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NEW ORLEANS – If you get the precious opportunity to take in a game at college basketball’s greatest venue, or merely to walk through the gym, you might notice above the end zone of Allen Fieldhouse the vast collection of honored jerseys that represent the greatest of the Kansas Jayhawks. What a gathering it is: Clyde Lovellette, Sherron Collins, Paul Pierce, Danny Manning and the amazing Wilt Chamberlain.
And, perhaps one day, Remy Martin.
No, I’m serious.
In his one season with the Jayhawks, Martin has averaged 8.6 points, 2.6 assists and 36 percent 3-point shooting. He missed 10 of their 38 games with an injury. He hast started only 13 times. Not exactly the stuff of legend. However, if Kansas survives this glittering Final Four, which includes traditional powers Duke and North Carolina and the most accomplished team of the past decade, Villanova, there is a very good chance this event will belong to Martin.
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He was the hero in a tough second-round NCAA Tournament victory over Creighton. His 23 points against Providence in the Sweet 16 made such an impression he was named Most Outstanding Player at the Midwest Region immediately after scoring just 9 in the Elite Eight victory over Miami. If he also becomes MOP at the Final Four, he will meet the criteria to have his jersey honored at Allen.
This would be one of the most amazing stories in the history of a program so rich in tradition it once was coached by the inventor of the game, James Naismith.
“Remy is probably different than anybody I’ve ever coached,” KU’s Bill Self told The Sporting News. “But I’ve loved coaching him because I love his personality and I love his energy. It’s just been unfortunate for him this year because he’s probably had as frustrating a year as I can ever remember for somebody that wasn’t out with a season-ending injury.”
Martin injured his knee in a Dec. 29 game against Nevada, a deep bone bruise that was just nonthreatening enough that doctors were able to establish not long afterward that playing would cause no structural damage but just severe enough that playing through the pain was much more than a semantic exercise. Too many days, it hurt like hell.
It went like that for a while: Martin practicing with the belief he would compete, then discovering on game day it would be too much. Eventually, it was agreed the best course was for him to shut it down. He did not play between the team’s disastrous loss to Kentucky on Jan. 29 and its less disastrous loss to Baylor on Feb. 26.
“He comes to practice, works hard every day, does an extra 2 to 3 hours of treatment, whatever it is, and you get to practice and some days maybe he can go and some days maybe he can’t go,” Self said. “Now I see, and have seen, what his presence can actually mean and how it can benefit a team.”
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Which is not to say this is an issue resolved. It’s more like an internet site where sometimes you easily can log in, some days you might have to hit the “Forgot password” button, and sometimes the wifi just shuts down on you.
Martin was named the Big 12 preseason player of the year, and that is not how his season has gone. While he was absent or diminished, wing Ochai Agbaji emerged as a consensus first-team All-American, and partner Christian Braun has become an NBA first-round draft prospect. They and sophomore forward Jalen Wilson were the primary forces in the Jayhawks winning the Big 12 regular-season championship. But Dajuan Harris is not an exceptional creator at point guard, and so sometimes the offense has stalled. This is where Martin became an important factor in the Big 12 Tournament championship and in getting the Jayhawks to New Orleans.
Martin does not like to be thought of as a score-first point guard. It’s part of the reason he chose KU, he told The Athletic. He wanted to win a national championship. He plays like he plays, though, and it’s undeniable his fixation often resembles one of those romance movies where the whole world fades to the background and all that is visible are the man and the woman locking eyes. Sometimes, as in the first half of the Elite Eight win over Miami, it’s Remy and the hoop.
MORE: Kansas gets shot at title that was denied in 2020
When he gets the balance right, though, he can devastate an opponent. There wasn’t a player in Division I this season who was better at generating his own shot than Martin, and there is a value to that, especially in March Madness. Coaches spend so much time preparing for these games, to win just that next game, that it can be difficult to generate a quality shot out of a team’s basic system.
“I’m still trying to figure it out, to be honest, how to incorporate him the best I can,” Self told TSN. “But I have to give him credit because he’s figured out how to fit in with what we do.
“We didn’t have anybody that you could run bad offense and come away with a basket, and he’s one of those guys. And that’s so important this year.”
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Throughout the month of March, we will be introducing you to our four finalists for this year’s “Remarkable Women.” In the fourth of our four-part series, we talk with Janet Cauthen, who has spent 26 years serving as an elementary school counselor and more than 30 years volunteering for Meals for the Elderly.
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NEW ORLEANS — A bunch of one-and-done phenoms brought together by Kentucky coach John Calipari stepped onto the floor into the spotlight of the cavernous Superdome 10 years ago, oozing with the kind of NBA potential that made it clear their college basketball careers were about to end at the Final Four.
Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and the rest of them went out on top, too, beating Kansas in the Big Easy to deliver the Wildcats their eighth national championship and Calipari the first of his career.
Fast-forward to the present, and the return of the Final Four to New Orleans, and there is a much more old-school feel to the national semifinals as each of the the participants — Duke, North Carolina, Kansas and Villanova — benefited in one way or another from COVID-19 waivers, medical redshirts and the explosion of the transfer portal.
“It’s the oldest that college basketball has ever been,” acknowledged Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, “so as a result of that, it’s going to be tougher to win. I mean, I think (Shane) Battier played the most games here, 130-something. We’re playing against guys that have played 160 games, sometimes three of them are on the other team. That’s a lot.”
Indeed, all four teams in the Big Easy have the kind of savvy veterans once seemed endangered in the world of big-time college hoops, and together they are proving on the game’s biggest stage that experience still matters.
“That’s why we shouldn’t be shocked at anything that’s happened in the tournament,” the retiring Krzyzewski said, “because the age differential is so dramatic. For us, it’s been dramatic.”
Yes, the Blue Devils are the youngest team in New Orleans, but everything is relative. They still feature senior Joey Baker and fifth-year senior Theo John, who began his career at Marquette and is about to play in his 162nd game.
The experience has paid off. Young, talented teams such as Memphis were bounced early out of the NCAA Tournament, while hardened teams such as Providence, Saint Peter’s and Miami made runs into the second weekend.
“It takes a significant amount of time to get everyone to buy into your program,” explained Jayhawks coach Bill Self, who has had more success with veteran teams than with one-and-dones such as Andrew Wiggins and Joel Embiid.
“But,” Self cautioned, “I would say that talent plus experience is what wins.”
Good luck finding a team more experienced than Kansas.
— Backup guard Jalen-Coleman Lands will play in his 171st game spanning stints at Illinois, DePaul and Iowa State when the Jayhawks face Villanova, trailing Iowa’s Jordan Bohannon and USC’s Chevez Goodwin for the most in Division I history.
— Mitch Lightfoot will play in his 167th game and second Final Four after making it with the Jayhawks in 2018.
— Arizona State transfer Remy Martin and big man David McCormack will have surpassed 130 games by the time their season ends, while All-American guard Ochai Agbaji is about to play his 121st game for Kansas.
In fact, the Jayhawks’ top eight scorers have appeared in 965 games — almost certainly a record for a Final Four team.
Maybe for any team.
The Jayhawks aren’t alone. Brady Manek spent four seasons at Oklahoma, transferred to North Carolina for one more, and will play in his 160th game against Duke in the second semifinal Saturday night. Villanova has two players, Collin Gillespie and Jermaine Samuels, who have played more than 150 games apiece, and two more who have topped 100.
Over the years, the Wildcats have become the poster program for winning with experience.
When they captured the national championship in 2016, they had four starters that had played at least 100 games, led by seniors Ryan Arcidiacono and Daniel Ochefu. The top six scorers on coach Jay Wright’s 2018 title team, which romped past Lightfoot and the Jayhawks in the Final Four, included four juniors along with senior Phil Booth.
“Everyone should applaud what they’ve built there, and of course Jay is the ringmaster of that,” Self said, “and how they develop their guys and fundamental they are. You have to beat them; they don’t beat themselves. And when you have older players, I do think a culture can exist, and they would be the top of our profession.
“When you look at our situation,” Self said, “we had Josh (Jackson) who was one-and-done, and I guess Wiggs and Jo were one-and-dones. That’s going back to 2014. But we’ve done it with older kids, too. We’ve done it with the Frank Masons and the Devonte Grahams and Landon Lucas. We’ve had comparable success with, you know, older guys.”
Everyone in this year’s Final Four has older guys, though.
The combined experience of Duke, again the youngest of the bunch, still far outpaces that 2012 Kentucky team or another collection of one-and-done national champs: the Blue Devils of Jahlil Okafor, Tyus Jones and Justise Winslow.
Their title in 2015 might have been the high-water mark of the one-and-done championship era, though. The rise of the G League, Overtime Elite and more overseas opportunities are providing alternative pathways to some of the best prep prospects. As a result the talent level of programs relying primarily on freshmen and sophomores is not quite the same, and in many cases, they can no longer rely on pure ability to beat teams that have been together for years.
Meanwhile, the recent passage of NIL legislation is allowing college athletes to earn endorsement money in college, giving them another reason to stick around when they might otherwise chase a professional career.
“Some of these teams, they’ve got kids, some of them are in their sixth year of school, because maybe they redshirted and now they’ve got the COVID year,” Florida Gulf Coast athletic director Ken Kavanagh said. “You’ve got older teams and they are maybe not good enough (players) to go to the NBA, but they’re really good, talented players who can make a difference.
“Older teams that have been playing together are usually more experienced than kids who are 17, 18 years old.”
Four of those older teams are the last ones standing in New Orleans this week.
“I don’t think it’s a coincidence,” Kavanagh said.
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https://www.news-journal.com/final-four-gets-experience-boost-from-transfer-portal-covid/article_fafcdefc-b141-11ec-8954-ffe85c0db5cd.html
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Local bottler and distributor Coca-Cola Bottling Co. High Country broke ground Thursday for its new facility at the Harnish Trade Center, a manufacturing park south of I-90 near the Zoo Drive Exit.
High Country's new $50 million complex will be built on 10.5 acres with a 60,000-square-foot warehouse, a 80,000 square-foot manufacturing facility, a 76,000 square-foot fleet shop and 20,000 square-foot truck bay.
High Country has long had a warehouse in Billings, which distributes Coke products throughout the region that have been manufactured in Bismarck, North Dakota and shipped in from Denver and Bellevue, Washington.
The new 30,000 square-foot manufacturing facility High Country will build means many of the Coke products it distributes will now be produced in Billings. The new facilities at Harnish will carry over the company's 60 warehouse jobs and add an additional 50 full-time jobs at the manufacturing facility.
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City infrastructure didn't extend to the site where High Country had planned to build, so Big Sky Economic Development and the City of Billings each pitched in $250,000 to help pay for the 4,300 feet of water and sewer lines that needed to be installed to bring the property onto the city's utilities. High Country paid roughly $1 million to extend the infrastructure.
By extending the utilities to the new bottling plant, other portions of the Harnish Trade Center will be ready for development, which makes the property easier to market to companies looking to set up shop in Billings, said representatives from the city and Big Sky Economic Development.
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. High Country is family-owned and based out of Rapid City, South Dakota. The company distributes Coke products in portions of Minnesota, North and South Dakotas, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and Utah.
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https://billingsgazette.com/news/local/local-coca-cola-bottler-breaks-ground-on-new-facility-in-billings/article_038f226c-c948-51bc-b71a-f9f0b2993473.html
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SILVER CREEK, N.Y. (WIVB) – Children from kindergarten to second grade were locked in what’s been described as an “isolation room” at an elementary school outside Buffalo, New York, a district administrator wrote in a letter to the school board earlier this week.
The letter states that at least five students at Silver Creek Elementary School, including a kindergartner, have been “inhumanely and illegally locked or barricaded in an isolation cell.”
“I have been fighting all year to keep children out of the isolation cell,” wrote Jay Hall, the assistant director of elementary programming on Monday.
Hall described the room as a “cold, cinder block jail-like cell,” and said, “It should never, even for one second, be used in any capacity to redirect or punish any child at any time.”
“Children as young as 5 years old are being blockaded and locked in the isolation cell, kicking the door, pounding on glass with their fists, banging their heads, crying profusely, pleading to be freed, all with complicit staff members standing by and watching,” Hall said.
Parents got wind of the letter and started posting complaints on Facebook this week. “You better pray we never find out that our son has ever been put in one of these so called cells!!” wrote one parent.
On Wednesday, the school district issued a statement, saying in part:
“The District is aware that this morning there were concerns raised on social media pertaining to our Elementary School. The District’s most important priority is the safety and security of all District students and staff. We take any concerns and allegations regarding student safety and their wellbeing as the top priority.”
The district said a law firm, which also acts as counsel for the school board, is investigating the allegations. Superintendent Todd A. Crandall said he hopes to have a report by the end of the week.
Kerry Vasquezmarte, a district parent, said the concerns aren’t new. She said her special-needs daughter was locked in a room several times as a pre-K student at the elementary school. She said a classmate witnessed her daughter being dragged by her arms through a hallway.
Vasquezmarte said her daughter cried when she confronted her about the incident and still has nightmares. She said she met with a teacher and Superintendent Crandall over a year ago to discuss the isolation techniques.
“And all he did was blame my child during the meeting,” Vasquezmarte said. “And I said numerous times to get my child, I was taking her home, she’s not being locked in a room. It took me threatening him for him to finally radio down to wherever to retrieve my kid.”
Vasquezmarte said she eventually pulled her child out of pre-K and homeschooled her during the kindergarten year. Her daughter is back at the elementary school for first grade with a “fantastic” teacher, Vasquezmarte said.
“I was only made aware of any concern on Friday, March 18,” Crandall said. “I can’t comment on something from years ago.”
Crandall said the law firm had an attorney on site Wednesday to conduct interviews. The attorney was also on school district property Thursday.
“We are not about hiding anything or trying to cover up anything,” Crandall said. “Student and staff safety is paramount, and we look forward to hearing the results so that if need be we can address any protocol or procedures as needed.”
The New York State Department of Education says it could not confirm or deny that the state was looking into these claims. The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office said it is not investigating the claims at the school because no one has made a formal complaint.
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https://www.mystateline.com/news/elementary-students-locked-in-isolation-room-as-discipline-administrator-says/
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ROH Supercard of Honor XV will take place at the Curtis Culwell Center on Friday, April 1, 2022. It will be Ring of Honor's first event since taking a three-month hiatus following Final Battle in December 2021.
The Supercard will also mark ROH's first show under the new ownership of AEW Owner and President, Tony Khan. Khan confirmed that he had acquired the promotion on March 2, 2022 during an episode of Dynamite.
Upon acquiring the promotion, which first debuted in 2002, Tony said:
"Ring of Honor’s influence on modern professional wrestling is etched permanently in the history books, and this acquisition ensures that its legacy will be kept alive and treated with the utmost respect." (h/t Wrestling Inc.)
The ROH Supercard of Honor XV card has been finalized with eight matches confirmed. The main event will see a Winner Takes All match to determine the undisputed ROH World Champion as Jonathan Gresham will take on Bandido.
So what time does ROH Supercard of Honor XV start?
The event will begin at 8pm EST and air exclusively on Fite TV. A Pre-Show will also take place that begins at 7pm EST.
What is the full ROH Supercard of Honor XV card?
The full Supercard of Honor XV card is as follows:
- Jonathan Gresham (c) vs. Bandido (c) w/ Chavo Guerrero Jr. in a Winner Takes All match to determine the undisputed ROH World Champion
- The Briscoe Brothers (Jay and Mark) (c) vs. FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) for the ROH World Tag Team Championship
- Swerve Strickland vs. Alex Zayne
- Rhett Titus (c) vs. Minoru Suzuki for the ROH World Television Championship
- Jay Lethal vs. Lee Moriarty w/ Matt Sydal
- Josh Woods (c) vs. Wheeler Yuta for the ROH Pure Championship
- Mercedes Martinez vs. Willow Nightingale to determine the interim ROH Women's World Champion
- Ninja Mack vs. TBA w/ Tully Blanchard
Which match are you most looking forward to at Supercard of Honor XV? Let us know in the comments section below!
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Ryan Blackburn and Kyle Theige, site manager of Canis Hoopus, discuss the growth of the Minnesota Timberwolves to become a playoff caliber team in the Western Conference. From Karl-Anthony Towns, to Anthony Edwards, to head coach Chris Finch, these T’Wolves are not the T’Wolves of years past. Ryan and Kyle breaking down the T’Wolves and the Denver Nuggets, the importance of playoff seeding this year, and Friday’s matchup between the two teams being the biggest game of the year.
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Ryan and Kyle share their thoughts on the T’Wolves and their growth this year, how the Nuggets and T’Wolves match up with other playoff teams, and Friday’s big game.
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Most anime lose their audience due to the haywire plot and the redundant filler episodes in between the main storyline. However, there are some who never fail to keep their viewers engaged by making them binge-watch an entire season/arc without a break.
These anime have garnered a lot of admiration around the world for their astonishing plot, fascinating characters, and their bewitching animation. So here is a list of 10 amazing anime that once you start watching, even you can’t stop yourself.
Top 10 anime that you can’t stop watching
10) Great Teacher Onizuka
Great Teacher Onizuka, popularly known by its acronym G.T.O., is one of the greatest anime that one has come across. The story revolves around Eikichi Onizuka, a 22-year-old ex-gang leader who made a resolution to become the greatest teacher of all time. However, his intentions for becoming a teacher were not ethical, but in time he eventually became the best of the best.
His students always find themselves in dire straits, but Onizuka does everything in his power to tackle the situation and get to the root of the problems. Even breaking a few bones or jumping off tall buildings doesn’t stop him from getting his students out of their hardship.
Great Teacher Onizuka is literally one of the greatest anime of all time that one can start binging right away and will find it hard to stop.
9) One Punch Man
Saitama is the undefeated character in the anime and there is nobody who can withstand his simple punch. He relentlessly trained to the point where the only thing he lost was his hair.
Saitama gets frustrated every now and then for not being able to fight a worthy opponent who will be capable of keeping up with him. One Punch Man features a plethora of characters with unique feats and weird powerful monsters who wreak havoc upon human lives.
The anime is well regarded for its intense action sequences, enthralling animation, and making its viewers fall on the floor laughing.
8) Dr. Stone
Dr. Stone follows the story of a teenage scientific genius named Senku in a post-apocalyptic world where he wakes up after being petrified for 3700 years. It would make anyone go crazy in this situation, but for Senku, it was time to get started. The uncanny anomaly made him curious, so he set out on his path to revive everyone and rebuild the civilization from scratch.
Unfortunately, Senku brings someone back to life who opposes his goal of bringing back the scientific civilization. He meets a group of individuals who turn out to be his descendants in some way. Dr. Stone can teach you science like never before, whilst keeping you entertained and immensely curious.
7) My Hero Academia
In a world where 80% of the human population has discovered supernatural powers called Quirks, few earn the title of heroes. These vigilantes help others from people who misuse their powers and spread chaos.
The series focuses on Izuku Midoriya, who was born quirkless. However, his encounter with the world’s mightiest hero All Might changes his life forever.
Izuku becomes the successor of All Might’s powers and enrolls himself in U.A. High with the goal of becoming a Pro Hero. My Hero Academia is a popular modern Shonen anime that is appreciated for its amazing storyline and constant character development.
6) Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba has become one of the most enthralling anime that is irresistible to stop watching. Tanjiro, an ordinary charcoal seller, returns to his home one night and finds out his entire family is slaughtered. Somehow his sister Nezuko makes it out alive, but she is not human anymore.
Later, Tanjiro finds out that the individual behind the massacre of his family is a demon named Muzan, who is also the one who turned his little sister into a blood-sucking demon.
Tanjiro determines himself to become a strong demon slayer to eradicate all demons including the demon king Muzan and also to find a cure for Nezuko.
Demon Slayer follows the journey of Tanjiro Kamado who is tagged alongside Inosuke and Zenitsu, where he comes across various demons who can’t be easily subdued.
5) Naruto
Naruto is one of the Big Three Shonen anime that follows the story of a young ninja who is despised by the people around him as a monster. However, he gains acknowledgment by saving his village from unstoppable threats and also becomes the strongest Shinobi in the world.
