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Meteorologist Kristy Steward's First Warning Forecast
*TORNADO WATCH until 8 PM for the highlighted cities and counties, until 10 PM for Dare county. This means conditions are favorable for tornadoes to form. Know where your safe place is and stay weather alert*
Good Thursday evening! It was an active afternoon with strong storms moving through. So far, we had one severe thunderstorm warning earlier this afternoon. The tornado warnings have been all around us, but have so far stayed out of our area. A lot of the strong activity is out of here, but there's still one more line to our south that could bring severe weather into our northeastern NC counties. That is why Dare county was added to a Tornado Watch until 10 PM.
By 10 PM all of these storms will be out of here and the cold front sparking these storms will start passing through. Tonight should be drier. A few lingering showers possible. Overnight lows in the low 60s.
Friday will be a mostly dry and cooler day, but it will still be windy. 15-20 MPH westerly winds gusting to 30 MPH. Clouds also gradually clear.
This weekend starts off much cooler. Highs around 60° Saturday. Saturday will be dry with a mix of sun and clouds and light winds. A little warmer Sunday in the upper 60s. Sunday morning we could have a few isolated showers popping up with a disturbance passing through.
Back to the mid 60s Monday with tons of sunshine to enjoy. Clouds start increasing Tuesday and Wednesday ahead of our next system. That system will warm us up to the low to mid 70s for the middle portion of the workweek. Scattered showers and storms are likely Wednesday into Thursday.
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Flash Report: Muna El Badawy Camp fire outbreak - IOM DTM Rapid Assessment - Jere Local Government Area (LGA), Borno State (31 March 2022)
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On 28 March 2022, a fire outbreak was reported at Muna El Badawy Camp in Jere LGA of Borno State. The fire damaged and destroyed shelters and belongings of numerous IDP households. The fire incident fully destroyed 271 makeshift shelters and partially damaged 2 makeshift shelter, affecting a total of 1,106 individuals in 243 households. The affected individuals included 575 children, 310 women and 221 men.
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The victims of the fire outbreak are currently residing with friends and relatives in the camp while they are attempting to rebuild their shelters. They are in desperate need of shelter assistance. Other needs include food and NFIs.
RESPONSE
At the time of writing, no assistance has been rendered to the affected population.
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Fresh off the heels of Jane Campion’s best director win at the Oscars, Kathryn Bigelow is also heading to Netflix for her next project. Bigelow, who became the first woman to win a directing Oscar in 2010 for “The Hurt Locker,” will direct “Aurora,” based on David Koepp’s upcoming thriller novel of the same name, for the streamer.
Koepp will also write the film’s screenplay, which will join his long list of credits including “Mission: Impossible” and “Jurassic Park.” The novel “Aurora” is set to be released on June 7 by Harper Collins.
Per Netflix’s announcement of the project on Twitter, the film “follows characters who are coping with the collapse of the social order, set against a catastrophic worldwide power crisis.” The novel’s blurb sets the story in Aurora, Illinois, where Aubrey Wheeler and her teenage son are forced to fend for themselves in the wake of a massive power outage. Wheeler’s estranged brother, a Silicon Valley CEO, has built a bunker in the desert for such an apocalyptic event, and their reunion leads to reckonings on a global and personal scale.
Bigelow, who is repped by CAA, has not directed a feature since her 2017 film “Detroit,” which follows events associated with the 1967 race riots in the city. Since then, she’s directed an Apple commercial and a short film, but “Aurora” is the first confirmation of an upcoming feature from the Academy Award winner. Bigelow also made waves with her 2012 film “Zero Dark Thirty,” which earned a best picture nomination.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, which first broke the news of the project, “Aurora” will be produced Greg Shapiro, who also produced “The Hurt Locker,” and Gavin Polone, who has worked with Koepp on films including “Stir of Echoes” and “Secret Window.” Koepp is repped by CAA and Myman Greenspan.
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PREMONT, Texas — The Premont community has been hard at work to make sure firefighters have everything they need to battle the blazes that have been sweeping through the Coastal Bend.
Premont Mayor Priscilla M. Vargas was in awe of the support that poured in from area residents.
"Our community is a good community," Vargas said. "Anytime anything happens, they are the first to step up. We have numerous donations that have been brought to City Hall for the volunteer fire department."
Firefighters have been hard at work battling blazes across multiple counties, one being the 'Borrega' fire which has scorched over 46,000 acres in the King Ranch area.
According to Vargas the community has opened their public water well to area fire crews who may need additional resources in battling the fire. Area residents have also gathered other resources to make sure fire crews have the nourishment that need to continue their work.
"There's an abundance of water and Gatorades and snacks for them incase they have to go all night," Vargas said.
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Freshly Picked Acquires MagnetBlox Today
Lehi, UT, March 31, 2022 --(PR.com)-- Freshly Picked (freshlypicked.com) announced today the completion of its acquisition of MagnetBlox (magnetblox.com) which sells a patent pending magnetic building toy that supports pretend play and builds little ones' creative and motor skills.
Susan Petersen, CEO of Freshly Picked, shared, “Customers of both Freshly Picked and MagnetBlox will now be able to access even more innovative products in their home - to help them build not only their little ones' imagination, but memorable experiences they will treasure for years to come.” Junhyon Park, President and CFO of Freshly Picked also commented, “We are excited to offer our customers this super fun magnetic building toy which helps children with their motor skills, creativity, critical thinking, and even spatial learning.
“Founded in 2009, Freshly Picked has quickly grown selling over a million pairs of moccasins and diaper bags. The company has expanded its product lines to diaper bags and accessories, swaddles, sneakers, sandals, and play. Freshly Picked has its production facility in Lindon, Utah, where it can produce over a thousand pairs of moccasins each day - all moccasins are hand-made and has served thousands of moms and their children with its amazing and beautiful products.”
Susan Petersen, CEO of Freshly Picked, shared, “Customers of both Freshly Picked and MagnetBlox will now be able to access even more innovative products in their home - to help them build not only their little ones' imagination, but memorable experiences they will treasure for years to come.” Junhyon Park, President and CFO of Freshly Picked also commented, “We are excited to offer our customers this super fun magnetic building toy which helps children with their motor skills, creativity, critical thinking, and even spatial learning.
“Founded in 2009, Freshly Picked has quickly grown selling over a million pairs of moccasins and diaper bags. The company has expanded its product lines to diaper bags and accessories, swaddles, sneakers, sandals, and play. Freshly Picked has its production facility in Lindon, Utah, where it can produce over a thousand pairs of moccasins each day - all moccasins are hand-made and has served thousands of moms and their children with its amazing and beautiful products.”
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Chandigarh records driest March since 2008
With no rain through the past one month, Chandigarh recorded its driest March in the last 14 years, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Though western disturbances (WD) approached the city multiple times in March, their effect remained poor, leading to poor precipitation, which is expected to continue in April as well.
As per IMD records, the last time the city saw no rain in March was in 2008, while trace rainfall (less than 0.1 mm) was also recorded in 2010, a 100% deficit from the 34.4 mm rainfall considered normal for March.
Notably, January and February had both recorded above normal rain this year.
Speaking about why there was no rain in March, IMD Chandigarh director Manmohan Singh said, “While around five WDs affected the region, most of them were weak and their effect was felt only in the hilly areas. On the other hand, city saw pretty strong WDs in January and February, leading to surplus rainfall.”
Sweltering April on the cards
The IMD had also released its monthly outlook for April. Issued for the whole country, the outlook predicts a high probability of below-average rain in Chandigarh and nearby regions. As a result, both the minimum and maximum temperatures will remain above average.
On Thursday as well, at 37°C, the maximum temperature was 5.4 degrees above normal, but still lower than 37.8°C on March 31, 2021. 37°C is the highest day temperature so far this year, as also recorded on Wednesday.
The minimum temperature rose from 17.4°C on Wednesday to 18.6°C on Thursday, three notches above normal. Over the next three days, the maximum temperature will remain between 35°C and 36°C, while the minimum temperature will hover around 19°C.
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Speeding car snuffs out pedestrian’s life in Mohali
An unidentified pedestrian was killed in a hit and run accident near Ballomajra village in Balongi on Thursday. A passer-by, Jarnail Singh, a resident of Adarsh Colony, Balongi, told the police that he was going to a relative's house in his car around 2.30 pm on Thursday. When he reached the bridge in front of VR Punjab mall, a speeding car coming from behind hit a pedestrian and sped away, leaving the victim severely injured.
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Vivek Sheel Soni is new Mohali SSP
Vivek Sheel Soni was appointed as the new senior superintendent of police, Mohali, following a reshuffle by the Punjab government on Thursday. A 2011-batch IPS officer, Soni has replaced Harjeet Singh, who had joined as the Mohali SSP on January 19 and now has been posted as the Gurdaspur SSP. Prior to his posting in Mohali, Soni was the Rupnagar SSP after also having served as the Sangrur SSP.
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Chandigarh: Brace for more price pain as taxi, auto fares go up
A day after the UT administration notified the water tariff hike, it also increased the charges for using taxi and auto services in the city. The revised fares are classified based on whether the taxis and autos ply within the city or out of station. The rates for taxi travel within Chandigarh have never been increased since 2013, while the long-distance fares were last revised in 2015.
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Chandigarh tricity sees 99% dip in Covid-19 cases since January
As March came to a close on Thursday, the tricity saw its monthly Covid-19 infections and deaths drop by 99% as compared to January, when the third wave caused the cases to spike to an all-time high across Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula. The tricity had recorded a whopping 59,273 cases in January during the third peak – the highest monthly case tally since the pandemic broke out in March 2020.
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Kharar man arrested for killing wife, dumping her body in canal
Police have arrested a Kharar resident for murdering her husband, Charanjit's wife and dumping The victim, Ruby Pandey, who hailed from Sector 45, Chandigarh's body in a canal near Morinda after she caught him having an extra-marital affair. The victim, Ruby Pandey, who hailed from Sector 45, Chandigarh, had gone missing on March 9. She lived with her husband, Charanjit, and a one-year-old son in a rented accommodation at Eco Floors 1 Society, Kharar. Police have deployed divers in the canal to locate the victim's body.
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Joe Rogan Threatens to Quit Spotify if He Has to ‘Walk on Eggshells’
Podcast large Joe Rogan not too long ago said that he’ll fortunately depart Spotify, abandoning his $200 million take care of the woke tech firm, if he has to censor his ideas and “walk on eggshells.”
The New York Post reports that Joe Rogan, the favored UFC commentator, comic, and host of the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, has threatened to again out of the $200 million deal he made with Spotify to stream solely on their platform if he feels that he has to self-censor and “walk on eggshells.”
During a current episode of his podcast with gues MMA fighter Josh Barnett, Rogan said: “I will quit. If it gets to a point that I can’t do it anymore, where I have to do it in some sort of weird way where I walk on eggshells and mind my p’s and q’s, fuck that!”
Rogan mentioned the large recognition of his podcast and up to date makes an attempt to assault him over feedback made on the present all through the years, stating: “There’s more people poring over it but it’s the same thing. I do it the same way.” He added: “If I become something different because it grew bigger, I will quit.”
Rogan signed an unique take care of Spotify in 2020 for $100 million, since then the deal has reportedly doubled in valuation. Since signing solely to the platform, there have been repeated points referring to censorship of the present.
Spotify has added content material advisory labels on some episodes of Rogan’s episodes that mentioned the coronavirus. In February 2022, Breitbart News reported that Spotify had eliminated not less than 70 episodes of the Joe Rogan Experience from its platform. Breitbart News has reported extensively on current makes an attempt to censor Joe Rogan from the Spotify platform, with musicians reminiscent of Neil Young demanding that the music streaming service take away Rogan or take away his music from the platform. Spotify promptly eliminated Young’s music catalog from the platform.
Spotify has previously removed JRE episodes that apparently contained content material the tech large didn’t approve of. One of Rogan’s former friends, writer and podcaster Michael Malice, famous in line with the web site JREMissing.com, two of his episodes had been eliminated.
Spotify has deleted two of my @joerogan appearances pic.twitter.com/ZjKu8TUgcO
— Michael Malice (@michaelmalice) February 4, 2022
Other eliminated episodes embody these with Gad Saad, a Lebanese-born Canadian Professor of Marketing on the John Molson School of Business at Concordia University, Theo Von, an especially fashionable comic together with his personal podcasts and on-line following, Tom Segura, one other profitable comic and longtime buddy of Rogans with specials on Netflix, and Kevin Smith, a comic, author, and movie director identified for the Clerks and Jay and Silent Bob collection of movies.
Read extra at The New York Post here.
Lucas Nolan is a reporter for Breitbart News overlaying problems with free speech and on-line censorship. Follow him on Twitter @LucasNolan or contact through safe e-mail on the handle lucasnolan@protonmail.com
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BC Hydro says customers can anticipate lower electricity bills starting April 1.
In a news release, the utility provider said that customers will see an average 1.4 per cent reduction on their electricity bills following an interim approval of rates from the BC Utilities Commission.
BC Hydro explained the rate decreases is part of a three-year rate application, which they say marks a period of the “lowest rate increases in B.C. over the past 15 years.”
If the rate change is granted approval by the BC Utilities Comission, rate increases are expected over the next two years.An average increase of two per cent is expected on April 1, 2023 and an increase of 2.7 per cent is expected in 2024. Still, the rate changes are below typical increases.
BC Hydro president and CEO, Chris O’Riley said the company offers some of the lowest rates in North America and highlighted Hydro’s track record as a sustainable energy provider.
Across the province, BC Hydro operates 31 generating stations that deliver over 43,000 gigawatt-hours of electricity per year to more than 1.9 million residential, commercial and industrial customers.
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Penn State spring football: Mike Yurcich notes how Sean Clifford is improving
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- Sean CliffordQB, Penn State University
- Mike YurcichAmerican football coach
- Christian VeilleuxCanadian American football quarterback
For the first time in his lengthy career at Penn State, quarterback Sean Clifford is going through a spring practice schedule with the same offensive coordinator as the season before. And although we are only a third of the way through Penn State’s spring practice schedule, offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich says he is seeing some good signs of progress in the development of Clifford in the offensive system.
Yurcich took some time to meet with the media after a practice earlier this week, and he touched on a wide range of topics, including the quarterback situation Penn State faces entering the 2022 season. Clifford’s return coupled with the addition of two freshmen quarterbacks in the Class of 2022 as early enrollees (Drew Allar and Beau Pribula), not to mention the return of Christian Veilleux, makes for an interesting situation to keep eyes on. For Clifford, coming back and having a chance to work more with the same offensive coordinator could be beneficial for him and Penn State as well.
Yurcich recognized that Clifford is showing more comfort running the offense this spring, after having his first full system in Yurcich’s system a season ago. In Yurcich’s eyes, Clifford is making better decisions with the football and he is getting more adjusted to how to run the RPO.
I think the biggest thing from Year 1 to Year 2, and it’s only been through Practice 5, is just the fluidity of getting through the progressions and being able to anticipate. It’s RPOs, he’s more well-versed in the system in his second year. You can see that. I think he feels that right now. So it’s not probably one thing, it’s everything right now. Just more of a comfort zone with how I call it, what we’re looking for, what we’re trying to get done. More familiarity.
Clifford’s return for a sixth year hasn’t meant Yurcich has felt the need to spend less time with the super senior compared to the newest additions to the quarterback depth chart. Yurcich said it is in Clifford’s nature to continue to do everything he needs to improve his own set of skills.
We have certain meeting time in the offseason when we’re allowed to do [gather], so we’re a little bit restricted there. And you try to maximize with everyone. Sean is one of those guys that is ultra competitive everywhere, on the field and in the meeting room.
More from Yurcich on Clifford and how the offensive coordinator is spending his time working with his quarterbacks.
So I wouldn’t say there was extra time just because of him being very experienced. Because they all need the meeting time. I need to interact with them, and the relationships have to build, so I wouldn’t say that’s necessarily so.
The addition of Yurcich was an exciting one for Penn State a year ago after losing Ricky Rahne to be the head coach at Old Dominion. But the offense had its share of struggles last season, including a faulty running game. Clifford was also knocked out of two regular-season games and had a rough outing in the Outback Bowl to close out the season/
But maybe all Clifford needs is a little consistency to rely on. If that’s the case, then he should be in a good spot in a second season with Yurcich calling the offense.
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MUMBAI, March 31 (IANS): Actor Rahul Dev will be seen taking the grey shade a notch higher in the third instalment of the upcoming crime thriller series ‘Abhay’ starring Kunal Kemmu.
The makers of the show recently dropped a promo sharing glimpses of Rahul’s character and it is truly killer mode on. This is the first time the makers have dropped individual promos. It also stars Tanuj Virwani and Divya Agarwal.
Talking about the same, Rahul says, “There is so much the viewers will get to explore in the show … Abhay 3 is a layered story and will leave everyone quite intrigued. Filming for ‘Avtar’ (my character) in the show was interesting … I am sure the audiences would enjoy watching Abhay Season 3 and like the silences lent by Avtar …”
‘Abhay’ (Season 3) mostly covers about Abhay, played by Kunal, faces a new unknown threat, a dark force capable of exploiting anyone in the name of a twisted belief.
‘Abhay 3’ will be releasing on ZEE5 on April 8.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WTHI) -- Students will now have more time to file for federal student aid for college.
The Indiana Commission for Higher Education has extended the filing deadline for the 2022-2023 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to April 18.
The original deadline was April 15. However, that is a state holiday and state offices will be closed.
The Commission is hosting two upcoming Facebook Live events to inform Hoosier families about the FAFSA and answer frequently asked questions live.
The online meetings will be on April 2 from 12–1 P.M. and April 13 from 6:30 P.M. until 7:30 P.M.
There will also be an in-person meeting on April 9 in Indianapolis. It will be at Ivy Tech Community College. That address is 50 West Fall Creek Parkway, North Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46208.
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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) _ Ellomay Capital Ltd. (ELLO) on Thursday reported a loss of $15.7 million in its fourth quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Tel Aviv, Israel-based company said it had a loss of 75 cents.
The renewable energy provider posted revenue of $13.6 million in the period.
For the year, the company reported that its loss widened to $22.9 million, or $1.39 per share. Revenue was reported as $50.7 million.
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Bald eagles flying high in Ohio
CADIZ — Ohio is a welcoming place for America’s most iconic bird to thrive. According to the most recent bald eagle census, the Ohio Division of Wildlife estimates there are 806 nests in Ohio — an increase of 99 from the 707 bald eagle nests reported in...
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Myrtle Lee Hollie
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A private burial will be held in Turnage Chapel Cemetery for Myrtle Lee Hollie, 80, of Foxworth, who died on Thursday, March 24, 2022, in Columbia.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.colonialfuneralhomes-ms.com for the Hollie family.
Arrangements entrusted to Colonial Funeral Home.
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Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) Stock Moves -1.18%: What You Should Know
In the latest trading session, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) closed at $61.98, marking a -1.18% move from the previous day. This change was narrower than the S&P 500's 1.57% loss on the day. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 1.56%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.09%.
Heading into today, shares of the oil and natural gas company had gained 8.85% over the past month, lagging the Oils-Energy sector's gain of 9.41% and outpacing the S&P 500's gain of 5.37% in that time.
Investors will be hoping for strength from Canadian Natural Resources as it approaches its next earnings release. The company is expected to report EPS of $1.92, up 137.04% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $7.09 billion, up 35.83% from the prior-year quarter.
CNQ's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $6.75 per share and revenue of $26.33 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +35.27% and +9.69%, respectively.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Canadian Natural Resources. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.
Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 15.49% higher. Canadian Natural Resources is currently a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).
Digging into valuation, Canadian Natural Resources currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 9.3. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 5.61, so we one might conclude that Canadian Natural Resources is trading at a premium comparatively.
It is also worth noting that CNQ currently has a PEG ratio of 0.46. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. The Oil and Gas - Exploration and Production - Canadian was holding an average PEG ratio of 0.46 at yesterday's closing price.
