocked access to a reproductive health center in Washington.
On Wednesday, police broke into his house after receiving a tip about “potentially bio-hazardous material”. being stored in the housingGee, The Associated Press reports.
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It was then that they found the embryo.
Local television station WUSA9 was at the scene Wednesday when Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department searched the home and Captured video of officers leaving With Red Biohazard…
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PASADENA, Calif. (CNS) -- A man suspected of stealing a Honda Pilot and assaulting a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputy was taken into custody in Pasadena after leading authorities on a pursuit.
Whittier Police Department officers began pursuing the man on the northbound San Gabriel River (605) Freeway near El Monte about 3:15 p.m., according to police.
California Highway Patrol officers took over the pursuit as the man made his way at high speeds through Arcadia and eventually exited the freeway onto surface streets in the Pasadena area.
The man turned into an alleyway by an apartment complex near Sierra Madre and Colorado boulevards, exited the car and attempted to flee on foot, but CHP officers quickly subdued him and took him into custody just after 3:45 p.m.
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Assault suspect arrested after leading officers on high-speed chase in stolen vehicle, police say
At one point, the suspect was driving more than 100 mph.
HIGH-SPEED CHASE | https://abc7.com/high-speed-chase-los-angeles-area-pursuit-whittier-police-assault-suspect/11697895/ | 2022-04-01T01:30:41Z |
The Ukrainian government said Russian forces blocked 45 buses that had been sent to evacuate civilians from the besieged port city of Mariupol, and only 631 people were able to get out of the city in private cars.
Twelve Ukrainian trucks were able to deliver humanitarian supplies to Mariupol, but the supplies were seized by Russian troops, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said late Thursday.
According to Ukrainian officials, tens of thousands of people have made it out of Mariupol in recent weeks along humanitarian corridors, reducing the prewar population of 430,000 to about 100,000 by last week.
Vereshchuk said about 45,000 Mariupol residents have been forcefully deported to Russia and areas of eastern Ukraine controlled by Russian-backed separatists.
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— Heavy fighting rages near Kyiv as Russia appears to regroup
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LVIV, Ukraine — The last Russian troops left the Chernobyl nuclear plant early Friday, according to the Ukrainian government agency responsible for the exclusion zone around the plant.
Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said Russian troops who dug trenches in the forest were exposed to radiation, but that could not be confirmed.
The Ukrainian nuclear operator company Energoatom said Thursday that Russian troops were headed toward Ukraine’s border with Belarus.
Energoatom said that the Russian military was also preparing to leave Slavutych, a nearby city where power plant workers live.
LVIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after Russian troops withdrew from the north and center of the country, the situation has been heating up in the southeast where Russian forces are building up for new powerful attacks.
In his nighttime video address to the nation Thursday, Zelenskyy said it was heartening for all Ukrainians to see Russian troops retreating from north of Kyiv, from around the northern town of Chernihiv and from Sumy in the northeast. By he urged Ukrainians not to let up, saying the withdrawal was just a Russian tactic.
Zelenskyy said he spoke Thursday with European Council President Charles Michel and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, while his adviser spoke with U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan.
“We need more support from our partners right now when Russian troops are concentrating additional forces in certain areas,” Zelenskyy said.
WASHINGTON — The top-ranking Ukrainian Catholic cleric in the United States warned Thursday that religious minorities in the Eastern European country stand to be “crushed” if Moscow gains control, as fighting raged on more than a month after the Russian invasion began.
Archbishop Borys Gudziak said groups at risk include Catholics, Muslims and Orthodox who have broken away from the patriarch of Moscow.
Gudziak also cited reports that Russian forces have damaged two Holocaust memorials and Moscow’s false portrayal of Ukraine as a “Nazi” state although Ukraine overwhelmingly elected a Jewish president in Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
“What is at stake for the people of faith is their freedom to practice their faith,” Gudziak said during an online panel discussion on the war, hosted by the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University.
Gudziak is head of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia and president of Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, Ukraine. He also oversees external relations for the Kyiv-based Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon says an initial half-dozen shipments of weapons and other security assistance have reached Ukraine as part of the $800 million package of aid that President Joe Biden approved on March 16.
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Thursday that the shipments included Javelin anti-tank weapons, Stinger anti-aircraft missile systems, body armor, medical supplies and other material. He said the 100 Switchblade armed drones that Biden approved as part of the package have not yet been delivered.
Kirby said the $800 million in assistance is likely to be fully delivered within about two weeks. It also includes Mi-17 helicopters, small arms, ammunition, vehicles, secure communications systems, and satellite imagery and analysis capability.
Separately, Kirby said U.S. troops are not training Ukrainian troops in Poland but are acting as liaisons with Ukrainian personnel who cross the border into Poland to take possession of U.S. security assistance. He noted that the standard U.S. military training mission that had existed in Ukraine for years was suspended shortly before Russia invaded.
DOHA, Qatar — A video showing the head of Ukrainian soccer wearing an armored vest on the streets of Kyiv brought the impact of Russia’s war into the FIFA Congress.
Andriy Pavelko used a recorded message to the gathering in Qatar on Thursday to talk about the deaths of footballers even as the sport “has taken a back seat in our country.”
The gathering in Doha featured delegates from Russia, including Alexey Sorokin, the chief executive of Russia’s 2018 World Cup organizing committee.
Russia won’t be in the draw for the World Cup on Friday after being disqualified from playing internationally by FIFA over the war. Ukraine can still qualify but its playoff semifinal against Scotland has been postponed until June with the hope the team will be in a position to return to the field by then.
LVIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s ombudsperson says that at least one person has been killed and four others have been wounded in the Russian shelling of a humanitarian convoy.
Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner Lyudmyla Denisova said those who came under the shelling on Thursday were volunteers accompanying a convoy of buses sent to the northern city of Chernihiv to evacuate residents.
She said that the Russian forces besieging Chernihiv have made it impossible to evacuate civilians from the city that has been cut from food, water and other supplies.
The Russian shelling continued two days after Moscow announced it would scale back military operations around Kyiv and Chernihiv.
BERLIN — The International Atomic Energy Agency says it has been informed by Ukraine that the Russian forces which were in control of the Chernobyl nuclear plant have “in writing, transferred control” of the facility to Ukrainian personnel.
Ukraine said three convoys of Russian forces have already left the site toward Belarus, while the remaining troops were presumed to be preparing to leave, the agency said Thursday.
The IAEA added that it was in close consultations with Ukrainian authorities on sending a first assistance and support mission to Chernobyl in the next few days.
The agency said it has not been able to confirm reports of Russian forces receiving high doses of radiation while being inside the exclusion zone of the now-closed plant, but is seeking further information in order to provide an independent assessment of the situation.
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan renewed his offer to host a meeting between the Ukrainian and Russian leaders during a telephone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
A statement from Erdogan’s office said the Turkish president also told Zelenskyy Thursday that a meeting between Ukrainian and Russian negotiators who met in Istanbul earlier this week had given “a meaningful impetus” to efforts to end the fighting.
Earlier this week, Ukraine’s delegation laid out a framework under which the country would declare itself neutral and its security would be guaranteed by an array of nations, including Turkey.
Meanwhile, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said during a joint news conference with a top Turkish Cypriot official that Erdogan also is expected to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday said there’s “no clear evidence” that Vladimir Putin is scaling back military operations around Kyiv and suggested that the Russian president may have ordered some of his advisers fired or placed under house arrest.
Biden told reporters that “there’s some indication” that Putin has taken those steps against some of his advisers. He added, “But I don’t want to put too much stock in that at this time because we don’t have that much hard evidence.”
The White House on Wednesday released unclassified intelligence findings that Putin is being misinformed by his advisors about how badly the Russian military is performing.
The president made the comments after formally announcing that the U.S. would release 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve in hopes of easing surging gasoline prices.
Biden also reiterated that his administration remains skeptical that Russia will scale back operations around Kyiv as Moscow announced earlier this week.
Russian forces continued to shell Kyiv suburbs Thursday, two days after the Kremlin announced it would significantly scale back operations near both the capital and the northern city of Chernihiv.
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. humanitarian coordinator in Ukraine says the United Nations and its partners have delivered supplies for thousands of people in the country’s northeast but have been unable to reach some encircled cities in the south.
Osnat Lubrani said Thursday that food rations from the humanitarian organization People in Need and the U.N. World Food Program will benefit nearly 6,000 people in Sumy and areas including Trostianets and Okhtyrka.
In addition, she said, basic household items including blankets and kettles from the U.N. refugee agency will support 1,500 people and sanitation kits will help 6,000 people with hygiene and drinking water.
Lubrani said medical supplies and trauma kits from the U.N. World Health Organization will treat 150 patients needing intensive care for serious injuries while other medical supplies will support 10,000 people for three months.
Shei said the U.N.-facilitated humanitarian notification system with Ukraine and Russia enabled safe passage for the convoy to Sumy on Thursday “but this is clearly not enough.” Efforts over the past month to reach Mauripol, Kherson and other encircled cities in the south have been unsuccessful because of safety concerns.
BERLIN — The U.N. nuclear watchdog says its director-general has arrived in Russia’s Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad for talks with senior Russian officials.
The International Atomic Energy Agency didn’t specify in a tweet whom exactly Rafael Mariano Grossi will meet on Friday or give further details of his agenda.
He arrived in Kaliningrad Thursday following a visit to Ukraine, where he visited a nuclear power plant and conferred with the energy minister and other officials on efforts to ensure the safety of Ukraine’s nuclear power plants.
Ukraine has 15 active nuclear reactors at four plants -- one of which, at Zaporizhzhia, is under the Russian military’s control.
GENEVA — A team with the International Committee of the Red Cross has arrived in a Ukraine-held city where staff are preparing to take civilians out of the beleaguered port city of Mariupol.
Julien Lerisson, deputy director of operations for the ICRC, said Thursday that the team assembling in the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, has medicines, food, water, hygiene items and other essentials.
He said the organization has high-level agreement for the mission but is focused on making sure “the order trickles down the chain of command,” allowing the team to enter and leave Mariupol safely.
The Russian military has said it committed to a cease-fire along the route from Mariupol to Zaporizhzhia. Ukrainian authorities have said 45 buses would be sent to collect citizens and provide resources to those who remain.
Lucile Marbeau, a staff member with the ICRC team hoping to enter Mariupol, said on Thursday: “We’re here because really, we hope to be able to facilitate safe passage for civilians desperately wanting to flee Mariupol.”
LONDON — Britain’s defense minister says Ukraine’s international allies have agreed to send more military equipment, including artillery ammunition and armored vehicles.
U.K. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace held a conference call Thursday with defense ministers from more than 35 countries, including the United States, New Zealand, South Korea and Japan.
Wallace said that as a result “there will be more lethal aid going into Ukraine.” He said that would include “more long-range artillery, ammunition predominantly,” to help counter Russia’s bombardment of Ukraine’s cities.
Wallace said Ukraine was “also looking for armoured vehicles of some types, not tanks necessarily, but certainly protective vehicles.”
He said allies were also “looking to see what more we can do” to help Ukraine defend its coastline.