Naruto features an ocean of characters with powerful feats and some have even garnered the title of God. The anime starts off rough, but eventually, it gets better over time. Although the show has an absurd amount of fillers, nothing has stopped it from becoming the most popular series of all time.
4) Death Note
Death Note is one of the best psychological thriller anime that has garnered a lot of appreciation from around the world for its astonishing plot.
The story follows Light Yagami, a 17-year-old genius student who comes across a strange book called the Death Note.
The notebook has the power to kill anyone in the world if the user writes the name of the target, by visualizing their face. With this book in his possession, Light starts developing a god complex and misuses the book by killing everyone in his way. With its suspense and spine-chilling revelations, Death Note has won everyone’s hearts.
3) Attack on Titan
Attack on Titan has been considered by both fans and critics as one of the greatest anime of all time. The storyline is one of its kind, and is widely acclaimed as a masterpiece. Attack on Titan features gigantic, mindless humanoids who devour humans in hopes of regaining their humanity.
Attack on Titan follows Eren Jeager alongside Mikasa, Armin, and other key characters who kill these monsters and keep them away from breaching the walls. But what's more terrifying than these monsters are humans who can turn into Titans.
The show is widely acclaimed for its mind boggling visuals and unforeseen twists that keep its viewers wondering what’s coming next.
2) Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Edward and Alphonse Elric’s life suddenly takes a drastic turn when they attempt to take their mother from the dead by performing a forbidden Human Transmutation. In the process, Alphonse loses his entire body and has to live inside a metal armor, whilst Edward loses a leg and an arm.
Both the brothers set off on a journey to restore their bodies by locating the Philosopher’s Stone. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is an endearing story about two brothers who deeply care about each other. The show is said to be a rollercoaster of emotions depicting the brotherly bond between Edward and Alphonse.
1) Gintama
Unlike other Shonen anime, Gintama has all the elements like comedy, action, drama, etc, which is why it never loses its fanbase. After Earth gets invaded by aliens known as Amanto, they forbid the carrying of swords in public, which is an essential weapon of a Samurai. However, Gintoki, sticking to his way of the samurai, carries a wooden sword.
Doing odd jobs, the Yoruzuya: Gintoki, Shinpachi, and Kagura, overcome several obstacles to make ends meet. With its ocean of characters, action-packed brawls, heartfelt moments, and rib-tickling expressions, Gintama comes to the rescue with its whole package deal.
Bizarre parodies and hilarious endings are the essence of Gintama, which makes it the most lovable anime.
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HONOLULU (AP) — A man accused with his wife of trafficking a mother and teenaged girl to Hawaii from Guam pleaded not guilty Thursday.
Kevin Robert pleaded not guilty to labor trafficking charges, according to his attorney, Tim Rakieten. His wife, Pomerrine Robert, pleaded not guilty last week. Kevin Robert's arraignment was postponed then because he requested a Chuukese interpreter.
“I need sufficient time to review the case, and review with him, before I can comment any further,” Rakieten said.
State Public Defender James Tabe, whose office represents Pomerrine Robert, has previously declined to comment.
Police alleged in court documents that when the 15-year-old girl and her mother arrived in Honolulu, the Roberts took away their passports, forced them to work and beat them.
Court documents don't specify the country of the passports.
The girl and her mother lived in the couple's apartment, while the teen enrolled at a high school and the woman got a job at a deli where Pomerrine Robert also worked, the documents said.
The documents said Robert took away the mother’s money, the girl was expected to clean the apartment and Robert beat the girl and mother.
The couple locked the girl in a bedroom for several days and she reported it to a school counselor after she was let out, according to the documents.
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https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/Husband-pleads-not-guilty-in-Hawaii-Guam-17049732.php
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Poker Lotto" game were:
AD-7C-6D-8H-9H
(AD, 7C, 6D, 8H, 9H)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Poker Lotto" game were:
AD-7C-6D-8H-9H
(AD, 7C, 6D, 8H, 9H)
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https://www.sfchronicle.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Poker-Lotto-game-17049789.php
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Peoples Gas generated more than $200 million in net income last year—well over double what the Chicago utility routinely was earning as recently as six years before—thanks to a state law that opened the door to runaway capital spending on infrastructure.
Another contributing factor to the banner year for Peoples: record revenue from late-payment fees, charged to Chicagoans struggling to pay soaring heating bills.
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https://www.chicagobusiness.com/utilities/peoples-gas-chicago-profits-increase-late-fees
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Many Shonen anime arcs could easily qualify for great storytelling awards.
From escalating villains to commentary on the horrors and injustices of war, plenty of arcs have given fans much to ponder. Some are heartbreaking and some are pulse-pounding action, but they all stick out in fans' minds to define their series.
These are just 10 of the most iconic shonen anime arcs of all time.
Note: This article contains spoilers and only expresses the author's opinion.
10 of the most iconic shonen anime arcs
1) The One Year War - Mobile Suit Gundam
The One Year War is considered the defining story arc for all of the stories set in the shonen anime Mobile Suit Gundam's Universal Century, from the original Mobile Suit Gundam and Zeta Gundam up to the recently released Hathaway movie. It's chronicled in multiple media, from TV series to OVAs to video games to theatrical releases.
The One Year War depicted the war between the Earth Federation and Zeon Principality and premiered many concepts and people such as spacenoids, spaceborne humans, and newtypes, humans with psychic abilities. The resulting Earth Federation victory created shockwaves that echoed even 26 years later.
The epic rivalry between newbie pilot Amuro Ray and the two-faced Char Aznable started here, and wouldn't stop until Char's Counterattack over 14 years later. The RX-78-2 Gundam (AKA titular Mobile Suit Gundam) and the MS-05B Zaku (AKA Zaku) debuted here and have continued to be iconic parts of the series since.
2) The Frieza Saga - Dragon Ball Z
When people think of the shonen anime Dragon Ball Z, what do they normally think about? Long charge-up times, majorly strong villains, and Goku getting a new transformation sequence and breaking another power ceiling. All of this, including the Super Saiyan state, got its start here.
Following the Saiyan Saga, the Z Fighters/Dragon Team was in disarray. With many lost to the Saiyans and no Dragon Balls available thanks to Piccolo and Kami's deaths, Gohan, Krillin, and Bulma journeyed to Namek to get their dragon balls and wish everyone back to life.
This arc introduced many staples of Dragon Ball Z, and shonen anime as a whole, from the escalating villains with Frieza to starting Vegeta's change of heart, to Goku constantly having to show up to save the day and the iconic Super Saiyan transformation that would forever affect Dragon Ball.
It's also home to the infamous "Longest Five Minutes," starting a Dragon Ball trend of having long ticking clocks that seem to last forever.
3) The Soul Society Arc - Bleach
While fans have argued over the quality of Bleach's introductory arc and whether it technically counts as a dreaded filler typical of shonen anime, the Soul Society arc is without question the most iconic. When Rukia Kuchiki is captured and sentenced to death by her former comrades, it's up to Ichigo and friends to rescue her.
This arc offers an in-depth look at the politics that govern the afterlife, showing the caste system. It also allows Ichigo Kurosaki and friends to develop their powers, such as having to deal with Hollow Ichigo and master their bankais. There are plenty of twists and turns therein as well.
The story arc raises the stakes of the series, and has one of the smartest anime villains of all time as a shocking twist. It's a rich narrative filled with twists and turns that keep fans guessing until the very end.
4) Egypt arc - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders
This is JoJo's Bizarre Adventure's longest arc to date. This iconic shonen anime arc was responsible for catapulting the series into the mainstream, with the introduction of Stands quickly overtaking the Power System of Ripple/Hamon. It launched a veritable fountain of in-jokes, memorable quotes and memes.
When Jotaro Kujo's mother Holly comes down with a mysterious sickness, Jotaro must journey with his grandfather Joseph Joestar and a band of comrades to fight the returning vampire lord DIO. Getting to Egypt is no easy picnic, neither is crossing the sands to finally confront DIO.
This arc, moreso than the prior ones, has had a ripple effect even well into Stone Ocean. From Dio's actions affecting characters like Giorno Giovana and Father Pucci, to Jotaro aiding in the events of Diamond is Unbreakable and Stone Ocean, it all starts here.
5) The Pain Arc - Naruto
Naruto Shippūden's Pain Arc can be seen as a re-exploration of the second half of the Chūnin Exams, with the stakes astronomically raised. The Hidden Leaf Village is attacked by the Akatsuki and their leader Pain/Nagato, who wreaks untold destruction in his wake.
The battle between Naruto and Pain is one of the most intense matchups in the shonen anime. This saga also depicts the origin of Akatsuki. Major events like the deaths of Jiraya and reinforcing Naruto's path to peace all happen here.
Most importantly, the aftermath of the arc finally sees the series lead Naruto receive love and admiration from his fellow villagers. He's been dreaming of societal acceptance his whole life, so it was a great note to end on. It also leads into darker things down the road.
6) Duelist Kingdom - Yu-Gi-Oh!
When fans think of the shonen anime Yu-Gi-Oh!, this is the season in their minds. It marks the introduction of all the main characters fans love over the series' 200 episode run, the card game aspect that still continues to this day, and the beginning of the major character arcs.
After his grandfather has his soul stolen by the villain Pegasus, Yugi and his friends were forced to travel to Pegasus’ island to participate in his tournament and reclaim it. While there, they discover that in the “Duelist Kingdom,” the rules work differently than what they're used to, where loss and damage mean real harm.
Joey, Yugi and even Kaiba must win as many duels as possible to even think about saving their family members. It’s got drama, memes, and some of the most entertaining duels in the series. Kaiba's change of heart, Joey and Yugi's friendship, and even the concept of the Millennium Items premiere here.
7) Paranormal liberation war arc - My Hero Academia
It was a tough call for the shonen anime My Hero Academia's most iconic arc, between USJ, the Hideout raid, and this one. However, given this is the penultimate arc, it more than shows why it belongs on this list. This shonen anime arc can be summed up as "the villains' victory."
After the formation of the Paranormal Liberation Front, the heroes assemble to confront them before the situation escalates. This arc can be broken down into parts: Taking down Kyudai, Shigaraki's Awakening, the clash between the Villains and the Pro Heroes, and the fall of the Hero sociey.
As if heroes like Midnight dying wasn't bad enough, the war's aftermath is even worse as people lose hope in the system and the hero system ends. The conclusion cements it as one of the best arcs in the series thus far, with plenty darker to come along the way.
8) The Battle for Trost arc - Attack on Titan
When Attack on Titan premiered, the sense of dread the Titans brought to viewers was never too far behind the rookie scouts. The Trost Arc ultimately brought that to a head, as many died during it. Despite the death, however, a glimmer of hope resided in young Eren Yeager.
This arc started everything the shonen anime was and played a huge part in how it ended. From the desperation of the scout division to Eren's epic roar of defiance as he shifts into a Titan for the first time, this arc kicked Attack on Titan into public consciousness and has never stopped. Many mysteries and character arcs got their start in this arc.
Not only that, but it marks the first victory humanity gets over the Titans and the first appearance of Captain Levi Ackerman. It helps that the iconic shot of Eren holding the boulder up will always be in fans' minds.
9) The Dark Tournament Saga - Yu Yu Hakusho
The Dark Tournament is the second saga in the shonen anime Yu Yu Hakusho, but somehow manages to eclipse all the others. In terms of being a shonen anime story arc, this tournament is quite memorable for being, well, darker than average.
The tournament is run by a group of corrupt humans looking to get rich, and the contestants consist of some of the most vile from the spirit world looking to bathe in the blood of their opponents. It's a given that it would be darker than the average arc due to the amount of death being dealt.
As far as its iconic status goes, this is where everyone shines. Kuwabara's spirit sword comes into play, Hiei goes all out with the Dragon of the Darkness Flame, Kurama practically sacrifices himself with his plants to stop his opponent, and Yusuke faces his toughest challenge yet in the form of the younger Toguro.
10) Chimera Ant Arc - Hunter x Hunter
Out of all the storylines in the shonen anime Hunter X Hunter, the Chimera Ant Arc is the darkest, but also the most emotionally satisfying. It tackles heavy topics like life, death, and nuclear war, and even brings Gon to a raging stage that he never quite fully recovers from.
The story's main antagonist, Meruem, the King of the Chimera Ants, begins to question his cruel, pessimistic outlook on life as he befriends a human girl named Komugi. Their relationship set a mournful tone for the saga, growing and blossoming into something more even as they faced their demise.
It's an emotional story arc that pushes the heroes into situations they've never been exposed to before, like hostage situations, complex characters and raging heroes. Gon himself even steadily goes more and more battle crazy as the arc goes on, ending on a bad note for him.
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Tommy Thompson, just weeks removed from leading the University of Wisconsin System, met with former President Donald Trump on Thursday for a talk about “Wisconsin politics,” a former aide said.
Thompson was elected to four terms as Wisconsin's governor, and earlier this year declined to rule out another bid. Thompson, 80, spent almost two years atop the university system before leaving earlier this month.
Bill McCoshen, a former chief of staff to Thompson when he served as governor, said the two met at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort.
“The primary topic was Wisconsin politics," McCoshen said. “They talked about the gubernatorial race, the Senate race and what it will take to win in Wisconsin. The topic of running for governor may have come up, but the purpose was to talk about Wisonsin politics more broadly.”
A Trump spokesman did not respond to a request for comment.
McCoshen said he expected Thompson to make a decision in April. The primary is in August. Former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, businessman Kevin Nicholson and state Rep. Timothy Ramthun are Republicans vying to take on Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.
Thompson was first elected to the Legislature in 1966 and was first elected governor in 1986. He resigned midway through his fourth term to serve as Health and Human Services secretary under then-President George W. Bush, and ran briefly for president in 2008.
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https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Thompson-and-Trump-meet-to-talk-politics-17049815.php
| 2022-04-01T00:38:00Z
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Two former Browns sign with the Steelers Thursday
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As the Cleveland Browns have slowly pulled themselves out of the dregs of the NFL landscape, more and more former players are finding the ability to stick around the league. At one point, only a few former Browns scattered the league. A lot of Johnny Manziel, Justin Gilbert and Brandon Weeden making it six or fewer years in the league.
There, of course, were the Mitchell Schwartz, Alex Mack and Joe Hadens who went on to be successful after playing for the struggling squad in Cleveland.
Constant turnover in the front office and coaching staff of the Browns often led to roster turnover before players got a chance to solidify themselves in the league.
Two more former Cleveland players found their way to a division rival on Thursday:
Steelers announced they signed LB Genard Avery and S Karl Joseph to one-year contracts.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 31, 2022
Avery was drafted by the Browns in 2018 before being dealt to Philadelphia in 2019. That trade gave the team an extra fourth-round pick in the 2021 NFL draft where they selected James Hudson III. Avery played 18 games for Cleveland collecting 4.5 sacks, five tackles for loss and 14 quarterback hits.
With the Eagles for 35 games, Avery only added three sacks, six tackles for loss and 10 more quarterback hits.
Joseph was signed by Cleveland in Andrew Berry’s first year as the team’s general manager after being a first-round pick in 2016. in 14 games for the Browns, Joseph had one interception, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble.
He signed to return to Las Vegas but was waived by the team. He spent time on Pittsburgh’s practice squad in 2021 and played in two games.
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The latest issue of Jump Giga features Toru Oikawa from Haikyuu!! on its cover, which is specifically comprised of notorious criminals and villains. Fans have taken to Twitter to express their dislike and amusement at the decision.
Oikawa is one of the main obstacles in Karasuno’s road to the nationals, especially for Tobio Kageyama. However, he has never been labeled as a villain, given that he is just a teenager who works hard towards his dreams.
Jump Giga and Anime Tweets put Toru Oikawa in the same frame as criminals and villains, Twitter reacts with laughs and anger
Jump Giga is the monthly sister magazine of Weekly Shonen Jump, also published by Shueisha. It runs spin-offs and promotional materials for ongoing Jump serializations as well as one-shots.
In their latest cover, which heavily features My Hero Academia, the editors have put Toru Oikawa alongside arsonists and murderers, and fans have not taken that lightly.
Oikawa is both controversial for his actions in middle school and popular for his dedication and hard work. He is the ideal setter in Kageyama's eyes and an inspiration for his team. Many hesitate to call him an antagonist, much less a villain.
Fan’s reactions
It is understandable that Toru Oikawa is featured here due to the spin-off series Haikyuu-Bu!!, written and illustrated by Kyōhei Miyajima.
However, fans are miffed to see their beloved character in with the likes of Dabi and Toga.
Some even found it hilarious and joked about how the Aoba Johsai captain could overpower a lot of the villains with whom he is featured via his jump serve.
One person suggested that Jump Giga has confused the setter with Hisoka Morrow from Hunter X Hunter since both of these characters are voiced by Daisuke Namikawa.
Anime Tweet’s “Red Flags” post
Speaking of Hisoka, the Twitter account Anime Tweets (@AllVibeAnime) has posted a 3X3 list of anime characters that are "walking red flags."
The list features Osamu Dazai (Bungou Stray Dogs), Eren Yeager (Attack on Titan), Guren Ichinose (Seraph of the End), Light Yagami (Death Note), and Satoru Gojo (Jujutsu Kaisen). Also included in the list are Hisoka (Hunter x Hunter), Toru Oikawa (Haikyuu!!), Dabi (My Hero Academia), and Kou Tanaka (Ao Haru Ride).
Needless to say, fans find it both hilarious and offensive that Oikawa and Kou, both regular teenagers, have found themselves amongst the likes of genocidal maniacs and borderline psychopaths.
However, some fans have pointed out that both teenagers do have flaws. According to them, those flaws count as red flags in the characters' respective universes, which are relatively normal compared to the rest.
Many have taken offense that Satoru Gojo is on the list. However, the Jujutsu Kaisen fandom loves to playfully slander Gojo, and as such, the reaction has not been as widespread.
Omake
Here's a fun fact for interested readers. On this list, two characters are voiced by Daisuke Namikawa (Hisoka and Oikawa), two by Yuki Kaji (Eren and Kou), two by Yuichi Nakamura (Gojo and Guren), and two by Mamoru Miyano (Dazai and Light). Only Hiro Shimono voices one character (Dabi) to complete the list.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military needs to adjust its planning, training, targeting and use of weapons in order to better avoid widespread civilian deaths and damage such as the devastating 2017 battle to liberate the Syrian city of Raqqa from Islamic State militants, a new RAND report said Thursday.
The report requested by the Pentagon reflects criticism of the military's airstrike campaign that, according to some estimates, killed more than 1,600 civilians in Raqqa, as the U.S.-led coalition worked to destroy the Islamic State caliphate that wrested control of large swaths of Iraq and Syria.
Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said the report, which lays out a series of recommendations to improve military procedures and strategy, will be used as the department develops its own broader plan to reduce civlian harm.
“No other military works as hard as we do to mitigate civilian harm, and yet we still cause it,” said Kirby. ”We're going to continue to try to learn from past issues.”
RAND concluded that the battle for Raqqa provided important lessons.
Michael McNerney, lead author of the RAND report, called Raqqa “a cautionary tale about civilian harm in urban combat.” He said it "should serve as an extra incentive to the DoD to strengthen its policies and procedures to mitigate, document and respond to civilian harm.”
The RAND report noted that there has been a wide range of estimated civilian casualties during the seige, but also said it believes that 60%-80% of Raqqa was left uninhabitable by the time the city was liberated in October 2017.
Initially the U.S.-led coalition estimted that it was responsible for 38 incidents involving 240 civilian casualties — including 178 who were killed. A consortium of local Syrian and international groups, including Amnesty International and Airwars, put the number of casualties at a “high estimate” of 1,600, but said that about 774 of them could specifically be “verified” by data as the result of coalition action.
The report makes it clear that several thousand more civilians likely died, based on the number of bodies uncovered by U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, but many were probably killed by IS or other fighters on the ground.
“Our report focuses on U.S. actions in Raqqa, but the actions of the Syrian government and its Russian and Iranian partners undoubtedly contributed far more to civilian harm and suffering in Syria overall,” McNerney said.
