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The Proprietor of Premier Lotto, Chief Kessington Adebutu, has decried the lack of support for journalism in Nigeria.
Speaking on Thursday while giving his acceptance speech after being conferred with the Nigerian Institute of Journalism’s Golden Jubilee Anniversary Fellowship award, he maintained that the three other estates of the realm, including Executive, Judiciary, Legislative, were catered for in budgetary allocations, saying the press had nothing.
“Ironically, despite being the fourth estate of the realm, the press is on its own because the three other estates of the realm are provided for in budgetary allocation but the press gets nothing; it has to fend for itself. It is for this reason we need to support the press and be the masses’ watchtower,” he said.
He added that the award would enable him to support journalism more and get more people to do so.
He said, “When I was approached about the conferment by my friend, Osoba, and others, honestly speaking, my initial approach was, ‘not again, this is the manner some of us are being honoured every now and then.’
“When I was made the Odele in 2019, I had thought that should be the zenith but an honour by NIJ is a far cry from chieftaincy or traditional title and coming from the fourth estate of the realm, how will anyone turn such honour down?
“For me, it is for me to support journalism in Nigeria and rally other good people to follow suit. I feel humbled. My heartfelt gratitude goes to the council and journalists.”
The Chairman, NIJ Governing Council, Chief Olusegun Osoba, said the fellowship award conferred on Adebutu was endorsed by the International Press Institute, Vienna, Austria.
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“There are so many nominees but Kessington towers above all and he is a product of NIJ. He is a great philanthropist too,” he said.
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who was represented by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotosho, commended NIJ for being efficient in shaping the direction that journalism is heading in Nigeria.
He said, “Sir Kessington has been an enviable and exemplary personality in our society for decades. Any honour done him is worth it because he has dedicated his life to promoting worthy courses.”
Provost, NIJ, Mr Gbenga Adefaye, described Adebutu as unique media content, saying, “Our best way of appreciating his worth is to confer the Golden Jubilee anniversary Fellowship on this builder of lives.
“As we honour Sir Kessington Adebutu today, we re-commit ourselves to making the dreams of our founding fathers a reality. We will always seek your support.”
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Note: x - clinched playoff berth; y - clinched division; Two points for a team winning in overtime or shootout; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns.
Tuesday's results
Winnipeg 8 Moose Jaw 1
Wednesday's results
Everett at Portland, 7 p.m.
Prince Albert 2 Brandon 1
Swift Current 6 Lethbridge 4
Regina 3 Saskatoon 2
Calgary 3 Medicine Hat 2
Kamloops 8 Prince George 2
Friday's games
Calgary at Swift Current, 7 p.m.
Moose Jaw at Saskatoon, 7 p.m.
Brandon at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.
Winnipeg at Regina, 7 p.m.
Medicine Hat at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.
Spokane at Kamloops, 7 p.m.
Prince George at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.
Portland at Everett, 7:05 p.m.
Tri-City at Seattle, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday's games
Edmonton at Red Deer, 7 p.m.
Lethbridge at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.
Brandon at Saskatoon, 7 p.m.
Seattle at Portland, 6 p.m.
Winnipeg at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.
Regina at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.
Everett at Tri-City, 6:05 p.m.
Spokane at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Victoria at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.
Sunday's games
Swift Current at Calgary, 2 p.m.
Kamloops at Prince George, 2 p.m.
Red Deer at Edmonton, 4 p.m.
Spokane at Vancouver, 4 p.m.
Tuesday's games
Regina at Brandon, 7 p.m.
Saskatoon at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.
Kelowna at Prince George, 7 p.m. | https://www.thehour.com/news/article/HKO-WHL-Standings-17049937.php | 2022-04-01T01:54:09Z |
Naomi Osaka’s eyes welled with tears when her match ended, an all-too-familiar scene for her in recent years.
These were of the happy variety.
For the former world No 1, that’s major progress.
The unseeded Osaka defeated No 22 Belinda Bencic 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday in the Miami Open semi-finals. She’s in a championship match for the first time since the 2021 Australian Open, and will meet either No 16 Jessica Pegula or No 2 Iga Swiatek on Saturday.
“Damn, I’m almost crying,” Osaka said.
Maybe not even almost. She hid her face in an orange towel a few times right after the match ended, at least one tear clearly making its way down her right cheek. Osaka entered this tournament ranked No 77 in the world, will leave Miami no worse than 36th and would be back in the top 30 if she wins the title.
It has been a long, trying and often emotional ride for Osaka since her win in the 2018 US Open final over Serena Williams. She was rattled during a loss at Indian Wells on 12 March following a derogatory shout from a spectator, withdrew from last year’s French Open to address her mental state and left last year’s US Open in tears.
But in South Florida, one of the places she considers home, it’s been all support from the fans.
“From the bottom of my heart, thank you,” Osaka told them in her on-court interview.
Pegula and Swiatek – who will replace the now-retired Ashleigh Barty as the No 1-ranked women’s player in the world next week – were meeting in the other women’s semi-final on Thursday night.
Meanwhile, Daniil Medvedev came into the tournament as the No 2-ranked men’s player in the world. Hubert Hurkacz ensured he will stay there.
Hurkacz – the No 8 seed and defending Miami champion – wore down the top-seeded and cramp-riddled Medvedev 7-6 (7), 6-3 on Thursday in a men’s quarter-final.
“Every muscle just went ‘cramp, cramp, cramp, cramp,’” Medvedev said.
Had Medvedev prevailed, he would have overtaken Novak Djokovic on Monday and returned to No 1 in the world rankings. Instead, the Russian will stay No 2 in the world and find out who wins the Miami title on Sunday like everyone else.
“For me, it was more important in a way just to win the match itself than to become No 1,” Medvedev said. “Winning the match, I saw it more as a bonus.”
Hurkacz, who is from Poland, will next meet No 14 Carlos Alcaraz of Spain in the semi-finals. Alcaraz defeated unseeded Miomir Kecmanovic of Serbia 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-6 (5) on Thursday night in the last men’s quarter-final.
“I was returning pretty well, I was putting some pressure on his serves and that was helping my game,” Hurkacz said. “I was able to get some free points on my serve and that was pretty big.”
The other semifinal pits sixth-seeded Casper Ruud of Norway against unseeded Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina.
Hurkacz has played Medvedev four times, and Medvedev has been ranked No 2 in the world in each of those meetings – which they’ve now split. Hurkacz improved to 14-5 this year, and his record in Miami is 12-1 all-time.
“Coming here is so much fun,” Hurkacz said. | https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/mar/31/naomi-osaka-miami-open-daniil-medvedev | 2022-04-01T01:54:10Z |
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) –
Since 2015 Syracuse Crunch forward Daniel Walcott has been a staple not only on the ice but within the CNY community.
Four years ago, Walcott joined forces with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Onondaga County. That is where Walcott met Jeremiah Tillie-Scott, a young man from Syracuse. Scott, now 14-years-old has found a “Big Brother” in Daniel Walcott.
For the last few years, Walcott has help mentor Jeremiah through the Big Brothers Big Sisters program.
“Since I lost my father now, it has been hard, but when Daniel came, now it is more fun,” said Jeremiah.
To Daniel the game of hockey will always be his passion, but he wants to be remembered for what he’s been able to accomplish off the ice.
“You know, I am in the position where I can take action. People are looking at me and I want to be the best person possible. So, hopeful that in itself contributes to me being a role model, said Walcott”
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https://www.peace-caa.org/programs/bbbs/ | https://www.localsyr.com/sports/local-sports/daniel-walcott-the-ultimate-team-player/ | 2022-04-01T01:54:10Z |
Father fatally shoots armed son during confrontation, sheriff says
ST. ROSE, La. (WVUE/Gray News) - A Louisiana father fatally shot his son after a tense confrontation in which the son was heavily armed, the sheriff says.
Authorities say the incident occurred around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in St. Charles Parish. The sheriff says that when deputies arrived at the residence, they found a 21-year-old man dead on the scene, WVUE reports.
Detectives learned that the 21-year-old arrived at his parents’ home wearing a ballistic (bulletproof) vest and was armed with a semi-automatic handgun. He allegedly began arguing with his mother as his father returned home.
The tense confrontation escalated to the point where the son drew a handgun at his father. In turn, the father grabbed his own gun, fatally shooting the son.
The sheriff said the 21-year-old has a history of unstable and violent behavior and has been the subject of strong psychiatric care.
Deputies say the incident is domestic in nature.
The investigation is ongoing at this time. More information will be released when available.
Copyright 2022 WVUE via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | https://www.wtok.com/2022/03/30/father-fatally-shoots-armed-son-during-confrontation-sheriff-says/ | 2022-04-01T01:54:09Z |
Jamey DuBose, who won state championships at Prattville and Central-Phenix City, was named the new head football coach at Orange Beach High School. His hiring was approved by the Baldwin County School Board Thursday afternoon.
DuBose replaces Chase Smith, who left the school after three years (two football seasons) to become head football coach and athletics director at Spanish Fort.
DuBose brings a 156-46 all-time record as a head coach. He leaves Lowndes High School in Valdosta, Ga., after two seasons to take over the Makos’ program. He was 19-6 at Lowndes, including a 10-2 mark this past season.
Prior to heading to Valdosta, Dubose was head coach at Central-Phenix City for six seasons (2014-19) where he posted a record of 66-11 and led the Red Devils to the Class 7A state championship in 2018. The Red Devils returned to the 7A title game the following year, losing to Thompson.
DuBose had been head coach at Florence High School for two seasons (2012-13) before going to Phenix City. At Florence he was 16-8 overall. He had spent four seasons at Prattville High (2008-11) where he posted a 45-10 record and won Class 6A state championships in 2008 and 2011 and lost in the title game in 2009 to Hoover.
His first head coaching job came at Susan Moore (2002-03) where he complied an overall record of 10-11. DuBose was an assistant coach at Alma Bryant in 2000, coaching wide receivers. He also was an assistant coach at Eufaula and Gadsden.
He takes over an Orange Beach program that produced a 9-2 record last season in Class 2A and reached the state playoffs for the first time in school history. Orange Beach is entering just its third season fielding a football team in 2022. The Makos were 3-6 in 2020.
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Tuesday's results
Winnipeg 8 Moose Jaw 1
Wednesday's results
Everett at Portland, 7 p.m.
Prince Albert 2 Brandon 1
Swift Current 6 Lethbridge 4
Regina 3 Saskatoon 2
Calgary 3 Medicine Hat 2
Kamloops 8 Prince George 2
Friday's games
Calgary at Swift Current, 7 p.m.
Moose Jaw at Saskatoon, 7 p.m.
Brandon at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.
Winnipeg at Regina, 7 p.m.
Medicine Hat at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.
Spokane at Kamloops, 7 p.m.
Prince George at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.
Portland at Everett, 7:05 p.m.
Tri-City at Seattle, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday's games
Edmonton at Red Deer, 7 p.m.
Lethbridge at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.
Brandon at Saskatoon, 7 p.m.
Seattle at Portland, 6 p.m.
Winnipeg at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.
Regina at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.
Everett at Tri-City, 6:05 p.m.
Spokane at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Victoria at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.
Sunday's games
Swift Current at Calgary, 2 p.m.
Kamloops at Prince George, 2 p.m.
Red Deer at Edmonton, 4 p.m.
Spokane at Vancouver, 4 p.m.
Tuesday's games
Regina at Brandon, 7 p.m.
Saskatoon at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.
Kelowna at Prince George, 7 p.m. | https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/HKO-WHL-Standings-17049937.php | 2022-04-01T01:54:10Z |
Trans Day of Visibility celebrated in Windsor
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Windsor’s trans community and its allies on Thursday celebrated Trans Day of Visibility, meant to highlight each individual’s contributions, diversity and struggles.
“The Trans Day of Visibility is really an opportunity to uplift trans stories, trans experiences,” said Sydney Brouillard-Coyle, education co-ordinator and non-binary transition guide at Trans Wellness Ontario. “And just highlight the diversity of our community as well as to encourage people to become more aware of trans lives and issues, and the challenges we experience so we can encourage people to be better allies to our community.”
Trans Day of Visibility, which began in Michigan in 2009, is now observed around the world annually on March 31.
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In Windsor, Trans Wellness Ontario marked the occasion with a virtual event that included guest speakers discussing the necessity of the day, the importance of art in creating visibility and the need for community.
“A lot of our community has been isolated as a result of the pandemic,” said Brouillard-Coyle.
Participants also watched the movie Beauty: Beyond Binary, by Christina Willings, followed by a discussion about its themes.
“It focuses on the story of five gender-creative kids and what that was like for them to understand who they are,” said Brouillard-Coyle.
Along with celebrating transgender people and their contributions, Brouillard-Coyle said the day is also meant to raise awareness about discrimination people still face regularly.
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“There is still obviously discrimination, particularly within institutional settings like education, employment, health care,” said Brouillard-Coyle, whose pronouns are they/them. “Discrimination, micro-aggression, harassment and just generally a lack of representation, constant erasure of our community. Which is why days like the Trans Day of Visibility matter, so we can combat those erasures and really highlight our community and give people the space to share their stories and share why standing up for trans people matters.”
They encouraged anyone who is struggling to reach out for help.
“For all of the trans people out there, regardless of whether or not you’re able to be visible today, just know that you are valid, you are part of his community and we encourage you to honour the Trans Day of Visibility in whatever way makes sense for you. And always feel free to reach out to us for support.”
If you need help:
LGBT Youthline (Sunday to Friday, 4 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.): 1-800-268-9688
Trans Lifeline (24/7): 1-877-330-6366
Hotel-Die Grace Healthcare Community Crisis Centre ( 24/7): 519-973-4435
Canada Suicide Prevention Service (24/7): 1-833-456-4566 | https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/trans-day-of-visibility-celebrated-in-windsor | 2022-04-01T01:54:10Z |
Parker hopes Title IX documentary serves as inspiration
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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Stray animals 'wreaking havoc' in Westmoreland
Thursday, March 31, 2022SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland — With residents of this parish blaming stray animals for everything from traffic mishaps to unwelcome foraging in farmers' fields and eating clothing hung out to dry, one locally elected official is calling for an animal pound to be established, even it means it is run by the private sector.
For Councillor Ian Myles (People's National Party, Little London) stray dogs and goats appear to be the biggest problem.
“These animals have been wreaking havoc on the lives of a lot of persons within various communities in western Westmoreland. We have seen fatalities as a result of these animals, the loss of motor vehicles. I am more fearful for the bikers who traverse these roads at night because these stray animals basically sleep on the road during the night,” he told the Jamaica Observer.
“The most dangerous part of it is that it's creating a lot of accidents, so persons have to be forking out huge sums of money to mend broken limbs in the hospital. We have had a couple fatal accidents as a result of these animals,” Myles said.
He also spoke of the assault the animals have waged on farmers' fields and their penchant for gulping down water residents collect for their own use.
“There's no potable water in these areas… so persons who have drums as catchment to hold their water, these persons are seeing the animals moving in and drinking out the water,” he said.
The councillor has proposed that an animal pound that once existed in the parish be reopened.
“I'm asking the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation (WMC) to look seriously into reinstituting the pound or, if not, go in partnership with other parishes. Or, if needs be, privatise the pound so that persons can start putting these animals under control. There was one in St Elizabeth so I called on the council to make that link with the St Elizabeth Municipal Corporation to see if they would take on this venture,” Myles said.
“The residents are pleading and have been asking for something to be done and I am asking the WMC on their behalf now to take a stand,” he added.
For Little London resident Fabian Lewis, the stray dogs have just become too much.
“They're like pests, trust me. They're all around… they don't have any owners and they create a lot of havoc in people yard. If the yard nuh fence up or there is no gate then they just barge in and eat up people clothes offa dem line, eat up people soap and all different type a something,” Lewis told the Observer.
“Sometimes when mi guh work a night time mi lick inna dem. Mi get bumper issues and corner light lick out and dem something deh and mi haffi fix it up miself cause you don't know whose them be,” he added.
Lewis said because of this, he and other motorists have to be on guard when they travel at night.
“Cars have problem with them and bikes have problem with them at night because they're mostly on the road at night. Sometimes they just lie down in the road too and it's hard to see them at night and sometimes [they're] around corners. So you have to try to remember every time you going round a corner, just in case you might go round there and see them,” he complained.
Stanley Jones, who has a small farm in Savanna-la-Mar, also complained about the stray dogs.
“A bare trouble dem give mi. Sometimes dem just walk through the 'grung' pon mi crop dem and one or two time mi ketch dem a try eat off the leaf dem. Dis cyaah go on cause mi sure a nuh just my crops dem trouble. Dem need fi do something bout dem now man. All inna the town dem deh, everywhere when you a walk bout,” Jones told the Observer.
One woman, who identified herself as Shelly from Smithfield, said chickens, which residents call 'common fowl' were one of her main sources of distress.
“They come in my yard and eat up my plants that I have outside. Sometimes if I leave my back door open and unattended, they come in my house and leave droppings on the floor. The noise is another thing. I can barely get some good rest because they walk around the house and just make noise night and day,” she complained.
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Rain slows Augusta Women’s Amateur as no one left under par
By DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Sixteen-year-old Anna Davis was among just nine players who have finished two rounds of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. Rain was so heavy that it didn’t start until 3 p.m. Davis shot 76 and was the clubhouse leader at 2-over par. Three players were tied at even without finishing. Davis is virtually assured of making it to the final round Saturday at Augusta National. Friday will be a long and exciting day. Most players still have to finish the second round. And then all of them head to the home of the Masters for a practice round. | https://ktvz.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/03/31/rain-slows-augusta-womens-amateur-as-no-one-left-under-par/ | 2022-04-01T01:54:12Z |
Russell Knox recorded four straight birdies on the back nine and fired a seven-under 65 to take a one-shot lead after the opening round of the Valero Texas Open.
Knox closed out his round with a seven-foot putt to save par at the par-5 18th at TPC San Antonio, and was one shot ahead of Rasmus Hojgaard on Thursday.
Hojgaard fired a 66 despite a double bogey on his final hole. Matt Kuchar is another stroke back after an opening five-under 67 and is among a group that includes Denny McCarthy, Aaron Rei and J.J. Spaun.
Defending champ Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy finished at even-par 72. They were outside the top 60 after one round and could flirt with the cut line on Friday.
Bryson DeChambeau had a one-over 73. After holing a bunker shot for eagle on his 11th hole and following with a birdie on the next, he made bogey on four of his last six holes.
Knox, a 32-year-old Scotsman with two career PGA Tour wins, started his birdie streak at No.12.
All of his birdie putts were inside 10 feet. At the 15th, he was about 20 feet away from a back pin position following his approach and chipped in from the fringe. It was his second chip-in in the round.
"That was one of those kind of bonus birdies that you need when you're going to have a good day," Knox said. "Obviously thrilled with the round. It's been more of the way I want to play."
Hogjaard, a 21-year-old from Denmark and two-time winner on the European Tour, had his sights on the first-round lead heading to his closing hole. But, his drive sailed well left of the fairway. It took him four shots to reach the green on the par-4 ninth.
"I had to chip sideways back into the fairway," he said. "Just was a little too aggressive after that. Yeah, short-sided myself and I didn't get up and down and suddenly you walk away with double-bogey. Yeah, that was a bit annoying, but it happens."
Kuchar was five under after 11 holes. Thirty feet away from the pin on the next hole, he failed to get up and down and missed a seven-foot putt for par. He got a shot back with a birdie on his 14th hole, and parred out, falling short in a bid to match his season-best round of 64 at the Sony Open, where he finished in the top 10.
Matt Jones leads Australia's assault. His four-under 68, which included six birdies and a double-bogey on the par-three seventh, left him three behind Knox in a tie for seventh.