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has sanctioned an employee of a state-affiliated Russian defense firm that developed malicious software that was used to target the energy sector.
The Treasury Department on Thursday sanctioned Evgeny Viktorovich Gladkikh. He was one of four Russians charged in Justice Department indictments unsealed last week that alleged the hacking by Russia of critical infrastructure around the globe, including in the U.S. energy and aviation sectors.
Among the thousands of computers targeted in some 135 countries were of a Saudi petro-chemical plant where the hackers overrode safety controls.
That hack is singled out in a Treasury Department release announcing sanctions against Gladikh and several other employees of the research firm. In total, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced that it was designating 21 entities and 13 individuals, including in the aerospace, marine and electronics sectors.
LVIV, Ukraine — Russian troops were leaving the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and heading towards Ukraine’s border with Belarus, the Ukrainian nuclear operator company said Thursday.
The operator, Energoatom, said that the Russian military was also preparing to leave Slavutych, a nearby city where power plant workers live.
Energoatom also said reports were confirmed that the Russians dug trenches in the Red Forest, the 10-square-kilometer (nearly four-square-mile) area surrounding the Chernobyl plant within the Exclusion Zone, and received “significant doses of radiation.”
The Russian troops “panicked at the first sign of illness,” which “showed up very quickly,” and began to prepare to leave, the operator said. The claim couldn’t be independently verified.
Energoatom said the Russians have signed a document confirming the handover of the Chernobyl plant and stating that the plant’s administration doesn’t have any complaints about the Russian troops who were “guarding” the facility.
LONDON — The head of Britain’s military says Russian President Vladimir Putin has “already lost” in Ukraine and is weaker than he was before the invasion.
Adm. Tony Radakin at a think-tank seminar Thursday in London said Moscow’s aim to “take the whole of Ukraine” fell apart. He added that the coming weeks “will continue to be very difficult” for Ukraine.
“But in many ways, Putin has already lost,” he said. “Far from being the far-sighted manipulator of events that he would have us believe, Putin has damaged himself through a series of catastrophic misjudgements.”
Radakin also said there was “disquiet” at all levels of Russia’s military about the campaign, from troops who were not told they were invading Ukraine up to senior commanders.
Western officials say Putin’s small inner circle is not giving him the true picture of the war, and his isolation may have contributed to miscalculating the strength of resistance Russian troops would meet.
BERLIN — The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe expressed regret Thursday at Russia’s decision to veto the extension of its observer mission in Ukraine.
The OSCE’s special monitoring mission has been present in Ukraine since 2014, when fighting between Ukrainians and Russia-backed separatists broke out in the country’s eastern regions after Russia’s annexation of Crimea.
Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau, who holds the OSCE rotating chair, said the observers had played a “crucial role by providing objective information on the security and humanitarian situation on the ground and relentlessly working to ease the effects of the conflict on the civilian population” in Ukraine for the past eight year.
The Vienna-based body’s secretary general, Helga Maria Schmid, expressed gratitude to the mission’s members, several of whom were wounded or killed over the years.
BERLIN — Germany’s economy minister says Europe should impose additional sanctions on Russia to prevent what he described as a “barbaric” war in Ukraine.
Robert Habeck said he discussed what further measures could be taken with his French counterpart during a bilateral meeting in Berlin on Thursday.
“The last package (of sanctions) doesn’t need to be the final one, it should not be the final one,” he told reporters, adding that he and French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire had “identified additional points that could be included in a (sanctions) package.”
Habeck declined to elaborate on what those points might be.
Speaking ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement on new rules requiring countries to pay for Russia’s natural gas sales in rubles, Habeck insisted that contracts would be adhered to. These stipulate payment in euros or dollars.
BERLIN — The Austrian and German leaders have underlined their rejection of a halt to Russian energy deliveries at this point.
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer noted that several central and eastern European countries depend to one extent or another on Russian gas deliveries.
He and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz argued that existing sanctions already are having a significant effect and said they need time to switch to new providers and renewable energy sources.
Nehammer said that “sanctions only make sense … when they hit those they are supposed to hit, and don’t weaken those who carry out sanctions.”
ROME — A Kremlin decree says “unfriendly countries” can continue to pay for natural gas in foreign currency through a Russian bank that will convert the money into rubles.
The decree published Thursday by state media came a day after the leaders of Italy and Germany said they received assurances from President Vladimir Putin.
Putin talked tougher, saying Russia will start accepting ruble payments starting Friday for Western countries that imposed sanctions over its conflict with Ukraine. He said contracts will be stopped if buyers don’t sign up to the new conditions, including opening ruble accounts in Russian banks.
European leaders had rejected paying for deliveries in rubles, saying it would undermine sanctions imposed because of the war in Ukraine.
The decree Putin signed and published by state news agency RIA Novosti says a designated bank will open two accounts for each buyer, one in foreign currency and one in rubles. The buyers will pay in foreign currency and authorize the bank to sell that currency for rubles, which are placed in the second account, where the gas is formally purchased.
ROME — Italy’s leader is urging Europe to “cultivate all available land” as a partial remedy to reductions in agricultural imports, especially of Russian grain, due to the war in Ukraine.
Premier Mario Draghi told reporters on Thursday that under existing agricultural practices in the European Union 10% of land is purposely left fallow, but that must now change as European countries search for ways to reduce dependency on farm imports.
It’s not clear whether Ukraine, one of the world’s largest exporters of wheat, maize and sunflower oil, might be able to salvage any of this planting season.
Meanwhile, Draghi noted that Western Europe will be looking to food producers like Canada, the United States and Argentina to help make up the shortfall of imports from Ukraine and Russia.