The report noted that the challenges in Raqqa were compounded by limits on the number U.S. troops that could be there, as well as where they could be positioned. U.S. troops on the ground could have provided better targeting and civilian information, including on Islamic State militants' efforts to use civilians as human shields, the report said.
RAND recommended that the U.S. military provide more extensive training and guidance on the need to avoid civilian harm, and plan and execute operations in ways to achieve those goals. Changes could include improved planning, better assessments of potential collateral damage, increased mission rehearsals, improved intelligence gathering, and more selective use of air strikes and munitions that minimize bomb fragmentation.
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https://www.middletownpress.com/news/article/Report-US-military-must-do-more-to-avoid-17049694.php
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military needs to adjust its planning, training, targeting and use of weapons in order to better avoid widespread civilian deaths and damage such as the devastating 2017 battle to liberate the Syrian city of Raqqa from Islamic State militants, a new RAND report said Thursday.
The report requested by the Pentagon reflects criticism of the military's airstrike campaign that, according to some estimates, killed more than 1,600 civilians in Raqqa, as the U.S.-led coalition worked to destroy the Islamic State caliphate that wrested control of large swaths of Iraq and Syria.
Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said the report, which lays out a series of recommendations to improve military procedures and strategy, will be used as the department develops its own broader plan to reduce civlian harm.
“No other military works as hard as we do to mitigate civilian harm, and yet we still cause it,” said Kirby. ”We're going to continue to try to learn from past issues.”
RAND concluded that the battle for Raqqa provided important lessons.
Michael McNerney, lead author of the RAND report, called Raqqa “a cautionary tale about civilian harm in urban combat.” He said it "should serve as an extra incentive to the DoD to strengthen its policies and procedures to mitigate, document and respond to civilian harm.”
The RAND report noted that there has been a wide range of estimated civilian casualties during the seige, but also said it believes that 60%-80% of Raqqa was left uninhabitable by the time the city was liberated in October 2017.
Initially the U.S.-led coalition estimted that it was responsible for 38 incidents involving 240 civilian casualties — including 178 who were killed. A consortium of local Syrian and international groups, including Amnesty International and Airwars, put the number of casualties at a “high estimate” of 1,600, but said that about 774 of them could specifically be “verified” by data as the result of coalition action.
The report makes it clear that several thousand more civilians likely died, based on the number of bodies uncovered by U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, but many were probably killed by IS or other fighters on the ground.
“Our report focuses on U.S. actions in Raqqa, but the actions of the Syrian government and its Russian and Iranian partners undoubtedly contributed far more to civilian harm and suffering in Syria overall,” McNerney said.
The report noted that the challenges in Raqqa were compounded by limits on the number U.S. troops that could be there, as well as where they could be positioned. U.S. troops on the ground could have provided better targeting and civilian information, including on Islamic State militants' efforts to use civilians as human shields, the report said.
RAND recommended that the U.S. military provide more extensive training and guidance on the need to avoid civilian harm, and plan and execute operations in ways to achieve those goals. Changes could include improved planning, better assessments of potential collateral damage, increased mission rehearsals, improved intelligence gathering, and more selective use of air strikes and munitions that minimize bomb fragmentation.
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https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Report-US-military-must-do-more-to-avoid-17049694.php
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(NEXSTAR) – A Texas student who says she was bullied over her refusal to participate in the Pledge of Allegiance has been awarded $90,000, according to the civil rights organization representing her.
In 2017, the student sued her 12th grade sociology teacher at Houston-area Klein Oak High School. The teacher, Benjie Arnold, allegedly singled her out for harassment, at one point forcing her to write out the Pledge against state law, American Atheists stated in a news release Tuesday.
The payment, made through a risk pool funded by Texas school districts, prevented the case from going to trial.
“After discussion with counsel and Mr. Arnold, it was decided that in the interest of limiting continued expensive litigation, a settlement agreement should be reached in the one ongoing case against Mr. Arnold,” the Texas Association of School Boards told Nexstar in a statement. “It’s notable that all the claims filed against the district were dismissed.”
During her four years at Klein Oak High School, the student declined to participate in the Pledge of Allegiance “out of her objection to the words, ‘Under God,’ and her belief that the United States does not adequately guarantee ‘liberty and justice for all,’ especially for people of color,” according to the group.
Arnold allegedly retaliated against her, threatening to giver her failing grades for refusing to write out the Pledge and at one point went on a tirade captured in an audio recording during which he offered to pay students to leave the country if they didn’t like living in America.
It got so bad, according to the release, that the student was homeschooled for a time before returning to Klein Oak, at which point the alleged harassment intensified.
“Nonreligious students often face bullying or harassment for expressing their deeply held convictions,” said Nick Fish, president of American Atheists. “No one should have to endure the years of harassment, disrespect, and bullying our client faced. The fact that this happened in a public school and at the hands of staff who should know better is particularly appalling. After nearly five years of litigation, the defendant finally made the only smart decision and agreed to settle this case.”
In 1943, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that forcing public school students to salute the flag or recite the Pledge of Allegiance violated First Amendment rights.
Texas law also protects students from having to recite a pledge of allegiance as long as they have a written request from their parent or guardian, which she did.
“The classroom is not a pulpit. It is a place of education, not indoctrination,” said Geoffrey T. Blackwell, Litigation Counsel at American Atheists, who handled the case and settlement negotiations in partnership with Texas civil rights attorney Randall Kallinen. “This settlement serves as a reminder that students do not lose their First Amendment rights when they enter the classroom.”
The school district did not fire Arnold, according to the Courthouse News Service, who is still at Klein Oak High School where he is teaching for his 51st year.
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https://fox59.com/news/national-world/student-who-says-teacher-bullied-her-over-pledge-of-allegiance-is-awarded-90k/
| 2022-04-01T00:38:01Z
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — A dead body was found at an abandoned apartment complex in Winston-Salem on Thursday, according to a Winston-Salem Police Department news release.
At 4:07 p.m., officers responded to East Third Street when they were told a dead body had been found.
Demolition crews had discovered the body while demolishing the vacant apartments in the area.
The apartment building had been vacant for a long time and was known to be a location where people facing homelessness frequently gathered for shelter.
The person who died has not yet been identified.
Police say it is too early in the investigation to determine if foul play was involved.
The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with any information regarding this investigation is asked to call the WSPD at (336) 773-7700, Crime Stoppers at (336) 727-2800, or En Espanol (336) 728-3904. You can also view “Crime Stoppers of Winston-Salem Forsyth County” on Facebook.
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https://myfox8.com/news/north-carolina/winston-salem/body-found-in-abandoned-winston-salem-apartment-complex/
| 2022-04-01T00:38:01Z
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Chris Rock insisted he did not want to press charges against Will Smith, Oscars show producer says
By Andy Rose, CNN
After Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock on stage Sunday at the Academy Awards ceremony, Los Angeles police officers were prepared to arrest Smith, according to an interview with the award show’s producer, but the comedian was adamant he did not want to press charges.
In an excerpt of an interview with ABC News, aired Thursday on “World News Tonight,” producer Will Packer said LAPD officers told Rock, “This is battery” and that he could press charges, and they were prepared to arrest Smith that night.
“They said, we will go get him. We are prepared. We are prepared to get him right now. You can press charges. We can arrest him. They were laying out the options,” Packer told ABC. “And as they were talking, Chris was … being very dismissive of those options. He was like, no, I’m fine. He was, like, no, no, no.”
The LAPD put out a statement on the night of the Oscars, saying, “The individual involved has declined to file a police report.”
Rock made a brief reference to the incident Wednesday at a stand-up show in Boston, his first public appearance since the Oscars. He told the audience he was “still processing what happened” and would have more to say at a later date.
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| 2022-04-01T00:38:02Z
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Student stabbed with pencil several times during fight at Mountain View HS
By JOYCE LUPIANI
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ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — Parents of students at Mountain View High School in Lawrenceville, Georgia, received a letter today about an incident at the school.
According to the letter, two 9th grade students began exchanging punches shortly before 1 p.m. in a classroom.
During the fight, one of the students used a pencil to stab the other student several times.
The student who stabbed or “poked” the other student was taken into custody by the school resource officer. The other student was taken to a hospital for treatment.
The school says they will have “grief counselors” at the school on Friday for any students who may feel uneasy after watching the fight and “seeing their classmate’s blood on the floor.” They will also have extra school resource officers on campus.
The letter advises parents to talk to their children, to be aware of their social media activity, and listen to their concerns.
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Driven2SaveLives BC39 Powered by NOS Energy Drink Returns Aug. 3-4 at IMS
The wheel-to-wheel action of United States Auto Club (USAC) NOS Energy Drink National Midget Championship racing will return Wednesday, Aug. 3 and Thursday, Aug. 4 to The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the fourth Driven2SaveLives BC39 Powered by NOS Energy Drink. Tickets are on sale at IMS.com....
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The Town of Tisdale is looking at allocating a town-owned parcel near the motor speedway and fairgrounds for the future location of a motocross track.
Brad Hvidston, Tisdale’s administrator, said the track is a community initiative brought to council.
“Their ask for council is they be allowed to put it on town property, so the dirt track would be on town-owned property but operated by the motocross [group],”
Garett Curry, who’s leading the community project, said that estimates place the cost at about $15,000 to $30,000 to build the track.
“Me and my wife were talking and we thought we should ask and see what we should find out and we didn’t expect it to be met this well, everyone seems really for it,” Curry said, adding that since then friends and other community members came on board.
“We have a young boy who has a dirt bike and is interested in riding, so our goal is to build something that kids from three years old to adults can enjoy to ride and safely cruise around on.”
Following approval by the town, Curry said that they’ll be approaching local businesses for sponsorships, creating a “sponsorship board” on the site to recognize the sponsors as well as a “family board” to recognize significant personal contributions.
“There’s nothing really around here. Melfort has their track, but it’s only operational during the fair and the next closest place for kids to get involved in the sport I guess would be Prince Albert.”
For those who want to contribute or ask questions, Curry said they can contact him at 306-873-8056.
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https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/03/31/community-group-looking-at-tisdale-motocross-track.html
| 2022-04-01T00:38:03Z
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Blinken on no-fly zone discussions: We’re trying to ‘end this war in Ukraine, not start a larger one’
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday said the Biden administration is not considering imposing a no-fly zone over Ukraine because U.S. officials are trying to “end this war in Ukraine, not start a larger one.”
Asked by moderator Chuck Todd on NBC’s “Meet the Press” why the U.S. has ruled out a no-fly zone, Blinken said President Biden has been clear in his goal of keeping the U.S. out of direct conflict with Russia.
“[The] president’s been very clear about one thing all along as well, which is we’re not going to put the United States in direct conflict with Russia, not have, you know, American planes flying against Russian planes or our soldiers on the ground in Ukraine,” Blinken said.
“The president also has a responsibility to not get us into a direct conflict, a direct war with Russia, a nuclear power, and risk a war that expands even beyond Ukraine to Europe. That’s clearly not our interest. What we’re trying to do is end this war in Ukraine, not start a larger one,” he added.
The secretary of State emphasized that implementing a no-fly zone would mean the U.S. would have the enforce the policy, which would involve shooting down Russian planes that travel over Ukraine.
A growing number of bipartisan lawmakers have called on the Biden administration to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine, but the White House has said such a move is not on the table. The administration is concerned that enforcing the restrictions could bring Russia and the U.S. into direct conflict.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has also asked the U.S. to implement a no-fly zone over his nation.
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SAN ANGELO, Texas – Angelo State University is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the David Noble / ASU Relays track and field meet on April 2 with a grand ceremony to honor Noble, their longtime track and field coach for whom ASU’s annual home meet is named after.
The ceremony will occur in the afternoon prior to the finals of the running events at ASU’s LeGrand Stadium at 1st Community Credit Union Field. ASU’s first-ever track and field Olympian in 1972, Joshua Owusu, will also be attending to honor Noble as well as announcing a new endowment that will bear his name to benefit the ASU track and field and cross country programs.
The Joshua Owusu Endowment was established as a gift from an ASU alum and supporter of ASU athletics with a generous $160,000. This gift was presented with the aspiration that additional donors will contribute to help build the endowment to $200,000.
Owusu is a native of Ghana and graduated from ASU in 1974. During his time there he was a nine-time All-American and won eight total indoor and outdoor national titles in the long jump and triple jump during the time ASU was a member of the NAIA. In addition to this he was also a three-time recipient of the Oscar Strahan Award as the top male field athlete at the Lone Star Conference Championships. He is currently unmatched in ASU records for both the triple jump and the long jump. Ronnie Hawkins Jr, now president of ASU, was one of his teammates on the 1974 LSC championship team.
Noble dedicated two decades to the Rams track and field team (1972-82, 1985-99) as their coach and in his last six years (1994-99) he coached the Rambelles track and field team. He has led ASU student-athletes to over 150 All-America performances, and has also coached six Academic All-Americans. Under his guidance his teams won eight Lone Star Conference titles, and he was awarded eight-time LSC Coach of the Year. He took the the Rams to 17 top-10 national finishes, and the Belles to six straight top-20 national finishes. Among some of his outstanding awards include being named the NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year in 1988, being inducted into the LSC Hall of Honor in 2004, and into the ASU Athletics Hall of Honor in 2008.
The long-running Angelo State Relays track and field meet was officially re-named the “David Noble / ASU Relays” to honor Noble’s many years of service to the ASU track and field programs. The ceremony is also part of this year’s “I Chose Angelo State Week” celebration that runs April 1-8 which will also host other events such “ASU Day at the Rodeo.”
For more information on the Joshua Owusu Endowment, contact Jenny Love in the ASU Office of External Affairs at 325-486-6557 or jenny.love@angelo.edu.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — This is Louisville's fourth trip to the national semifinals in 15 seasons under coach Jeff Walz, a feat that has ensured every four-player in the program under his direction has had the opportunity to experience the Final Four.
Yet the Cardinals are the team in this year's quartet of powerhouses that has generally been the most overlooked, a reminder of the oligarchy still lingering in a sport seeing more parity every season.
No college coach, of course, would ever pass up an opening to play the underdog role. Walz recounted hearing on a talk show this week that the Connecticut-Stanford winner was bound to face South Carolina in the NCAA championship Sunday night, causing him to jokingly wonder if the host mistakenly figured the semifinals only featured three teams.
"We actually have four, and we are the fourth," Walz deadpanned.
Louisville, one of three No. 1 seeds in the 68-team field to make it to Minneapolis, plays No. 1 overall seed South Carolina in the first game at Target Center on Friday night.
"At least let's roll the balls out and let's see what happens," Walz said. "They might end up being true, but I'd give us a fighting shot at it."
The Cardinals (29-4) will present plenty of challenges for the Gamecocks (33-2), starting with guard Hailey Van Lith, as intense a player as there is in this tournament, and forward Emily Engstler, a disruptive force on defense who can put the ball in the basket, too.
"If they want to sleep, let them sleep. We'll come in and do us, and we're going to do us to the best of our ability," said Van Lith, who has hit the 20-point mark in all four tournament games.
South Carolina has also been to four Final Fours in 14 years under coach Dawn Staley, but the Gamecocks won the 2017 title. That's one reason for the prominence gap, however slight, between the two programs.
"I hear people say, 'What are you going to do to get over the hump?' What hump is there to get over, besides winning a national championship?" Walz said Thursday. "I know it would be wonderful, but we're not going to define the past 15 years on one game."
Walz is one of 11 coaches all-time to reach four or more Final Fours.
"I'm pretty damn proud of what we've done here, and we're going to continue it," Walz said.
PAINFUL MEMORY
The Gamecocks were the No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 poll from start to finish, with AP Player of the Year Aliyah Boston leading the way, but they're carrying ample motivation of their own after the way they lost last year to eventual champion Stanford in the semifinals.
Trailing by one point in the waning seconds, Boston turned a midcourt steal into a pass to Brea Beal, whose shot bounced off the rim. Boston grabbed the rebound, but her putback at the buzzer was also off the mark.
"Good, bad, or indifferent, it's a part of who we are, like it was supposed to happen," Staley said. "But we're not really motivated by that. We're motivated by what we've been able to do this year and the habits that we've been able to create and perform night in and night out, and we just hope that our habits are much stronger than our opponents on any given day."
Much like Stanford and UConn, the best programs stay that way by emphasizing the quality of the process rather than obsessing over the result.
"Whoever it is that's standing, the last team that's standing on Sunday night, it's divine order. I truly believe that. So if it's not us, it's not us. We'll get another shot at it when it's our turn," Staley said.
SHIPPING UP TO BOSTON
Boston, the 6-foot-5 forward, poses the same type of daunting matchup that Walz and his Cardinals team nine years ago faced against Baylor and star Brittney Griner in their upset of the prohibitive favorite in the Sweet 16. Louisville was runner-up to UConn in 2013.
"We know we're going to have to make sure we're focused on her and know where she is at all times, but she's also got pretty good teammates she's playing with," Walz said. "So we'll have a plan for tomorrow night, and then if plan A doesn't work, we'll go to plan B, and then plan C if needed, and there is no plan D."
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(ABC4) – If you’re tired of looking at old furniture that you bought last year from IKEA, the retailer has announced that it will now pay customers to bring back old furniture.
The IKEA buyback and resell option has now been made available for 37 of its U.S. stores. As a way to help pave a path toward sustainable living, the company has brought back the initiative that was launched late last year.
How does it work?
You start by filling out a form on IKEA’s website in order to receive an emailed quote of the buyback value for your furniture. Customers are asked to bring a copy of their quote, buyback number, and fully assembled furniture to your participating IKEA store where an employee will assess the furniture’s buyback value.
When you buyback, you will get store credit and your furniture gets a second life in the As-Is department.
What are the buyback requirements?
According to IKEA, the following categories of products are not currently eligible for the furniture buy-back service:
- Non-IKEA products
- Home furnishing accessories including lighting and textiles
- Add-on units and componentry
- Products that have been used outside including outdoor furniture
- Mattresses and bad textiles (such as blankets and mattress toppers)
- Kitchens including bench tops, cabinets, and fronts
- Modular wardrobes and accessories
- Electrical appliances and products
- Chests of drawers
- “Hacked,” modified or painted products
- Non-assembled products
- Market Hall products (including small kitchen goods, art, rugs, and picture frames)
- Upholstered or leather products
- Sofas or armchairs
- Plants
- Items containing glass (including mirrors)
- Children’s and baby products (such as cribs, mattresses, and change tables)
- Beds and bed frames
The retailer said on its website that large quantities and commercially used items are exempt.
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Two Billings men caught in a pedophile sting last autumn pleaded guilty to child sex abuse charges this week.
Abraham Francis Leroy Montez and Danny Allen Haydal admitted to counts of sexual abuse of children in Yellowstone County District Court on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively. They are the first guilty pleas of nine men charged in early November with responding to ads promoting sex with children.
Montez, 39, pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of sexual abuse of children after reaching a plea agreement with county prosecutors. He was charged with the single count after chatting with a person online whom he believed to be a 13-year-old girl, the Gazette previously reported. The conversation followed Montez answering an online ad for child rape in exchange for money. A search warrant issued by Judge Ashley Harada for his phone and his home led to his arrest and subsequent charge.
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At his change of plea hearing, Montez admitted to sending a sexually explicit photo of himself to someone he thought was an underage girl for the purpose of enticing her into sex. The penalty for the sexual abuse of children in Montana can be up to 100 years in prison. Yellowstone County prosecutors will recommend that Montez be sentenced to 20 years in Montana State Prison.
Haydal, 64, similarly reached an agreement with prosecutors and changed his plea Thursday. Haydal began an online corresponding with an FBI agent posing as a man offering his two daughters for sex in early October, court documents say. He asked the undercover agent several times if there would be a charge for sex acts with the two children.
They arranged to meet with Haydal in later that same month. Haydal drove to a Billings public park, and asked the agent to come to the park with the two girls. Law enforcement placed him under arrest, and Haydal was charged with two counts of sexual abuse of children soon after.