Compatriot Aaron Baddeley is one shot behind Jones, but Jason Day and Min Woo Lee both struggled with two-over rounds and face a battle to make the cut. | https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/golf/knox-uses-birdie-run-for-texas-open-lead-c-6284114 | 2022-04-01T01:54:12Z |
DALLAS, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EnLink Midstream, LLC (NYSE: ENLC) (EnLink) has expanded its Carbon Solutions Group with the hiring of Robert "Bob" Purgason, a seasoned energy expert and prior executive of EnLink Midstream's predecessor, Crosstex Energy. Purgason will lead EnLink's Carbon Solutions Group as Managing Director of Carbon Solutions.
Purgason brings extensive industry experience in growing new business lines and excellent industry relationships, both of which will help EnLink grow its carbon capture, transportation, and sequestration (CCS) business. Purgason will lead our Carbon Solutions Group, which consists of in-house commercial and engineering talent, including Scott Goldberg, Vice President of Carbon Solutions, who will continue to lead the day-to-day execution of the CCS business.
"The emerging CCS business is the most exciting opportunity for EnLink to participate in the energy transition, and it's critical, after establishing a complete CCS offering, that we have the right resources to make the most of our competitive advantages to scale this business," Chairman and CEO Barry Davis said. "When we think about the size of the opportunity and the work needed to fulfill its potential, we see the need for an executive level leader who can bring strategic vision and deep experience building new businesses. Having worked closely with Bob, I am confident his extensive industry knowledge, deep connections within the market, and business development experience, combined with his innate leadership abilities, will be extremely complimentary to our team."
Purgason brings over 40 years of experience in operations, business development and finance in the energy industry, including five years at Crosstex Energy serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Most recently, he was CEO of the predecessor to Altus Midstream. Prior to that, Purgason held senior executive positions at Williams Co. and Access Midstream.
Purgason currently serves on the board of directors of L.B. Foster Co. He has served on the Executive Committee of Texas Pipeline Association and Board of Directors at GPA Midstream Association. He holds a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from the University of Oklahoma.
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Attorney General Ford Announces MD Labs and its Co-Founders to Pay Up to $16 Million to Settle Allegations of Unnecessary Urine Drug Testing
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Nevada to Receive Up to $335,000
Carson City, NV — Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced that Nevada has joined with other states and the federal government to settle allegations of Medicaid fraud involving MD Spine Solutions LLC, d/b/a MD Labs Inc. and its principal owners Denis Grizelj and Matthew Rutledge. MD Labs, a California corporation headquartered in Reno, operates a clinical laboratory specializing in urine drug testing.
The settlement, which is based on MD Labs’ financial circumstances over time, is guaranteed at a minimum of $11.6 million and could reach a maximum of $16 million. Of this amount, Nevada could receive over $335,000.
“This settlement is yet another example of how my office will not allow bad actors to game the Medicaid system for personal gain,” said AG Ford. “I’m proud of the work our Medicaid Fraud Control Unit put in on this settlement, and I hope this serves as an example to bad actors going forward.”
The settlement resolves allegations that from Jan. 1, 2015, through Dec. 31, 2019, MD Labs improperly billed, or caused to be billed, federal health care programs for unnecessary urine drug testing. This included both presumptive tests, a less expensive test that quickly provides qualitative results, and confirmatory tests, a more expensive test that is designed to confirm quantitatively the results of presumptive tests.
MD Labs performed both tests at or around the same time and then simultaneously reported the results to health care providers. MD Labs, Grizelj and Rutledge knew that this rendered the presumptive test results irrelevant for most health care providers. The government alleges that MD Lab’s conduct violated the Federal False Claims Act and the Nevada False Claims Act and resulted in the submission of false claims to the Nevada Medicaid program.
This settlement results from a whistleblower lawsuit originally filed in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Although the matter was filed in Massachusetts, the company in question, MD Labs Inc., is headquartered in Reno, Nevada.
A team from the National Association of Medicaid Fraud Control Units (NAMFCU) participated in the settlement negotiations on behalf of the states and included representatives from the Offices of the Attorneys General for the states of Georgia, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and Virginia.
The Nevada MFCU receives 75% of its funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a grant award. The remaining 25% is funded by the State of Nevada. Persons convicted of Medicaid fraud may also be administratively excluded from future Medicaid and Medicare participation. Anyone wishing to report suspicions regarding any of these concerns may contact the MFCU at 702-486-3420 or 775-684-1100.
NAMFCU regularly assigns national teams to work on large, multi-state whistleblower lawsuits under the False Claims Act (FCA). In this lawsuit, NAMFCU handpicked Nevada Senior Deputy Attorney General Amy Steelman was handpicked by NAMFCU to serve as team leader. This marked Steelman’s first time as a team leader on a NAMFCU-assigned case. Steelman’s coordination among all the states in putting together this settlement was a large part in obtaining this successful settlement on behalf of Nevada and the other states that participated in the settlement.
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Late chances escape Nebraska as they fall to Creighton
OMAHA, Neb. — Nebraska fell 3-2 in a midweek matchup at Creighton on Tuesday night at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha. The Huskers (9-14) scored two runs on eight hits and committed one error, while the Bluejays (12-7) totaled three runs on five hits and had five errors....
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Best May Be Ahead for Texas Women's Basketball
Vic Schaefer has coached in the last five Elite Eights. That’s part of the reason Texas hired him to take over the women’s basketball program two years ago.
But Texas, nor Schaefer, are satisfied by consecutive Elite Eight appearances, even if it’s the first time its happened since 1989 and 1990 under Jody Conradt.
The Longhorns, who saw their season end against defending national champion Stanford in the Elite Eight on Sunday, probably hasn’t been this well-positioned to reach the Final Four in some times. And, as time goes on, the program will look more and more like Schaefer wants it.
Still, Texas did things they hadn’t done in some time. The Longhorns won 29 games, their most since the 31 games they won in 2015-16. Along with the back-to-back Elite Eights, the Longhorns won their first Big 12 Tournament title since 2003. And, their rising star point guard, Rori Harmon, was the Big 12 Tournament’s most outstanding player.
As this season went on, the Longhorns became HER team. Things can only get better from here.
Harmon averaged 11.3 points, 4.4 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 2.5 steals. She’s a lock to start next season. Fellow freshman Aaliyah Moore should join her after averaging 5.9 points and 3.1 rebounds. Moore missed more than a month due to injury, but finally found a groove right as NCAA play began, as she averaged 13.8 points and 5.3 rebounds in those four games.
Guard Aliyah Matharu led Texas with 12.3 points. While she moved into a bench role in February, she should start next season, along with guard Shay Holle — who became a starter in February and averaged 3.9 points — and forward DeYona Gaston, who averaged 7.3 points and 3.7 rebounds.
Outside of Harmon that could be a tentative starting lineup. Because of Texas’ efforts in recruiting the Longhorns will have plenty of options next season.
The third member of Schaefer’s 2021 class, Kyndall Hunter, also had injury issues and only played 21 games, averaging three points. Like Harmon and Moore, she was a Top 100 player and her talent could push her into the starting lineup.
Schaefer also signed a pair of top juco players in guard Kobe King-Hawea and forward Femme Masudi. Both played little in 2021-22 as they adjusted to Division I basketball and dealt with injuries. But both have the potential to slide into bench roles next season.
There is also forward Latasha Lattimore, the 6-foot-4 forward who joined the team in the fall after transferring from Syracuse. Lattimore was allowed to play immediately, and Moore’s injury allowed her to get some playing time and stay in the rotation, as she averaged 10.4 minutes, 3.3 points and 2.8 rebounds.
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Then there’s the 2022 recruiting class, which, like the 2021 class, is considered a Top 10 class.
Guard Jordana Codio (Montverde Academy, Jupiter, Fla.), forward Amina Muhammad (DeSoto, Texas) and guard Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda (Sioux Falls, S.D.) are all signed and set to join Texas in the fall. Mwenentanda is preparing to play in the Jordan Brand Classic next month. Schaefer played all three of his 2021 freshmen this season, so there’s no reason to think he won’t play Codio, Muhammad or Mwenentanda if they earn the playing time.
Barring future transfer portal declarations, Texas are set to lose up to three seniors from this year’s final roster. Guard Joanne Allen-Taylor announced on Wednesday that she would forego her COVID eligibility season and head for professional basketball. That’s four years’ of experience out the door. She averaged 11.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists.
Guard Audrey Warren and forward Lauren Ebo have the same decision to make, as both have a COVID year to use. Warren averaged 8.2 points, 4.3 rebounds and moved into a bench role full-time in February. Ebo averaged 8.2 points and a team-leading 6.9 rebounds, saving her best basketball for the final two months of the season.
Even if the pair decides to leave, Schaefer has built a potential monster in Austin. As the Longhorns prepare to move into the Moody Center and prepare to recruit for the 2023 Class — which already has a commitment from San Antonio (TX) Reagan guard Samantha Wagner — the Longhorns are preparing to try and do something they haven’t done in 20 years.
Reach the Final Four. It would be fitting to do it next season. After all, it’s in Dallas, just a few hours up the road from Austin.
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The Lagos State Government says it will divert traffic at Kayode/Ogunmokun Streets, Mushin. from April 2 until July 20 for the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit Red Line Project.
The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, made this known in a statement signed in Lagos on Thursday.
According to Oladeinde, the piling works will take a stretch of four months to allow the contractor to achieve the desired results for the rail line.
He stated that alternative routes had been provided for road users to utilise during the course of the construction.
Oladeinde said that motorists on Kayode Street would be diverted to Jibowu to connect Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway to access Ogunmokun Street.
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He further stated that motorists on Ogunmokun Street would be diverted to Lagos/Abeokuta Expressway, Ilupeju Bypass, for road users to access Ikorodu Road.
The commissioner assured that the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority would be deployed along the affected routes to manage traffic flow and minimise inconvenience.
He also appealed to road users, residents, especially motorists that ply these corridors to comply with the traffic directions and also support the execution of the project.
Oladeinde said that the project was expected to achieve a seamless multi-modal transport system that would meet the transportation needs of a larger population.
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DENVER (AP) — A man who shot and wounded two demonstrators while apparently aiming at a Jeep that was headed toward the crowd during a protest in suburban Denver in 2020 was convicted Thursday of several charges.
Samuel Young, 24, was found guilty of two counts of second-degree assault, four counts of attempted manslaughter and a single count of illegally discharging his gun, The Denver Post reported.
Several hundred people who attended the July 2020 protest in Aurora to bring attention to police violence walked onto and blocked all of the lanes of Interstate 225. Shortly after, a Jeep approached from behind and headed toward the crowd, prompting Young to fire five shots.
Two shots hit the back of the Jeep, and two shots hit fellow protesters. One man was shot in the leg, and another man was grazed in the head. A woman also broke her leg when she leaped from the highway.
The driver, who pulled off the highway and contacted police after the shooting, was not criminally charged. During Young’s trial, prosecutors said he didn't intend to hurt any protesters.
The protest was organized in support of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who was arrested in August 2019 after someone called 911 to report a suspicious person wearing a ski mask and waving his arms while he walked down the street.
He was arrested by Aurora police and injected with 500 milligrams of ketamine by EMS workers called to the scene. He suffered cardiac arrest, was declared brain dead and taken off life support less than a week later.
McClain’s death became a national rallying cry along with the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis in protests calling for police reform. | https://www.thehour.com/news/article/Jury-convicts-man-who-shot-protesters-in-suburban-17049894.php | 2022-04-01T01:54:15Z |
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The city of Mobile will no longer have a say in what happens with Hank Aaron Stadium, due to a decades-old mistake and a somewhat obscure state law.
Although a state law making leases of more than 20 years tantamount to a deed, would appear to make the city the owner of the land in question, the 1996 lease for the property where the stadium currently sits was not recorded with the Mobile County Probate Court within a year, meaning the lease was void, city spokeswoman Candace Cooksey confirmed.
“The lease was eventually recorded, but it happened after the deadline was up,” she said.
The city first found out about the mistake when the land owners asked if they could remove a portion of the property that made up the stadium’s footprint to sell it. In researching the possibility of selling the property near the stadium, the city’s legal staff discovered the flub from the mid-1990s, Cooksey said.
This information comes as the city’s agreement with Mobile Sports and Entertainment to manage the stadium runs out on Friday. Given the new information, the city can’t renew the agreement, even though there was interest among those in Mayor Sandy Stimpson’s office to do so.
Cooksey said the city is hopeful that the current owners of the property will come to an agreement with the property owners.
The city still doesn’t know what will happen with the stadium, but regardless of its future, a committee has been studying what to do with Hank Aaron’s childhood home, which sits right next to the stadium.
“The committee is looking at what to do with the home,” she said. “They are looking at what is best and how to protect the house and ensure it’s protected in the future. We want to place it in an area where it can be recognized.”
Ari Rosenbaum, CEO of MSEG, said the company would be vacating the stadium today after moving in initially in 2019. Rosenbaum, who worked with the BayBears from 2006 to 2019, said he was “heartbroken” about the outcome.
While the group is interested in a contract extension with the property owner, Rosenbaum said nothing has come of it yet. The company will continue to light shows, he said, but a timing crunch means they won’t host any in Mobile until 2023.
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D'Amico's offensive resurgence has helped bring balance to Spitfires' offence
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Overage forward Daniel D’Amico’s offensive resurgence has helped to bring balance to the Windsor Spitfires’ offence.
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The Spitfires entered Thursday game against the Sarnia Sting at the WFCU Centre with the top-rated offence in the Ontario Hockey League. But for a good chunk of the season, the names that jumped out were league scoring leader Wyatt Johnston, Matthew Maggio and Will Cuylle.
After months of line juggling, Spitfires’ head coach Marc Savard may have finally found that elusive balance. D’Amico has joined rookie centre Ryan Abraham and Maggio as a trio while Alex Christopoulos has moved onto Johnston’s line with Cuylle.
“Right now, we like that balance,” Savard said. “As good as (Maggio, Johnston and Cuylle) are together, to be successful we had to find a second line and now we feel like we have 1A and 1B.”
Maggio is having a breakout season while Abraham’s confidence has grown the further he’s gotten into his first season. But it’s D’Amico, who had back-to-back campaigns, that has finally found his form.
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“D’Amico is playing some of his best hockey,” Savard said. “Early in the year we loved him, but then he had a tough stretch and went through COVID. (Now,) that second line, with Maggio and Abraham, has really balanced off the scoring.”
Windsor rode a season-high, seven-game winning streak into Thursday’s game against the Sting. The one common thread in the seven wins is D’Amico has scored at least one goal in each of those wins and has 11 goals over that stretch after netting just 15 in his first 52 games this season.
“I’ve probably been with all of the top nine forwards,” D’Amico said. “I’ve been on the first line, the second and third.
“I was a little frustrated with my role and not being able to put pucks in net and get points, but it’s the end of the season and this is the most important time and glad I’m going now.”
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In his first season as head coach, Savard remained high on D’Amico, even when the veteran wasn’t putting points up on as consistent a basis as he had envisiioned.
“I’ve been hard on him all year, but I love him as a hockey player,” Savard said. “This (offensive burst) is what we thought.
“He’s had an up and down year and he’ll admit it, but I’ve told him, ‘For us to go anywhere, we need Daniel D’Amico,’ and he knows that. Now, he’s moving at a high clip and he brings a lot to the table when he’s going.”
D’Amico, who is approaching 250 games with the club despite not playing in 2020-21, gives credits to his linemates.
“I think we just, over the past 10 games, we talk to each other on and off the ice,” D’Amico said of the trio. “We have a good relationship and move the puck when it needs to be moved. We all make each other go.”
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With eight games left, D’Amico needs four goals to hit 30 on the season. With Johnston (41), Cuylle (38) and Maggio (35) having already hit that mark, it would give the Spitfires four players with 30 goals for the first time since 2009-10. That season, where the club went on to win its second Memorial Cup, had six players reach that mark in Taylor Hall (40), Justin Shugg (39), Adam Henrique (38), Greg Nemisz (34), Eric Wellwood (31) and Scott Timmins (30).
“Right now, I’m just excited for the team,” said D’Amico, who also been deadly in shootouts this season and leads the team with a perfect five-for-five performance. “I’ve scored a bunch in the last seven games. That won’t be the main focus (down the stretch), but with the two good players I’m playing with, (the chances will) come.”
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DENVER (AP) — A man who shot and wounded two demonstrators while apparently aiming at a Jeep that was headed toward the crowd during a protest in suburban Denver in 2020 was convicted Thursday of several charges.
Samuel Young, 24, was found guilty of two counts of second-degree assault, four counts of attempted manslaughter and a single count of illegally discharging his gun, The Denver Post reported.
Several hundred people who attended the July 2020 protest in Aurora to bring attention to police violence walked onto and blocked all of the lanes of Interstate 225. Shortly after, a Jeep approached from behind and headed toward the crowd, prompting Young to fire five shots.
Two shots hit the back of the Jeep, and two shots hit fellow protesters. One man was shot in the leg, and another man was grazed in the head. A woman also broke her leg when she leaped from the highway.
The driver, who pulled off the highway and contacted police after the shooting, was not criminally charged. During Young’s trial, prosecutors said he didn't intend to hurt any protesters.
The protest was organized in support of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who was arrested in August 2019 after someone called 911 to report a suspicious person wearing a ski mask and waving his arms while he walked down the street.
He was arrested by Aurora police and injected with 500 milligrams of ketamine by EMS workers called to the scene. He suffered cardiac arrest, was declared brain dead and taken off life support less than a week later.
McClain’s death became a national rallying cry along with the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis in protests calling for police reform. | https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/Jury-convicts-man-who-shot-protesters-in-suburban-17049894.php | 2022-04-01T01:54:16Z |
When teams have positions of need that have to be addressed over the offseason, fans tend to want answers with big names in free agency. For the New Orleans Saints, many expected that would be the case when it came to filling out a diminishing wide receiver room. However, since the offseason began, Michael Thomas’s return became more evident, the team retained Deonte Harty on a restricted free agent tender, and the Saints also re-signed 2018 third-round pick Tre’Quan Smith. Despite those moves though, it’s evident that New Orleans still has work to do.
The Saints have made that apparent themselves. They were in pursuit of now-Chiefs receiver Marques Valdes-Scantling and both head coach Dennis Allen and general manager Mickey Loomis pointed out the need at the position with Loomis highlighting that there’s “work to do.” But the hopes of adding a receiver in free agency that moves the needle is deteriorating. The best players are off the board, leaving options who are either too injured, too old, or too expensive for New Orleans’ liking.
So the Saints, who could still add a veteran like Will Fuller V for the sake of a veteran presence and deep threat, may be looking a different direction: the 2022 NFL draft. Year after year, we see rookie receivers make an immediate impact for their teams fresh out of the draft. Justin Jefferson, DK Metcalf, Ja’Marr Chase, and many others continue to help their teams right off the bat. New Orleans, who have not invested much at wideout in the draft for years now, could have their eyes on their own immediate impact receiver.
They have the scouting talent to make it happen with Jeff Ireland, but they also have it within their coaching staff. This offseason, the Saints revamped some key positions on staff in adding wide receivers coach Kodi Burns and senior offensive assistant Bob Bicknell, bringing two very successful track records in developing receivers.
Burns, previously with Auburn and the Tennessee Volunteers, helped to produce several drafted pass-catchers over the years. Most recently, he flipped Volunteers wideout Cedric Tillman from a quiet 67 receiving yard season in 2020 to a 1,081-yard production machine in 2021, marking the first time a Tennessee receiver reached the 1,000-yard mark since 2012. He helped Tillman cap that off with 12 receiving touchdowns as well.
After one year in Knoxville, while changing Tillman’s trajectory, Burns has helped Velus Jones Jr. raise his stock on the opposite side. Jones is expected to be drafted this season, he maybe even be a name to watch for the Saints. Burns has also helped to develop recently drafted Auburn receivers like Darius Slayton (who could be a veteran trade target), Anthony Schwartz, and Seth Williams.
