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Calli Dunn scored five goals and added two assists as the Barnegat High School girls lacrosse team opened the season with a 19-3 victory over Neptune in a Shore Conference nondivision game Thursday.
The Bengals scored 10 times in the first half.
Alyson Sojak and Samantha Manco each scored three for Barnegat (1-0). Savia Singh added two goals and two assists. Patience Mares, Alexis Jason and Emilia Ercolino each scored twice. Hailee Lutz scored once and had an assist. Manco and Mares added assists.
Dunn also led the team with six ground balls and six draw controls. Sojak had five ground balls.
Emalie Menegus made five saves.
From Wednesday
Cedar Creek 12, Oakcrest 3: Isabella Cote scored four and had an assist for the Pirates (1-0). Mia McColl scored three. Abby Winterbottom and Cierra Sansone each added two goals. Gianna Thoms and Sara Gutierrez each scored once. Thoms, Sansone and Giavanna Bottalico each had an assist. Mia Simone made 11 saves.
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Maria Pineda-Lopez, Alexis Thavisack and Rachel Carson scored for the Falcons (0-1). Fatima Sougoufara made five saves.
Lacey Twp. 13, Toms River South 2: Zoey Smith and Shyanne Nucifora each scored three for the Lions (1-0). Madelyn Bell, Madison MacGillivray and Kayleigh Flanegan each scored twice. Isabelle Merola, Nucifora and MacGillivray each had two assists. Delaney Dittenhofer scored once. Flanegan added an assist. Maeve Meehan made seven saves.
Boys lacrosse From Wednesday
Cedar Creek 10, Oakcrest 7: Sean Ralston scored four for the Pirates (1-0). Kevin Dougherty added three goals and an assist. He also won 13 of 15 faceoffs. Jason DiFilippo scored three. Jason Bishop added four assists, Jacob Morrison had three. Bryan Dougherty made 11 saves.
The game was tied 7-7 after three quarters.
Gunnar Angier scored three for the Falcons (0-1). Jayden Williams scored twice. Joey Snodgrass had two assists and scored once. Nick Thavisack scored once. Josh Buros had one assist. Owen Haugan made 17 saves.
Egg Harbor Twp. 14, Vineland 1: Zack Pennock and Nick Gargan each scored three for the Eagles (1-0). Noah Gibbs had five assists and scored twice. Tevon Belgrave added two assists and scored once. Mike Kazmi scored once and had one assist. Scott Handson, Hayden Ortiz, Casey Smith and Harold Haug each scored once. Justin Simms made six saves.
EHT led 13-0 at halftime.
Southern Reg. 13, Holy Spirit 2: Ryan Sininsky scored a game-high five for the Rams (1-0). Jack Kolbe scored three. Zach Washco and Joey DeYoung each added two, Jake Washco one. Hayden Lucas added two assists. Tyler Sininsky made five saves. Nick Roesch made one. Kurt Falk won 10 of 16 faceoffs.
Southern led 10-0 at halftime.
Softball
Atlantic Christian 12, Kings Christian 2: Evangelina Kim went 3 for 3 with two home runs for Atlantic Christian (1-0). Paige Noble and Maddie DeNick each went 2 for 2. Freshman Ava Nixon pitched a complete game with six strikeouts. The game ended after five innings due to the 10-run rule.
Atlantic Christian scored seven runs in the fourth inning.
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What is conversion therapy and will it be banned in the UK?
The controversial practice of so-called conversion therapy made headlines on Thursday evening after Prime Minister Boris Johnson U-turned on a pledge to ban it – before later backtracking following a furious reaction.
But what is the practice, how many people have experienced it, and what is its future in the UK?
– What is so-called conversion therapy?
Conversion therapy is the use of methods, such as aversive stimulation or religious counselling, to change or suppress a person’s sexual orientation.
It is also used in an attempt to persuade trans people to alter their gender identity to correspond with the sex they had at birth.
The practice has been described by NHS England as “unethical and potentially harmful”, and condemned by mental wellbeing charity Mind as something which has “a terrible impact on a person’s mental health”.
– Will it be banned in the UK?
The Government pledged to end conversion therapy in 2018, under Theresa May.
But in March 2021, three advisers quit the Government’s LGBT advisory panel over worries it was acting too slowly on the ban.
One of the advisers, Jayne Ozanne, accused ministers of creating a “hostile environment” for LGBT people.
On Thursday evening, a leaked Downing Street briefing paper seen by ITV News showed that Mr Johnson had dropped plans for the ban.
But just hours later – following outrage from LGBT campaigners and health charities – Number 10 U-turned again, with a senior Government source quoted as saying the ban would feature in the next Queen’s Speech.
However, it was reported that the legislation would cover “only gay conversion therapy, not trans”.
– How many people in the UK have experienced conversion therapy?
The exact number is not known, but a National LGBT Survey done by the Government in 2017 suggested that 5% of LGBT people have been offered conversion, and 2% have undergone the therapy.
These figures were higher among trans people, with 8% saying they had been offered the therapy, and 4% reporting having undergone it.
– Where has conversion therapy been banned so far?
In 1999, Brazil became the first country to ban conversion therapy relating to sexual orientation, according to Stonewall.
Many countries have followed suit by imposing a full or partial ban since, including Samoa, Canada, Germany, Mexico and parts of Australia.
Dozens of US states have also banned the practice, with the exception of religious organisations.
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NEW YORK (AP) —The following list shows the Nasdaq stocks that have gone up the most and down the most based on percent of change for 2021. No securities trading below 1000 shares are included. Net and percentage change are the difference be- tween last year's closing price and this year's closing. Changes for issues added during the year are calcu- lated from closing prices on the first trading day. UPS Name PEHighLowLastChg.Pct. 1CiscoSys 19 46.74 44.15 46.25 +1.38 + 3.1 2AppleIncs 33 128.72 117.57 121.42 +.16 + .1 3Intel 12 63.14 57.91 60.74 — .04 — .1 4Microsoft 37 237.47 224.26 231.60 — .78 — .3 DOWNS Name PEHighLowLastChg.Pct. 1Microsoft 37 237.47 224.26 231.60 — .78 — .3 2Intel 12 63.14 57.91 60.74 — .04 — .1 3AppleIncs 33 128.72 117.57 121.42 +.16 + .1 4CiscoSys 19 46.74 44.15 46.25 +1.38 + 3.1 —————————
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CTI BioPharma (CTIC) Reports Q4 Loss, Lags Revenue Estimates
CTI BioPharma (CTIC) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.38 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.28. This compares to loss of $0.20 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.
This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -35.71%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this biotechnology company would post a loss of $0.22 per share when it actually produced a loss of $0.26, delivering a surprise of -18.18%.
Over the last four quarters, the company has not been able to surpass consensus EPS estimates.
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The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call.
CTI BioPharma shares have added about 102% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's decline of -3.4%.
What's Next for CTI BioPharma?
While CTI BioPharma has outperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors' minds is: what's next for the stock?
There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company's earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately.
Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions.
Ahead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for CTI BioPharma: mixed. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company's just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to perform in line with the market in the near future. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
It will be interesting to see how estimates for the coming quarters and current fiscal year change in the days ahead. The current consensus EPS estimate is $0.08 on $60 million in revenues for the coming quarter and -$0.09 on $90.7 million in revenues for the current fiscal year.
Investors should be mindful of the fact that the outlook for the industry can have a material impact on the performance of the stock as well. In terms of the Zacks Industry Rank, Medical - Drugs is currently in the bottom 39% of the 250 plus Zacks industries. Our research shows that the top 50% of the Zacks-ranked industries outperform the bottom 50% by a factor of more than 2 to 1.
USANA Health Sciences (USNA), another stock in the same industry, has yet to report results for the quarter ended March 2022.
This nutritional supplement maker is expected to post quarterly earnings of $1.13 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of -22.1%. The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days.
USANA Health Sciences' revenues are expected to be $270.8 million, down 12.1% from the year-ago quarter.
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The Department of Health today reported 263 new positive cases, between confirmed and probable, of infections with the covid-19 disease.
According to data published by the agency’s BioPortal, the average number of positive cases with molecular tests is 90 and 173 in antigen tests. The agency’s website clarifies that “the number of additional confirmed covid-19 cases since the last report does not imply that these cases correspond to the last 24 hours.”
Today four deaths are reported due to COVID-19; 36 people are hospitalized. Right now, the positivity rate stands at 6.33%. Getting the second booster dose helps strengthen your system and reduces the risk of serious illness. pic.twitter.com/r1gNCIsbFv
— Department of Health of Puerto Rico (@desaludpr) March 31, 2022
It was indicated that the total number of new infections includes cases with samples taken from March 15, 2022 to March 29, 2022.
Meanwhile, the Preliminary data from the BioPortal indicate that, at 11:00 am, the positivity rate for covid-19 in Puerto Rico is 6.66%.
Earlier, Health reported four additional deaths from the virusso the death toll has risen to 4,169 since the pandemic began in March 2020.
“If you have a positive diagnosis for covid-19 and pre-existing health conditions, there are medications that your doctor can prescribe,” the agency recalled on its social networks.
While, 36 people are hospitalized, nine fewer patients than in the past 24 hours. They are divided into 33 adults and three pediatric patients.
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A reinvigoration of Dr. Wilkinson’s Backyard Resort & Mineral Springs
A reimagined experiential destination for blissful and healthy living, Dr. Wilkinson’s Hot Springs resort relaunched this spring under the name Dr. Wilkinson’s Backyard Resort & Mineral Springs. Led by SB Architects and EDG, the property underwent a complete architectural and interior design remodel, while maintaining retro elements as well as the...
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Former station master’s home in Mid West town to be demolished after Seroja damage
A heritage-listed home damaged beyond repair by cyclone Seroja is destined for the wrecking ball, with the City of Greater Geraldton signing off on its destruction this week.
Located immediately south of Eradu North Road, the former station master’s house was built in 1894 after the railway line between Geraldton and Mullewa was built.
The house was taken over by the Cream family during the 1930s, with the property home to several generations of Creams over the decades.
Susan Cream asked the council this month for permission to demolish the building, saying it would cost “hundreds of thousands of dollars” to repair cyclone damage to the structure.
In her submission to council, Mrs Cream said the building had “no value as a residential property” due to its proximity to the train line.
“No one would want to live there with trains going past all day and during the night, also with trucks going past the corner during harvest, with dust from the gravel blowing into the house,” she said.
Deputy mayor Jerry Clune said it was “with a little bit of sadness” that he supported the move to bulldoze the site, which he told the council had been home to many “fond memories” over the years.
“There have been substantial additions to the house and there are perfectly good reasons for that, because in the previous generation there were nine children raised in that house. So it needed expanding to fit everyone in there,” he said.
Cr Clune said the Cream residence was the next best thing to a hospital back in the day, with one local mother delivering her baby in the lounge room of the house.
He said it would be “sad to see it go” but assured the council the property’s demolition would improve the safety and aesthetics of the area.
It is not known what the owners plan to do with the land once the building is demolished.
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The Hill’s 12:30 Report – US considers Saudi Arabia for oil
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IN THE WHITE HOUSE
How we know things are dire — Smile pretty for Saudi Arabia:
Via Axios’ Hans Nichols, President Biden is considering a visit to Saudi Arabia to help relations between the two countries and to obtain more oil amid the crisis with Russia and Ukraine. https://bit.ly/3Kkei9i
This would be huge: “A hat-in-hand trip would illustrate the gravity of the global energy crisis driven by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Biden has chastised Saudi Arabia, and the CIA believes its de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was involved in the dismemberment of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.”
What we know: https://bit.ly/3Kkei9i
OH, AND HELLO, VENEZUELA…:
Via The New York Times’s Anatoly Kurmanaev, Natalie Kitroeff and Kenneth P. Vogel, U.S. officials traveled to Venezuela over the weekend in an effort for Russian allies to separate from Russian President Vladimir Putin. https://nyti.ms/3MtMvF8
Keep in mind: “The United States broke off diplomatic relations with [President Nicolás Maduro] and closed its embassy in Caracas in 2019, after accusing the authoritarian leader of electoral fraud. The Trump administration then tried to topple Mr. Maduro’s government by sanctioning Venezuelan oil exports and the country’s senior officials, and by recognizing the opposition leader, Juan Guaidó, as Venezuela’s lawful president.”
ANALYSIS:
The Washington Post’s Adam Taylor writes, “Putin’s extreme isolation leaves few world leaders to convince him of a peace deal.” The full analysis: https://wapo.st/3hMXpb6
A LIGHTER TIDBIT FROM THE WHITE HOUSE:
The White House released new photos of Commander Biden. He is growing like a weed! Photos tweeted by NBC News’ Kelly O’Donnell: https://bit.ly/373IJSJ
It’s Monday — welcome back. I’m Cate Martel with a quick recap of the morning and what’s coming up. Send comments, story ideas and events for our radar to cmartel@thehill.com — and follow along on Twitter @CateMartel and Facebook.
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THE LATEST IN UKRAINE
Russia is letting Ukrainian civilians leave, but with a huge catch:
Via Reuters’s Pavel Polityuk and Carlos Barria, after two days of failed cease-fires, Moscow is allowing Ukrainian civilians to escape. https://reut.rs/3tFWvmp
The catch: The routes are set up to Russia and Belarus.
Ukraine’s reaction: “A spokesperson for Ukrainian President [Volodymyr Zelensky] called the move ‘completely immoral’ saying Russia was trying to ‘use people’s suffering to create a television picture’ … ‘They are citizens of Ukraine, they should have the right to evacuate to the territory of Ukraine,’ the spokesperson told Reuters.” https://reut.rs/3tFWvmp
Zelensky begged lawmakers on Zoom:
Via Politico’s Andrew Desiderio, “Ukrainian President Volodymyr [Zelensky] implored U.S. lawmakers on Saturday to do more to force Russian leader Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table and end the war on his country — including the establishment of a no-fly zone, additional direct aid and a ban on oil imports from Moscow.” https://politi.co/3CkWOqs
How many lawmakers were on the call? 300+: “An emotional [Zelensky] told participants on the call, who numbered more than 300, that it might be the last time they see him alive.”
More from the call: https://politi.co/3CkWOqs
PHOTO OF THE LAWMAKERS ON THE CALL:
PBS Newshour’s Nick Schifrin tweeted a photo released by Zelensky: https://bit.ly/3sPfMTa
SIGHTS AND SOUNDS:
What a powerfully sad image: Here’s the front page of today’s New York Times. Screenshot: https://bit.ly/3HSFdHw
Clarissa Ward stops her live reporting to help evacuees: “CNN’s [Clarissa Ward] stops her live report to help elderly civilians trying to flee Kyiv evacuate as Russian forces close in on the capital city.” Watch: https://bit.ly/35ZwS7T
This gives me a pit: Political scientist Ian Bremmer tweeted a photo, “what the Russians did to Grozny, Chechnya … we all fear this is coming to Kyiv.” Photo: https://bit.ly/3hJ3BAP
THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS
To say this feels like Groundhog Day somehow still feels like an understatement:
Via The Hill’s Jordain Carney, “Lawmakers are racing to finalize and pass a massive government funding bill that would also greenlight billions in new aid tied to Ukraine.” https://bit.ly/3vFKSOS
When does government funding expire?: This! Friday!
^ Yes, but: “Lawmakers haven’t yet unveiled the government funding bill. The House is scheduled to leave town for the week after Wednesday, giving them just a matter of days to pass the yet-to-be-introduced legislation.”
It’s possible lawmakers will buy themselves even more time: “Lawmakers and aides have also questioned if they could need a short-term continuing resolution (CR), which would fund the government at current levels, to buy themselves more time as they wrap up the sweeping bill.”
Also tied into the government funding bill: Aid to Ukraine.
WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING ON CAPITOL HILL:
Russian oil ban: “Momentum is growing on Capitol Hill for legislation to ban the import of Russian oil in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. The administration has been cool to the idea, though White House press secretary Jen Psaki said late last week that they were exploring ways to reduce Russian oil imports.”
Supreme Court nomination: “[President Biden’s] Supreme Court nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson, will keep meeting with key senators this week ahead of her appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee later this month.”
Postal reform: “The Senate is expected to continue working on legislation to overhaul the United States Postal Service this week, after advancing the legislation after an initial hurdle last week.”
Context and details for each: https://bit.ly/3vFKSOS
SENATE REPUBLICANS ARE GETTING A LITTLE HUNGRIER IN BLUE STATES:
Which states? Colorado, Washington and Vermont
Context and details from The Hill’s Max Greenwood: https://bit.ly/3HJX8A5
LATEST WITH THE CORONAVIRUS
Americans are collectively exhaling:
Fewer Americans are now worried about contracting COVID-19, according to a new Gallup poll. https://bit.ly/3sQQwvP
The numbers: “For example, just 34 percent of people said they are worried about contracting COVID-19, compared to 50 percent in January.
How people are feeling now: “63 percent of U.S. adults said the situation is getting better, 46 percent said it is getting worse and 25 percent said things are about the same.”
Compared to how people felt in January: “In January, 58 percent of people said the pandemic was getting worse while 20 percent said it was getting better and 22 percent said it was the same.”
More takeaways: https://bit.ly/3sQQwvP
Here’s the full poll from Gallup: https://bit.ly/3CnUteh
CASE NUMBERS:
Coronavirus cases in the U.S.: 79,271,466
U.S. death toll: 958,621
Breakdown of the numbers: https://cnn.it/2UAgW3y
VACCINATION NUMBERS:
Total number of vaccinations administered in the U.S.: 555 million shots have been given.
Seven-day average of doses administered: An average of 153,615 doses
For context: The U.S. population is roughly 331 million.
Breakdown of the numbers: https://bloom.bg/3iVTPLH
NOTABLE TWEETS:
@Dominica_Chavez tweeted, “Last night on my flight from Seattle to DC, the airline offered a $1,500 voucher for customers to take a later flight into Dulles instead of Reagan. The plane collectively sighed and no one took the offer. If that’s not the most DC thing ever, I don’t know what is.” https://bit.ly/3Kn6fZh
That is peak DC.
This was a pretty cute interruption on TV:
NBC’s Ellison Barber tweeted a clip of a live shot she did in Poland. Watch the interruption on live TV: https://bit.ly/3sN2oia
If you’ve been wondering what happened with the trucker protests near DC:
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s Terry Bouton tweeted a series of photos and takeaways from the protests. His big takeaway: “Anyone dismissing this as a failed event by the crazy fringe is missing the big picture.” Photos of the convoy: https://bit.ly/3HNazzl
THE GIST: ‘THE CONVOY SLOWED TRAFFIC OUTSIDE THE CAPITAL FOR HOURS BEFORE FADING IN THE AFTERNOON.’:
More from The New York Times’s Madeleine Ngo, Adam Bednar and Esha Ray: https://nyti.ms/361yqhK
ON TAP:
The House and Senate are in. President Biden and Vice President Harris are in Washington, D.C.
9:30 a.m. EST: President Biden received the President’s Daily Brief.
10:30 a.m. EST: President Biden held a teleconference with the leaders of France, Germany and the U.K. to discuss Russia and Ukraine.
3 p.m. EST: The Senate meets.
5:30 p.m. EST: The Senate holds a cloture vote on the Postal Service Reform Act. The Senate’s full agenda today: https://bit.ly/3MyqMMC
6:30 p.m. EST: Votes in the House. The House’s full agenda today: https://bit.ly/3sNPm3Z
WHAT TO WATCH:
11:35 a.m. EST: Vice President Harris delivered remarks on the American Rescue Plan, the bipartisan infrastructure law and clean transit. Livestream: https://bit.ly/3MsXPl4
2 p.m. EST: White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds a press briefing. Livestream: https://bit.ly/3IPuMGf
3 p.m. EST: “The U.N. Security Council meets to discuss the humanitarian crisis resulting from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.” C-SPAN livestream: https://bit.ly/3CplhLw
IN LIGHTER NEWS:
Today is National Cereal Day.
Via The Colorado Sun’s Jason Blevins, “America’s chairlift savant finishes 22-year quest to ride every lift in the U.S.: Peter Landsman, a lift supervisor at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, has visited, photographed and documented 2,381 chairlifts in the U.S.” The full story: https://bit.ly/35vaZxq
And because you read this far, here’s a golden retriever who is absolutely unable to share. He needs each of those tennis balls for important things: https://bit.ly/3tzM9UU
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Shares of Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE:TOL – Get Rating) hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Thursday after Barclays lowered their price target on the stock from $61.00 to $47.00. The stock traded as low as $47.01 and last traded at $47.01, with a volume of 134998 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $49.45.
Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on TOL. UBS Group upgraded Toll Brothers from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 24th. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their target price on Toll Brothers from $75.00 to $70.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on Toll Brothers from $53.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday, December 9th. StockNews.com assumed coverage on Toll Brothers in a report on Thursday. They issued a “hold” rating on the stock. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Toll Brothers from $68.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, December 13th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $64.53.
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TOL. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its stake in Toll Brothers by 25.1% during the fourth quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 1,032 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $75,000 after acquiring an additional 207 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its stake in Toll Brothers by 20.1% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,405 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $102,000 after acquiring an additional 235 shares during the period. Leuthold Group LLC increased its stake in Toll Brothers by 0.3% during the third quarter. Leuthold Group LLC now owns 91,638 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $5,067,000 after acquiring an additional 244 shares during the period. Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory Inc. increased its stake in Toll Brothers by 7.2% during the third quarter. Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 3,700 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $205,000 after acquiring an additional 250 shares during the period. Finally, Lindbrook Capital LLC increased its stake in Toll Brothers by 111.1% during the fourth quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC now owns 475 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 250 shares during the period. 92.90% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Toll Brothers (NYSE:TOL – Get Rating) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 22nd. The construction company reported $1.24 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.12 by $0.12. Toll Brothers had a return on equity of 17.19% and a net margin of 9.86%. The company had revenue of $1.79 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.79 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.76 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts expect that Toll Brothers, Inc. will post 10.01 earnings per share for the current year.