The Oil and Gas - Exploration and Production - Canadian industry is part of the Oils-Energy sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 57, putting it in the top 23% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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HOUSTON, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On March 25, 2022, Ruby Pipeline, L.L.C. ("Ruby") executed confidentiality agreements (the "Confidentiality Agreements") with members of an ad hoc group (the "Ad Hoc Group") of holders of over 70% of the 6.0% notes due 2022 issued by Ruby. The Confidentiality Agreements facilitated discussions among certain affiliates of Ruby (such affiliates, the "Company Parties") and the Ad Hoc Group concerning a potential restructuring of Ruby's capital structure (a "Transaction").
Pursuant to the Confidentiality Agreements, Ruby agreed that, upon the occurrence of certain events or after a specified period, it would disclose publicly the information set forth in the following paragraph (the "Disclosure Information"). The Disclosure Information included in this press release is being furnished to satisfy Ruby's public disclosure obligations under the Confidentiality Agreements.
Negotiations among the Company Parties and their representatives, on the one hand, and the Ad Hoc Group and its representatives, on the other hand, concerning a Transaction resumed on March 25, 2022. During those negotiations, the Company Parties, the Ad Hoc Group and their respective representatives exchanged further proposals for Transactions on a confidential basis. Such proposals are not acceptable to the necessary parties, and negotiations among principals are not continuing at this time. The following information was disclosed by the Company Parties to the Ad Hoc Group during those resumed negotiations:
Based on Ruby's current business plan, G&A Expenses, Ad Valorem Taxes, and Operating Expenses for FY'23 are forecasted to be $8.4 million, $12.8 million and $4.7 million, respectively.
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BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee woman convicted in the death of a police officer has been sentenced to 8 to 12 years in prison.
Ashley Kroese of Thompson's Station was 24 years old on June 18, 2020, when she drove on the wrong side of the road in Brentwood, killing Brentwood police officer Destin Legieza, 30, authorities said.
She was previously found guilty of four charges, including vehicular homicide by intoxication. She was sentenced Wednesday for charges in the crash that killed Legieza, The Tennessean reported.
A blood test after the crash found her blood alcohol content was 0.166%, which is twice the legal limit.
Members of Legieza's family spoke at the hearing.
“Ashley. I don’t think you intended to kill anyone that day,” said Heather Legieza, the officer’s widow. “But you moving forward with the trial when you know what you did was with intention, you should have just taken accountability for your actions."
Kroese, who did not testify at the February trial, read from a statement.
“I can’t pretend to understand what you have been going through. I’ve never lost a husband, a son or a brother, and nothing I can say is able to ease your pain, but I am truly and deeply sorry,” Kroese said.
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Start spreading the news: Skippy customers should double-check their jars before they make another PB&J.
That’s because Skippy is voluntarily recalling 9,353 cases of peanut butter — or 161,692 total pounds, which some reports equate to 60,000 jars — due to the possibility that some jars may contain a small fragment of stainless steel from a piece of manufacturing equipment.
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The flavors that could be contaminated include “a very limited number” of Skippy Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter Spread, Skippy Reduced Fat Chunky Peanut Butter Spread and Skippy Creamy Peanut Butter Blended With Plant Protein, the company said. The potentially affected products were shipped to 18 states, including California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma and Wisconsin. Check your jars for the following “best if used by” dates, which will be printed on the top of the lid:
Skippy Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter, 40 ounces: Best if Used By MAY0423, and Best if Used By MAY0523
Skippy Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter – Club, 2/40 ounces: Best if Used By MAY0523
Skippy Reduced Fat Chunky Peanut Butter, 16.3 ounces: Best if Used By MAY0623, and Best if Used By MAY0723
Skippy Creamy Peanut Butter Blended With Plant Protein, 14 ounces: Best if Used By MAY1023
If you have one of these jars, Skippy advises bringing it back to where you bought it for an exchange. You can also call Skippy Foods Consumer Engagement at 1-866-475-4779 or visit the website at www.peanutbutter.com for more instructions and information.
The company added that no other sizes, varieties or packaging configurations of Skippy peanut butter or peanut butter spreads are included in the recall, and emphasized that there have been no reports of consumer complaints associated with this recall to date. The manufacturing facility’s internal detection systems are what identified the concern.
Hormel also recalled 153 cases, or 1,871 total pounds, of a single code date of Skippy Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter Spread in 2015 over similar concerns that some jars may have contained small pieces of metal shavings.
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Texans left $1.5 billion in tax refunds on the table, IRS says
HOUSTON - The IRS says 1.5 million people have left money on the table and will lose it if they don't act soon. They are owed 2018 tax refunds worth a median of $800 each.
The IRS says 145,000 Texans are owed a median $856 refund because they haven't filed their 2018 tax return yet. And they'll lose it if they don't file it in the next 18 days.
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"That’s the median refund. Half the refunds will be more, half will be less. But you don’t know until you prepare the return and file it," said Michael Devine, spokesperson for the IRS.
And this isn't new. The IRS says it happens every year.
"There’s a statute of limitations. That means you only have three years to file that 2018 return and claim the refund, or it's not your money anymore. It goes to the Department of the Treasury," Devine explained.
But the stakes are even higher now.
"You might be eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit for 2018. That was more than $6000. So the refund of any taxes that you paid would be nice. But if you found out that your eligible for the Child Tax Credit, the Earned Income Tax Credit and other credits, you could be looking at a much larger refund," said Devine.
And if you don't file for 2020 or 2021, you could miss out on stimulus checks that you didn't receive, or the Child Tax Credit, which was increased for 2021 to up to $3,600 for a kid underage, and up to $3,000 for a child age 6 to 17.
If you don't recall whether you filed a 2018 return, you can request a transcript of your tax returns from the IRS, either online or by phone or mail.
You must also file your 2019 and 2020 returns in order to collect a 2018 refund owed. And any refund will be applied first to back-owed federal or state taxes, child support, or federal student loans.
"Maybe you owe in 2019, that 2018 refund would help pay that debt off. So it’s very important to get current on your taxes as soon as you can," said Devine.
Here are instructions from the IRS to file a 2018 tax return:
Tax year 2018 returns must be filed with the IRS center listed on the last page of the current Form 1040 instructions PDF. Current and prior year tax forms (such as the tax year 2018 Form 1040, 1040-A and 1040-EZ) and instructions are available on the IRS.gov Forms and Publications page or by calling toll-free 800-TAX-FORM (800-829-3676). However, taxpayers can e-file tax year 2019 and later returns.
Taxpayers who are missing Forms W-2, 1098, 1099 or 5498 for the years 2018, 2019 or 2020 should request copies from their employer, bank or other payer. Taxpayers who are unable to get missing forms from their employer or other payer can order a free wage and income transcript at IRS.gov using the Get Transcript Online tool. Alternatively, they can file Form 4506-T to request a wage and income transcript.
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WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday passed a bill capping the monthly cost of insulin at $35 for insured patients, part of an election-year push by Democrats for price curbs on prescription drugs at a time of rising inflation.
Experts say the legislation, which passed 232-193, would provide significant relief for privately insured patients with skimpier plans and for Medicare enrollees facing rising out-of-pocket costs for their insulin. Some could save hundreds of dollars annually, and all insured patients would get the benefit of predictable monthly costs for insulin. The bill would not help the uninsured.
But the Affordable Insulin Now Act will serve as a political vehicle to rally Democrats and force Republicans who oppose it into uncomfortable votes ahead of the midterms. For the legislation to pass Congress, 10 Republican senators would have to vote in favor. Democrats acknowledge they don't have an answer for how that's going to happen.
“If 10 Republicans stand between the American people being able to get access to affordable insulin, that's a good question for 10 Republicans to answer,” said Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., a cosponsor of the House bill. “Republicans get diabetes, too. Republicans die from diabetes.”
Public opinion polls have consistently shown support across party lines for congressional action to limit drug costs.
But Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., complained the legislation is only “a small piece of a larger package around government price controls for prescription drugs." Critics say the bill would raise premiums and fails to target pharmaceutical middlemen seen as contributing to high list prices for insulin.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said Democrats could have a deal on prescription drugs if they drop their bid to authorize Medicare to negotiate prices. “Do Democrats really want to help seniors, or would they rather have the campaign issue?" Grassley said.
The insulin bill, which would take effect in 2023, represents just one provision of a much broader prescription drug package in President Joe Biden's social and climate legislation.
In addition to a similar $35 cap on insulin, the Biden bill would authorize Medicare to negotiate prices for a range of drugs, including insulin. It would penalize drugmakers who raise prices faster than inflation and overhaul the Medicare prescription drug benefit to limit out-of-pocket costs for enrollees.
Biden's agenda passed the House only to stall in the Senate because Democrats could not reach consensus. Party leaders haven't abandoned hope of getting the legislation moving again, and preserving its drug pricing curbs largely intact.
The idea of a $35 monthly cost cap for insulin actually has a bipartisan pedigree. The Trump administration had created a voluntary option for Medicare enrollees to get insulin for $35, and the Biden administration continued it.
In the Senate, Republican Susan Collins of Maine and Democrat Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire are working on a bipartisan insulin bill. Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock has introduced legislation similar to the House bill, with the support of Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York.
Stung by criticism that Biden's economic policies spur inflation, Democrats are redoubling efforts to show how they'd help people cope with costs. On Thursday, the Commerce Department reported a key inflation gauge jumped 6.4% in February compared with a year ago, the largest year-over-year rise since January 1982.
But experts say the House bill would not help uninsured people, who face the highest out-of-pocket costs for insulin. Also, people with diabetes often take other medications as well as insulin. That's done to treat the diabetes itself, along with other serious health conditions often associated with the disease. The House legislation would not help with those costs, either. Collins says she's looking for a way to help uninsured people through her bill.
About 37 million Americans have diabetes, and an estimated 6 million to 7 million use insulin to keep their blood sugars under control. It’s an old drug, refined and improved over the years, that has seen relentless price increases.
Steep list prices don't reflect the rates insurance plans negotiate with manufacturers. But those list prices are used to calculate cost-sharing amounts that patients owe. Patients who can’t afford their insulin reduce or skip doses, a strategy born of desperation, which can lead to serious complications and even death.
Economist Sherry Glied of New York University said the market for insulin is a “total disaster” for many patients, particularly those with skimpy insurance plans or no insurance.
“This will make private insurance for people with diabetes a much more attractive proposition,” said Glied.
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Chandigarh tricity sees 99% dip in Covid-19 cases since January
As March came to a close on Thursday, the tricity saw its monthly Covid-19 infections and deaths drop by 99% as compared to January, when the third wave caused the cases to spike to an all-time high across Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula.
Though the pandemic figures are encouraging and all restrictions on public movement have been lifted, health officials across the tricity have cautioned residents about another surge if precautions are not taken. Health officials also believe that people must not feel complacent and should get vaccinated at the earliest, as the virus can still be lethal for the vulnerable groups.
The tricity had recorded a whopping 59,273 cases in January during the third peak – the highest monthly case tally since the pandemic broke out in March 2020.
However, at 113, the deaths in January were 86% lower than May last year, when the second wave had peaked.
As the third wave waned in February, the cases and deaths dropped to 5,964 cases and 79, respectively. March brought more good news, as only 403 people were found positive and the tricity recorded only one death, in Mohali on March 2.
Among the three areas, Chandigarh remained the worst hit with 180 cases in March, followed by 133 in Mohali and 90 in Panchkula.
‘New variants can again lead to surge’
“In January, the Covid cases surged rapidly, as the infection transmission rate was high due to the new Omicron variant of Covid-19. However, with the community building herd immunity, the infections dipped significantly in February and March. But now, the fear of the spread of a new variant – Deltacron, which has characteristics of both Delta and Omicron variants, is emerging worldwide. Though this variant has not shown prevalence in India so far, people must not lower their guard,” said Dr PVM Lakshmi, professor of epidemiology, PGIMER.
Dr Suman Singh, director, health services, Chandigarh, also cautioned residents, saying, “Even if the cases are less, the virus is still dangerous for the elderly and co-morbid people. The best way to be safe is to follow all Covid-related precautions and get vaccinated at the earliest.”
Urging people to get vaccinated, Mohali civil surgeon Dr Adarshpal Kaur said most of the people who died between January and March had three common conditions: comorbidities, old age or absence of immunity due to lack of vaccination. Hence, vaccination was crucial to build immunity.
Tricity’s daily cases rise to 5
After reporting just two Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, the tricity found five people positive for the virus on Thursday.
Panchkula logged no new case for the second consecutive day and the seventh time this year.
Chandigarh reported four cases – from Sectors 25, 27 and 52, and Kishangarh, while in Mohali, only one new infection surfaced.
With higher number of fresh cases compared to the day before, tricity’s active cases also increased from 36 to 38.
But the tricity completed March with no increase in its death toll after one fatality in Mohali on March 2.
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TRAVA.FINANCE (TRAVA) traded 4.2% lower against the U.S. dollar during the 1 day period ending at 18:00 PM E.T. on March 31st. One TRAVA.FINANCE coin can currently be purchased for about $0.0032 or 0.00000007 BTC on popular exchanges. TRAVA.FINANCE has a total market capitalization of $1.49 million and $244,075.00 worth of TRAVA.FINANCE was traded on exchanges in the last day. Over the last week, TRAVA.FINANCE has traded down 1.4% against the U.S. dollar.
Here is how other cryptocurrencies have performed over the last day:
- Tether (USDT) traded down 0% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00002185 BTC.
- XRP (XRP) traded down 4.4% against the dollar and now trades at $0.82 or 0.00001786 BTC.
- Polkadot (DOT) traded down 4.1% against the dollar and now trades at $21.48 or 0.00046930 BTC.
- Shiba Inu (SHIB) traded 5.3% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.0000 or 0.00000000 BTC.
- Wrapped TRON (WTRX) traded 4.1% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.0749 or 0.00000164 BTC.
- Lido stETH (STETH) traded down 3% against the dollar and now trades at $3,280.00 or 0.07164876 BTC.
- EarnX (EARNX) traded 396,248.3% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.0008 or 0.00000002 BTC.
- Bitcoin BEP2 (BTCB) traded down 2.6% against the dollar and now trades at $45,829.18 or 1.00109818 BTC.
- stETH (Lido) (STETH) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $3,479.19 or 0.06807369 BTC.
- Filecoin (FIL) traded 4.9% lower against the dollar and now trades at $24.55 or 0.00053623 BTC.
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Imagine what it would be like if every car in Canada were to careen uncontrollably down a mountain, through a narrow corridor and into the ocean.
That’s approximately what the mass of rock that fell into Elliot Lake, turning a small creek above Bute Inlet into a raging torrent, equated to, according to a new report from researchers on the November 2020 Bute Inlet landslide. According to the paper, roughly 18 million cubic metres of rock descended 1,000 metres into a glacial lake at the head of Elliot Creek in the traditional territory of the Homalco First Nation north of Campbell River on the B.C. mainland coast. The landslide had a mass of 50 million tonnes — equal to the combined mass of every car in the country — and caused a 100 metre Tsunami in a small lake, and sent pretty much everything down the valley to the ocean.
“We expect large events to happen from time to time in areas like that. What’s a little bit unusual though, is the magnitude of the wave. We have seen it in other places too, but I think this is the largest wave we’ve seen in B.C. We haven’t witnessed or seen the effects of anything that has been more than 100 metres high,” said Marten Geertsema, a researcher with the Ministry of Forests. “What’s really remarkable is if you think about that small valley, you wouldn’t be able to outrun this. We lost four million cubic metres of material in that creek in about ten minutes. It eroded to a depth of about 50 metres below the creek bed in a few places. It’s hard to imagine that water power.”
Researchers were quick to head into the valley and collect as much data as possible. Over the past year, they have been compiling and analyzing that data and have recently published their findings.
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Part of Geertsema’s research is the effects of climate change on natural hazards. Some of the modelling data presented in the paper can be used to help people prepare for the effects of climate change, particularly as rock slides and rock avalanches tend to increase in the mountains as the glaciers that had formerly held the rocks in place melt away.
“We see an increase in rock slides in mountain areas, mainly in under two situations. One is when glaciers are receding, so they’re often on the walls above those glaciers or in the area of those glaciers. The other area is where we have mountain permafrost degradation,” Geerstema said. “We’re doing research in that area right now. We’re exploring, especially these areas where we think landslides could be more likely to increase — along the glacier margins. We’re looking for these kinds of deformations that may give us an indication that slopes may be ready to fail.”
As glaciers melt, they reveal lakes like Elliot Lake that were once hidden beneath ice. The report shows evidence of a similar rockfall in the same area, but since the lake was covered by the glacier at the time there was no catastrophic outburst flood.
“An older landslide scar that is visible in aerial photography reveals that a landslide occurred from the same location before the 1950s,” the report says. “The older landslide likely ran across the glacier before Elliot Lake formed and thus the catastrophic flood experienced during the recent event could not have occurred.”
Over the past hundred years, over 1,000 similar glacial lake outbursts have been recorded around the world, and over 12,500 people have died as a result. In 2017, an outburst flood in Greenland killed four and washed away most of the fishing village of Nuugaatsiaq.
In Canada, most of the events have been in remote areas that have not caused any injury to people, however, the researchers note that “there is no assurance that this will be true in the future, given increased development and tourism in these formerly remote areas.”
LiDAR data compiled by the Hakai Institute has allowed researchers to do modelling of the slopes, which can be used to indicate dangerous areas in the mountains.
“It was really fortunate that we got LiDAR from before the event and then after,” Geertsema said. “That LiDAR was provided by the Hakai Institute, so we’re pretty grateful to them.”
The Southern Coast Mountains of Western Canada has over 8,000 square kilometres of glacier-covered terrain, and it is seeing some of the fastest glacial loss rates in the world.
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Texas offensive lineman Tyler Johnson enters the NCAA transfer portal
Of the 53 members of Texas’ 2019 recruiting class, over 30 of those players have transferred to another program or medically retired.
Steve Sarkisian was aware of the mass exodus from Tom Herman’s recruiting class prior to accepting the Texas job, and the Longhorns clearly lacked leadership and experience last season due to it.
The latest member of Texas’ 2019 recruiting class to leave the program is former four-star offensive lineman Tyler Johnson. On3’s Matt Zenitz announced on Thursday that Johnson has entered the NCAA transfer portal.
Johnson redshirted his freshman season, appeared in one game as a sophomore in the Valero Alamo Bowl against Colorado, and did not play last season under Sarkisian’s staff.
Texas offensive lineman Tyler Johnson has entered the transfer portal, @on3sports has learned.
Former top recruit.https://t.co/xWsWSZF8sP
— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) March 31, 2022
The Conroe native was rated the No. 8 offensive tackle in the country and the No. 9 overall prospect in the state of Texas for the 2019 recruiting class, according to 247Sports.
The Longhorns brought in one of the top offensive line hauls in program history for the 2022 class, likely pushing Johnson further down the depth chart.
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More than 13,000 anti-war protesters arrested in Russia
More than 13,000 anti-war protesters were arrested in Russia between the start of the invasion of Ukraine and March 6, according to protest monitoring group OVD-Info.
The group found that 13,022 protesters have been detained in 147 cities across Russia.
“I remain concerned about the use of repressive legislation that impedes the exercise of civil and political rights and criminalizing nonviolent behavior,” United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said Tuesday.
The Investigative Committee of Russia warned at the beginning of the war of the severe consequences individuals could face for protesting.
“The law provides for severe punishment for organizing mass riots, as well as for resisting law enforcement officers. According to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, people who committed such illegal acts may face imprisonment,” The Investigative Committee of Russia said.
This comes as Russia’s assault on Ukraine is in its second week. In addition to arresting protesters, Russia has cracked down on social media platforms and the press amid the ongoing invasion. The country has blocked access to Facebook and Twitter, and last week President Vladimir Putin signed legislation under which people found to be spreading “fake news” about Russian forces could face up to 15 years in prison.
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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) - Major drug manufacturers have made recent settlements to support communities devasted by the opioid epidemic.
It is a problem local families know all too well.
1,512 people died from opioid overdoses in Indiana last year.