Meanwhile, a quietly important hiring accompanied Burns with the addition of Bicknell. The former Bengals wide receiver coach helped turn Tyler Boyd into a fantasy football hero and assisted in the college-to-pro transition of Tee Higgins. Bicknell immediately helped Boyd achieve a massive leap in production in 2018. See for yourself:
- 2016: 603 yards and 1 touchdown reception
- 2017: 225 yards and 2 touchdown receptions
- 2018 (Bicknell arrives): 1,028 yards and 7 touchdown receptions
- 2019: 1,046 yards and 5 touchdown receptions
- 2020: 851 yards and 4 touchdown receptions
Meanwhile Higgins, a 2020 second round pick, piled on 68 receptions, 908 yards, and 6 touchdown catches in his 2020 rookie year. Developing kind of output from a first-year receiver is exactly what the Saints would love to see in New Orleans in 2022.
Taking advantage of another deep wide receiver class should not be something New Orleans is hesitant about this season. With the natural talent at the position in today’s NFL draft classes, Burns’ ability to identify and teach the most appropriate role for a receiver’s skillset, and Bicknell’s experience turning young wideouts into 1,000-yard receivers, the team has the pieces necessary to go all-in at wide receiver in this year’s draft. | https://saintswire.usatoday.com/2022/03/31/saints-draft-nfl-kodi-burns-bob-bicknell-michael-thomas/ | 2022-04-01T01:54:17Z |
Into the wild: Animals the latest frontier in COVID fight
GRAND PORTAGE, Minn. (AP) — To administer this COVID test, Todd Kautz had to lie on his belly in the snow and worm his upper body into the narrow den of a hibernating black bear. Training a light on its snout, Kautz carefully slipped a long cotton swab into the bear’s nostrils five times.
For postdoctoral researcher Kautz and a team of other wildlife experts, tracking the coronavirus means freezing temperatures, icy roads, trudging through deep snow and getting uncomfortably close to potentially dangerous wildlife.
They’re testing bears, moose, deer and wolves on a Native American reservation in the remote north woods about 5 miles from Canada. Like researchers around the world, they are trying to figure out how, how much and where wildlife is spreading the virus.
Scientists are concerned that the virus could evolve within animal populations – potentially spawning dangerous viral mutants that could jump back to people, spread among us and reignite what for now seems to some people like a waning crisis.
The coronavirus pandemic has served as a stark and tragic example of how closely animal health and human health are linked. While the origins of the virus have not been proven, many scientists say it likely jumped from bats to humans, either directly or through another species that was being sold live in Wuhan, China.
And now the virus has been confirmed in wildlife in at least 24 U.S. states, including Minnesota. Recently, an early Canadian study showed someone in nearby Ontario likely contracted a highly mutated strain from a deer.
“If the virus can establish itself in a wild animal reservoir, it will always be out there with the threat to spill back into the human population,” said University of Minnesota researcher Matthew Aliota, who is working with the Grand Portage Reservation team.
E.J. Isaac, a fish and wildlife biologist for the reservation that’s home to the Grand Portage Ojibwe, said he expects the stakes to get even higher with the start of spring, as bears wake from hibernation and deer and wolves roam to different regions.
“If we consider that there are many species and they’re all intermingling to some extent, their patterns and their movements can exponentially increase the amount of transmission that could occur,” he said.
INTO THE WILD
Their research is meant to ward off such unwelcome surprises. But it carries its own set of risks.
Seth Moore, who directs the reservation biology and environment department, recently almost got bitten by a wolf.
And they sometimes team with a crew from the Texas-based company Heliwild to capture animals from the air. One chilly late-winter afternoon, the men climbed into a small helicopter with no side doors that lifted above the treetops. Flying low, they quickly spotted a deer in a forest clearing. They targeted the animal from the air with a net gun and dropped Moore off.
Wind whipped at his face as he worked in deep snow to quickly swab the deer’s nose for COVID, put on a tracking collar and collect blood and other biological samples for different research.
The men capture moose in much the same way, using tranquilizer darts instead of nets. They trap wolves and deer either from the air or on the ground, and trap bears on the ground.
They knew of the young male bear they recently tested because they had already been tracking it. To get to the den, they had to take snowmobiles to the bottom of a hill then hike a narrow, winding path in snow shoes.
When Kautz crawled part-way into the den, a colleague held his feet to pull him out quickly if necessary. The team also gave the animal a drug to keep it sleeping and another later to counteract the effects of the first.
To minimize the risk of exposing animals to COVID, the men are fully vaccinated and boosted and get tested frequently.
The day after testing the bear, Isaac packed their samples to send to Aliota’s lab in Saint Paul. The veterinary and biomedical researcher hopes to learn not just which animals are getting infected but also whether certain animals are acting as “bridge species” to bring it to others. Testing may later be expanded to red foxes and racoons.
It’s also possible the virus hasn’t reached this remote location – yet. Since it’s already circulating in the wilderness of Minnesota and nearby states, Aliota said it’s only a matter of time.
LOOKING FOR MUTANTS
Close contact between humans and animals has allowed the virus to overcome built-in barriers to spread between species.
To infect any living thing, the virus must get into its cells, which isn’t always easy. Virology expert David O’Connor likens the process to opening a “lock” with the virus’ spike protein “key.”
“Different species have different-looking locks, and some of those locks are not going to be pickable by the key,” the University of Wisconsin-Madison scientist said.
But other locks are similar enough for the virus to enter an animal’s cells and make copies of itself. As it does, it can randomly mutate and still have a key that fits in the human lock. That allows it to leap back to humans through close contact with live animals, scientists believe.
Although spillback is rare, it only takes one person to bring a mutated virus into the realm of humans.
Some think the highly mutated omicron variant emerged from an animal rather than an immune-compromised human, as many believe. Virologist Marc Johnson of the University of Missouri is one of them, and now sees animals as “a potential source of pi,” the Greek letter that may be used to designate the next dangerous coronavirus variant.
Johnson and his colleagues found strange coronavirus lineages in New York City sewage with mutations rarely seen elsewhere, which he believes came from animals, perhaps rodents.
What scientists are most concerned about is that current or future variants could establish themselves and multiply widely within a reservoir species.
One possibility: white-tailed deer. Scientists found the coronavirus in a third of deer sampled in Iowa between September 2020 and January 2021. Others found COVID-19 antibodies in a third of deer tested in Illinois, Michigan, New York and Pennsylvania. Infected deer generally have no symptoms. Testing in many other wild species has been limited or absent.
“It’s possible that the virus is already perhaps circulating in multiple animals,” said virology expert Suresh Kuchipudi of Pennsylvania State University, an author of the Iowa deer study. If unmonitored, the virus could leave people “completely blindsided,” he said.
CAN IT BE STOPPED?
Ultimately, experts say the only way to stop viruses from jumping back and forth between animals and humans — extending this pandemic or sparking a new one — is to tackle big problems like habitat destruction and illegal wildlife sales.
“We are encroaching on animal habitats like we have never before in history,” Aliota said. “Spillover events from wild animals into humans are, unfortunately I think, going to increase in both frequency and scope.”
To combat that threat, three international organizations — the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Organization for Animal Health and the World Health Organization — are urging countries to make COVID surveillance in animals a priority.
In Grand Portage, Aliota’s collaborators continue to do their part by testing as many animals as they can catch.
With icy Lake Superior sparkling through the evergreens, Isaac slipped his hand beneath the netting of a deer trap. A colleague straddling the animal lifted its head off the snowy ground so that Isaac could swab its nostrils.
The young buck briefly lurched its head forward, but kept still long enough for Isaac to get what he needed.
“Nicely done,” his colleague said as Isaac put the sample into a vial.
When they were finished, they gently lifted the trap to let the deer go. It bounded into the vast forest without looking back, disappearing into the snowy shadows.
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SVL inks 'ChargeUp' deal with EduFocal
Thursday, March 31, 2022Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL) has signed an agreement with education and technology company EduFocal which will allow its customers to top up their EduFocal accounts through SVL's 'ChargeUp' platform.
EduFocal is an online learning and exam preparation platform for grades four to six students.
Parents and guardians can create accounts online to get access to resources, live classes and tests for their children. SVL's ChargeUp platform will also soon facilitate top-ups for other educational offerings from EduFocal.
Stefan Miller, senior vice-president of product management and business development at Supreme Ventures Group, says this agreement underscores the company's commitment to innovation and supporting Jamaican small and medium businesses.
“This partnership is to allows us the opportunity to diversify our product offering while supporting a local business whose mission it is to educate young Jamaicans using technology,” said Miller.
“Online learning tools are no longer an option, this must now be considered a standard resource available to our students. We're happy to offer parents/guardians a simple and accessible option to keep their children connected by topping up on the ChargeUp platform,” added Miller.
The ChargeUp platform features SVL's branded mobile point of sale devices which facilitate sale of top-up products. ChargeUp has a network of more than 600 devices islandwide.
“We are also pleased to be expanding the product offerings on our ChargeUp platform. The EduFocal top-up option is being added to the existing phone top up products currently available on the ChargeUp platform. This addition sees our retailers gaining another opportunity to increase their revenue,” added Miller
In reacting to the agreement, EduFocal's CEO Gordon Swaby welcomed this latest milestone for his company.
“EduFocal was launched 10 years ago with a mission to use technology to transform the way students are taught and to become the premiere social learning platform in the Caribbean. We're proud of the strides that we've made over the decade and this partnership with Supreme Ventures, coming on the heels of the company's listing on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, is another game-changing step being made by EduFocal to provide access to innovative and educational standards to even more Jamaicans.
“With SVL's extensive distribution network and footprint in thousands of communities islandwide, this partnership will be key in helping us to reach our stakeholders where they are,” said Swaby.
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Rain slows Augusta Women’s Amateur as no one left under par
Anna Davis was little more than a silhouette from right of the ninth green as darkness fell quickly at the end of a long day at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. The only light came from a video board and headlights from carts making their way in.
Not the least bit rattled, the 16-year-old from San Diego pitched with perfect pace to 2 feet to save par and post a 4-over 76 at Champions Retreat, one of only nine players to finish the second round.
What started as lingering thunderstorms turned into a heavy rain that delayed the start of the second round for for seven-and-a-half hours. That led to what should be a longer day, but far more fun on Friday.
Fifty-one players will finish the second round in the morning — some with only one hole to play, others with nine holes — before heading over to Augusta National for a practice round.
It starts with an elite competition. It ends for so many of them with a dream come true.
Of the nine players who finished, Davis was at 2-over 146 and in a tie for eighth, virtually assured of being among the 30 players from a field of 60 who advance to the final round at the home of the Masters.
No one was under par.
Beatrice Wallin of Sweden was 1 under for the round through 16 holes and even par for the tournament, tied with Amari Avery, who also was 1 under for the day through 16.
Joining them at even par was Hailey Borjas, the Californian who plays at Michigan. Her day ended on a sour note with consecutive bogeys. Even so, she was excited for Friday.
She was at Augusta National earlier in the week, driving down Magnolia Lane and having a group dinner hosted by the club chairman.
“Seeing Augusta for the first time, it was like a dream come true,” Borjas said.
She was more excited about her first chance to play it than her position in the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, in its third year but already considered elite among amateur events because of where it’s at.
“I don’t really like to think about golf when I’m playing golf, if that makes any sense,” Borjas said. “I like to talk about other things, like shoes. So to think about Augusta National tomorrow will keep me going.”
U.S. Women’s Amateur champion Jensen Castle had the best round going at 2 under through 16 holes, leaving her one shot out of the lead.
The course was just as difficult as the opening round, when strong wind allowed only five players to break par. The wind subsided after the rain, though it left the course soggy and longer, even as the greens were slightly more receptive.
Rose Zhang, the No. 1 amateur in the world, made progress by not really going anywhere. She put together one bogey and 13 pars and improved from a tie for 39th to a tie for 26th.
Rachel Heck of Stanford, the No. 3 player in women’s amateur golf who won six times in one semester last year as a freshman, was going the other direction. Heck had a pair of double bogeys in her opening four holes and was 5 over through 10 holes, leaving her outside the projected cut line at 6 over.
The cut is a hard 30. Any ties lead to a sudden-death playoff to see who advances, although everyone gets to play a practice round at Augusta National on Friday.
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Nikolai Topor-Stanley will break the A-League Men's games record when Western United take on Central Coast, and coach John Aloisi believes the defender can become the first player to 400 games.
Topor-Stanley will play his 359th league match on Saturday, overtaking former United skipper Andrew Durante as the competition's longest-standing player.
"He will break it and it's an amazing feat. It's not only because he's such a great player and a talented defender, it also shows the professionalism and the way he's gone about his career," Aloisi said.
"Because early on he probably wasn't as professional ... but then over time he learned how to look after himself and look after his body and that's why he's been able to play so many games.
"It's a lot of games, 359, in the A-League especially because when we started it was only a 20-game season and if you didn't make finals, that was it.
"The amount of games he's been able to play is incredible and I still think that he'll get to 400.
"Just watching him train and watching him move still and play, he hasn't missed a beat with us."
Aloisi said the 37-year-old's speed was underrated while his size, presence and ability to read the game set him above many of his contemporaries.
Neil Kilkenny will return from personal leave but Aloisi conceded the prognosis was "not looking great" for luckless defender Josh Risdon, with United still gathering information on his ankle injury.
Meanwhile, Aloisi is confident Alessandro Diamanti will return this season after a prolonged absence with a knee injury.
"I'm pretty confident he will play again this season but it's one of those ones that it's hard to say when and how quickly he'll come back," he said.
"I can't give you a timeline on it but we're pretty confident and positive he'll be back and hopefully when we're challenging, that would be nice."
United will have their work cut out against dynamic Mariners attackers Marco Urena and Jason Cummings.
"They work really well together, they're hard working, especially going forward," Aloisi said.
"So the players understand their movements and understand what they're going to come up against.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Kyle Palmieri scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period to lift the New York Islanders to a 5-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night.
Mathew Barzal had a goal and an assist, and Sebastian Aho, Oliver Wahlstrom and Ryan Pulock also scored as New York improved to 7-1 in their last eight home games dating to a 6-0 win against the Blue Jackets on March 10.
Semyon Varlamov made 30 saves in his second consecutive start and third straight appearance with Ilya Sorokin sidelined with an upper-body injury.
Emil Bemstrom and Justin Danforth scored for Columbus, which lost its fifth straight. Elvis Merzlikins made 31 saves.
Palmieri broke a 2-2 tie at 3:16 of the third period with his 12th goal of the season. The 31-year-old winger breezed by Blue Jackets forward Patrik Laine and roofed a wrist shot to give New York a one-goal advantage. Merlikins was unable to close off the short side and Palmieri took advantage of the opening.
Barzal stretched the Islanders' lead to 4-2 with a pretty breakaway deke after he blew by two Blue Jackets defenders in the neutral zone at 9:52 of the third period.
Pulock added an empty-net goal in the final minute.
The Blue Jackets erased a two-goal deficit in a span of 1:39 midway through the second period. The Islanders left Bemstrom all alone at the top of the crease and he finished a pass from Eric Robinson at 8:47. Jake Bean also assisted on the play.
Danforth tied it at 2 with his fifth goal of the season. Yegor Chinakov skated into the offensive zone and found Vladislav Gavrikov in the slot after Islanders defenseman Zdeno Chara prevented the forward from getting behind him. Varlamov stopped the initial shot from Gavrikov, but was unable to hold onto the rebound and Danforth was able to capitalize.
The Islanders took a 2-0 lead with two goals in 11 seconds midway through the first period.
Aho opened the scoring when he stopped short and wired a wrist shot over the glove of Merzlikins at 8:39. Brock Nelson extended his point streak to six games with an assist on the play.
Wahlstrom extended the Islanders lead to 2-0 after he buried a feed from Zach Parise at 8:50. Barzal started the sequence with a floating backhand that Parise was able to corral in the offensive zone.
New York outshot Columbus 10-0 in the first half of the opening frame.
90 YEARS YOUNG
The Islanders honored hockey historian and veteran journalist Stan Fischler at the game to celebrate his 90th birthday. "The Hockey Maven” has been a hockey television personality in the northeast since the early 1970s and has authored over 100 books. He began his career with the New York Rangers in the 1950s, working in the team’s public relations department.
COVID IN COLUMBUS
Blue Jackets coach Brad Larsen and assistant coach Steve McCarthy were placed in the COVID-19 protocols and each missed their second straight game. Associate coach Pascal Vincent led the team behind the bench. ... D Zach Weresnki missed his second straight game after he sustained a hit to the head late in the late first period of Saturday night’s 3-2 overtime loss against Minnesota.
MARCH MAYHEM
The Islanders closed out a hectic March schedule with a 10-6-1 record. The 17 games New York played in March are the most the franchise has played in a single month in franchise history.
DIVISION FOES
Nine of the final 16 games remaining in the Islanders' regular season are against division opponents. The Islanders are 8-2-1 against Metropolitan teams since returning from the holiday break.
UP NEXT
Blue Jackets: Visit the Boston Bruins on Saturday night.
Islanders: Visit the New York Rangers on Friday night.
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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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UCF Practice Photographs and Video Reels
There were great weather conditions for UCF spring practice on Thursday. Here's a look at some of the photographs from there time on the practice fields. First up, a three photograph gallery of the UCF defensive line.
Here are three photographs of Big Kat Bryant:
In the following video, here's what UCF defensive lineman Anthony Montalvo said about UCF defensive tackle Lee Hunter during the media session after practice.
Montalvo also discussed the talent on the defense and his expectations for the upcoming 2022 season.
Wide receiver Jaylon Robinson provided his biggest takeaway from the first scrimmage.
During the defensive part of practice, one of the biggest priorities was the pursuit drill. Here's a photograph of sophomore cornerback Brandon Adams as he sprints across the field with Co-Defensive Coordinator Travis Williams watching.
Here are three more photographs of Adams from the drill in a photograph gallery.
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The Nigerian Army has described a viral video where a soldier was crying for help, claiming he had been abandoned by his colleagues during an operation as a deliberate attempt by the soldier to cover up for his act of cowardice.
The Army, in a statement by the Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, said preliminary investigation revealed that the soldier had abandoned his colleagues during the clearance operation in Gurara, Niger State.
According to him, the act was against the standard of operation of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, adding that the soldier had uploaded the video to whip-up public sentiment and cover up his act of cowardice.
The statement read, “Contrary to the claims and impression created by the soldier in the video footage, preliminary investigations have revealed that the video footage was a deliberate attempt to shield himself from being accused of cowardice, having abandoned his colleagues during an ongoing clearance operation in Gurara, Niger State.”
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KINGWOOD — The Preston County Commission gave the Mountaineer Trail Network $5,000 this week to help kickstart the 15-county tourism program. The Mountaineer Trail Network Recreation Authority was created by an act of the state Legislature in 2018. It is working on bike- and boat-centered tourism across Barbour, Doddridge, Grant, Harrison, Lewis, Marion, Mineral, Monongalia, Preston, Randolph, Ritchie, Taylor, Tucker, Upshur and Wood counties. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2556262851956/shinnston-city-council-follow-up | 2022-04-01T01:54:21Z |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The owner of a downtown Los Angeles building where an explosion injured 12 firefighters has been allowed to enter a judicial diversion program that allows him to avoid jail time and potentially have all charges dismissed.
A court commissioner on Wednesday granted the diversion request for Steve Sungho Lee. He and his companies must pay more than $15,000 in investigative fees, make sure the property meets fire and building codes and arranging for Fire Department training.
Lee owned a commercial building on East Boyd Street in the city's Toy District that caught fire on May 16, 2020. Firefighters had to run for their lives when a ball of flames shot out the building and scorched a fire truck across the street.
Firefighters inside the building had to run through a wall of flames he estimated as 30 feet (9 meters) high and wide, and those on the roof scrambled down a ladder that was engulfed in fire.