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 22nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 8th will be paid a $0.20 dividend. This is a positive change from Toll Brothers’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.70%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 7th. Toll Brothers’s dividend payout ratio is currently 9.52%.
Toll Brothers Company Profile (NYSE:TOL)
Toll Brothers, Inc engages in the design, building, marketing, and arranging of financing for detached and attached homes in residential communities. It operates through the following segments: Traditional Home Building and City Living. The Traditional Home Building segment builds and sells homes for detached and attached homes in luxury residential communities in affluent suburban markets and cater to move-up, empty-nester, active-adult, age-qualified, and second-home buyers.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Evening" game were:
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Evening" game were:
4-1-9-1, FIREBALL: 1
(four, one, nine, one; FIREBALL: one)
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Your Country Needs You (Well, your social media account).
I was invited on to a BBC radio show recently (The Jeremy Vine show, 8th March 2022, if you are interested) to comment on the war in Ukraine. Since I know absolutely nothing about Russian mechanised infantry tactics or the relative effectiveness of tank defences against shoulder-launched anti-tank missiles I was, as you've probably guessed, there to talk about financial services with respect to sanctions and Russian payment systems.
Fintech on the front line, so to speak.
Many fintechs, such as the UK’s Wise multi-currency transfer service which has “temporarily stopped” transfers in Russian rubles, are doing their bit to contribute to the pressure on the Russian government. Visa, Mastercard, PayPal and others have blocked access to the Russian market. As a result there are cash shortages e-commerce will be extremely difficult.
(European fintechs are helping in other interesting ways. Zopa, in London, has offered sponsorship of 50 work visas for Ukrainian who flee to the UK. Applicants must have a background in engineering, technology, and data analytics or experience in consumer financial services. Some people are anticipating a fintech brain drain from Russia in coming months as well.)
When it comes to cryptocurrency (estimates are that Russians hold some $200 billion in cryptocurrencies, more than a tenth of the total) exchanges such as Coinbase, Kraken and Binance have blocked accounts connected to sanctioned individuals and entities. At the same time supporters are whizzing cryptocoin donations into Ukraine.
(Bitcoin isn’t a good choice for sanctions busting either way, I would have thought. People who use it to avoid sanctions on Russia are leaving a permanent record for the US authorities to track at their leisure and people who use it to send support to Ukraine are leaving an immutable record for Mr. Putin’s lieutenants to peruse at leisure, I would have thought).
Whether disgruntled Muscovites who found that their Apple Pay no longer gets them into the subway will form an effective pressure group I couldn’t say, but the world’s displeasure has at least been made clear to them. The oligarchs who discover that their Visa card no longer works in Harrods will hopefully communicate their frustrations to the Russian leadership and although I can well imagine Mr. Putin pushing their concerns aside ("How many divisions does fintech have?"), these continuous inconveniences will hopefully act as a constant reminder of Western displeasure.
Social Media Subversion
The BBC's disinformation correspondent on that same radio show made some interesting points about how social media wars, rather than cyberwars, seem to be the order of the day and I am sure she was right to point in this direction. I do not mean social media as in propaganda but social media as an actual weapon of war.
The use of social media seems a cost-effective and practical adjunct to conventional weapons. The Wall Street Journal reported on the use of social media on the battlefield, referring to a NATO exercise in which a "red team" was tasked with disrupting the operations of a group of soldiers. It cost them $60 to rent some Russian bots to get hold of identities and contact details of the soldiers. The attackers then engaged the target on Facebook and Instagram to map out connections between troops, find out where they were (to within 1,000 metres) and even persuade them to send selfies (to find out what equipment they had). NATO's conclusion was the "The level of personal information we found was very detailed and enabled us to instil [sic] undesirable behaviour… Every time we attempted to manipulate behaviours, we succeeded". Wow. Every time.
Soldiers being what they are, the internet has proved to be a fifth column, whether it is because of soldiers giving away the location of secret facilities by jogging around them while wearing fitness trackers or, as appears to have happened on the borders of Ukraine, trying to get dates on Tinder and giving away military machinations in the process. Presumably with this evidence to hand, the British Army has banned WhatsApp completely because of concerns that Russia might be exploiting the platform to obtain sensitive information (eg, troops deployments).
(Rather oddly, the UK media have at the same time been reporting that the Prime Minister, Mr. Johnson, gets details of vital government business sent to him via WhatsApp, a fact revealed by some papers filed in court.)
Where Is Our Cyberwar?
So what happened to the cyberwar then? That BBC conversation went into a discussion of cyberwarfare, and I made the point that I thought the role of cyberwar in conflict had been overestimated. Bruce Schneier, one of the world's leading experts on cybersecurity, made a similar point recently, writing in Schneier on Security (10th March 2022) that it has been interesting to notice how unimportant and ineffective cyber operations have been in the Russia-Ukraine war. Ian Levy, Technical Director of the UK's National Cyber Security Centre reinforced this view when he wrote recently that the invasion of Ukraine has made many observers reconsider how we see the world and, in particular, how Russia might also use cyber operations. He noted that "we've not seen - and don't expect to see - the massive, global cyber attacks that some had predicted".
That's not to say that there are no cyberattacks, of course. Security Week notes that Russia had already tested cyber operations against the Ukrainian power grid in 2015 and late 2016 yet when it came to the invasion it used old-fashioned boots on the ground to capture a nuclear power plant. We might speculate that was because it couldn't take the plant offline via the matrix or whether it was as a part of a plan to occupy Ukraine (which would require leaving the infrastructure largely operational) but nonetheless it was all rather conventional.
It seems as if cyberwar doesn't, for the time being anyway, really do much to change the outcome of conflict. Yes, hackers can temporarily mess up the rail networks in Belarus and Poland, or deface government web sites in Russia and Ukraine, but that's a long way from having Migs drop out of the sky because of a virus in command and control systems.
Instead of the cyberwars of science fiction we have the fintech wars involving cryptocurrency exchanges, payment cards and remittance systems. While these battles by themselves may not bring the war to a halt, they will certainly communicate the right messages to smartphone-wielding Muscovites.
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Cops have caught up with one of the dirt bikers who allegedly chased down a motorist and beat him and his son over an “accident” in Harlem, police said Thursday.
Kureem Nelson, 35, was arrested and charged with multiple counts of robbery and assault in connection to the road rage attack on March 15, police said.
The shocking incident, which was captured on camera, started around 4:30 p.m. that day as the 64-year-old driver was heading west on West 127th Street and struck one of the men riding an illegal street vehicle, who allegedly ran a red light at Frederick Douglass Boulevard, cops said.
The crew tailed the 64-year-old, following him two blocks before cutting him off at St. Nicholas Terrace, cops said.
Four of the attackers got off their illegal rides and surrounded the car, pulling the driver and his 36-year-old son from inside, according to cops.
The crew then beat and robbed them of their cell phones, credit cards, and cash, according to police.
The two victims weren’t seriously injured but shaken, the son later told The Post.
“I’m OK, I’m just really concerned about him, concerned about my father,” he said previously. “I want them to find them, and justice.”
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WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Some lawmakers are pushing to re-establish postal banking to help low-income families and rural communities.
“The U.S. Postal Service has the real estate, the workforce and the know-how to meet this need,” Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) said.
Gillibrand introduced the Postal Banking Act, which would give access to services like savings and checking accounts, debit cards, and low-fee ATMs at the post office.
“More than 46 million adults are not having their needs met by the current banking system,” Gillibrand said.
Gillibrand says the move will help low-income Americans avoid high-fee lending and check cashing companies.
“Lack of proximity to local bank branches and lack of trust of banks pushing the unbanked towards risking often predatory alternative financial products,” Gillibrand said.
Gillibrand believes the bill could generate new business for the struggling postal agency.
“It will provide a much-needed source of revenue for the U.S. Postal Service,” Gillibrand said.
“The way we bank has changed,” Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) said.
Capito says she hasn’t seen the legislation yet but believes it’s more important to develop models everyone can use.
“We have to look at banking too. The nature of banking has changed. I mean, we’re doing things on our phones that we never thought we could do,” Capito said.
Gillibrand hopes she can get the bill passed with Republican support before the end of the year.
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Shares of Textron Inc.
TXT,
-1.09%
shed 1.09% to $74.38 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
-1.57%
falling 1.57% to 4,530.41 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-1.56%
falling 1.56% to 34,678.35. This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses. Textron Inc. closed $5.07 below its 52-week high ($79.45), which the company achieved on January 7th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Lockheed Martin Corp.
LMT,
-1.02%
fell 1.02% to $441.40, Boeing Co.
BA,
-1.75%
fell 1.75% to $191.50, and Airbus SE ADR
EADSY,
-2.64%
fell 2.64% to $30.22. Trading volume (1.5 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.3 M.
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you are not alone if assembling IKEA furniture causes you to feel frustrated and inadequate. The wordless pictograms instructions for the flat pack furniture that deems an easy feat even causes veteran D wires to stump over the confusing parts. Apparently named. Alan household quotes confirm your home decor is delicately mapped to your emotional identity and a recent study concluded 50% of 50,000 tweets included signs of frustration, particularly when it comes to assembling sofas. Store these handy hacks away for the next time you've got no idea or perhaps we should say no. IKEA your IQ tips begin before you've even left the store. The spruce says if it's dented don't get it. The use of minimal packaging doesn't protect your item as well as you might think this could lead to an honest case of it's not you. It's the item popular Mechanics says to make space and take inventory. Although Insider reports to skip their tools and use your own instead. Level up by using an actual level or the site also recommends opting for wood glue. Yes, you heard me glue when in doubt phone a friend or better still a professional. This will help you remain as emotionally stable as your IKEA table
IKEA will pay you to get its old furniture back
Updated: 6:34 PM EDT Mar 31, 2022
Can't stand that old bookcase and dining table with the mismatched chairs you once thought looked so cool? If you bought them at IKEA, the retailer will pay you to get them back.The Swedish furniture and home goods chain said Thursday it is making its Buy Back & Resell program permanent across its 37 U.S. stores on April 1 after piloting the offer last summer.The company said the service applies only to personally-used Ikea furniture that is fully assembled and fully functional. Ikea won't accept items that have been modified, or altered in any way.Here is what's included on the list of returnable items: office drawer cabinets, sideboards, bookcases, small tables, multimedia furniture, cabinets, dining tables, desks and chairs and stools without upholstery.The program doesn't extend to non-IKEA-branded products or beds, sofas, mattresses, home furnishing accessories, leather products, lighting fixtures or chests of drawers. Any recalled IKEA products also are excluded.IKEA said it will inspect each item for its condition, age and functionality at participating stores, and if it passes muster, customers will get a store credit. The company said all "gently used" items approved for resale will be available in a designated "as is" section in stores at discounted prices.The furniture seller already offers a buyback service in the United Kingdom and Ireland as part of its sustainability push. Customers there can trade in gently used Ikea products in excellent condition and get a store credit worth up to 50% of the original sale price. Items in "very good" condition earn a 40% credit, and "well used" goods get 30% of the original price.Ikea has 465 stores worldwide, and said the initiative is part of its effort to become a "circular" business by 2030. The goal, it said, is to eventually produce products that are 100% made with materials that are recycled, remanufactured, refurbished or reused.
Can't stand that old bookcase and dining table with the mismatched chairs you once thought looked so cool? If you bought them at IKEA, the retailer will pay you to get them back.
The Swedish furniture and home goods chain said Thursday it is making its Buy Back & Resell program permanent across its 37 U.S. stores on April 1 after piloting the offer last summer.
The company said the service applies only to personally-used Ikea furniture that is fully assembled and fully functional. Ikea won't accept items that have been modified, or altered in any way.
Here is what's included on the list of returnable items: office drawer cabinets, sideboards, bookcases, small tables, multimedia furniture, cabinets, dining tables, desks and chairs and stools without upholstery.
The program doesn't extend to non-IKEA-branded products or beds, sofas, mattresses, home furnishing accessories, leather products, lighting fixtures or chests of drawers. Any recalled IKEA products also are excluded.
IKEA said it will inspect each item for its condition, age and functionality at participating stores, and if it passes muster, customers will get a store credit. The company said all "gently used" items approved for resale will be available in a designated "as is" section in stores at discounted prices.
The furniture seller already offers a buyback service in the United Kingdom and Ireland as part of its sustainability push. Customers there can trade in gently used Ikea products in excellent condition and get a store credit worth up to 50% of the original sale price. Items in "very good" condition earn a 40% credit, and "well used" goods get 30% of the original price.
Ikea has 465 stores worldwide, and said the initiative is part of its effort to become a "circular" business by 2030. The goal, it said, is to eventually produce products that are 100% made with materials that are recycled, remanufactured, refurbished or reused.
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Parliament fails to elect Iraq president for third time
Iraqi lawmakers Wednesday failed for a 3rd time to elect a brand new nationwide president, for lack of a quorum, officers stated, prolonging the political paralysis within the war-scarred nation.
“The assembly adjourned its session until further notice,” the parliament’s press service stated with out giving a brand new date.
A parliamentary supply instructed AFP that solely 178 out of 329 lawmakers had been current, far in need of the two-thirds quorum required for the vote.
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Iran struck Iraq target over gas talks involving Israel: Officials
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In Texas, parents of trans kids face a costly choice: stay or go?
Also on today's program: Wages trail inflation and service businesses weigh price adjustments.
Music from the episode
So Good Pete Rock, The Soul Brothers
Cuffed Nick Hakim
Good Will Come to You Fruit Bats
Beyond The Mirage Paco de Lucía, John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola
Lau's Lament Eric Lau
Fail Safe William Tyler
The team
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Mark Cavendish named 'Sportsman of the Year' at Isle of Man Sports Awards
Mark Cavendish has been named 'Sportsman of the Year' at the Isle of Man Sports Awards.
The ‘Manx Missile’ rolled back the years in 2021 to claim four stage victories at the Tour de France and equal Eddy Merckx’s long-standing record of 34 wins.
Tara Donnelly was named as 'Sportswoman of the Year' after claiming European, British and Manx titles on the floor and vault in 2021.
Tara reacts to being named 'Sportswoman of the Year'
FC Isle of Man, who are currently vying for top spot in the North West Counties league, were named ‘Ambassadors of the Year’ after a terrific debut season.
Manx Rams claimed the ‘Team of the Year’ award thanks to their international success, which included a silver medal at the Europe Netball Open Challenge in Gibraltar.
Captain, Ashley Hall, who was voted player of the tournament, had even more to celebrate after she was also named ‘Coach of the Year’ for leading the U21s to their first European Championship.
Football star Sean Jackson, whose performances for Manchester City’s Amputee football team, saw him selected for England at the European Championships in Poland, scooped the ‘Disability Sportsperson of the Year’ award for a second time.
A total of 14 awards were handed out at the ceremony including the ‘Leonie Cooil Courage & Inspiration Award' which went to Andrew Baker after he completed a gruelling 4,600 mile solo row across the Atlantic Ocean in 2021 raising money for local charities.
Colin Brown, who is heavily involved in tennis, football, cricket, table tennis and badminton was presented with a ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’.
As well as playing to a high level in many sports he has dedicated himself to refereeing, coaching and fund raising, so others could enjoy them too.
Full List of Winners
Sportsman of the Year: Mark Cavendish
Sportswoman of the Year: Tara Donnelly
Lifetime Achievement Award: Colin Brown
Team of the Year: Manx Rams
Ambassadors of the Year: FC Isle of Man
Coach of the Year: Ashley Hall
Disability Sportsperson of the Year: Sean Jackson
Leonie Cooil Courage & Inspiration Award: Andrew Baker
Under 21 Sportsman of the Year: Tyler Hannay (Cycling)
Under 21 Sportswoman of the Year: Kaytlyn Adshead (Motorcycle Trials)
Sports Administrator of the Year: Linda Alton-Heath (Circuit racing)
Veteran Sportsperson of the Year: Martin Freestone (Rallying)
Sports Leader of the Year: Millie Corlett
Julie Edge MHK, Minister for Education, Sport and Culture, said: "It was fantastic to celebrate the achievements of the Island's outstanding stars and the people that work so hard to help them to fulfil their potential."
Sarah Corlett, Executive Chairman of Isle of Man Sport said: "As always, we have seen incredible achievements from our athletes, coaches, administrators, volunteers and those who help within Manx sport. All of the winners thoroughly deserve their awards and demonstrate what dedication, hard work and commitment can achieve."
The ceremony also included a guest appearance from former Olympic gold medallist Amy Williams MBE and more than 50 athletes receive Sport Aid and Isle of Man Sport support for the year ahead.
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https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2022-03-31/manx-sporting-stars-celebrated-at-isle-of-man-sports-awards
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Grace Iervolino’s five goals helped propel Hunterdon Central to a 17-4 victory over Watchung Hills in Flemington.
Hunterdon Central (1-1) sprang out to a seven-goal lead in the first half before putting the game away in the second as it outscored Watchung Hills 8-2.
Catherine Peacock notched a hat trick for Hunterdon Central while Kadyn Brandt, Skylar Brandt, and Kylie Hamer each scored two goals. Jocelyn Sponzo and Maia LiSanti netted one goal as well.
Marisa Bragg and Izzy Cupo combined to make four saves on eight shots for Hunterdon Central.
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With the capacity to produce approximately 15 million COVID-19 Home Tests per month, the flagship facility furthers the company's commitment to supporting America's pandemic response.
**Photos and b-roll of the event for use in news coverage may be found here**
FREDERICK, Md., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital diagnostics company Ellume, a producer of at-home COVID-19 test kits, today officially opened its new, 215,000 square foot production facility in Frederick, Maryland. Joined by Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, Ellume Founder and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Sean Parsons inaugurated the new facility, which has the capacity to produce approximately 15 million COVID-19 Home Tests per month and will create hundreds of new jobs.
"From the very onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ellume has been committed to supporting the U.S. government's response. With this new facility, we now have the capacity to substantially scale production to meet any future surge in demand for home tests, while also accelerating innovation in developing solutions for the public health needs of today and tomorrow," said Dr. Sean Parsons, Ellume Founder and CEO. "We are grateful for the support of the US Department of Defense, US Department of Health and Human Services, our partnerships with the State of Maryland, the Governor's office and Frederick County, as well as the highly skilled workforce in Maryland's Biotech Corridor who have helped make this facility a reality."
"Maryland truly is open for business, and we are seeing further proof of that here today as Ellume, a respected, global digital diagnostics company opens its very first U.S.-based facility right here in Frederick County," said Governor Larry Hogan. "I want to congratulate the entire team at Ellume, and thank you for investing in the future of our state and helping to build on the already strong mateship between our two great nations."
"The pandemic and the economic disruptions it has caused underscore the need to improve our supply chains and make more in America – especially critical medical equipment," said Senator Chris Van Hollen. "With a federal investment of more than $230 million, Ellume is joining us in our efforts to bring more American manufacturing jobs to our state as they produce the tests we need to stay on top of the ongoing fight against COVID-19. This investment in Western Maryland will strengthen the region and its economy."
"I am delighted to welcome Ellume's flagship facility to Frederick County," said Congressman Jamie Raskin. "Keeping the COVID-19 pandemic at bay requires sustained investment in our public health infrastructure. I am proud that Maryland's Eighth District continues to serve as an economic and public health engine for our nation."
Ellume's COVID-19 Home Test, the first over-the-counter (OTC) rapid antigen test to receive emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, is a best-in-class product that Americans count on to keep their families safe. One of the most reliable at-home antigen tests on the market, it is also the only at-home antigen test to use fluorescent detection technology – usually reserved for healthcare professionals and clinical laboratories – and one of the only tests to incorporate sample quality controls to support accurate results. Ellume COVID-19 Home Tests are currently available through a variety of major retailers and in partnership with Federal and local governments.
Test assembly operations were initiated at the Frederick facility in February 2022. The facility will initially bring 200 jobs to the community and up to 1,500 when operating at full capacity.
An innovator in infectious disease digital diagnostics and global health preparedness, Ellume continues to work with the U.S. government to respond to COVID-19 and prepare for and mitigate future pandemics.
About Ellume
Ellume is a digital diagnostics company that develops, manufactures, and commercializes high-performance, connected products for healthcare professionals and consumers. It is at the forefront of accurate, rapid and accessible testing that is integral to today's COVID-19 response and will help ensure the world is prepared for the next infectious disease pandemic. Ellume's key focus is on the detection of common infectious diseases which affect the global population across all diagnostic settings; at-home, point-of-care and in-laboratory. Ellume has a global COVID-19 and TB partnership with QIAGEN, and a range of professional products under its ellume·lab brand. Ellume is committed to developing high-quality digital diagnostics that the world can rely on in a health crisis.
For further information visit ellumehealth.com.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers passed a measure on Thursday to create a paid family leave program, sending the legislation to Gov. Larry Hogan.
The bill, approved by supermajority votes by Democrats who control the legislature, would enable workers to take up to 12 weeks of partially paid leave for specified personal family circumstances such as caring for a sick relative or having a baby. It would provide up to 24 weeks for a parent, if he or she has a serious health issue in the year of a child's birth.
“This has been a long time coming,” said Sen. Antonio Hayes, a Baltimore Democrat. He thanked supporters who have “come together and really advocated on behalf of Maryland families."