STOCKHOLM — The deputy director of Sweden’s Military Intelligence and Security agency says Russia has made “a strategic miscalculation when invading Ukraine.”
Daniel Olsson said the invasion of Ukraine “has shown that the Russian leadership is ready to take great risks, larger than previously taken.”
The government agency’s analysis suggested a likely “a western containment of Russia,” including reducing trade in Russian energy.
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Arizona governor won’t say transgender people exist
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey refused to say Thursday if transgender people actually exist, twice dodging direct questions on the subject just a day after he signed legislation limiting transgender rights.
The Republican worked instead to defend his signatures on bills that bar transgender girls and women from playing on girls high school and women’s college sports teams and barring gender affirming surgery for anyone under age 18.
When specifically asked if he believed that there “are really transgender people,” the governor paused for several seconds before answering.
“I’m going to ask you to read the legislation and to see that the legislation that we passed was in the spirit of fairness to protect girls sports in competitive situations,” Ducey said, referring to the new law that targets transgender girls who want to play on girls sports teams. “That’s what the legislation is intended to do, and that’s what it does.”
Asked again if he believed there are “actual transgender people,” he again answered slowly and carefully.
“I … am going to respect everyone, and I’m going to respect everyone’s rights. And I’m going to protect female sports. And that’s what the legislation does,” Ducey said.
Ducey’s response was “appalling,” according to the Arizona director of the Human Rights Campaign, a national civil rights group that advocates for equality for LGBTQ people. The organization worked to ensure families and transgender young people came to the Capitol to testify against the bills as the Republican-led House and Senate considered them this session.
“It’s quite shocking that he can’t even address trans people or even say that he thinks they exist,” Bridget Sharpe said.
Wednesday’s signing of the two transgender bills and a third that bars abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy and is currently unconstitutional put Ducey right in the middle of two top issues national Republicans are highlighting in the runup to November’s midterm elections.
Ducey also signed election legislation that minority Democrats said amounted to voter suppression by requiring longtime Arizonans to be thrown off the voter rolls if they did not prove their citizenship and residence location.
The governor leads the Republican Governors Association, which is charged with helping elect GOP chief executives in U.S. states. He in is the last year of his second term as Arizona governor and term limits bar him from seeking reelection.
The top Democrat in the state House, Rep. Reginald Bolding, called Wednesday “probably one of the darkest days we’ve seen in the history of Arizona.”
“With the stroke of a pen, Gov. Ducey has hurled Arizona backwards to its ugliest past,” Bolding said Wednesday. “And today, he put in jeopardy pregnant people, transgender youth in danger and curtailed voting rights for people of color.”
Social conservative groups and the Arizona Republican Party praised Ducey’s action. The Center for Arizona Policy, whose president shepherded the abortion and women’s sports bills through the Legislature, called it a victory.
“Thank you, Governor Ducey, for taking a bold stand for women athletes, vulnerable children, and the unborn by putting your signature on (the bills) in the face of intense opposition from activists,” Center for Arizona Policy president Cathi Herrod said in a news release she posted on Twitter.
She said the legislation protects the unborn, ensures a level playing field for female athletes and shows that “Arizona will do everything it can to protect vulnerable children struggling with gender confusion” by enacting the surgery ban.
Ducey said the surgery ban protects children from irreversible decisions.
“These are permanent surgeries of reassignment that are irreversible, and those discussions can happen once adulthood is reached,” he said.
The American Civil Liberties Association has vowed to sue over the surgery ban. U.S. Supreme Court precedent currently says women have a constitutional right to abortion until about 24 weeks of pregnancy, although it is considering whether to uphold a 15-week ban enacted in Mississippi and may overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision enshrining a woman’s right to choose.
Arizona joins 13 other states in enacting laws preventing transgender girls and women from playing on girls teams. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox vetoed a transgender sports ban in his state, saying it would harm transgender girls, but the Legislature overrode the veto. Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb also vetoed a sports bill, but lawmakers hope to override his action as well.
By BOB CHRISTIE
Associated Press | https://www.mymotherlode.com/news/national/2449909/arizona-governor-wont-say-transgender-people-exist.html | 2022-04-01T01:30:41Z |
Broadband Mapping & Data
Completed Maps Will ‘Absolutely’ Be Available This Fall, FCC’s Rosenworcel Says
‘It is all systems go,’ the chairwoman said at a House Energy and Commerce hearing Thursday.
WASHINGTON, March 31, 2022 – The chair of the Federal Communications Commission said Thursday that the improved broadband maps needed to adequately disburse billions in federal infrastructure dollars will come this fall.
During a House Energy and Commerce Committee Oversight hearing Thursday, Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said, “Absolutely, yes. We will have [complete] maps in the fall.”
Earlier this year, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo told the Senate appropriations committee that, after speaking with the FCC, the better broadband maps should be expected in the summer. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration, an agency of Commerce, will be delivering $42.5 billion from the Infrastructure, Investment and Jobs Act for broadband infrastructure, but the accurate maps are needed. It was a timeline that even former FCC commissioner Michael O’Rielly was skeptical about.
Rosenworcel also shared the process, so far, of creating these maps, saying that the agency has brought in broadband architects, new systems to handle the data, have beta tested those systems, and set up a contract for a broadband location fabric. Earlier this month, a government watchdog denied a challenge to an FCC pick to build the fabric, paving the way for CostQuest to complete the work.
Rosenworcel also pointed to a late June date the agency set last month from which internet service providers will be able to submit their data to help form the maps.
“Now, it is all systems go,” she said.