Fire officials said the building was a warehouse for Smoke Tokes, a wholesale distributor of supplies for smoking and vaping products including butane hash oil, a concentrated cannabis extract that can be eaten, smoked or vaped. Highly flammable butane is used in the manufacturing process.
Most of the injured firefighters still haven't returned to work and one, Capt. Victor Aguirre, was hospitalized for more than two months and all of his fingers had to be partially amputated, according to a lawsuit he filed against the building and business owners.
Aguirre alleged that the area contained “hundreds of illegally and improperly stored butane canisters and thousands of illegally and improperly stored nitrous oxide cylinders.”
A fire department report concluded that the blaze, which spread to a nearby building, was fueled by an “excessive quantity” of the containers.
Investigators from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives concluded that the fire started under a storage rack in the building and that a worker with a lit cigarette was seen in the area. The cause of the fire was ruled accidental.
However, city prosecutors filed more than 300 misdemeanor charges of violating fire and safety codes against Lee, his companies and owners of businesses in the building and nearby properties. That included more than 160 counts against Lee and his companies.
If Lee meets all conditions of his judicial diversion program for two years, the charges will be dismissed.
“Mr. Lee will be deemed by law to have never been charged," said his attorney, Blair Berk. “The exhaustive federal investigation of the tragic fire objectively concluded that the cause was accidental, and there was no finding of any wrongdoing by Mr. Lee or his companies.”
City Attorney Mike Feuer opposed diversion for Lee, noting the severity of the fire, the injuries suffered by the firefighters and Lee's alleged failure “to take steps which could have mitigated the extent of the blaze."
The owners of Smoke Tokes and another business, Green Buddha, agreed in November 2020 to pay $139,000 each to cover investigative costs and to move out of the building. Charges against them were later dismissed.
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This story has been updated to correct that Lee and his companies must pay more than $15,000, not $125,000. | https://www.thehour.com/news/article/No-jail-for-LA-building-owner-over-explosion-that-17049830.php | 2022-04-01T01:54:21Z |
Lagniappe sports editor Tommy Hicks was announced Thursday as one of the 50 Legends of the Alabama Sports Writers Association. The ASWA is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year and as part of the celebration it is recognizing 50 Legends of the ASWA as selected by a panel of ASWA members for achievements and contributions in the profession.
Those selected as one of the 50 Legends of the ASWA were revealed throughout the month of March.
The 50 Legends of the ASWA will be recognized at the association’s annual awards banquet on Sunday, June 12, in Birmingham.
Hicks has covered sports in Alabama for 46 years at seven different newspapers, including 23 years at the Mobile Press-Register. He has been on the Lagniappe staff since November of 2020. He is a three-time Alabama Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association and a two-time Herby Kirby winner with the ASWA, which is symbolic of the sports story of the year.
He has twice served as president of the ASWA and was president of the Football Writers Association of America in 2011. Hicks won the ASWA’s Bill Shelton Award in 2020, which recognizes service to the organization, profession and the writer’s community, and he was inducted into the ASWA Hall of Fame in 2018. A graduate of Troy State University (now Troy University), he was selected to the Hall School of Journalism’s Print Alumnus of the Year in 2015.
Hicks is married to Julie Hicks and he has a daughter, Maren Whittaker, and step-daughter, Megan Foster.
Other previously announced Mobile-area honorees include Lagniappe sports columnist Randy Kennedy, along with Creg Stephenson of AL.com, Kennedy’s co-host on Sports Talk 99.5 Radio’s the Randy Kennedy Show. Ben Thomas of AL.com is another honoree.
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Local roundup: Swimming Canada selects Windsor to host two major meets
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Swimming Canada is planning to return to a full slate of events in 2023 and 2024 and Windsor has secured a pair of planned events.
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“After a difficult couple of years full of cancellations, postponements and disappointments, we are thrilled to be able to relaunch a full slate of national events for the next two years,” Ahmed El-Awad, who is Swimming Canada’s CEO, said in a release. “Our athletes have shown so much resilience and we can’t wait to cheer them on in the pool – and in open water – as they continue to pursue their goals.”
Both events scheduled for Windsor will be held at the International Aquatic and Training Centre. The Eastern Canadian Championships will be in Windsor from March 16-19, 2023 while the Canadian Masters Swimming Championships will be in Windsor from May 24-26, 2024.
“Providing appropriate competition is an important part of us achieving our high performance and sport development goals,” Wayne Lomas, who is the associate high performance director for Swimming Canada, said in a release. “We are fortunate that, from east to west, there are so many high-quality community facilities and willing partners who want to support our swimmers and our sport.”
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Hill’s victory honoured
Coming off his first collegiate victory, University of Detroit Mercy Titan’s senior James Hill was named Co-Horizon League golfer of the week on Thursday.
Hill, who is an Assumption high school product, won men’s division at the Butler Spring Invitational earlier this week with a career-best total of one-under par 139 after rounds of 69 and 70. He finished in a three-way tie for first place, but won the event on a scorecard playoff with a birdie on No. 17 and a par on No. 18.
Hill became the first Titan medallist since 2019 with sophomore Alek Mauro, who is from Windsor, finishing second on the team with a 34th-place finish to help the school to a fourth-place finish overall at the event, which was held in Indianapolis.
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Saints secure medal
The St. Clair Saints claimed the bronze medal on Thursday at the OCAA women’s indoor soccer championship, which was held at the Ontario Soccer Centre in Vaughn.
Unbeaten in three pool games on Wednesday, St. Clair fell 1-0 to Senenca College in the semifinal.
Regrouping to play less than two hours later, the Saints beat Lakehead University Orillia 1-0 to secure the bronze medal. Seneca scored a 1-0 win over Humber on penalties to claim the gold medal.
Ravneet Rana, a Riverside high school product, scored with just under four minutes to play in the opening half for the only goal of the match and keeper Natalie Turner made it stand in posting the shutout. A Holy Names high school product, Turner posted shutouts in four of the team’s five games and was named a championship tournament all-star.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The owner of a downtown Los Angeles building where an explosion injured 12 firefighters has been allowed to enter a judicial diversion program that allows him to avoid jail time and potentially have all charges dismissed.
A court commissioner on Wednesday granted the diversion request for Steve Sungho Lee. He and his companies must pay more than $15,000 in investigative fees, make sure the property meets fire and building codes and arranging for Fire Department training.
Lee owned a commercial building on East Boyd Street in the city's Toy District that caught fire on May 16, 2020. Firefighters had to run for their lives when a ball of flames shot out the building and scorched a fire truck across the street.
Firefighters inside the building had to run through a wall of flames he estimated as 30 feet (9 meters) high and wide, and those on the roof scrambled down a ladder that was engulfed in fire.
Fire officials said the building was a warehouse for Smoke Tokes, a wholesale distributor of supplies for smoking and vaping products including butane hash oil, a concentrated cannabis extract that can be eaten, smoked or vaped. Highly flammable butane is used in the manufacturing process.
Most of the injured firefighters still haven't returned to work and one, Capt. Victor Aguirre, was hospitalized for more than two months and all of his fingers had to be partially amputated, according to a lawsuit he filed against the building and business owners.
Aguirre alleged that the area contained “hundreds of illegally and improperly stored butane canisters and thousands of illegally and improperly stored nitrous oxide cylinders.”
A fire department report concluded that the blaze, which spread to a nearby building, was fueled by an “excessive quantity” of the containers.
Investigators from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives concluded that the fire started under a storage rack in the building and that a worker with a lit cigarette was seen in the area. The cause of the fire was ruled accidental.
However, city prosecutors filed more than 300 misdemeanor charges of violating fire and safety codes against Lee, his companies and owners of businesses in the building and nearby properties. That included more than 160 counts against Lee and his companies.
If Lee meets all conditions of his judicial diversion program for two years, the charges will be dismissed.
“Mr. Lee will be deemed by law to have never been charged," said his attorney, Blair Berk. “The exhaustive federal investigation of the tragic fire objectively concluded that the cause was accidental, and there was no finding of any wrongdoing by Mr. Lee or his companies.”
City Attorney Mike Feuer opposed diversion for Lee, noting the severity of the fire, the injuries suffered by the firefighters and Lee's alleged failure “to take steps which could have mitigated the extent of the blaze."
The owners of Smoke Tokes and another business, Green Buddha, agreed in November 2020 to pay $139,000 each to cover investigative costs and to move out of the building. Charges against them were later dismissed.
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This story has been updated to correct that Lee and his companies must pay more than $15,000, not $125,000. | https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/No-jail-for-LA-building-owner-over-explosion-that-17049830.php | 2022-04-01T01:54:23Z |
Former Kansas City Chiefs safety Tyrann Mathieu has been spending a lot of time in Louisiana as of late, taking in LSU Tigers practice as an observer and addressing the team as a guest speaker. While back where he spent his college days, the top free agent safety met up with WAFB’s Jacques Doucet for an interview to talk about his own career, his expectations for free agency, and the state of his alma mater’s football team.
During that conversation, Mathieu mentioned how he would feel about coming home and playing for the New Orleans Saints:
“They have a great program with Mama Benson, Dennis Allen, and all of those people over there. It’d be great to represent my state, my city, and the team I grew up watching. Even a couple of my guys that I love to hang out with, they play for the Saints now so you know it wouldn’t be a bad situation.”
The retirement of Malcolm Jenkins certainly opens up a clear spot for Mathieu in the Saints’ secondary. Many Saints fans and even players have been campaigning for it to happen. Doucet also mentioned that C.J. Gardner-Johnson has been tweeting at Mathieu to come to New Orleans, to which Mathieu has been receptive.
“That’s one of my guys. I could imagine that secondary with me and him in it. You know, probably first of all, it would be the shortest secondary in the league. But, it’ll probably be the most feisty one too. So, I mean, it would definitely give the fans in New Orleans a treat every Sunday.”
So there’s a fit for Mathieu and some interest from his side. But are the Saints considering him? And would they be willing to pay what he’s seeking? New Orleans does have a staggering $21.2 million in available salary cap space right now, but they may be unwilling to pay two top free agent safeties in the same offseason after signing Marcus Maye earlier this spring. We’ll see if anything develops here. | https://saintswire.usatoday.com/2022/03/31/saints-free-agents-tyrann-mathieu-lsu-tigers-nfl/ | 2022-04-01T01:54:23Z |
Rumor mill: Xbox Game Pass is arguably the most generous subscription plan for video games, with over 100 games, including many new releases. Recent reports indicate it may soon become an even better deal with a family plan.
Windows Central sources say that Microsoft is planning to offer a family option for Game Pass and that it could launch sometime this year. It will allow one subscriber to share the entire Game Pass library with up to four other family members in the same country. Currently, there is no information on pricing, but it will be much cheaper than paying for five separate subscriptions.
It is unclear how Microsoft would apply a family plan across the different Game Pass tiers, including Console Game Pass, PC Game Pass, and Game Pass Ultimate. For example, Nintendo Switch Online offers four plans — an individual and a family plan with and without the retro games expansion pack. Microsoft could make its family plan exclusive to Game Pass Ultimate, or offer family plans to all three of its tiers.
Sony recently announced a restructuring of PlayStation Plus to offer more games, including retro games. Although Sony's subscription doesn't list a dedicated family plan, it does allow users to share some features with other accounts like online multiplayer and downloadable games. | https://www.techspot.com/news/94012-microsoft-reportedly-preparing-xbox-game-pass-family-plan.html | 2022-04-01T01:54:24Z |
Tortuga opens kiosk at SIA
Thursday, March 31, 2022TORTUGA International has officially opened its retail kiosk inside Sangster International Airport (SIA) in St James.
The opening signifies a culmination of a two-year project which supports the company's new thrust into international markets.
Over the last several years, Tortuga has been on a relentless pursuit of expanding its presence in various travel retail markets across the region and winning the bid at Montego Bay's SIA was a significant milestone for the company in achieving that strategic goal.
The opening also represents an increase in production and the need for additional labour as outlined by Marcus Simmonds, CEO, Tortuga International Holdings.
“The kiosk sales projections in equivalent pounds have been estimated at 100,000 pounds. This will be a volume driver for us, we are in one of the busiest airports in the Caribbean and this bodes very well for employment. Increased employment not only at the factory level, certainly at the retail level and all the operational staff that goes into supporting this venture,” Simmonds stated.
He also addressed Tortuga's apparent marketing thrust into capturing greater share in international markets with the rolling out of the kiosk.
“This represents a blueprint and a vital piece of our strategy in commanding greater share in the retail space, through expanding our footprint and reach, by rolling out kiosks in strategic airports across the Caribbean or any airport that's advantageous strategically.”
“We are also expanding the product lines; we are now different ranges of spirit cake products and that was a major shift that was undertaken during the coronavirus pandemic. We had to pivot our business to appeal to a broader range of discerning customers; manufacturing now includes cakes with whiskey, bourbon, and moonshine, this is the stage we are setting for a global presence. Against the backdrop of the pandemic, we have positioned the business to become much bigger and stronger as we recover,” Simmonds added.
In the meantime, manager, commercial business development & marketing at MBJ Airports Limited, Sharon Hislop, said the opening is a major milestone for the company.
“This is an achievement for Tortuga Holdings as the brand has always been represented in various shops in the airport, however, not by Tortuga Holdings themselves. We welcome them for continuing the journey despite the pandemic. This enhances the user experience for our passengers, they have the opportunity to access all the product lines of a Caribbean product and this is a great addition to our newly developed retail space,” said Hislop.
The kiosk alludes to Tortuga's Caribbean heritage and is specifically adapted to showcase Tortuga's interpretation of the Jamaican motif and market. The furniture units represent the brand's Jamaica-specific products� – Tortuga Jamaican Rum Fruit Cake, Tortuga Blue Mountain Coffee Rum Cake, and the Tortuga Golden Original Rum Cake.
“Tortuga's aim with the design was to offer consumers a chance to come across an experiential visit and take home a piece of Jamaica with them,” said Senior Marketing and Business Development Manager Natalia Garcia.
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With the chance to secure a four-game win streak for the first time all season, the Winnipeg Jets could not get the job done, dropping a 7-3 decision to the Maple Leafs in Toronto Thursday night.
After surviving a brutal start in Buffalo the night before, the Jets came out flying and got on the board first thanks to captain Blake Wheeler.
Wheeler took a pass in stride in the neutral zone, blew past Leafs defenceman Mark Giordano and made a simple deke to beat Erik Källgren at the 3:17 mark.
The Jets weren’t done there. After Nikolaj Ehlers missed the net on a solid chance, Paul Stastny found the puck behind the net and beat Källgren on a wrap-around, giving Winnipeg a 2-0 less than eight minutes in.
Toronto got some good quality looks on a pair of power plays in the first but could not beat Eric Comrie, though thanks to a very fortuitous bounce the Leafs got on the board with just under five minutes to go.
After a Mark Scheifele turnover in the neutral zone led to an offensive possession for the Leafs, Giordano skated down the wall and sent a puck toward the net that bounced off Logan Stanley and Brenden Dillon before finding its way into the net.
Still, the Jets had to be pretty happy with that start. But any good vibes quickly vanished once the second period got going.
Less than two minutes into the period, Mason Appleton was sent to the box for tripping and just 18 seconds later, William Nylander scored to tie the game.
Ehlers restored the lead at the 3:45 mark on a Winnipeg man advantage when he ripped a wrist shot through a great Wheeler screen.
But the lead lasted all of 23 seconds because John Tavares banged home a juicy rebound past Comrie to make it 3-3.
Discipline issues continued for the Jets as Pierre-Luc Dubois was sent to the box for tripping, setting the stage for Toronto to take the lead for the first time.
After Comrie made a fantastic save, Nylander was first to the puck in a goal-mouth scramble and knocked home his second of the night to put the Leafs in front at the 8:40 mark.
The Jets nearly tied the game when Ehlers hit a streaking Stastny going to the net but the veteran forward chipped it wide, though seconds later a penalty was called to send Winnipeg to the power play.
It did not go well for the Jets.
After Josh Morrissey pinched at the point, Pierre Engvall got the puck in the neutral zone and as he took a big hit from Dubois, he found Ilya Mikheyev skating away from Scheifele. Mikheyev made no mistake, giving the Leafs a 5-3 lead thanks to the shorthanded tally.
The Leafs outshot the Jets 13-5 in the second and carried a 25-13 edge in shots through two periods, with ten of Toronto’s shots coming with the man advantage.
A fifth Leafs power play near the midway point of the third was fruitless, generating just one shot as Winnipeg now had nine minutes left to try and mount a rally.
Officials may have called a number of penalties but several others were left uncalled, especially down the stretch of the third.
With just over three minutes left, the Jets decided to pull the goalie and almost immediately the Leafs got a great chance to seal the game but David Kämpf hit the post of the empty net.
It only delayed the inevitable because a minute later, Auston Matthews hit the empty net for his 50th of the season, the first player in the NHL this season to reach that milestone. He’s only the fourth player in Maple Leafs history to hit that milestone.
With the game out of hand, some rough stuff ensued that put the Leafs back on the power play. Timothy Liljegren wired one past Comrie to make it 7-3.
The Jets backup made 31 saves in the defeat while Källgren only had to make 20 saves to get the win.
The Jets will return home for a date with the Kings Saturday night. It’s a 6 p.m. start with pregame coverage on CJOB starting at 4 p.m. | https://globalnews.ca/news/8726937/jets-blow-early-two-goal-lead-in-7-3-loss-in-toronto/ | 2022-04-01T01:54:24Z |
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Man arrested after stabbing in Abbotsford
It happened just before 1 p.m. at a residence in the 2900-block of Lefeuvre Road.
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A 45-year-old man has been arrested and is in custody after a stabbing in Abbotsford Thursday.
Police said it happened just before 1 p.m. at to a residence in the 2900-block of Lefeuvre Road.
A 37-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
The Abbotsford police major crime unit has taken over the investigation.
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MANDEL: Brampton pharmacist loses licence over alleged $7M fraud scheme
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Sameh Sadek had quite an extravagant lifestyle for a Brampton pharmacist — three GTA properties, including a new mansion, condos in Aruba, a Range Rover and millions in the bank.
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According to the Ontario College of Pharmacists, as well as a lawsuit filed by AstraZeneca Canada, there was a reason he was rolling in dough: an allegedly “aggressive scheme to defraud” the drug company of almost $7 million through his MD Health Pharmacy.
This week, the College officially revoked Sadek’s registration as a pharmacist.
“The scale of the fraudulent scheme in which Mr. Sadek engaged is among the largest ever before the Discipline Committee,” wrote chair Chris Aljawhiri.
“Mr. Sadek engaged in an aggressive scheme to defraud AstraZeneca of approximately $6.5 million in an eight-month period, by submitting false claims for prescriptions that were never actually presented to the pharmacy for filling and/or that were never actually dispensed.”
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Sadek was ordered to pay a $35,000 fine and $80,000 in costs and issued a letter of reprimand.
“Your conduct is appalling, and unacceptable in the eyes of the public and the profession,” the reprimand read.
“You have demonstrated a serious and persistent disregard for your professional obligations. Your conduct involved significant elements of moral failing and dishonesty. The nature and seriousness of your misconduct casts doubt on your moral fitness and your ability to discharge the duties and obligations the public expects of a member of this College.”
But Sadek wasn’t there to receive the penalty — he hightailed it to his native Egypt back in 2018 after AstraZeneca first filed its $7 million lawsuit against him — leaving behind his drug-stocked pharmacy, his homes and his vehicles, the lawsuit alleges.
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But first, according to legal documents, he allegedly withdrew at least $3 million to fund his new life in Egypt.
AstraZeneca Canada went to court and was granted an order that froze all of Sadek’s assets still here until the lawsuit could be argued. In February 2019, a judge ordered the pharmacist to pay $7.4 million in compensatory damages.
Sadek and his lawyer didn’t return requests for comment. AstraZeneca Canada also couldn’t be reached.