Eight of those deaths were in Vigo County.
The city of Terre Haute will see $2.5 million through a settlement to help mitigate the local opioid impact.
This money will be phased in over the next 18 years.
That is why city officials say they'll have to be strategic with how they spend the money.
The money is coming from the city of Terre Haute rejoining a state litigation settlement from the opioid epidemic.
The settlement comes from McKesson Corp and Johnson and Johnson.
Officials said its goal is to help solve the opioid crisis right here in Terre Haute.
City attorney Eddie Felling said they previously opted out because they were not happy with how all the money was being spent.
But, he said now that they had rejoined the agreement, they are happy to be able to have the extra funds.
He said as soon as they get the first payment, they will be doing their best to spend it wisely.
"While we're going to get a nice bit of money here to help move forward with this process, it's going to take some time to figure out how we're actually going to use that money and make sure we use it effectively," Felling said.
Felling said the first installment of the funds could be in the summer.
He also said he hopes the city can declare victory over the crisis.
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TORONTO (AP) _ Loncor Gold Inc. (LONCF) on Thursday reported a loss of $1.6 million in its fourth quarter.
The Toronto-based company said it had a loss of 1 cent per share.
For the year, the company reported that its loss widened to $3.7 million, or 3 cents per share.
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PetroDollar (XPD) traded 17.1% higher against the US dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 19:00 PM Eastern on March 31st. PetroDollar has a total market cap of $1.02 million and approximately $416.00 worth of PetroDollar was traded on exchanges in the last day. One PetroDollar coin can now be bought for approximately $0.0160 or 0.00000035 BTC on exchanges. In the last week, PetroDollar has traded 21.4% higher against the US dollar.
Here’s how similar cryptocurrencies have performed in the last day:
- Ixcoin (IXC) traded up 759.7% against the dollar and now trades at $0.10 or 0.00000225 BTC.
- BUZZCoin (BUZZ) traded up 43.8% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0000 or 0.00000000 BTC.
- Freicoin (FRC) traded 3% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.0073 or 0.00000016 BTC.
- GlobalToken (GLT) traded down 3% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0009 or 0.00000002 BTC.
- Deutsche eMark (DEM) traded 3% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.0018 or 0.00000004 BTC.
- Version (V) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $0.0001 or 0.00000001 BTC.
- StrongHands (SHND) traded down 23.6% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0000 or 0.00000000 BTC.
- Acoin (ACOIN) traded down 3% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0183 or 0.00000040 BTC.
- Zayedcoin (ZYD) traded 3% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.0032 or 0.00000007 BTC.
- Californium (CF) traded down 3% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0064 or 0.00000014 BTC.
PetroDollar Profile
According to CryptoCompare, “PetroDollar is a peer-to-peer digital currency designed to deflate with relation to the world crude oils reserves. PetroDollar has a approximate 1:10,000 relationship to barrels of oil still existing in the ground, thus creating an analogy of the USD/OIL trading pair. Every transaction(Tx) broadcast over the PetroDollar network will be charged a transaction fee to be destroyed in line with oil depletion. Transaction fees are destroyed autonomously, at an organic rate based on a mathematical model of the oil market. PetroDollar has a current fee of 1.429% of the amount transmitted, increasing to approximately 15% in year 2045. “
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Park walks past St. C. in opener
WHEELING — St. Clairsville let a lead, and the game, slip away during a disastrous third inning Tuesday at the brand-new Wheeling Park softball complex. The Red Devils (0-1) held a 4-1 lead when the Patriots (2-4) came to bat in the bottom of the third inning, but Wheeling Park pushed...
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Nigeria + 1 more
Nigeria: Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Emergency Tracking Tool (ETT) Report: 268 | 21 March — 27 March 2022
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The DTM Emergency Tracking Tool (ETT) is deployed to track and to collect information on large and sudden population movements, provide frequent updates on the scale of displacement and quantify the affected population when needed. As a sub-component of the Mobility Tracking methodology in Nigeria. ETT utilises direct observation and a broad network of key informants to capture best estimates of the affected population per location, enabling targeted humanitarian response planning.
Between 21 and 27 March 2022, a total of 2,152 movements were recorded in Adamawa and Borno States. The recorded movements consisted of 1,632 arrivals and 520 departures. Arrivals were recorded at locations in Askira/Uba, Bama, Damboa, Gwoza, Kala/Balge, Monguno and Ngala Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the most conflict-affected state of Borno and in Fufore, Girei, Gombi, Hong, Lamurde, Maiha, Michika, Numan, Song and Yola North LGAs of Adamawa State.
Departures were recorded in Askira/Uba, Bama and Gwoza LGAs of Borno State and in Fufore, Gombi, Hong, Lamurde, Maiha, Mubi South, Numan, Song, Yola North and Yola South LGAs of Adamawa State. ETT assessments identified the following movement triggers: voluntary relocation (1,051 individuals or 49%), improved security (504 individuals or 23%), poor living conditions (371 individuals or 17%), military operations (135 individuals or 6%), seasonal farming (58 individuals or 3%) and conflicts/attacks (33 individuals or 2%).
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https://reliefweb.int/report/nigeria/nigeria-displacement-tracking-matrix-dtm-emergency-tracking-tool-ett-report-268-21
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Roxie L. Morgan
79, Morgantown
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. on Thursday, March 24, 2022, at Colonial Funeral Home for Roxie L. Morgan, 79, of Morgantown, who died on Sunday, March 20, at her residence. Burial followed in Morgantown Cemetery. Visitation was held from 2 p.m. until the time of the services on Thursday, March 24, at Colonial Funeral Home.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.colonialfuneralhomes-ms.com for the Morgan family.
Arrangements entrusted to Colonial Funeral Home.
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| 2022-04-01T00:09:01Z
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VANCOUVER, BC, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Sandstorm Gold Ltd. ("Sandstorm Gold Royalties", "Sandstorm" or the "Company") (NYSE: SAND) (TSX: SSL) is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has declared the Company's second quarterly cash dividend for 2022 in the amount of C$0.02 per common share to shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 19, 2022. The dividend will be paid on April 29, 2022. The dividend qualifies as an "eligible dividend" as defined in the Income Tax Act (Canada).
The declaration, timing, amount, and payment of future dividends will be subject to the discretion and approval of the Board of Directors. The Company will review the dividend program on an ongoing basis and may amend it at any time depending on the Company's then current financial position, capital allocation framework, profitability, cash flow, debt covenant compliance, legal requirements and other factors considered relevant. As such, no assurances can be made that any future dividends will be declared and/or paid. Dividends paid to shareholders outside Canada (non-resident investors) will be subject to Canadian non-resident withholding taxes.
Sandstorm filed its Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2021 with the Securities and Exchange Commission and it is available on EDGAR at www.sec.gov/edgar. The Company's 2021 Audited Financial Statements, along with its Form 40-F, are both available on the Company's website at www.sandstormgold.com.
Shareholders may also receive copies of these documents, without charge, upon request to Sandstorm's Investor Relations Department, Suite 1400, 400 Burrard St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3A6 Canada or to info@sandstormgold.com.
CONTACT INFORMATION
For more information about Sandstorm Gold Royalties, please visit our website at www.sandstormgold.com or email us at info@sandstormgold.com.
ABOUT SANDSTORM GOLD ROYALTIES
Sandstorm is a gold royalty company that provides upfront financing to gold mining companies that are looking for capital and in return, receives the right to a percentage of the gold produced from a mine, for the life of the mine. Sandstorm has acquired a portfolio of 230 royalties, of which 29 of the underlying mines are producing. Sandstorm plans to grow and diversify its low cost production profile through the acquisition of additional gold royalties. For more information visit: www.sandstormgold.com.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS TO U.S. SECURITYHOLDERS
The financial information included or incorporated by reference in this press release or the documents referenced herein has been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, which differs from US generally accepted accounting principles ("US GAAP") in certain material respects, and thus are not directly comparable to financial statements prepared in accordance with US GAAP.
The disclosure and information contained or referenced herein uses mineral reserve and mineral resource classification terms that comply with reporting standards in Canada, and mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates are made in accordance with Canadian NI 43-101 and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum — CIM Definition Standards on Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves, adopted by the CIM Council, as amended (the "CIM Definition Standards"). These standards differ significantly from the mineral reserve disclosure requirements of the United States Securities Exchange Commission (the "SEC") set forth in Industry Guide 7. Consequently, information regarding mineralization contained or referenced herein is not comparable to similar information that would generally be disclosed by U.S. companies under Industry Guide 7 in accordance with the rules of the SEC. Further, the SEC has adopted amendments to its disclosure rules to modernize the mineral property disclosure requirements for issuers whose securities are registered with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act"). These amendments became effective February 25, 2019 (the "SEC Modernization Rules") and, commencing for registrants with their first fiscal year beginning on or after January 1, 2021, the SEC Modernization Rules replaced the historical property disclosure requirements included in SEC Industry Guide 7. As a foreign private issuer that files its annual report on Form 40-F with the SEC pursuant to the multi-jurisdictional disclosure system, the Company is not required to provide disclosure on its mineral properties under the SEC Modernization Rules and will continue to provide disclosure under NI 43-101 and the CIM Definition Standards. The SEC Modernization Rules include the adoption of terms describing mineral reserves and mineral resources that are "substantially similar" to the corresponding terms under the CIM Definition, but there are differences in the definitions under the SEC Modernization Rules and the CIM Definition Standards. Accordingly, there is no assurance any mineral reserves or mineral resources that the Company may report as "proven mineral reserves", "probable mineral reserves", "measured mineral resources", "indicated mineral resources" and "inferred mineral resources" under NI 43-101 would be the same had the Company prepared the mineral reserve or mineral resource estimates under the standards adopted under the SEC Modernization Rules. U.S. investors are also cautioned that while the SEC recognizes "measured mineral resources", "indicated mineral resources" and "inferred mineral resources" under the Modernization Rules, investors should not assume that any part or all of the mineralization in these categories will ever be converted into a higher category of mineral resources or into mineral reserves. Mineralization described using these terms has a greater amount of uncertainty as to its existence and feasibility than mineralization that has been characterized as reserves. Accordingly, investors are cautioned not to assume that any measured mineral resources, indicated mineral resources, or inferred mineral resources that the Company reports are or will be economically or legally mineable. Further, "inferred mineral resources" have a greater amount of uncertainty as to their existence and as to whether they can be mined legally or economically. Therefore, U.S. investors are also cautioned not to assume that all or any part of the "inferred mineral resources" exist. Under Canadian securities laws, estimates of "inferred mineral resources" may not form the basis of feasibility or pre-feasibility studies, except in rare cases. For the above reasons, information contained or referenced herein regarding descriptions of our mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates is not comparable to similar information made public by U.S. companies subject to reporting and disclosure requirements of the SEC under either Industry Guide 7 or SEC Modernization Rules.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This press release contains "forward-looking statements", within the meaning of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation, concerning the business, operations and financial performance and condition of Sandstorm Gold Royalties. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to the payment of the dividend and declaration of future dividends, including the timing and amount thereof, the future price of gold, silver, copper, iron ore and other metals, the estimation of mineral reserves and resources, realization of mineral reserve estimates, the timing and amount of estimated future production. Forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may", "will", "expect", "intend", "estimate", "anticipate", "believe", "continue", "plans", or similar terminology.
Forward-looking statements are made based upon certain assumptions and other important factors that, if untrue, could cause the actual results, performances or achievements of Sandstorm Gold Royalties to be materially different from future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by such statements. Such statements and information are based on numerous assumptions regarding present and future business strategies and the environment in which Sandstorm Gold Royalties will operate in the future, including the receipt of all required approvals, the price of gold and copper and anticipated costs. Certain important factors that could cause actual results, performances or achievements to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, amongst others, failure to receive necessary approvals, changes in business plans and strategies, market conditions, share price, best use of available cash, gold and other commodity price volatility, discrepancies between actual and estimated production, mineral reserves and resources and metallurgical recoveries, mining operational and development risks relating to the parties which produce the gold or other commodity the Company will purchase, regulatory restrictions, activities by governmental authorities (including changes in taxation), currency fluctuations, the global economic climate, dilution, share price volatility and competition.
Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to: the impact of general business and economic conditions, the absence of control over mining operations from which the Company will purchase gold, other commodities or receive royalties from, and risks related to those mining operations, including risks related to international operations, government and environmental regulation, actual results of current exploration activities, conclusions of economic evaluations and changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined, risks in the marketability of minerals, fluctuations in the price of gold and other commodities, fluctuation in foreign exchange rates and interest rates, stock market volatility, as well as those factors discussed in the section entitled "Risks to Sandstorm" in the Company's annual report for the financial year ended December 31, 2021 and the section entitled "Risk Factors" contained in the Company's annual information form dated March 31, 2022 available at www.sedar.com. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that are contained or incorporated by reference, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
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GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The pain was sharp and familiar. It reminded David Price of where he has been. It also told him he still might be able to be the pitcher the Los Angeles Dodgers thought they had nearly 26 months ago.
Price’s quiet spring began the way others have in the five-time All-Star’s 13-year career: His left elbow hurt after his first live batting practice a couple of weeks ago, and he knew the resumption of an old routine was underway.
“Always the elbow,’’ Price said. “It happens every year, all the way back to 2010. Now, everything feels good – arm, elbow and shoulder.’’
It was good enough to impress Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and anybody else who watched Price make his first spring appearance against Cleveland on Wednesday night. The left-hander worked only an inning, but he had two strikeouts and was clocked at 93 mph.
In an abbreviated camp, it wasn’t enough to determine his role. It did remind the Dodgers that Price is still in the mix.
From starter to bullpen, Price’s role with the Dodgers has been uncertain since they acquired the 2012 American League Cy Young Award winner from the Boston Red Sox in a three-team deal that included right-fielder Mookie Betts in February 2020.
Price didn’t pitch at all that year, opting out because of concerns about COVID-19. In 2021, he bounced between the starting rotation and the bullpen with 11 starts and 28 appearances as a reliever. His overall ERA was 4.03.
He arrived at camp in mid-March ready to do anything. Then Roberts mentioned him as a possible starter.
“I’m preparing that way, yeah,” said Price, who is in the final year of a seven-year, $217 million contract. “I think it’d be silly of me to prepare to be a reliever if I’m asked to start. So, I’m preparing to be a starter until otherwise.”
Otherwise looks to be the case. Roberts projects his starting rotation will be Walker Buehler, Julio Urias, Clayton Kershaw, Andrew Heaney and Tony Gonsolin. He cautioned that nothing is set in stone, mostly because pitchers were limited in a camp cut short by major league baseball’s lockout.
The Dodgers signed career starter Tyler Anderson in mid-March, just in case. As for Price, Roberts said: “I just think that David, right now, is not an option in the sense of, he’s not built up. It just doesn’t seem feasible right now.”
The 36-year-old left-hander could still have an immediate role, like one inning in relief early in the season, Roberts said, and moving up to multiple innings as he gets stronger.
“I’m confident in David in any role,’’ Roberts said. “I like his versatility. The role doesn’t matter. It’s just knowing that he’s going to pitch valuable innings in whatever role.”
NOTES
Cody Bellinger took batting practice Thursday on the minor-league side of the Dodgers’ camp. The 2019 National League MVP is 4 for 27 with 17 strikeouts this spring.
“I wouldn’t say I’m alarmed,’’ Roberts said. “I think ‘progressing’ is the word. We’ve got to continue to log at-bats to make him feel as comfortable as possible when the season starts.’’
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Shares of Skyworks Solutions Inc.
SWKS,
-2.29%
slipped 2.29% to $133.28 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
-1.57%
falling 1.57% to 4,530.41 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-1.56%
falling 1.56% to 34,678.35. This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses. Skyworks Solutions Inc. closed $70.72 short of its 52-week high ($204.00), which the company reached on April 29th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Analog Devices Inc.
ADI,
-0.78%
fell 0.78% to $165.18 and Qorvo Inc.
QRVO,
-2.61%
fell 2.61% to $124.10. Trading volume (1.7 M) remained 380,310 below its 50-day average volume of 2.1 M.
Editor's Note: This story was auto-generated by Automated Insights, an automation technology provider, using data from Dow Jones and FactSet. See our market data terms of use.
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https://www.marketwatch.com/story/skyworks-solutions-inc-stock-underperforms-thursday-when-compared-to-competitors-01648761742-962e9eb31290
| 2022-04-01T00:09:02Z
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TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — A man faces child pornography charges after Oro Valley Police Department's Criminal Investigation Unit caught him having explicit photos with minors.
On Wednesday, the OVPD arrested Steven Hill for nine counts of sexual exploitation of a minor.
Officers received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about sexually explicit images of children.
Police carried out search warrants, finding pornographic images of children in connection with Hill.
They arrested Hill and booked him into the Pima County Jail with a bond of $100,000.
This investigation is still active.
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Texas power grid, energy sectors facing elevated Russian cyber threats during war in Ukraine
Russian hackers have been probing Texas’ energy infrastructure for weak points in digital systems that would allow them to steal sensitive information or disrupt operations, according to interviews with energy companies, state officials and cybersecurity experts.
State regulators and energy companies — from utilities to oil and gas transportation hubs to their associated vendors — said they have been aware of the elevated Russian cyber threats since the Russian invasion of Ukraine last month, but they’re careful to not say too much.
"We are on super high alert," said Thad Hill, CEO of Texas power giant Calpine, adding that he has been closely monitoring Russia’s cyber actions.
President Joe Biden last week warned that the White House has "evolving intelligence that the Russian government is exploring options for potential cyberattacks" — the administration’s starkest warning yet.
Worst-case scenarios in Texas include hackers breaching the state’s power grid system and shutting off electricity to millions of Texans, seeking to halt shipments of oil and gas from seaports, or breaking into a refinery’s network so it is unable to produce gasoline and other petroleum products.
Energy companies and their regulators said it’s not unusual to detect hackers surveying their networks for weak points. But since February’s Russian invasion, energy-related facilities in Texas have seen the number of probes by hackers increase, Robert M. Lee, founder and CEO of the industrial cybersecurity firm Dragos, said in an interview.
Lee, who previously worked at the National Security Agency, where he helped design the U.S. government’s system for tracking state-backed hackers, said his company has traced the hackers recently probing Texas energy infrastructure and discovered they’re Russian.
"Texas has some key export facilities for liquid natural gas — at a national security level, there are a couple sites that we all freak out about," Lee said. "If you took down one site, you don't get fuel exports out to certain countries."
The Port of Corpus Christi has grown to be the third-largest seaport in the country and the nation’s second-largest exporter of natural gas. Many European countries rely heavily on Russian natural gas, and the U.S. is trying to help wean Europe off Russian gas by increasing U.S. natural gas exports to Europe — part of an increasing effort to put economic pressure on Russia.
"We are certainly a target," Sean Strawbridge, CEO of the Port of Corpus Christi, said in an interview.
Russia is known globally in the cybersecurity world for having a top-notch cyber attack operation. In 2021, Russian hackers breached computerized equipment that operates the largest fuel pipeline in the U.S., causing the Colonial Pipeline Company to shut down its pipeline, which originates in Houston, for six days to contain the attack. The breach triggered fuel shortages and a spike in gas prices on the East Coast.
Last week the U.S. Justice Department unsealed two indictments charging four Russians who worked for the Russian government with an ongoing campaign of infiltrating the computers of energy companies in 135 countries between 2012 and 2018.
Separately, a federal grand jury earlier this month indicted a 23-year-old Russian man in East Texas for "operating a cyber-criminal marketplace that sold thousands of stolen login credentials, personal identifiable information and authentication tools" for online payment platforms, retailers and credit card accounts, the Justice Department said.
Dr. Chris Bronk, a cybersecurity professor at the University of Houston, said he is most concerned about possible cyberattacks on the U.S. electricity system.
Regulators overseeing Texas’ power grid, the smallest of the three in the U.S., said the grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, and the Public Utility Commission of Texas that oversees it, work diligently on cyberdefense.