While the maps will be ready in the fall, they will still have to be released to the states for their input on accuracy, and the FCC will then do any applicable revisions before they are finalized, Rosenworcel said.
Some states have become impatient with the FCC and have begun to collect their own data so they can generate their own maps. Without broadband maps, funding cannot be dispersed, and states cannot begin to improve their infrastructure.
The committee also heard that the FCC will need its fifth commissioner approved, as Gigi Sohn, President Joe Biden’s pick as party tie-breaker on the agency, has yet to be approved by the Senate.
Broadband Mapping & Data
Michael Jones: Maps and Data Analysis are the Keys to Effectively Targeting Broadband Subsidies
The key to states’ success on infrastructure builds lies in the analysis of the data they collect.
Maps and data analysis are keys to ensuring that the broadband subsidies included in the bipartisan infrastructure law are effective. The Federal Communications Commission is working to improve its data’s accuracy, and as reported by Broadband Breakfast, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo believes new and improved maps could be released this summer.
But new and better data alone is not sufficient. States need a set of tools that will help them analyze many datasets to make educated decisions about how to use the funds that National Telecommunications and Information Administration will allocate to them.
Technology Policy Institute started its own broadband mapping initiative to make that possible. TPI Broadband’s nationwide map and state mapping series combine information from nine sources and filter their results across 24 geographic areas, ranging from Census blocks to entire states. Our cloud-based platform does more than simply display maps.
The software can generate graphs and scatter plots that give users a visual representation of trends and correlations. It also allows users to combine datasets and harness the power of regression analysis to explore the relationships between them.
The Broadband Connectivity Index combines adoption, availability and other data to create scores that can help policymakers identify areas that need focus, including whether those areas may need special data collection efforts.
The platform includes even more datasets and tools that we have not yet included on the public-facing user interface. We can answer questions like who appears to be benefiting from the affordability programs or the relationship between E-Rate funds and school performance, to name a few.
Additionally, we keep the data up to date. Our maps are designed to update nearly instantaneously when new datasets come out.
Not only does this ensure that our data is always fresh, but also helps our platform complement the many data collection efforts out there. For example, we hope to incorporate the FCC’s new Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric data once it is released.
In a recent Broadband Breakfast Expert Opinion column, former FCC Commissioner Mike O’Rielly said, “Universal broadband has not been achieved, in part, because previous grant funding has often been misspent.” The funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law represents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to substantially bridge the digital divide, and it is imperative that states are able to take full advantage.
By giving decision-makers the resources they need to develop cost-effective solutions geared towards truly underserved areas in their communities, TPI’s broadband maps can play a pivotal role in ensuring this funding connects as many Americas as possible.
Michael Jones, Jr., is the director of communications at the Technology Policy Institute, a think tank that focuses on the economics of innovation, technological change, and related regulation. The Technology Policy Institute’s mission is to advance knowledge and inform policymakers by producing independent, rigorous research and by sponsoring educational programs and conferences on major issues affecting information technology and communications policy.This piece is exclusive to Broadband Breakfast.
Broadband Breakfast accepts commentary from informed observers of the broadband scene. Please send pieces to commentary@breakfast.media. The views reflected in Expert Opinion pieces do not necessarily reflect the views of Broadband Breakfast and Breakfast Media LLC.
Broadband Mapping & Data
Crowdsourced Data Critical to Identify Underserved Communities, Lawmakers Hear
The FCC has added crowdsourced data to its repertoire for accurate broadband maps.
WASHINGTON, March 17, 2022 – Crowdsourcing data for accurate wireless broadband maps is critical to identifying underserved or unserved communities, said a broadband advocacy group at a congressional hearing Wednesday.
“We need true crowdsourcing because the opportunities for these technologies to miss communities are pretty great,” Greg Guice, the director of government affairs at Public Knowledge, said during a congressional hearing on 5G and the future in wireless technologies.
The Broadband Data Act, which became law in March 2020, “attempted to help improve how we collect data for wireline providers for our broadband maps,” said Representative Donald McEachin, D-VA. But, he continued, “it’s a little trickier with wireless providers.”
Guice said it is too often the wireless broadband “maps have relied on the theoretical propagation characteristics, which leaves a lot of communities unserved but reported as served.
“As we look at the rollout of 5G and of small cell technology that [5G] relies on, it’s going to be critical that we get that [mapping] information right, because the opportunities to miss communities in our urban sectors, as well as communities in our rural sectors, are just vastly increased,” he said.
The Federal Communications Commission, which is working to compile an updated map and recently set a late June date to begin accepting service provider data, has already began working to collect crowdsourced data – including data from consumer speed tests. Historically, the commission has relied on service provider data known as form-477 to disperse money from federal programs.
The importance of accurate broadband mapping is something that advocates have been heavily emphasizing, including LightBox vice president of government solutions Bill Price. In an interview with Broadband Breakfast, Price said that “the actual cost of deploying broadband to unserved areas depends on the accuracy of the location data you have got…Think about building highways without knowing all the property, all the zoning, all the owners – all the details you need to build a highway.”
Broadband Mapping & Data
‘Not a Data Company’: LightBox Disappointed by Mapping Contract Denial
LightBox and CostQuest spoke to Broadband Breakfast after a decision to deny overturning the FCC’s mapping contract selection.
WASHINGTON, March 16, 2022 – Data company LightBox said it is disappointed with a government watchdog decision to deny its appeal for a Federal Communications Commission mapping contract, saying the winning bidder does not own the rights to the data it will collect for the agency.
“CostQuest does not own the data,” LightBox CEO Eric Frank charged to Broadband Breakfast in an interview, following a decision by the Government Accountability Office last month to deny LightBox’s appeal challenging the FCC’s decision to award the contract to CostQuest.