Republicans criticized the measure for failing to spell out how much employees and employers would have to contribute, leaving that for the state's labor department to define later. They said Democrats were rushing to get the bill to the Republican governor just to meet a deadline so lawmakers will still be in session if the bill is vetoed.
“We're pushing this bill as quick as we can to get it upstairs,” said Sen. J.B. Jennings, a Republican, who added: “We don't know the numbers ... this bill is a hot mess.”
Because lawmakers are in the last session of the four-year term, they would not have a chance to override the veto next year if they adjourn before the governor acts on legislation.
The measure would create an insurance pool. Employees and employers would contribute to fund the program. Under the bill, the state’s labor department would set contribution rates to pay for the program. Employers with fewer than 15 employees would not be required to contribute.
The measure also includes job protections to protect employees from retaliation or termination for using the leave.
Seven states and the District of Columbia have paid family and medical leave insurance programs, including California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Washington. Colorado and Oregon have approved programs that have not started yet.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A firefighter helping in Wears Valley on Wednesday captured intense video showing how strong winds affected efforts to contain the wildfire on Hatcher Mountain.
Tom Lucas is a firefighter with Sevierville Fire Department who volunteers with Walden’s Creek Volunteer Fire Department.
“There were many moments of extreme intensity due to high levels of changing wind speeds and conditions.” said Lucas, “One minute, things were pretty calm and out of nowhere, wind driven fire would make you seek shelter.”
The wildfire spread quickly. As of Thursday, 3,700 acres have burned and more than 100 structures have been damaged. The blaze is about 30% contained, fire officials said. An evacuation was ordered for parts of Wears Valley, Walden’s Creek and near Pigeon Forge.
The video shows strong wind pushing the fire across a roadway as sparks and flames spiral in the air.
“All of the firefighters had to be very vigilant of their surroundings and keep their head on a swivel. Things would change in a moment’s notice,” he said.
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https://www.wate.com/news/local-news/firefighters-video-shows-intensity-of-sevier-county-wildfires-amid-flame-swirling-embers/
| 2022-04-01T00:13:06Z
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Harry Styles has used his solo career to lean into the music of bygone decades before, with his first two albums heavily drenched in the rock singer-songwriter stylings of the ’70s. His new single, too, has a flair for music as it was — but it’s far from a rerun of those previous albums. “As It Was,” released late Thursday, sounds like it has its roots in the synth-pop of the 1980s. You could even say he’s vaguely in a Depeche mode… or having an A-ha moment.
It may not sound anything but contemporary to younger listeners, though, who may think that, if anything, he’s adopting the style of the Weeknd, whose “Blinding Lights” also looked to some of those same catchy electro-pop bands for inspiration.
But enough about a flock of inspirations. What may really blind some fans is the “As It Was” music video and its generous offerings of Styles’ torso, in a tank top and eventually without it. There will be a fine line between who’s having a better Thursday night, his still predominantly female fandom or gay Twitter (or even just neutral tattoo enthusiasts).
Styles indulges in the great pop tradition of calling himself out by name in the lyrics, singing in the second verse, “Answer the phone / Harry, you’re no good alone / Why are you sitting at home on the floor / What kind of pills are you on?” Earlier, the track begins with a child’s voice imploring, “C’mon Harry, we want to see goodnight to you!” The lyrics are distinctly less cheerful than the music throughout, with calls that go unconnected and doorbells going unanswered. It’s like a quarantine-era mood squeezed into a post-pandemic synth banger.
There is human connection in the video, though, as Styles, wearing a glittery red jumpsuit, meets up with a female companion in a counterpart blue one-piece for a pas de deux atop a spinning platform, before she gets spun off. They reconvene in what looks like a swimming pool with concentric circles of diving boards, and Styles doffs his shirt, though the mood stays cool without ever completely heating up. In the end, there’s a musical payoff, at least, to the “Ringin’ the bell / And nobody’s coming to help” lines, as actual bells give the song a happy-sounding musical ending, even if the two principals seem destined to keep spinning separately.
“As It Was” is the first single from “Harry’s House,” which the singer announced only three days prior will be coming with a May 20, 2022 release date.
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https://variety.com/2022/music/news/harry-styles-trades-classic-rock-for-synth-pop-in-new-single-and-video-as-it-was-1235220645/
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LANCASTER, Pa. — "Three generations of people in your family made a living and suddenly that living is gone. What happens to people when suddenly that's not an option?"
Those words said by Charis Leos, who plays Tracey in the Fulton Theatre's latest production, "Sweat," illustrate what Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage used as inspiration for the play in 2011.
Nottage visited the Berks County community of Reading after learning about the city's poverty rate. That year, Reading had the highest poverty rate for a city its size at more than 40%, according to the New York Times.
While the characters of the story may be fictional, the stories are not.
"She took actual interviews and composed this story off of people's real experiences," said Ché Lyons, who plays Cynthia in the show.
The play touches on life in a community like Reading after the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA. The deal paved the way for increased trade between Mexico, Canada and the United States. However, experts acknowledge industrial workers in many communities felt the affects — though, disagreements on just how much affect remain.
"The middle class is suddenly disappearing," Leos explained. "When you have a city that thrives on certain industries, what happens when those pick up and go?"
The actors and director of the show agree, with themes of economic strife, racism and simple survival, this isn't a play you come to just enjoy. They believe it's a story important to tell.
"It's basically holding up a mirror in a very real and very intense way," Leos said. "Blaming of specific groups for what's happening to us, that's how people think. It's what's happening in our country every day, which is why it's so timely."
Leos noted that her character isn't someone she usually would portray. She's been challenged by the play in a new way, as her character's racist views become more developed as the show reaches its conclusion.
It's that storyline, though, that Leos believes helps build the bridge between people who may think differently.
"Even at her [Tracey's] worst moment, I do have empathy with her because of what she perceives she's gone through," Leos said.
"Lynn tapped into something that everybody needs to experience and know," Lyons said.
Fulton Theatre's production run of "Sweat" ends April 24. For more information, you can visit their website.
And across the rest of the region, theatre companies continue their 2022 runs.
Theatre Harrisburg opens "Now and Then" this weekend.
Prima Theatre enters its second weekend of the rock show "Murder Ballad" through April 9.
Blue Man Group visits Hershey Theatre this weekend only, with performances through April 3.
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Although debated, most scholars agree that Mexican immigrants first introduced recreational marijuana use to the United States in the early 1900’s. As homage to the Mexican culture and their involvement in bringing marijuana use to popular culture, we decided to choose “Canamo” as the name of concentrate brand. Canada is an anglicized version of cáñamo, which is the Spanish word for hemp. However, many Chicanos in the United States and Latinos all across the world use cáñamo as slang for cannabis.
Our brand’s logo is an altered version of a Mexican sugar skull; it is only natural to choose a turquoise color to further represent our corner of the country and the history of its people. Looking at our name, chosen colors and logo, it’s easy to see that Canamo Concentrates radiates southwestern vibes.
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abandonment is tackling the Theranos story during its eight-episode run on Hulu, and the series only has one installment left to tie it all together. Episode 7 saw Elizabeth Holmes (Amanda Seyfried) and Sunny Balwani (Naveen Andrews) struggling to deal with The Wall Street Journal investigation into their company. Things aren’t looking good for them going forward, so what’s the release date for abandonment Episode 8?
[Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Dropout Episode 7, “Heroes.”]
Summary of episode 7 of ‘The Dropout’
abandonment In episode 7, The Wall Street Journal continues its investigation into Theranos, with Elizabeth and Sunny increasing their efforts to shut down John Carreyrou’s (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) article. That means going after John’s sources with legal threats.
Tyler Shultz (Dylan Minnette) is one of the informants they try to intimidate. And his refusal to sign any paperwork creates a stir throughout “Heroes.” The episode underscores how his family ties complicate denouncing him. It also leaves you questioning what to do right.
John also faces bullying tactics from Theranos, but he and his publisher go ahead with the piece anyway. Despite Elizabeth and Sunny’s best efforts to squash it, it is released at the end of the episode, just as Elizabeth has another hostile encounter with Phyllis Gardner (Laurie Metcalf).
It all sets an interesting tone for abandonment final. Although Elizabeth is closer than ever to being exposed, she and Sunny put on positive faces for her company, ending the episode with a haunting “f*** Carreyou” chant that suggests they’re not done trying to hide the truth. . Of course, they may have a hard time doing it in abandonment Episode 8.
‘The Dropout’ episode 8 release date and time
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With abandonment finale set to cover Theranos’s death, viewers won’t want to miss the big conclusion. So when does it come out on Hulu?
abandonment Episode 8 will follow the show’s release schedule thus far, arriving on Thursday, April 7 at 12:01 a.m. EST. Per Decider, here is when the new chapters have dropped so far:
- Episodes 1-3: March 3
- Episode 4: March 10
- Episode 5: March 17
- Episode 6: March 24
- Episode 7: March 31
- Episode 8: April 7
After a month of content, Hulu is ready to wrap up the story of Elizabeth Holmes. But what can viewers expect ahead of the grand finale?
What to expect when episode 8 drops on Hulu
According to Hulu, abandonment Episode 8 is titled “Lizzy”. As such, it will likely focus on Elizabeth’s evolution from the time Theranos was created until The Wall Street Journal article came out. The synopsis simply suggests that she and Sunny will face the consequences of her actions:
“In the wake of the Wall Street Journal article, Elizabeth and Sunny face a reckoning.”
That may lead viewers to his trial, which is briefly shown at the beginning of the Amanda Seyfried-directed series. Whether the finale will have time to cover all the important details of Theranos’ fall is another question. We’ll have to tune in to find out the answer.
The first seven episodes of abandonment they are currently streaming on Hulu.
RELATED: ‘The Dropout’: Where You’ve Seen Actor Kevin Hunter Rich Sommer Before
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Learn the basics of drawing from expert tutors in an inspiring location. We can’t be good at everything, right? Maybe, you’ve convinced yourself that sketching really isn’t your forte; maybe, a teacher at school once recommended you stick to sports instead. Well, friend, it’s time to shift your thinking! Drawing is an enormously satisfying, enjoyable activity, and equipped with the right knowledge and training, anyone can develop their skills. And what better place to do it than at a world-class museum like the V&A? Right now, you can score a day course with Frui for just £29. These classes are ideal introductions to the basic principles of drawing, with an expert tutor showing you how to draw statues and other objects as two-dimensional studies. What are you waiting for?
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Barr: ‘I didn’t view’ Jan. 6 as an insurrection
Former Attorney General William Barr said this week that he does not believe the Jan. 6, 2021, attack carried out on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Trump amounts to an insurrection.
“I didn’t view it as an insurrection. I mean, I think it was a riot that got out of control,” Barr said during an interview with NPR that was published on Monday.
When asked about calls from the mob that came to the Capitol that day to hang former Vice President Mike Pence, Barr he “thought that that was essentially a propaganda-type thing.”
Barr has granted a number of interviews to promote his forthcoming book about his time serving as Trump’s attorney general.
Last week, he sat with NBC News anchor Lester Holt for a wide-ranging conversation about serving under Trump, the 2020 election and special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian election interference, his handling of which was widely criticized by Democrats and the media.
“I do think he was responsible in the broad sense of that word, and that it appears that part of the plan was to send this group up to the Hill,” Barr told Holt of Trump’s responsibility in the riot. “I think the whole idea was to intimidate Congress, and I think that that was wrong.”
Trump, in a scathing letter to NBC News over the weekend responding to Barr, called his former attorney general weak and lethargic.
“I made many great appointments during my Administration, and we accomplished more than most Administrations could even dream of, but Bill Barr was not one of my better picks,” Trump wrote in his letter. “He crumbled under the pressure, and bowed to the Radical Left—And that is not acceptable. Now he is groveling for the media, hoping to gain acceptance that he doesn’t deserve.”
Barr responded to Trump’s letter during an interview on the Today Show on Monday, calling his comments “childish.”
The Hill has removed its comment section, as there are many other forums for readers to participate in the conversation. We invite you to join the discussion on Facebook and Twitter.
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Geraldton homeless couple would have ‘nowhere else to go’ if Batavia hotel is demolished
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Daily 4" game were:
3-0-6-8
(three, zero, six, eight)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Daily 4" game were:
3-0-6-8
(three, zero, six, eight)
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https://www.expressnews.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-4-game-17049788.php
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Doki Doki Finance (DOKI) traded 1.7% lower against the US dollar during the one day period ending at 19:00 PM E.T. on March 31st. One Doki Doki Finance coin can now be purchased for approximately $17.36 or 0.00038106 BTC on major exchanges. Doki Doki Finance has a total market cap of $868,022.51 and $67,212.00 worth of Doki Doki Finance was traded on exchanges in the last day. Over the last seven days, Doki Doki Finance has traded up 2.3% against the US dollar.
Here is how other cryptocurrencies have performed over the last day:
- Binance USD (BUSD) traded down 0% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00002193 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded 4% lower against the dollar and now trades at $1.62 or 0.00003552 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded 1% higher against the dollar and now trades at $1.65 or 0.00004286 BTC.
- Crypto.com Coin (CRO) traded 5% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.41 or 0.00001075 BTC.
- Dai (DAI) traded 0% lower against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00002194 BTC.
- Chainlink (LINK) traded 1.8% lower against the dollar and now trades at $16.92 or 0.00037138 BTC.
- Parkgene (GENE) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $25.59 or 0.00045023 BTC.
- DREP (DREP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $1.96 or 0.00003398 BTC.
- DREP [old] (DREP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $1.96 or 0.00003399 BTC.
- FTX Token (FTT) traded down 4.5% against the dollar and now trades at $48.91 or 0.00107359 BTC.
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Just months after releasing Solar Ash, Heart Machine has revealed a sequel to the beloved pixel art action RPG Hyper Light Drifter. A departure from its predecessor, Hyper Light Breaker is a 3D third-person action game in a roguelite format, retaining the speed and colour of its forebear but replacing pixels with polygons.
Hyper Light Breaker is set in the Overgrowth, which is a "vast, ever-changing world with massive, open biomes and deep labyrinths." This being a roguelite, that means the environments will be randomized, but there's a hub-like 'Settlement' which becomes more populated throughout the game (think Hades, or Spelunky 2, or… most roguelites).
The fighting sounds like it's aiming for something as fast and fluid as Solar Ash, albeit with a focus on RPG-style build crafting: there's a "wide arsenal" of weapons and items to discover. The player-character has a hoverboard and glider at their disposal, and can wall-dash as well, all the better to move through those "vast" environments with speed and grace. The Steam page also promises online cooperative play, in addition to single player.
The trailer above is light on gameplay footage, but the small glimpses we do get definitely look like the studio behind Hyper Light Drifter and Solar Ash making a game that adopts the best elements from both. Hyper Light Breaker will hit Steam Early Access in spring 2023.
In the meantime you could try Solar Ash, which scored a respective 70 in our review. "Despite its strengths, Solar Ash fails to skate free from the gravity of its influences," Sam Greer wrote, noting that regardless of these failings, the movement is superb.
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https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/hyper-light-drifter-sequel-is-a-gorgeous-3d-roguelite-with-co-op/
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The Claremont Museum of Art will be renamed in honor of Inland Empire real estate developer Randall Lewis following a $1 million gift from the philanthropist.
The museum will assign $850,000 of the gift to its endowment for ongoing operational costs. The remaining $150,000 will be used to complete phase two of the museum’s expansion and to support efforts to increase public access through additional programming.
“This strategic endowment gift helps secure the future of our community museum,” officials said in a news release. “It comes at a particularly opportune time in the evolution of the museum, with two new galleries just completed and plans underway for expanded programming and accessibility to benefit the Claremont community and the region.”
The Board of Directors is expected to meet soon to modify the museum’s name to Claremont Lewis Museum of Art, officials said.
The donation supports the launch of Free Fridays at the museum, welcoming the public at no cost starting on Friday, April 1.
“We are deeply appreciative of these very generous gifts, as they give us the opportunity to reimagine new, exciting ways to engage families and community members with the arts,” board President Elaine Turner said.
Lewis, 70, is one of four brothers running a homebuilding and commercial real estate dynasty created by their parents, Ralph and Goldy Lewis. He is executive vice president and a principal of Lewis Management Corp., a member of the Upland-based Lewis Group of Companies.
In recent years, Randall Lewis has boosted his philanthropic profile in the Inland Empire, donating to several educational institutions that have named centers after him, including innovation and entrepreneurship centers at Claremont-McKenna College and the University of La Verne’s Randall Lewis Center for Well-Being and Research.
In 2016, Lewis provided a significant donation to complete phase one of the historic Claremont Depot renovation, making a home for the art museum.
“It is an honor to support the Claremont Museum of Art and to raise awareness of this wonderful community asset,” Lewis said. “The arts are such a vital part of the Claremont experience, and it is my hope that the museum will be able to play an even greater role in promoting and showcasing artistry and creativity.”
The Claremont Lewis Museum of Art, in the historic Claremont Depot, is at 200 W. First St. Hours are noon to 4 p.m. Friday through Sunday.
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28-Days-to-Lean Meal Plan
With the right plan and the right discipline, you can get seriously shredded in just 28 days.
Read articleThe 2021 IFBB Pro League season was an exciting one for the women’s bodybuilding division. Thanks to the number of shows being held, and the world-class athletes taking the stage, the division is not only as competitive as ever, it’s as popular as ever too.
However, one athlete was missing from the scene in 2021 – Aleesha Young. The 2019 Wings of Strength Chicago Pro champion hasn’t been onstage since she took fourth place at the 2020 Rising Phoenix World Championships. The native of Salt Lake City, Utah told Isabelle Turell on the Ft Rockstar Show that she was four weeks out from a contest, but she was starting to not feel like herself.
“I got about four weeks out, and just got extremely, extremely, sick. And for the first, you know, couple days, I’m like ‘oh, this will pass. It’s fine. Keep pushing. Keep pushing,” she said. She also shared that it took her family to convince her to not compete and address her health.
“And then, you know, the people that I love, that genuinely care, were like ‘no, this isn’t okay.’ So, at that point, bodybuilding definitely has to take a backseat.”
She opted to not only pull out of that show, but she skipped the entire 2021 season. Between her own health and family issues that came up, Young determined it was best to focus on herself and her loved ones. While her presence from competitions was missed, she would absolutely do the same thing if she had to make the decision again.
“Without your health, you truly have nothing,” said Young. “So, health is wealth. The stage will always be there.”
Now, she is looking to return to the stage as a competitor, and she already has ideas of what she needs to do in order to be in the final callouts for the win in whatever show she jumps in.
“I think for me, it’s always going to be about conditioning,” she shared. “So, just keeping as much muscle as possible, but getting that like, really, really lean conditioning.”
Turell and Young take deep dives into numerous topics, including her upcoming clothing line, exploring her new hobby of photography, tips to succeed on social media, and a lot more. Go to www.wingsofstrength.com to catch this as well as all episodes of the Fit Rockstar Show every Saturday at 12 noon Eastern time. Don’t forget to follow @fitrockstarshow on Instagram as well.
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RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star Ginny Lemon has said while the programme has “pushed boundaries,” they want contestants to be given the same post-show opportunities as other reality TV casts.
Lemon, known for their thick-rimmed glasses and signature shade of yellow, surprised viewers when they abandoned their lip-sync battle and left the stage in a shock week four exit during series two of the show, which first aired on BBC Three in January 2021.
The Worcester-born queen has since featured on Channel 4’s Celebrity Coach Trip and taken to the stage of some of the country’s largest venues for the series two tour of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, maintaining that while it is “great that queer entertainers are on Drag Race… I want to see them everywhere else”.
Lemon also said they want to see the same treatment given to Drag Race contestants as other reality stars, using ITV2’s Love Island as an example.
“Love Island is like the straight Drag Race – they’re all going and dressing up as these fantasy people that don’t exist,” Lemon told the PA news agency.
“And don’t get me wrong: I am friends with people who have been on Love Island and there are some glorious, wonderful people… It’s nothing personal.
“But afterwards, you see people from Love Island being invited to film premieres or getting on magazines and you see all this press and attention towards these people who have effectively been through the same process (as Drag Race).
“If you’re the height of X Factor fame, you’re invited to the red carpets.
“But if you’re the height of a queer-led show, you’re still fighting very hard to see at least one of us there… You know, you see one person from Drag Race and 10 people from Love Island.
“Why in reality TV are we able to churn some people out and treat them much better than others?”
Lemon started practising drag after the sudden death of their sister in 2016, using it as a “coping mechanism” but finding joy in performing and the “very healing” colour yellow.
They were one of two non-binary stars on series 2 of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK alongside runner-up Bimini Bon Boulash and said having a “natural, free-flowing conversation” about their experience coming to identify as non-binary was “the best thing I ever did on that show”.
“I was talking to Sister Sister and then Bimini heard and she came over, and we had such a beautiful conversation, which I always say was just one human talking to another human at that time,” they said.
“For me, it’s amazing to open that conversation to so many different people.
“Having that open intent and open mind, I’ve definitely learned to not judge people and expect different things.”
Lemon also spoke about interacting with fans since exiting the show and adjusting to life in the spotlight.
“I remember in Malvern, having a little shop run and this guy comes to me – ordinarily, this is the person that I would avoid, thinking, ‘Oh my god, there’s going to be some homophobia’,” they said.
“I’ve got this straight old white man, and he basically told me he loved the show, that I was his favourite and his family loved the show.
“And it was such a lovely thing… I thought, this is somebody that 10 years ago, I would have run away from them if I’d seen them, but now they’re open to that conversation.”
And while the show has “pushed boundaries,” they would like to see drag and LGBTQ+ representation beyond RuPaul’s Drag Race.