But ERCOT was unable to keep the power on last year when a winter storm hammered Texas, leaving millions without power for days and hundreds dead. ERCOT said the grid was only minutes away from catastrophic failure that could have caused monthslong blackouts if it hadn’t quickly ordered companies to shut off power to large swaths of the state.
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"If parts of ERCOT go down, the whole grid could collapse," Bronk said. "It’s a rickety ship, and we have ample evidence of the weaknesses."
State regulators said they have been shoring up their cyberdefenses.
"We take cybersecurity and the protection of the Texas grid and our state’s energy infrastructure very seriously," a spokesperson for the Public Utility Commission of Texas said in an email. "We are aware of and closely monitoring the potential increased risk of cyberattack on that infrastructure, and we’re working with our regulated industries to communicate emerging threats, alerts and warnings issued at the federal level."
In West Texas, the nation’s biggest oil producing region, a February hacking attempt on a local hospital system has some local officials on edge.
Dustin Fawcett, the incoming county judge in Ector County, home of Odessa — which was named after the Ukrainian city on the Black Sea — said Medical Center Hospital System learned that the attack "did come from Russia."
"Anything to disrupt our way of life will then impact the oil and gas industry," Fawcett said. "If they can disrupt our production out here in any way, that benefits them."
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Grilled steak and chicken, fresh fish, and creamy pasta recipes all pair perfectly with asparagus. This vegetable is packed with flavor and nutrients (like vitamins A, C, and K), making it a go-to option for dinner. But it isn’t always easy to prepare — sometimes it comes out too thick, too chewy, or too stringy. That’s why we are loving the hack Alex Guarnaschelli recently posted to get asparagus tender and tasty every time.
In an Instagram video posted March 28, the Iron Chef showcased her simple hack. Peel the asparagus before you cook it! In her video, she is peeling the outer skin of the asparagus.
“I peel gently without too much pressure to take off the outer layer,” Guarnaschelli explained in her caption. “Larger, thicker asparagus are really better peeled. These thinner ones, called ‘pencil’ asparagus, can go either way.”
She recommends peeling asparagus about ¾ of the way up the stalk to get a “more tender, sleeker texture.”
Just to clarify, Guarnaschelli did say you don’t have to peel asparagus if you don’t want to. However, asparagus can be unpredictable, so it’s definitely worth trying this chef-approved hack!
One commenter mentioned they normally “snap off the end of the stalk pretty aggressively,” but they are going to try peeling it instead. “Then they are all uneven and broken,” Guarnaschelli responded. “I find I waste more doing this and it’s not as effective even though it feels like a more true and organic way to deal with asparagus.”
Another person asked if they should bundle them and boil in salt water after peeling, and Guarnaschelli confirmed that’s a good way to prep them. To cook, you can grill them or douse them in olive oil and bake them.
This hack will just add a few minutes to your dinner prep, but the way it’ll make the asparagus taste is so worth it!
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On Monday, President Joe Biden unveiled his proposal for the next federal budget.
Though Congress has the final say in the annual budget, presidents create a proposal highlighting their fiscal priorities. Then, the president typically spends time advocating for their plan to the public, arguing for those priorities.
While promoting his latest proposal, Biden tweeted, “This year, my administration is on track to cut the deficit by more than $1.3 trillion… that would be the largest one-year reduction in the deficit in U.S. history.”
THE QUESTION
Would a $1.3 trillion reduction in the deficit be the largest single-year reduction ever?
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THE ANSWER
Yes, if the deficit shrinks by $1.3 trillion this year, that will be the largest single-year reduction in history.
WHAT WE FOUND
Both the Federal Reserve and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) track how much money the federal government takes in each year, and how much it spends. The Fed has records dating back to 1901, and the CBO dating to 1962.
If the government makes more than it spends, there’s a budget surplus. Since 1962, there have only been five years with a surplus, and none since 2001.
More commonly, the government spends more than it takes in. That’s a deficit, and it results in the U.S. borrowing money to make up the difference, which in turn adds to the federal debt.
According to the Fed and the CBO, the year in which the deficit shrank the most was 2013. In 2012, the budget was nearly $1.08 trillion in the hole, and in 2013, it was just under $679.8 billion. The deficit decreased by roughly $396.8 billion, more than in any other year in history.
If the deficit drops by $1.3 trillion in 2022 like Biden projected, it would indeed be the largest deficit reduction in American history, by a big margin.
The Fed and CBO track numbers on a fiscal-year basis, with the fiscal year ending on Sept. 30. So we won’t really know if Biden’s projections for 2022 are accurate until at least October.
But budget experts VERIFY spoke with agreed it’s likely the deficit reduction could wind up being more than a trillion dollars. However, they said that drop is mostly due to COVID-related spending programs expiring.
“It's not really due to any particularly aggressive policy action to, say, raise more revenue than we would have otherwise, or spend less. It's mostly just a factor of temporary things,” said Alex Muresianu, a federal policy analyst for the Tax Foundation.
“We had deficits that were over $3 trillion [in 2020], and one that was $2.8 trillion [in 2021]. That was as a result of a huge recession, and trillions of dollars that we were spending to fight COVID. So we will be dropping for sure. The deficit will be closer to a trillion dollars this year,” said Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a non-profit group. “But that doesn't come from policies to reduce the deficit.”
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Chandigarh tricity sees 99% dip in Covid-19 cases since January
As March came to a close on Thursday, the tricity saw its monthly Covid-19 infections and deaths drop by 99% as compared to January, when the third wave caused the cases to spike to an all-time high across Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula.
Though the pandemic figures are encouraging and all restrictions on public movement have been lifted, health officials across the tricity have cautioned residents about another surge if precautions are not taken. Health officials also believe that people must not feel complacent and should get vaccinated at the earliest, as the virus can still be lethal for the vulnerable groups.
The tricity had recorded a whopping 59,273 cases in January during the third peak – the highest monthly case tally since the pandemic broke out in March 2020.
However, at 113, the deaths in January were 86% lower than May last year, when the second wave had peaked.
As the third wave waned in February, the cases and deaths dropped to 5,964 cases and 79, respectively. March brought more good news, as only 403 people were found positive and the tricity recorded only one death, in Mohali on March 2.
Among the three areas, Chandigarh remained the worst hit with 180 cases in March, followed by 133 in Mohali and 90 in Panchkula.
‘New variants can again lead to surge’
“In January, the Covid cases surged rapidly, as the infection transmission rate was high due to the new Omicron variant of Covid-19. However, with the community building herd immunity, the infections dipped significantly in February and March. But now, the fear of the spread of a new variant – Deltacron, which has characteristics of both Delta and Omicron variants, is emerging worldwide. Though this variant has not shown prevalence in India so far, people must not lower their guard,” said Dr PVM Lakshmi, professor of epidemiology, PGIMER.
Dr Suman Singh, director, health services, Chandigarh, also cautioned residents, saying, “Even if the cases are less, the virus is still dangerous for the elderly and co-morbid people. The best way to be safe is to follow all Covid-related precautions and get vaccinated at the earliest.”
Urging people to get vaccinated, Mohali civil surgeon Dr Adarshpal Kaur said most of the people who died between January and March had three common conditions: comorbidities, old age or absence of immunity due to lack of vaccination. Hence, vaccination was crucial to build immunity.
Tricity’s daily cases rise to 5
After reporting just two Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, the tricity found five people positive for the virus on Thursday.
Panchkula logged no new case for the second consecutive day and the seventh time this year.
Chandigarh reported four cases – from Sectors 25, 27 and 52, and Kishangarh, while in Mohali, only one new infection surfaced.
With higher number of fresh cases compared to the day before, tricity’s active cases also increased from 36 to 38.
But the tricity completed March with no increase in its death toll after one fatality in Mohali on March 2.
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Chandigarh: Brace for more price pain as taxi, auto fares go up
A day after the UT administration notified the water tariff hike, it also increased the charges for using taxi and auto services in the city. The revised fares are classified based on whether the taxis and autos ply within the city or out of station. The rates for taxi travel within Chandigarh have never been increased since 2013, while the long-distance fares were last revised in 2015.
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Kharar man arrested for killing wife, dumping her body in canal
Police have arrested a Kharar resident for murdering her husband, Charanjit's wife and dumping The victim, Ruby Pandey, who hailed from Sector 45, Chandigarh's body in a canal near Morinda after she caught him having an extra-marital affair. The victim, Ruby Pandey, who hailed from Sector 45, Chandigarh, had gone missing on March 9. She lived with her husband, Charanjit, and a one-year-old son in a rented accommodation at Eco Floors 1 Society, Kharar. Police have deployed divers in the canal to locate the victim's body.
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HP minister Bhardwaj meets Amit Shah in Delhi
Himachal Pradesh urban development minister Suresh Bhardwaj met Union home minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Thursday. Bhardwaj urged Shah that the scope of the scheme for coverage of farmers producer organisation (FPOs) as cooperative societies be expanded to all the blocks of the state, irrespective of whether they have been covered under Integrated Cooperative Development Project. Shah assured him of all possible assistance.
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Chandigarh Press Club’s photography exhibition at Sector 17 underpass comes to a close
Chandigarh Press Club's 16-day exhibition, Newscapes 7, being held at the underpass connecting Sectors 16 and 17 came to a close on Thursday evening. An annual feature, the event is organised in the memory of eminent photojournalist Yog Joy. 51 photojournalists showcased their work this year. New public toilet block set up at Shastri Market Chandigarh A new public toilet block near Shastri Market, Sector 22, was inaugurated on Thursday.
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Woman among four booked for blackmailing Ambala man, extorting ₹32k
Police are on the lookout for four people, including a woman, who extorted ₹32,780 from an Ambala resident after blackmailing him with his nude video. The accused have been identified as Aarti Sharma, Rahul Sharma, Goswami, who pretended to be a Delhi Police official, and a YouTuber, Sanjay Singh, police said. To avoid trouble, he ended up paying a sum of ₹32,780 to Rahul Sharma through Paytm.
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Russia’s blocking of humanitarian aid to Ukraine and its bombing of medical facilities should be the subjects of an international war crimes investigation, says Canada’s international development minister.
Harjit Sajjan offered that view as a half dozen extra RCMP investigators head to The Hague to assist in the International Criminal Court investigation of alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity by Russia in its invasion of Ukraine.
“I have worked enough conflict areas and war zones to understand what international humanitarian law is. This is something that does need to be investigated. Civilians are not supposed to be harmed. That also includes when civilians need medical support, food support,” Sajjan said in an interview.
Sajjan, a former defence minister and Canadian Armed Forces veteran of the war in Afghanistan, was speaking ahead of the International Committee of the Red Cross announcement Thursday that it would be ready to start evacuating citizens from the besieged port city of Mariupol on Friday.
“For logistics and security reasons, we’ll be ready to lead the safe passage operation tomorrow, Friday, provided all the parties agree to the exact terms, including the route, the start time, and the duration,” the ICRC said in a statement on Thursday.
“It’s desperately important that this operation takes place. The lives of tens of thousands of people in Mariupol depend on it.”
Relentless Russian attacks on Mariupol have reduced massive sections of the city to rubble and have blocked efforts to get food, water and medicine to its estimated 430,000 residents, amid reports that some may have been abducted by invading troops.
Canada’s Parliament and others recognize as a genocide the acts perpetrated by Joseph Stalin that killed millions of Ukrainians in the 1930s, a tragic chapter of which Sajjan is mindful.
“The Ukrainians already have seen another Holocaust in their past with the Holodomor where the population was starved to death,” he said.
“This is just another time now, Russians using kind of a different tactic here. So, I hope that everything will be investigated thoroughly in this regard.”
Sajjan said carving out the corridors needed to get humanitarian supplies into Ukraine has been a difficult undertaking. Even when routes have been cleared, convoys have had to deal with booby traps and other hazards, he said.
“Every time you try and co-ordinate something, it’s been used for the Russians to start targeting folks in the corridor itself.”
Sajjan has travelled throughout eastern Europe to liaise with Canadian allies and international agencies, including the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the World Food Program. The food program reported recently it had helped feed its one millionth displaced Ukrainian.
An estimated 10 million Ukrainians have been forced out of their homes, while almost four million have sought asylum as refugees in the worst humanitarian disaster in Europe since the Second World War.
In a separate interview, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said the RCMP officers dispatched to assist the prosecutor’s office of the ICC — joining Mounties already deployed there on various investigations — will be seized with documenting the atrocities that are “continuing to occur in real time” in Ukraine.
Mendicino said he expected them to focus on digitally recording the destruction while eventually gathering testimony from the Ukrainians who have fled attacks.
“They are all living witnesses to what’s happened in Ukraine,” said Mendicino.
“Even while we continue to provide military aid and impose economic sanctions and (create) humanitarian corridors to allow those who are fleeing those atrocities to survive, we have to preserve the record.”
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday that Russia should be kicked out of the G20, the group of leading nations charged with steering the world economy, echoing U.S. President Joe Biden’s call last week.
Trudeau said the G20, which also includes China, might include different countries with different approaches and “political structures” but its main function is to “manage and encourage economic growth.”
“Russia, right now, has with its illegal invasion of Ukraine upended economic growth for everyone around the world and can’t possibly be a constructive partner in how we manage in part the crisis created by Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine,” he said.
“The bottom line is it can’t be business as usual to have Vladimir Putin just sitting around the table pretending that everything is OK, because it’s not OK and it’s his fault.”
Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland welcomed a delegation of five Ukrainian MPs for further discussions on what Canada can do to help Ukraine’s democratically elected government survive the Russian invasion.
“We want to be a symbol of victory, for democratic growth, for democratic values,” said Lesia Zaburanna, the delegation chair. She said it was a difficult decision “for us to leave our home, our people … but we have to because it’s our duty.”
—Mike Blanchfield, The Canadian Press
RELATED: $128 million raised for war-stricken people in Ukraine through Red Cross donations
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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) - Vigo County CASA is in dire need of volunteers.
The organization hosted an event Thursday morning to help bring in more volunteers.
It held a "Couples for CASA" brunch.
Staff at CASA say 25 people came out interested in becoming CASA.
Organizers said they need staff so children always have people watching them and taking care of them.
They say the worst-case scenario would be children not having someone to defend them in court and being put on a waitlist.
"It's crucial that we get more eyes on the child. Because, if we lose any staff positions or more volunteers, we'll have to go back to a waitlist," Vigo County CASA Program Director, Glenna Cheesman said.
If you are interested in becoming a CASA, you can call the county office at 812-231-5658 or email them at casa.info@vigocounty.in.gov.
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JUST IN | SCA dismisses Jacob Zuma’s four corruption prosecution petitions, clearing the way for trial | News24
Former president Jacob Zuma. (PHOTO: file image)
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has dismissed with prices former president Jacob Zuma’s 4 tried challenges to his corruption prosecution, simply days earlier than he’s due again in courtroom for his corruption trial.
The SCA discovered that Zuma’s petitions had “no reasonable prospects of success in an appeal and there is no other compelling reason why an appeal should be heard”.
Zuma had requested the attraction courtroom for the fitting to problem Judge Piet Koen’s dismissal of his “special plea” software during which he sought the removing of prosecutor Billy Downer due to alleged bias and misconduct – in addition to his case that witnesses must be known as to testify concerning the abuses he claims to have suffered by the hands of the state (as a part of that “special plea” software).
While Zuma additionally utilized to steer additional proof in his attraction, largely to do together with his complaints that Downer had “leaked” publicly out there courtroom paperwork to News24, Koen had discovered that none of this proof associated as to whether Downer had the “title” to prosecute him – the important thing concern that may must be determined in an attraction.
The State elected to not file any papers detailing its opposition to Zuma’s makes an attempt to attraction Koen’s rulings towards him.
National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Mthunzi Mhaga informed News24 that the state welcomed the SCA’s ruling, which comes because it prepares to withstand Zuma’s software for an additional postponement of the case towards him.
“We welcome the judgment and can now give attention to guaranteeing that trial resumes on 11 April 2022. We have at all times maintained that there is no such thing as a prospect of success on attraction as points raised have been pronounced upon by the identical SCA, he mentioned.
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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) _ SuperCom Ltd. (SPCB) on Thursday reported a loss of $5.4 million in its fourth quarter.
The Tel Aviv, Israel-based company said it had a loss of 32 cents per share. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 1 cent per share.
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For the year, the company reported a loss of $10.1 million, or 38 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $12.3 million.
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Top Justice official pressed on past views after Biden’s call to fund police
A top Department of Justice (DOJ) official was pressed on her position regarding defunding the police during a Senate hearing on Tuesday, one week after President Biden called for funding the police during his first State of the Union.
Republican Sen. John Cornyn (Texas) asked Kristen Clarke, assistant attorney general for the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, about her position on “defund the police” — a push to redirect funds from police departments toward other government agencies to target areas such as mental health and homelessness.
Cornyn pressed Clarke on a 2020 op-ed she wrote that was published in Newsweek in which she called for investing less in police and more in social workers, school social supports and mental health aid, among other areas. The op-ed came just weeks after George Floyd, a Black man, died under the knee of a white police officer, reigniting protests around the country over racial injustice and police brutality.
The Texas Republican asked if Clarke regretted the op-ed and if the movement to defund the police contributed to a rise in crime.
“I do not support defunding the police,” Clarke replied. “I believe that our law enforcement faces lots of challenges today. You mentioned mental health, that is one example.”
“I’m representing the Justice Department today, and we are dispensing … hundreds of millions in support in grants to support our local and state law enforcement across the country,” she said when pressed again. “I know that we need law enforcement equipped with the resources necessary to stand up to violent crime, to hate crime and other kinds of crimes that are carried out across the country.”
Clarke was later pressed on her position by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) as well.
“I’ve never supported defunding the police. I’m here representing the department, which certainly does not support defunding the police,” Clarke said.
Clarke was previously grilled on her position on the matter during her confirmation hearing last year, saying at the time she did not support defunding the police.
Her comments during the hearing come one week after Biden’s first State of the Union address, in which he called for funding law enforcement.
“We should all agree: The answer is not to defund the police. The answer is to fund the police with the resources and training they need to protect our communities,” the president said.
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Our Aries season (March 21-April 19) this year is truly one of the more hectic months of the year, with three prominent, multi-planet aspects unfolding. These are likely going to be both harsh and blissful, and it will take some wherewithal to stay on point within the haze and craze. Shortcuts: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, PiscesThe first major aspect is the Jupiter, Mercury and Neptune conjunction, especially strong the March 20-23, which is a perfect moment to have a conversation with the divine. Some perspective and attunement will really help, because from March...
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Travala.com (AVA) traded 4.1% lower against the US dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 19:00 PM Eastern on March 31st. Travala.com has a total market capitalization of $85.93 million and approximately $7.64 million worth of Travala.com was traded on exchanges in the last day. One Travala.com coin can currently be bought for about $1.69 or 0.00003704 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges. During the last week, Travala.com has traded 13.7% higher against the US dollar.
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- XRP (XRP) traded down 5% against the dollar and now trades at $0.82 or 0.00001791 BTC.
- Polkadot (DOT) traded down 4.5% against the dollar and now trades at $21.50 or 0.00047011 BTC.
- Shiba Inu (SHIB) traded 5.7% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.0000 or 0.00000000 BTC.
- Wrapped TRON (WTRX) traded 2% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.0741 or 0.00000162 BTC.
- Lido stETH (STETH) traded 3.4% lower against the dollar and now trades at $3,269.73 or 0.07150489 BTC.
- EarnX (EARNX) traded 396,248.3% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.0008 or 0.00000002 BTC.
- Bitcoin BEP2 (BTCB) traded down 2.7% against the dollar and now trades at $45,741.32 or 1.00030576 BTC.
- stETH (Lido) (STETH) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $3,479.19 or 0.06807369 BTC.
- Internet Computer (ICP) traded 4.1% lower against the dollar and now trades at $21.05 or 0.00046029 BTC.