In early March, the charges against Haydal mounted to 11 felonies. The additional counts came after investigators received a search warrant for Haydal’s phone. They allegedly found child sex abuse material, including actual and computer generated images of child rape and bestiality, court documents say. Haydal pleaded not guilty to all counts at his arraignment March 4.
Haydal pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual abuse of children. He admitted to traveling in Montana to meet with two children he believed to be 10 and six years old to engage in sexual conduct. The other nine counts of sexual abuse of children will be dismissed at his sentencing, per the agreement that he reached with county prosecutors.
Prosecutors recommended that Haydal be sentenced to 100 years in MSP for both counts, with those sentences to run concurrently. Sixty five of those years would be suspended, according to the state’s recommendation, and Haydal would not be eligible for parole for 25 years.
Montez and Haydal will be required to complete sex offender treatment while imprisoned. Should they be released, they will also have to register as sex offenders. The two are currently scheduled to be sentenced May 9.
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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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AP PHOTOS on Day 36: Russian tanks destroyed outside Kyiv The Associated Press
March 31, 2022
1of 14 Destroyed Russian armored vehicles sit on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 31, 2022. Rodrigo Abd/AP Show More Show Less
2of 14 People hide in a basement of a church which is used as a bomb shelter, after fleeing from nearby villages, that have been attacked by the Russian army, in the town of Bashtanka, Mykolaiv district, Ukraine, on Thursday, March 31, 2022. Petros Giannakouris/AP Show More Show Less
3of 14 Ukrainian soldiers carry a body of a civilian killed by the Russian forces over the destroyed bridge in Irpin close to Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 31, 2022. Efrem Lukatsky/AP Show More Show Less
4of 14 Ukrainian soldiers pass on top of armored vehicles next to a destroyed Russian tank in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 31, 2022. Rodrigo Abd/AP Show More Show Less
5of 14 A machine gun of a Ukrainian soldier rests next to condiments for lunch in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 31, 2022. Rodrigo Abd/AP Show More Show Less
6of 14 The arm of a dead Russian soldier is seen next to a tank on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 31, 2022. Rodrigo Abd/AP Show More Show Less
7of 14 People hide in a basement of a church which is used as a bomb shelter, after fleeing from nearby villages that have been attacked by the Russian army, in the town of Bashtanka, Mykolaiv district, Ukraine,on Thursday, March 31, 2022. Petros Giannakouris/AP Show More Show Less
8of 14 Ukrainian soldiers assist an elderly woman who has hidden from the Russian shelling in a shelter for weeks without food and water, in Irpin close to Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 31, 2022. Efrem Lukatsky/AP Show More Show Less
9of 14 Oleksandr, 81, rides a bicycle next to a destroyed Russian tank in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 31, 2022. Rodrigo Abd/AP Show More Show Less
10of 14 A Ukrainian serviceman takes a selfie standing on a destroyed Russian tank after Ukrainian forces overran a Russian position outside Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 31, 2022. Vadim Ghirda/AP Show More Show Less
11of 14 People take shelter inside a church after fleeing from nearby villages that have been attacked by the Russian army, in the town of Bashtanka, Mykolaiv district, Ukraine, on Thursday, March 31, 2022. Petros Giannakouris/AP Show More Show Less
12of 14 Ukrainian soldiers carry bodies of civilians killed by the Russian forces over the destroyed bridge in Irpin close to Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 31, 2022. Efrem Lukatsky/AP Show More Show Less
13of 14 A damaged gas mask lies on the pavement at a Russian position which was overran by Ukrainian forces, outside Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 31, 2022. Vadim Ghirda/AP Show More Show Less
14of 14 Territorial Defense of the Armed Forces, 21-year-olds Svitlana, right, and Myroslava, pose for a photograph, in Lviv, western Ukraine, Thursday, March 31, 2022. Both Svitlana, and Myroslava, who studied at the same university in Kyiv, decided to leave academia and serve their country by joining the TDF only one month ago. Nariman El-Mofty/AP Show More Show Less
Destroyed Russian tanks line a road on the outskirts of Ukraine's capital, where Ukrainian troops pose for selfies atop the shell of one vehicle after their forces overran a Russian position. An 81-year-old man bicycles alone past one burned-out tank on the muddy road.
Close to Kyiv, in Irpin, Ukrainian soldiers carry the bodies of civilians killed by Russian forces over a destroyed bridge. Other soldiers assist an elderly woman who has hidden from Russian shelling in a shelter for weeks without food and water.
In the town of Bashtanka, people who have fled nearby villages attacked by the Russian army shelter in a church among the pews and in the basement bomb shelter.
During a break for lunch, a Ukrainian soldier keeps a machine gun close at hand, next to pickles and condiments on the table.
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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A $64.1 billion supplemental state budget that spends on statewide programs ranging from homelessness and behavioral health to the ongoing COVID-19 response was signed Thursday by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee.
The supplemental plan builds off of the $59 billion, two-year spending plan adopted by the Legislature last year, and benefited from the significant influx of revenues the state has seen over the past year. Additionally, lawmakers used more than $1 billion in remaining pandemic-related federal relief funds in the budget.
While there are no general tax increases in the plan, there are also no across-the-board tax cuts, something Republicans had argued for throughout the legislative session that ended March 10.
A small business tax credit was included that would affect about 125,000 small businesses in the state, and was among the bills signed by Inslee Thursday.
Starting in January, businesses making less than $125,000 a year would pay no state business taxes, and those making up to $250,000 a year, business taxes will be cut in half.
The supplemental operating budget also spends state or federal money on things like adding more social supports like nurses and counselors for students, increasing rates to vendors providing services to people with developmental disabilities or long-term care needs and shoring up the state’s paid family leave program, which officials warned was nearing a deficit.
It also allots funding for raises for state workers. According to the Office of Financial Management, about 63,800 general government employees will get a 3.25% general wage increase, about 6,700 state corrections workers will get a 4% general wage increase and about 1,200 state patrol officers will get a 10% general wage increase. The last general wage increase for represented employees was July 1, 2020.
The operating budget also transfers more than $2 billion to the nearly $17 billion, 16-year transportation revenue package that Inslee signed last week. The plan leaves about $3 billion in total reserves.
Inslee had several full or partial vetoes of bills, including a section of a bill that would have expanded the state’s existing warehouse sales and use tax to include smaller warehouses of at least 100,000 square feet. In his veto notice, Inslee said that while he understood the importance of manufacturing and warehousing to rural economies, he said the tax incentives in the bill were overly broad.
Inslee on Thursday also signed a $1.5 billion state construction budget that spends on areas ranging from housing, homelessness, behavioral health facilities, and seismic upgrades at public schools.
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Daily Crunch: Intel will reportedly buy cloud-optimization startup Granulate for $650M
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Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for Thursday, March 31, 2022!
It’s a beautiful day in our neck of the woods, and we have a great lineup of news for you today, so let’s goooooo.
Grab your calendar and add these two: We’re doing a Data and Culture Transformation event on April 26 for the big data aficionados, and now is your last chance to buy discounted tickets for our in-person TC Sessions: Mobility event on May 18 and 19, as well as the virtual event on the 20th.
Don’t worry, it’s Thursday. The weekend is almost here. You can do it; we believe in you. - Christine and Haje
The TechCrunch Top 3
SEC looks at another EV SPAC: In today’s abbreviation news, several Faraday Future executives find themselves subpoenaed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission amid the agency’s look at electric vehicle companies that went public via special purpose acquisitions companies. The SPAC itself is not under the microscope, but instead alleged inaccurate statements the company made to investors. It’s OK, I'm sure Faraday Future did its best — everyone makes a miSPAC now and then.
Klarna, Klarna, Klarna, Klarna, Klarna chameleon: Buy now, pay later company Klarna is showing us just how versatile it can be and that it won’t be left out of a good opportunity. Its new open banking application programming interface, Klarna Kosma, helps companies plug into bank accounts and seems to be an answer to Visa announcing it will acquire Tink.
Are startup layoffs looming?: It’s a question Alex Wilhelm had us pondering today. Valuations are high, but traction is not a-matchin’ for some companies that he called “paper unicorns” (spectacular phrase by the way). Could all this mean we may see layoffs from companies that were able to rake in large amounts of dough, but not able to make the doughnuts? Stay tuned.
Startups and VC
We get a teensy bit excited whenever Y Combinator does a set of demo days. I recommend that you read all our coverage this week, obvz, but if you want a quick summary, read part 1 and part 2 of our “everything you need to know” posts, make yourself a cup of coffee, and follow that up with our favorite startups part 1 and part 2, then pour yourself an adult beverage and wrap it all up with Devin’s irreverently irresistible (and irrationally ironic) review of his favorite YC logos.
‘Tis the season for new venture funds, apparently. Freestyle closed its sixth fund, adding $130 million of dry powder to invest, while Gumi Cryptos Capital (gCC) has a $110 million block of cash in the form of its second to deploy into the crypto universe.
Docker was on the ropes for a little while, there, but hooo boy did it make a comeback. The company just announced a whale of a round, raising $105 million of fresh capital on a $2 billion valuation.
🦸 More stories of up, up, and away:
Speaking of mono-racked fantasy horses, women’s leadership network Chief saddled up and rode its unicorn status into its continued future of developing women in leadership in the course of its $100 million Series B round.
Kenya’s social commerce platform Tushop is strapping on some rocket fuel for growth, raising $3 million.
66% of Egyptian adults don’t have access to formal financial services. Khazna raised $38 million to help address that gap for low- and middle-income earners.
Famously filthy business, real estate, but French startup Deepski raised $166 million to improve measurement and impact of ESG data across the industry.
The Great Resignation is having some interesting effects across the job market, and Pursuit spotted an opportunity. It raised a $10 million fund to create a self-sustaining job training service with a really interesting business model.
Getting your customer data hacked is a surefire way to lose goodwill, and Antimatter raised a $12 million Series A to help avoid that sort of thing.
Pivoting from video conferencing to higher-end video production, BoxedUp brings the sharing economy to a previously untapped market.
Freelancers are a squirrely bunch at the best of times (as freelancers ourselves, we can say that with utmost confidence), and managing them can get real quixotic. Archie aims to make things easier for managers, and just closed $4.5 million to do so.
Space is complex, and as much fun as Kerbal is, it doesn’t cut it for commercial simulation of space missions. Slingshot Aerospace believes it can do better, and just landed a $25 million Space Force contract to build a digital twin of the inky night sky.
Datanomik is bringing open banking to LatAm, with dLocal and AstroPay execs at the helm.
Wouldn’t it be great if you could predict the future? Black Crow AI raised $25 million to help e-commerce folks figure out what its users are most likely to buy.
Not a big fan of injections, needles to say, I was pretty psyched to learn about NovaXS Biotech’s push to make injection therapies needle-free.
5 things first-time founders must remember when working with VCs
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Nothing beats experience like experience, which is why we were happy to run a column written by Zach DeWitt, winner of the 2013 TechCrunch Meetup and Pitch-off.
DeWitt, who became a VC after selling Drop, Inc. to Snapchat in 2016, shares five essential lessons for first-time founders wandering in the wilderness in search of an investor who'll be "a true partner."
There's an inherent power imbalance when asking a stranger for money, but "VCs should work to earn your trust," writes DeWitt.
"In many ways, it’s like finding the right spouse."
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Big Tech Inc.
Microsoft goes deeper into process mining: What is process mining? Don’t worry, reporter Kyle Wiggers (who is rounding out his first week with us) tells you all about what that is. He also says Microsoft’s latest acquisition of process mining company Minit “comes at a time when the broader business process automation industry, which remains flush with cash, heads toward general consolidation.”
Intel also gets in on the M&A: We noted last year, when Israel-based Granulate received funding, that it seemed like the network management space was seeing some consolidation. Well, that was confirmed earlier today when Intel said it acquired Granulate “to continue extending both its operations in Israel and the tools that Intel provides to customers to better manage traffic on Intel-powered kit.”
New research sheds light on Viasat hack: The cyberattack that took down the U.S.-based satellite communications provider’s service in Europe was deemed “likely the result of destructive wiper malware” that originated in Russia, we report. The identity of the hackers is still unknown.
The strike that turned into a potential lawsuit: Meta and its subcontractor, Sama, are in the hot seat in Kenya, facing some legal action that alleges poor working conditions. Reporter Annie Njanja describes allegations against the companies by former Sama contractor Daniel Motaung, who claims that contractors like him weren’t told what their jobs would be, but that it ended up being content moderation where they looked at some pretty graphic content for a long time, but were not often granted time to compose themselves or offered support when it became too much. Sama is denying any wrongdoing.
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FansTime (FTI) traded 7.2% higher against the U.S. dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 19:00 PM Eastern on March 31st. FansTime has a total market capitalization of $199,970.10 and $621,462.00 worth of FansTime was traded on exchanges in the last day. Over the last week, FansTime has traded 8.7% higher against the U.S. dollar. One FansTime coin can currently be purchased for about $0.0001 or 0.00000000 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges.
Here’s how related cryptocurrencies have performed over the last day:
- Binance USD (BUSD) traded 0% higher against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00002188 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded down 3.9% against the dollar and now trades at $1.63 or 0.00003555 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded 1% higher against the dollar and now trades at $1.65 or 0.00004286 BTC.
- Crypto.com Coin (CRO) traded up 5% against the dollar and now trades at $0.41 or 0.00001075 BTC.
- Dai (DAI) traded down 0% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00002184 BTC.
- Chainlink (LINK) traded 1% lower against the dollar and now trades at $17.01 or 0.00037169 BTC.
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The North Carolina Tar Heels are unranked and were on the NCAA Tournament bubble in February. So why should they be chesty as they prepare to face the Duke Blue Devils in the Final Four? After all, Duke is ranked ninth and a No. 2 seed, and the Blue Devils are having a rollicking run in retiring icon Mike Krzyzewski's last tournament.
Well, the Tar Heels (28-9) defeated Marquette, Baylor and UCLA before toppling Saint Peter's, the tournament's latest Cinderella, in the Elite Eight. But before all that could happen, they turned their season around. A 94-81 win to ruin Coach K's farewell party on March 5 was their signature victory for a team that was once 12-6 with five blowout losses.
Many are wondering if North Carolina can pull off another upset over Duke (32-6) on Saturday in the Final Four in New Orleans, Louisiana.
On ESPN's "Get Up," former NBA and UNC star Vince Carter said he hopes the Tar Heels don't take Duke lightly because of their last meeting.
“Don’t go out there and poke your chest out, because you say, ‘Hey, we beat these guys before’” Carter said on Thursday.
North Carolina prepares for Final Four matchup against Duke
The North Carolina Tar Heels' 94-81 upset of Duke in Cameron Indoor Stadium sent out shockwaves. That March 5 game was paired with an 82-67 loss to Virginia Tech a week later in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament final.
But Duke has looked like a completely different team over the past two weekends.
Duke has one of college basketball's most talented rosters, and the team has come together at the perfect time. The Blue Devils are led by their impressive frontcourt of freshman standout Paolo Banchero and defensive anchor Mark Williams.
The Tar Heels have also been playing their best basketball of the year and have received outstanding contributions from a number of players.
Junior big man Armando Bacot has been steady for the Tar Heels. Throughout March Madness, Bacot has averaged 16.5 points, 15.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game. If Bacot and electric guard Caleb Love can continue to boost UNC, they will have a chance to upset Duke and reach the national championship game.
Duke won the first meeting 87-67 at UNC on Feb. 5.
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BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee woman convicted in the death of a police officer has been sentenced to 8 to 12 years in prison.
Ashley Kroese of Thompson's Station was 24 years old on June 18, 2020, when she drove on the wrong side of the road in Brentwood, killing Brentwood police officer Destin Legieza, 30, authorities said.
She was previously found guilty of four charges, including vehicular homicide by intoxication. She was sentenced Wednesday for charges in the crash that killed Legieza, The Tennessean reported.
A blood test after the crash found her blood alcohol content was 0.166%, which is twice the legal limit.
Members of Legieza's family spoke at the hearing.
“Ashley. I don’t think you intended to kill anyone that day,” said Heather Legieza, the officer’s widow. “But you moving forward with the trial when you know what you did was with intention, you should have just taken accountability for your actions."
Kroese, who did not testify at the February trial, read from a statement.
“I can’t pretend to understand what you have been going through. I’ve never lost a husband, a son or a brother, and nothing I can say is able to ease your pain, but I am truly and deeply sorry,” Kroese said.
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BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee woman convicted in the death of a police officer has been sentenced to 8 to 12 years in prison.
Ashley Kroese of Thompson's Station was 24 years old on June 18, 2020, when she drove on the wrong side of the road in Brentwood, killing Brentwood police officer Destin Legieza, 30, authorities said.
She was previously found guilty of four charges, including vehicular homicide by intoxication. She was sentenced Wednesday for charges in the crash that killed Legieza, The Tennessean reported.
A blood test after the crash found her blood alcohol content was 0.166%, which is twice the legal limit.
Members of Legieza's family spoke at the hearing.
“Ashley. I don’t think you intended to kill anyone that day,” said Heather Legieza, the officer’s widow. “But you moving forward with the trial when you know what you did was with intention, you should have just taken accountability for your actions."
Kroese, who did not testify at the February trial, read from a statement.
“I can’t pretend to understand what you have been going through. I’ve never lost a husband, a son or a brother, and nothing I can say is able to ease your pain, but I am truly and deeply sorry,” Kroese said.
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WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – For some people, overdraft fees are a frustrating inconvenience. For others, they pose crippling costs. Some lawmakers now want to change how they’re charged altogether.
Rep. Carolyn Maloney introduced legislation called the “Overdraft Protection Act.” The bill includes provisions to cap the amount and number of fees a bank can charge.
“My bill tries to cut down on these unfair and deceptive practices,” the New York Democrat said.
Advocates like Elyse Crawford-Hicks with Americans for Financial Reform say overdraft fees hit low-income families and people of color the hardest.
“Overdraft fees are paid the most by people who can least afford them,” Crawford-Hicks said.
Others say over-drafting is a useful service because it can function like a short-term loan. Paul Kundert is the CEO of UW Credit Union, which recently reduced their overdraft fees and put more limits on how they charge them.
“When prices are fair, we believe consumers do benefit from access to the credit provided by overdraft fees,” Kundert said.
Recently, major banks like Wells Fargo, Citigroup and Bank of America have made changes themselves, by reducing their overdraft fees or eliminating them altogether.
Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, says that demonstrates the legislation is unnecessary.
“The market is naturally, naturally taking care of the issue without government intervention. And we do not need more rules from Washington,” Williams said.
Because banks make billions of dollars in revenue from overdraft fees, George Mason University Foundation Professor of Law Todd Zywicki argues the proposed changes would cost consumers.
“We’ll see higher bank fees, we’ll see higher minimum monthly deposits as basically insurance against over-drafting and we will see a loss of access to free checking,” Zywicki said.
Lawmakers like Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., are promising to continue pushing for the reforms.
“How can we perform such an abusive and predatory practice that punishes people simply for being poor?” Pressley said.
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Former Yale administrator defrauded university of more than $40 million for expensive cars, homes and travel, DOJ says
By Mirna Alsharif, CNN Business
A former Yale administrative employee pleaded guilty on Monday of defrauding the university of more than $40.5 million by reselling electronics purchased with school funds over at least an eight-year period, according to court documents.
Jamie Petrone-Codrington, 42, who was director of finance and lead administrator at the medical school’s department of emergency medicine, used the funds “for various personal expenses, including expensive cars, real estate and travel,” according to a press release from the US Attorney’s Office in Connecticut.
This includes three Connecticut properties that she owns or co-owns, according to prosecutors.
Petrone-Codrington also filed false tax returns from 2013 to 2016, where she claimed the costs of the stolen equipment as business expenses, and failed to file any tax returns from 2017 to 2020. That cost the US Treasury $6 million, according to the press release.
Petrone-Codrington, who was arrested in September 2021, was charged with wire fraud and filing a false tax return. She faces up to 23 years in prison, according to court documents. She is currently out of jail on a $1 million bail bond and is set to be sentenced in June.