Between June 1, 2017 and Feb. 20, 2018, the college found Sadek submitted bogus prescriptions for drugs that were never dispensed. According to the AstraZeneca lawsuit, his pharmacy was part of a program where the pharmaceutical company would reimburse the cost difference between the price of a generic drug and the brand name given to the patient.
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MD Health Pharmacy’s claims under the program usually amounted to about $8,000 a month, the lawsuit said. That began to change in June 2017: Using real or falsified patient information, the drug store allegedly filed manufactured claims for non-existent prescriptions — primarily for the anti-psychotic drug Seroquel. The first month of the scam was for $100,000, the lawsuit alleges, and the following month for $270,000.
“In August 2017 the conspirators decided to expand it, increasing both the number of prescriptions they had filled and the number of medications that were part of them,” the company alleged.
The pharmacy claimed almost $800,000 in dispensed AstraZeneca drugs that month — but hadn’t purchased any of the named medications, according to the allegations in the lawsuit. Emboldened, the scheme then increased to $3.7 million from September to November 2017, the lawsuit alleges.
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In January 2018, the lawsuit claimed Sadek used the ill-gotten proceeds to buy a $2.75 mansion in Mississauga, renovate an existing home and purchase high-end, luxury vehicles. That month, the pharmacy was reimbursed for $1.2 million in bogus scripts, as well as another $1 million in February and $739,000 in March, the claim alleged.
But then the jig was up when the suspicious prescriptions finally triggered an audit and Sadek responded by closing his pharmacy, the lawsuit alleges. AstraZeneca estimated the scheme cost them $7.7 million in reimbursements — but MD Health had purchased only $5,000 worth of the company’s medications.
Meanwhile, Sadek, no longer an Ontario pharmacist, is reportedly enjoying the good life in a luxury home just outside Cairo. | https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/mandel-brampton-pharmacist-loses-licence-over-alleged-7m-fraud-scheme | 2022-04-01T01:54:24Z |
Police say Terrell Lee, 41, was traveling northbound on Torresdale Avenue when he struck a 44-year-old female officer who had just completed a traffic stop.
"According to witnesses, her body was launched about 10 feet," said Philadelphia Chief Inspector Scott Small.
Lee then fled the scene immediately after hitting the officer, investigators said.
Responding officers spotted the alleged striking vehicle, a black Chevy Malibu, near Cottman Avenue. It had a smashed front windshield and a missing side-view mirror -- damage consistent with the hit-and-run.
Lee was quickly taken into custody. He is being charged with DUI and related offenses.
The officer, a 12-year veteran assigned to the 15th District, was transported to an area hospital for minor injuries. | https://6abc.com/philadelphia-officer-injured-hit-and-run-terrell-lee-arrested-torresdale-unruh-avenues/11698182/ | 2022-04-01T01:54:24Z |
Missing Florida mom Cassie Carli felt ‘extremely’ unsafe around child’s father before disappearance: Sister
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The young Florida mom who went missing earlier this week while picking up her daughter from the child’s father has previously felt “extremely” unsafe around the man, her sister told Fox News Digital.
Raeann Carli said her older sister, Cassie, always kept close contact with their father, whom she lived with, and the rest of the family, and was “never one to just disappear.” But on Sunday evening, she told her dad she was running out to pick up her four-year-old daughter, Saylor, from the child’s father’s custody and never returned, Carli said during a phone call with Fox News Digital on Thursday.
“When it came time to pick Saylor up, my dad was in his room about to rest and she just kind of popped in, ‘Hey, dad, I’ll be right back. I’m just running to grab Saylor,'” Raeann, 32, said. “She walked out the door like she would be right back.”
Raeann said Cassie usually tried to meet her daughter’s father, Marcus Spanevelo, at a public location – typically a Walmart parking lot – but that he had recently been changing the meet-up locations. This time, the pair scheduled to meet in the parking lot of nearby Juana’s Pagodas restaurant.
Cassie’s father then went to sleep, but awoke hours later to discover his daughter had not yet returned.
“Cassie,I’m trying to call you.What’s going on?” he wrote, in a series of text messages provided to Fox News Digital. His first message was sent at 9:40 p.m. Sunday. He then sent a second message that stated: “I’m freaking out case call me as soon as you get this message.”
FLORIDA MOM CASSIE CARLI MISSING SINCE SUNDAY; SEARCH INTENSIFIES AS DAUGHTER, 4, FOUND SAFE
A response came shortly thereafter, and stated: “I’m sorry, car was acting up, and I broke my phone. Marcus is working on it. I will stay at his place tonight. He is paying me some money to do some stuff around his house.”
A later message from Cassie’s phone stated, “Let me see if he can get this fixed and I’ll call you.”
Cassie’s father then went to sleep for the night. After hearing nothing from his daughter the next morning, he contacted Spanevelo, Raeann Carli explained.
“No answer on the phone,” Raeann said, of when her father tried to call Spanevelo. “But then he texted him a long paragraph and said, ‘Yeah, Cassie was having troubles. I was going to help her with her phone, but she ended up getting all upset and acting crazy,'” Raeann went on. Spanevelo did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request seeking comment and information.
Cassie Carli, 37, had just started a new job as lead server at a local restaurant, and was excited about returning early this week, Raeann said.
On Thursday, Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson called Carli’s disappearance “very concerning” as he revealed that investigators who discovered her car behind Juana’s Pagodas restaurant also found her purse inside.
“There were things in the purse … we don’t think she would just up and leave,” Johnson said during a Thursday press conference. He later added: “Usually you don’t go four days without hearing from them, or them using a credit card, cell phone…so yeah, we’re concerned.”
Johnson said investigators located Spanevolo – allegedly the last person the woman was with – in Birmingham, Alabama, where detectives questioned him and located Saylor safe.
When asked why Spanevelo would be there, Johnson said he had work in the area. Johnson added that the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office’s entire Major Crimes Unit, which consists of 10 detectives, is working the case.
“We are intent on speaking with him again,” Johnson said. He would not discuss Spanevelo’s recollection of events.
The county’s top cop said the search for Carli has expanded beyond the state of Florida and the FBI was now involved. The sheriff added that about five or six witnesses had come forward so far, and said investigators are still examining surveillance footage from the area.
A spokesperson for the Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office previously said Cassie was last seen in the area of a restaurant called Juana’s Pagodas in Navarre Beach. Her car was located around 11 a.m. Sunday at a boat ramp in the Juana’s parking lot, Raeann Carli said. The family said Saylor remains with her father despite their urgent efforts to gain custody.
Carli is described as being 5-foot-5 inches tall and 150 pounds with blue eyes and blonde, shoulder-length hair. She has pierced ears and a mole on her right cheek.
But Raeann Carli said her sister had previously made a point of meeting Saylor’s father in a public place, and said Cassie had felt “extremely” unsafe around him in the past. At times, their father would accompany her to the custody switch meetings.
“She was very nervous,” the concerned sister said.
In at least one instance, Carli said, the man never showed up with the young child and did not return her until two weeks later, after the police had allegedly gotten involved, Raeann recalled. The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s office did not immediately provide Fox News Digital with related records to confirm the detail. Spokespersons for the office instructed Fox News Digital to submit a records request for any information regarding the case or Carli’s history with Spanevelo.
Spanevelo told Raeann Carli he answered investigators’ questions and would continue to do so, according to a Facebook Messenger conversation that was provided to Fox News Digital.
Loved ones and members of the community, including Whitney Sich of nonprofit A Voice for the Voiceless, began their third day of searching on Thursday morning and said they will continue to do so. Sich has since created a Facebook group for those who are interested in getting involved.
As the family continues to hunt for answers, Raeann Carli called it “amazing” to see the support the community has provided.
“I’m overwhelmed by the help and the response we’re getting,” she said, as she spoke of her sister’s closeness to the community. “I’m not surprised, though.”
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The sheriff’s office has said the investigation remains “very active.” They ask anyone with information to call their Major Crimes Unit at 850-983-1190.
Fox News’ Sarah Rumpf contributed to this report. | https://1010wcsi.com/fox-news/missing-florida-mom-cassie-carli-felt-extremely-unsafe-around-childs-father-before-disappearance-sister/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=missing-florida-mom-cassie-carli-felt-extremely-unsafe-around-childs-father-before-disappearance-sister | 2022-04-01T01:54:24Z |
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Lynching is now a federal hate crime under bill President signed Tuesday
The Emmett Till Antilynching Act is named after a 14-year-old who became a civil rights icon after his brutal murder following a racist attack
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Sixty-seven years after the death of Emmett Till, President Joe Biden signed a bill into law that makes lynching a federal hate crime.
“To the Till family we remain in awe of your courage to find purpose through your pain,” said President Biden.
Till’s cousin, Rev. Wheeler Parker, was among those in attendance at the event.
“It shows how America is willing to change. We’ve come a long way. We have a lot of work to do. But it tells me that there’s hope and I can see it in the people who have the fire in their belly and the guts to do what’s right,” said Parker.
Parker witnessed Till’s abduction in Mississippi in 1955. Till had been accused of flirting with a white woman inside a store. Till’s body was recovered from a river after he had been tortured and shot. The two white men accused in the crime were found not guilty by an all white male jury.
Till’s mother insisted on an open casket so the nation could see the brutality of the crime.
The Equal Justice Initiative reports that there have been more than 200 attempts since 1900 to pass federal anti-lynching legislation. The group claims, between 1865 and 1950 alone there were nearly 6500 lynchings.
When the Washington Bureau asked Parker how he stayed focused during the long debate to pass the bill, he said he followed a key piece of advice that he now gives to other civil rights advocates.
“Never give up,” he said. “There is hope.”
The Emmitt Till Anti-lyncing law will make lynching a federal hate crime with penalties ranging from a fine to up to 30 years of prison.
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Today is, unfortunately, April 1. But don't worry, KCUR is not actually redesigning its logo. (Unless you like it, then...?)
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Today is, unfortunately, April 1. But don't worry, KCUR is not actually redesigning its logo. (Unless you like it, then...?)
Anyways, please enjoy this story about a flamingo. | https://www.kcur.org/april-fools-day | 2022-04-01T01:54:26Z |
NEW YORK (AP) — Whoa! It's a Double Aho!
Both NHL players named Sebastian Aho — one a defenseman for the New York Islanders, the other a forward for the Carolina Hurricanes — scored goals for their teams Thursday night.
And at nearly the exact same time.
According to Sportsnet Stats, the Islanders' Aho scored his first goal of the season at 7:14 p.m. EDT in New York against Columbus.
Just 34 seconds later — and more than 500 miles away — the Hurricanes' Aho scored his 31st goal in Carolina against Montreal. Both gave their teams 1-0 leads in the first period.
It's not the first time the two have combined on a statistical oddity. In 2018, New York's Aho committed a hooking penalty on Carolina's Aho, causing MSG Networks Islanders play-by-play broadcaster Brendan Burke to exclaim: "A little Sebastian Aho-on-Sebastian Aho crime.”
The two Ahos are not related, by the way. The Islanders' Aho, Sebastian Johannes Aho, is 26 and from Sweden. He has three career NHL goals in limited action.
The Hurricanes' Aho, Sebastian Antero Aho, is 24 and from Finland. He's a two-time NHL All-Star and has 176 career goals.
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More AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | https://www.mrt.com/sports/article/Isles-Aho-Hurricanes-Aho-score-goals-at-almost-17049866.php | 2022-04-01T01:54:26Z |
Australia will send armoured military vehicles to Ukraine in response to a direct request from its wartime President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Scott Morrison on Friday morning said the commonwealth would send Bushmaster troop carriers to the eastern European nation to support its resistance against the Russian invasion, now in its second month.
The Prime Minister was light on the details and it is yet to be made clear how many Bushmasters will be sent to Ukraine, when they will get there, or how much it will cost.
Mr Zelensky addressed Australia’s parliament on Thursday night via video link, asking for the armoured vehicles as part of an impassioned plea for greater military support to arm Ukrainians “fighting against evil”.
“For example you have very good armoured personnel vehicle, Bushmaster, that could help Ukraine substantially and other pieces of equipment that could strengthen our position in terms of armament,” Mr Zelensky said through a translator.
“If you have an opportunity to share this with us we would be very grateful. In Ukraine they will do much more for our common freedom and our common security than staying parked on your land.”
Following his address, Mr Morrison announced the federal government would commit an additional $25m in military aid to Ukraine.
Mr Morrison on Friday thanked Mr Zelensky for speaking to Australia in what he said had been a “truly majestic occasion”.
“We are sending our guns, ammunitions, humanitarian aid, all of this, our body armour, all of these things,” he told reporters in western Sydney.
“And we will send out armoured vehicles, Bushmasters as well, and we will fly them over there in our C-17s to make sure they can be there to support them.”
Mr Morrison said he was in discussions with Defence Minister Peter Dutton and their Ukrainian counterparts on arrangements for the vehicles to be sent.
Mr Dutton earlier said officials were working out the logistics of getting the vehicles to Ukraine in the numbers the country needs.
“Even on one of the huge planes, you can probably only put three, maybe four, so it takes a lot to get them there,” Mr Dutton told the ABC.
“So we’re just seeing what else is available in Europe that we might be able to source closer to Ukraine, because normally we put them on a ship and they could sail but I don’t think we’ve got those kinds of timelines.”
The Bushmaster armoured carriers are built to carry up to 10 troops in a blast-resistant shell. The French company Thales manufactures them in the central Victorian town of Bendigo. | https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/australia-responds-to-ukraine-request-c-6284254 | 2022-04-01T01:54:25Z |
BENEFITS EXPERT: I’m struggling with shortfall in my rent, can I get more help?
Q. I am currently receiving Income Based ESA and I am in The Work Related Activity Group, as I am aged 27 and rent privately my Housing Benefit is capped at the shared accommodation rate.
I am struggling with the shortfall in the rent and wondering if there is any additional help I could get to meet the shortfall or avoid the shared accommodation rate?
A. Generally speaking people under 35 years renting privately, are single and without dependent children then your Housing Benefit will be calculated under the appropriate Local Housing Allowance for shared accommodation. Although you receive legacy benefits the rules and advice given here are equally applicable for Universal Credit claimants in a similar situation (with some caveats). There a number of options available to you in this situation.
Firstly I would advise you make a claim to your local council for Discretionary Housing Payments to cover the shortfall. As the name suggests although you can legally apply for the help the council may not make an award, this is at their discretion and your case will be decided on your particular merits.
You can submit supporting information, for example health problems, financial circumstances, etc. that you feel is relevant.
Successful awards are normally paid for a fixed period. You can re-apply when it ends but the council normally will expect you to try and take steps to maximise your income, for example other benefits you can claim, debt support if you have other non-priority creditors. If your health conditions mean you have any additional care/daily living needs then you should also consider claiming PIP.
If your award is successful then your overall benefit income will increase as PIP is ignored as income for most benefits and you could use the additional money to cover the rental shortfall.
If you do get PIP for daily living, as you live alone you would qualify for the Severe Disability Premium (as long as no-one is planning to claim Carer’s Allowance for a successful award) then the council will use the one bedroom rate of LHA and not the shared rate so more Housing Benefit will be paid towards your rent.
Universal Credit does not have an equivalent Severe Disability Premium but some claimants may be entitled to a transitional element.
Discretionary Housing Payments would also be available for Universal Credit claimants even though your rent costs are paid by the DWP and not the council. | https://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/opinion/columnists/benefits-expert-im-struggling-with-shortfall-in-my-rent-can-i-get-more-help-3635145 | 2022-04-01T01:54:26Z |
NBA Legend Kevin Garnett Was Shocked by Seahawks WR DK Metcalf’s Absurd Diet
DK Metcalf is a specimen of a human being. As one of the NFL’s most explosive young wide receivers, one would think the diet for the Seahawks’ receiver would be one filled with all the healthiest items in a grocery store.
As it turns out, Metcalf’s diet is simple and one that includes a ton of sweets. The Seattle star spoke with NBA Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett on his KG Certified podcast and discussed his diet with the 15-time All-Star.
Metcalf said he is probably not the one to discuss nutrition when it comes to an athlete’s diet.
“I am candy type person,” Metcalf said. “I eat one meal a day, drink one coffee and eat like three or four bags of candy.”
And with Metcalf, his candy obsession is specific and is part of a daily routine for the 2020 Pro Bowler.
“I am gummy type of guy… Lifesavers… Yesterday I woke up worked out, worked out again, came home, showered, I’m hungry,” Metcalf said. “Run to Starbucks get me a cup of coffee that’s going to hold me to four of five o’clock… This 12, so it is going to hold me for about four hours.
“Around 4:30 p.m., I order some candy and a water… Yesterday, I got the Skittles gummies, then I got the LifeSaver creations… they are the same size bag so I mix them… eat that and that will hold me to dinner at eight or nine… I eat dinner and I go to sleep.”
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Who would have thought the 6-foot-4, 235-pound receiver, who stated last month that he is training for the 2024 Olympic track team, eats candy each day as a staple in his diet?
Metcalf, a Pro Bowl receiver who finished 33 yards shy of his second 1,000-yard receiving season in 2021, is a candy fanatic.
However, it may not be surprising for some as a former Seattle star Marshawn Lynch loves a good bag of Skittles. It could be a trend for Seattle players.
As Garnett alluded to, expect to some form of a Metcalf gummy coming soon.
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Police Search for Woman after Deceased Infant Is Found in Phoenix McDonald's Restroom
Over the weekend, a person made a horrible discovery after entering the bathroom at a local McDonald’s on Sunday. There, in the single-occupancy restroom, was a dead infant.
The newborn boy was alone, discarded as worse than trash.
Police arrived on the scene at the McDonald’s near Indian School Road and 35th Avenue in Phoenix around 2 p.m., and first responders pronounced the infant dead at the scene.
An autopsy is being performed, but in the meantime, police have a suspect they would like the public’s help in finding.
A woman was caught on the restaurant’s video surveillance camera walking to the bathroom area, tugging at a locked door and returning to the front of the McDonald’s. Once the person using that restroom exited, the woman walked back, re-entered and exited sometime later.
She was wearing a black Calvin Klein T-shirt, black pants and sandals.
Police released the footage on Tuesday hoping that someone will be able to identify her so they can find out more about the situation.
“Do You Know Her?” the Phoenix Police Department posted.
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On March 27 around 2p.m. a newborn was left in the bathroom of a restaurant near 32nd Ave/Indian School Rd. #PHXPDHomicide detectives need help identifying the woman in the video. Contact @SilentwitnessAZ at 480-WITNESS or 480-TESTIGO with information. pic.twitter.com/WgDxnNvX9U
— Phoenix Police (@PhoenixPolice) March 29, 2022
“On March 27 around 2 p.m. a newborn was left in the bathroom of a restaurant near 32nd Ave/Indian School Rd. #PHXPDHomicide detectives need help identifying the woman in the video. Contact Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS or 480-TESTIGO with information,” the department said.
According to KTVK/KPHO-TV, police also believe several witnesses were present at the time the woman was there. Officials asked them to come forward, too.
Many have been upset over the incident, and some have used the sad story as an opportunity to remind people that Arizona has a Safe Haven law: The woman could have dropped off her newborn with any one of several approved recipient organizations and would have faced no backlash.
“If your baby is unharmed, is under 30 days old and you don’t intend to reclaim your baby, you have options!” a page on the Arizona Safe Haven Law website said. “Simply bring your baby to the Safe Haven locations.”
All hospitals, ambulances and on-duty fire stations will take surrendered infants, no questions asked. Certain adoption agencies and churches also will accept a surrendered baby.
“You must hand your baby to a person at the above locations or may place the baby in the Safe Haven drawer at designated hospitals,” the page continued.
“Tell them this is a safe haven baby and you may leave. Your baby will be cared for and a good home will be found for the baby.”
Some have suggested that the baby already might have been deceased and the woman was looking for a place to leave the body. Others said it’s unlikely the suspect — if the woman in the video truly is the culprit — could have given birth and left the child in that amount of time.