Travala.com Coin Profile
According to CryptoCompare, “Travala.com (AVA) is a travel booking platform based on the NEO blockchain. The platform itself operates both a centralized front-end allowing suppliers to edit their listings, whilst operating a decentralized backend incorporating the NEO blockchain governing the AVA engine. Thus, building a trusted, transparent and secure travel booking platform reducing the costs associated with the travel industry. Travala.com was designed to be a real-world use platform and by utilizing the NEO blockchain it allows us to position ourselves above potential competition operating within the crypto space. NEO operating at 1,000 transactions per second with the aim to be running at 100,000 TPS by 2020 [as mentioned in NEO Devcon]. “
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Shares of SL Green Realty Corp.
SLG,
-0.84%
slid 0.84% to $81.18 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
-1.57%
falling 1.57% to 4,530.41 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-1.56%
falling 1.56% to 34,678.35. This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses. SL Green Realty Corp. closed $7.09 short of its 52-week high ($88.27), which the company achieved on June 10th.
Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Vornado Realty Trust
VNO,
-1.90%
fell 1.90% to $45.32, Douglas Emmett Inc.
DEI,
-1.71%
fell 1.71% to $33.42, and Hudson Pacific Properties Inc.
HPP,
-1.77%
fell 1.77% to $27.75.true Trading volume (800,158) remained 74,304 below its 50-day average volume of 874,462.
Editor's Note: This story was auto-generated by Automated Insights, an automation technology provider, using data from Dow Jones and FactSet. See our market data terms of use.
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| 2022-04-01T00:09:08Z
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jeff Walz has had a lot of success getting players to transfer to Louisville over the last few years, including three starters on his Final Four team this season.
He's not the only coach in the Final Four who has bolstered the roster by using the transfer portal as both South Carolina and UConn have found supplemental players from it.
Still Walz, Dawn Staley and Geno Auriemma think the amount of players looking to change schools is getting out of control.
“I always like to say, ‘The grass is greener on the other side because it’s fertilized with a bunch of bull,’” Louisville coach Jeff Walz said. “I think there are a lot of players that will jump into the portal after one year that don’t really have a good grasp of why they’re doing it.”
Staley likened the portal to Twitter, Instagram or TikTok.
“It’s a big ol’ fad that just keeps continuing,” she said. “Is it out of hand? It absolutely is. I don’t know how you control it. But it’s their way. It’s their way of controlling their own destinies.”
Both Staley and Auriemma noted that there were currently more players seeking to transfer than there were scholarships available across the country.
“You know those 850 people in the portal? Three hundred of them are not going to find a school to go to because they’re going to realize it’s not the school they just left,” Auriemma said.
Despite the reservations, they're still playing along. Emily Engstler (Syracuse), Kianna Smith (California) and Chelsie Hall (Vanderbilt) have been key for Louisville. Engstler and Hall just joined the program this season.
When Engstler was considering the Cardinals, Walz went to Mykasa Robinson to discuss how her role would likely shrink if Engstler were to come and gauge her comfort level.
“She looked at me, and she’s like, ‘I’m tired of guarding her. If we can get her, yes, because she likes to win, and she wants to play with other good players,’” Walz said.
SOUTH CAROLINA SUPPORT
The Gamecocks have led the nation in average attendance for seven straight years, buoyed by a base of more than 10,000 season tickets. Despite the 1,200-mile distance from campus to downtown Minneapolis, there will be plenty of garnet-and-black-clad South Carolina fans voicing their support on Friday night when the Gamecocks take on Louisville.
“They’ve been with us when we weren’t a popular team or we weren’t a whole lot to cheer about,” Staley said. “This is my 14th year being at South Carolina, but the last probably 10, the fans have given us a ride that’s kind of irreplaceable.”
One of the catalysts for the attendance boom was giving fans as much as access to the program as they could, to build relationships and let the locals get to know the players as people.
“You really feel the love in the community,” guard Brea Beal said. “You can go to the store and run into somebody and they’re like, oh my gosh, just freaking out. It’s like a family.”
FOND MEMORY
Walz spent one season at Minnesota on his climb up the coaching ladder, serving as an assistant under current Maryland coach Brenda Frese.
That was 20 years ago, when Hall of Fame finalist Lindsay Whalen was a sophomore for the Gophers on a breakthrough team that reached the Final Four two seasons later. The women's team at that time played in a smaller gym, the Pavilion, next door to Williams Arena where the Minnesota men's team has played since 1928.
A water pipe burst that winter, moving the women's team into the bigger venue. The Gophers were on a roll, and the first game in the building known as “The Barn” was packed to the rafters.
“From that point on, we continued the rest of the season playing in the Barn in front of unbelievable crowds,” Walz said.
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More AP coverage of March Madness: https://apnews.com/hub/march-madness and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25
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| 2022-04-01T00:09:08Z
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NEW YORK, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Weiss Law is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law by the board of directors of Randolph Bancorp, Inc. ("Randolph" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: RNDB), in connection with the proposed acquisition of the Company by Hometown Financial Group, Inc. ("Hometown"). Under the terms of the merger agreement, the Company's shareholders will receive $27.00 in cash for each share of Randolph common stock owned. The transaction is valued at approximately $146.5 million.
If you own Randolph shares and wish to discuss this investigation or have any questions concerning this notice or your rights or interests, visit our website:
https://www.weisslaw.co/news-and-cases/rndb
Or please contact:
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Weiss Law
305 Broadway, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10007
(212) 682-3025
(888) 593-4771
stockinfo@weisslawllp.com
Weiss Law is investigating whether (i) Randolph's board of directors acted in the best interests of Company shareholders in agreeing to the proposed transaction, (ii) the $27.00 per-share merger consideration adequately compensates Randolph's shareholders, and (iii) all information regarding the sales process and valuation of the transaction will be fully and fairly disclosed.
Weiss Law has litigated hundreds of stockholder class and derivative actions for violations of corporate and fiduciary duties. We have recovered over a billion dollars for defrauded clients and obtained important corporate governance relief in many of these cases. If you have information or would like legal advice concerning possible corporate wrongdoing (including insider trading, waste of corporate assets, accounting fraud, or materially misleading information), consumer fraud (including false advertising, defective products, or other deceptive business practices), or anti-trust violations, please email us at stockinfo@weisslawllp.com
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Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has agreed to appear at a deposition in Connecticut to answer questions in a lawsuit by relatives of some of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims.
That's according to new court filings by his lawyers on Thursday, which comes a day after a judge ordered fines against Jones for defying orders to attend a deposition last week despite his claim of illness.
Jones now says he can answer questions on April 11 and is asking the judge to put a hold on the fines. There was no immediate ruling on Jones' requests. The families are suing him for calling the school massacre a hoax.
Superior Court Judge Barbara Bellis said, “The court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant Alex Jones willfully and in bad faith violated without justification several clear court orders requiring his attendance at his depositions on March 23 and March 24.”
Judge Bellis said in the decision on Wednesday, “It is clear…that the plaintiffs here simply want and are entitled to the deposition of Mr. Jones and that Mr. Jones has continued to attempt to deliberately disregard the court’s orders and attempts to manipulate the court process.”
“While paying the fees and court’s costs will reimburse the plaintiffs for costs incurred in attempting to procure Mr. Jones’ deposition, it is not a substitution for his testimony,” she said.
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Video of Chris Rock recalling childhood abuse resurfaces after Oscars slap
LOS ANGELES - A video of Chris Rock detailing the bullying and sexual assault he endured as a child has resurfaced after he was slapped by Will Smith on the Oscars stage.
On Wednesday night, Rock performed in front of a sold-out crowd in Boston as part of his comedy tour. It was Rock’s first public appearance since he was smacked on live television for the world to see, quickly going viral on social media.
RELATED: Chris Rock addresses Will Smith slap at first comedy show since Oscars
On Hollywood’s Biggest Night, as he presented the award for Best Documentary Feature, he made a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.
"Jada, ‘GI Jane 2,’ I can’t wait to see it," Rock said in front of the Oscars audience. Pinkett Smith rolled her eyes in response. In 2018, the actress was diagnosed with alopecia, which is something Rock was reportedly unaware of.
After seeing his wife’s response and with cameras rolling during the live event, Smith stormed to the Oscars stage and slapped Rock across the face.
While the shocking incident occurred Sunday night, some are still processing what happened, including Rock himself, which he revealed to the crowd in Beantown.
For some, the confrontation was triggering and even confusing. How could this happen?
The Academy of Motion Arts and Sciences said Smith was asked to leave, but he refused. He also later took home the award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for "King Richard." However, witnesses told TMZ the Academy lied and claim a producer told Smith they did not want him to leave.
Hollywood has erupted with reactions, including Oscar hosts Wanda Sykes and Amy Schumer. NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said the incident "perpetuated stereotypes about the Black community."
RELATED:
- Oscars' co-host Wanda Sykes sickened over Will Smith slapping Chris Rock
- Oscars host Amy Schumer 'traumatized' after Chris Rock, Will Smith feud
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar criticizes Will Smith for Oscars slap, applauds Chris Rock's reaction
- Jim Carrey ‘sickened’ by celebs applauding Will Smith’s Oscar win after slap
After being slapped with all eyes on him, Rock, clearly stunned, did not return the hit and kept going.
An interview Rock did on the Howard Stern Show in September 2020 provides some insight into Rock’s response.
The interview with Stern came shortly after Rock revealed he was diagnosed with nonverbal learning disorder as an adult, telling The Hollywood Reporter the condition means he has challenges interpreting nonverbal signals in social situations.
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"I’m just an open book," Rock said. "It’s also my way of apologizing to a lot of people without having to call them up. I’m a total weirdo."
Rock goes on to say he only feels confident when he’s telling jokes.
"I suffer from big ego, low self-esteem. And when I say big ego, it’s only about telling jokes."
While Rock is one of the most recognizable names in comedy after decades of success, he admits he often feels undeserving.
"I just feel unworthy of anyone’s attention, of anyone’s love, any accolades, just anything."
Rock briefly talked about his childhood and described it as a "horrible existence." He shared he attended an all-white school and was the frequent target of bullies, often being called racial slurs, being beaten by bullies, and enduring sexual assault, which he called "rape-ish."
Rock grew up in Brooklyn and some of his events as a teen were chronicled in the sitcom "Everybody Hates Chris."
"Chris Rock Ego Death World Tour 2022" is his first tour in five years.
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Eating outside is so nice in the spring. The days are longer, the weather is warmer, and it’s the perfect opportunity for a picnic or a neighborhood BBQ. Unfortunately, some things can make eating outdoors less than ideal (hello, mosquito season — you’re the worst). That’s why it’s important to focus on the necessities: like having a never-ending supply of nice, cold wine. Costco — which is already our go-to spot for delicious snacks and chic patio furniture — is selling colorful stainless steel tumblers that are just right for outdoor parties this spring. You’ll never have to worry about your wine getting warm or spilling on the grass again!
Instagram user @costcosisters posted a picture of these pretty tumblers on March 30 with the caption, “Nice colors on these tumblers!” The tumblers come with four different colored tumblers in one pack: champagne, berry, teal, and dark blue. They are double-walled stainless steel to keep your drink cold, with a non-slip silicone base and a slip-resistant lid to help prevent accidental spills.
The tumblers will also keep warm drinks warm, so you can serve coffee or hot tea if the weather gets cool. And because this four-pack is less than $30 (that’s not even $10 per cup!), you can stock up to make sure you have enough for your outdoor party.
Rabbit Double Wall Stainless Steel Wine Tumbler 4-Pack, Costco – $27.99
Keep your wine, cocktails, or water cold while sipping them from these cute wine tumblers from Costco. The double-walled stainless steel keeps helps drinks maintain their temperature (whether cold or hot) and prevents condensation. They each hold up to 12-ounces of liquid, so you can enjoy your drink without needing constant refills!
Not even windy days or a visit from annoying insects could ruin your outdoor party if you have these tumblers! With cold drinks in the warm air, nothing can go wrong.
Before you go, check out our roundup of summer cocktails below:
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Po.et (POE) traded 2.8% lower against the U.S. dollar during the 1 day period ending at 19:00 PM E.T. on March 31st. One Po.et coin can currently be purchased for about $0.0001 or 0.00000000 BTC on popular exchanges. Po.et has a total market capitalization of $172,536.21 and $60.00 worth of Po.et was traded on exchanges in the last day. Over the last week, Po.et has traded down 3.9% against the U.S. dollar.
Here is how other cryptocurrencies have performed over the last day:
- Binance USD (BUSD) traded up 0% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00002188 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded down 3.9% against the dollar and now trades at $1.63 or 0.00003555 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded up 1% against the dollar and now trades at $1.65 or 0.00004286 BTC.
- Crypto.com Coin (CRO) traded 5% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.41 or 0.00001075 BTC.
- Dai (DAI) traded 0% lower against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00002184 BTC.
- Chainlink (LINK) traded down 1% against the dollar and now trades at $17.01 or 0.00037169 BTC.
- Parkgene (GENE) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $25.59 or 0.00045023 BTC.
- DREP (DREP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $1.96 or 0.00003398 BTC.
- DREP [old] (DREP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $1.96 or 0.00003399 BTC.
- FTX Token (FTT) traded 4.3% lower against the dollar and now trades at $49.03 or 0.00107140 BTC.
Po.et Profile
According to CryptoCompare, “Po.et is an Ethereum-based decentralized ledger built to track ownership and attribution for digital creative assets. It allows users to generate immutable and timestamped titles for creative works and register their assets to the Po.et network. Po.et also gives both publishers and content creators the tools to automate the licensing process without relying on any third parties, making the process cheaper and simple. POE is an ERC20 Ethereum-based token that represents a proportional share of the fees and revenue generated from the commercial applications built on top of the Po.et protocol, including generating content licenses and processing license payments among others. “
Buying and Selling Po.et
It is usually not currently possible to purchase alternative cryptocurrencies such as Po.et directly using U.S. dollars. Investors seeking to acquire Po.et should first purchase Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in U.S. dollars such as Gemini, Coinbase or Changelly. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Ethereum or Bitcoin to purchase Po.et using one of the aforementioned exchanges.
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Wilda Vivian Turner Powell
96, Columbia
Graveside services were held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, in Antioch Cemetery for Wilda Vivian Turner Powell, 96, of Columbia, who died on Monday, March 21.
She was born in Marion County to Jesse and Minnie Ward Turner and was raised by her loving grandparents, William “Bill” and Laura Holmes Ward. She was a published author, award-winning poet, artist of oil paints, lover of all animals (especially birds), flowers and nature and loved antiques, genealogy and keeping old-time ways and memories alive. She was a lifelong resident of Marion County and a member of the Columbia Seventh-Day Adventist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Lofton Powell (1919 - 1992); grandparents; her parents; sister, Virginia Turner Kelly, and two brothers, Vernon Turner and James Irl Turner.
Survivors include her son, Duane C. Powell; daughter-in-law, Lynne Powell; sister, Sherry Turner Young of Alabama; granddaughter, Tammy Powell Bailey (Kevin) of Georgia; grandchildren, Mark, Renae and Evan Powell; seven great-grandchildren, Amber Bailey, Laken Bailey Johnsa (Chris), Loryn Bailey, Kalyn Bailey Reyna (Damian), Ethan Powell, Cooper Powell and Hailey Powell; and seven great-great-grandchildren, Jace Jett, Jadyn Jett, Jaxon Jett, Javen Jett, Ella Johnsa, Evie Johnsa and Atticus Reyna.
Colonial Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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https://www.columbianprogress.com/obituaries-local-content/obituary-wilda-vivian-turner-powell
| 2022-04-01T00:09:08Z
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Chandigarh: Brace for more price pain as taxi, auto fares go up
A day after the UT administration notified the water tariff hike, it also increased the charges for using taxi and auto services in the city.
The revised fares are classified based on whether the taxis and autos ply within the city or out of station. These will not be applicable on cab aggregators like Uber and Ola.
The rates for taxi travel within Chandigarh have never been increased since 2013, while the long-distance fares were last revised in 2015.
Under the revised charges, hiring an AC taxi for local travel will now cost ₹34/km instead of ₹23/km, while a non-AC taxi will charge ₹25/km instead of ₹17/km.
For radio autos, the fare has been increased from ₹15/km to ₹20/km, and a ride in an ordinary auto will cost ₹19/km in place of ₹16/km. Similarly, charges for various kinds of taxis have also been revised when hired for up to eight hours or 80 km of travel, within Chandigarh and outside the city. (See box)
“We have created a formula, after considering averages for fuel, wages and maintenance costs, to fix the rates. Through the formula, the fares will be revised annually at the start of the new fiscal year,” said Nitin Kumar Yadav, UT home and transport secretary.
He added that these rates were applicable on only the taxis and autos registered with the Chandigarh administration. Similar vehicles registered with other states, like Punjab and Haryana, are governed by rates stipulated by their respective governments.
“Similarly, these will not be applicable on cab aggregators like Uber and Ola. For these, a separate notification will be issued,” said Yadav.
There are more than 6,000 registered autos in Chandigarh, while around 500 ply to the city from Panchkula and Mohali.
Stricter compliance
The administration will be introducing a new mechanism to enforce the prescribed rates for autos and cabs. “We want to ensure that people have clarity about the costs and charges. The rates should be reasonable for both consumers and service providers. This will encourage compliance,” said Yadav.
Imposition of reasonable rates will also allow the administration to implement use of pre-paid meters. “Like in our bus service, we will try to move towards the pre-paid system. Nodal centres will be created to dispense coupons or tickets that can be used as per the passenger’s requirement,” he added.
“We will also be introducing an app-based system to better monitor compliance of prescribed fares. We will randomly inspect autos and taxis for better implementation, and the grievance redress mechanism will also be strengthened,” the transport secretary said.
On the increase, Hitesh Puri, chairman, Chandigarh Residents’ Association Welfare Federation (CRAWFED), said, “It is understandable, as the cost for operating taxi and autos is increasing by the day. But the administration should have taken residents on board before putting additional financial burden, which comes only a day after the hike in water tariff.”
Meanwhile, Chandigarh Taxi Owners’ Association president Ramesh Ahuja said, “We welcome the increase in rates, but these will be mostly inconsequential for us. There is very high competition in the market, which forces us to charge fares reasonably.”
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Initial activities including a feasibility study are underway for a planned Detox/Health and wellness centre in northwest B.C.
The proposed treatment centre, which will be located in Terrace, was announced last year by Northern First Nations Alliance (NFNA).
READ MORE: Northwest B.C. First Nations seek to set up full service detox centre in Terrace
The NFNA consists of representatives from the Haisla, Gitanyow, Kitselas, Kitsumkalum, Gitxaala and the four Nass Valley Nisga’a Nation villages of Gitlaxt’aamiks, Gitwinksihlkw, Laxgalts’ap and Gingolx. The project is NFNA’s first major project since it was established as a coalition in 2020.
The facility aims to address the growing need for facilities offering holistic detox and wrap-around mental health services in the northwest, said representatives from the health and wellness subcommittee of the NFNA.
NFHA health and wellness team announced the feasibility study will be conducted by Manon Joice who previous to moving to Kitimat worked as the BC Northeast Cancer Prevention Coordinator for the BC Cancer Agency. She also wrote the initial business case study for a medical clinic in the Peace Region and has a background in population health, sustainable community development and preventative medicine.
“It’s basically information gathering right now, Manon has been meeting with all the different nations and gathering information as to what each community can possibly offer,” said Arthur Renwick, Haisla Nation’s deputy chief councillor.
“She has also compiled a questionnaire that is just starting to get sent out to people that have experience in these areas,” Renwick added.
Gitxaala Elected Councillor Brenna Innes said the feasibility study is expected to be completed by October. There was also a budget of $195,000 set aside from a First Nations Health Authority grant for the study to be completed.
The feasibility study, which was to take place last year, was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the departure of an administrator working on the project slowed the process further.
Other factors also played a role in the delay.
“We didn’t get the approval for the funding for the feasibility and community asset mapping until late October, that was another factor as to why there was a delay,” said Innes.
Finding someone to conduct the study was also quite difficult as the job posting was out for quite some time before Renwick attended an event hosted by Skeena MLA Ellis Ross where he met Joice.