Her attorney, Frank Riccio, told CNN his client has “accepted responsibility for her actions and is remorseful.”
“She now looks forward towards sentencing and repairing some of the damage that has been caused,” he said.
The court has also ordered Petrone-Codrington to pay restitution in the amount of $40.5 million to Yale and more than $6 million to the Internal Revenue Service for failing to file and filing a false tax return.
The FBI launched an investigation into Petrone-Codrington in August 2021 after information was provided by the university and found that as early as 2013 she started ordering electronics, like Microsoft Surface Pro tablet computers, with the medical school’s university funds, according to the plea. She then sold them to a third-party business, which would direct funds of the electronics it sold back to Petrone-Codrington via Maziv Entertainment LLC, a company in which she is a principal, according to the press release.
During an eight-year period, Petrone-Codrington placed or ordered other members of Yale’s staff to place thousands of electronics orders. From May to August 2021 alone, she ordered about $2.1 million in computer equipment using Yale funds, according to the original complaint, and law enforcement was still determining how much of those purchases were legitimate.
In a statement provided to law enforcement in August 2021, Petrone-Codrington admitted to having executed the scheme for several years, and “estimated that approximately 90% of her computer-related purchases were fraudulent,” according to the FBI.
“The university thanks local law enforcement, the FBI, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for their handling of the case,” Yale University Spokeswoman Karen Peart told CNN. “Since the incident, Yale has worked to identify and correct gaps in its internal financial controls.”
Petrone-Codrington was employed by Yale beginning in 1999, but held her position as lead administrator and director of finance and administration for the university’s Department of Emergency Medicine since September 2019, according to court documents. She had been working for Yale’s Department of Emergency Medicine since 2008.
Yale University could not confirm when Petrone-Codrington’s employment ended. However, an article on the Yale Daily News reported that she was no longer employed by the university as of September 2021.
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Sylva fire chief says short-staffing is taking toll, wants funding for full-time crews
By Rex Hodge
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SYLVA, North Carolina (WLOS) — Sylva Fire Chief Mike Beck said, with a growing number of calls, it’s time to have a permanent staff at the ready. He’s requesting funding to increase public safety.
Beck said his department has outgrown its all-volunteer status. He’s requesting funding for 12 full-time firefighters.
“We’re trying to become a combination department, paid-volunteer,” Beck said.
It would mean firefighters in the station 24-7.
“Hopefully, that would help the public, because we’d arrive on the scene quicker,” Becks said, adding that applies to fires and medical calls.
Beck said, with the growth of Sylva and the vicinity, especially the in last dozen years, it’s time for permanent staffing to respond to calls.
“It’s about 35% in Sylva and the rest out in the county,” he said.
The town of Sylva, Beck said, contributes about $300,000 in operational costs. But with most responses in Jackson County, he’s gone to commissioners to ask for funding for permanent staffing.
“Somewhere about a million, a little over,” he said.
“The county is looking for ways to try to fund the request,” Jackson County Board of Commissioners chairman Brian McMahan said.
He said in recent years, other fire departments in the county, like Cashiers-Glenville and Cullowhee, have gone to full-time staff and it’s time for Sylva to have full-time staff, too.
“Like a lot of nonprofit organizations, it’s just hard to find volunteers. It’s hard to find, to find employers who are willing to allow their employees to leave to respond to fire calls,” McMahan said.
McMahan said commissioners are considering Beck’s request in budget discussions.
“We’ll sit down and look at the tax structure and find a way, possibly, that we might can share this across the board to fund the request through the tax base,” McMahan said.
Beck said the main fire house in Sylva was built with the projection that full-time staffing would be needed.
“We’ve kind of been gearing it that way for several years now with equipment we buy,” he said.
Both leaders agree it’s time, just a matter of getting the funding.
“If we can get that, we’ll be ready to go,” Beck said.
McMahan said commissioners hope to have the new budget finalized by June, and Beck hopes to hire new staff shortly after that.
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The number of people seeking the Federal Court’s help to determine the status of their applications to become new Canadians has increased by almost seven times over the past three years, according to the latest figures provided to New Canadian Media.
Commenting on a recent NCM article, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) said that it is now dealing with 445 mandamus files referred by the Federal Court. There were only 65 such cases for the 2019/2020 period.
In the immigration context, a mandamus application is a judicial remedy compelling the performance of a public legal duty by IRCC that is owed to an applicant.
According to the latest IRCC numbers, 445 mandamus applications were referred by the Federal Court for the 2021/2022 year as of Feb. 28, including 153 in family class, 239 in economic class and 53 as refugees.
“The increase in mandamus applications is in part due to closures at various processing offices and Visa Application Centres during COVID-19 that led to longer processing times for applicants, and in part due to our growing inventory and the number of applications received by IRCC every year,” Julie Lafortune, IRCC’s communications advisor, told NCM.
“A number of complex files involving paper application forms have been seriously impacted by the office closures, and all of our partners upon which we rely on for the processing of complex files have also been experiencing longer delays than usual.”
Victor Ing, a Vancouver-based immigration lawyer, said the latest numbers clearly confirm a marked increase in mandamus cases over the past year, which is consistent with the day-to-day experiences of immigration law practitioners.
“Applying for mandamus is not something that most clients take lightly. Starting a lawsuit against the party you want to receive a positive decision from is counterintuitive, but many clients eventually reach a tipping point where they no longer feel like there is an alternative path,” he told NCM.
“In my experience, many mandamus applications can be avoided if IRCC would communicate more openly and honestly with clients. Too often they are made to feel like a file number, and what is easily overlooked is that they are all individuals whose lives have been put on hold waiting for decisions they expected to receive much sooner,” said Ing.
There are now close to two million applications trapped in a massive backlog that IRCC is struggling to clear.
At the same time, Canada aims to attract about 1.3 million new immigrants over the next three years to help fill critical labour shortages and fuel post-pandemic growth.
The 2022–2024 Immigration Levels Plan aims to continue welcoming immigrants at a rate of about one per cent of Canada’s population, including 431,645 permanent residents in 2022 (an increase of about 21,000 people from its original plan), 447,055 in 2023, and 451,000 in 2024.
The Government of Canada recently announced that it has allocated $85 million in new funding to reduce IRCC application inventories. The funding will build on what IRCC has already done to reduce wait times, such as hiring approximately 500 new processing staff, digitizing applications, and reallocating work among its offices around the world.
Ing said that while IRCC has introduced many innovative systems since the start of the pandemic, the implementation of these systems has been lagging, contributing, in some cases, to the growing frustrations of the public.
“For instance, on February 8, 2022, the Minister announced a new online tool that would allow Family Class applicants for permanent residence to track the status of their cases online,” he said. “I shared the announcement with one of my clients who would have benefited from the new tool, but she was unable to make use of it due to technical issues.”
Chun He, a student-at-law, in an article for the Canadian Immigration Lawyers Association (CILA), said IRCC’s appetite for automation has led to numerous mistakes and dehumanizing experiences for people trying to come to Canada.
He said that the multiple, rapidly designed electronic IRCC portals implemented without adequate testing or stakeholder feedback has resulted in poor functionality and user frustration.
“Advocates note that they have never experienced so many portals not working. The authorized representative portal has been out of order for days at a time. These glitches and kinks in the system have created huge problems for clients, as it has forced some of them to file applications at the last minute, lose their status, or even stop working,” wrote He.
“Overall, the primary outcome of this never-before-seen multi-portal experiment is ongoing distress for clients and their representatives.”
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SAN ANGELO, Texas – Joining us today was Dr. Carl Dethloff to discuss, HAC Access Updates, San Angelo Relays, Rodeo and LV Chief Soccer.
SAISD uses a web-based tool called Home Access Center (or HAC) that gives
parents the opportunity for pro-active involvement in their student’s academic
success through which they are able to monitor their student’s grades and attendance. Nearing the verification of enrollment and registration period for returning students for the approaching school year it is imperative that parents secure a username and password in order to access their HAC accounts to renew and verify their student’s information.
Last Friday and Saturday the 63rd San Angelo Relays were hosted and brought together 81 teams from across the state. Dr. Dethloff offered his congratulations on these top-placing finishes by Central High School and Lake View High School:
- CHS Boys Track Team had a 1st place finish overall
- CHS Boys 1st Place 4×100 and 4×200 Relays – new SA Relays Records!
- CHS Boys 1st Place 100-meter spring – Landon Eubanks
- LVHS Boys Track won the 4×200 and 4×400 relays
- LVHS Boys 1st Place 300 Hurdles – Brandon Cruz
- LVHS Boys 1st Place High Jump – Derrick Taylor
- CHS Girls 1st Place Pole Vault – Makenna McMillan
“We certainly have some outstanding athletes!”
The predicted economic impact of the relays for the City was just under $275k.
SAISD also congratulated our friends at the Rodeo for kicking off this weekend and celebrated Nayeli Carbajal, a senior at Lake View High School who is the captain of the rodeo ambassadors this year. You will be able to catch her on horseback proudly carrying the American flag at the Rodeo.
The Lake View Maiden Soccer girls are advancing to regional quarterfinals after beating Dumas in the Class 4A area playoff in Lubbock on Tuesday. They will be sent off by our Goliad students tomorrow morning.
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Walk-On’s Adds Three Industry Veterans, Including Sam Patterson as CFO, to Leadership Team
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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Christian Pulisic and Tyler Adams had relief on their faces as they headed straight from the stadium for a charter jet to Europe and weekend club games.
"This is whatever I've always wanted to be, and right now emotions are a bit crazy," Pulisic said, his voice quavering.
Coach Gregg Berhalter had rushed out for a red-eye to New York and a 12 1/2-hour connecting flight to Friday's World Cup draw in Doha, Qatar.
Recovering from the past and preparing for the future intertwined as the United States clinched a return to the World Cup.
For Pulisic, DeAndre Yedlin, Kellyn Acosta and Paul Arriola, all on that doomed American team at Trinidad 4 1/2 years earlier, the pain had not gone away until now. The 2-0 loss to Costa Rica on Wednesday night was deflating, but by the time players entered the locker room of Estadio Nacional, focus turned to the accomplishment of clinching a return to soccer's showcase for the first time since 2014.
Erik Palmer-Brown started popping open the Duet Mousseux Brut even as Berhalter was giving his speech. Then the new JBL Boombox 2 got to blare.
"We're the youngest team to ever qualify for the World Cup, youngest U.S. team, and we'll be the youngest team at the World Cup," Berhalter said. "That's an accomplishment for these guys. It really is."
They had traveled 25,042 miles (40,301 kilometers) on charters — circling the globe adds up to only 24,901 — making four trips to Central America, plus one each to Mexico, Canada and Jamaica, plus up to five trans-Atlantic round trips. Forty-four players were called in, of which 38 took the field. In all, 114 players have been used since Trinidad, 88 since Berhalter was hired in December 2018.
Pulisic had buried his face in his hands at Couva, wiping away tears.
"That was one of the toughest days of my life. I'll never forget it," he recalled. "Now to be in this position — qualified for a World Cup, we're all extremely proud."
Berhalter admitted the pressure was omnipresent.
"The public was on edge. They desperately wanted us to make it," he said.
All of 23, Pulisic, Adams and Weston McKennie are the team leaders. Right back Sergiño Dest and left back Antonee Robinson became offensive threats. Gio Reyna, at 19, emerged as a budding star, just like his dad three decades earlier.
"Now we have to test ourselves against the best players in the world, the best teams in the world," Adams said. "This was only the first stage in our development."
Berhalter is among a 12-person U.S. Soccer Federation attending the draw, mapping out Qatar plans for a tournament that opens Nov. 21, in the middle of European club seasons.
Four games are likely in June, two in the CONCACAF Nations League and two exhibitions, followed by a pair of friendlies in September, possibly in Europe. Major League Soccer players may have a domestic training camp before the tournament.
And if the U.S. winds up in Groups E through G, which don't start play until Nov. 24-25, the Americans might train in Europe for several days and have one more exhibition before heading to the Middle East.
"The starting point is getting out of the group," Berhalter said.
USSF staff locked down hotel and training arrangements on Oct. 1, 2019, the day the portal opened, putting the team in an optimum logistical situation.
Berhalter presumes form will change between now and November, causing roster churn. He was impressed with the growth over 14 qualifiers in temperatures that ranged from minus 3 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 16 Celsius) in St. Paul, Minnesota, and 85 degrees Fahrenheit (29 Celsius) in Austin, Texas.
"I think we improved our pressing," he said. "But we're going to continue to evolve and to continue to improve. The 4-3-3 system, as it's been good for us, we might work with some other systems just to have some flexibility in the World Cup. I think it's important to see who we are playing and start planning out how we can be successful there."
For all the positive feelings, the U.S. dropped to third among eight nations in North and Central America and the Caribbean, behind Canada and Mexico. If not for last week's 0-0 draw at Mexico, the Americans would have finished fourth and wound up in a June playoff against New Zealand.
"The easy part is over, and now we focus on this draw," said defender Walker Zimmerman, who rose like a rocket from initially off the roster in October to starting nine of the past 11 games. "Ultimately just focus on staying fit, staying healthy, performing for our clubs."
Forward remains a concern. After scoring three goals over two games last fall, Ricardo Pepi has gone scoreless in 19 games for club and country. Strikers produced just four of the Americans' 21 goals, with Jesús Ferreira getting the other.
"We're hoping that one of our 9s gets into a good form by the time the World Cup comes around," Berhalter said Thursday during a layover at JFK International Airport.
Midfielders and wingers have been the engine, with Pulisic scoring five of the team's 21 goals, and McKennie, Brenden Aaronson and Robinson two each.
"We can do a lot of damage, man," Pulisic said. "I think we're a confident bunch of guys and I think that country will get behind us and we're going to give everything we got."
"I just like the fight of his team and I think we have a lot of quality, as well," he added. "I think we can be a force going into the World Cup."
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Weekly crime reports from the Sheriff’s Dept. North Coastal Station for March 21 through March 28 for the cities of Encinitas, Del Mar and Solana Beach. All arrestees within these crime reports are presumed innocent.
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for felony burglary, residential at 11:42 a.m. on Mar. 21 at North Granados Ave., Solana Beach. The male victim, 64, reported stolen a bicycle ($2,100).
Joel Miller, 40, was arrested at 3:03 p.m. on Mar. 21 at Leucadia Blvd., Encinitas, and booked at Vista Detention Facility on suspicion of a felony other agency’s bench warrant and a felony bench warrant.
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for felony grand theft, a vehicle at 5:43 p.m. on Mar. 21 at Marsolan Ave., Solana Beach. The male victim, 62, reported stolen miscellaneous items ($1,400).
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for misdemeanor petty theft at 2:43 p.m. on Mar. 21 at Orlando Lane. The female victim, 55, reported stolen miscellaneous tools ($100) and Wedgewood furniture ($200).
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for a felony vehicle theft at 11:19 a.m. on Mar. 21 at 13th St., Del Mar. The male victim, 24, reported a stolen automobile ($15,000).
Joel Miller, 40, was cited and released for misdemeanor possession of controlled substances paraphernalia, possession of controlled substances and falsely identified to the peace officer at 3:02 p.m. on Mar. 21 at Leucadia Blvd., Encinitas.
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for a found property at 7:33 p.m. on Mar. 21 at El Fuego, Rancho Santa Fe. The police officer found an ID, keys, a bag, a phone and miscellaneous items.
Michael Sienkowski, 77, was cited and released for misdemeanor battery on a person at 5:26 p.m. on Mar. 21 at Santa Fe Drive, Encinitas. The male victim, 58, reported an apparent minor injury.
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for misdemeanor vandalism at 3:10 p.m. on Mar. 21 at South Cedros Ave., Solana Beach. The victim, a church, reported damaged windows ($2,000).
Daniel Sack, 36, was cited and released for misdemeanor cited and released on an active warrant at 11:32 a.m. on Mar. 22 at North Quince St., Escondido.
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for misdemeanor vandalism at 1:29 p.m. on Mar. 22 at Clark Ave., Encinitas. The victim, a department, reported a damaged sidewalk ($1) and a light pole ($1).
Ryan Marshall, 42, was cited and released for misdemeanor possession of controlled substances paraphernalia at 2:56 a.m. on Mar. 22 at South Nardo Ave., Solana Beach.
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for felony burglary, a vehicle at 7:10 a.m. on Mar. 22 at Rosebay Drive, Encinitas. The male victim, 27, reported stolen miscellaneous tools valued at $1,450.
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for a found property at 12:52 p.m. on Mar. 22 at North El Camino Real, Encinitas. The police officer found antidepression and tranquilizer.
Sean Reed, 48, was arrested at 11:30 a.m. on Mar. 22 at Olive St., Vista, and booked at Vista Detention Facility on suspicion of a felony other agency’s warrant.
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for misdemeanor petty theft at 7:19 p.m. on Mar. 22 at Summersong Court, Encinitas. The male victim, 37, reported stolen miscellaneous items ($1).
Elik Filhan, 25, was arrested at 4:38 p.m. on Mar. 22 at Calle Christopher, Encinitas, and booked at Vista Detention Facility on suspicion of a felony violation of parole.
Jack Toth, 55, was cited and released for misdemeanor cited and released on an active warrant at 1:45 p.m. on Mar. 22 at El Camino Real, Oceanside.
London Barrett, 28, was cited and released for misdemeanor cited and released on an active warrant at 3:34 p.m. on Mar. 23 at State St., Carlsbad.
Stephen Sieber, 46, was arrested at 7:35 p.m. on Mar. 23 at Encinitas Blvd., Encinitas, and booked at Vista Detention Facility on suspicion of a felony violation of parole.
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for felony burglary, a vehicle at 3:46 p.m. on Mar. 23 at Encinitas Blvd., Encinitas. The male victim, 41, reported stolen miscellaneous items ($100).
Paul Houma, 60, was cited and released for misdemeanor obstructing peace officers and a simple battery at 4:05 p.m. on Mar. 23 at College Blvd., Oceanside.
Julio Cruz, 45, was arrested at 12:11 p.m. on Mar. 23 at Encinitas Blvd., Encinitas, and booked at Vista Detention Facility on suspicion of a misdemeanor of being drunk in public.
Ashley Ryan, 33, was arrested at 9 p.m. on Mar. 23 at Oceanside Blvd., Oceanside, and booked at Vista Detention Facility on suspicion of a probation violation: rearrest.
John Spillane, 47, was cited and released for misdemeanor possession of controlled substances at 6:28 p.m. on Mar. 28 at Oceanside Blvd., Oceanside.
Herman Robinson, 45, was cited and released for misdemeanor cited and released on an active warrant at 5:46 p.m. on Mar. 23 at Olive Ave., Vista.
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for felony grand theft, a vehicle at 9:36 a.m. on Mar. 23 at Stratford Court, Del Mar. The male victim, 29, reported stolen a briefcase ($25) and miscellaneous items ($1,500).
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for felony burglary, commercial at 8:24 a.m. on Mar. 24 at Calle Magdalena, Encinitas. The victim, a store, reported stolen two Apple computers ($3,000).
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for felony grand theft, a vehicle at 12:38 p.m. on Mar. 24 at Saxony Road, Encinitas. The male victim, 48, reported stolen automotive parts ($2,000).
Brandon Eddings, 32, was cited and released for misdemeanor possession of controlled substances paraphernalia, possession of a controlled prescription, and possession of controlled narcotic substance at 3:45 a.m. on Mar. 24 at North Coast Highway 101, Encinitas.
Rebecka Mckee, 39, and Kevin Kerchenfaut, 38, were cited and released for misdemeanor possession of controlled substances paraphernalia at 1:45 a.m. on Mar. 24 at Leucadia Blvd., Encinitas.
Miguel Perez, 31, was arrested at 7:41 p.m. on Mar. 24 at North El Camino Real, Encinitas, and booked at Vista Detention Facility on suspicion of a misdemeanor of being drunk in public.
Maria Cervera, 24, was arrested at 10:58 p.m. on Mar. 24 at Santa Fe Drive, Encinitas, and booked at Vista Detention Facility on suspicion of a misdemeanor of being drunk in public.