“Light Box is a data company. Our customers [have been choosing our data for years] on a national basis to do a lot of things: understanding points of interest, understanding location data, understanding routing, understanding logistics, understanding geospatial information,” Frank said. “That is our business. The FCC awarded a project to a consulting firm, not a data company.”
The GAO, which released its decision on February 24, said it found nothing wrong with the FCC’s November decision to award the contract to CostQuest, which will build what is called the Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric. The fabric, required by the Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability Act, will provide the basis for the newer, more accurate map on which the dispersal of billions of federal broadband infrastructure dollars is dependent.
LightBox’s objections to CostQuest’s contract alleged that CostQuest uses data that is licensed from third parties who themselves did not have the rights to license the data. The watchdog said in its decision it does not have reason to believe that the data will be used to infringe on the rights of the data owners, adding it would “not reevaluate proposals, nor substitute our judgment for that of the agency, as the evaluation of proposals is a matter within the agency’s discretion,” referencing the scope of its investigation.
“[We create a fabric] by collecting our own data, we draw our own building footprints from imagery and Lidar, and use our own address data,” Frank said in the interview. “That is how you create the fabric – we do that all in-house.
“At the end of the day, if you are going to buy a national fabric there is an element of due diligence – there is an element of trying to find out what organization has the best methodologies. We do not think that was served,” Frank added.
Despite the decision, LightBox, which is a sponsor of Broadband Breakfast, is still working on creating broadband fabrics at the state level. In January, Montana’s Department of Administration announced that it had hired LightBox to create a statewide broadband map. The map will use LightBox’s proprietary data to allocate $266 million to improve broadband service to unserved and underserved communities.
In December, the real estate analytics company also launched its own national smart location fabric, which it said provides a more granular view of areas where coverage does not exist. The company said it has licensed the fabric to Georgia and Alabama.
CostQuest continued work on fabric despite appeal
On the other side, CostQuest – despite saying it had been slowed down by the appeal filed shortly after the contract award in November – said it had been working on the fabric even as the LightBox appeal was in the air.
“Over the past few months, we’ve move from version 3 to version 4 of our commercial BSL data set,” Mike Wilson, CostQuest’s vice president of business development, said in an interview with Broadband Breakfast. “We also aligned all of our other models and data layers with the BSL’s and into a full broadband fabric data suite. This includes fiber and fixed wireless cost modeling, service availability estimation, (likelihood of locations being served by broadband technology type), demographics, and more.”
To do this, CostQuest said it will collect broadband data collection filings submitted by ISPs from around the country. The FCC set a start period of June 30 to collect that data and a deadline of September 1, 2022 by which ISPs can submit that data. The first version of CostQuest’s fabric is due within 120 of the contract’s approval.
“This fabric will provide the common basis upon which all parties will report on and understand coverage at the location level,” Wilson said. “There’s much work to be done, and accurate data will support more well-informed decisions regarding funding, buildout, and other initiatives related to closing the digital divide.”
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Great shop with an awesome staff! They had my order ready to go when I arrived, and it only took about 2 minutes from when I placed the order to fill it. Will for sure be back on discounted edible Sundays!!!
I just want to say that this dispensary is a real part of West Seattle and The White Center Community. On that note...i am always satisfied with their ability to offer such great service and products. I just picked up some Cantaloupe Kush by MOANI TSUNAMI... its fresh and right on time for being a sativa dominant strain. I really enjoyed it and wanted to share my experience....Thank you for always being there for my cannabis needs and making it enjoyable to shop....!
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Leafly menu is at least 5mo out of date per the staff's comments. Also they don't have a menu available in the store. I suggest going elsewhere unless you call ahead looking some something specific.
This is my favorite shop in White Center. Everything I’ve been recommended here has been quality. The prices are competitive, and the daily discounts are usually significant, 15-30% off on specific stuff. I’ve never had to wait more than 2 or 3 minutes.
I am not without criticism, though. Parking isn’t ideal. To be fair, parking in WC never has been.
It’s also pretty hot. I understand that it would probably cost a fortune to cool an old building that large. A few more fans wouldn’t hurt. I feel like a little water cooler could go a long way as well.
I dig this place. You should check it out.
racist and if you're working here the turn over rate is bad they will fire people if you're you're not white for no reason I wouldn't shop here, rude, judgemental
Just an FYI brought my daughter up here for her 21st birthday today 6/11/19 and she was turned away due to her id being vertical. The budtender didnt even scan it. The id doesnt expire until 2024. So is your store racist? I looked up every law possible please provide a link to justify the stores actions?
I was visiting Seattle and was staying in the White Center area so this looked like the best place to go. It was my first visit to a dispensary and I thought the customer service was great and there was a great selection to choose from. I will definitely visit again.
I really like this place. When I lived in the area it was my fav store. Now if I'm in there area, that's def my go to store. I get good deals and good stuff. Staff are really nice and down to earth atmosphere.
The absolute best dispensary in the Seattle area. Houdini (the ball python) misses coming in as much as my wife and I do. We will be back in the near future to visit again. Thanks Bud Nation for all the hospitality and respect you showed us from the moment we walked in your shop. Respectfully your customers for life, Jeremy & Maureen. | https://www.leafly.com/dispensary-info/lucky-cannabis-shop-seattle/reviews | 2022-04-01T01:30:42Z |
US President Joe Biden is set invoke the use of Title III of the Korean War-era Defense Production Act (DPA) to ramp up US production of minerals for electric vehicles and utility-grade energy storage batteries as the latest salvo in the ongoing economic battle with Russia.