Whatever the sad reality and pressing circumstances behind this story, police hope to be able to get to the bottom of it with the help of witnesses and anyone who might recognize the suspect.
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Worried by the incessant face-off between host communities and multinational oil companies operating in the Niger Delta region, the Governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, on Thursday cautioned that the trend, if not checked, could lead to further divestment in the oil sector.
Okowa, while inaugurating the 2.1Km Obitobon-Elolo-AjaokurreOgbo-Orubu Roads in Ogidigben and 2.3Km roads in Benikrukru, both in Warri South-West Local Government Area of the state, noted that though communities are at liberty to protest, they should guard against causing a breach of activities at oil companies.
The governor, therefore, urged communities in the state to always channel their complaints against oil firms to the State Ministry of Oil and Gas for further action.
The governor said, “When you make a request and your request is not met, please channel it to the Ministry of Oil and Gas and we can always find a means to intervene on your behalf. We need to handle everything with care to prevent the international oil companies from further divesting from the nation’s oil and gas sector.”
“At the moment, we are operating at 60 per cent of our production quantum because many of the oil companies are beginning to withdraw their investments from the country.
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In the wake of the crisis in Ukraine, last week the U.S. Secretary of Energy called upon American energy producers to increase output “to stabilize the market and minimize harm to American families.” This comes after more than a year of this Administration taking deliberate steps to discourage, and in some cases halt, oil and natural gas production in our country, in addition to calling for an end to drilling during the 2020 campaign. American consumers are suffering with skyrocketing prices and feeling the repercussions of cancelled pipeline projects, halted leases on federal lands, delayed approvals for permits and the discouragement of additional expansion – poor, short-sighted decisions that are exacerbated by the war. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2556263031980/oily-hands-in-both-our-pockets | 2022-04-01T01:54:27Z |
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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The man accused of shooting five individuals at Ladd-Peebles Sports and Entertainment Complex last fall has been arrested after nearly a six-month manhunt, according to the Mobile Police Department (MPD).
MPD Chief Paul Prine held a press conference Thursday afternoon to provide additional details of the arrest of 20-year-old Hezekiah Belfon. Prine said Belfon was a passenger in a vehicle that was pulled over this morning for speeding in St. Augustine, Florida. Officers ran Belfon’s identification during the stop and discovered his five outstanding warrants in Mobile.
The arrest marks the second suspect on MPD’s Most Wanted list to be apprehended this month.
Belfon is currently being held in St. John County Jail where he is being held without bond. Prine said Belfon will either be extradited by warrant or if he waives his right to a hearing. MPD will be working closely with the Mobile County District Attorney’s Office through the custody process. Prine believes Belfon will be in MPD custody within the next few weeks.
“It’s a huge win. He was a threat to our community and certainly, a threat to the community in which he was in,” Prine said. He said he’s thankful for the work of St. Augustine law enforcement and he believes it’s a testament that no traffic stop is “routine.”
Belfon faces five counts of attempted murder for shooting and injuring five individuals near the close of Vigor High School’s homecoming game against Williamson High on Oct. 15, 2021. It was the second shooting incident at the facility in five years, despite security protocols being beefed up following an incident in August 2019 which left nine injured.
Ladd-Peebles stadium officials say security footage captures Belfon, 19-year-old Jai Scott and a juvenile leaving the stadium and going to their vehicle during the fourth quarter of the game. That is when authorities believe Belfon and the juvenile armed themselves. The juvenile did not shoot during the altercation. Scott’s attorneys deny their client knew about Belfon’s plans to shoot. Scott is also charged with five counts of attempted murder and is currently out of custody on a $50,000 bond.
During a preliminary court setting in December, testimony by investigators indicated the incident involved “bad blood” between rival gangs. Cameras on Ladd’s west concourse reportedly captured some of the victims of the shooting engaging in a verbal altercation with Belfon and the others. Moments later investigators saw the rival party group together and began to charge the three others. That’s when Belfon allegedly fired four shots. Three of the victims were quickly released after being hospitalized. Two others sustained more serious injuries.
Scott and the juvenile were taken into custody in the week following the shooting. However, Belfon eluded law enforcement.
A Troy wide receiver, Reginald “Reggie” Leon Todd, was arrested two weeks later in connection with the case and accused of harboring Belfon. A 9mm pistol believed to be used in the incident was recovered in Todd’s possession.
Prine told press Thursday afternoon ballistics are still pending on a confirmed match on the pistol and the shots fired at Ladd nearly six months ago. He said the investigation is ongoing and he couldn’t speak to Belfon’s whereabouts between his time and Troy and St. Augustine.
Prine couldn’t offer any new updates on the other suspects. He believes additional charges against Belfon could be forthcoming.
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RICHMOND, Calif. (AP) — The nation’s oldest active park ranger is hanging up her Smokey hat at the age of 100.
Betty Reid Soskin retired Thursday after more than 15 years at the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, California, the National Park Service announced.
Soskin “spent her last day providing an interpretive program to the public and visiting with coworkers," a Park Service statement said.
She led tours at the park and museum honoring the women who worked in factories during wartime and shared her own experience as a Black woman during the conflict. She worked for the U.S. Air Force in 1942 but quit after learning that “she was employed only because her superiors believed she was white," according to a Park Service biography.
“Being a primary source in the sharing of that history – my history – and giving shape to a new national park has been exciting and fulfilling,” Soskin said in the Park Service statement. “It has proven to bring meaning to my final years.”
Soskin won a temporary Park Service position at the age of 84 and became a permanent Park Service employee in 2011. She celebrated her 100th birthday last September.
“Betty has made a profound impact on the National Park Service and the way we carry out our mission,” Director Chuck Sams said. “Her efforts remind us that we must seek out and give space for all perspectives so that we can tell a more full and inclusive history of our nation.”
Soskin was born Betty Charbonnet in Detroit in 1921 but recalled surviving the devastating Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 while living with her Creole family in New Orleans, according to the Park Service biography.
Her family then moved to Oakland, California, and Soskin remained in the San Francisco Bay Area, where in 1945 she and her first husband founded one of the first Black-owned record stores in the area, the biography said.
She also was a civil rights activist and took part in meetings to develop a general management plan for the Home Front park. She has received several honors.
She was named California Woman of the Year in 1995.
In 2015, Soskin received a presidential coin from President Barack Obama after she lit the National Christmas tree at the White House.
In June 2016, she was awakened in her home by a robber who punched her repeatedly in the face, dragged her out of her bedroom and beat her before making off with the coin and other items. Soskin, then 94, recovered and returned to work just weeks after the attack. The coin was replaced.
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Former NFL general manager and current ESPN contributor Mike Tannenbaum shared his input on all 32 teams in his first round 2022 mock draft. With the re-signing of Jameis Winston, NFL writers have stopped taking quarterbacks as often and there are now a larger variety of selections for the New Orleans Saints. As for Tannenbaum, he had the Saints addressing the loss of Terron Armstead and lists tackle Trevor Penning out of Northern Iowa as their ideal fit, writing:
“Penning is a perfect fit to replace Terron Armstead, who signed with Miami. He’s tough and physical at the line of scrimmage, and he’d keep the offensive line as one of the Saints’ strengths. Penning turned in a fantastic combine workout, which included the fifth-fastest 10-yard split in the 40-yard dash among linemen (1.65), despite weighing in at 325 pounds.”
I have seen Penning in person at the Senior Bowl, and can attest that he carries himself the way you would want a franchise tackle to carry himself. He is a bully on the field, never out there to make friends. His effort levels were high all week and was really, really impressive to me. He passed the visual test of a star NFL lineman, for sure.
Even after Senior Bowl week, he has continued to have a great pre-draft process. Penning posted an elite 9.96 Relative Athletic Score from his combine performance, which would be a top-10 all time score at the position. His athleticism translates to his on-field performance.
His small school status shouldn’t scare you, as Spencer Brown came into the NFL from Northern Iowa last season and had solid performances as a rookie. UNI is starting to consistently put out linemen who are not just crazy athletic, but prospects that are ready for the league. Penning would be able to come in and play from Day 1, which is important for this draft.
Some people may want to attack wide receiver early on, which is understandable, but the receiver class is much deeper than the tackle class in my opinion. If the Saints feel like they can’t go into the season with James Hurst as a starter, I feel like it would be smart for them to address it as early as possible in the draft. That could mean selecting a player like Penning if they have the opportunity. | https://saintswire.usatoday.com/2022/03/31/terron-armstead-saints-pick-trevor-penning-2022-nfl-mock-draft/ | 2022-04-01T01:54:29Z |
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UN agencies, ministry launch US$1-million fund to strengthen social protection system
Thursday, March 31, 2022THREE UN agencies and the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) Wednesday launched a new effort to lessen the impact of COVID-19 on the most vulnerable and to enhance Jamaica's social protection system to better respond to future shocks.
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) and the World Food Programme (WFP) will be implementing the US $1.1-million joint programme “Modernisation of the Social Protection Systems in Jamaica: Towards an Adaptive, Shock Responsive, Inclusive System”.
Globally, evidence shows that vulnerable groups are disproportionately bearing the burden of the health and socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 crisis, particularly women and people living in poverty.
A survey conducted recently by the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI) and UNICEF revealed the difficult realities faced by Jamaican families in coping with the impact of COVID-19.
The findings showed that 80 per cent of households reported a reduction in income during the pandemic, with significantly greater loss for families in the lower socio-economic brackets. The survey also found that only 50 per cent of families had enough to support the household's basic needs for a maximum of two weeks.
A February 2022 Caribbean Community (Caricom) and WFP Survey had found that 57 per cent of respondents had faced job loss or reduced income as a result of the pandemic.
The joint programme launched Wednesday will introduce tools to better identify people who face acute socio-economic challenges due to major shocks, such as pandemics and disasters, and strengthen the mechanisms and systems utilised by the Government to provide support to beneficiaries. A key innovation will be the piloting of electronic payments to enable more efficient and faster payments, with an emphasis on payments for persons with disabilities.
One of the major benefits of the programme is that it will provide the most vulnerable groups, including children in poor households and persons living with disabilities, with increased access to shock responsive social protection programmes. In so doing, the programme will be more responsive to the needs of men and women, thereby narrowing the inequalities between them.
“We are confident that this joint programme will help enhance Jamaica's 'rainy day' protection, especially for female-headed households and women working in the informal sector, and families with children and people with disabilities,” said D Garry Conille, United Nations resident coordinator, speaking at the launch event. “We are proud to be a launching a programme that will see Jamaica developing more robust shock responsive social protection and increasing its capacity to activate rapid responses targeting the most vulnerable groups affected by COVID-19 and other shocks.”
The joint programme builds on strong partnership between the labour ministry and UN. In 2021, UNICEF supported the provision of cash transfers to approximately 3,000 households comprising children with disabilities, as well as pregnant and lactating mothers, as part of the COVID 19 emergency response.
Similarly, between December 2021 and March 2022, the MLSS and WFP provided cash transfers to households impacted by COVID-19. This programme piloted the use of digital solutions for beneficiaries to receive their cash assistance and supported increased accountability. Lessons learned from this programme are already being used to scale-up a government programme through the same electronic delivery mechanism and will inform joint programme activities.
“Undoubtedly, this joint programme will offer no less than positive results for Jamaica, especially at this time, when the country is rebounding and recovering stronger from the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Karl Samuda, the minister of labour and social security. “Today's launch marks another important milestone in accelerating our efforts to become a more inclusive and socially adaptable society,he said.”
The joint programme is funded through the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Grant Funding initiative. It is part of a wide set of interventions under the Joint UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Fund that are designed to support Jamaica's achievement of targets in the national development plan Vision 2030 and several SDGs.
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North Van RCMP release sketch of suspect in sexual assault of youth in Seymour Heights
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North Vancouver RCMP have released a sketch of a suspect in a February sexual assault in the Seymour Heights neighbourhood.
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The man is in his 40s and white, about 5-foot-8 with greying hair, brown eyes and a slim build.
On Feb. 11, a youth was walking on a trail close to a bridge in Trillium Park near Seymour Heights Elementary School when a male approached her and groped her. She fought off the male and fled.
The initial police report stated the attacker was wearing blue jeans, a black baseball cap, dark blue track jacket and blue face mask. The man was walking a small, white dog that was off-leash.
Anyone with information should contact RCMP at 604-985-1311.
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Padres notes: Snell lacks command in spring debut; Paddack’s performance a relief
One start down, one to go for Blake Snell, who says he feels ‘great’ despite rough first outing
Blake Snell made his long-awaited first start of the spring. His final start of the spring will be Tuesday.
Then the season will begin, ready or not.
Despite circumstance, Snell expresses no doubt.
“You’ll see me on Tuesday,” he said of his next start, in the Padres’ spring training finale against the White Sox. “We’ll see what happens. Can’t wait. Excited.”
Snell, who was behind the other Padres starters in his preparation because of how he intentionally approached his training during the lockout, threw 45 pitches in Thursday’s 8-2 loss to the Diamondbacks before being pulled with one out and two men on in the second inning.
He walked four of the nine batters he faced and yielded a single and a double. It was actually similar in appearance to many of his early starts in 2021. His breaking pitches were sharp, his fastball consistently moved in the mid-90s. He just couldn’t find the plate with his breaking pitches.
“Not what I wanted, obviously,’ Snell said. “… Pretty frustrating. With how I felt throughout spring, I felt really, really good. I need to lock in more, find the zone, do better. I’m not going to kill myself on this. That was my first start. I was really excited. Couldn’t wait to get out there, was overthrowing.”
Snell posted a 1.86 ERA over his final six starts of 2021 after having a 5.24 ERA in 20 starts to that point.
“I’m in a way better place than I was last year when I first got here because I was overthrowing but the results were good,” Snell said in reference to his 14 1/3 scoreless innings in spring training. “And then the season started and it kind of whittled out. Right now, I feel great. The result (Thursday) was terrible, but where I’m at mentally and how I feel, it’s great.”
The Padres have known for weeks Snell would be limited early in the season. The hope is he can get to around 60 pitches in his next start.
“It’s a challenge … when you get off to a late start like he did,” manager Bob Melvin said after the game. “Now you feel like you’re trying to play catch-up a little bit. You can’t. All you can do is what you can do on the timeframe that we have.”
He can do it
Chris Paddack religiously adheres to a pre-start on-field ritual that he had to forego Thursday because he wasn’t starting.
He did stretch and jog on a back field on the Rockies’ side of the Salt River Fields complex, but the timing of his routine was altered since he didn’t know exactly when his first inning would begin.
So perhaps more than anything, Paddack demonstrated to himself and the Padres he could be effective and give them length entering a game in relief.
“I’m pretty specific on my timing,” Paddack said with a smile. “I didn’t get to time it up like I would (for a start). So it was good for me to know that it’s all mental. Whenever you get that ball, go out there and compete.”
Paddack’s line of three runs (one earned) on four hits over three innings (the fourth through sixth) did not reflect the quality of his work. The Padres committed two errors and misplayed two would-be double plays behind him, and two of the hits he surrendered were soft singles.
What was being measured was his ability to get to where he got, which was up to 62 pitches while maintaining his velocity in the mid-90s. The shape and location of his changeup actually improved as the outing progressed.
It seems likely Paddack will “piggyback” in a game started by Mike Clevinger or Snell early in the season.
“I still don’t know what it’s going to look like, but he’s had a few outings where he’s got his pitch counts up,” Melvin said. “He was in the 60s today, so we have different options.”
More Gore
Following Yu Darvish’s start in Friday night’s spring training game against the Royals, Joe Musgrove will start Saturday against the Reds and Clevinger will open Sunday against the A’s with MacKenzie Gore following him in that game.
There are some in the organization who think Gore has a place on the opening-day roster. And regardless of where he begins the season, what he has done this spring (allowing two runs on four hits and a walk while striking out 11 in nine innings) is regain the organization’s confidence he will be a key part of their team sooner than later.
“It’s high-end stuff,” Melvin said. “It’s top-of-the-rotation stuff if continues to develop and pitch the way he is right now.”
Roster cuts
The Padres are down to 48 players in big-league camp after assigning outfielder Trayce Thompson and infielders Matt Batten and Domingo Leyba to minor league camp. Teams will open the season with 28 players on the active roster.
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Naomi Irion cause of death being investigated as ‘homicide,’ exact cause of death not released
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Naomi Irion‘s death is being investigated as a “homicide,” Nevada authorities said Wednesday, though her cause of death is not being immediately released.
“The Churchill County Sheriff’s Office along with the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of Naomi Irion as a homicide,” the Churchill County Sheriff’s Office said in a Thursday afternoon Facebook post.
While “the exact cause of death is known,” authorities are not releasing that information “at this time as the circumstances around that event if released would compromise the ongoing investigation,” the sheriff’s office said.
The 18-year-old was allegedly abducted from a Walmart parking lot, where she regularly parked her car to take an employee bus to her job at a Panasonic factory, around 5 a.m. on March 12.
Troy Driver, 41, has been arrested and charged with first-degree kidnapping in connection to the teenager’s disappearance. Lyon County Judge Lori Matheus set his bail at $750,000 during a hearing on Wednesday. Driver was sentenced to 15 years in prison in 1997 for his role in covering up a murder and a string of robberies, according to local records obtained by News 4 and FOX 11 Reno.
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“My sister’s death is officially being investigated as a homicide,” Irion’s sister, Tamara Cartwright, wrote in a Thursday tweet.
The Churchill County Sheriff’s Office said Irion’s remains were recovered in the area of Coal Canyon Road within Churchill County.
“No further information can be released at this time as this is still an open and active investigation,” authorities said in the Facebook post. “The Churchill County Sheriff’s Office and the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office will continue to work closely on these cases and as updates that do not compromise the investigation are available we will relay them.”
Surveillance footage released by the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office shows a suspect walking from a nearby homeless camp to the parking lot and getting into the driver’s seat of Irion’s car, then driving away in an “unknown direction with Naomi in the passenger seat.”
It is unclear if the person on the surveillance footage is Driver.
Police located Irion’s vehicle in Fernley, Nevada, on March 15, three days after she was last seen in the parking lot.
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Irion grew up in several countries with her family as her dad works for the U.S. State Department in the foreign service. She moved from South Africa to Nevada last August and was living with her brother, Casey Valley, in Nevada.
Anyone with information about the circumstances leading to Irion’s death can call their local FBI field office or the Lyon Sheriff’s office at 775-463-6620.
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Man arrested after girl, 4, killed in Panama City Beach parking lot collision
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (Gray News) - Police have arrested a man accused of leaving the scene of a collision that killed a 4-year-old girl in a parking lot.
Panama City Beach police told WJHG that Kenneth Ray Martinez, 62, was arrested after witnesses gave officers a description of the vehicle involved in the collision in the popular Florida vacation city on Tuesday.
The 4-year-old was from the area of Nashville, Tennessee, and police chief J.R. Talamantez said the girl was right next to her family when she was hit by the vehicle at the Breakfast Point Marketplace shopping center.
Martinez is charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving serious bodily injury or death.
Police executed a search warrant at his home, and officers found a receipt from Publix, which is located in the same shopping center as where the collision occurred. Investigators said the receipt was printed minutes prior to the crash.
Martinez refused a blood draw when asked by officers, police said.
Records show he remains in the Bay County Jail on Wednesday after being booked Tuesday night.
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Transgender people can face unique challenges, insecurities and setback related to their identity. International Transgender Visibility Day recognizes and honors the challenges of living authentically, and the contributions of transgender people in society.
Three Kansas City artists shared why living visibly is important for oneself and for those exploring their identity. The artists explained how music has helped them find and express themselves.
"Music is a huge reason that I figured out who I was," Ahafia Jurkiewicz-Miles said. "Music, and theater for that matter, really allows you to play in a space of gender nonconformity that I think a lot of other things don't allow you to, you can be anything when you're playing a piece, you can be anyone in any role.