Joshua Hauck, 40, was cited and released for misdemeanor possession of a controlled substances paraphernalia at 10:37 p.m. on Mar. 24 at North El Camino Real, Encinitas.
Lawrence Madrid, 48, was arrested at 2:37 p.m. on Mar. 24 at Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar, and booked at Vista Detention Facility on suspicion of a felony on another agency’s warrant.
Andre Kenny, 32, was arrested at 4:30 p.m. on Mar. 24 at Encinitas Blvd., Encinitas, and booked at Vista Detention Facility on suspicion of a misdemeanor of being drunk in public.
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for felony grand theft, a vehicle at 2:09 p.m. on Mar. 24 at Neptune Ave., Encinitas. The female victim, 39, reported stolen two pairs of rings ($25,000).
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for misdemeanor vandalism at 10:15 a.m. on Mar. 24 at South Cedros Ave., Solana Beach. The victim, a center, reported damaged windows ($2,500).
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for felony grand theft, a vehicle at 4:13 p.m. on Mar. 24 at Glasgow Ave., Cardiff by the Sea. The male victim, 33, reported stolen automotive parts ($2,500).
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for misdemeanor grand theft, shoplifting at 9:08 p.m. on Mar. 24 at West Glaucus St., Encinitas. The male victim, a store, reported stolen a City Thru bicycle ($2,000).
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for misdemeanor grand theft, shoplifting at 1:04 p.m. on Mar. 24 at North El Camino Real, Encinitas. The victim, a store, reported stolen miscellaneous Lego ($849).
Isac Nachbar, 27, was cited and released for misdemeanor possession of controlled substances paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance at 8:09 a.m. on Mar. 24 at Autumn Place, Encinitas.
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for felony grand theft, a vehicle at 8:54 a.m. on Mar. 24 at San Lucas Drive, Solana Beach. The male victim, a store, reported stolen two credit cards, intangible personal identifying information, a backpack ($10), an Air-Pods ($240), and a pair of rings ($3,000).
Christian Rodriguez, 48, was cited and released for misdemeanor possession of a controlled substances paraphernalia at 2:51 a.m. on Mar. 25 at Regal Road, Encinitas.
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for misdemeanor vandalism at 3:05 p.m. on Mar. 25 at Encinitas Blvd., Encinitas. The victim, a business park, reported damaged structures ($2,000).
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for misdemeanor grand theft, shoplifting at 7:43 p.m. on Mar. 25 at North El Camino Real, Encinitas. The victim, a store, reported stolen miscellaneous household goods ($57).
Hector Quintero, 34, was arrested at 3:30 p.m. on Mar. 25 at North Vulcan Ave., Encinitas, and booked at Vista Detention Facility on suspicion of a misdemeanor on other agency’s bench warrant.
Evan Shapiro, 23, was arrested at 11:06 a.m. on Mar. 25 at South Highway 101, Solana Beach, and booked at San Diego Central Jail on suspicion of a misdemeanor of being drunk in public.
Emilio Santiago, 52, was arrested at 1:50 p.m. on Mar. 25 at Encinitas Blvd., Encinitas, and booked at Vista Detention Facility on suspicion of a misdemeanor of being drunk in public.
Kelly Crouch, 36, was cited and released for misdemeanor possession of controlled substances paraphernalia and possession of controlled substances at 8:06 a.m. on Mar. 25 at Leucadia Blvd., Encinitas.
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for misdemeanor petty theft at 8:33 a.m. on Mar. 25 at Birmingham Drive, Cardiff by the Sea. The victim, a gas station, reported stolen miscellaneous service structure ($120).
Brandon Eddings, 32, was cited and released for misdemeanor possession of controlled substances paraphernalia and possession of controlled substances at 10 p.m. on Mar. 25 at Leucadia Blvd., Encinitas.
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for misdemeanor petty theft at 9 p.m. on Mar. 25 at Encinitas Blvd., Encinitas. The male victim, 27, reported stolen a license plate.
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for felony burglary, a vehicle at 8:38 p.m. on Mar. 25 at Border Ave., Del Mar. The female victim, 41, reported stolen an ID card, three credit cards, a purse ($30), a backpack, and miscellaneous items ($400).
Tommy Trucker, 77, was arrested at 9:34 a.m. on Mar. 26 at North Vulcan Ave., Encinitas, and booked at Vista Detention Facility on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon.
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for felony burglary, a vehicle at 2:01 p.m. on Mar. 26 at Regal Road, Encinitas. The male victim, 62, reported stolen miscellaneous papers.
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for a felony grand theft at 3:49 p.m. on Mar. 26 at Clipper Court. The female victim, 57, reported stolen two CardioMems devices ($2,000) and miscellaneous Verizon items ($1,000).
Andrea Garza, 38, was arrested at 1:30 p.m. on Mar. 26 at South Highway 101, Solana Beach, and booked at Vista Detention Facility on suspicion of a felony on another agency’s warrant.
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for a stolen vehicle at 4 p.m. on Mar. 26 at Birmingham Drive, Encinitas. The female victim, 22, reported stolen a four-door automobile ($40,000).
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for misdemeanor vandalism at 4:29 p.m. on Mar. 26 at Santa Fe Drive, Encinitas. The female victim, 47, reported damaged a car window ($500).
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for felony petty theft at 8:50 a.m. on Mar. 27 at South Rios Ave., Solana Beach. The female victim, 32, reported stolen three bank cards.
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for felony robbery at 12:21 p.m. on Mar. 27 at Crest Drive, Encinitas. The female victim, 74, reported stolen a gold Chopard watch valued at $25,000.
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for misdemeanor petty theft at 10:05 a.m. on Mar. 27 at Solana Hills Drive, Solana Beach. The male victim, 27, reported stolen a bag ($10) and miscellaneous items ($50).
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for felony assault with a deadly weapon at 1:21 p.m. on Mar. 27 at West C St., Encinitas. The male victim, 43, reported possible internal injury and stolen an HP computer, that was found later.
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for misdemeanor petty theft at 8:22 p.m. on Mar. 27 at Camino Del Mar, Del Mar. The male victim, 25, reported stolen an iPhone Pro 11 ($450).
Casey Shea, 30, was arrested at 2:22 p.m. on Mar. 27 at West C St., Encinitas, and booked at Vista Detention Facility on suspicion of a misdemeanor of being drunk in public.
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for misdemeanor vandalism at 5:59 p.m. on Mar. 27 at Manchester Ave., Cardiff by the Sea. The female victim, 67, reported damaged an automobile ($400).
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for felony burglary, commercial at 5:01 a.m. on Mar. 28 at Camino Del Mar, Del Mar. The victim, a store, reported stolen a cash register ($100) and cash ($500).
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for felony burglary, commercial at 5 a.m. on Mar. 28 at North Coast Highway 101, Encinitas. The victim, a store, reported stolen a cash register ($100) and cash ($350).
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for felony burglary, commercial at 7:04 a.m. on Mar. 28 at North Coast Highway 101, Encinitas. The victim, a store, reported stolen cash ($100), a cash register ($500), and damaged miscellaneous items ($700).
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for a felony grand theft at 7 a.m. on Mar. 28 at Saxony Road, Encinitas. The victim, a store, reported stolen miscellaneous Milwaukee tools ($2,800).
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for felony burglary, commercial at 7:18 a.m. on Mar. 28 at Camino Del Mar, Del Mar. The victim, a store, reported stolen a cash register ($20), cash ($100), a computer ($500), miscellaneous Apple computer equipment ($700), and miscellaneous items ($3,000).
Jayme Taylor, 32, and Timothy Campbell, 28, were cited and released for misdemeanor possession of controlled substances paraphernalia, possession of controlled substances, possession of narcotic controlled substances, and appropriate lost property at 10:30 a.m. on Mar. 28 at Aliso Creek Rest Stop, Oceanside.
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for a felony vehicle theft at 12:23 p.m. on Mar. 28 at Neptune Ave., Encinitas. The male victim, 38, reported stolen a credit card, miscellaneous papers ($1), keys ($1), an iPhone ($1,000), and a pickup automobile ($38,000).
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for misdemeanor petty theft at 8:44 p.m. on Mar. 28 at See View Ave., Del Mar. The female victim, 29, reported stolen miscellaneous items ($400).
Check out The Coast News’ “Daily Arrest Logs” for up-to-the-minute arrest reports in North County. Read more local crime news here. Also, visit the San Diego County Sheriff’s website for more information.
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YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Thursday he will meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Brussels next week to lay the groundwork for peace talks to end the decades-long conflict over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
The two leaders will meet in Brussels on April 6 with European Council President Charles Michel.
There have been recent clashes that have raised concerns about the stability of a cease-fire that ended the 2020 war over the separatist region.
“I hope to discuss at this meeting with the president of Azerbaijan and agree on all issues related to the start of negotiations on a peace agreement,” Pashinyan told a government meeting Thursday. He said Armenia “is ready for the immediate start of peace negotiations.”
Fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces reignited in Nagorno-Karabakh this month, and three soldiers in the breakaway region were killed last week.
More than 6,600 people were killed in the six-week war in 2020 that ended with Azerbaijan reclaiming control over large parts of Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding areas that the Armenia-backed separatists controlled.
Armenia and Azerbaijan have been locked in a decades-old dispute over the separatist region, which lies within Azerbaijan but was under the control of ethnic Armenian forces backed by Armenia since a separatist war there ended in 1994.
The cease-fire in 2020 was mediated by Russia, which then sent some 2,000 troops it called peacekeepers to the region.
Tensions on the two nations’ shared border have been building since May, when Armenia protested what it described as an incursion by Azerbaijani troops into its territory. Azerbaijan has insisted that its soldiers were deployed to what it considers its territory in areas where the border has yet to be demarcated.
Clashes have been reported ever since, and they intensified this month as Russia became increasingly bogged down in its invasion of Ukraine.
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https://www.mystateline.com/news/international/armenia-azerbaijan-leaders-to-meet-amid-recent-fighting/
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The owner of a downtown Los Angeles building where an explosion injured 12 firefighters has been allowed to enter a judicial diversion program that allows him to avoid jail time and potentially have all charges dismissed.
A court commissioner on Wednesday granted the diversion request for Steve Sungho Lee. He and his companies must pay more than $125,000 in investigative fees, make sure the property meets fire and building codes and arranging for Fire Department training.
Lee owned a commercial building on East Boyd Street in the city's Toy District that caught fire on May 16, 2020. Firefighters had to run for their lives when a ball of flames shot out the building and scorched a fire truck across the street.
Firefighters inside the building had to run through a wall of flames he estimated as 30 feet (9 meters) high and wide, and those on the roof scrambled down a ladder that was engulfed in fire.
Fire officials said the building was a warehouse for Smoke Tokes, a wholesale distributor of supplies for smoking and vaping products including butane hash oil, a concentrated cannabis extract that can be eaten, smoked or vaped. Highly flammable butane is used in the manufacturing process.
Most of the injured firefighters still haven't returned to work and one, Capt. Victor Aguirre, was hospitalized for more than two months and all of his fingers had to be partially amputated, according to a lawsuit he filed against the building and business owners.
Aguirre alleged that the area contained “hundreds of illegally and improperly stored butane canisters and thousands of illegally and improperly stored nitrous oxide cylinders.”
A fire department report concluded that the blaze, which spread to a nearby building, was fueled by an “excessive quantity” of the containers.
Investigators from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives concluded that the fire started under a storage rack in the building and that a worker with a lit cigarette was seen in the area. The cause of the fire was ruled accidental.
However, city prosecutors filed more than 300 misdemeanor charges of violating fire and safety codes against Lee, his companies and owners of businesses in the building and nearby properties. That included more than 160 counts against Lee and his companies.
If Lee meets all conditions of his judicial diversion program for two years, the charges will be dismissed.
“Mr. Lee will be deemed by law to have never been charged," said his attorney, Blair Berk. “The exhaustive federal investigation of the tragic fire objectively concluded that the cause was accidental, and there was no finding of any wrongdoing by Mr. Lee or his companies.”
City Attorney Mike Feuer opposed diversion for Lee, noting the severity of the fire, the injuries suffered by the firefighters and Lee's alleged failure “to take steps which could have mitigated the extent of the blaze."
The owners of Smoke Tokes and another business, Green Buddha, agreed in November 2020 to pay $139,000 each to cover investigative costs and to move out of the building. Charges against them were later dismissed.
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https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/No-jail-for-LA-building-owner-over-explosion-that-17049830.php
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PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey refused to say Thursday if transgender people actually exist, twice dodging direct questions on the subject just a day after he signed legislation limiting transgender rights.
The Republican worked instead to defend his signatures on bills that bar transgender girls and women from playing on girls high school and women's college sports teams and barring gender affirming surgery for anyone under age 18.
When specifically asked if he believed that there “are really transgender people,” the governor paused for several seconds before answering.
“I’m going to ask you to read the legislation and to see that the legislation that we passed was in the spirit of fairness to protect girls sports in competitive situations,” Ducey said, referring to the new law that targets transgender girls who want to play on girls sports teams. “That’s what the legislation is intended to do, and that’s what it does.”
Asked again if he believed there are “actual transgender people,” he again answered slowly and carefully.
“I ... am going to respect everyone, and I’m going to respect everyone’s rights. And I’m going to protect female sports. And that’s what the legislation does,” Ducey said.
Ducey's response was “appalling,” according to the Arizona director of the Human Rights Campaign, a national civil rights group that advocates for equality for LGBTQ people. The organization worked to ensure families and transgender young people came to the Capitol to testify against the bills as the Republican-led House and Senate considered them this session.
“It's quite shocking that he can't even address trans people or even say that he thinks they exist,” Bridget Sharpe said.
Wednesday's signing of the two transgender bills and a third that bars abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy and is currently unconstitutional put Ducey right in the middle of two top issues national Republicans are highlighting in the runup to November's midterm elections.
Ducey also signed election legislation that minority Democrats said amounted to voter suppression by requiring longtime Arizonans to be thrown off the voter rolls if they did not prove their citizenship and residence location.
The governor leads the Republican Governors Association, which is charged with helping elect GOP chief executives in U.S. states. He in is the last year of his second term as Arizona governor and term limits bar him from seeking reelection.
The top Democrat in the state House, Rep. Reginald Bolding, called Wednesday “probably one of the darkest days we've seen in the history of Arizona."
“With the stroke of a pen, Gov. Ducey has hurled Arizona backwards to its ugliest past,” Bolding said Wednesday. “And today, he put in jeopardy pregnant people, transgender youth in danger and curtailed voting rights for people of color.”
Social conservative groups and the Arizona Republican Party praised Ducey's action. The Center for Arizona Policy, whose president shepherded the abortion and women's sports bills through the Legislature, called it a victory.
"Thank you, Governor Ducey, for taking a bold stand for women athletes, vulnerable children, and the unborn by putting your signature on (the bills) in the face of intense opposition from activists," Center for Arizona Policy president Cathi Herrod said in a news release she posted on Twitter.
She said the legislation protects the unborn, ensures a level playing field for female athletes and shows that “Arizona will do everything it can to protect vulnerable children struggling with gender confusion” by enacting the surgery ban.
Ducey said the surgery ban protects children from irreversible decisions.
“These are permanent surgeries of reassignment that are irreversible, and those discussions can happen once adulthood is reached,” he said.
The American Civil Liberties Association has vowed to sue over the surgery ban. U.S. Supreme Court precedent currently says women have a constitutional right to abortion until about 24 weeks of pregnancy, although it is considering whether to uphold a 15-week ban enacted in Mississippi and may overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision enshrining a woman's right to choose.
Arizona joins 13 other states in enacting laws preventing transgender girls and women from playing on girls teams. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox vetoed a transgender sports ban in his state, saying it would harm transgender girls, but the Legislature overrode the veto. Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb also vetoed a sports bill, but lawmakers hope to override his action as well.
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https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Arizona-governor-won-t-say-transgender-people-17049806.php
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US officials, lawmakers debate no-fly zone over Ukraine
U.S. officials and lawmakers debated imposing a no-fly zone over Ukraine on Sunday while acknowledging possible plans to backfill the needs of Poland should it decide to send fighter jets to battle against the Russians.
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine entered its 11th day on Sunday with no signs of slowing down, U.S. officials and lawmakers called on the Biden administration to consider a host of steps to take hold of Moscow’s offensive and support Ukrainians.
Debate swirled over whether to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine, which some warned could lay the foundation to start World War III. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said discussions are underway to ban Russian oil imports as its economy begins to crumble and acknowledged reports that the U.S. is giving a “green light” to the idea of sending fighter jets to Poland should Warsaw decide to send such military aid to Ukraine.
Ukrainian leaders, including President Volodymyr Zelensky, have called on the Biden administration to implement a no-fly zone over Ukraine, pointing to Russian attacks on schools, hospitals and other civilian targets. Some members of Congress have also said imposing a no-fly zone should remain on the table amid Russia’s aggression in Ukraine.
The administration, however, is holding firm in its opposition to imposing such a measure, arguing that it will bring the U.S. closer to a direct conflict with Russia.
“[The] president’s been very clear about one thing all along as well, which is we’re not going to put the United States in direct conflict with Russia, not have, you know, American planes flying against Russian planes or our soldiers on the ground in Ukraine,” Blinken told NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday.
He emphasized that the U.S. is trying to “end this war in Ukraine, not start a larger one.”
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, sounded a similar note, telling ABC News’s “This Week” that “American troops will not be put on the ground or in the air to escalate this war and make this an American war against the Russians.”
No-fly zones are imposed to prohibit enemy aircraft from flying in certain regions and executing attacks on populations. To enforce such a measure over Ukraine, the administration has emphasized that it would have to shoot down Russian jets that breach the airspace.
Some on Capitol Hill agree with the administration’s assessment. Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) both said imposing a no-fly zone over Ukraine would put the U.S. at risk of entering a direct conflict with Russia.
Ernst, the first female combat veteran elected to the Senate, said on “Fox News Sunday” that Russia will have the “opportunity” to attack the U.S. and Europe if the U.S. establishes a no-fly zone over Ukraine.
The two Senators both said imposing a no-fly zone over Ukraine would lay the foundation for World War III.
“Basically, a no-fly zone is — if people understood what it means. It means World War III. It means starting World War III,” Rubio said on “This Week.”
At least one lawmaker on Sunday, however, said imposing a no-fly zone should remain on the table: Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.).
Asked if he would support a no-fly zone, Manchin told “Meet the Press” that all options should remain possibilities as Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine.
“To take anything off the table thinking we might not be able to use things because we’ve already taken it off the table is wrong,” Manchin said. “I will take nothing off the table.”
As Russia’s invasion continues with no major breakthroughs from two rounds of peace talks, U.S. officials and lawmakers are looking at more ways to slow Russian President Vladimir Putin’s stride and exploring further strategies to support Ukraine in its fight.
Officials on Sunday also talked about banning Russian oil imports in the U.S. Blinken told CNN’s “State of the Union” that the U.S. is engaging in an “active discussion” on whether to ban Russian imports of oil. He said he has spoken with President Biden and administration officials and is discussing the potential move with European partners and allies.
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday said that if the U.S. goes down the path of banning Russian energy imports, he would like the gap in energy production to be filled with renewable energy and domestic fossil fuel production.
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Sunday suggested that the U.S. impose sanctions on all energy companies in Russia and remove Putin from the international banking system.
“We know that the one thing that punches Putin in the gut is to hit his energy sector. There is no reason we should be taking money from an enemy. We should go ahead and sanction all of those energy companies right now. We should remove him from the international banking system,” she said.
And on the topic of supporting Ukraine, Blinken told CBS’s “Face the Nation” that the U.S. is in discussions with Poland about backfilling its needs if it decides to send fighter jets to Ukraine.
The secretary of State, however, warned that the conflict in Ukraine may continue to unfold for some time. Asked by host Margaret Brennan when the sanctions imposed on Russia will stop the conflict, Blinken said, “I think we have to be prepared, unfortunately, tragically, for this to go on for some time.”