The cost of the facility still has yet to be determined but factors such as services offered and the number of beds will play a big role in determining how much it will cost.
Renwick says the price can be better determined after the feasibility study is complete, then they will have a better picture of what services can be provided by the various First Nations involved.
Transition housing, as well as after-care, have also been considered in the development of this centre.
“We do need a transition home in each of our communities so that the person going throw detox has a safe place to go once they’ve been released,” said Renwick.
There is a site that is being considered for the wellness centre, however, it is only in the discussion phase currently and the location was not provided. However, Renwick did confirm that the location will not be in or around the Downtown area owing to safety and concerns about relapse for its residents.
-With files from Binny Paul
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Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2628 (2022), Security Council Endorses Decision to Reconfigure Existing Entity into African Union Transition Mission in Somalia
SC/14847
SECURITY COUNCIL
9009TH MEETING (AM)
The Security Council today unanimously adopted a resolution endorsing a previous decision it made with the African Union to reconfigure the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) into the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia, as speakers underscored the need to continue countering al-Shabaab and expressed hope that the Government of Somalia will gradually assume greater security responsibilities going forward.
Resolution 2628 (2022) (to be issued as document S/RES/2628 (2022)), adopted unanimously under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, encompasses the Council’s expectations for the Government of Somalia relating to facilitating the electoral process and assuming responsibility for national security; the need to counter al-Shabaab; the reconfiguration of AMISOM into the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia; the role of the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS); requests for international financial support; and reporting requirements for the Government of Somalia and the African Union.
Through the resolution, the Council endorsed the decision it made with the African Union Peace and Security Council to reconfigure AMISOM into the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia and authorized — for an initial period of 12 months — African Union Member States to take all necessary measures to: carry out the mandate of reducing the threat posed by al-Shabaab; support the capacity-building of the integrated Somali security and police forces; conduct a phased handover of security responsibilities to Somalia; and support peace and reconciliation efforts in that country.
The text also sets out the strategic objectives and tasks the Council decided to authorize the new Mission to pursue, including conducting jointly planned and targeted operations with Somali security forces to degrade al-Shabaab and affiliates linked to Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant/Da’esh (ISIL/Da’esh) and supporting the capacity development of the Somali security forces.
The Council further authorized African Union Member States to deploy up to 19,626 uniformed personnel — including a minimum of 1,040 police personnel — until 31 December 2022 and to deploy up to 17,626 uniformed personnel — with the same minimum police personnel — between 1 January 2023 and 31 March 2023. Additionally, it requested the Union to ensure certain structures are in place, including those providing clear oversight of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia and clear command and control of the Mission and operational coordination between its contingents.
By other terms, the resolution underscored that completing the electoral process in Somalia will help progress national priorities and support transition from international security support, calling on the Somali authorities to assume progressively greater responsibility for national security and implement a strategic plan to generate new security forces. It also reiterated that the Government has the primary responsibility for ensuring security in Somalia and called on that country to prioritize, coordinate and strengthen efforts to counter al-Shabaab and ISIL/Da’esh affiliates.
The Council further requested the Secretary-General to, through the United Nations Trust Fund in Somalia, support up to 13,900 Somali security forces, including an appropriate share of the state and federal police who are formally integrated into the Somali security forces in line with the National Security Architecture and who are actively participating in joint or coordinated operations with the new Mission that directly implement the Somalia Transition Plan. The Council also urged Member States to consider providing funding to that Trust Fund.
The resolution also emphasized the need for adequate risk-assessment and risk-management strategies, by the Government of Somalia and the United Nations, of climate change, other ecological changes, natural hazards and other factors on the country’s stability.
Following the adoption, Richard M. Mills, Jr. (United States), noting that it is rare that the Council gets the opportunity to shape the transition of a mission, welcomed today’s resolution as a vital opportunity to build on AMISOM’s efforts and take the next steps to counter al-Shabaab. It provides a credible, shared vision on how to more actively combat that group and transfer security responsibilities to the Somali security forces. Supporting measures in the new Mission’s mandate to increase its accountability, transparency, efficiency and command and control, he added that al-Shabaab poses a threat not only to Somalia, but Africa as a whole.
Ravindra Raguttahalli (India) welcomed AMISOM’s important role in containing al-Shabaab and terrorist attacks in Somalia, which is important to the entire Horn of Africa region. India has supported the Mission since its inception, regularly contributing to its trust fund, and was involved in peacekeeping during 1993-1994 as part of the United Nations Operation in Somalia II (UNOSOM II). Today’s resolution sets in motion the process of a phased handover of responsibility to Somali security forces and, during this transition, the country’s people need the international community’s continued attention and support in dealing with al-Shabaab. He opposed, however, persistent attempts to link climate change to security, stating that the Council is not the place to discuss climate change; rather, the appropriate forum is the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Arian Spasse (Albania) welcomed the formation of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia and expressed hope that it will gradually hand over its tasks to the country’s Government. Warning against the continued threats posed by al-Shabaab against civilians, he reiterated his delegation’s call to complete elections. A newly elected Government must turn its attention to the security situation and the humanitarian crisis, as further delays would embolden the insurgent group. Somalis must create conditions for the country’s long-term stability, he added.
Dai Bing (China), paying tribute to the sacrifices made by the African Union, as well as by troop- and police-contributing countries over 15 years in addressing security challenges, expressed support for the reconfiguration of AMISOM into the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia, along with hope that the Government will gradually take over security responsibilities from the new Mission.
James Kariuki (United Kingdom), thanking Council members for their support in adopting today’s landmark resolution, also paid tribute to troop- and police-contributing countries involved in AMISOM. He also spotlighted the contributions of the Government of Somalia, the African Union and the European Union in developing the proposal for the new Mission.
Lana Nusseibeh (United Arab Emirates), Council President for March, spoke in her national capacity to welcome today’s unanimous adoption to reconfigure AMISOM into the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia while protecting the former’s important work and providing support to the country. Noting that several security challenges remain — primarily recurrent attacks by the terrorist group al-Shabaab that pose a cross-border threat in the region — she noted that today’s resolution refers to counter-terrorism resolutions and stressed that Member States must fight al-Shabaab wherever that group is present in line with the same. She also expressed hope that the new Mission will provide the support necessary for the Government to address security challenges and provide safety and stability for the Somali people.
Meanwhile, Abukar Dahir Osman (Somalia) expressed deep regret that, despite negotiating in good faith, his delegation’s suggestions on the modalities of the new Mission — regarding planned logistical support, the need for unified and centralized command and control and the exclusion of the agreed enhanced civilian component — have been disregarded by the drafter of the resolution. Behind Somalia’s inputs were independent assessments jointly conducted by the Government, the African Union and the United Nations, which collectively recognize al-Shabaab as a terrorist group that evolved into an organized criminal enterprise. Describing al-Shabaab’s new tactics and the evolving threats the group poses, he said his country had called for a new Mission that focuses on conducting effective, agile and mobile operations. The effective execution of the Somalia Transition Plan requires a new Mission that plays a supporting and enabling role through specialized training, as well as the provision of mobile forces and high-end capabilities — notably engineering, countering improvised explosive devices, casualty evacuation, logistics, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.
While he noted that the Government will conduct both independent security tasks and joint operations with the new Mission, today’s decision leaves Somali security forces with little to no logistical support. UNSOSprovides non-lethal support for Somali security forces, but the tempo of logistical support is slow compared with operational needs, and such support is limited to allocated ones, he said, also expressing concern that the United Nations Trust Fund in Somalia is being depleted. He then asked the Council to increase non-lethal support to the Somali security forces. Turning to the issue of the exclusion of the agreed enhanced civilian component, he said that the civilian component would have given Somali nationals 30 per cent of staff positions in the new Mission. The new Mission’s troops should operate under the central command of a force commander, who should hail from the largest troop-contributing country, at an empowered headquarters, he added.
The meeting began at 11:39 a.m. and ended at 12:10 p.m.
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Kambosos set to confirm Haney for blockbuster title defence in June
The argument over who’s the actual light-weight champion of the world will likely be settled as soon as and for all in June as George Kambosos jnr prepares to verify American rising star Devin Haney because the opponent for his maiden title defence.
Sydneysider Kambosos, who surprised boxing along with his upset of the beforehand undefeated Teofime Lopez late final yr, had promised a stadium bout in Australia upon his return and can now ship, with Marvel Stadium in Melbourne the venue for the possible June 5 blockbuster.
The Kambosos group has scheduled a press convention on Friday in Melbourne, the place it’s anticipated they are going to verify Haney because the opponent after initially locking in former pound-for-pound nice Vasiliy Lomachenko for the combat.
But Ukrainian Lomachenko has way more urgent issues at hand, having returned to his nation to take up arms in opposition to the invading Russians. Kambosos’ promoter Lou DiBella rapidly struck a take care of Haney, with the combat to be co-promoted by Top Rank and streamed into the US through ESPN platforms.
With victory over Lopez, Kambosos helped himself to ‘all the jewels’, which consisted of the WBA, IBF, WBO and The Ring light-weight titles. He believes himself to be the actual king of the division, one thing Haney disputes given he holds the WBC strap, which he was awarded in controversial circumstances after Lomachenko was elevated to ‘franchise champion’ standing.
It ought to all make for a flamable lead-up to the combat, with each Haney (27-0) and Kambosos (20-0) having commonly traded barbs on social media in regards to the standing of the contract, the purse and whether or not Haney can be daring sufficient to journey to problem Kambosos in his yard.
Haney has now come to the occasion and can type one half of what’s going to simply be the most important boxing promotion in Australia this yr and a long-overdue, high-profile card for Melbourne, with the Marvel Stadium roof one of many key components in deciding the venue for the Winter bout.
Kambosos jnr is fiercely happy with his Sydney roots and has simply opened a brand new health club in Rockdale, alongside some work along with his beloved NRL group, the Sydney Roosters. But the thriving Greek diaspora in Melbourne performed a big position within the selection of the venue, with Kambosos sure to get immense assist from a passionate fan base within the Victorian capital.
There is reputed to be a rematch clause embedded for Kambosos however extra particulars will likely be confirmed on Friday.
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White House expands intelligence allowed to be shared with Ukraine: report
The White House is expanding the intelligence that is allowed to be shared with Ukraine, a senior Biden administration official told The Wall Street Journal, amid the ongoing Russian invasion.
The plan will allow U.S. spy agencies to send Kyiv more intelligence without extra bureaucratic barriers.
The U.S. has already been sharing some intelligence with Ukraine, but lawmakers have complained the process has been too slow and doesn’t allow for real-time targeting that Ukrainians could use to repel Russian attacks, the Journal reported.
“We’re adjusting as circumstances warrant, and we’ll continue to ensure that operators have flexibility to share intelligence as the conflict evolves,” a U.S. intelligence official said about the change in guidance.
U.S. officials said delays in sharing intelligence have stemmed from the time it takes to scrub the data of information that says how the U.S. obtained it, according to the outlet.
Officials cited fears that Russians could have infiltrated Ukrainian ranks as one of the reasons the identifying information would need to be wiped before sharing classified information.
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Columbiana chamber to host awards banquet April 9
COLUMBIANA — Columbiana Area Chamber of Commerce will celebrate the 69th Annual Awards Banquet at 6 p.m April 9. The event will highlight what Executive Director Erich Offenburg describes as an evening honoring great businesses and citizens. “It’s the cream of the crop. These are all folks nominated...
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — NCAA President Mark Emmert said investigations into allegations of major violations against several high-profile men's college basketball programs — including 2022 Final Four participant Kansas — have taken “way too long.”
What solutions might be on the table to speed it up, Emmert did not say, but there appears to be increasing acknowledgement that the current process is broken.
“It’s just been really slow in getting through that new independent process that’s wound up reinvestigating the entire case,” Emmert said, referring to the Independent Accountability Resolution Process (IARP).
The IARP was created out of proposals from the commission led by former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in 2018 to reform the sport. It began looking into allegations against Kansas, Arizona, LSU, Louisville and North Carolina State on the heels of a federal investigation into corruption in college sports that resulted in convictions of shoe company executives, a middle man who worked with them and some assistant college coaches.
Of those FBI cases nearly five years ago, only one -- North Carolina State, tied to its recruitment of one-and-done star Dennis Smith Jr. -- has actually gone through the IARP system to completion and received a ruling that resulted in probation for one year, some vacated victories and penalties for previous coaches.
The four other cases are still pending in the IARP structure, while Auburn went through the more traditional process and received four years of probation in December from an NCAA infractions committee panel.
In the meantime, this year's NCAA Tournament could be tainted should Kansas win the national championship and subsequently have an unfavorable decision come down in a now half-decade-old investigation.
Created to handle complex cases, the IARP includes independent investigators and decision-makers with no direct ties to NCAA member schools, and rulings cannot be appealed.
Emmert said NCAA institutions need to come up with a process that has “got to be fair. It’s got to be swift. And it’s got to not punish the innocent. ... That’s where the membership’s got to be in all of this, as they shape a new process or rebuild the one that’s in place.”
The Kansas case hinges on whether Adidas representatives were considered boosters — the school contends they were not — when two of them arranged payments to prospective recruits. Kansas does not dispute the payments. Kansas asked for referral to the IARP instead of having the NCAA's infractions committee handle the matter.
While the lengthy IARP process has been going on, Self agreed to a new contract on April 2, 2021, that will keep him with the school until he retires.
The five-year deal adds one additional year after the conclusion of each season — in effect, making it a lifetime contract. It guarantees him $5.41 million per year with a base salary of $225,000, professional services contract of $2.75 million and an annual $2.435 million retention bonus.
The contact also includes a clause that says the school cannot terminate him for cause “due to any current infractions matter that involves conduct that occurred on or prior to” the signing of the new contract. Instead, he would forfeit half of his base salary and professional services pay while serving any Big 12 or NCAA suspension.
Emmert declined to weigh on on Kansas' decision to double down on Self.
“I’ll leave it to the school to make decisions about their coaches’ contracts,” said Emmert, who also spoke at the women's Final Four on Wednesday. “That’s their business, obviously. They can do that as they see fit.”
The infractions process has also come up with the Division I Transformation Committee, which is working to recommend ways to modernize and reform NCAA governance and regulatory policies.
Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey, who chairs the committee along with Ohio athletics director Julie Cromer, said the group is looking at both the overall infractions process and the IARP structure as part of its work.
“I don’t know fully what was envisioned and what wasn’t envisioned,” said Sankey, who has served on the NCAA infractions committee. “But we have to have timely outcomes, both for those accused and for those competing against those who are accused. That has to be a point of emphasis.”
Later, Sankey added: “I was on an implementation working group, and I disagreed with elements of the approach. So I think some of these problems were foreseeable. We have an opportunity to correct and enhance the process. That doesn’t mean everybody will like the process.”
Among other topics Emmert addressed:
NATIONAL NIL RULES
Emmert offered an urgent plea to Congress to craft what he said was needed, uniform national legislation governing financial endorsements for athletes know known as name, image and likeness (NIL) deals.
“This tournament’s put on full display the beauty of college sport,” Emmert said. "People love it and enjoy it, and we’ve got to work with the schools and with Congress to make sure we can continue that.
“We’ve got again a relatively short window of time — in my estimate, one and two years,” Emmert continued. “These decisions have to be made because of the dynamics that are underway right now that are far beyond the control of schools, coaches, (athletic directors) or presidents.”
Currently, more than 30 states have been working on their own NIL laws.
TRANSGENDER LEGISLATION
With a number of states considering or passing legislation restricting participation of transgender athletes, Emmert was asked whether the NCAA would bar those states from hosting championship events.
The NCAA has largely followed the Olympic model that allows transgender athletes to compete if they've had certain biomedical treatments, including hormone therapies, meant to promote fairness.
Emmert said the NCAA currently requires communities which wish to host events “to explain how it is that they’re going to make sure that the participants in that sport will be allowed to do that in a nondiscriminatory way. ... If they can do that, then we’ll be in those states."
TRANFER RULES
Emmert said the current transfer rules continue to draw a lot of scrutiny and complaints from coaches and could be adjusted over time.
“The only thing that I can say right now is that it’s clear that students are getting more opportunities to play. They’re getting more freedom of movement in some respects,” Emmert said.
But he added that officials are keeping an eye on how the rules affect “students being able to finish their degrees in a timely fashion and go on and lead productive lives, because we know how few of them will be professional basketball players. It’s a constant point of discussion. I don’t anticipate it going away too soon.”
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AP Sports Writers Aaron Beard, Dave Skretta and John Marshall contributed to this report.
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1344346 B.C. LTD - Early Warning News Release
This press release is issued pursuant to the National Instrument 62-103 - The Early Warning System and Related Take-Over Bid and Insider Reporting Issues.
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, March 31, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Shimcity Inc. (“Shimcity”) and 2657456 Ontario Inc. (“265”) (collectively, the “Acquirors”) announce that they acquired, directly and indirectly, 18 common shares (“Common Shares”) and 18 Common Shares, respectively, of 1344346 B.C. Ltd. (the “Company”) pursuant to a court-approved plan of arrangement (the “Arrangement”) carried out under the provisions of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) by 1319741 B.C. Ltd. (“741 BC”). The Arrangement has resulted in the shareholders of 741 BC holding shares in seven new companies: 1344341 B.C. Ltd., 1344342 B.C. Ltd., 1344343 B.C. Ltd., 1344344 B.C. Ltd., 1344345 B.C. Ltd., and 1344340 B.C. Ltd. and the Company (collectively, the “New Companies”). Each of the New Companies is now an unlisted reporting issuer in the provinces of British Columbia and Alberta.Pursuant to the Arrangement, each of the issued and outstanding common shares of 741 BC was exchanged for one new 741 BC common share and seven new classes of reorganization shares. The reorganization shares were then transferred by the shareholders of 741 BC, including the Acquirors, to each of the New Company in exchange for common shares of the New Companies on a 1:1 basis. In addition, each of the New Companies received $5,000 in working capital from 741 BC.
Following the Arrangement, Shimcity owns and controls 18 Common Shares of the Company, which represents 50% of the Common Shares outstanding following completion of the Arrangement and 265 owns 18 Common Shares of the Company, which represents 50% of the Common Shares outstanding following completion of the Arrangement. Prior to the Arrangement, the Acquirors owned no shares of the Company.
The Acquirors are shareholders of 741 BC and the securities of the Company were acquired as part of the Arrangement. The Common Shares were acquired by each Acquiror for investment purposes in connection with the Arrangement. In the future, each Acquiror may evaluate its investment in the Company from time to time and may, depending on various factors including, without limitation, the Company’s financial position, the price levels of the Common Shares, conditions in the securities markets and general economic and industry conditions, the Company’s business or financial condition, and other factors and conditions that each Acquiror may deem appropriate, increase, decrease or change its ownership over the Common Shares or other securities of the Company.
An early warning report pursuant to the requirements of applicable securities laws will be issued by each of the Acquirors and will be posted to SEDAR at www.sedar.com and available on request at the number below.
For further information, including a copy of the early warning report required under applicable Canadian securities laws to be filed by each of the Acquirors as a result of the Arrangement referred to in this press release, please contact Shimmy Posen at 416-869-1234.
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Chandigarh: Brace for more price pain as taxi, auto fares go up
A day after the UT administration notified the water tariff hike, it also increased the charges for using taxi and auto services in the city.
The revised fares are classified based on whether the taxis and autos ply within the city or out of station. These will not be applicable on cab aggregators like Uber and Ola.
The rates for taxi travel within Chandigarh have never been increased since 2013, while the long-distance fares were last revised in 2015.
Under the revised charges, hiring an AC taxi for local travel will now cost ₹34/km instead of ₹23/km, while a non-AC taxi will charge ₹25/km instead of ₹17/km.
For radio autos, the fare has been increased from ₹15/km to ₹20/km, and a ride in an ordinary auto will cost ₹19/km in place of ₹16/km. Similarly, charges for various kinds of taxis have also been revised when hired for up to eight hours or 80 km of travel, within Chandigarh and outside the city. (See box)
“We have created a formula, after considering averages for fuel, wages and maintenance costs, to fix the rates. Through the formula, the fares will be revised annually at the start of the new fiscal year,” said Nitin Kumar Yadav, UT home and transport secretary.