- Loralei Kretsinger, conceptual musician and composer
- Ahafia Jurkiewicz-Miles, Kansas-City based pianist
- Reagan Zagan, songwriter and banjo player based in Topeka | https://www.kcur.org/podcast/up-to-date/2022-03-31/midwest-musicians-share-how-trans-visibility-day | 2022-04-01T01:54:32Z |
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Russell Knox recorded four straight birdies on the back nine and fired a 7-under 65 on Thursday for a one-shot lead after the opening round of the Valero Texas Open.
Knox closed out his round with a seven-foot putt to save par at the par-5 18th at TPC San Antonio, and was one shot ahead of Rasmus Hojgaard.
Hojgaard fired a 66 despite a double bogey on his final hole. Matt Kuchar is another stroke back after an opening 5-under 67 and is among a group that includes Denny McCarthy, Aaron Rei and J.J. Spaun.
Defending champ Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy finished at even-par 72. They were outside the top 60 after one round and could flirt with the cut line on Friday.
Bryson DeChambeau had a 1-over 73. After holing a bunker shot for eagle on his 11th hole and following with a birdie on the next, he made bogey on four of his last six holes.
Knox, a 32-year-old Scotsman with two career PGA Tour wins, started his birdie streak at No. 12. All of his birdie putts were inside 10 feet. At the 15th, he was about 20 feet away from a back pin position following his approach and chipped in from the fringe. It was his second chip-in in the round.
“That was one of those kind of bonus birdies that you need when you’re going to have a good day,” Knox said. “Obviously thrilled with the round. It’s been more of the way I want to play.”
Hogjaard, a 21-year-old from Denmark and two-rime winner on the European Tour, had his sights on the first-round lead heading to his closing hole. But, his drive sailed well left of the fairway. It took him four shots to reach the green on the par-4 ninth.
“I had to chip sideways back into the fairway,” he said. “Just was a little too aggressive after that. Yeah, short-sided myself and I didn’t get up and down and suddenly you walk away with double-bogey. Yeah, that was a bit annoying, but it happens.”
Kuchar was 5 under after 11 holes. Thirty feet away from the pin on the next hole, he failed to get up and down and missed a seven-foot putt for par. He got a shot back with a birdie on his 14th hole, and parred out, falling short in a bid to match his season-best round of 64 at the Sony Open, where he finished in the top 10.
“A lot of good and bad that can happen here on this course,” Kuchar said. “I was kind of managing early on in the round and then found a little something on about the fifth or sixth hole. I started having some birdie chances and converted on a few late in my first nine.”
Kuchar has won nine times on the PGA Tour. McCarthy, Rai and Spaun are looking for their first.
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Officials remain positive the impact of Covid will be modest despite expectations of a surge of cases this winter.
Appearing before a senate estimates hearing on Friday, Treasury boss Steven Kennedy outlined the Australian economy had “proved itself resilient” to the pandemic and its aftershocks.
“Throughout each successive wave the recovery has been stronger than expected, and Australians have adapted quickly to living with Covid-19,” Dr Kennedy said.
“Key to this is that Australia has avoided the labour market scarring feared early in the pandemic.
“While the surge in cases associated with the Omicron outbreak in January and February caused significant disruption in some industries, the effects on aggregate activity have been relatively muted.”
Included in Tuesday’s budget, Treasury warned an upcoming wave of cases could spark the return of social distancing measures, causing further levels of absenteeism and disruptions to supply chains.
“Community transmission of Covid-19 will continue to occur. A further Omicron wave is assumed to occur over winter 2022,” the budget paper stated.
“In this scenario, a more virulent variant of concern emerges in the middle of 2022. This outbreak coincides with the winter flu season and is assumed to lead to higher numbers of cases for a longer duration and more severe illness than the initial Omicron wave.”
Dr Kennedy told the senate hearing he expected Australia to rebound similarly to the winter surge – if Omicron or new variants continue to be mild.
“We expect that future waves of Covid will occur and this remains a risk to the outlook,” he said.
“But given our high vaccination rates and increased immunity in the community, our ability to ‘live with Covid’ has improved and the impact of future waves is expected to be modest unless a significantly more virulent strain emerges.”
He added the shock of the recent floods in NSW and Queensland was likely to cut growth by about 0.5 percentage point in the March quarter – mostly in retail and construction.
But the hit could also be felt with coal exports, but Treasury estimates it will have a lesser impact on the sector than previous severe weather events, such as Cyclone Yasi.
While the ongoing Russian aggression in Ukraine is expected to slow global growth by three-quarters of a percentage point in the March quarter, Dr Kennedy said Australia was better placed to withstand the economic impacts. | https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/big-prediction-on-future-covid-waves-in-australia-c-6284521 | 2022-04-01T01:54:32Z |
Dodgers: San Francisco Manager Reacts to Dave Roberts' World Series Guarantee
Unless you're the Pirates or Orioles, organizations strive to be better than their previous season. Especially those teams that came oh-so-close to capturing the World Series title the year prior. The Dodgers are one of the clubs that came close to winning it all, but fell short.
Following a NLCS exit last season, the Dodgers are the favorites to win it all this year according to the latest odds from FanDuel (+470). Manager Dave Roberts likely doesn't have an account with the betting site, but he's also confident that the Dodgers will win the Fall Classic.
In an appearance on The Dan Patrick Show last week, Roberts guaranteed that the Dodgers would win the World Series.
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Roberts' statement caused some ripples in the baseball world. Giants manager Gabe Kapler didn't seem to take too much offense to Doc's statement when asked to respond to the rival manager's guarantee.
“If you ask me what the goal of the San Francisco Giants is right now, it’s to improve our processes and practices and trust that that is going to lead to the best possible outcome in 2022. Whether that means going deeper into the postseason, which is one of our goals always.”
At first, Kapler almost made it sound like he wasn't inclined to make a promise of his own to his respective fan base. Then, Kapler specified that the Giants goal is to win it all, but also improve upon their historic 107-win season in 2021. LA won 106 games and finished second in the division.
“It’s not that we don’t want to win the World Series. It’s not that we don’t want to win the National League West, it’s not that we don’t want to win 108 games, making that an improvement on last year. It’s that we have small steps to take that are way more important and are going to require a lot of attention and energy.”
Some Dodgers fans, although they hate to admit it, probably appreciated Kapler's more measured response juxtaposed to Roberts calling his shot. | https://www.si.com/mlb/dodgers/news/dodgers-san-francisco-manager-reacts-to-dave-roberts-world-series-guarantee | 2022-04-01T01:54:33Z |
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Rival cults went berserk on Wednesday and Thursday at Adeke around the mobile police barracks, a suburb of Makurdi, Benue State, and set five houses ablaze.
It was reliably gathered that the crisis started when a young man suspected to be a member of a cult was killed in the Adem community close to Adeke around noon on Wednesday.
It was learnt that members of the rival cult, on hearing the news of the killing of their member, later mobilised for reprisal and invaded the community in the night.
A resident of the area, who did not want to be named for fear of the cultists said, “Within a short while, the situation degenerated, leading to shooting and burning of houses.
When contacted, the Chairman, Makurdi Local Government Area, Anthony Dyegeh, confirmed the report and described it as a cult attack, adding that policemen had been deployed in the troubled area.
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Haast River Bridge, South Westland, Two One-hour Closures On Monday
Friday, 1 April 2022, 11:41 am
Press Release: New Zealand Transport Agency
As night maintenance work on the Haast River bridge winds
up this week, two one-hour, daytime closures will complete
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So the America’s Cup defence is off to Barcelona. Supposedly, if you could drill a hole through Auckland to the other side of the world, you’d come out near Seville, barely a two hour plane trip from Barcelona. Right now, quite a few yachting fans would probably like to put Grant Dalton and Emirates Team New Zealand ( ETNZ) into such a hole, and seal it off. The rest of us are just happy to be rid of the thing...
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People who suffered from even mild cases of COVID-19 face an increased risk of being diagnosed with diabetes within a year of recovering from the illness, a new study reports.
Researchers found that people who had COVID-19 were about 40% more likely to develop diabetes within a year after recovering, compared to participants in a control group. The likelihood of developing diabetes grew if the patient suffered from a serious infection that led to hospitalization or a stay in intensive care.
"What's surprising is that it is happening in people with no prior risk factors for diabetes" before becoming infected with COVID-19, said Ziyad Al-Aly, the lead author of the study.
These latest findings add to a growing list of studies showing that people who suffered from COVID-19 are at risk of facing other long-term health problems. Those include heart and kidney ailments and chronic fatigue.
Al-Aly also helped lead the study that showed the prevalence of cardiac issues in people who survived COVID-19 infections.
This newest study, published Monday in the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journal, analyzed data from more than 180,000 patients from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
The study's authors compared patients who tested positive for COVID-19 and survived the illness for more than a month with more than 4 million other people who didn't contract COVID in the same period. This data was also compared with another 4.28 million patients who were treated at the VA in 2018 and 2019.
The paper states that around 1% to 2% of people who have been infected with COVID will develop diabetes as a result. That may seem like a small number, but nearly 80 million people in the U.S. have had COVID, Al-Aly told NPR — meaning 800,000 to 1.6 million people developing diabetes who might not have otherwise.
"That translates to a really significant number of people with new onset diabetes in the U.S. and many, many more around the world," Al-Aly said.
Nationwide, approximately 34 million people had diabetes pre-COVID, according to Jorge Moreno, an internal medicine physician at Yale University who didn't work on Al-Aly's study. Doctors expect roughly 1.5 million new people to be newly diagnosed with diabetes each year during normal times, he told NPR.
What to look out for
This study shows that as a nation, more attention needs to be paid to the long-term effects of COVID-19, Al-Aly said. More vigilance can start at the doctor's office.
"We need to start treating COVID as a risk factor for diabetes," Al-Aly said, adding that each person who has come down with the virus needs to be screened.
Moreno told NPR he believes this study will create more awareness among general practitioners and endocrinologists, like himself, to screen patients who have had COVID for diabetes and other complications.
Those who've had COVID should also be closely monitoring their health and changes in their body, Moreno said, and should seek help at the first sign of an issue. Major symptoms for diabetes include increased thirst, frequent urination (which is not influenced by how much liquid consumed) and blurry vision. Major weight fluctuations are also a sign.
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Cooler weather today with highs struggling to make it into the 40s. Sub-freezing temperatures in the forecast heading into Friday with lows reaching the mid to low 20s overnight.
Temperature will start to warm up again Friday into the weekend with highs back in the 60s under mostly sunny skies. There will be a slight rain chance late Friday night, but most rain will fall in the overnight hours and clear by Saturday morning. Rain chances look to ramp up again early next week. | https://www.kq2.com/cold-night-heading-into-warm-up-for-the-weekend/article_396a8a6c-b143-11ec-b1c6-33bf24807517.html | 2022-04-01T01:54:34Z |
RICHMOND, Calif. (AP) — The nation’s oldest active park ranger is hanging up her Smokey hat at the age of 100.
Betty Reid Soskin retired Thursday after more than 15 years at the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, California, the National Park Service announced.
Soskin “spent her last day providing an interpretive program to the public and visiting with coworkers," a Park Service statement said.
She led tours at the park and museum honoring the women who worked in factories during wartime and shared her own experience as a Black woman during the conflict. She worked for the U.S. Air Force in 1942 but quit after learning that “she was employed only because her superiors believed she was white," according to a Park Service biography.
“Being a primary source in the sharing of that history – my history – and giving shape to a new national park has been exciting and fulfilling,” Soskin said in the Park Service statement. “It has proven to bring meaning to my final years.”
Soskin won a temporary Park Service position at the age of 84 and became a permanent Park Service employee in 2011. She celebrated her 100th birthday last September.
“Betty has made a profound impact on the National Park Service and the way we carry out our mission,” Director Chuck Sams said. “Her efforts remind us that we must seek out and give space for all perspectives so that we can tell a more full and inclusive history of our nation.”
Soskin was born Betty Charbonnet in Detroit in 1921 but recalled surviving the devastating Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 while living with her Creole family in New Orleans, according to the Park Service biography.
Her family then moved to Oakland, California, and Soskin remained in the San Francisco Bay Area, where in 1945 she and her first husband founded one of the first Black-owned record stores in the area, the biography said.
She also was a civil rights activist and took part in meetings to develop a general management plan for the Home Front park. She has received several honors.
She was named California Woman of the Year in 1995.
In 2015, Soskin received a presidential coin from President Barack Obama after she lit the National Christmas tree at the White House.
In June 2016, she was awakened in her home by a robber who punched her repeatedly in the face, dragged her out of her bedroom and beat her before making off with the coin and other items. Soskin, then 94, recovered and returned to work just weeks after the attack. The coin was replaced.
Soskin also was honored with entry into the Congressional Record. Glamour Magazine named her woman of the year in 2018. | https://www.thehour.com/news/article/Oldest-U-S-active-park-ranger-retires-at-100-17049910.php | 2022-04-01T01:54:34Z |
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Troubling Details Emerge from the Sets of Bruce Willis' Final Movies: 'The Guy Guided Bruce Everywhere'
Long before actor Bruce Willis announced to the world that his acting career was over, entertainment insiders had squirmed as they watched the signs of decline, according to a new report.
“He just looked so lost, and he would say, ‘I’ll do my best.’ He always tried his best,” Terri Martin, production supervisor on the film “White Elephant,” said Wednesday, according to the Los Angeles Times. “He is one of the all-time greats, and I have the utmost admiration and respect for his body of work, but it was time for him to retire.”
On Wednesday, the family of Willis, 67, said he was retiring because he suffered from a cognitive disorder known as aphasia.
“As a result of this and with much consideration Bruce is stepping away from the career that has meant so much to him,” the actor’s daughter Rumer Willis wrote in an Instagram post also signed by other members of the family, the actor’s wife, Emma, and his former wife, Demi Moore.
But what came as shock to his fans had been witnessed by insiders.
In July 2020, Mike Burns, the director of “Out of Death,” had to shorten the lines Willis had in the film, one of 22 he did in the past four years.
“After the first day of working with Bruce, I could see it firsthand and I realized that there was a bigger issue at stake here and why I had been asked to shorten his lines,” Burns said.
Last fall, he worked with Willis again in “Wrong Place” and came away saddened.
“I didn’t think he was better; I thought he was worse,” Burns said. “After we finished, I said: ‘I’m done. I’m not going to do any other Bruce Willis movies.’ I am relieved that he is taking time off.”
Jesse V. Johnson, who directed “White Elephant,” had worked with Willis in the past, and found that when he began working with Willis last April, “it was clear that he was not the Bruce I remembered,” Johnson said.
The LA Times report said crew members it did not name said Willis seemed lost.
“I know why you’re here, and I know why you’re here, but why am I here?” he said, according to the unnamed crew members.
“It was less of an annoyance and more like: ‘How do we not make Bruce look bad?’” one crew member said. “Someone would give him a line and he didn’t understand what it meant. He was just being puppeted.”
Johnson said he passed on directing more Willis films.
“After our experience on ‘White Elephant,’ it was decided as a team that we would not do another,” Johnson said. “We are all Bruce Willis fans, and the arrangement felt wrong and ultimately a rather sad end to an incredible career, one that none of us felt comfortable with.”
Stephen Eads, described by the Times report as Willis’s “assistant-turned-handler” was his on-set helper and “guided Bruce everywhere,” a crew member on 2020’s “Hard Kill” said “He carted him around and kept an eye on him.”
In 2018, Eads signed a three-movie deal for Willis that paid Eads $200,000 per picture, according to a contract the LA Times said it reviewed.
Because Willis had problems remembering his lines, actor Adam Huel Potter gave the star his lines through an earpiece worn by Willis.
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Detroit Shrine Circus holds free performance for those with special needs
FOX 2 - The Detroit Shrine Circus is back in town. Before the show opens to the public this weekend, there's an extra special performance for 2,000 kids with special needs in Novi.
"All the kids here are getting that big smile," said Russ Smith, International Order of Alhambra.
The Shrine Circus has been a fixture in Detroit since 1906. But Thursday, at the Suburban Collection Showplace, was a special preview.
"The first show every year is special for just the developmental disabled in the Detroit Metropolitan area," Smith said.
And for the more than 2,000 developmentally disabled, their families and friend, got a free performance - courtesy of the International Order of Alhambra.
"A bunch of Catholic men and women have been doing this since 1905," Smith said of the order.
"We're about putting smiles on kids' faces and helping them to enjoy life to have a moment of fun in their lives," said Fr. Paul Ballien, past supreme chaplain.
"Those individuals with special needs, those individuals that don't get to go to the circus - this is a day for them," said Pete Lucido, Macomb County prosecutor.
And they came- some in wheelchairs, some with a guardian on her arm, and those with special needs, just couldn't wait to get to the circus.
FOX 2: "What does it mean, the circus for them?"
"It means a lot to them," said one woman accompanying the group. "This is Chandler, he has special needs, he has autism and cerebral palsy. He's been talking about the circus all day today."
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Barry Dunning Jr. capped off his stellar basketball career at McGill-Toolen on Thursday when the 6-foot-6 Arkansas signee was selected the Alabama Sports Writers Association Mr. Basketball winner for 2022.
Dunning was also named the Class 6A boys Player of the Year at the awards luncheon, held at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Montgomery. He wasn’t the only Mobile-area player to receive Player of the Year honors as Baker’s Labaron Philon, just a sophomore, won the Class 7A boys honor.
Davidson’s Kelsey Thompson was a Class 7A girls Player of the Year finalist, but the award went to Hoover’s Reniya Kelly. Hazel Green’s Samiya Steele, the 6A Player of the Year, was named Miss Basketball for 2022.
Dunning was recently selected as the Gatorade Alabama Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. He becomes the first McGill-Toolen player to be selected as Mr. Basketball. J.D. Davison, a freshman at Alabama this season, won the award the previous two seasons.
“It means a lot,” Dunning said of winning 7A Player of the Year and Mr. Basketball. “It’s just a lot of hard work that went into it. I want to thank God for everything; I want to thank my mom and my dad, the McT program, and a big shoutout to my (deceased) grandmother. She always believed in me. It’s just a blessing. It shows that if you keep God first and you work hard that your dreams will come true.”
Leading McGill back to the Final Four state tournament, Dunning averaged 24.3 points, 12.3 rebounds and 4.1 assists a game. He also produced 128 steals and had 67 blocked shots. He also led the Alabama team to victory in the recent Alabama-Mississippi High School All-Star Game in Clinton, Miss., where he was named the Most Valuable Player on the Alabama squad.
“I really wanted that state title, but things happen for a reason,” Dunning said. “This is a great way to end my senior season.”
McGill head coach Phillip Murphy was on hand for the luncheon. He said Dunning wasn’t just a leader for the Yellow Jackets on the basketball court.
“It’s a great way (for Barry) to cap it off. It’s been a long journey,” Murphy said. “He’s come a long way for our school and our program. The recognition that he’s brought to us is just fantastic. He couldn’t be more deserving. He’s just a fantastic kid.
“He’s a high-character individual, and if you know his parents there’s a good reason why. Unfortunately he lost his grandmother last year and she was a big part of his life, too, and a big reason for what he is today and who he is.”
Philon, who helped lead Baker to the Class 7A Final Four state tournament, has already received several college scholarship offers as a sophomore. The 6-4 guard averaged 24.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. He made 77 3-point baskets and also produced 79 steals. He, like Dunning, was a first-team ASWA All-State selection.
“It’s an unbelievable honor to have a chance to coach that kid,” Baker head coach David Armstrong said. “And for him to win it as a sophomore is huge. He deserved the award. He’s played great all year and he’s a guy who’s going to contend for the Mr. Basketball award here going forward. We’re just proud of him and proud of what he’s been able to accomplish.”
Philon said the award came as a surprise to him.