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BOSTON (AP) — After a 15-year career in which he etched his name on the Stanley Cup and the Vezina Trophy, Tuukka Rask is focusing now on avoiding the rink.
“Don’t even go there. Not yet,” the retired Bruins goalie said Thursday night when asked if his daughters had taken up hockey. “They’re into dance and whatnot. If I have to go and spend my days at hockey rinks, so be it. But not really at the top of my list.”
A two-time All-Star, and the winner of the 2014 Vezina as the NHL’s top goalie, Rask announced his retirement last month after a setback in his attempt to come back from a torn labrum in his hip. The Bruins invited him back to drop the ceremonial first puck before Thursday night’s game against the New Jersey Devils, and again – perhaps for the last time – the chants of “Tuuuuk!” echoed through the TD Garden.
Rask took the ice with his wife, and their three daughters dressed for a ballet class. He bumped fists with the players on the Bruins bench while both teams tapped their sticks on the ice to salute him.
“I don’t know what the future holds,” Rask told reporters beforehand, saying that he would be showing up at games and golf outings as a team ambassador. “Maybe I’ll get into coaching. Maybe not, but for now, I’ll be hanging out with sponsors.”
The franchise’s all-time leader in wins, Rask helped the Bruins allow the fewest goals in the NHL in the pandemic-interrupted 2019-20 season, when Boston finished with the most points in the league. He injured his hip during the 2021 playoffs and worked his way back to the team midway through this season.
But after just four starts, he aggravated his injury on Jan. 24 against the Anaheim Ducks. Two weeks later, he announced he was through.
“It was kind of time to be honest with yourself,” he said. “I just figured it was better for everybody to call it. I had a great career. No regrets.”
While his hip still has some good days, Rask said no one could talk him out of retirement. His immediate future will involve as much golf as he can squeeze in between shuttling his daughters to dance class and school.
He may need a hip replacement at some point.
“It was at a point where it affected my everyday life,” Rask said. “I’m a guy who makes pretty quick decisions, anyway. So I wasn’t dwelling on it too long.”
Rask was 308-165-66 with a 2.28 goals-against average and .921 save percentage in a franchise-leading 564 games. He was the backup goalie for the Bruins team that won it all in 2011, and he led the team to Stanley Cup Final appearances in 2013 and ’19.
Although coaching is not in his plans, Rask said he would be available if Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman wants him.
“I told him right after I retired: Tell me if you need anything,” Rask said. “Just make sure you don’t get too high or too low.”
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Tommy Thompson, just weeks removed from leading the University of Wisconsin System, met with former President Donald Trump on Thursday for a talk about “Wisconsin politics,” a former aide said.
Thompson was elected to four terms as Wisconsin's governor, and earlier this year declined to rule out another bid. Thompson, 80, spent almost two years atop the university system before leaving earlier this month.
Bill McCoshen, a former chief of staff to Thompson when he served as governor, said the two met at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort.
“The primary topic was Wisconsin politics," McCoshen said. “They talked about the gubernatorial race, the Senate race and what it will take to win in Wisconsin. The topic of running for governor may have come up, but the purpose was to talk about Wisonsin politics more broadly.”
A Trump spokesman did not respond to a request for comment.
McCoshen said he expected Thompson to make a decision in April. The primary is in August. Former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, businessman Kevin Nicholson and state Rep. Timothy Ramthun are Republicans vying to take on Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.
Thompson was first elected to the Legislature in 1966 and was first elected governor in 1986. He resigned midway through his fourth term to serve as Health and Human Services secretary under then-President George W. Bush, and ran briefly for president in 2008.
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Tommy Thompson, just weeks removed from leading the University of Wisconsin System, met with former President Donald Trump on Thursday for a talk about “Wisconsin politics,” a former aide said.
Thompson was elected to four terms as Wisconsin's governor, and earlier this year declined to rule out another bid. Thompson, 80, spent almost two years atop the university system before leaving earlier this month.
Bill McCoshen, a former chief of staff to Thompson when he served as governor, said the two met at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort.
“The primary topic was Wisconsin politics," McCoshen said. “They talked about the gubernatorial race, the Senate race and what it will take to win in Wisconsin. The topic of running for governor may have come up, but the purpose was to talk about Wisonsin politics more broadly.”
A Trump spokesman did not respond to a request for comment.
McCoshen said he expected Thompson to make a decision in April. The primary is in August. Former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, businessman Kevin Nicholson and state Rep. Timothy Ramthun are Republicans vying to take on Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.
Thompson was first elected to the Legislature in 1966 and was first elected governor in 1986. He resigned midway through his fourth term to serve as Health and Human Services secretary under then-President George W. Bush, and ran briefly for president in 2008.
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https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Thompson-and-Trump-meet-to-talk-politics-17049815.php
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Arizona governor won’t say transgender people exist
By BOB CHRISTIE
Associated Press
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is refusing to say if he thinks transgender people actually exist. At a news conference Thursday, he twice dodged that exact question just a day after signing legislation limiting transgender rights. The Republican instead defended his signatures on bills barring transgender girls and women from playing on girls high school and women’s college sports teams and barring gender-affirming surgery for anyone under age 18. The Arizona director for the Human Rights Campaign says Ducey’s refusal to acknowledge trans people exist is “appalling.” The bills passed the Republican-controlled Legislature with no support from minority Democrats.
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Toronto police say several people have been very seriously injured in a collision between a flatbed truck and a car along the city’s waterfront.
Const. David Hopkinson says early reports of the Thursday evening crash suggest three people were not showing vital signs as they were treated by paramedics.
He says two pedestrians were also struck but police don’t yet know the total number of people who were injured.
Hopkinson says it’s too early to say what caused the collision.
He says all roads in the area have been closed as police investigate.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 31, 2022.
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https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/03/31/multiple-people-very-seriously-injured-in-collision-along-toronto-waterfront.html
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Chris Rock insisted he did not want to press charges against Will Smith, Oscars show producer says
By Andy Rose, CNN
After Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock on stage Sunday at the Academy Awards ceremony, Los Angeles police officers were prepared to arrest Smith, according to an interview with the award show’s producer, but the comedian was adamant he did not want to press charges.
In an excerpt of an interview with ABC News, aired Thursday on “World News Tonight,” producer Will Packer said LAPD officers told Rock, “This is battery” and that he could press charges, and they were prepared to arrest Smith that night.
“They said, we will go get him. We are prepared. We are prepared to get him right now. You can press charges. We can arrest him. They were laying out the options,” Packer told ABC. “And as they were talking, Chris was … being very dismissive of those options. He was like, no, I’m fine. He was, like, no, no, no.”
The LAPD put out a statement on the night of the Oscars, saying, “The individual involved has declined to file a police report.”
Rock made a brief reference to the incident Wednesday at a stand-up show in Boston, his first public appearance since the Oscars. He told the audience he was “still processing what happened” and would have more to say at a later date.
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SAN ANGELO, Texas- Born and raised in San Angelo, it’s hard not to be submersed in West Texas culture and for Don Patton the rodeo is his favorite part! He says he used to dream of being a bronc rider.
“I joined in 1950 and I thought I was going to be a bronc rider, so I went to clowning and that was my forte as far as the rodeo is concerned,” said Patton, retired rodeo clown and resident of Baptist.
He describes his father as the reason for his fondness for the rodeo.
“My dad ran around with rodeo cowboys from Wichita Falls back in the early 30s and they used to come to the house and I thought, boy I’m going to be a cowboy,” said Patton. “They gave me a hat back in 1934 and I’ve had it on ever since.”
He and the residents of the Baptist retirement community enjoyed a western-themed outdoor barbecue in true West Texas fashion in honor of the rodeo starting up.
“Of course with rodeo, we have a lot of folks that have moved here from ranches that are big and active in the rodeo community,” said Aaron Hargett, the Executive Director at Baptist Retirement. “It’s still a part of their life and once you get it in, it’s hard to get out!”
The luncheon included chopped brisket sandwiches, a country band and lawn games during lunch.
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MINNEAPOLIS — Stanford and UConn have met on the biggest stage in women's basketball many times over the last 27 years.
The rivalry between the two storied programs led by Hall of Fame coaches Geno Auriemma and Tara VanDerveer will resume Friday night in the Final Four, five years after their last meeting. The winner advances to Sunday night's championship game against either Louisville or South Carolina.
VanDerveer and Auriemma are 1-2 on the all-time coaching wins list in women's basketball, combining for over 2,300. They have played in the Final Four or national championship game against each other five times, with UConn winning four of the meetings.
"We've been competing against each other for a long time, playing against each other," VanDerveer said. "I like him and think we get along really well. I've never felt that we were adversaries in a negative way, but more competitors in a good way."
The two teams met in the Final Four 27 years ago to the day in Minneapolis in 1995.
Auriemma's Huskies came away with the 87-60 victory and went on to win their first national championship. They have won a record 10 more since then. Stanford returned to the Final Four 10 more times before winning the team's third national championship last year.
No one on either team has played against the other in college. The two programs played at least once every year from 2007-2014 and then again in 2017. They haven't played since.
"Always had great games with them. Some have been close and some had not been close," Auriemma said. "I think like us they haven't changed much over the years. They play the same style of play. when you watch them you know what you're going to get. ... It's the same Stanford team I remember 27 years ago playing them out here. It's just different people."
Stanford's Haley Jones remembers growing up and watching the Cardinal play UConn. She said she is glad to be part of the matchup.
"I think the UConn-Stanford king of bi-coastal rivalry is a longstanding tradition," she said. "I think each program you have Hall of Fame coaches, the two winningest coaches of all-time. All these All-Americans, Olympians, WNBA players come from both these programs. So to be a part of it is huge."
Stanford is two victories away from repeating as NCAA champion. The NCAA hasn't had a repeat champion since UConn won four straight from 2013-16. The Huskies haven't reached the title game since 2016, losing in heartbreaking fashion a few times since then.
HOMECOMING
UConn sophomore star Paige Bueckers grew up 10 miles from Minneapolis and will have many friends and family at the game on Friday night. She isn't worried about it being a distraction.
"I'm obviously super grateful to be home, but it doesn't matter the location, where it is, we're all excited to be at the Final Four and keep playing," she said. "I'm hoping to see a lot of Minnesota basketball fans because it's an awesome experience and opportunity for the state."
RECOVERING HUSKY
Dorka Juhasz had surgery on her left wrist Wednesday, two days after she had fractured it in the Huskies' double-OT win over N.C. State in the regional final.
"She's in that state where everything is fine, everything is happy and making nothing but happy talk," Auriemma said. "But once it wears off this afternoon, it's going to be a different Dorka."
Auriemma said they are hoping to have Juhasz in Minneapolis for the game Friday. He also said she'll return for another season next year instead of potentially turning pro.
"I always expected she was coming back. One big reason she came to UConn is to experience something like this," he said. "It was taken away from her. I think she's coming to hopefully be in the same situation, but actually playing instead of watching."
SHE SAID IT
"I call it hot dogs for the girls and steak for the boys. It will be a great time when you don't need Title IX, but unfortunately in our world, there's discrimination still against people, women and we need to keep battling." Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer.
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Softball: Greyhounds get all-county victory
Carmel won an all-county softball game with Westfield Monday 11-4 at the Greyhounds’ Cherry Tree Complex. The Shamrocks got on the board right away with two runs in the top of the first inning. Avery Parker scored on an error, then Grace Fanelli singled in Natalie Deck. Carmel answered with two...
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VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Russia’s tech workers are looking for safer and more secure professional pastures.
By one estimate, up to 70,000 computer specialists, spooked by a sudden frost in the business and political climate, have bolted the country since Russia invaded Ukraine five weeks ago. Many more are expected to follow.
For some countries, Russia’s loss is being seen as their potential gain and an opportunity to bring fresh expertise to their own high-tech industries.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has noticed the brain drain even in the throes of a war that, according to the U.N. refugee agency, has caused more than 4 million people to flee Ukraine and displaced millions more within the country.
This week, Putin reacted to the exodus of tech professionals by approving legislation to eliminate income taxes between now and 2024 for individuals who work for information technology companies.
Some people in the vast new pool of high-tech exiles say they are in no rush to return home. An elite crowd furnished with European Union visas has relocated to Poland or the Baltic nations of Latvia and Lithuania.
A larger contingent has fallen back on countries where Russians do not need visas: Armenia, Georgia and the former Soviet republics in Central Asia. In normal times, millions of less-skilled laborers emigrate from those economically shaky countries to comparatively more prosperous Russia.
Anastasia, a 24-year-old freelance computer systems analyst from the Siberian city of Novosibirsk, chose Kyrgyzstan, where her husband has family.
“When we heard about the war on (Feb. 24), we thought it was probably time to leave, but that we might wait and see. On February 25, we bought our tickets and left,” Anastasia said. “There wasn’t much thinking to do.”
Like all the Russian workers contacted for this story, Anastasia asked to remain anonymous. Moscow was cracking down on dissent even before the invasion of Ukraine, and people living outside Russia still fear reprisals.
“As long as I can remember, there has always been fear around expressing one’s own views in Russia,” Anastasia said, adding that the war and “the background noise of patriotism” made the environment even more forbidding. “I left one day before they began searching and interrogating people at the border.”
The scale of the apparent brain drain was laid bare last week by Sergei Plugotarenko, the head of the Russian Association for Electronic Communications, an industry lobbying group.
“The first wave – 50,000-70,000 people – has already left,” Plugotarenko told a parliamentary committee.
Only the high cost of flights out of the country prevented an even larger mass exit. Another 100,000 tech workers nevertheless might leave Russia in April, Plugotarenko predicted.
Konstantin Siniushin, a managing partner at Untitled Ventures, a tech-focused venture capital fund based in Latvia, said that Russian tech firms with international customers had no choice but to move since many foreign companies are hastily distancing themselves from anything Russia-related.
“They had to leave the country so their business could survive, or, in the case of research and development workers, they were relocated by HQs,” Siniushin wrote in emailed remarks.
Untitled Ventures is helping in the migration; the firm charted two flights to Armenia carrying 300 tech workers from Russia, Siniushin said.
Some nearby countries are eager to reap the dividends.
Russian talent is primed for poaching. A 2020 Global Skills Index report published by Coursera, a leading provider of open online courses, found that people from Russia scored highest for skill proficiency in technology and data science.
As soon as the war started in Ukraine, the Central Asian nation of Uzbekistan radically streamlined the process for obtaining work visas and residence permits for IT specialists.
Anton Filippov, a mobile app programmer from St. Petersburg, and the team of freelancers with whom he works made the move to Tashkent, the Uzbek capital, where he grew up, even before those incentives were made public.
“On February 24, it was like we had woken up to this different terrible reality,” Filippov said. “We’re all young, less than 27 years old, and so we were afraid we might be called up to take part in this war.”
As in-demand tech workers explore their options, their diaspora resembles a roaming caravan. Some countries, like Uzbekistan, are picked as stepping stones because Russian citizens do not need visas for short-term stays. But young professionals like Filippov do not plan to necessarily stay where they first landed.
“If the conditions they find differ from the ones they were promised, they will simply move on,” he said.
In many cases, entire companies are looking to relocate to avoid the fallout from international sanctions. A senior diplomat from another Russian neighbor, Kazakhstan, made a naked appeal this week for fleeing foreign enterprises to come to his country.
Kazakhstan is eyeing high-tech investors with particular interest as the country tries to diversify its economy, which relies on oil exports. In 2017, the government set up a technology park in the capital, Nur-Sultan, and offered tax breaks, preferential loans, and grants to anybody prepared to set up shop there.
The uptake has been moderate so far, but the hope is that the Russian brain drain will give this initiative a major shot in the arm.
“The accounts of Russian companies are being frozen, and their transactions do not go through. They are trying to keep customers, and one available opportunity is to go to Kazakhstan,” said Arman Abdrasilov, chairman of Zerde Holding, an investment fund in Almaty, Kazakhstan’s business hub.
Not all countries are so eager, though.
“Russian companies or startups cannot move to Lithuania,” said Inga Simanonyte, an adviser to the Baltic nation’s Economy and Innovation Minister. “We do not work with any Russian company with their possible relocation to Lithuania, and the ministry has suspended all applications for startup visas since February 24.”
Security concerns and suspicion that Russians might spy or engage in cyber mischief abroad make some governments wary about welcoming the country’s economic refugees.
“The IT sector in Russia is very closely connected to the security services. The problem is that without an extremely strong vetting process, we risk importing parts of the criminal system of Russia,” Lithuanian political analyst Marius Laurinavicius told The Associated Press.
Siniushin, the managing partner at Untitled Ventures, is urging Western nations to throw open their doors so their employers can take advantage of the unusual hiring opportunity the war created.
“The more talent that Europe or the United States can take away from Russia today, the more benefits these new innovators, whose potential will be fully realized abroad, will bring to other countries,” he said.
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FIBOS (FO) traded up 5.3% against the US dollar during the 1 day period ending at 19:00 PM Eastern on March 31st. FIBOS has a total market capitalization of $11.60 million and approximately $755,503.00 worth of FIBOS was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. One FIBOS coin can now be purchased for $0.0108 or 0.00000024 BTC on exchanges. In the last week, FIBOS has traded 5.3% higher against the US dollar.
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- Polkadot (DOT) traded 5.4% lower against the dollar and now trades at $21.31 or 0.00046768 BTC.
- Shiba Inu (SHIB) traded down 5.9% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0000 or 0.00000000 BTC.
- Wrapped TRON (WTRX) traded up 0.4% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0736 or 0.00000161 BTC.
- Lido stETH (STETH) traded 3.8% lower against the dollar and now trades at $3,256.36 or 0.07147683 BTC.
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- stETH (Lido) (STETH) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $3,479.19 or 0.06807369 BTC.
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The Alabama Food Bank Association announced last week that they had the honor of receiving the Turnip the Beet Bronze Award for work during last year’s Summer Food Service Program participation.
Every year the United State Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) recognizes 84 summer meal organizations across the nation. The award is given to organizations who perform exceptional service while providing meals for the children of Alabama when school is not in session.
“We truly thank all the organizations who provided meals during the summer for our children in Alabama,” said Mrs. Angelice Lowe, Alabama Department of Education Child Nutrition Programs Director. “Children in local communities depend on these organizations for nutrition during the summer, in order to be ready both mentally and physically once school begins each year.”
The Turnip the Beet Award was created to showcase sponsors who are going above and beyond to ensure that children are receiving quality meals that are both nutritious and appetizing.
“To be reorganized by the Alabama Department of Education for our work on the Summer Feeding Program is a tremendous honor,” said Kim Lawkis, Chief Operations Officer Alabama Food Bank Association. “It’s extra special as the Alabama Food Bank Association team, along with every other meal sponsor, had to rethink, replan, and reconnect our program to hungry children during the pandemic. We are thankful to ALSDE for recognizing that hard work and heavy lift by awarding our team the bronze Turnip the Beet award.”
The Alabama Food Bank Association summer meals program was able to continue operation during the pandemic because of strong partnerships with front line sites, unwavering support from their national partner, Share our Strength, and loyal vendor, Trio Community Meals, who showed up every day to deliver nutritious meals to program sites. The Alabama Food Bank Association has served 1,122,671 meals over the last five years and 69 percent of those were served during the pandemic.
The Alabama Food Bank Association works to end hunger by assisting the food bank network in obtaining more food and funds, fostering public awareness of the food banks’ mission and creating partnerships to help alleviate hunger in Alabama. Every day, the eight food banks in Alabama partner with a statewide network of food donors, emergency food pantries and soup kitchens to provide food to hungry people. Fighting hunger requires significant funding for every step of the process — from acquiring food, to storing the food, to transporting the food to people in need. Learn more at alfba.org.
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Crime Stoppers and the Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office are asking for help from the public in solving the crime of the week.
The Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office has an active bench warrant for the apprehension of 42-year-odl Tazarron Romain Landry.
In 2016, Landry was convicted of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, transactions involving drug proceeds, and resisting arrests. Following his conviction, Landry failed to report for his service of an eight year sentence.
Landry's last known address is off of Lafayette Street in Abbeville.