“It’s great that queer entertainers are on Drag Race, but I want to see them everywhere else,” Lemon said.
“Representation on Drag Race has been good to highlight it – but now we need to expand it out.
“I think that’s the bigger picture.”
Why can't we hustle and shake and see more representation of these glorious, beautiful, amazing queer people that we should be seeing?Ginny Lemon
They added it would be “bloody great” to see more transgender and non-binary storylines in the reality sphere and on wider television.
“We need more of that representation, more trans storylines, more non-binary storylines… It would be great to have a trans lead character that doesn’t talk about them being trans – that would be a bloody great thing to see,” they said.
“Drag Race has been good for pushing those boundaries, but I want to see more… I want to see queens competing on other shows (and) not just your favourite girls.
“I think it also (requires) the people at the top taking risks – we live in 2022.
“The world has changed so much over the past 20 years.
“Why can’t we hustle and shake and see more representation of these glorious, beautiful, amazing queer people that we should be seeing?”
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https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/drag-race-uk-star-ginny-lemon-we-need-more-opportunities-for-queens-post-show-41509155.html
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Family of deceased victim speak out regarding former Vanderbilt nurse verdict
Published: Mar. 31, 2022 at 6:01 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A statement from the family of a woman who died from a lethal dose of medication was obtained by News4 Thursday.
The following statement comes from Chandra Murphey, representing the family of Charlene Murphey, 75, who died after former Vanderbilt Nurse Radonda Vaught gave her the wrong medication.
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https://www.wsmv.com/2022/03/31/family-deceased-victim-speak-out-regarding-former-vanderbilt-nurse-verdict/
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EAU CLAIRE (WQOW) - Once upon a time, a Once Upon A Prom was scaled down due to the COVID-19 pandemic but is now back in 2022 for its 11th year.
The organizers of the popular dress exchange event at Banbury Place expect about 200 participants. Once Upon A Prom co-founder Jennifer Rooney said she's excited for the event to return this year.
"It's really great to be back, it's gonna be fantastic to see all of the girls coming in and trying on their dresses and getting to be like a princess again for a night so we're really excited," Rooney said.
All the dresses and accessories are free of charge with a requirement that each Chippewa Valley participant completes six hours of community service.
The three-day event is open from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday and 10 to 6 p.m. on Saturday. The organization is still accepting appointments.
For more information, click here.
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Spring’s wacky weather sometimes leads to a confusing mish-mash of seasons all at once. Around this time of year, it’s not uncommon to hear thunder—or witness a full-on thunderstorm—when it’s kind of chilly outside. You’ve probably noticed that thunder always seems a bit louder when temperatures are on the cooler side, and there’s a good reason for it.
Thunderstorms form when air rapidly rises through the atmosphere. The resulting updraft allows clouds to grow high enough that ice crystals form. These ice crystals bumping and rubbing against one another build up a powerful static charge that releases as a bolt of lightning.
While we’re used to thunderstorms on a warm and humid afternoon, it doesn’t always have to be warm out for a thunderstorm to form. Springtime weather is dynamic. There are always powerful low-pressure systems swirling about, and dramatically different airmasses colliding with one another.
Powerful cold fronts can trigger thunderstorms even when the air isn’t all that unstable. We can even see “elevated thunderstorms,” which occur when warm air above the surface provides the instability necessary for storms to form and thrive. These elevated thunderstorms form during an inversion, which is the key to giving thunder its distinct roar when it’s chilly outside.
An inversion occurs when temperatures increase with height. We see inversions all the time when it’s cooler outside. Warm air is less dense than cold air, so it tends to ride over top a stubborn layer of cold air wedged at the surface. When a thunderstorm forms over or near an inversion, the sharp contrast in temperatures actually affects the sound of the thunder.
Inversions can actually trap the sound of thunder close to the surface, allowing the thunder to reverberate off the inversion and continue echoing for many miles away from the storm itself. It’s kind of like shouting in an empty room—just like our voices sound louder when they echo against the barren walls, thunder sounds louder when it echoes off an inversion and stays close to the ground.
This “trapped” thunder can sometimes continue on for dozens of miles away from a thunderstorm, being heard in areas where there’s no rain falling at the time. These seemingly mysterious booms often result in panicked reports on social media (or even calls to emergency services!) from folks concerned that there was an explosion nearby, because it’s not readily apparent that it was just thunder.
The next time thunderstorms are in the forecast when temperatures are on the cooler side, make sure to listen up for the roar of a nearby storm and enjoy the enhanced sound of nature’s wondrous ferocity.
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/dennismersereau/2022/03/31/why-thunder-sounds-louder-when-its-cooler-outside/
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Alex Jones faces fines for skipping Sandy Hook deposition
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut judge said Wednesday Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones will be fined for each weekday that passes without him appearing for a deposition in a lawsuit brought by relatives of some victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
The penalties were in response to Jones defying court orders to attend a deposition last week, when he cited a health problem including vertigo that later turned out to be a sinus infection. His testimony is being sought ahead of a trial to determine how much he should pay in damages to the families for pushing a conspiracy theory that the massacre never happened.
The penalties will begin at $25,000 per weekday beginning Friday and increase by $25,000 per weekday until he appears for a deposition, Judge Barbara Bellis said. She found Jones in contempt of court orders and repeated her view Wednesday that letters submitted by Jones’ doctors did not include enough evidence that he was too ill to attend last week’s deposition. She noted Jones appeared on his website show — either in-person or by phone — every day last week.
“The court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant, Alex Jones, willfully and in bad faith violated without justification several clear court orders requiring his attendance at his depositions,” Bellis said during a court hearing held by video conference.
Bellis, a judge at Waterbury Superior Court, also ordered the deposition to be held at the Bridgeport, Connecticut, office of the families’ lawyers, instead of Austin, Texas, where it was scheduled last week. Austin is home to Jones and Infowars.
The judge, however, again denied a request by lawyers for the Sandy Hook families to order Jones arrested and detained until he could appear at a deposition. The attorneys first made the request last week.
Jones’ lawyer, Norman Pattis, criticized Bellis’ ruling and planned to appeal to the Connecticut Supreme Court on Thursday.
“The judge’s order is shocking and an insult to the medical doctor who advised Alex not to attend court proceedings,” Pattis said in an email to The Associated Press. “We regard the order as lawless and unprecedented.”
Christopher Mattei, a lawyer for the Sandy Hook families, said during the hearing that the families were seeking penalties because Jones violated court orders and appeared to be attempting to avoid the deposition.
“So what we’ve tried to do ... is change that calculus, make it clear to Mr. Jones that the penalties that will accrue to him as a result of his further noncompliance are not worth it and that he should sit for deposition in order to avoid them,” Mattei said.
A new deposition date was not immediately set. Cameron Atkinson, another Jones lawyer, said Jones would next be available to testify on April 11.
Twenty first-graders and six educators were killed in the December 2012 shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. The gunman, 20-year-old Adam Lanza, killed his mother at their Newtown home before the shooting, and killed himself at the school as police arrived, officials said.
The families of eight of the victims and an FBI agent who responded to the school sued Jones, Infowars and others in Connecticut, saying they have been subjected to harassment and death threats from Jones’ followers because of the hoax conspiracy promoted on his show. Jones has since said he believes the shooting did occur.
On Tuesday, Jones’ lawyers filed court documents that offered to pay $120,000 per plaintiff to settle the lawsuit and offered an apology for “any distress his remarks caused.” The families’ lawyers rejected the offers.
Jones was found liable for damages to the families in the Connecticut lawsuit as well as to some Sandy Hook families who sued him in Texas. Judges in both states found Jones liable by default without a trial, saying he repeatedly refused to abide by court rulings and provide requested evidence to the families’ lawyers.
Jones and his lawyers said he has turned over thousands of documents to the families’ lawyers and sat for depositions in the Texas cases.
Trials are scheduled later this year in Connecticut and Texas to determine how much Jones should pay the families.
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This story has been corrected to show that the fines Jones would face start at $25,000 per weekday and increase by $25,000 per weekday, not $25,000 to $50,000 per weekday.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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https://www.kplctv.com/2022/03/30/alex-jones-faces-fines-skipping-sandy-hook-deposition/
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The owners of seven Little Caesars franchises in Tennessee have been accused by federal officials of violating child labor laws and underpaying their staff.
Now they’re facing more than $162,000 in penalties.
The U.S. Department of Labor levied the fines after investigators said the franchise owners allowed 15-year-old employees to use “hazardous” equipment and work long hours during the school week. Officials said the violations occurred at seven locations in Antioch, Columbia, Franklin and Nashville.
“Child labor laws are intended to ensure young workers obtain valuable work experience safely without interfering with their safety and education,” said Juan Coria, regional administrator for the Wage and Hour Division in Atlanta.
Officials identified the franchise owners as JJ Pizza Service LLC and S&S Pizza LLC, neither of which could be reached for comment.
A Little Caesars spokesperson did not immediately respond to McClatchy News’ request for comment on March 31.
According to the Labor Department, investigators noted the Little Caesars franchise owners didn’t account for all the hours their employees worked and failed to pay them minimum wage and overtime as a result. They recovered roughly $1,625 in back wages for 21 workers as a result.
Investigators also saw 15-year-old employees “preparing food for baking, removing food from ovens and operating a vertical stand-up mixing machine” — activities labor officials consider to be “hazardous.”
“In addition, the employers scheduled 15-year-old employees to work after 7 p.m. and more than 18 hours in a school week, as well as past 9 p.m. and more than 40 hours in a week when school was not in session — all violations of the federal child labor standards,” officials said.
According to federal regulation, 14- and 15-year-olds can work “non-hazardous jobs” for a limited number of hours, namely:
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Three hours on a school day
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18 hours in a school week
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Eight hours on a non-school day
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40 hours in a non-school week
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Between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., except from June 1 to Labor Day, when those work hours are extended to 9 p.m.
The Department of Labor issued a $161,050 civil penalty against the Little Caesars owners for the alleged child labor violations.
In the last two years, officials said they have found child labor violations among more than 190 food service workers across the Southeast. Employers have had to pay more than $1 million in fines as a result.
Gas station workers win back pay after Tennessee boss skirts overtime rules, feds say
Restaurant shortchanged its employees and violated child labor laws in SC, feds say
Ex-boss paid Georgia worker’s final wages in oily pennies. Now the feds are involved
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https://www.thehamdenjournal.com/world/15-year-old-workers-used-oven-at-little-caesars-feds-say-now-owners-face-hefty-fines/130461/
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GLENDALE, Ariz. — As deep and potent as the Dodgers expect their every-day lineup to be this season, it should give them room to absorb the struggles of one individual – namely Cody Bellinger.
“The plan is to have him performing not to absorb any struggles,” Dodgers hitting coach Robert Van Scoyoc said Thursday. “So we’re going to plan on that and then where that goes.”
It has gone so poorly in spring training that Van Scoyoc, fellow hitting coach Brant Brown and Manager Dave Roberts all referred to Wednesday night’s game as “a really good night” for Bellinger – he had a bloop single, a hard ground ball and a not-so-hard ground ball.
“I think ‘progressing’ is the word,” Roberts said. “We’ve got to continue to log at-bats to make him feel as comfortable as possible when the season starts. … It’s a work in progress.”
Much of that work falls into the purview of Van Scoyoc and Brown. Both referred to Bellinger’s surgically-repaired right shoulder as a factor in the outfielder’s poor 2021 and a spring that has so far seen him strike out 17 times in 27 Cactus League at-bats – even though that surgery took place nearly 17 months ago now.
“The right shoulder is strong again, but also, it’s … just tighter than it was because it used to pop out,” Brown said. “That’s kind of why this process is kind of going through what it is, because he’s just trying to find his body.”
That isn’t the most obvious search. Bellinger’s attempts to settle on a setup, stance and swing for longer than a week have been the most visible element of his spring.
“Belli operates fast and we want to support him,” Brown said of the frequency with which Bellinger adopts then discards changes. “So we come up with an assessment together. And we’re honest with one another. At the end of the day, our goals need to be aligned. We try to assist in every way possible.”
But wouldn’t Bellinger be better off picking one set of swing mechanics and sticking with it?
“It’s a tough question,” Brown said. “I mean, we want him to be the best. He wants himself to be the best. Whether or not we’re doing things on a daily basis is just because he’s really trying to navigate on what his feels are. And sometimes we all know a hitter’s feels will deceive them.
“All hitters have a tendency of overdoing it. And you still feel like it’s the same. It’s like when you go see your nephew and you haven’t seen him in six months. It’s, ‘Oh my god, you grew three inches.’ He doesn’t think he grew an inch. He’s always looking at himself in the mirror. It’s just navigating through that process and trying to be more in tune with what the real is versus the feel. We have seen some progress. We thought last night was a really good night for him. I think we’re going to try to keep on that plan and then kind of integrate some things slowly that could also be an advantage to him.”
Van Scoyoc acknowledged that “the goal is to kind of get a consistent routine and process and find something that sticks and stick to it and not bounce around.” But that is easier said than done when the results aren’t providing positive feedback.
“If he wants to experiment, he’s his own person and if he comes up with a thought, he has a right to try that,” Van Scoyoc said. “It’s his swing, his career, and we’ve got to be there to help and support him even if you don’t necessarily think that’s the right thing at that moment. It’s his swing, and he drives that.”
Bellinger did not play in Thursday’s Cactus League game. Instead, he was scheduled to take several at-bats in a minor-league camp game.
“I think where we’re at right now is – he’s healthy, he’s strong,” Roberts said. “Is there an adjustment, a recalibration with the body? Yes. But at the end of the day, we still have to find something that works, that is consistent, that gives him the best chance to be the best hitter he can be to help us win games.”
FREEMAN SERIES
Orange County native Freddie Freeman is looking forward to making his Southern California debut in a Dodgers uniform in the Freeway Series opener at Angel Stadium on Sunday night.
“There might be a whole section,” Freeman said of the friends and family members he expects to attend. “They haven’t gotten to see me. I’ve only played at Angel Stadium once in my career. That was 2011. We (the Braves) went in 2017, but I had broken my wrist (and wasn’t playing). So it’s been a while since anyone could come to my game. A lot of family members didn’t come up to Dodger Stadium because it’s hard to get in and out, a lot of traffic. It can take three hours from Orange County to get there. Yeah, Angel Stadium is going to be a big one.
“Any time you grow up in a place and you can have any of your family members who want to come out come out it’s always special. It doesn’t matter if it’s a spring training game or not. It’s still fun.”
NOT NOW
Eddy Alvarez has been one of the Dodgers’ better hitters this spring, going 8 for 23 (.348) with three home runs (tied with Edwin Rios for the team lead). Alvarez is a switch-hitter capable of playing multiple positions. But Hanser Alberto was signed to fill that utility role and Roberts acknowledged a three-week spring training is not long enough for someone like Alvarez to “win a job.”
“I don’t see him breaking camp with us and I think he knew that coming in,” Roberts said of Alvarez, who signed a minor-league contract with a non-roster invitation to big-league camp. “But to put eyes on him every single day, he’s going to help us win this year. He’s going to help us this year at some point in time. I just can’t say when.”
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https://www.sgvtribune.com/2022/03/31/dodgers-coaches-see-cody-bellinger-making-progress/
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Oscars show-runner Will Packer said the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) were “prepared” to arrest Will Smith following his assault of Chris Rock at the awards show.
Packer said Rock had been “very dismissive” of the options given to him by the LAPD when officers went to his office to speak with the comedian, who was told the incident was classed as “battery.”
It comes following reports from Hollywood trade outlet Variety that Smith met with leaders of the Academy on Tuesday to discuss his outburst, and apologised to chief executive Dawn Hudson and president David Rubin.
The 53-year-old won best actor for King Richard, but stormed on stage prior to his win after reacting to a joke made by Rock which referred to his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head.
The Academy said Smith had been asked to leave the ceremony following the incident but had refused.
A formal review has been launched to discuss what disciplinary measures will be taken, and Smith will reportedly be given the chance to provide a written defence before the Academy board meets again on April 18.
The LAPD said that no charges had been filed against him, but according to Packer they had told Rock that he had the power to do so.
“They were saying this is battery, that was the word they used at that moment, they said ‘we will go get him, we are prepared to go get him right now’,” Packer said in a clip from an interview with ABC.
“‘You can press charges, we can arrest him’, they were laying out the options.”
He added: “As they were talking Chris was being very dismissive of those options, he was like ‘no I’m fine’… and even to the point I said ‘Rock, let them finish’.
“The other LAPD officers finished laying out what his options were and they said ‘would you like us to take any action’ and he said ‘no’.”
The interview with Packer is due to air on Good Morning America on Friday.
Variety reported that on Tuesday during his meeting with Academy bosses Smith explained his actions and showed awareness that there would be consequences.
The Academy’s board of governors met on Wednesday, where it was decided that disciplinary action for Smith could include suspension, expulsion or other sanctions.
“While we would like to clarify that Mr Smith was asked to leave the ceremony and refused, we also recognise we could have handled the situation differently,” it said in a statement, adding that the actor’s actions were “a deeply shocking, traumatic event to witness in-person and on television”.
Smith returned to his seat in the Dolby Theatre after slapping Rock, shouting twice to the stage: “Keep my wife’s name out of your f****** mouth.”
Rock had joked about Pinkett Smith’s buzzcut, saying on stage: “Jada, can’t wait for GI Jane 2.”
The Magic Mike XXL star and Red Table Talk host has previously spoken about her struggles with alopecia and how it had prompted her to shave her head.
A shocked Rock continued to present the best documentary feature gong, which was won by Summer Of Soul.
Smith later returned to the stage accept the Oscar and gave an emotional speech about the importance of protecting family.
Rock, 57, addressed the incident publicly for the first time at a stand-up show in Boston on Wednesday night.
According to audio from the gig, shared by Variety, Rock told audiences: “How was your weekend? I don’t have a bunch of shit about what happened, so if you came to hear that, I have a whole show I wrote before this weekend.
“I’m still kind of processing what happened. So, at some point I’ll talk about that shit. And it will be serious and funny.”
He was reportedly given a standing ovation by his audience before his set.
Smith issued a formal apology to Rock on Instagram, admitting he had reacted “emotionally” to the joke, but said “violence in all its forms is poisonous and destructive”.
Pinkett Smith also called for a “season of healing” following the incident.
But the actor’s behaviour was strongly condemned by many of his Hollywood contemporaries, including Oscars co-host Wanda Sykes and comedian Jim Carrey.
Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe told Good Morning Britain he was “dramatically bored” of the discussion around the incident.
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https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/lapd-were-prepared-to-arrest-will-smith-following-chris-rock-assault-41509326.html
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(WQOW) - The CDC now estimates that the COVID-19 subvariant dubbed BA.2 is the new prominent strain in the U.S. But experts at Mayo Clinic say it probably won't hit us as hard as delta or omicron have.
Dr. Matthew Binnicker, director of the clinical virology lab at Mayo, says based on international trends, BA.2 will likely peak in the next couple weeks. And that peak probably won't even be that high.
Dr. Binnicker says because we just had a large wave of cases from omicron a few months ago, those that caught it likely still have some natural immunity. That plus the number of people vaccinated is keeping most of the public safe from the subvariant. So trends of BA.2 infection have been, and will probably remain, low.
"Rather than going from 5% to 15% to 30% over the course of days, like we saw with the original omicron surge, these changes in case increase seem to be more moderated," he said.
He adds that despite this subvariant making its way through the country, COVID-19 cases continue to fall, especially here in the midwest.
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https://www.wqow.com/coronavirus/experts-say-covid-19-subvariant-ba-2-not-likely-to-cause-mass-infection/article_6cf220c8-b13b-11ec-ab10-779cd122ed98.html
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By Anthony O. Goriainoff
Tharisa PLC said Thursday that it will acquire a controlling interest in Karo Mining Holdings Ltd. for $27.0 million, and that this will be settled via the issue of 13.7 million new Tharisa shares to The Leto Settlement, a related party.
The mining company said the transaction will increase its shareholding in Karo to 66.3% from 26.8%, and that it is in line with its growth strategy.
Karo's platinum project in Zimbabwe has an initial life-of-mine of 20 years and a post-tax net present value of $770.4 million at spot platinum group metals prices, the company said.
"The development of a strategically significant... platinum group metals resource is a natural evolution for Tharisa as it fulfils its strategy of becoming an integrated diversified developer of new metal assets," Chief Executive Phoevos Pouroulis said.
Write to Anthony O. Goriainoff at anthony.orunagoriainoff@dowjones.com
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https://www.marketwatch.com/story/tharisa-to-acquire-controlling-interest-in-karo-mining-for-27-mln-271648713881
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28-Days-to-Lean Meal Plan
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Read articleIn the world of Supercross, injuries are a matter of when, not if. Concussions, contusions, torn ACL’s, fractures, and sprains are all a part of what each racer signs up for. For Monster Energy Star Yamaha Racing’s Eli Tomac, he was born into a family of two wheels. His father John Tomac was the 1991 Mountain Bike World Champion and a U.S. Bicycling Hall of Famer. John also rode motocross for fun and while Eli Tomac was always enamored watching his father compete on the bike, he fell in love with motocross immediately. When he received his first bike one Christmas morning, his fate was sealed.
John has trained his son his entire life. It’s a relationship the current series points leader and 2020 champion has never taken for granted.
“It’s just good guidance, having a good coach and someone to point you in the right direction to send you on the right path,” Tomac said. “Early on, we really focused on technique for riding. From that, that’s what gives you a good base to get you to that professional level. He’s also been my physical trainer, too. He does my physical training program and just tells me what he knows I need to hear.”