He added that these rates were applicable on only the taxis and autos registered with the Chandigarh administration. Similar vehicles registered with other states, like Punjab and Haryana, are governed by rates stipulated by their respective governments.
“Similarly, these will not be applicable on cab aggregators like Uber and Ola. For these, a separate notification will be issued,” said Yadav.
There are more than 6,000 registered autos in Chandigarh, while around 500 ply to the city from Panchkula and Mohali.
Stricter compliance
The administration will be introducing a new mechanism to enforce the prescribed rates for autos and cabs. “We want to ensure that people have clarity about the costs and charges. The rates should be reasonable for both consumers and service providers. This will encourage compliance,” said Yadav.
Imposition of reasonable rates will also allow the administration to implement use of pre-paid meters. “Like in our bus service, we will try to move towards the pre-paid system. Nodal centres will be created to dispense coupons or tickets that can be used as per the passenger’s requirement,” he added.
“We will also be introducing an app-based system to better monitor compliance of prescribed fares. We will randomly inspect autos and taxis for better implementation, and the grievance redress mechanism will also be strengthened,” the transport secretary said.
On the increase, Hitesh Puri, chairman, Chandigarh Residents’ Association Welfare Federation (CRAWFED), said, “It is understandable, as the cost for operating taxi and autos is increasing by the day. But the administration should have taken residents on board before putting additional financial burden, which comes only a day after the hike in water tariff.”
Meanwhile, Chandigarh Taxi Owners’ Association president Ramesh Ahuja said, “We welcome the increase in rates, but these will be mostly inconsequential for us. There is very high competition in the market, which forces us to charge fares reasonably.”
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Vivek Sheel Soni is new Mohali SSP
Vivek Sheel Soni was appointed as the new senior superintendent of police, Mohali, following a reshuffle by the Punjab government on Thursday. A 2011-batch IPS officer, Soni has replaced Harjeet Singh, who had joined as the Mohali SSP on January 19 and now has been posted as the Gurdaspur SSP. Prior to his posting in Mohali, Soni was the Rupnagar SSP after also having served as the Sangrur SSP.
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Chandigarh tricity sees 99% dip in Covid-19 cases since January
As March came to a close on Thursday, the tricity saw its monthly Covid-19 infections and deaths drop by 99% as compared to January, when the third wave caused the cases to spike to an all-time high across Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula. The tricity had recorded a whopping 59,273 cases in January during the third peak – the highest monthly case tally since the pandemic broke out in March 2020.
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Kharar man arrested for killing wife, dumping her body in canal
Police have arrested a Kharar resident for murdering her husband, Charanjit's wife and dumping The victim, Ruby Pandey, who hailed from Sector 45, Chandigarh's body in a canal near Morinda after she caught him having an extra-marital affair. The victim, Ruby Pandey, who hailed from Sector 45, Chandigarh, had gone missing on March 9. She lived with her husband, Charanjit, and a one-year-old son in a rented accommodation at Eco Floors 1 Society, Kharar. Police have deployed divers in the canal to locate the victim's body.
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HP minister Bhardwaj meets Amit Shah in Delhi
Himachal Pradesh urban development minister Suresh Bhardwaj met Union home minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Thursday. Bhardwaj urged Shah that the scope of the scheme for coverage of farmers producer organisation (FPOs) as cooperative societies be expanded to all the blocks of the state, irrespective of whether they have been covered under Integrated Cooperative Development Project. Shah assured him of all possible assistance.
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Chandigarh Press Club’s photography exhibition at Sector 17 underpass comes to a close
Chandigarh Press Club's 16-day exhibition, Newscapes 7, being held at the underpass connecting Sectors 16 and 17 came to a close on Thursday evening. An annual feature, the event is organised in the memory of eminent photojournalist Yog Joy. 51 photojournalists showcased their work this year. New public toilet block set up at Shastri Market Chandigarh A new public toilet block near Shastri Market, Sector 22, was inaugurated on Thursday.
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WARNING: Parts of this story may be disturbing for some readers.
A Williams Lake woman is looking for answers and changes to how the health care system and RCMP deal with mental health patients after the death of a family member.
Aleesha Wood’s brother James died of unknown causes after fleeing from an order to apprehend him under the Mental Health Act.
She has been struggling to find out what went wrong in her brother’s case – a young man who just years earlier could have been any kid next door. He played hockey and guitar, and enjoyed time with his family and friends.
Despite a challenging upbringing, Aleesha said she and her brother were close. They stayed in touch even after he had started to withdraw from friends in his late teens and she left home to work.
James’ demeanor changed not long after settling in West Kelowna with their mom during his final years of high school.
In August of 2021, James went missing. He had been dropped off after being released from a stay in psychiatric care with a note with his mother’s number on it. He had no identification and no cell phone.
“He was so vulnerable and he was clearly not able to make proper decisions,” she said.
James did not make it home and was missing for three days. When he returned, James told them he had suffered abuse.
They took him to the hospital where a rape kit was completed, but James was too afraid of his assailant to release the findings to the RCMP. He rapidly declined and Aleesha advocated to get him a diagnosis for his mental illness.
James then fled his West Kelowna home for a second and final time, leaving on foot on Nov. 8, 2021, after he learned during a Zoom call he was going to be taken into custody under the Mental Health Act.
Dressed only in his pajamas, the temperatures that night dropped below zero. RCMP issued a missing persons press release to the public on Nov. 9.
Two months later , his remains were found in the Smith Creek Road area by volunteer searchers on snowshoes.
“He was an amazing soul. When we were kids he was popular and loved for being so down to earth. It wasn’t fair, he deserved better all around, ” Aleesha wrote to the Tribune.
Aleesha has been communicating with the RCMP and the Development Disabilities Mental Health Services (DDMHS) workers involved in James’ care as well as the coroner in an effort to prevent other families from experiencing the same tragic loss.
“Root cause analysis is something I have experience with in my industry … all accidents are preventable,” wrote Aleesha, who works at Gibraltar Mine northeast of Williams Lake. “There is always a preventative measure that can alter an outcome that results in injury or death.”
However, Aleesha said she has not been getting many answers to her queries to DDMHS or the RCMP.
One change she wants to see is the creation of an alert system for missing vulnerable adults similar to the Amber Alert system for children, which sends out notices to media outlets and wireless devices in the area when a child is believed to be abducted.
When James went missing, his sister said he had been in a state of ‘agitated catatonia.’ He was unable to care for himself.
West Kelowna RCMP did not respond to specific questions about the process used in this case.
Silver Alert Canada is an alert system proposed for highly vulnerable missing persons including those with cognitive issues, such as seniors with dementia or Alzheimer’s, and volunteers have been using it.
Michael Coyle, founder of Silver Alert Canada, said the software scans police websites for reports of missing vulnerable people, but missed James’s case because it did not pick up any key words which would have alerted them to his cognitive difficulties.
The organization is now working to help police clearly identify vulnerable missing persons to be picked up by the software. An alert system would then send out information through media and social media in the local area.
Alberta and Manitoba have begun legislative changes to enable the implementation of a Silver Alert alert system.
MLA Lorne Doerkson said he will take her petition to Victoria for discussion. Aleesha said she will continue to try to fight for answers so other families do not have to go similar tragic experiences.
“It’s daunting, but I’m not going to give up.”
Aleesha will be outside Save on Foods in Williams Lake on April 5 from 12 to 5 p.m. to gather signatures in person.
She has also organized a public vigil at Stuart Park in Kelowna for James’ birthday on April 16 at 6 p.m.
READ MORE: Police, family appeal for help in finding vulnerable man, missing in West Kelowna
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Listed below are the Mississippi Supreme Court decisions for the week of March 31, 2022:
Coleman, Josiah Dennis, J.
X 2020-CA-01097-SCT
Omega Protein, Inc. v. Evanston Insurance Company; Jackson Circuit Court; LC Case #: 30CI1:15-cv-00082-KJ; Ruling Date: 08/26/2020; Ruling Judge: Kathy Jackson; Majority Opinion: Coleman, J. Disposition: The motion for rehearing filed by Evanston Insurance Company is denied. The original opinion is withdrawn and this opinion is substituted. Reversed and Remanded. Appellant and Appellee taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Randolph, C.J., Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin, Ishee and Griffis, JJ., Concur.
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2020-CA-01061-SCT
In the Estate of Genevieve M. Dooley, Deceased: Warren Dooley v. Kathleen D. Dooley, Individually and as Executrix of the Estate of Genevieve M. Dooley, Deceased, Joseph Brendler, Individually and as Executor of the Succession of Jeanette Dooley Brendler, George Brandon Dooley, Jr., Herbert Lesley Dooley and Ricky James Dooley; Wilkinson Chancery Court; LC Case #: 79CH1:15-cv-00205-EVD; Ruling Date: 08/06/2020; Ruling Judge: E. Davis; Disposition: The appeals filed by both Appellant and Appellees are hereby dismissed upon the entry of this order for want of jurisdiction. If any costs of this appeal remain unpaid, such are assessed equally between the parties. All Justices Agree. Order entered.
EN BANC
2020-CA-01097-SCT
Omega Protein, Inc. v. Evanston Insurance Company; Jackson Circuit Court; LC Case #: 30CI1:15-cv-00082-KJ; Ruling Date: 08/26/2020; Ruling Judge: Kathy Jackson; Disposition: The motion for rehearing filed by Evanston Insurance Company is denied. The original opinion is withdrawn and this opinion is substituted. Reversed and Remanded. See opinion of this Court handed down this date.
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...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana...
Illinois...
White River at Hazleton.
Wabash River at Mount Carmel, Terre Haute, Riverton, Hutsonville
Legacy Power Plant Site, and Montezuma.
.Lowland flooding from excessive rainfall remains on portions of the
Wabash River from Montezuma downstream, and on the White River at
Hazleton. Flooding on the Wabash River will persist into Wednesday
for some areas. Flooding on the White River is expected to end
today.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind.
This statement will be updated within the next 12 to 24 hours.
&&
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Montezuma.
* WHEN...Until Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Montezuma agricultural levee is
overtopped. Fourteen hundred acres of low bottomlands flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:45 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 14.4 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:45 AM EDT Thursday was 14.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 18.4
feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood
stage Sunday evening.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
Weather Alert
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana...
Illinois...
White River at Hazleton.
Wabash River at Mount Carmel, Terre Haute, Riverton, Hutsonville
Legacy Power Plant Site, and Montezuma.
.Lowland flooding from excessive rainfall remains on portions of the
Wabash River from Montezuma downstream, and on the White River at
Hazleton. Flooding on the Wabash River will persist into Wednesday
for some areas. Flooding on the White River is expected to end
today.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind.
This statement will be updated within the next 12 to 24 hours.
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...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Terre Haute.
* WHEN...Until Monday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 19.5 feet, Water begins to rise in the Izaak Walton
Lake. Sheet flowing water begins in the wetland project between
U.S. 40 and I-70, and during a prolonged flood event project fills
about 75 percent.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 AM CDT Thursday /9:30 AM EDT Thursday/ the stage was
15.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
this afternoon to a crest of 19.6 feet early Saturday
morning. It will then fall below flood stage Monday morning.
- Flood stage is 16.5 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Vertcoin (VTC) traded 7.1% lower against the U.S. dollar during the 1 day period ending at 19:00 PM ET on March 31st. One Vertcoin coin can now be purchased for about $0.32 or 0.00000699 BTC on popular exchanges. During the last week, Vertcoin has traded up 16.4% against the U.S. dollar. Vertcoin has a total market capitalization of $20.41 million and approximately $495,232.00 worth of Vertcoin was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours.
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Karnataka Halal Meat Vendor Attacked By Bajrang Dal members, Case Filed
Shivamogga (Karnataka):
A day after Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai mentioned his authorities will look into “serious objection” raised in opposition to ‘halal’ meat, some Bajrang Dal activists allegedly attacked a Muslim vendor in Bhadravathi on Thursday, police mentioned.
Shivamogga Superintendent of Police (SP) BM Laxmi Prasad instructed ANI that an FIR has been registered underneath related sections.
“Bajrang Dal activists argued and then attacked a Muslim vendor. An FIR has been registered at Hosamane police station in Bhadravati,” the Shivamogga SP mentioned.
Police mentioned that some Bajrang Dal activists round 12.30 pm on Wednesday have been campaigning within the Hosamane space in opposition to ‘halal’ meat. They allegedly threatened Muslim meat vendor Thousif.
According to the criticism with the police, the activists requested him to promote ‘non-halal’ meat at his rooster store. He instructed them that such meat was not prepared and he would prepare it. Irked by it, the activists allegedly thrashed him. Following a criticism, cops have began a probe and interrogated 5 right-wing activists, the police mentioned.
In one other incident within the communally delicate Shivamogga district, police registered a case in opposition to the identical Bajrang Dal activists for allegedly threatening and abusing a hotelier in Old Bhadravati for not serving ‘non-halal’ meat to them. A case has been registered on prices of abusing the hotelier.
Mr Bommai on Wednesday mentioned that the state authorities will look into ‘halal’ meat difficulty as “serious objections” have now been raised in opposition to it.
“The halal issue has just started. We have to study it. It’s a practice that is going on. Now serious objections have been raised about it. I will look into it,” Mr Bommai mentioned at a press convention.
Asked concerning the name for boycott of halal meat by some right-wing organizations, Mr Bommai mentioned, “As far as my government is concerned, we are not right-wing or left-wing, only growth wing.”
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV workers and is printed from a syndicated feed.)
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PolarityTE (NASDAQ:PTE – Get Rating) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported ($0.11) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.09) by ($0.02), Fidelity Earnings reports. PolarityTE had a negative return on equity of 102.66% and a negative net margin of 265.02%. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted ($0.21) EPS.
PTE traded down $0.01 on Thursday, hitting $0.25. The company had a trading volume of 1,826,295 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,135,195. The firm has a market cap of $20.32 million, a P/E ratio of -0.44 and a beta of 0.97. PolarityTE has a 1 year low of $0.24 and a 1 year high of $1.38. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $0.41 and its 200 day moving average price is $0.52.
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Levin Capital Strategies L.P. purchased a new stake in PolarityTE in the 4th quarter valued at about $88,000. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. increased its stake in PolarityTE by 188.6% during the fourth quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. now owns 76,867 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 50,236 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its stake in PolarityTE by 132.3% during the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 82,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 47,100 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in PolarityTE by 5.2% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 618,507 shares of the company’s stock worth $400,000 after purchasing an additional 30,360 shares during the period. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased its stake in PolarityTE by 360.1% during the second quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 718,498 shares of the company’s stock worth $733,000 after purchasing an additional 562,326 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 13.19% of the company’s stock.
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China tries to limit economic blow of Shanghai shutdown
BEIJING — (AP) — As millions of people in Shanghai line up for coronavirus tests, authorities are promising tax refunds for shopkeepers in the closed-down metropolis and to keep the world's busiest port functioning to limit disruption to industry and trade.
This week's shutdown of most activity in China's most populous city to contain virus outbreaks jolted global financial markets that already were on edge about Russia's war on Ukraine, higher U.S. interest rates and a Chinese economic slowdown.
On Wednesday, the government reported 8,825 new infections nationwide, including 7,196 in people with no symptoms. That included 5,987 cases in Shanghai, only 329 of which had symptoms.
China’s case numbers in its latest infection surge are low compared with other major countries. But the ruling Communist Party is enforcing a “zero tolerance” strategy aimed at isolating every infected person.
Some 9.1 million of Shanghai's 26 million people had undergone virus testing by Wednesday, according to health officials. They said “preventive disinfection” of apartment compounds, office buildings and shopping malls would be carried out.
Shanghai recorded more than 20,000 cases by Monday in its latest outbreak, according to state media.
The party is trying to fine-tune its strategy to rein in job losses and other costs to the world’s second-largest economy.
The Shanghai government announced tax refunds, cuts in rent and low-cost loans for small businesses. A government statement Tuesday promised to “stabilize jobs” and “optimize the business environment.”
The Shanghai port stayed open and managers made extra efforts to ensure vessels “can call normally,” state TV reported. The port serves the Yangtze River Delta, one of the world's busiest manufacturing regions, with thousands of makers of smartphone and auto components, appliances and other goods.
Operations at Shanghai airports and train stations were normal, according to the online news outlet The Paper. Bus service into and out of the city was suspended earlier. Visitors are required to show a negative virus test.
Abroad, the biggest potential impact on China’s Asian neighbors and the rest of the world is likely to come from developments that chill demand in the world's most populous consumer market, economists said.
China is the biggest export market for all of its neighbors, including Japan and South Korea.
Economic growth already was forecast to decline from last year’s 8.1% due to a government campaign to cut corporate debt and other challenges unrelated to the pandemic. The ruling party's official target is 5.5%, but forecasters say even that looks hard to reach and will require stimulus spending.
“China is the biggest single consumer of practically everything. It matters outside China,” said Rob Carnell, chief Asia economist for ING. “If China’s consumption is getting knocked down by COVID, it is going to be something that filters down the supply chain and affects countries in the region.”
Officials are trying to defend China's role in global manufacturing supply lines by making sure goods get to customers, said Louis Kuijs, chief Asia-Pacific economist for S&P Global Ratings. He noted that after previous shutdowns, factories caught up with orders by working overtime.
“The impact on supply chains is not as big as many outside observers fear,” Kuijs said. “These restrictions tend to have a larger impact on spending and the demand side in China.”
The impact on Shanghai should be “relatively muted” if the city contains its outbreak as the southern business center of Shenzhen did earlier, said Carnell.
Shenzhen, a tech and finance center of 17.5 million people, imposed a similar citywide shutdown in mid-March and reopened a week later.
Employees of financial industries can work from home, while automakers and other big manufacturers can have workers live at factories in a “closed loop system” that isolates them from contact with the outside.
General Motors Co. and Volkswagen AG said their factories in Shanghai were operating normally. GM said in an email it was carrying out “contingency plans on a global basis” with suppliers to reduce COVID-related uncertainties.
Elsewhere, a total of 2,957 new cases were reported in Jilin province in the northeast, including 1,032 with no symptoms. Access to the cities of Changchun and Jilin in that province has been suspended.
BMW Group said its factories in Changchun suspended production March 24 following an outbreak.
In Shanghai, thousands of stock traders and other finance employees were sleeping in their offices to avoid contact with outsiders, the newspaper Daily Economic News reported. It said the Shanghai Stock Exchange was functioning normally with a reduced staff in a “closed office."
The Chinese stock market's benchmark Shanghai Composite index was up 1.3% at midday Wednesday. Most other Asian markets also advanced.
Nearby, the riverfront Bund, Shanghai’s most famous neighborhood, was quiet and empty of its usual crowds of pedestrians.
Most restaurants were only allowed to serve diners who ordered via mobile phone and waited outside to collect meals. Visitors to shopping malls were required to wear masks and register using a smartphone app.
A bigger threat to industry and trade looms if anti-disease restrictions disrupt activity at the Shanghai port. It handles the equivalent of 140,000 cargo containers a day.
“If the port is closed, there would be even more dislocation, but it’s not like everything is fine now,” said Carnell. “It’s just yet another thing we wouldn’t need.”
Last year, a one-month slowdown at another major port, Yantian in Shenzhen, caused a backlog of thousands of shipping containers and sent shockwaves through global supply chains.
The shudders in financial markets might be an exaggerated “knee jerk reaction” that doesn’t reflect the “true reality of the situation,” but investors already were uneasy about China and the global economy, said Michael Every of Rabobank.
“We have a whole mountain of problems to worry about, and this is just one foothill among many,” said Every. “If that’s all it is, a COVID lockdown, it’s not difficult to look in recent history books and see how it plays out. But this interfaces with a lot of other issues.”
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Title IX has been a passionate subject for Candace Parker ever since she learned of its impact while doing a paper on it in the eighth grade.