“It’s great. I didn’t think I was going to win it, you know — I’m a sophomore coming in and the (other finalists) are seniors,” Philon said. “But you know, it’s good for me to win. I thank everybody who voted for me to win and the whole organization.”
With two more years remaining, Philon said the award serves as incentive for him to continue to work hard as he moves forward.
“I think I’ll have a chance to win it (Mr. Basketball) because I’m going to come back way harder than I did this year. And then I’ll have another year the year after that,” he said. “The season was great. I learned how to be more mature.”
The remaining Player of the Year winners include: Girls: Olivia Vandergriff, Guntersville, 5A; Emma Kate Tittle, Deshler, 4A; Ella Jane Conwell, Prattville Christian, 3A; Molly Heard, Pisgah, 2A; Timya Thurman, Linden, 1A: Jasmyn Butts, Glenwood, AISA. Boys: Martavious Russell, Sipsey Valley, 5A; Antonio Kite, Anniston, 4A; Cole Millican, Plainview, 3A; Anthony Johnson, Midfield, 2A; Will Bonner, Belgreen, 1A; Robert Rose, Autauga Academy, AISA.
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US announces $30 million investment for Jamaica
Agreement secured after meeting between Holness, US Vice-President Harris
Thursday, March 31, 2022JAMAICA is set to receive a US$30 million dollar investment after Prime Minister Andrew Holness and US Vice-President Kamala Harris met on Wednesday in the first of several meetings with US top officials in Washington, DC this week.
Harris, whose father Donald was born in Jamaica, has said her family has immense pride in their Jamaican heritage.
In the bilateral meeting Harris announced a US$20 million investment in Jamaica to boost commerce and US$10 million towards investment in human capital and a violence reduction programme for at-risk youth.
Harris also announced a further investment in energy security, climate security and resilience to extreme weather conditions, plus assistance towards health and COVID-19 recovery.
Earlier Holness indicated that the long-standing problem of the flow of illegal guns from the United States to Jamaica, and the relatively newer issue of Jamaican scammers bilking millions of dollars from mainly elderly Americans, are among the main issues which he will put on the table during meetings in with top US officials in Washington, DC this week.
“The visit is to just reaffirm the relationship between Jamaica and the United States. [A] very long, strong relationship, culturally, people-to-people, trade and investment. But we want to talk about specifically [matters] such as security, there are issues within the region which we want to have a face-to-face and direct discussions on,” said Holness as he kicked off his five-day official visit to the US on Wednesday with a guest appearance on the morning programme Great Day Washington on Channel 9/WUSA with hosts Kristen Berset-Harris and Ellen Bryan.
“Particularly the influx of weapons into Jamaica and how we can work together to deal with that, and on the other side, the issues of lottery scamming and so forth which affects the United States heavily,” Holness told the show hosts.
“We want to talk about energy and how we can partner to ensure that we have more renewables in our energy portfolio, and we want to talk about, of course, more investments...,” added Holness.
Holness is the first Jamaican head of government to visit the White House since a 1995 working visit by then Prime Minister PJ Patterson. Former US President Barack Obama was the last American leader to hold face-to-face talks with a Jamaican prime minister when he visited the island in 2015.
The prime minister, accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kamina Johnson Smith and a five-member delegation was met on arrival in Washington, DC by Jamaica's Ambassador to the US Audrey Marks, the deputy chief of mission at the Jamaican embassy in Washington, DC Nicolette Williams, and other embassy officials.
Following the Wednesday meeting at the White House with Harris, Holness is scheduled to meet with senior officials of the US Administration including Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen as well as Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and the administrator of the United States Agency for International Development.
Holness will also have high-level congressional meetings with Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer. He will also meet with chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senator Robert Menendez and members of that committee.
The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Gregory Meeks will also host a meeting for Holness with members of his committee.
The prime minister's five-day working visit will also include meetings with the chair of the House Finance Committee Congresswoman Maxine Waters and chair of the House Appropriations subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations Congresswoman Barbara Lee.
He will also address members of the Washington, DC press at the National Press Club.
Holness will join members of the Diaspora as the special guest on the “Let's Connect with Ambassador Marks” online town hall meeting on Friday evening.
He is expected to highlight the island's development at 60 years of Independence and outline the efforts being made to facilitate expanded diaspora participation in the overall economy.
While in Washington, Holness will also meet members of the embassy staff as well as members of the Jamaica Central Labour organisation which handles the US/Jamaica Farm Worker Programme.
The prime minister is expected to return to the island on Sunday. Deputy prime minister and Minister of National Security Dr Horace Chang is in charge of the Government until Holness returns.
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IHIT reports death of man in Coquitlam
Police says it's not related to the Metro gang war
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IHIT’s Det.-Cpl. Sukhi Dhesi said police were called about the death in the 3100-block of Coast Meridian Road at about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.
She said Coquitlam RCMP patrol officers reported a 41-year-old deceased man at the scene, Dhesi said in a news release. She said police believe those involved knew each other
There is no indication that the death is connected to gang war in the Lower Mainland, police said.
“Our investigators are in the evidence collecting stages,” said Dhesi. “We are working closely with B.C. Coroners Service to gather evidence to determine what happened.”
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Chicago to offer $12.5 million in prepaid gas and transit cards to low-income residents
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Chicago Democrat Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Thursday a city program that will provide $12.5 million worth of “transportation relief” to low-income residents in an effort to combat rising gas prices.
Chicago Moves, to be offered in partnership with Fifth Third Bank and Onbe, aims to “help combat spiking costs of gas and rising inflation by providing $12.5 million in relief funding for disadvantaged Chicagoans,” according to Lightfoot’s office.
The program, which will be accessible via a lottery system with applications opening on April 27, will provide the city’s lower income residents with 50,000 prepaid gas cards worth $150 each, as well as 100,000 prepaid cards for public transit worth $50 each.
“The last two years have been exceedingly difficult for many of our residents, in particular our most vulnerable populations,” Lightfoot said in a statement. “Through the pandemic, we have collectively faced tragedy, and many among us have faced accompanying economic hardship. Now, as inflation steadily rises and the cost of gas continues to soar, our disadvantaged residents are carrying a significant financial burden.”
Lightfoot said the program “endeavors to provide much needed relief and ease some of this pain” associated with rising costs.
“By subsidizing the cost of gas and transit, this program will enable participants to save their resources for other critical expenses,” she said. “Chicago is a city that moves. People have to be able to get to work, school, places of worship, medical offices, grocery stores. The goal of this program is to help make those moves easier.”
Fifth Third Bank and Onbe, a payment issuing platform, are providing the physical prepaid cards and payment processing for the program with no transaction fees, Lightfoot’s office said.
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Padres sloppy in exhibition loss to Arizona Diamondbacks
Blake Snell’s pitches pile up in debut; Chris Paddack works three innings in relief; Dinelson Lamet strong on short rest
The Padres lost 8-2 to the Diamondbacks at Salt River Fields.
Batter’s box: CJ Abrams got the Padres’ first hit off Diamondbacks starter Luke Weaver. The right-hander, who will likely pitch against the Padres in the teams’ season-opening four-game series next week at Chase Field, allowed just one other hit and walked two in his three-plus innings before leaving with a finger blister he said wouldn’t keep him from making his final spring start. … Abrams was 1-for-3 and is batting .308 (8-for-26) this spring. … Trent Grisham was 1-for-2 with a walk after going 3-for-4 on Wednesday. The Padres’ presumptive lead-off hitter began the spring 2-for-19. … Jake Cronenworth was 1-for-1 with two walks. … Designated hitter Luke Voit struck out twice in his three at-bats after doing so three times in four at-bats Wednesday.
Balls and strikes: Blake Snell was removed with one out in the second inning, having thrown 45 pitches in his Cactus League debut. He faced nine batters, walking four and allowing a single and a double. He will make one more start before the season. … Aaron Northcraft, who was sent to minor league camp last week, replaced Snell and remained in the game for one pitch. He pulled up as he charged to field a check-swing grounder in front of the mound. … Dinelson Lamet threw a perfect inning, striking out one while pitching on one day of rest for the first time this spring. The right-hander, who is making the move to the bullpen, had two days between his previous three appearances. … Chris Paddack pitched in relief for the first time this spring and looked strong despite giving up three runs (one earned) in three innings thanks to multiple grounders being misplayed and his giving up a couple soft singles among his four hits allowed. … Tim Hill, who had surrendered only one hit and a walk in 2 2/3 scoreless innings, gave up a single and home run in succession in the seventh inning. … Emilio Pagàn allowed a single and walked a batter but got through a scoreless eighth inning.
Extra bases: Two perfect throws directly to the bag by Jorge Alfaro caught runners attempting to steal second base. Alfaro arguably has the best arm among the four catchers vying for the available two or three roster spots. … Abrams committed his second throwing error of the spring at shortstop. Cronenworth, playing second base, and Brandon Dixon, a non-roster invitee who was playing third base, also committed errors. The Padres misplayed two other would-be double play balls as well.
On deck: Right-hander Yu Darvish will start against the Royals, 6:40 p.m. Friday at Peoria Sports Complex.
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STRZYZOW, Poland — After Russia invaded Ukraine, Olena Kudlach said goodbye to her husband, a Ukrainian soldier, and left for neighboring Poland with their two young children.
"I worried that maybe the Polish would not want us," says Kudlach, 32, who's from the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil. "But I could not have been more wrong."
She says Polish border guards carried the family's luggage and wrapped her children — Nazar, 10, and Viktoria, 2 — in blankets. Volunteers at a reception center in the village of Korczowa handed them hot soup. And in the crowd there, Kudlach spotted a cheerful woman smiling at them.
"That was Ela," she says. "She had come to take us to her home."
Ela Zamorska, a 28-year-old teacher and hairdresser, embraced them all.
"I first saw Olena's little daughter, all dressed in pink, looking so sweet, and it was love at first sight," she says. "You just saw that they were very good people who had to be helped at all costs."
This scene has replayed again and again in Poland, the country that's taken in the most Ukrainian refugees by far — 2.3 million — since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24. Polish families, volunteers and nonprofits have largely cared for Ukrainians arriving here. And the Polish government continues to welcome Ukrainians even as housing options dwindle, prompting local authorities to open shelters around the country, and social services are pushed to the limit.
The war feels close by for Poland
Sabina Stankowska-Kobylecka, a 33-year-old lawyer in the Polish city of Rzeszow, says she knows one reason why.
"Here, in Poland, the war feels close, and we have our own history with Russia," she says, referring to the Soviet invasion of Poland in 1939 and its decades behind the Iron Curtain. "I hear people saying, we might be next."
Stankowska-Kobylecka is housing 22 Ukrainians — nine women and 13 children — in her late grandmother's stone-and-brick house in Rzeszow, a city in southeastern Poland that has become a hub for Ukrainian refugees, aid organizations and Western diplomats who left Ukraine after the invasion.
No one had lived in the house for years, so dozens of friends helped Stankowska-Kobylecka and her husband clean and fix up the place in three days.
It's now the place Oksana Horysh and her three children call home. Horysh, a 40-year-old bookkeeper, is from Lviv, a western Ukrainian city very close to the Polish border. Her husband stayed behind to defend Ukraine.
"Here, we have been able to rest because we are tired with worry for my husband, for my country," she says.
She and Stankowska-Kobylecka sit together on a sofa bed, sharing freshly baked coconut cake with their children, who often play together, speaking in a hybrid of Ukrainian and Polish.
Horysh imagines a future reunion in Lviv, in a Ukraine free of war.
"I call Sabina to go to my home and have cake and coffee," she says. "My friend — she helps us in a difficult time."
Previous refugee groups met a backlash in Poland
Poland has taken in over half of the more than 4 million people who have fled Ukraine since the war began in February, according to data from the United Nations refugee agency.
The Polish response to Ukrainian refugees has largely been a grassroots effort, with some assistance from local authorities. That generosity has been lauded by the United States and the European Union, which are promising billions of dollars in aid to Poland.
But on another swath of the Polish border — the one with Belarus, which is run by a close Kremlin ally — it's a very different story.
"It's absolutely night and day. I cannot use a stronger metaphor to describe it," says Monika Matus, an activist with Fundacja Ocalenie, a refugee advocacy organization in Poland.
Since last fall, thousands of refugees fleeing other conflicts have tried to enter the European Union from nonmember Belarus. Belarusian authorities escorted these refugees to the border with Poland and cut the barbed wire fence separating the EU from Belarus. Polish border guards violently pushed back the refugees.
"People crossing from Belarus have been on the road for many years, trying to reach [the] European Union from Syria, from Afghanistan, from Iraq, from Iran, from Yemen," Matus says. "In Poland, they are pushed back to Belarus. They are threatened. There's no hiding that."
Lamis Abdelaaty, a political science professor at Syracuse University, sees the same stark contrast between how Poland and other European countries welcome Ukrainians — and how they wanted to keep out non-European asylum-seekers arriving in 2015. Many were fleeing the war in Syria.
"In 2015, European politicians talked about the arrivals of large numbers of people as a crisis for Europe," says Abdelaaty, whose book Discrimination and Delegation examines state responses to refugees. "Today, with Ukraine, we're hearing politicians frame the exodus of millions of people from Ukraine as a crisis for Ukraine, which is the more correct and more humane use of the term 'crisis.' "
She adds that "this conflict, as terrible and heart-wrenching as it has been, is really evidence that the European Union is more than capable of welcoming large numbers of refugees who are desperate for protection. ... I just wish we could bring this empathy to all refugee groups."
She grew up hearing how her grandma sheltered Polish Jews from Nazis
Ela Zamorska, who's housing a Ukrainian mother and her two children in her apartment, says she would like to believe she would empathize with any refugee in need. She grew up hearing stories about her grandmother, who sheltered Polish Jews fleeing the Nazis.
"My grandmother taught me that you should help people fighting for survival no matter what, even if you put yourself at risk," she says.
But she admits it's easier for Poles to feel comfortable around Ukrainians, who have so much shared history and are next-door neighbors. While Zamorska is at work, Kudlach cooks borscht and dumplings — dishes that are also part of Polish cuisine — that they share for dinner.
"I feel like she could almost be my sister," Zamorska says of Kudlach, who sits next to her at a table in Zamorska's small, tidy kitchen. Kudlach squeezes her hand.
"I can speak with her about my husband, because I'm very worried about him, since he's in Ukraine and also a soldier, and I rarely hear from him," she says. "Ela listens to me, and our languages are similar enough that it's like she understands. It makes me feel better."
Back in Rzeszow, Stankowska-Kobylecka and her family live two streets away from the Ukrainian families they're hosting in her grandmother's house. They spend a lot of time with each other.
"We can see so much of ourselves in Ukraine, in our new friends," she says. "People in Poland are afraid, you know. Sometimes my friends ask me if we are prepared for war. Some even have packed luggage to take if they need to escape quickly."
She hopes the Polish government drafts a long-term plan to care for Ukrainian refugees, especially as more arrive every day. She asks herself: Will there be enough work for everyone? Enough apartments? Enough spaces in schools?
"Sometimes, I worry about keeping up with the bills, because in Poland bills for things like electricity are very expensive," she says.
She's hoping the Polish government offers financial support to the many generous Poles housing Ukrainians in their family homes.
But if this doesn't happen, Stankowska-Kobylecka says she will raise the money herself.
"When the war started, my son was crying and afraid of war coming to Poland," she says. "And when he saw children leaving Ukraine, he cried even more, and said, 'Mom, bring them to us. Show them that they have another home.' "
Szymon Grela contributed reporting from Strzyzow and Rzeszow, Poland.
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Men’s use of diabetes drug linked to raised risk of birth defects, study says
(CNN) - Men who take a popular diabetes drug are 40% more likely to conceive a child with birth defects, according to a study.
The study was published Monday in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine.
It showed that men who used metformin in the three-month period before they conceived a child had a 40% higher risk of birth defects in their offspring.
The research followed more than 1 million births between 1997 and 2016, comparing the risk of major birth defects in babies based on paternal exposures to diabetes medications.
The study observed only children who were born to women younger than 35 and men younger than 40, and babies born to women with diabetes were excluded.
The researchers considered men exposed to metformin if they filled a prescription for it in the three months before conception, which is how long it takes the fertilizing sperm to fully mature.
Researchers said more studies are needed to determine if men taking metformin should make any considerations.
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Though the filing deadline for the primary on Aug. 2 officially occurred this week, congressional candidates still do not know what their districts will look like, with the Missouri House and Senate deadlocked on a map.
A week after the Senate broke through months of discussion and at times contentious debate and passed their version of a congressional map, the House voted 129-26 on Thursday to ultimately reject it after their own request for a conference committee was also denied.
“This House overwhelmingly asked to go to conference and through a voice vote, in the Senate late last evening, decided they didn't want to discuss with us the map. And they basically said to us, ‘Take it or leave it,” Rep. Dan Shaul, R-Imperial, said.
The House also on Thursday voted 131-17 on a motion to request the Senate “recede from its position” on the Senate bill and “failing to do so, grant the House a conference.”
The House and Senate versions of the map each have a likely 6-2 Republican majority but differ in how some of the districts are drawn, including in the St. Louis region, drawing objections from both Democrats and Republicans in both chambers.
Speaking on the House decision to again seek compromise, House leadership said in a statement that Thursday’s vote was to continue the process and discussion on the map.
“We will continue to work toward a compromise with our Senate colleagues so that we can pass a map that fairly and accurately reflects our state,” the statement said.
Now, it is again up to the Senate to decide whether to grant a conference committee and work with the House to draw a map that satisfies both chambers, or to again reject the House’s request and continue the legislative stalemate.
But even the Senate itself is split on whether to go to conference, with Senate Republican leadership on one side and Democrats and members of the Conservative Caucus on the other.
Senate Majority Leader Caleb Rowden, R-Columbia, said Thursday that going to conference is the right thing to do at this point.
“I think it behooves all of us to not just say, ‘Hey, we got our part of the deal, right.’ And so we're gonna throw our hands up in the air and not be willing to continue to have a conversation,” Rowden said.
However, not all senators agree with that position. Sen. Minority Leader John Rizzo, D-Independence, is opposed to a conference, saying the map the Senate passed, was likely the best they were going to pass.
“Everyone is trying to search for this unicorn map. And I think at this point, if there was a unicorn map out there to make everyone happy, it would have reared its head,” Rizzo said.
Agreeing with Rizzo was Conservative Caucus member Bob Onder, R-Lake St. Louis.
“The Senate map last week represented a compromise and I think it is the map that is going to come out of the Missouri Senate,” Onder said.
The actions from the House on Thursday come after several days of the chambers volleying the map between them.
On Tuesday, House members voted to request the conference committee. At the time, Shaul spoke of his dissatisfaction with the Senate version of the map.
“I think it would be best served for the House and the citizens of Missouri to go to conference and get the best possible map for the state of Missouri,” Shaul said.
But the Senate rejected that request by a voice vote on Wednesday night, forcing the House to vote on the Senate’s version of the map, which they rejected Thursday on a bipartisan basis.
“This map that they have today, I'm a solid no and I asked that everyone today, vote this down,” Rep. Jerome Barnes, D-Raytown, said.
As to what this means for the future of Missouri’s congressional maps, the possibility of the courts drawing the map looms, with House Democrats previously saying that a map drawn by the courts would be a better outcome for them.
Rizzo said that he’d rather the legislative body do its job.
“We should pass maps, we should do our constitutional duties and get a budget done,” Rizzo said.
On why the Senate voted against the conference committee this week, Rowden said the chamber did not have the votes, but thinks some of his colleagues will have to reevaluate their position if they want the legislature to pass a map at all.
“I will say definitively, anybody at this point who doesn't want to go to conference is responsible for it to go to court. It's the bottom line,” Rowden said.
Despite the threat of lawsuits or court intervention, currently the House and Senate meeting remains unlikely.
“We're not going to conference,” Onder said Thursday before both chambers adjourned until Monday afternoon.
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