No matter the guidance, collisions and spills are hard to avoid, and Eli Tomac has had his share. The most serious ones occurred during his rookie season and the following year. He broke his collarbone during practice. The next season, he injured both shoulders in a nasty crash at the Thunder Valley National in Denver. He suffered a full tear of the rotator cuff in his left shoulder and a dislocation of the right.
While no athlete enjoys revisiting any injury that takes them away from their sport, it’s clear that the love of the sport and competing is what pushes these athletes to continue to get back on their bikes.
“Injuries are a part of our sport,” Tomac said. “I feel like motocross athletes are pretty good at healing ourselves quickly because we are athletes. If you’re in better shape and you get hurt … a lot of times, you’ll heal faster than someone that’s not in great shape that gets hurt.
“I think it just comes down to the love of sport and it’s just your passion for what you do. You don’t think of [the injuries] and I always feel like I’m an in-control rider. Some guys just get hurt more than others and some guys don’t get hurt as often. You try and stay in control as much as possible, but what’s keeping us out there is the love and passion for the sport. If something is really fun, that’s what makes you tick but it’s also the things that can bite you. But there are more good times than bad times.”
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https://www.muscleandfitness.com/athletes-celebrities/pro-tips/how-motocrosser-eli-tomac-trains-to-keep-injuries-at-bay/
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "All or Nothing Evening" game were:
03-06-12-13-16-17-18-19-20-21-23-24
(three, six, twelve, thirteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-three, twenty-four)
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https://www.ctinsider.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-All-or-Nothing-Evening-17049717.php
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Parole Board Considering Commutating William Allen’s Life Sentence
BOSTON (CBS) — A parole board is now contemplating commuting the sentence of convicted assassin William Allen.
The request to commute Allen’s sentence first got here from Gov. Charlie Baker. The Plymouth County District Attorney’s workplace and members of the sufferer’s household supported the transfer.
Allen has served 27 years in jail for his position within the 1994 homicide of Purvis Bester. His co-defendant stabbed the sufferer to loss of life, however he pleaded responsible to second-degree homicide and was launched in 2011.
“I would do everything in my power to not only be a role model and mentor to my son, but a beacon of light to all of those who have also seen a small glimmer of hope, but are trapped beyond those walls,” Allen stated when the Governor’s Council heard his testimony again in February.
New England Patriots security Devin McCourty was among those advocating for Allen’s launch.
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https://thewall.fyi/parole-board-considering-commutating-william-allens-life-sentence/
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As was the case with the Borderlands games, spin-off Tiny Tina's Wonderlands drops randomized weaponry in an endless gush, like a fountain but with sniper rifles instead of water. Those guns can only be used if you're the right level for them, and it's common for a quest to hand out something you won't be able to wield until the next level-up. What's not common is for that level to be higher than what's currently achievable in the game.
As afrankiewicz12 on the Wonderlands subreddit spotted and commenters confirmed, you can receive weapons as high as level 43 (in this case a legendary submachine gun that shoots fire bullets and does more damage after you cast a spell). It's not possible to actually get to level 43, however. The level cap in Tiny Tina's Wonderlands is 40, and you'll probably finish the main storyline around level 30 or so.
Hang on to any level 41+ weapons you find, though. With previous Borderlands games the level cap has gone up with the release of expansions and patches, and the first part of the season pass for Tiny Tina's Wonderlands is scheduled to come out on April 21. Presumably it's just an oversight or bug allowing non-wieldable weapons to drop right now, and given time we'll be able to hit a high enough level to shoot that legendary firebullet SMG, and anything else above the level cap that gets handed out.
Thanks to GamesRadar for the tip.
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https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/players-are-finding-guns-they-cant-shoot-in-tiny-tinas-wonderlands/
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Man arrested in carjacking of work van in south Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Metro Police said a man has been arrested for carjacking a work van Thursday morning in south Nashville.
Police said Tequandre Craighead, 29, has been charged with carjacking, evading arrest and driving on a revoked license after being arrested on Thursday.
The two male victims reported that they were approached by an armed suspect in a parking lot in the 400 block of Welshwood Drive at 8:15 a.m. The men complied with demands for the keys to a Nissan NV cargo van. Officers quickly arrived on the scene and gathered information.
Police soon located the van traveling on Harding Place near Danby Drive. They followed it to the area of Wallace Road and Recovery Drive where they attempted to stop the driver, who fled at a high rate of speed. Officers did not pursue the van. A Metro Police helicopter pilot maintained visual contact and relayed to ground units that the vehicle had stopped in a parking lot on Linbar Dive where Craighead bailed and fled on foot.
Detectives recovered an ID and a debit card that belonged to the wife of one of the victims.
During an interview, Craighead admitted to police that he was driving the stolen van. He was also positively identified as the robber.
Police said at the time of his arrest, Craighead was free on bond for the armed robbery of a Harding Place convenience store in 2019. He is scheduled to appear in court on that case next month.
Craighead is being held in lieu of $58,000 bond.
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| 2022-04-01T00:13:10Z
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Will Smith slapping Chris Rock during the Oscars caused 66 people to complain to the Federal Communications Commission, the US regulator for television.
The moment, which was seen by around 15 million people in the US, drew a range of complaints, but many focussed on the fact that children could have witnessed the incident.
TMZ, who obtained the list of complaints, told how one viewer from Texas called the incident “devastating” while another from California said they were “disturbed”.
While there were only 66 official complaints from US viewers, numerous celebrities have criticised Smith’s reaction to the joke.
Smith has since publicly apologised to Rock for the incident and the comedian commented on it at a recent stand-up show in Boston. “I’m still kind of processing what happened, so at some point I’ll talk about that,” said Rock. “And it’ll be serious and it’ll be funny, but right now I’m going to tell some jokes.”
Rock has denied claims that he and Smith have spoken and cleared the air.
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https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/will-smith-slapping-chris-rock-at-the-oscars-draws-66-complaints-from-viewers-41509042.html
| 2022-04-01T00:13:11Z
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THE GAME: Corey Seager drove in two runs with a sacrifice fly and a home run against his former team, as the Texas Rangers defeated the Dodgers, 8-2, on Thursday afternoon at Surprise Stadium in Surprise, Ariz.
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Today wasn’t good. Not a good day,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said after the loss. “Individually, there have been some guys that have had good camps. But overall it just needs to get better. … The season isn’t going to wait for us. We’ve got to get going.”
PITCHING REPORT: Right-hander Ryan Pepiot gave up three runs on five hits and a walk in his two innings. … Left-hander Victor Gonzalez gave up a solo home run to left-handed hitter Nathaniel Lowe in his 1-2/3 innings. … Right-hander Brusdar Graterol pitched on back-to-back days. After retiring both batters he faced in Wednesday’s game against the Cleveland Guardians, he retired the only batter he faced Thursday. … Right-handers Daniel Hudson and Blake Treinen each gave up home runs to the first batter they faced. Hudson gave up Seager’s home run in the fifth inning then struck out two of the next three batters he faced. Treinen was burned by Jonah Heim to start the seventh then gave up another home run to Joe McCarthy before getting out of the inning.
HITTING REPORT: The Dodgers were held to four hits by the Rangers. … Will Smith was booed when his name was announced – spillover from the Oscars controversy his doppel-namer created. This Smith tripled off the wall in center field and scored on a sacrifice fly by Chris Taylor. … Freddie Freeman (single), Eddy Alvarez (single) and Hanser Alberto (double) had the Dodgers’ other hits.
UP NEXT: The Dodgers are off Friday. … Giants (TBD) vs. Dodgers (LHP Clayton Kershaw), Saturday, 12:05 p.m., at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Ariz., SportsNet LA, 570 AM
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https://www.sgvtribune.com/2022/03/31/dodgers-hitters-tamed-by-rangers-in-lopsided-loss/
| 2022-04-01T00:13:11Z
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Shares of Trine II Acquisition Corp (NYSE:TRAQ – Get Rating) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $9.95 and last traded at $9.95, with a volume of 128800 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $9.94.
The company’s fifty day moving average price is $9.89.
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| 2022-04-01T00:13:11Z
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RUSK COUNTY (WQOW) - A former Ladysmith teacher who pleaded guilty to producing and possessing child porn was sentenced Thursday to 26 years in prison.
The sentence was handed down in federal court to McKenzie W. Johnson. He resigned his teaching job when he was arrested last fall at the Ladysmith High School.
According to the complaint Johnson, who was 34, used an alias and met a 13-year-old California girl online.
Authorities said he was using the alias "Sam Schumaker." A search warrant at Johnson's home showed an inappropriate photo of the teen saved to his iPad according to the criminal complaint.
Investigators say he admitted recording video chats with the girl where her private areas were exposed to to the camera.
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| 2022-04-01T00:13:11Z
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US Senators Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Cory Booker, and Sheldon Whitehouse have sent a letter to FTC chairwoman Lina Khan asking that she investigate whether Microsoft's planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard could worsen the workplace conditions at the company. The letter, reported by the Wall Street Journal, also calls out CEO Bobby Kotick's continued role at the company and "golden parachute," saying that failing to hold him accountable for the workplace culture he allowed to flourish "would be an unacceptable result" of the acquisition.
"Workers at Activision Blizzard, following years of rampant sexual misconduct and discrimination and unfair labor practices, have led calls for greater transparency and accountability in the gaming industry, and we are deeply concerned that this acquisition could further disenfranchise these workers and prevent their voices from being heard," the letter states.
"As this proposed deal moves forward in the review process, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) should assess whether the ways in which these companies have failed to protect the rights and dignity of their workers are driven by monopsony power or amount to anticompetitive harms in our labor market, and if so, if the merger will exacerbate these problems."
The letter makes a specific reference to the reported "frat boy" culture at Activision Blizzard, and its recently-finalized $18 million settlement with California's EEOC arising from complaints of sexual harassment and discrimination at the company. It also notes that Activision Blizzard is facing a US Securities and Exchange investigation into its handling of workplace misconduct complaints, and that despite his claims to the contrary, Kotick was in fact aware of at least some allegations of sexual misconduct complaints, "including alleged assaults," and did not report them to either the board of directors or industry regulators.
The plight of QA workers also gets attention: The letter describes them as "undervalued and exploited," working under contracts that pay less than living wages, and subject to arbitrary layoffs.
Interestingly, while Microsoft has at least nominally presented itself as the good guy in this merger, most recently by saying that it "will not stand in the way" of unionization efforts at Activision Blizzard, the senators do not seem impressed, calling the proposed acquisition "a cynical and 'opportunistic' attempt to capitalize on the systemic issues" at the company. They take an equally dim view of that promise of non-interference with unionization efforts, saying the commitment is "so vague that it leaves multiple ways for Microsoft to undermine the unionization process and its outcome."
But Kotick is clearly the prime target of the senators' ire. The letter says more than 1,800 Activision Blizzard employees signed a letter calling for him to step down, but Microsoft is "protecting" him under the terms of the acquisition, keeping him as CEO until at least 2023 and ensuring him a massive payday if and when he does leave.
"This lack of accountability, despite shareholders, employees, and the public calling for Kotick to be held responsible for the culture he created, would be an unacceptable result of the proposed Microsoft acquisition."
The full letter was shared on Twitter by Stephen Totilo of Axios:
pic.twitter.com/kzZ2CptkJ4March 31, 2022
To be clear, an FTC investigation into the proposed acquisition is going to happen—it's obligatory. But the letter suggests that the process may be rougher than anticipated. The general consensus earlier this year was that there might be "some drama" but that approval was likely to happen, but this letter could increase the pressure on the FTC to push back against it, especially given that the Biden administration in 2021 expressed an interest in heightened enforcement of antitrust laws "to meet the challenges posed by new industries and technologies."
An FTC rejection of the deal wouldn't be without precedent, either. In December 2021, it sued Nvidia to stop its proposed takeover of UK-based chip designer Arm, which ultimately contributed to Nvidia's decision to halt the acquisition effort.
"The FTC should consider the history described above [in the letter] when assessing the anticompetitive effects that this gigantic merger may produce, and carefully determine the meaning of Microsoft's promised to 'not stand in the way' of unionization efforts," the letter concludes. "If the FTC determines that the transaction is likely to enhance monopsony power and worsen the negotiating position between workers and the parties to this deal, we urge you to oppose it."
In an email sent to PC Gamer, an Activision Blizzard spokesperson noted the recent approval of the company's EEOC settlement and said that the Microsoft acquisition "will not interrupt any of the actions the Activision Blizzard’s leadership team has implemented throughout 2021 and is continuing to implement in 2022 with regards to improving our workplace.
"Activision Blizzard’s leadership team has discussed the company’s goals at length with Microsoft, and Microsoft has reviewed the renewed culture commitment and actions Activision Blizzard have done so far, and the efforts they've undertaken," the spokesperson said. "Microsoft is supportive of the goals and the work being done. This is a compelling transaction for all stakeholders, including employees."
"No additional special compensation arrangements for Mr. Kotick were entered into in connection with the transaction. Mr. Kotick’s base salary has been reduced to California’s minimum annual salary (which is approximately $62,500 for 2022), and he will not be awarded any bonuses or equity grants until the Workplace Responsibility Committee of the Activision Blizzard Board of Directors has determined that Activision Blizzard has made appropriate progress toward achievement of the transformational gender-related goals and other commitments described in such announcement."
I've reached out to Microsoft for comment, and will update if I receive a reply.
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https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/us-senators-call-out-unacceptable-lack-of-accountability-for-bobby-kotick-in-microsoft-buyout/
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28-Days-to-Lean Meal Plan
With the right plan and the right discipline, you can get seriously shredded in just 28 days.
Read articleThe workdays are long for Dr. Stephen Haskins. As an anesthesiologist and Chief Medical Diversity Officer for the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), he’s normally in the office no later than 7:30 a.m. and he isn’t done until his room is done.
In 2019, with his personal and professional life beginning to get busier, Dr. Stephen Haskins noticed that he was carrying around some additional weight and wasn’t comfortable with the shape he was in. He had run track and cross country in middle and high school, so he had always enjoyed running in some capacity. He began challenging himself to running miles and found himself addicted to the peace running provided.
“Once you get into running regularly and get into the zone of long distance, it’s very addictive,” Haskins said. “I’ll be out there listening to podcasts or audio books, just zoning out and pushing myself with the runner’s high you get when you’ve gotten to the miles you set out to accomplish that day.”
Two years ago, he was set to run his first marathon in Maryland, but with the threat the COVID-19 was posing, the event was canceled. Haskins still ran his own personal 26.2 in New York City on the date of the marathon. He would then find himself contracting the virus and battling symptoms that he believed could put an end to him ever being able to enjoy a nice brisk run again.
On March 19, Dr. Stephen Haskins crossed the finish line of the inaugural United Tri-Hero Cup Challenge in 2:00:09. The half marathon honored New York City’s bravest first responders who were on the frontlines during the pandemic and included HSS physicians, NYPD and NYFD. Haskins detailed his experience with Covid, the emotional and physical toll that came with working on the frontlines during the pandemic and why his first official marathon was one he’ll always remember.
With doing all the training and having run marathon miles by myself, I said I was going to run one myself. I did it that weekend that the marathon in Maryland was supposed to happen. I figured I put all this work in, I might as well check that box. I live in New York and it’s actually a very runner’s friendly city if you know where to run. I used to run in the Lower East Side, and I actually started there and I ran north up to 39th Street. There’s this little area that is east of FDR Drive and gets you about as far as you can on the East Side before it all becomes highway. Then I looped around past Battery Park, and I ran up to the Washington Heights area on the West Side. Basically, I ran all the way around Manhattan up to the top and I came back down to Houston Street. If you do that, it actually gets you to a little over 26.
Fortunately, we never got into trouble from a PPE shortage perspective and we were always adequately equipped when working with Covid patients. The day before I got sick with Covid, it was right in the middle of New York being in an extreme shutdown. I went for a 14-mile jog up 5th Avenue to Central Park. I looped around Central Park and came down 7th Avenue through Times Square. I swear I saw more people in Central Park then I saw on all of 5th Avenue and 7th Avenue. Everything was shuttered. It looked like a scene from one of these post-apocalyptic movies. I wasn’t feeling great during that run. I had a tickle in my throat, and it was cold and rainy. I got home and had a little bit of a cough. I was next to my wife on the couch, and she made a Covid joke, and I was like, “I just went for a 14-mile run, what are you talking about?”
The next day, I wasn’t feeling good, and I got a fever when I was in the operating room. I immediately went home and quarantined for the next two weeks. Fortunately, my wife and two-year-old son didn’t get sick, but I got hit pretty hard. I spent the next two weeks with severe body aches, got pneumonia and had several days of the worst headache in my life. The whole time, I’m thinking I’m supposed to be taking care of Covid patients. This is the one true emergency meant for anesthesiologists. It’s airway, everyone is getting intubated and critical care is an essential part of our training. Ventilators are something we deal with on a daily basis in the operating room and when we’re taking care of patients in the ICU. I was on the verge of misery with this horrible virus. I kept telling myself I need to get back out there but I couldn’t because I had a fever for well over a week. I didn’t go back into work until I went three days without a fever.
What put things in perspective for me was there were people my age who were on ventilators and in really bad shape. It made me just take pause and think I could have been one of those people. I took for granted that while I had a miserable bout, I didn’t have to go to the hospital, and I never had any major needs for oxygen. Then it made me think that if I hadn’t been in shape going into getting the virus, who knows what might have happened. My life could have taken a different turn if I hadn’t been in marathon-running shape before getting Covid. In many ways, I think running might have saved my life.
I feel like one of the ways I tried to compensate for all of that was through running because it was one thing I could control. It was a slow process where I would gradually increase the milage of my runs to try and get back up to speed. It took me up to eight weeks to get to a point where I could run another 13 miles in one go. Before Covid, I could get up and run 13 miles on any day pretty much without too much difficulty. It was a slow and gradual build. One thing I think that also helped is I have a friend who is a personal trainer, he wrote a book called “Be More Today.” We reconnected the previous year because I was doing a lot of running and he had run a lot of marathons. He suggested we sign up for this summer challenge called the Grit 150 in the month of July where we committed to running 150 miles in the extreme heat of the summer. I had never run that much before, but it was something to focus on and a good distraction. By the end of the month, I had run 160 miles and I felt like I was getting back to the condition that I was before I got Covid in March.
I took a big hit after being laid up a couple of weeks with Covid. What’s interesting is I do a lot of ultrasound imaging for work, and I have a handheld probe. I was able to scan my lungs and I could clearly tell I had pneumonia on both sides and had fluid around my lungs. It was not surprising that I would be a little bit short of breath but one of the things I made sure I did before I got back to work was, I wanted to see if I could go out and get some miles in. I went from being able to complete a marathon to barely being able to finish a 5K. I would have to stop and walk to catch my breath a few times. It was a very dramatic decline with my lungs, my ability to breathe and my overall conditioning.
We were just starting to learn about lung Covid because it hadn’t been around long enough for people to think the symptoms could be chronic. I knew people were still having heart palpitations and shortness of breath. I didn’t know if my lungs would go back to their baseline, and I felt like I hit a major wall. You deal with certain injuries, and you rehab to get back out there. With getting Covid, there was certainly an unknown element to whether that was going to be a temporary setback or a permanent one. Fortunately, I got back almost to where I was before in terms of my endurance, speed, and conditioning. It was a battle to get there, though.
The thing that stuck around the longest for me — at least six months or longer — is I had pretty significant brain fog. At the time, it was tough for me to differentiate between the stress of what was happening in the world, the heaviness of being in healthcare during that time, and maybe I was just stressed out because of that, and I couldn’t really focus on things as clearly as I used to before. Simple tasks were difficult. I found myself having to take a lot of notes and doing a lot of things to compensate for not being as sharp as I was before I got sick.
It was a beautiful day for a run. I’ve been nursing an injured foot for the last year, so this was my first race since I ran the half virtually last year. I’ve been taking it easy because I didn’t want to re-injure myself, so I got to push it a little bit hard during the actual race and did well compared to how I had been doing during my training runs. It meant a lot because I had never run an in-person marathon race before. I happened to pick up distance running at the perfect time to never be able to run an in-person marathon. Having spent the last few years in a solitude of running, it was interesting to do it in person for the first time and see the crowd, feel the energy, and get to run places that you just can’t run unless the city shuts down the Manhattan Bridge or Times Square. From start until finish, I was taking videos, pictures and trying to experience it all. It was like the culmination of all those years of training where I get to do this in person. It was amazing to have friends and family that were there cheering me on throughout and to get that medal and that runner’s high in addition to the moment. It was an amazing experience.
Follow Dr. Stephen Haskins on Twitter @shaskinsmd.
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https://www.muscleandfitness.com/life/dr-stephen-haskinss-memorable-manhattan-marathon/
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Pros
- A lot of standard features
- Excellent engine options
- Posh interior
- Smooth, comfy ride
Cons
- Expensive
- Inefficient
- Rivals have more cargo space
What’s new?
- Wireless charging removed from the standard inventory
Price: The 2022 BMW X7 has a starting price of $74,900 for the xDrive40i model. The higher-performance M50i starts at $99,800, and the Alpina XB7 comes in at $141,300.
If you want a big luxury SUV and have a big budget, the BMW X7 is a strong contender. It’s a 3-row SUV and the biggest model in the BMW
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Another area where the X7 shines is performance. With two lively engine options, this big SUV still has the engaging driving dynamics of a BMW. The BMW X7 isn’t cheap, but neither are most of its competitors. For a more budget-friendly alternative, you could consider the Infiniti QX80, but it doesn’t match the BMW in terms of luxury and performance.