According to a White House fact sheet released earlier today, “The President will issue a directive, authorizing the use of the Defense Production Act to secure American production of critical materials to bolster our clean energy economy by reducing our reliance on China and other countries for the minerals and materials that will power our clean energy future … Specifically, the fact sheet continues, “the DPA will be authorized to support the production and processing of minerals and materials used for large capacity batteries – such as lithium, nickel, cobalt, graphite, and manganese – and the Department of Defense will implement this authority using strong environmental, labor, community, and tribal consultation standards.”
The move is intended to further reduce demand for Russian oil and fossil fuels and undermine Vladimir Putin’s ability to wage an ongoing war in Ukraine, where the Russian military has already faced heavier-than-expected losses against Ukrainian guerillas.
About the Defense Production Act
The FEMA website explains the Defense Production Act [of 1950] as, “the primary source of Presidential authorities to expedite and expand the supply of materials and services from the US industrial base needed to promote the national defense.
Title III, ‘Expansion of Productive Capacity and Supply,’ also provides for, “various financial measures, such as loans, loan guarantees, purchases, and purchase commitments, to improve, expand, and maintain domestic production capabilities needed to support national defense and homeland security procurement requirements.”
All of this goes back to the sweeping war powers granted to President Truman during World War II, which saw car companies converted to making airplanes, bombers, Jeeps (of course), and even tanks. History.com has a great summary of the passing of the Defense Production Act here, with even more great WWII-era photos like the one above. It’s definitely worth a click on its own, but t TL;DR version is that the government is allowed to force private companies to prioritize certain Federal contracts, especially those pertaining to ‘national defense.’ And it looks like, as of now, that includes the production of electric vehicles – which is awesome!
Our own Steve Hanley first predicted this move a few days ago, and I, for one, am glad it’s come to pass. What about you guys? Is this a good move for Joe Biden, especially ahead of a mid-term election where some pundits believe the Democratic party will take a beating? Scroll on down to the comments and let us know what you think!
Sources: The White House; FEMA. | https://cleantechnica.com/2022/03/31/biden-to-invoke-defense-production-act-to-boost-ev-mineral-production/ | 2022-04-01T01:30:43Z |
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Nasuni to create 55 jobs at Cork innovation centre
File data service provider Nasuni plans to create up to 55 new senior engineering jobs over the next three years at its newly established innovation centre in Cork.
This will be Nasuni’s first innovation centre and its fourth office including its headquarters in Boston in the US. The company is also expanding its presence in Germany, Benelux and London as part of its global expansion. Nasuni has a hybrid working arrangement in place across all its offices as it transitions out of Covid-19. The current expectation is that the Ireland site will also support hybrid working.
As Nasuni Ireland scales and hires people, the company intends to open a physical facility in the near future.
With the rising threat to business from cyberattacks, Nasuni believes it is more important than ever that the entire IT ecosystem of an enterprise, its suppliers, partners, and managed service providers, offer the highest standards of security and risk management.
The company hired Derek Murphy as vice president of engineering, EMEA. Murphy is an experienced head of engineering with experience at multinational enterprise companies including Forcepoint, McAfee, Intel, and Apple. In the past 15 years, Murphy has worked in the domain of cyber security under the areas of cloud product and services, with a focus on cloud software engineering and cloud operations.
“We are looking for the right talent to fill senior, ‘greenfield development’ positions, cloud and analytics focused,” said Murphy. “This is high-value work, crucial to our business, and we are convinced we will find the right candidates in Ireland.”
Paul Flanagan, CEO of Nasuni, added: ‘‘Nasuni is committed to Ireland, and we have already incorporated Nasuni Ireland Ltd. The country is known for its well-educated software talent pool as well as the number and variety of its technology hubs. Together with the strong support and relationship with the IDA and the diversity of the region, Ireland has a track record as a place to invest, and one that yields results. This will complement the success that Nasuni has in its centres of innovation and offices across the globe, continuing to offer the same level of trusted file data services in the region. Our vision is to expand the team to over 55 people over the next three years.”
The company is supported by the Irish government through IDA Ireland. Martin Shanahan, IDA Ireland CEO, said: “Nasuni’s investment comes at the right time, as remote work continues to create unprecedented challenges and cyber security is more important than ever for enterprises. The establishment of the EMEA Innovation Centre for Nasuni is a testament to the region’s highly-skilled and talented workforce and reinforces IDA Ireland’s mission to boost jobs and investment for regional locations. I welcome Nasuni to Ireland and wish the team every success with this expansion.”
Nasuni is hiring across all functions and locations in 2022; for more information, please visit https://www.nasuni.com/company/careers/
TechCentral Reporters | https://www.techcentral.ie/nasuni-to-create-55-jobs-at-cork-innovation-centre/ | 2022-04-01T01:30:43Z |
A mass sports competition has taken place at Almash training base - the TAIF-NK JSC Ski Relay Cup. 14 teams have competed in the relay, with four people on each team. Men had to ski 3 km, women did 2 km free. The sporting event has ended with an award ceremony. The best of the best have received diplomas, cups and prize money. The company does an active job to propagate a healthy lifestyle, popularise physical culture. The enterprise's workers can play football, ice hockey, volleyball, table tennis in their free time. Also, there were created conditions to go to the swimming pool, gym and ice rinks of the city. Tournaments among subdivisions of the company are held in many of these sports.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oscars producer Will Packer said Los Angeles police were ready to arrest Will Smith after Smith slapped Chris Rock on the Academy Awards stage.
“They were saying, you know, this is battery, was a word they used in that moment," Packer said in a clip released by ABC News Thursday night of an interview he gave to “Good Morning America.” “They said we will go get him. We are prepared. We’re prepared to get him right now. You can press charges, we can arrest him. They were laying out the options.”