So, it is no surprise her first documentary as an executive producer is about the landmark legislation. On Saturday, “Title IX: 37 Words That Changed America,” will open coverage of the men’s Final Four on TBS at 1 p.m. EDT.
“I sit here because of Title IX. Although we have so many wins, we have so much further to go. That’s why we went with having the Title IX story told through my eyes so that you can see if Title IX didn’t exist, I wouldn’t exist,” Parker said.
Parker considers herself a first-generation benefactor of Title IX, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. It states: “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”
Parker’s mother, Sara, attended Iowa before Title IX became law. Candace’s 12-year old daughter, Lailaa Nicole Williams, will have more opportunities.
“It means a lot to be able to have my mom and my daughter be a part of this,” Parker said. “I have inspiration from my mom and her story. And then as well for my daughter, I want to continue to open up doors, and I don’t want her to see limitations.”
The documentary also comes as inequities between the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments are coming under intense scrutiny.
“Something as simple as March Madness, right? Like, now women can use that. That’s unbelievable. It’s 2022,” Parker said. “But things are changing. But it still doesn’t take away that we still have so much farther to go. I think that’s the whole point of doing this documentary is if you invest, it’s not a charity, it’s an investment. And it’s an honest investment of trying to make it work. And I think for so long, we just existed; women’s sports existed as something that had to be there. And now we look at it as an investment, and then I think we can start moving things forward."
Parker won a pair of NCAA championships at Tennessee while being coached by one of the pioneers of Title IX, the late Pat Summitt. Parker has parlayed that experience into a successful career as a two-time WNBA champion and MVP and two gold medals in the Olympics.
Parker is also an accomplished analyst for Turner Sports on its NBA and NCAA Tournament coverage since 2018. During discussions about a contract extension at Turner, Parker and her representatives first pitched the idea of a documentary. It got the green light for production last November.
The documentary includes interviews with Billie Jean King, Peyton Manning, Lisa Leslie, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
“There’s a number of influential voices that I think I have to pinch myself to realize that they’re a part of it,” Parker said. “To have Billie Jean King, like the 10-year-old girl that did a biography project on her, I just think it’s just so special.
“Title IX doesn’t just impact women. To watch Peyton Manning talk about how Pat really influenced his life, as a competitor and just as an individual. To see somebody that is an icon to say that I think speaks to how valuable women in leadership positions are.”
Having the documentary tip-off Turner’s Final Four coverage on Saturday should give it a broader audience. “The Arena” will air following the documentary and focus on the impact of Title IX on sports and society.
This is also the first project for Parker’s production company — Baby Hair Productions — and was also produced with Scout Productions.
“Having a diverse audience, that’s not just the women and girls, we want everyone to see how impactful and powerful women are in society,” Parker said. “To have this be something that we talk about, especially after with ‘The Arena' show, I think it speaks to just how important it is.”
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More AP coverage of March Madness: https://apnews.com/hub/march-madness and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25
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Shares of Snap-On Inc.
SNA,
-1.68%
slid 1.68% to $205.48 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
-1.57%
falling 1.57% to 4,530.41 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-1.56%
falling 1.56% to 34,678.35. This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses. Snap-On Inc. closed $54.51 short of its 52-week high ($259.99), which the company reached on May 10th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Illinois Tool Works Inc.
ITW,
-2.45%
fell 2.45% to $209.40, Stanley Black & Decker Inc.
SWK,
-2.30%
fell 2.30% to $139.79, and Makita Corp. ADR
MKTAY,
-1.18%
fell 1.18% to $32.12. Trading volume (346,546) remained 41,100 below its 50-day average volume of 387,646.
Editor's Note: This story was auto-generated by Automated Insights, an automation technology provider, using data from Dow Jones and FactSet. See our market data terms of use.
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Uganda + 1 more
Uganda Key Message Update: Below-average rainfall likely to impact production and reduce expected improvements in food security, March 2022
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In most bimodal areas, the start of the first rainy season in March was delayed, though the southern and Lake Victoria regions observed a somewhat early onset of its seasonal rains in mid to late February. Across the country, rainfall to date has been significantly below average, with deficits forecast to reach between 25-100 mm (leading to cumulative rainfall totals 30-90 percent of the long-term average) across most of the country by April 10. Of greatest concern is the northern half of the country, which is yet to realise the full establishment of the rainy season and where soil moisture is below average in many areas, and the eastern half of the country where rainfall deficits are largest. Though above-average rainfall is forecast in April and for the rest of the season, the likelihood of deficits being fully compensated is reducing as deficits grow. Additionally, given the forecast for localized heavy rainfall in April, an elevated risk of mudslides and flash floods exists in the flood-prone slopes of Mt. Elgon, northern Uganda, Teso, Rwenzori, southwest sub-regions, and parts of Karamoja.
Given rainfall in March, planting has not been completed in eastern and the greater northern Uganda, while crops that have been planted are currently experiencing poor germination and moisture stress. Overall, planting is abnormally delayed for an estimated 45 percent of farmers in Uganda, including for some who planted following rain in February but will have to replant due to wilting or poor germination in March. This is expected to result in delayed and reduced production of cereal and legumes, especially in northern Uganda including the Karamoja region. Due to dry conditions and, in some areas, above-average temperatures, below-average vegetation conditions are currently widespread according to satellite-based vegetation data, and parts of central and northern Uganda are experiencing water shortages for livestock and human consumption. Some improvements in cropping and in pasture and water availability are expected in April.
Prices of food and non-food commodities have increased in February and, even more rapidly, in March, driven by seasonal declines in below-average stocks of major staples, increased domestic demand due to full reopening of economic activity, rising global and domestic fuel prices, higher costs of imported raw materials, and global trade disruptions linked to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. In February 2022, annual headline inflation stood at 3.2 percent, compared to 2.7 percent in January. Rising prices are likely to constrain food access and increase the number of poor urban households facing Stressed (IPC Phase 2) outcomes. Given below-average agricultural production and income-earning last year, some farmers in northern Uganda and Karamoja are unlikely to be able to afford the increased prices of agricultural inputs, constraining their ability to restore their farming livelihoods this season. Stressed (IPC Phase 2) outcomes are expected to remain widespread in northern Uganda through June. In Karamoja, Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes expected to prevail through July/August before seasonal harvests take place and staple price decline. Elsewhere, Minimal (IPC Phase 1) outcomes are expected to prevail through June.
According to UNHCR/OPM, the number of new monthly arrivals of refugees and asylum seekers was 57 percent higher in February compared to January, with the total number in Uganda reaching an estimated 1,595,405 as of February 28, 2022. More recently, in March, a surge of refugees entered Uganda (through the Bunagana border of Kisoro District) from the North Kivu areas while fleeing recent fighting. Many refugee households have been equally impacted by high prices of food and non-food commodities and, for farming households, by the delayed start to the rainy season in parts of northern Uganda and constrained access to inputs. As such, the refugee households will likely experience a delayed start of harvests. Given this and the 40-70 percent ration reductions in November 2021, an increasing number of households are likely to face consumption gaps and Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes through June before the next harvest starts. However, available information suggests that this number is expected to remain under 20 percent of the overall refugee population, with assistance supporting Stressed! (IPC Phase 2!) outcomes at the area-level. More widespread severe outcomes would be expected in the absence of assistance.
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Watchdog finds DHS failed to act on alarming intel ahead of Jan. 6
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) various intelligence components had multiple warning signs about threats related to Jan. 6, 2021, but largely failed to forward its intelligence, acting only on one piece, and even then two days after the deadly riot.
A lengthy 57-page report from DHS’s Office of Inspector General found that as department employees messaged one another about disturbing content they found online, they failed to advance or disseminate it — a result due to staff inexperience, pushback to aggressive intelligence-sharing during protests in Portland the summer before and a general belief that aggrieved Trump supporters wouldn’t be successful in overtaking the Capitol.
“Overall, open source collectors explained to us that they did not think storming the U.S. Capitol was possible, and, therefore, they dismissed this specific type of threat as hyperbole,” the report said.
“As a result, despite several collectors documenting threats to storm the U.S. Capitol building, they concluded that they could not report it to I&A state and local partners,” it said, referencing DHS’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis.
The report details a number of startling threats found by I&A employees: maps of the Capitol, comments referencing using weapons and targeting law enforcement, threats against both lawmakers and the capitol and people saying they would sacrifice their lives while conducting violence.
It’s clear employees were alarmed by the content, with the report relaying messages between colleagues.
“I feel like people are actually going to try and hurt politicians. Jan 6th is gonna be crazy,” one said.
“I mean people are talking about storming Congress, bringing guns, willing to die for the cause, hanging politicians with ropes,” one writes in another message.
Other messages show employees encouraging each other to stay safe that week.
The office that reviews open source threats had experienced massive turnover under the Trump administration after switching to 24-hour shift work.
As of Jan. 6, 16 out of 21 employees hired to review open source threats had less than one year on the job, and rather than initially provide formal training, employees were instead paired with more experienced employees for informal guidance.
“Several collectors described this approach as insufficient, with one collector calling it haphazard and not organized, and another saying it should not have been considered training at all. This informal training was even more limited during the COVID-19 pandemic, when new collectors could only come to the office part time,” the report stated.
Even after receiving more formal training later on, many employees said they were under the impression that they were to use a high threshold for evaluating threats, and said pushback on the agency following its high level of information-sharing about the summer protests in Portland had left many wary about what information to forward.
The one piece of information that I&A did seek to share was about “an individual arriving in the Washington, D.C. area and searching for a location for armed individuals to park their cars.”
Even after an initial clearance, a second clearance wasn’t requested until 15 hours later 5:22 p.m. on Jan. 6., with OIG noting it was unclear why the office waited until after the Capitol breach to push for final review. The report notes that on Jan. 8, the Intelligence Law Division “expressed confusion at … repeated requests to review the product before dissemination.”
DHS has since sought to reform the Office of Intelligence and Analysis under the Biden administration.
“DHS has renewed its commitment to share timely and actionable information and intelligence to the broadest audience possible,” the department said in a statement.
“Since January 2021, DHS’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) has convened more than 70 engagements with partners across every level of government, in the private sector, and local communities regarding emerging threats.”
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HT Explainer: What the switch to central service rules in Chandigarh means
After repeatedly turning down the requests of a section of UT employees to implement the central services rules in Chandigarh, the Union government this week notified the Chandigarh Employees (Conditions of Service) Rules, 2022, replacing Punjab service rules from April 1. Hindustan Times decodes what the shift means for employees and the controversy around it:
What the shift means
While earlier the 16,000-odd UT employees had service conditions similar to those in Punjab, now they have been brought on par with central employees. Over the years, though, some central regulations had already been adopted. Most UT employee unions, particularly teachers and nurses, have welcomed the move, but some have argued against it. The shift in rules does not cover the around 20,000 outsourced and contractual employees, eliciting criticism from them.
What changes here on
The retirement age will increase from 58 to 60 years. Child care leave for women employees will increase from one to two years, school principals will get 30 earned leaves instead of eight and vice-principal’s post will be created in schools. Children education allowance of ₹2,250 per month will be provided for up to two children, medical expenses will be reimbursed on submission of bills instead of a fixed per month amount, gratuity may increase by 25% whenever dearness allowance increases by 50% and conveyance allowance will be increased as per the pay grade. Pay scales will be upgraded after 10, 20 and 30 years of service, and new recruits on probation will get full pay.
The age of recruitment changes from 18-37 years to 18-27 years, which some unions have termed as reduction in job opportunities. Notably, the recruitment age was increased only recently after the intervention of city MP Kirron Kher.
Will pay scales be affected
While in some categories, like teachers and nurses, the central pay scales are better, in most other departments, like police, salaries are better under the Punjab service rules.
But the UT administrator has the power to decide the pay scales under the new notification, giving employee unions a ray of hope that the higher pay scales will be maintained.
How about deputations
The change in service rules will not impact deputations from other states. Officers and employees on deputation get benefits as per their parent cadre. There will be no change in number of deputations either, senior UT officials maintain, with one officer stating, “These are unrelated issues.”
Why the political controversy
The announcement of the move raised apprehensions among Punjab’s political circles that the state’s claim on Chandigarh will be diluted. In Chandigarh, all political parties, except the BJP, have maintained reticence over the issue.
The change in rules also comes close on the heels of Punjab’s objections to the alleged “diminishment” of Punjab-cadre officers in the UT administration.
Punjab had taken serious exception to the appointment of an AGMUT-cadre officer to the post of the CITCO managing director, which it considers reserved for a Punjab-cadre officer. While it maintains that UT is to be manned by Punjab and Haryana officers in the 60:40 ratio, UT officials argue that there is no statutory stipulation on this.
Local BJP leaders, including former MP Satya Pal Jain, have contended that change in service rules will not impact status of Chandigarh vis-à-vis Punjab. The BJP-led Haryana government has stayed away from both controversies. Upping the ante, the newly formed AAP-led Punjab government has called a special one-day session of the Punjab assembly on Friday to discuss the issue.
Notably, the Punjab governor also holds the post of UT administrator since 1984. In 2016, Centre’s move to appoint retired bureaucrat KJ Alphons as the administrator, splitting the post from Punjab governor, was put on hold after objection from the then SAD government in Punjab.
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Mount Polley Mining Corporation (MPMC) is looking to fill hundreds of jobs as it aims for a spring start up.
The gold and copper mine located northeast of Williams Lake and is situated near the community of Likely.
MPMC has been relying on contractors for the pit operations underway already and will be hiring staff to take over as they increase to full production.
No set date has been determined, but Don Parsons, chief operation officer and interim general manager for the mine, said the hope is to have the mine recommissioned by late April.
MPMC is looking to fill approximately 130 roles in pit operations and then will be looking for more people once they begin mill operations for a total of 355 employees to become fully staffed.
Jobs needing to be filled include everything from truck drivers to information technology support, mechanics, millwrights, electricians and supervisors. There were only about 16 MPMC employees at the mine in mid-March, the rest of the workers on the site were contractors and an average of about 110 people are on site each day.
MPMC is expected to have about eight to 10 years of mine life left based on current reserves and Parsons said this could be extended with further exploration.
The mine has been in care and maintenance with minimal staff since May of 2019 which owner Imperial Metals attributed to declining copper prices.
In August of 2014 a dam breach at the mine’s tailing’s facilities spilled an estimated 17 million cubic metres of tailings water and eight million cubic metres of tailings materials into Hazeltine Creek and Quesnel Lake, according to the Province of B.C.’s website.
The mine continues to release tailings water into Quesnel Lake “to manage on-site water inventory and support permitted operations,” according to a community meeting notice and has applied to extend the permit which allows them to do so.
The permit would run out in December of 2022, but the mine has applied to extend this until June 30, 2025.
A community engagement meeting was held in Likely at the Likely Community Hall on March 28 to discuss the permit and proposed amendment as well as provide information on the mine restarting and job opportunities and included representatives from the Ministry of Environment.
Williams Lake First Nation Chief Willie Sellars said WLFN and MPMC are close to signing a cooperation agreement and he is viewing the mine restarting as providing local career opportunities which allow community members to support their families.
He said WLFN is looking forward to what reopening the mine could do for the local economy.
Read more: Mount Polley mine expected to open by fall 2021: Imperial Metals
Read more: Regulator fines engineers 8 years after Mount Polley disaster in B.C.
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PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Shell Trinidad and Tobago (through BG International, a subsidiary of Shell plc), today announces that production has started on Block 22 and NCMA-4 in the North Coast Marine Area (NCMA) in Trinidad and Tobago.
The start-up of Colibri follows the amendment to the Block 6 Production Sharing Contract for the Manatee field, marking yet another significant milestone in Shell's growth strategy in country. This will allow for the delivery of gas both domestically and internationally through Atlantic LNG.
"I am proud of the team in Trinidad and Tobago for their commitment to safely delivering this project on time." said Wael Sawan, Director of Integrated Gas, Renewable and Energy Solutions. "This reinforces the delivery of Shell's Powering Progress strategy in country, as we seek to provide more and cleaner energy solutions, globally. Colibri, along with other development projects, will see natural gas going into both the domestic petrochemical markets and into LNG exports, in line with the energy ambitions of Trinidad and Tobago."
Project Colibri is a backfill project that is expected to add approximately 30,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) (174 mmscf/d) of sustained near-term gas production with peak production expected to be approximately 43,000 boe/d (250 mmscf/d) through a series of four subsea gas wells, tied back to the existing Poinsettia Platform located in the NCMA acreage.
Notes to editors
- First gas at Colibri was reached on March 30, 2022, and the estimated production for Colibri represents 100% total gross figures.
- The Shell-operated Colibri development is co-owned with the Trinidad and Tobago national oil company Heritage Petroleum Company Limited which has a working interest of 10% and 20% respectively in Block 22 and NCMA-4 in the North Coast Marine Area (NCMA).
- Colibri, when combined with Barracuda and existing developments, will deliver more gas to the Trinidad and Tobago domestic market and the LNG export markets.
- Shell is a major shareholder in Atlantic LNG, a significant global producer of LNG. Our equity in the Atlantic plant ranges from 46% to 57.5% in each of the four trains at the facility.
- Shell announced Final Investment Decision for Project Colibri in March 2020
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Shell's net-Zero Emissions Target
Shell's operating plan, outlook and budgets are forecasted for a ten-year period and are updated every year. They reflect the current economic environment and what we can reasonably expect to see over the next ten years. Accordingly, they reflect our Scope 1, Scope 2 and Net Carbon Footprint (NCF) targets over the next ten years. However, Shell's operating plans cannot reflect our 2050 net-zero emissions target and 2035 NCF target, as these targets are currently outside our planning period. In the future, as society moves towards net-zero emissions, we expect Shell's operating plans to reflect this movement.
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Chesapeake Energy (CHK) Stock Moves -1.26%: What You Should Know
In the latest trading session, Chesapeake Energy (CHK) closed at $87, marking a -1.26% move from the previous day. This change was narrower than the S&P 500's daily loss of 1.57%. Meanwhile, the Dow lost 1.56%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 0.1%.
Heading into today, shares of the oil and gas company had gained 11.01% over the past month, outpacing the Oils-Energy sector's gain of 9.41% and the S&P 500's gain of 5.37% in that time.
Chesapeake Energy will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release.
Any recent changes to analyst estimates for Chesapeake Energy should also be noted by investors. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 13.48% higher. Chesapeake Energy is currently a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).
Looking at its valuation, Chesapeake Energy is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 8.05. This valuation marks a discount compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 16.33.
It is also worth noting that CHK currently has a PEG ratio of 1.28. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. The Alternative Energy - Other industry currently had an average PEG ratio of 1.69 as of yesterday's close.
The Alternative Energy - Other industry is part of the Oils-Energy sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 162, putting it in the bottom 37% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
You can find more information on all of these metrics, and much more, on Zacks.com.
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Europe
Kazakh low-cost airline makes first flight to Baku
BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 1. The first Kazakh
low-cost airline FlyArystan made its first flight on the route
Aktau-Baku-Aktau on April 1, Trend reviews.
The airplane landed on the Heydar Aliyev International Airport at
01:20 Baku time.
Flights can be operated twice per week – on Fridays and
Sundays.
According to the schedule, departure from Aktau each on Fridays
and Sundays can be carried out at 01:15 (GMT +5), and arrival in
Baku at 01:20 (GMT +4). Departure in the other way from
Baku – at 02:20 (GMT +4), and arrival in Aktau – at 04:45 (GMT
+5).
One-way flight worth from $54.
From March 2021, FlyArystan plane started working common and
constitution flights to Turkey, Georgia, the United Arab Emirates,
Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Egypt.
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SNC,
-0.33%
slipped 0.33% to C$30.10 Thursday, in what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the Canadian market, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index
GSPTSE,
-0.84%
falling 0.84% to 21,890.16. This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses. SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. closed C$8.15 short of its 52-week high (C$38.25), which the company reached on September 16th. Trading volume of 257,939 shares remained below its 50-day average volume of 590,133.
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