2022 BMW X7 pricing
The 2022 BMW X7 starts at $74,900 for the base xDrive40i model. For the V8-powered M50i model, pricing starts way up at $99,800. The base model is a better bang for the buck, but the M50i is worth it if you have the room in your budget and that extra performance is important to you. Like most BMW models, the price can climb quickly when you start adding options.
Although Alpina is an independent tuning house, the XB7 — from $141,300 — still comes with a full factory warranty.
Before buying, check the KBB.com Fair Purchase Price to see what others in your area paid for their new X7.
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Driving the 2022 BMW X7
It’s no 3 Series, but the BMW X7 is still fun to drive. The base engine is a turbocharged inline-6 with brisk acceleration. The 8-speed automatic transmission shifts quickly and smoothly, and you’ll hardly notice it’s there in everyday driving.
For more muscle, upgrade to the 523-horsepower twin-turbo V8 in the M50i model. The V8 is a gutsy engine with a satisfying exhaust note and a thrilling 0-60 mph time of just 4.5 seconds. That’s quick for an SUV of this size.
The X7 gives priority to comfort over sportiness. This BMW is a family SUV with a smooth, compliant ride (thanks to standard air suspension), lots of cool tech features, and plush seating. The interior is hushed with the base engine, but the M50i has the pleasing sound of a more raucous V8.
The available Dynamic Handling Package on both X7 trims makes this big SUV handle a little more like a sport sedan. It adds M Sport brakes, 4-wheel steering, and a feature called Active Comfort Drive with Road Preview. This uses cameras to detect upcoming imperfections in the road and adjust the suspension accordingly. This improves both comfort and agility.
The Alpina XB7 has the kind of performance that shouldn’t be possible in a large luxury SUV. Standstill to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds and a top speed of 205 mph.
Interior comfort
The BMW X7 seats six or seven depending on the seating configuration. It comes standard with a bench secnd-row seat, or you can upgrade to second-row captain’s chairs if you can spare the extra seat. The first two rows are spacious and comfortable. The third row is pretty easy to access thanks to power-sliding second-row seats, but taller adults will be a bit cramped back there.
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The cargo space of the X7 isn’t huge for a full-size SUV. It has 12.8 cubic feet of cargo space when all of the seats are in place. If you fold down the second- and third-row seats, that can increase to 90.4 cubic feet.
Interior design and overall quality are high points for the X7. This opulent interior uses top-notch materials that you can customize to your liking. There are different leathers and colors available for the seats. You can choose between multiple different wood accents or a more modern-looking glossy piano black for the interior trim. In classic BMW fashion, the interior design is luxurious while also being straightforward and driver-oriented.
Exterior styling
The BMW X7 is an SUV that makes a statement. The handsome design is imposing and upscale with its large kidney grille, broad, horizontal light signature in front and back, and a range of stylish wheel options. It does an excellent job looking opulent with a hint of ruggedness that you want from an SUV.
The M50i has a sportier aesthetic than the base xDrive40i model. However, the base trim can get the sporty look of the M50i by opting for the M Sport package. The sportier look adds Shadowline exterior trim, different wheel options, and an aerodynamic body kit.
The Alpina XB7 has its own aerodynamic additions and special-design 21-inch alloy wheels.
Favorite features
M Sport Package
The available M Sport Package makes the xDrive40i model look more like the pricier M50i with upgraded wheels, an aerodynamic body kit, nicer seats, and more.
Power second-row seats
The X7 has power-sliding second-row seats to make the third row easier to get in and out of at the touch of a button.
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Standard features
As the BMW brand’s flagship SUV, the X7 is exceptionally well-equipped. A few of its luxurious features include an air suspension system, panoramic moonroof, 4-zone automatic climate control, three rows of synthetic leather seats, heated front seats and armrests, heated steering wheel, memory driver’s seat, remote start, adaptive full LED headlights, and ambient interior lighting.
The standard infotainment system is a large 12.3-inch screen loaded with features like Android Auto, Apple
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The X7 has a nice suite of standard safety tech features, including automatic high beams, forward-collision warning with automatic emergency braking, blind-spot monitoring, lane-departure warning, traffic sign recognition, front/rear parking sensors, and a backup camera.
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Factory options
The X7 has many option packages available. Building on the base model, there’s a Parking Assistance Package ($800) with a 360-degree camera, a drive recorder, and Parking Assistant Plus and a Premium Package ($1,900) adding soft-close automatic doors, power rear side window sunshades, a head-up display, and gesture control for the infotainment system.
If you want a sporty appearance but don’t want to pay for the pricey M50i model, you could get the base trim with the M Sport Package ($4,350). This is primarily an appearance package with an aerodynamic body kit, different wheels, Shadowline exterior trim, an M steering wheel, Vernasca leather seats, an Alcantara headliner, and more options for interior trim.
The content of all three of these option packages comes standard on the X7 M50i. The significant upgrade with the M50i model is the twin-turbo V-8 engine that gives this big BMW SUV a substantial upgrade in performance. The M50i model also adds M Sport brakes, differential, steering wheel, and exhaust, and a memory passenger seat.
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A Cold Weather Package ($1,100 for either trim) adds second-row heated seats and 5-zone climate control. There’s also a Dynamic Handling Package ($3,850 for xDrive40i, $3,450 for M50i) that adds all-wheel steering and Active Comfort Drive with Road Preview, which can adjust the suspension based on perceived imperfections in the road ahead of you. On the xDrive40i trim, it also adds M Sport brakes.
An Executive Package ($3,200 for xDrive, $1,300 for M50i) adds some luxury features to the base trim that come standard on M50i like soft-close doors, power rear sunshades, a head-up display, and gesture control. It adds the Panoramic Sky Lounge LED roof with over 15,000 LEDs, heated and cooled cupholders, and posh glass controls on both trims.
A Driving Assistance Professional Package ($1,700 for either trim) is available, adding extended traffic jam assist and Active Driving Assistant Pro. This adds full-speed adaptive cruise control, active lane-keep assist, steering and traffic jam assistant, automatic lane change, evasion assistant, and front cross-traffic alert.
Engine and transmission
The base engine in the 2022 X7 xDrive40i model is a turbocharged inline-6 producing 335 horsepower. Despite the size and weight of the X7, this engine moves it along quite well.
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For more excitement, consider upgrading to the M50i with its twin-turbo V8. This is a significant performance upgrade with 523 horsepower, giving the X7 much stronger acceleration and a more satisfying sound. However, it also comes with a big jump in price.
Every X7 is equipped with an 8-speed automatic transmission that delivers quick and satisfying shifts. Also standard on all X7 models is the xDrive all-wheel-drive system.
When appropriately equipped, the X7 has a maximum towing capacity of up to 7,500 pounds.
3.0-liter turbocharged inline-6 (xDrive40i)
335 hp @ 5,500-6,500 rpm
330 lb-ft of torque @ 1,500-5,200 rpm
EPA city/highway fuel economy: 19/24 mpg
4.4-liter twin-turbocharged V8 (M50i)
523 hp @ 5,500-6,000 rpm
553 lb-ft of torque @ 1,800-4,600 rpm
EPA city/highway fuel economy: 15/21 mpg
4.4-liter twin-turbocharged V8 (XB7)
612 hp @ 5,500 rpm
590 lb-ft of torque @ 2,000 rpm
EPA city/highway fuel economy: 15/21 mpg
This story originally ran on KBB.com.
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| 2022-04-01T00:13:11Z
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Brianna Mennella netted six goals as Morris Knolls beat Wayne Valley, 16-6, in Rockaway.
Kira Mennella also had four goals and three assists while Addy Walker scored three times for Knolls (2-0), which led 14-0 at halftime. Steph Crossan recorded two goals as well for the Eagles. Alina Ejdys notched two assists and Aleena Seyam also scored.
Morris Knolls has outscored its opponents 34-11 in its first two games.
The goal scorers for Wayne Valley were not known as of this writing.
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Police: 13-year-old runaway girl dies at hospital after found unresponsive at motel
D’IBERVILLE, Miss. (WALA/Gray News) - A 13-year-old girl has died in a Mississippi-area hospital after being reported as a runaway from Alabama earlier this month.
WALA reports the Mobile Police Department first reported Keyanna Sylvester as a runaway on March 21. She was then found unresponsive in a motel room in D’Iberville, Mississippi, on March 24, according to D’Iberville Police Capt. Jason King.
Sylvester was taken to the hospital but later died, according to police.
The 13-year-old spent time in Ocean Springs and Moss Point, Mississippi, according to reports.
King said it was too early in the investigation to decide whether foul play was involved in the girl’s death.
“We’re making sure we’re careful about not saying whether it’s criminal or not criminal,” he said.
King also said police are waiting for a report by the medical examiner.
“This hurts me real bad because Keyanna was my baby,” said neighbor Alexie Thames. “You all need to help find whoever did this to my baby. "
Anyone with further information on this case was urged to contact the D’Iberville Police Department at 228-396-4252.
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El Pollo Loco has decided it’s going to begin celebrating National Burrito Day early. Starting Monday, April 4, the popular quick-service Mexican restaurant known for its fire-grilled chicken will draw burrito fans with loads of deals.
“At El Pollo Loco, we take National Burrito Day very seriously given our selection of burritos are cult favorites among El Pollo Loco fans, especially our new Mexican Shredded Beef Birria Burrito,” said Chief Marketing Officer Andy Rebhun.
Here’s the lineup:
Monday, April 4: Loco Rewards members receive double points — Monday, April 4 only — on all burrito purchases.
Tuesday, April 5: Loco Rewards members will receive a special $6 burrito and large drink reward valid on Tuesday, April 5 only; tax not included.
Wednesday, April 6: Buy a $20 eGift Card via the El Pollo Loco app or website and receive a free burrito offer, valid until April 30.
National Burrito Day, Thursday, April 7: Loco Rewards members will receive a Buy One, Get One Free Burrito reward valid on Thursday, April 7 only; tax not included. Free delivery will be applied to all delivery orders that day only.
To join the rewards program, download the El Pollo Loco app and register for Loco Rewards to receive these offers and more throughout the year. For more details, visit ElPolloLoco.com.
“This year we’re doubling down on our celebration,” said Rebhun. “Celebrating this treasured holiday at El Pollo Loco has never been easier.”
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TORRANCE, Calif., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc. (OTCQX: EMMA), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company and leader in the treatment of sickle cell disease, today reported financial results for the year ended December 31, 2021 and an update on recent activities.
Recent Highlights
- March 2022: Announced that the Florida Medicaid Pharmaceutical & Therapeutics Committee has added Endari® to the Florida Medicaid Preferred Drug List, effective April 1, 2022, eliminating the need for prior authorization for Medicaid patients.
- March 2022: Received full marketing authorization for Endari from the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) Ministry of Health after a five-month review of the company's marketing authorization application.
- December 2021: Presented positive transfusion data from a post-hoc analysis of the phase 3 clinical study of Endari, the company's prescription L-glutamine oral powder, in patients with sickle cell disease, at the 63rd American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting. Data confirmed that Endari meaningfully reduces both pain crises and hospitalizations.
- November 2021: Announced collaboration with UpScript to offer telehealth solutions to sickle cell disease patients, expanding access to Endari. The partnership allows patients to see a doctor remotely and receive same-day physician authorization and prescriptions for Endari, which will be delivered directly to their home within just a few days.
- November 2021: Entered into an agreement with Asembia to provide expanded patient and provider support services to simplify access to Endari. Asembia provides a single point of contact for benefits investigation and financial and co-pay assistance, as well as patient and provider education.
- October 2021: Signed an agreement with Kainos Medicine, Inc., granting Emmaus an exclusive license to patent rights, know-how and other intellectual property relating to Kainos' novel IRAK4 inhibitor (KM10544) for the treatment of cancers, including leukemia, lymphoma and solid tumors.
"Recently, we have made substantial progress in expanding access to Endari for sickle cell disease patients in need," stated Yutaka Niihara, M.D., M.P.H., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Emmaus. "Although our financial results for 2021 were below our expectations, we anticipate that the full roll-out of our new telehealth solution in the coming weeks will improve patient access and efficiency in the delivery of Endari to sickle cell patients throughout the United States. Internationally, we are pleased to have recently received marketing approval of Endari in the U.A.E. and our first major order from our exclusive distributor there. We are actively pursuing additional marketing approvals of Endari to treat the approximately 225,000 sickle cell disease patients throughout the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region and we expect this expanded distribution, along with our telehealth solution, to help generate increased sales of Endari during 2022."
Dr. Niihara continued, "In addition to our focus on increasing patient access to Endari, we have expanded our clinical pipeline. In particular, we have seen promising results from our ongoing preclinical studies of the IRAK4 inhibitor licensed from Kainos Medicine, Inc. in October 2021, which may prove to be a novel, potential treatment option for hard-to-treat lymphomas such as Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia with MYD88 mutation. We also eagerly anticipate results from an additional proof-of-concept study of Endari as a treatment for diverticulosis, expected in mid-2022. If positive, we should be able to move directly into a registration trial. The current year is shaping up to be an exciting one for Emmaus and we look forward to providing updates throughout the year."
Net Revenues. Net revenues for the year ended December 31, 2021 were $20.6 million, compared to $23.2 million for 2020. Although sales volume as measured by number of boxes of Endari sold held steady compared to 2020, net revenues were adversely affected by somewhat higher and more frequent discounts afforded distributors on bulk pre-orders in 2021 compared to 2020.
Operating Expenses. Total operating expenses for the year were $23.4 million, compared with $21.0 million for 2020. Of the increased expenses, $1.7 million was attributable to increased research and development expenses primarily related to license fees paid to Kainos Medicine, Inc. relating to Kainos' novel IRAK4 inhibitor in research and development expenses associated with the company's pilot/phase 1 diverticulosis sub-study in which enrollment was completed in December 2021. The company also incurred a $1.0 million increase in selling expenses resulting from more frequent travel associated with the lifting of COVID-19 related travel restrictions in the U.S. and foreign countries.
Operating Income (Loss). Operating loss for the year ended December 31, 2021 was $6.1 million, compared with operating loss of $32,000 in 2020.
Other Income (Expense). Other expense increased by $10.8 million, or 1,074%, to $9.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, compared to other income of $1.0 million in 2020, which included a $7.7 million gain from sale of marketable securities. The company did not realize a similar gain in 2021. The increase in other expense in 2021 included a $3.5 million increase in foreign exchange loss and a $2.0 million increase in change in fair value of conversion feature derivatives, partially offset by a $2.9 million decrease in interest expense.
Net Income (Loss). For the year, the company reported a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $15.9 million, or $0.32 per share, based on approximately 49.3 million weighted average basic and diluted common shares. This compares to net income of $1.4 million, or $0.03 per share, based on approximately 49.0 million weighted average basic and diluted common shares, for 2020. The increased net loss was primarily attributable to the operating loss for the year and increase in other expense discussed above.
Liquidity and Capital Resources. At December 31, 2021, the company had cash and cash equivalents of $2.3 million, compared with $2.5 million at December 31, 2020.
About Emmaus Life Sciences
Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc. is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company and leader in the treatment of sickle cell disease. The company currently markets U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Endari® (L-glutamine oral powder), indicated to reduce the acute complications of sickle cell disease in adults and children 5 years and older. The company is also engaged in the discovery and development of innovative treatments and therapies for certain rare and orphan diseases as well as those affecting larger populations, such as diverticulosis. For more information, please visit www.emmausmedical.com.
About Endari® (prescription grade L-glutamine oral powder)
Endari®, Emmaus' prescription grade L-glutamine oral powder, was approved by the FDA in July 2017 for treating sickle cell disease in adult and pediatric patients five years of age and older. Sales of Endari® began in the United States in 2018.
Indication
Endari® is indicated to reduce the acute complications of sickle cell disease in adult and pediatric patients five years of age and older.
Important Safety Information
The most common adverse reactions (incidence >10 percent) in clinical studies were constipation, nausea, headache, abdominal pain, cough, pain in extremities, back pain, and chest pain.
Adverse reactions leading to treatment discontinuation included one case each of hypersplenism, abdominal pain, dyspepsia, burning sensation, and hot flash.
The safety and efficacy of Endari in pediatric patients with sickle cell disease younger than five years of age has not been established.
For more information, please see full Prescribing Information of Endari at: www.ENDARIrx.com/PI.
Forward-looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, including statements regarding possible increased access to Endari in the U.S. through telemedicine and potential increased sales of Endari following full marketing authorization for Endari in the U.A.E. and, possibly, other countries in the Middle East North Africa region. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties which change over time, including uncertainties related to the company's working capital and ability to carry on its existing operations and obtain needed financing, risks inherent in the commercialization of Endari in the U.S. and abroad, and other factors disclosed in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2021 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2022, and actual results may differ materially. Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and Emmaus assumes no duty to update them, except as may be required by law.
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UPDATE:
Lake Hallie Police Chief Edward Orgon said three people were hurt in the traffic incident on Thursday.
He said the two who were in the pickup truck that was hit by the semi-tractor trailer when it fell off 29 onto 53 were taken to a local hospital, as was the semi driver.
The semi driver will be issued a citation for failure to maintain proper control of a vehicle, according to Orgon.
UPDATE:
Both U.S. 53 and Highway 29 are reopen to traffic.
UPDATE:
The right northbound lane of U.S. 53 was reopened, according to WisDot who also said both lanes of Highway 29 are open again.
UPDATE:
As for the state of the overpass, WisDot Bridge Maintenance Engineer Lee Balsiger tells News 18 that he was notified by the Chippewa County Highway Department of the crash, and has personally inspected the bridge.
Balsiger said the overpass sustained minor damage to the concrete railing and guardrail but is structurally sound.
UPDATE:
Lake Hallie Police chief Edward Orgon told News 18 the crash involved a semi that was going onto Highway 29 and fell off onto U.S. 53. He said a pickup truck traveling on 53 was caught underneath.
Orgon says 53 is closed from County OO to Highway 29 and the exit from 29 to 53 is also closed.
WisDot says Highway 29 westbound lanes of Highway 29 in this area are also closed.
LAKE HALLIE (WQOW) - The westbound lanes of Highway 29 near U.S. 53 is closed due to a crash, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.
WisDot says they are having people move through the area on the right shoulder.
The incident occurred at about 1:15 p.m. and WisDot anticipates the highway being reopening within two hours.
Click here to view the traffic camera at this area
Stick with News 18 for updates
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LEBANON COUNTY, Pa. — A portion of Interstate 81 southbound in Lebanon County is closed due to a multi-vehicle crash.
The road is closed between exit 90 (Lebanon) and exit 85 (Annville/Fort Indiantown Gap).
Lebanon County's 911 dispatch confirmed they received calls of the crash around 6:40 p.m.
The crash occurred in the area of mile marker 86.6.
It's unclear if anyone was injured in the crash or how many vehicles were involved.
This is a developing story. FOX43 will provide updates as they become available.
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Two Nashville Zoo peacocks found roaming at Ellington Agricultural Center
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Nashville Zoo is working to retrieve two peacocks after they roamed nearly four miles away from the Nolensville Pike zoo.
“We love our zoo. It’s just a wonderful family place where you can bring the kids,” Jina Pendel said.
The vibrant peacocks at the zoo have captured many people’s attention.
“I remember the last time at the zoo when we were walking by the snack bar, I saw one of those birds just roaming around and eating the food off the ground,” Ava Pendel said.
Zoo goers aren’t the only ones who have spotted the birds. Traveling nearly four miles, two recently ended up at the Ellington Agricultural Center.
“We are in the process of trying to collect two that are down there right now, and the ag center folks have been absolutely terrific to work with in trying to help up round them up,” Nashville Zoo Marketing and Public Relations Director Jim Bartoo said.
According to Bartoo, the zoo has had the peacocks since August. There’s a total of 11 peacocks and they typically roam free, giving guests an up-close experience.
“Sometimes they get a little wild feather, so to speak, and they will mosey off grounds,” Bartoo said. “They will fly off the grounds. They can fly, so they will fly off the grounds and end up in a neighbor’s yard or down the street.”
If you end up spotting one in the future, the zoo said feel free to reach out.
“If you are in the south Nashville area or even as far as Brentwood, call us and we can determine whether it is ours or not,” Bartoo said.
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A self-professed mammy’s boy, a family man and supposedly the world’s best boss, Conor McGregor’s rise to fame has never been short on controversies. The UFC fighter is set to appear before the courts in Dublin after being charged with dangerous driving. But the speeding offence is the latest in a long line of very public outbursts from attacking a bus in New York to assaulting a man in a Dublin pub.
On today's Indo Daily, we look at the often volatile world of the 33-year-old. Presenter Kevin Doyle is joined by Irish Independent sport's journalist, Vincent Hogan, and the Sunday Independent's Niamh Horan.
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By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar | Associated Press
WASHINGTON — When the end of the COVID-19 pandemic comes, it could create major disruptions for a cumbersome U.S. health care system made more generous, flexible and up-to-date technologically through a raft of temporary emergency measures.
Winding down those policies could begin as early as the summer. That could force an estimated 15 million Medicaid recipients to find new sources of coverage, require congressional action to preserve broad telehealth access for Medicare enrollees, and scramble special COVID-19 rules and payment policies for hospitals, doctors and insurers. There are also questions about how emergency use approvals for COVID-19 treatments will be handled.
The array of issues is tied to the coronavirus public health emergency first declared more than two years ago and periodically renewed since then. It’s set to end April 16 and the expectation is that the Biden administration will extend it through mid-July. Some would like a longer off-ramp.