But Packer said Rock was “very dismissive” of the idea.
“He was like, ‘No, no, no, I’m fine,” Packer said. "And even to the point where I said, ‘Rock, let them finish.’ The LAPD officers finished laying out what his options were and they said, ‘Would you like us to take any action?’ And he said no.”
The LAPD said in a statement after Sunday night's ceremony that they were aware of the incident, and that Rock had declined to file a police report. The department declined comment Thursday on Packer's interview, a longer version of which will air on Friday morning.
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences met Wednesday to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Smith for violations against the group’s standards of conduct. Smith could be suspended, expelled or otherwise sanctioned.
The academy said in a statement that “Mr. Smith’s actions at the 94th Oscars were a deeply shocking, traumatic event to witness in-person and on television."
Without giving specifics, the academy said Smith was asked to leave the ceremony at the Dolby Theatre, but refused to do so.
Smith strode from his front row seat on to the stage and slapped Rock after a joke Rock made about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, when he was on stage to present the Oscar for best documentary.
On Monday, Smith issued an apology to Rock, the academy and to viewers, saying “I was out of line and I was wrong.”
The academy said Smith has the opportunity to defend himself in a written response before the board meets again on April 18.
Rock publicly addressed the incident for the first time, but only briefly, at the beginning of a standup show Wednesday night in Boston, where he was greeted by a thunderous standing ovation. He said “I’m still kind of processing what happened.”
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Follow AP Entertainment Writer Andrew Dalton on Twitter: https://twitter.com/andyjamesdalton | https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Oscars-producer-says-police-offered-to-arrest-17049804.php | 2022-04-01T01:30:44Z |
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Charles William Gear, widely known as Bill, a prominent computer scientist particularly known for his work in numerical analysis, died in Princeton, New Jersey, on March 15 at the age of 87. Born February 1, 1935 to working-class parents in London, he studied at Cambridge University on a full...
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May 6, 1959 - March 24, 2022
Brunswick, GA - The clock of life is wound but once, and no one has the power to tell just where the hand will stop - at late or early hour. On Thursday, March 24, 2022, surrounded by family, the clock suddenly stopped for Ann Denise Griffin and will never be wound again on this mortal domain.
Ann Denise, affectionately known as "Niecy" was born May 6, 1959, to the union of the late Thomas J. and Jessie B. (Townsend) Pulliam, Sr in South Bend, Indiana. She was the tenth of fourteen children.
Denise received her formal education from Riley High School, South Bend, Indiana. Shortly thereafter, Denise enlisted and completed two years in the U.S. Job Corps at which time she met her first husband Griggs Truitt. Unto this union was one son, Alonzo Amon Truitt.
Denise was baptized at Saint John Missionary Baptist Church, South Bend, Indiana at an early age.
Denise had a passion for fashion. She found her ideal employment knitch at Hub Clothing Store in Louisville, Kentucky where she met the love her life and soulmate, George Griffin III. They were united in marriage on May 13, 1996. To this union, one daughter, Jazzmine was born.
Denise was kindly gifted a caring and nurturing spirit. Amongst many her gentle spirit was observed by the Fix family where she became a professional nanny for 25 plus years. She later relocated with the family to Brunswick, Georgia for several years before relocating to Anchorage, Alaska. In October of 2020, Denise returned to Brunswick where she fought a courageous battle with illness yet was blessed to share many joyous days and occasions with family.
At the 5:05 morning hour of Thursday, March 24, 2022, Denise made her earthly transition in peace surrounded by her loving family in the comfort of her home. Preceding her in death are her loving parents, Thomas and Jessie B. Pulliam; husband, George Griffin III; brothers, Ronald, Ervine, Charles, James, and Thomas Pulliam Jr; nephews, Chris Pulliam, and Taren Cook.
Left to cherish her loving memory are four children, Alonzo Amon (Natasha) Truitt of West Point, Jazzmine Griffin (Donnie Baldwin) of Jacksonville, Florida, George Griffin IV of Louisville, Kentucky, and Victoria Griffin of Nashville, Tennessee; 18 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; sisters, Christine Grundy, Essie Toles, Olibisi (Ed) Tucker, JoAnn Pulliam, Patricia Pulliam-Bell, and Ollie Applewhite; brothers, Willie Pulliam, Michael (Benita) Pulliam, Carlton Toles, and LaMar (Heather) Pulliam; daughters in love, Katie and Isabella Hines of Anchorage, Alaska; sons in love, Damon Pulliam of Louisville, Kentucky, and Christopher and Alex Hines of Anchorage, Alaska.
Special thanks to Pentecostal Tabernacle Church of God, Dr. Holiday, and my brother Willie Pulliam for your love and support during their time of bereavement. Denise ... Love You! Kiss You!! Miss You!!!
Services are 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 2, 2022, at Pentecostal Tabernacle Church of God, 1849 Bayliss Avenue, Beloit, Wisconsin 53511 with Reverend Dr. Jeremiah Holiday officiating. Visitation is prior to the service beginning at 9:00 a.m. Committal will take place at Fort Knox National Cemetery, Fort Knox, Kentucky at a later date. Hansen-Gravitt Funeral Home, 424 Prospect Street, Beloit, Wisconsin 53511 is honored to be assisting the family. Online condolences can be shared at www.hansengravitt.com | https://www.beloitdailynews.com/records/obituaries/ann-denise-pulliam-griffin/article_f97427e8-80b3-5fb2-a551-9febccc5f3ab.html | 2022-04-01T01:30:45Z |