Transitions don’t bode well for the complex U.S. health care system, with its mix of private and government insurance and its labyrinth of policies and procedures. Health care chaos, if it breaks out, could create midterm election headaches for Democrats and Republicans alike.
“The flexibilities granted through the public health emergency have helped people stay covered and get access to care, so moving forward the key question is how to build on what has been a success and not lose ground,” said Juliette Cubanski, a Medicare expert with the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation, who has been researching potential consequences of winding down the pandemic emergency.
MEDICAID CHURN
Medicaid, the state-federal health insurance program for low-income people, is covering about 79 million people, a record partly due to the pandemic.
But the nonpartisan Urban Institute think tank estimates that about 15 million people could lose Medicaid when the public health emergency ends, at a rate of at least 1 million per month.
Congress increased federal Medicaid payments to states because of COVID-19, but it also required states to keep people on the rolls during the health emergency. In normal times states routinely disenroll Medicaid recipients whose incomes rise beyond certain levels, or for other life changes affecting eligibility. That process will switch on again when the emergency ends, and some states are eager to move forward.
Virtually all of those losing Medicaid are expected to be eligible for some other source of coverage, either through employers, the Affordable Care Act or — for kids — the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
But that’s not going to happen automatically, said Matthew Buettgens, lead researcher on the Urban Institute study. Cost and lack of awareness about options could get in the way.
People dropped from Medicaid may not realize they can pick up taxpayer-subsidized ACA coverage. Medicaid is usually free, so people offered workplace insurance could find the premiums too high.
“This is an unprecedented situation,” said Buettgens. “The uncertainty is real.”
The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS, is advising states to take it slow and connect Medicaid recipients who are disenrolled with other potential coverage. The agency will keep an eye on states’ accuracy in making eligibility decisions. Biden officials want coverage shifts, not losses.
“We are focused on making sure we hold on to the gains in coverage we have made under the Biden-Harris administration,” said CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure. “We are at the strongest point in our history and we are going make sure that we hold on to the coverage gains.”
ACA coverage — or “Obamacare” — is an option for many who would lose Medicaid. But it will be less affordable if congressional Democrats fail to extend generous financial assistance called for in President Joe Biden’s social legislation. Democrats stalling the bill would face blame.
Republicans in mostly Southern states that have refused to expand Medicaid are also vulnerable. In those states, it can be very difficult for low-income adults to get coverage and more people could wind up uninsured.
State Medicaid officials don’t want to be the scapegoats. “Medicaid has done its job,” said Matt Salo, head of the National Association of Medicaid Directors. “We have looked out for physical, mental and behavioral health needs. As we come out of this emergency, we are supposed to right-size the program.”
TELEHEALTH STATIC
Millions of Americans discovered telehealth in 2020 when coronavirus shutdowns led to the suspension of routine medical consultations. In-person visits are again the norm, but telehealth has shown its usefulness and gained broader acceptance.
The end of the public health emergency would jeopardize telehealth access for millions enrolled in traditional Medicare. Restrictions predating COVID-19 limit telehealth mainly to rural residents, in part to mitigate against health care fraud. Congress has given itself 151 days after the end of the public health emergency to come up with new rules.
“If there are no changes to the law after that, most Medicare beneficiaries will lose access to coverage for telehealth,” the Kaiser Foundation’s Cubanski said.
A major exception applies to enrollees in private Medicare Advantage plans, which generally do cover telehealth. However, nearly 6 in 10 Medicare enrollees are in the traditional fee-for-service program.
TESTS, VACCINES, TREATMENTS, PAYMENTS & PROCEDURES
Widespread access to COVID-19 vaccines, tests and treatments rests on legal authority connected to the public health emergency.
One example is the Biden administration’s requirement for insurers to cover up to eight free at-home COVID-19 tests per month.
An area that’s particularly murky is what happens to tests, treatments and vaccines covered under emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration.
Some experts say emergency use approvals last only through the duration of the public health emergency. Others say it’s not as simple as that, because a different federal emergency statute also applies to vaccines, tests and treatments. There’s no clear direction yet from health officials.
The FDA has granted full approval to Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for those 16 and older and Moderna’s for those 18 and older, so their continued use would not be affected.
But hospitals could take a financial hit. Currently Medicare pays them 20% more for the care of COVID-19 patients. That’s only for the duration of the emergency.
And Medicare enrollees would have more hoops to jump through to be approved for rehab in a nursing home. A suspended Medicare rule requiring a prior three-day hospital stay would come back into effect.
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra recently told The Associated Press that his department is committed to giving “ample notice” when it ends the public health emergency.
“We want to make sure we’re not putting in a detrimental position Americans who still need our help,” Becerra said. “The one that people are really worried about is Medicaid.”
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Two teens arrested in overnight murder
ANTIOCH, Tenn. (WSMV) - Two teens have been charged with criminal homicide in a shooting near Priest Lake late Wednesday night.
Police said Draven Hughes, 17, and Suhaela Lemelle, 16, have both been charged with criminal homicide for the death of Denzel Hammond, 23, in his car at a Bell Road apartment complex.
Police said Hammond was shot while in the driver’s seat of his car, which was still in gear when the first officers arrived to the Summerwind Apartments, located at 344 Bell Road. Police broke out a window to get Hammond out of the car and render aid because the doors were locked. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said Lemelle was present and identified Hammond as an acquaintance. Police determined that Lemelle and Hughes were handling a pistol earlier in the night as they discussed robbing the victim. A search of Lemelle’s apartment led to the recovery of two guns, according to police.
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(WQOW)- After a strong winter season, UW-Eau Claire athletics has jumped from 22nd to 7th in the Division III LEARFIELD Director's Cup Standings.
The Blugolds leaped 15 positions following a winter season that amassed 326.50 points, putting UWEC at 527.50 points in total. The Director's Cup standings rank each Division III school based on performances across each athletic program. Each program earns points from finishes at NCAA tournaments.
UWEC's winter season was highlighted by a national championship victory for the men's indoor track and field team. Women's basketball, women's hockey, men's swimming and diving, women's track and field and wrestling also earned points for the university.
Eau Claire now leads all WIAC schools, the closest being UW-La Crosse in 9th. UWEC is also currently the highest-ranked public institution. Johns Hopkins sits atop the current standings.
UW-Stout sits 85th overall in the standings, earning points from men's and women's indoor track and field this winter.
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The UK's Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has put the card schemes on notice that it is investigating their fees and how to help merchants get better deals, including by promoting the alternative of account-to-account payments.
Setting out its plans for 2022/23, the PSR has again raised concerns about the "high card fees" that merchants pay to Visa and Mastercard, noting that they have risen "significantly" in recent years.
The watchdog says it has sent information requests about the levels and structure of these fees and will proceed based on the information gathered.
While considering the long-term approach, it could roll out short-term measures, including "price caps on scheme fees or cross-border interchange fees".
Meanwhile, the PSR is also looking to remove barriers to the uptake of A2A retail payments, which it says can provide a "credible" alternative to the card schemes.
It will investigate whether the commercial incentives for banks, intermediaries and merchants are there to support greater use of A2A payments and what it can do to increase uptake and promote competition with cards.
The PSR is also working with the CMA, FCA and Treasury on the future of open banking regulation, which will play a major role in A2A payments uptake.
Elsewhere, the regulator says it will work with other agencies to ensure people have access to cash and to develop guidelines and regulation on the cryptoassets, stablecoins and CBDCs. It is also working to tackle the rising threat of APP fraud.
Chris Hemsley, MD, PSR, says: "We’ll continue to act swiftly and decisively to make sure that consumers and businesses are protected, and to promote innovation and competition where it counts."
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Although debated, most scholars agree that Mexican immigrants first introduced recreational marijuana use to the United States in the early 1900’s. As homage to the Mexican culture and their involvement in bringing marijuana use to popular culture, we decided to choose “Canamo” as the name of concentrate brand. Canada is an anglicized version of cáñamo, which is the Spanish word for hemp. However, many Chicanos in the United States and Latinos all across the world use cáñamo as slang for cannabis.
Our brand’s logo is an altered version of a Mexican sugar skull; it is only natural to choose a turquoise color to further represent our corner of the country and the history of its people. Looking at our name, chosen colors and logo, it’s easy to see that Canamo Concentrates radiates southwestern vibes.
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Barr: Trump lost because he ‘alienated’ independent, Republican voters in suburbs
Former Attorney General William Barr on Monday said former President Trump lost the 2020 presidential election because he “alienated independent and Republican voters in the suburbs.”
“If you look at the vote, the actual vote, and there’s no mystery as to why he lost,” Barr told co-anchor Savannah Guthrie on NBC’s “Today” show.
“He lost for the reason he was told for a whole year he was gonna lose, which is he alienated independent and Republican voters in the suburbs. That’s why he lost,” he added.
Barr resigned in December 2020 after breaking with Trump and announcing that the Department of Justice did not find evidence of widespread voter fraud that would have altered the results of the election. He appeared for his first live interview since that resignation on Monday
The former attorney general’s comments came after Guthrie asked how Barr would explain to others in the GOP that Trump lost the election legitimately. She cited a poll that found only 21 percent of Republicans said they believe President Biden was legitimately elected.
Barr said Trump clearly lost because he alienated independents and Republicans in suburbs, called the early allegations of voter fraud “false,” and noted that evidence bolstering allegations of fraud has not emerged since.
“First, all the examples that were thrown up very early were, you know, vaporware. There was nothing to them. They were, they were just false,” Barr said.
“Second, no evidence has come out since then,” he added.
More independents broke for Biden in the 2020 election, according to Pew Research Center, 52 percent to 43 percent. Biden also made improvements among suburban voters compared to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential nominee in 2016.
Barr appeared on NBC’s “Today” show one day before his book, “One Damn Thing After Another: Memoirs of an Attorney General,” is set to publish.
He also sat with NBC’s Lester Holt for an interview that aired Sunday night during which he said there was no evidence Trump was “legally responsible” for the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, but noted that he believes the president was “responsible in the broad sense of that word.”
Trump blasted Barr in a letter to Holt last week, calling his former attorney general “slow” and “lethargic,” and writing that he “realized early on that he never had what it takes to make a great Attorney General.”
On Monday, Barr said the Trump letter was “par for the course” and “childish.”
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2 years after Louisville 16-year-old killed, parents frustrated with lack of tips
Police say they received very little information on the night Monterry Hamilton was killed and have received few tips in the years since.
Police say they received very little information on the night Monterry Hamilton was killed and have received few tips in the years since.
Police say they received very little information on the night Monterry Hamilton was killed and have received few tips in the years since.
With his head in his hands, Terry Hamilton became emotional Thursday.
"It's been 2 years and I don't feel no different," Hamilton said, with tears rolling down his cheeks.
His son, Monterry Hamilton, 16, was one of two teens shot in Smoketown on March 31, 2020. He later died at the hospital. Because of COVID restrictions — it was early in the pandemic — his mother, Deborah Lewis, was forced to wait at the hospital alone.
And because of the pandemic, there was no funeral and, in her mind, no goodbye.
"To have to keep relieving it over and over that's just the worst; it just never leaves your head," Deborah Lewis said.
Two years, and countless milestones later -- like a missed high school graduation -- the parents are still looking for answers.
"It's totally different. It's really hard to explain. It's not the same, not without him," Hamilton said.
Monterry had been shot in front of an abandoned house in the 700 block of Coke Alley. Despite nearby neighbors, no one came forward that night with information and in the two years since, police say they have gotten very few tips.
Lewis said that is something she just cannot understand.
"Shame on you because if it was your kid, would you want somebody to come forward?" Lewis said.
She and Hamilton are hopeful that someone will come forward, two years after the crime.
"I refuse to let this be a cold case, just another kid in the neighborhood. It's unacceptable," Hamilton said.
Police ask anyone with information on the case to call the anonymous police tip line at 574-LMPD.
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Boys and girls, you’re about to behold a sight so fluffy, so delightful, so utterly adorable, that I urge those of you who are easily tickled or prone to the giggles to look the other way — but if you are still here, step right up, everyone has a chance to...
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Game of Thrones fans have wanted more from the show since it ended in 2019. Although its ending left many fans divided, we’re all ready for the prequel series, House of the Dragon. The spin-off takes place 200 years before the events that kicked off the main story and is based on the book Fire & Blood by George RR Martin.
You can expect some major Targaryen vibes, complete with the trademark white hair and embarrassing incest. It’s one of the first HBO-backed spinoffs to actually have some meat, and fans are eager to find out when House of the Dragon will release. But let’s face it: anything involving George RR Martin and Game of Thrones can’t come soon enough.
Source: HBOWhat is the release date of ‘House of the Dragon’?
After leaving Targaryen fans on the edge of their seats for several months, HBO has officially revealed the release date for the long-awaited Game of Thrones spin-off. So get ready because House of the Dragon premieres on HBO and HBO Max on Sunday, August 21, 2022.
HBO also announced that the first season would consist of 10 episodes, so at the very least, there will be enough time to set the tone for the new series. And with George at the helm, it’s hard to imagine a show from the Game of Thrones universe that doesn’t win over fans almost immediately.
In October 2021, the first trailer for House of the Dragon was released, giving fans a small taste of what is to come. In the short clip, we see the iconic Iron Throne, members of House Targaryens, and some fight scenes that leave us wanting more.
What will ‘The House of the Dragon’ be about?
If you’re looking for the closest thing to a play-by-play of the show’s plot, you can check out George’s companion book Fire & Blood, on which the new series is based. It narrates all the history of the Targaryen House. Much of the family’s history was hinted at throughout Game of Thrones, but House of the Dragon takes place 200 years before the original series began.
The new show will likely focus on how the Targaryens took over Westeros with their fleet of dragons and united the Seven Kingdoms. There may also be some cursory mentions of other important houses in Westeros, like the Lannisters and the Starks, because in other ways, they’re just as important to the history of Westeros as the Targaryens are.
Source: HBO
Although we will no longer see Emilia Clarke as the queen of dragons Daenerys Targaryen, the first of her name, etc., we will meet more Targaryens and many other characters never before known by casual fans of Game of Thrones.
The main cast includes Paddy Considine as King Viserys I Targaryen, Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen, Emma D’Arcy as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, Olivia Cooke as Lady Alicent Hightower, Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryo, Eve Best as Princess Rhaenys Velaryon, Fabien Frankel as Ser Criston Cole, Sonoya Mizuno as Mysaria, and Rhys Ifans as Ser Otto Hightower.
House of the Dragon debuts on HBO and HBO Max on August 21, 2022.
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Fantasy 5 Double Play" game were:
02-06-11-25-32
(two, six, eleven, twenty-five, thirty-two)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Fantasy 5 Double Play" game were:
02-06-11-25-32
(two, six, eleven, twenty-five, thirty-two)
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https://www.expressnews.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Fantasy-5-Double-Play-17049787.php
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Gmail has almost two billion monthly users, but not everyone is a fan of the service and how it shares your data. So if you plan to quit Gmail, here is a step-by-step guide for deleting your account without deleting your Google account.
Note: this process will delete your Gmail account but it will not delete your entire Google account. All other Google services, such as Google Calendar, Drive, Play, etc will remain. To erase all services, follow my guide to Delete your Google account.
Step One
Sign in to Gmail and click/tap the grid icon of 3x3 dots. In the dropdown menu which appears, click the 'Account' button. It is the first icon in the menu and will show your account image, if you chose to upload one.
Step Two
Click the 'Data & Privacy' option in the left side menu. It is the third option in the menu, below 'Home' and 'Personal Info'.
Step Three
Scroll down to the ’Your Data & Privacy Options’ section and select ‘Data from apps and services you use’.
Step Four
In the "Download or delete your data" section select Delete a Google service and, if prompted, sign in again (this is a secondary security check). Select Gmail and Delete.
Step Five
You will be prompted to enter another email address you wish to associate with your Google account so it can still be accessed. Google will verify this address: select Send Verification Email.
Step Six
Open the email you received from Google and follow the deletion link.
Step Seven
Select "Yes, I want to delete (example)@gmail.com" then Click Delete and Done.
Observations
Deleting a Gmail account is not immediate and Google will take several days, even weeks, to complete the request (the company doesn't specify an exact timeframe). The upside of this is you can cancel the request if you immediately regret your decision.
Note: Only the administrator of your account can delete your Gmail account. If you are not the administrator (for example, a work or education address), your deletion request will be rejected.
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A photo of a male teenager posing with drugs, guns and cash led to the arrest of the 17-year-old along with his passenger, Texas authorities say.
The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office says it began an investigation on March 29 after learning the teen was posting to social media that he had THC cartridges, weapons and cash. The photos were “reportedly posted to Instagram.”
Investigators tracked down the teen and pulled him over, according to a March 30 news release. Deputies found hash oil, a loaded handgun and money in the vehicle.
Authorities say they received a search warrant for the teenager and his 21-year-old passenger’s home in southwest San Antonio, where they found “two handguns, a high powered pistol, cocaine, hash oil, marijuana, and $15,000.00 in cash.”
Both were arrested and booked into the Bexar County Jail, according to the news release.
The 17-year-old was charged with possession of a controlled substance 1-4 grams, reckless conduct-traffic and unlawful carrying of a weapon.
The 21-year-old was charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver 1-4 grans and possession of marijuana.
Middle schoolers hospitalized after eating drug-laced edibles, Pennsylvania school says
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Teen died experimenting with drugs at friend’s house, Missouri cops say. Two charged
Man calls 911 to say his dealer cheated him and wants his meth tested, Florida cops say
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| 2022-04-01T00:13:15Z
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Josh Kennedy returns to training ahead of round three clash with Fremantle
Northampton’s favourite son Josh Kennedy returned to West Coast Eagles training on Tuesday, a welcome boost for the club after they made 14 changes to the side against North Melbourne.
The Mid West product would be expected to make his return to the side in this weekend’s western derby given the Eagle’s ongoing COVID problems. Twelve of the 14 outs for West Coast last week were because of COVID protocols.
West Coast will need Geraldton’s high-flying export Liam Ryan to be firing in front of goal if they hope to get a win against there cross town rivals.
The AFL has extended the deadline for both the Eagles and Dockers to submit their teams ahead of Sunday’s derby.
Northampton’s own Patrick Cripps will look to continue his purple patch at the start to the season when Carlton face Hawthorn on Sunday.
The Blues skipper racked up 35 disposals and kicked two goals in his side’s 12-point win over Western Bulldogs in round two.
Both teams go into the match unbeaten, in what promises to be an exciting contest. Cripps could go face-to-face with another Mid West player — the Hawks’ Jaeger O’Meara from Dongara.
Carlton will be able to recall forward Jack Martin after he returned to training earlier this week. The former Geraldton schoolboy missed round two because of AFL’s health and safety protocols.
While Mid West junior footballer Logan McDonald has been dropped from Sydney’s team for Thursday night’s clash with the Western Bulldogs.
The 19-year-old disappointed against Geelong last Friday night, failing to kick a goal and only getting six disposals.
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FDA panel narrowly sides against experimental ALS drug
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health advisers on Wednesday narrowly ruled against an experimental drug for the debilitating illness known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, a potential setback for patient groups who have lobbied for the medication’s approval.
Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted 6-4 that a single study from Amylyx Pharmaceuticals failed to establish the drug’s effectiveness in treating the deadly neurodegenerative disease ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
“I think it would be a disservice to the patients and their families to approve a treatment that is of uncertain benefit,” said Dr. Kenneth Fischbeck of the National Institutes of Health. “It gets in the way of developing truly effective treatments if it turns out not to be effective.”
Fischbeck and other panelists said they hoped results of a larger study now underway would provide more evidence.
Their vote is not binding and the FDA will make the final decision on whether to grant approval by July. The vote could be used to bolster FDA’s negative review published earlier in the week that criticized Amylyx’s mid-stage study for its small size, missing data and questionable statistical analysis.
The FDA, however, has also emphasized the need for “regulatory flexibility” when reviewing drugs for fatal diseases like ALS. And the close vote could tip the agency toward an approval, given the lack of options currently available.
Typically, FDA approval requires two large studies or one study with a “very persuasive” effect on survival.
ALS destroys nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord needed to walk, talk, swallow and — eventually — breathe. There is no cure and most people die within three to five years of their first symptoms.
ALS patients and their families have rallied behind Amylyx’s drug since its data was first published in 2020, launching an aggressive lobbying campaign and enlisting members of Congress to push the FDA to grant approval.
More than two dozen people spoke during Wednesday’s public comment session, including ALS patients, their family members and physicians who called on the FDA to make the drug available as a potential option to slow the disease.
“Slowing down the loss of function is significant to me and to my family,” stated Becky Mourey, a former music teacher and ALS patient, in comments read by her daughter. “More time to tell my children I love them with my own voice is everything to me.”
Dr. Teresa Buracchio, an FDA division director, said the agency had “benefitted enormously” from patients’ input. But she added that the problems with Amylyx’s data exist “even with the recognition that ALS is a rare disease, with a relentless course that has an enormous unmet medical need.”
The FDA has approved only two therapies for ALS. The more effective one extends life by several months.
Amylyx’s drug comes as a powder that combines two older drugs: one prescription medication for liver disorders and a dietary supplement long used in traditional Chinese medicine. In a 137-patient study in ALS patients, researchers reported those who took the drug progressed 25% more slowly than those taking a dummy drug after one year.
But FDA scientists said those results were “not persuasive” because of missing patient data, study conduct errors and unrealistic assumptions about how patients would decline over time.
Even the panelists who backed the drug said it was a difficult decision.
“I went back and forth during the day but ultimately I agreed with the (drugmaker’s) primary analysis,” said Dean Follman, a biostatistician with the NIH.
Some ALS patients already take the two older drugs, purchasing the supplement online and getting a prescription for the liver medication.
Even if the FDA rejects the Amylyx combo drug later this year, it may not be the end of the road for the treatment. Amylyx is conducting a late-stage, 600-patient study required to seek European approval. If those results — expected in 2024— show the drug extends life, the company could resubmit to the FDA and potentially win approval.
FDA regulators had initially urged the company to complete that study before submitting the drug.
Wednesday’s meeting marked the first time FDA had convened this advisory panel since disregarding its advice last June and approving Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug, Aduhelm. Three panel members resigned over the controversial decision and the FDA has faced a broader backlash for approving an expensive medication with little evidence it works. As in the Amylyx case, the FDA faced intense pressure from patient groups to grant approval.
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Pentagon says Russian troops withdrawing from Chernobyl nuclear site
Russian army forces have begun to withdraw from Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear website, in line with a U.S. Pentagon official.
Russian troops seized the power, the place radioactive waste continues to be saved, on February 24, the primary day of the invasion of Ukraine. The withdrawal comes a day after Moscow officers introduced Russia would cut back operations in two Ukrainian cities.
“Chernobyl is (an) area where they are beginning to reposition some of their troops— leaving, walking away from the Chernobyl facility and moving into Belarus,” the Pentagon official stated Wednesday, in line with The Kyiv Independent.
A day prior, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin stated Moscow has determined to essentially “cut back military activity in the direction of Kyiv and Chernihiv” to “increase mutual trust and create conditions for further negotiations.”
Russian troops additionally seized Zaporizhzhia, Europe’s largest nuclear plant, on March 4, sparking nice alarm when Russian shelling began a hearth on the facility.
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova claims Russia was defending the nuclear crops.
“We have repeatedly reported to the international public that the Russian military has taken under its protection the Chernobyl and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plants with the express purpose of preventing terrorist attacks,” Zakharova stated.
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk demanded Russia pull out from Chernobyl amid issues of ammunition exploding on the website.
“We demand that the U.N. Security Council immediately take measures to demilitarize the Chernobyl exclusion zone and introduce a special U.N. mission there to eliminate the risk of the repeat of a nuclear catastrophe,” she stated in a video on the Telegram social media platform on March 30.
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, traveled to Ukraine this week to ship “urgent technical assistance” to avert the chance of an accident on the nation’s nuclear amenities. Since the beginning of the struggle, Grossi has expressed grave concern for the security and safety of the nuclear crops.
Grossi’s go to was to provoke security help, together with sending IAEA consultants to prioritized amenities and the cargo of significant security and safety provides comparable to monitoring and emergency gear.
“The military conflict is putting Ukraine’s nuclear power plants and other facilities with radioactive material in unprecedented danger. We must take urgent action to make sure that they can continue to operate safely and securely and reduce the risk of a nuclear accident that could have a severe health and environmental impact both in Ukraine and beyond,” Grossi stated.
Newsweek reached out to the Pentagon and the IAEA for remark.
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Daily 3" game were:
8-2-1
(eight, two, one)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Daily 3" game were:
8-2-1
(eight, two, one)
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https://www.ctinsider.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-3-game-17049786.php
| 2022-04-01T00:13:16Z
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As if some of the highest electricity prices in Europe and threats of gas rationing are not enough, Germany is apparently now facing a shortage of french fries.
Reports that some German restaurants have stopped serving french fries with burgers and other dishes due to a lack of vegetable and other cooking oil have been filtering out of the country. The shortages, of course, stem from a war raging in Ukraine, not too far away from Europe’s biggest economy.
One problem is a lack of sunflower oil, of which Ukraine is the world’s biggest producer, that has not just been running low in Germany. Spain has been limiting customer purchases of the oil since shortly after the war broke out in the East European country more than a month ago.
Potentially worsening the situation, Russia, meanwhile, reportedly plans to ban sunflower seeds and rapeseeds exports, and impose export quotes on sunflower oil in a bid to stem surging prices in the country that is under heavy global sanctions pressure over its invasion of Ukraine.
The German shortages were reported by public radio and television broadcaster, NDR, earlier this week.
The report said restaurant and snack bar owners in some parts of the country had been removing french fries from the menu, because there isn’t enough cooking oil. Panic buying and stockpiling were also blamed. Rapeseed oil, which is produced in the country, is one possible substitute, Momme Matthiesen, chief executive officer of the Association of the Oilseed Processing Industry told the German broadcaster.
Holger Zschaepitz, Berlin-based senior financial reporter at German news provider Welt, confirmed the lack of french fries in the country, saying most restaurants are no longer offering that side dish.
“[There are no] other shortages yet, apart from wiring harnesses for cars. However, there may soon be a mustard shortage due to a lack of mustard seed. And the inflation figure of 7.3% really shocked,” said Zschaepitz, in responses to questions from MarketWatch.
While the Federal Reserve’s favorite U.S. inflation calculator on Thursday knocked out another 40-year high, with an annual rise of 6.4%, Germany this week reported the highest consumer prices since reunification of the country in 1990. Spain, meanwhile, had Germany beat with a March annual figure of 9.8%, the biggest surge since 1985.
Germany also announced this week that it was enacting the first phase of an emergency plan to control shortages of natural gas, as the country is heavily reliant on Russian supplies, something the EU is trying to rectify. Germany has endured soaring energy and electricity prices, like many of its European neighbors. Those prices were climbing even before war broke out in Ukraine.
The Spanish government, meanwhile, has made it possible for supermarkets to ration some products owing to some empty shelves following a two-week trucker’s strike more than a week ago. A reported three million liters of milk was dumped by producers, leading to a backlog of trying to refill shelves.
The strike, of course, was linked to high gas prices, which is of course linked to the deadly war in Ukraine that has dragged on for more than five weeks.
On social media, some pondered just how much worse shortages might get.
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https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-latest-in-inflation-woes-for-germany-no-french-fries-with-that-currywurst-11648740156
| 2022-04-01T00:13:17Z
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "All or Nothing Evening" game were:
03-06-12-13-16-17-18-19-20-21-23-24
(three, six, twelve, thirteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-three, twenty-four)
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https://www.sfgate.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-All-or-Nothing-Evening-17049717.php
| 2022-04-01T00:13:17Z
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Aubrey Giordano led the way for Mount Olive with four goals, five ground balls, and five draw controls in its 12-5 victory over Mahwah in Flanders.
Mount Olive jumped out to a five-goal lead in the first half before putting the game away in the second as it outscored Mahwah 5-3.
Caitlyn Marone also tallied two goals while Drew Palumbo, Mollie Baduini, Maggie Tilves, and Isabella Moschello had one. Tilves recorded five ground balls as well.
Julia Graceffo, Shannon Doran, Lauren Cherven, Anna Ludwig, and Gianna Lotito each scored a goal for Mahwah.
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Shares of Erdene Resource Development Co. (TSE:ERD – Get Rating) crossed above its fifty day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a fifty day moving average of C$0.42 and traded as high as C$0.46. Erdene Resource Development shares last traded at C$0.46, with a volume of 719,634 shares.
The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a quick ratio of 9.76 and a current ratio of 11.16. The stock has a market capitalization of C$144.25 million and a price-to-earnings ratio of -23.25. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is C$0.42 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$0.42.
In related news, insider 2176423 Ontario Ltd. bought 8,694,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 10th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of C$0.41 per share, for a total transaction of C$3,564,745.00. Following the acquisition, the insider now owns 42,027,833 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately C$17,231,411.53.
Erdene Resource Development Corporation focuses in the acquisition, exploration, and development of precious and base mineral deposits in Mongolia. It explores for copper, molybdenum, gold, silver, lead, and zinc deposits. The company principally holds a 100% interest in the Bayan Khundii Gold Project comprising 2,309 hectares located in the Bayankhongor province in Mongolia.
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MIAMI (AP) — A Florida police officer fatally shot a man who was able to arm himself after being arrested Thursday, officials said.
The shooting occurred shortly before noon at a western Miami-Dade home, according to a police news release.
Miami-Dade police officers had been assisting Homeland Security Investigations and the U.S. Marshals Service when they took a 53-year-old man into custody, police said. The man complained of feeling ill, and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to evaluate him. During the evaluation, the man somehow armed himself, and shots were fired, officials said.
The man died at the scene. No other injuries were reported.
The shooting is being investigated by state police officials.
Police didn't immediately release the names or races of the dead man or the officer who shot him.
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LEBANON, Pa. — Sources say at least one police officer was shot in Lebanon on Thursday afternoon.
The incident occurred just before 4:30 p.m. on the 1100 block of Forest Street.
The conditions of the individuals involved are not yet known.
The video above, provided to FOX43 by Angelo Gonzalez, shows multiple police and emergency response vehicles near the scene.
Lebanon County officials say Lebanon mayor, Sherry Capello, will hold a press briefing at 8:30 p.m. Thursday night regarding the incident.
This is a developing story. FOX43 has a crew on scene and we will provide updates as soon they become available.
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https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/police-officers-shot-lebanon-pennsylvania-shooting/521-f65b8956-1d39-4a3a-8e3f-4012732eef5c
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NAPLES, Fla., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Enveric Biosciences Inc. (NASDAQ: ENVB) ("Enveric" or the "Company"), a neuroscience-focused biotechnology company developing next-generation, psychedelic-inspired mental health medicines, today reported its financial results for the full year ended December 31, 2021, and provided a business update.
"2021 was a foundational year that set the stage for Enveric to execute on its strategy in the future," said Dr. Joseph Tucker, Enveric's Chief Executive Officer. "With the acquisition of MagicMed in September 2021, we immediately began moving forward with the clinical development strategy of our next-generation treatments and therapies for mental health. We find ourselves strategically positioned with an experienced team of industry professionals, collaborative partners including the University of Calgary, a growing intellectual property portfolio, and a robust Central Nervous System pipeline of promising drug candidates. As we build upon the three core pillars of our success, Drug Development, Drug Discovery, and Intellectual Property, we are focused on creating effective mental health medicines."
Corporate Updates During and Subsequent to the Fourth Quarter 2021:
Clinical Trials
- Announced collaboration with the University of Calgary on a groundbreaking clinical trial for EVM-201 in cancer-related distress. A clinical trial, expected to launch in 2023, of EVM-201, a second-generation psychedelic treatment, for Cancer Related Distress will be led by HBI researcher, Dr. Valerie Taylor, Head of the Department of Psychiatry, in Calgary, Canada.
- Announced positive preclinical data for EV102 radiodermatitis drug candidate. EV102 has demonstrated a significant and meaningful reduction in dermatitis severity, skin redness, and duration in a preclinical rodent model.
- PsyAITM, an artificial intelligence platform, successfully identified viable psychedelic molecules for further drug discovery from Enveric's initial list of 500 psychedelic molecular compounds within its "Psybrary." We believe it is a first of its kind to employ this machine-learning technology against an extensive psychedelic molecule library to evaluate higher-likelihood molecules that treat conditions that include cancer-related distress, PTSD, and other central nervous system (CNS) indications.
IP Portfolio
- Filed and published four patent applications for psychedelic-inspired drug candidates by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The four patent applications are focused on the tryptamine family of novel molecules.
- Filed its 10th Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) patent application directed to tryptamine-based derivative molecules, completing the Company's broad series of PCT applications covering this family of compounds.
- Successfully synthesized and filed a provisional patent for EV104, the Company's cannabinoid, and celecoxib conjugate. EV104a and EV104b are the Company's new molecular conjugates for Osteoarthritis ("OA") and other pain indications.
- Filed an additional provisional patent application based on new discoveries by the company. The patent application and claimed drug candidates fall into the Company's EVM201 second-generation, psychedelic-derived drug development program.
Leadership Team
- Appointed Bob Dagher, MD, as Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Dagher is a Board-certified neurology and psychiatry physician, bringing over 15 years of clinical experience and extensive therapeutic knowledge in the neuroscience space.
Capital Markets
- Closed a $10 million public offering. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering for working capital and to fund other general corporate purposes.
- Included in the new AdvisorShares Psychedelics ETF, trading under the ticker symbol "PSIL" on the NYSE Arca exchange. PSIL is an ETF that focuses on investments in biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and life sciences companies that are leading the nascent but advancing psychedelic industry.
Financial Results for the Full Year Ended December 31, 2021:
Comprehensive net loss was $48.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, including $36.3 million in net non-cash expenses, with basic and diluted loss per share of $2.07, as compared to a comprehensive net loss of $7.0 million with basic and diluted loss per share of $1.19 per share for the year ended December 31, 2020.
Net cash used in operations for the year ended December 31, 2021, was $11.5 million consisting of the net loss, adjusted by a net of $36.3 million in non-cash expenses and changes in asset and liability balances of $1.2 million.
As of December 31, 2021, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $17.4 million and working capital of $15.3 million. Subsequent to December 31, 2021, the Company raised an additional $10 million and expects to use the funds to help advance its new drug discovery platform, robust IP portfolio, and a growing pipeline of promising drug candidates.
About Enveric Biosciences
Enveric Biosciences (NASDAQ: ENVB) is a neuroscience company developing next-generation psychedelic-inspired mental health medicines. Enveric's robust pipeline supports drug development from the clinic to commercialization for millions of patients in need around the world suffering from conditions that include cancer-related distress, PTSD, and more. For more information, please visit www.enveric.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws. These statements relate to future events or future performance. All statements other than statements of historical fact may be forward-looking statements or information. Generally, forward-looking statements and information may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", " expects" or "does not expect", "proposed", "is expected", "budgets", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases, or by the use of words or phrases which state that certain actions, events or results may, could, would, or might occur or be achieved. Forward-looking statements consist of statements that are not purely historical, including any statements regarding beliefs, plans, expectations, or intentions regarding the future. Such forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of management as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to management. Actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including, but not limited to, the ability to achieve the value creation contemplated by technical developments; the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on Enveric's ongoing and planned clinical trials; the geographic, social and economic impact of COVID-19 on Enveric's ability to conduct its business and raise capital in the future when needed; delays in planned clinical trials; the ability to establish that potential products are efficacious or safe in preclinical or clinical trials; the ability to establish or maintain collaborations on the development of therapeutic candidates; the ability to obtain appropriate or necessary governmental approvals to market potential products; the ability to obtain future funding for developmental products and working capital and to obtain such funding on commercially reasonable terms; Enveric's ability to manufacture product candidates on a commercial scale or in collaborations with third parties; changes in the size and nature of competitors; the ability to retain key executives and scientists; and the ability to secure and enforce legal rights related to Enveric's products, including patent protection. A discussion of these and other factors, including risks and uncertainties with respect to Enveric, is set forth in Enveric's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Enveric disclaims any intention or obligation to revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
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Although debated, most scholars agree that Mexican immigrants first introduced recreational marijuana use to the United States in the early 1900’s. As homage to the Mexican culture and their involvement in bringing marijuana use to popular culture, we decided to choose “Canamo” as the name of concentrate brand. Canada is an anglicized version of cáñamo, which is the Spanish word for hemp. However, many Chicanos in the United States and Latinos all across the world use cáñamo as slang for cannabis.
Our brand’s logo is an altered version of a Mexican sugar skull; it is only natural to choose a turquoise color to further represent our corner of the country and the history of its people. Looking at our name, chosen colors and logo, it’s easy to see that Canamo Concentrates radiates southwestern vibes.
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Fantasy 5" game were:
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(six, nine, twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Fantasy 5" game were:
06-09-28-29-30
(six, nine, twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty)
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Closing Out March Madness
Spring has definitely sprung across the West Branch Valley, and with late March and April showers come May flowers. I especially enjoy the increased hours of daylight and knowing those long days of summer are just around the corner. As you’re reading this, many of our local baseball teams have already...
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Google services are ubiquitous, but that doesn't mean you have to use them. If you want to leave Chrome, Gmail, Drive, Google Maps and all other services behind, then you need to delete your Google account. Here is your step-by-step guide.
Warning: this process will completely delete your Google account, including your data on all other Google services, such as Gmail, Google Calendar, Drive, Play, etc.
Step One
Sign in to Google and click/tap the grid icon of 3x3 dots. In the dropdown menu which appears, click the 'Account' button. It is the first icon in the menu.
Step Two
Click the 'Data & Privacy' option in the left side menu. It is the third option in the menu, below 'Home' and 'Personal Info'.
Step Three
Scroll down to the 'More Options' section and Click 'Delete your Google Account'. Descriptive text beside this will make it clear that this will "Delete your entire account and data".
Step Four
Google will ask you to sign in again with your username (email address) and password to verify this is what you want to do. You will be asked to read the terms and conditions which spell out exactly what will be deleted. Google warns "Please read this carefully. It's not the usual yada yada" — and they are right.
Step Five
If you are happy to proceed (and have completed downloading any data you wish to keep after the deletion), check the two mandatory boxes. These are:
- Yes, I acknowledge I am responsible for any charges incurred due to any pending financial transaction and I understand that under certain circumstances my earnings won't be paid out.
- Yes, I want to permanently delete this Google account and all its data.
Step Six
Click the 'Delete Account' button. This will complete the process.
Note: if you would prefer to delete just a single Google service without deleting your entire Google account, that is also possible. Read my How To Delete Your Gmail account guide which provides step-by-step instructions on selecting a specific Google service for removal.
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The actress Vanessa Hudgens boasted his “heart attack figure” during a Photoshoot for a sportswear brand, after dazzling on the red carpet at the Oscar awards last weekend.
The American celebrity posed with some shorts skinny style bikerwith pink and lilac circles to outline their toned legsand a sports bra with a round neckline that exposed her marked abdomen and the piercing that you have in your navel.
hudgens33, was barefoot during the shoot and only accessorized her outfit with a gold necklace and bracelets.
The star of the movies High School Musical He highlighted his features with light-colored makeup and black on the eyelids to highlight his look.
In the publication, the also singer announced that the clothes she used are part of the Sun-Daze collection of the clothing brand Fabletics, which will soon go on sale.
Vanessa Hudgens has had a week full of celebrations, as last Sunday she was the presenter of the red carpet show of the Oscar awards, which took place in the city of Los Angeles. Terrence J and designer Brandon Maxwell also participated in the program.
The artist exuded elegance at the event with an expensive black dress, with openings in the torso, by Michael Kors and Bulgari jewelry.
The look from hudgens It was inspired by the fashion of the nineties and the glamor of Hollywood, as revealed by his stylist Jason Bolden.
In addition, the actress participated in the tape Tick, Tick… Boom!film nominated at the Oscar for Best Editing and Best Leading Actor, for the performance of Andrew Garfield.
Look in the gallery above the best photos from Vanessa Hudgens.
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Real estate may have benefited from the long stretch of historically low interest rates more than any other sector. Cheap debt has a direct impact on cash flow, which means more capital to grow and more cash to distribute to shareholders.
REITs performed especially well because of low interest rates, since bonds and other fixed-income investments weren’t providing attractive yields. Income-focused investors began looking for alternative options and the booming real estate market made REITs that much more attractive.
The flip side of that is the low interest rate environment couldn’t last forever. While some REITs were focused on pumping their dividends to the max to attract more investors, others cleaned up their balance sheets and make themselves more resilient to the inevitable rate increases.
These three high dividend REITs are well positioned to maintain their dividend rates and share value as the Fed cranks up interest rates this year.
Let The Doctors Pay You For Once – 5.74% Yield
Medical Properties Trust (NYSE: MPW) is a healthcare REIT with a $22.3 billion portfolio of hospitals, medical centers and long-term care facilities. There’s a ton of value in this company that’s not yet reflected in its share price. Stock screeners and quant models don’t offer a view of what’s happening behind the scenes, meaning most retail investors miss out on the golden opportunities.
Looking at the REIT’s balance sheet, you’ll see a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 7.5x, which doesn’t look appealing in the face of higher interest rates. However, the company made three investments in the fourth quarter of 2021, totaling over $1 billion that hasn’t yet been fully accretive to the FFO. Besides that, the company has capital invested into over $265 million worth of current developments that are yet to produce any revenue.
Pocket Aces – 5.3% Yield
The market is still trying to wrap its head around VICI Properties (NYSE: VICI), the gaming REIT that showed up to the table in late 2017 ready to dominate. The company recently acquired the iconic Venetian Las Vegas and is now set to acquire MGM Growth Properties (NYSE: MGP), which will put it in the running to be one of the 10 largest equity REITs in the country by market cap.
One could understand a REIT with so much focus on growth having a less than stellar balance sheet, but VICI currently has a 6.8x fixed rate coverage and a low 2.8x net debt to EBITDA ratio while maintaining a FFO dividend payout ratio of around 80%.
The One You Probably Haven’t Heard of – 8.4% Yield
The problem that all publicly traded REITs face is the correlation between their share price and the overall stock market. Regardless of the value of a REIT’s real estate portfolio, a market downturn will almost certainly result in a lower share price. This hurts not only the value of an investor’s portfolio, but also limits the company’s ability to finance operations and future growth.
1st Streit Office is a public, non-traded REIT with a share price tied directly to its net asset value (NAV). Since shares of the REIT aren’t traded on a major stock exchange, a market selloff has little to no effect on the price. This means greater protection for the retail investors’ portfolios as institutional investors reallocate capital back into their preferred fixed-income investments.
The REIT has maintained an 8.4% dividend yield for the past eight consecutive quarters and is one of the best value options currently available, considering most publicly traded REITs are currently priced at a premium to their NAV.
An investment in a non-traded REIT is best suited for those who are comfortable with long-term investments. Since shares can’t be sold on the stock market, there are limited liquidity options available within the five-year investment term.
Shares of 1st Streit Office are available through the Streitwise investment platform with a minimum investment of 500 shares.
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