He has brown eyes, black hair, stands 5 feet 11 inches tall, and weighs 190 pounds.
If you have information on this or any other crime, call the Crime Stoppers TIP line at (337) 740-TIPS or download and logon to the P3 app to report tips anonymously where you can earn a cash reward.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oscars producer Will Packer said Los Angeles police were ready to arrest Will Smith after Smith slapped Chris Rock on the Academy Awards stage.
“They were saying, you know, this is battery, was a word they used in that moment," Packer said in a clip released by ABC News Thursday night of an interview he gave to “Good Morning America.” “They said we will go get him. We are prepared. We’re prepared to get him right now. You can press charges, we can arrest him. They were laying out the options.”
But Packer said Rock was “very dismissive” of the idea.
“He was like, ‘No, no, no, I’m fine,” Packer said. "And even to the point where I said, ‘Rock, let them finish.’ The LAPD officers finished laying out what his options were and they said, ‘Would you like us to take any action?’ And he said no.”
The LAPD said in a statement after Sunday night's ceremony that they were aware of the incident, and that Rock had declined to file a police report. The department declined comment Thursday on Packer's interview, a longer version of which will air on Friday morning.
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences met Wednesday to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Smith for violations against the group’s standards of conduct. Smith could be suspended, expelled or otherwise sanctioned.
The academy said in a statement that “Mr. Smith’s actions at the 94th Oscars were a deeply shocking, traumatic event to witness in-person and on television."
Without giving specifics, the academy said Smith was asked to leave the ceremony at the Dolby Theatre, but refused to do so.
Smith strode from his front row seat on to the stage and slapped Rock after a joke Rock made about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, when he was on stage to present the Oscar for best documentary.
On Monday, Smith issued an apology to Rock, the academy and to viewers, saying “I was out of line and I was wrong.”
The academy said Smith has the opportunity to defend himself in a written response before the board meets again on April 18.
Rock publicly addressed the incident for the first time, but only briefly, at the beginning of a standup show Wednesday night in Boston, where he was greeted by a thunderous standing ovation. He said “I’m still kind of processing what happened.”
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BOSTON (AP) — A bill aimed at banning discrimination based on natural and protective hairstyles in workplaces, school districts, and school-related organizations was unanimously approved Thursday by the Massachusetts Senate.
The vote comes two weeks after the Massachusetts House approved a similar bill.
Supporters say Black women in particular have faced pressure in school and the workplace to alter their hair to conform to policies biased against natural hairstyles.
The Senate added a provision to the House version of the bill that would include the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association to the list of school entities banned from adopting and implementing restrictions on natural hairstyles.
Advocates say the change will ensure those participating in sports and extracurricular activities will not be asked to change their natural or protective hairstyles in order to participate.
The bill has its roots in the case of a Massachusetts charter school that came under fire in 2017 for a policy of banning hair braid extensions. After intense criticism, the school abandoned the policy.
The U.S. House also approved a bill earlier this month that would bar discrimination against Black people who wear hairstyles like Afros, cornrows or tightly coiled twists in society, school and the workplace. The federal bill would explicitly say that such discrimination is a violation of federal civil rights law.
President Joe Biden has said he would sign the bill into law. It now heads to the U.S. Senate.
Lawmakers in the Massachusetts House and Senate now have to come up with a single version of the bill before taking a final vote and shipping it to Republican Gov. Charlie Baker for his signature.
If signed into law, Massachusetts would become the fifteenth state to adopt the measure, known as the CROWN Act.
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In the 1998 NHL final Cork beat Waterford in Thurles, 2-14 to 0-13.
Connections? Cork’s captain that day was current selector Diarmuid O’Sullivan, while Waterford were skippered by current selector Stephen Frampton.
Memories of the game?
“Very few,” laughed Frampton.
Hard to believe it’s 24 years since Cork last won the league?
“It’s hard to believe I’m nearly 44,” said O’Sullivan.
Both acknowledge, however, it was a significant game in the development of their teams.
It sparked a summer run to the All-Ireland semi-final that year for Waterford; Cork built on the experience to win the All-Ireland the following year.
“It was a taster,” said Frampton.
“It whetted our appetite for a little bit more at that level. We wouldn’t have been used to competing at that level, and once we got to the final we were thinking ‘well, we’re here now, so ...’
“One of our issues in Waterford over the years was that we were capable of catching a team and upsetting the odds on occasion, and we did that a few times. What we needed was to be more consistent, though, and what came against us was that we didn’t have a handle on that at that stage.
“Around 1998 we were a team that needed a bit more belief, and that year we got a taste of what was to come, starting with that league final. To get there we had to be more consistent, so that was a step in the right direction.”
Diarmuid O’Sullivan echoes that point: “We were lucky enough in that a lot of the younger players, we’d had success at U21 level in 1997, but there’s no doubt that final helped in our development as a squad. The game itself is a bit of a blur now, though when you look back it’s like apples and oranges with the way the game is played now.”
The Cloyne man was still a teenager.
“I was 20 that July,” said O’Sullivan. “So I was captain at nineteen. Even that’s changed totally, back then the captain was selected by the county champions. There were a lot of big names involved, very experienced fellas - Ger Cunningham, Brian Corcoran, Barry Egan, those lads had been there for a long time and were senior fellas.
“There was no captaincy as such for me because they were the leaders of the group - I was a figurehead. But I learned a lot from them and from that campaign and tried to pass those lessons on in later years on the team.”
It was short-sleeve weather in Thurles for the final, a fair facsimile of a Munster championship game.
“It was definitely a step in the right direction,” said Frampton. “A warm day, big crowd, the build-up to the game for a few days beforehand. The crowd was a big part of that in particular. We just weren’t used to playing in front of big crowds, and it’s something that takes a bit of getting used to, being able to deal with.
“Playing against Cork . . . to us it seemed to be second nature to them that they’d be playing in front of big crowds, that that was their usual environment, even though they hadn’t been in an All-Ireland final for a while at that point.
“For us that was an environment and an experience we only had every now and again, so in terms of the rest of that year and being ready for the championship, that day was certainly a big help in preparing us.”
Frampton wasn’t fazed by the captain’s armband, though the game itself “went by very quickly”.
“Leading the lads around the parade wasn’t that much of a big deal, because we were used to that from Munster championship games. What was strange later that year was introducing lads to the President before the Munster final, when you just wanted to get out and play and you were trying to remember lads’ proper names when you’re calling them by their nicknames all year. My abiding memory of the league final is that the whole thing went by very quickly, oddly enough, but that goes back to inexperience. It’d be fairly typical of a player or team who aren’t used to the big occasion, the game just passes them by. That’s something all the psychologists now try to work against, telling lads to play in the present and to enjoy it if they can, to guard against that.
“But it’s a common experience, I think you often hear players say that about their first big game, that it went by in a flash and they didn’t have the experience to deal with that.”
“One thing I’d take away from it is that myself and Stephen are both involved still with our counties,” said O’Sullivan.
“That shows you the hold the GAA has on you, how it keeps you involved. You can argue about professional sports, and they’re great, but here you have a game that was played a quarter of a century ago and there’s a connection to this year’s final because some of the people involved then playing are involved now with their counties. It just shows you that the GAA always gives back.”
The differences between then and now aren’t the point, he adds. “We could be here all day listing out the differences between then and now. If you wanted to have a fry that morning you had one and no-one had an issue with it, while if you looked at a clip of the game itself it’s almost like a different sport. But no matter what you see in different tactics, different nutrition, different strength and conditioning regimes, some things don’t change. That honesty and willingness to put on the jersey and to represent your own place well, that hasn’t changed. Everything else changes and evolves, but that doesn’t, and I don’t think it ever will.”
Roll on Saturday night.
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Armando Bacot and the North Carolina Tar Heels continue to impress with their play throughout the NCAA tournament. The Tar Heels have been one of the most pleasant surprises of March Madness, as they've looked like a completely different team compared to the majority of the 2021-22 NCAA season. After falling to 18-8 during the regular season, the Tar Heels went on to win six of their last seven games and have carried that momentum into the tournament.
The Tar Heels have been oozing with confidence, and it's carried them all the way to an appearance in the Final Four. After impressive victories over teams such as the Marquette Golden Eagles, Baylor Bears and UCLA Bruins, the Tar Heels will now be getting ready to face their rivals in the Duke Blue Devils next.
The odds will be stacked against the Tar Heels, as Duke has the ability to be one of the most dangerous remaining teams in the tournament. Speaking on ESPN today, college basketball analyst Seth Greenberg said that junior big man Armando Bacot is going to be the most important players for the Tar Heels if they are to pull off an upset victory.
“He’s a double-double waiting to happen.” - Seth Greenberg
Armando Bacot and North Carolina Tar Heels prepare for showdown against Duke Blue Devils
North Carolina Tar Heels big man Armando Bacot has continued to be one of the most underrated players in the country throughout the 2021-22 NCAA season. After a solid year of production for the Tar Heels, Bacot has started to take his game to another level during March Madness. In his last four games of tournament play, Bacot has gone on to post averages of 16.5 points, 15.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game while shooting 50.0% from the field.
The Tar Heels are going to be as motivated as ever to send their rivals home, as they remain just one win away from a spot in the national championship. If North Carolina is going to have a chance to defeat Duke, they are going to need Bacot to continue to play at his most recent level. It won't be easy for the 6'10", 240-pound big man. Bacot will go toe-to-toe against Duke sophomore center Mark Williams, who has continued to buzz with his impressive play for the Blue Devils as of late.
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A dozen new members were welcomed into the Port Authority Police Emergency Services Unit at a Newark Airport graduation ceremony that followed 30 weeks of rigorous training.
The officers now specialize in tactical response, active shooter response, high-angle rescue, motor vehicle accident extrication, hazardous materials and confined space rescue, PAPD Spokesperson Lenis Valens said.
They are also proficient in tubular tactical operations involving trains and aircraft, Valens said.
Two new officers from the Morris County Sheriff's Office and two from the Jersey City Police Department trained with their PAPD colleagues and were part of Thursday, March 31 the graduation ceremony.
The six-month course "bolstered the unit in its ability to react, respond, mitigate, and recover from events that have an impact on the New York and New Jersey region," Port Authority Police Department Supt. Edward Cetnar said.
"The intense course included training in heavy rescue, water rescue, EMT life-saving techniques, counter-terrorism, detection and response for weapons of mass destruction and a host of other expertise capabilities,” Cetnar said.
Members of the ESU are assigned to various facilities throughout the New York and New Jersey region to address law enforcement, security, safety and emergency situations.
The unit now has 55 members, including four lieutenants and five sergeants.
The graduates:
Port Authority PD:
- Thomas J. Feuker;
- John J. Mohrman;
- Peter M. Pavese Jr.;
- Matthew F. Forfa;
- Stephen R. Malleck;
- John Daly;
- Jonathan T. Lynott;
- James S. Hanley;
- Nader W. Nicola;
- Robert F. Kuchie III;
- Justin R. Lhuillier;
- Nicholas M. Principato
Morris County Sheriff's Office:
- Jonathan Feinberg;
- Ivan Bajceski
Jersey City PD:
- Anthony Rutkowski;
- Jonathan Weeks
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| 2022-04-01T00:38:17Z
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GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The pain was sharp and familiar. It reminded David Price of where he has been. It also told him he still might be able to be the pitcher the Los Angeles Dodgers thought they had nearly 26 months ago.
Price’s quiet spring began the way others have in the five-time All-Star’s 13-year career: His left elbow hurt after his first live batting practice a couple of weeks ago, and he knew the resumption of an old routine was underway.
“Always the elbow,’’ Price said. “It happens every year, all the way back to 2010. Now, everything feels good – arm, elbow and shoulder.’’
It was good enough to impress Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and anybody else who watched Price make his first spring appearance against Cleveland on Wednesday night. The left-hander worked only an inning, but he had two strikeouts and was clocked at 93 mph.
In an abbreviated camp, it wasn’t enough to determine his role. It did remind the Dodgers that Price is still in the mix.
From starter to bullpen, Price’s role with the Dodgers has been uncertain since they acquired the 2012 American League Cy Young Award winner from the Boston Red Sox in a three-team deal that included right-fielder Mookie Betts in February 2020.
Price didn’t pitch at all that year, opting out because of concerns about COVID-19. In 2021, he bounced between the starting rotation and the bullpen with 11 starts and 28 appearances as a reliever. His overall ERA was 4.03.
He arrived at camp in mid-March ready to do anything. Then Roberts mentioned him as a possible starter.
“I’m preparing that way, yeah,” said Price, who is in the final year of a seven-year, $217 million contract. “I think it’d be silly of me to prepare to be a reliever if I’m asked to start. So, I’m preparing to be a starter until otherwise.”
Otherwise looks to be the case. Roberts projects his starting rotation will be Walker Buehler, Julio Urias, Clayton Kershaw, Andrew Heaney and Tony Gonsolin. He cautioned that nothing is set in stone, mostly because pitchers were limited in a camp cut short by major league baseball’s lockout.
The Dodgers signed career starter Tyler Anderson in mid-March, just in case. As for Price, Roberts said: “I just think that David, right now, is not an option in the sense of, he’s not built up. It just doesn’t seem feasible right now.”
The 36-year-old left-hander could still have an immediate role, like one inning in relief early in the season, Roberts said, and moving up to multiple innings as he gets stronger.
“I’m confident in David in any role,’’ Roberts said. “I like his versatility. The role doesn’t matter. It’s just knowing that he’s going to pitch valuable innings in whatever role.”
NOTES
Cody Bellinger took batting practice Thursday on the minor-league side of the Dodgers’ camp. The 2019 National League MVP is 4 for 27 with 17 strikeouts this spring.
“I wouldn’t say I’m alarmed,’’ Roberts said. “I think ‘progressing’ is the word. We’ve got to continue to log at-bats to make him feel as comfortable as possible when the season starts.’’
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| 2022-04-01T00:38:18Z
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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A $64.1 billion supplemental state budget that spends on statewide programs ranging from homelessness and behavioral health to the ongoing COVID-19 response was signed Thursday by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee.
The supplemental plan builds off of the $59 billion, two-year spending plan adopted by the Legislature last year, and benefited from the significant influx of revenues the state has seen over the past year. Additionally, lawmakers used more than $1 billion in remaining pandemic-related federal relief funds in the budget.
While there are no general tax increases in the plan, there are also no across-the-board tax cuts, something Republicans had argued for throughout the legislative session that ended March 10.
A small business tax credit was included that would affect about 125,000 small businesses in the state, and was among the bills signed by Inslee Thursday.
Starting in January, businesses making less than $125,000 a year would pay no state business taxes, and those making up to $250,000 a year, business taxes will be cut in half.
The supplemental operating budget also spends state or federal money on things like adding more social supports like nurses and counselors for students, increasing rates to vendors providing services to people with developmental disabilities or long-term care needs and shoring up the state’s paid family leave program, which officials warned was nearing a deficit.
It also allots funding for raises for state workers. According to the Office of Financial Management, about 63,800 general government employees will get a 3.25% general wage increase, about 6,700 state corrections workers will get a 4% general wage increase and about 1,200 state patrol officers will get a 10% general wage increase. The last general wage increase for represented employees was July 1, 2020.
The operating budget also transfers more than $2 billion to the nearly $17 billion, 16-year transportation revenue package that Inslee signed last week. The plan leaves about $3 billion in total reserves.
Inslee had several full or partial vetoes of bills, including a section of a bill that would have expanded the state’s existing warehouse sales and use tax to include smaller warehouses of at least 100,000 square feet. In his veto notice, Inslee said that while he understood the importance of manufacturing and warehousing to rural economies, he said the tax incentives in the bill were overly broad.
Inslee on Thursday also signed a $1.5 billion state construction budget that spends on areas ranging from housing, homelessness, behavioral health facilities, and seismic upgrades at public schools.
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| 2022-04-01T00:38:19Z
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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A $64.1 billion supplemental state budget that spends on statewide programs ranging from homelessness and behavioral health to the ongoing COVID-19 response was signed Thursday by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee.
The supplemental plan builds off of the $59 billion, two-year spending plan adopted by the Legislature last year, and benefited from the significant influx of revenues the state has seen over the past year. Additionally, lawmakers used more than $1 billion in remaining pandemic-related federal relief funds in the budget.
While there are no general tax increases in the plan, there are also no across-the-board tax cuts, something Republicans had argued for throughout the legislative session that ended March 10.
A small business tax credit was included that would affect about 125,000 small businesses in the state, and was among the bills signed by Inslee Thursday.
Starting in January, businesses making less than $125,000 a year would pay no state business taxes, and those making up to $250,000 a year, business taxes will be cut in half.
The supplemental operating budget also spends state or federal money on things like adding more social supports like nurses and counselors for students, increasing rates to vendors providing services to people with developmental disabilities or long-term care needs and shoring up the state’s paid family leave program, which officials warned was nearing a deficit.
It also allots funding for raises for state workers. According to the Office of Financial Management, about 63,800 general government employees will get a 3.25% general wage increase, about 6,700 state corrections workers will get a 4% general wage increase and about 1,200 state patrol officers will get a 10% general wage increase. The last general wage increase for represented employees was July 1, 2020.
The operating budget also transfers more than $2 billion to the nearly $17 billion, 16-year transportation revenue package that Inslee signed last week. The plan leaves about $3 billion in total reserves.
Inslee had several full or partial vetoes of bills, including a section of a bill that would have expanded the state’s existing warehouse sales and use tax to include smaller warehouses of at least 100,000 square feet. In his veto notice, Inslee said that while he understood the importance of manufacturing and warehousing to rural economies, he said the tax incentives in the bill were overly broad.
Inslee on Thursday also signed a $1.5 billion state construction budget that spends on areas ranging from housing, homelessness, behavioral health facilities, and seismic upgrades at public schools.
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https://www.middletownpress.com/news/article/Washington-governor-signs-64-1-billion-17049827.php
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Former top defense official says Russia ‘extremely irresponsible’ in seizing nuclear plants
Former U.S. Under Secretary of Defense Michèle Flournoy on Sunday said Russian forces were “extremely irresponsible” in the way they seized nuclear plants in Ukraine.
“My primary concern is the way they went about this, which was incredibly irresponsible, shelling a nuclear power plant,” Flournoy told co-anchor Jake Tapper on CNN’s “State of the Union” when asked about the incident.
“It was just by sheer luck that they didn’t actually breach the containment structure and create a radioactive release. So they’re being extremely irresponsible about this,” she added.
The former top defense official, who served for three years under the Obama administration, said Russian officials are trying to “take control of critical infrastructure, the energy, the gas for heating, water, food to, again, put the Ukrainian population under siege and try to break their will.”
Russia seized control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear facility in Ukraine on Friday. A fire broke out at the facility’s training center. The International Atomic Energy Agency, a United Nations watchdog, however, said the blaze did not release any radiation into the air.
Days earlier, Moscow captured the Chernobyl site, the location of the deadly 1986 nuclear disaster.
A senior defense official told reporters on Friday that the U.S. is “deeply concerned” about Russia’s near-term “intentions” after Moscow’s forces seized the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.
The U.S. Embassy in Ukraine said Russia’s attack on the plant was a “war crime.”
“It is a war crime to attack a nuclear power plant. Putin’s shelling of Europe’s largest nuclear plant takes his reign of terror one step further,” the embassy wrote on Twitter on Friday.
Russian forces are now reportedly closing in on another nuclear facility in Ukraine.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (U.N.) Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the U.N. Security Council that troops were inching closer to the Yuzhnoukrainsk nuclear plant, which is reportedly the second-largest such facility in the country.
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Ted Sharron’s family members who filled a downtown Toronto courtroom Thursday are not happy that the man who killed the well-loved Newfoundlander is heading not to prison but to a psychiatric facility to receive treatment for schizophrenia.
“It angers me because he could comply with treatment long enough to escape the system as he has done for his entire life,” said Megan Henry, one of Sharron’s nieces, who is a registered critical care and trauma nurse. “He could be out on the streets to harm someone else’s loved one.”
Sharron, 58, was walking in downtown Toronto when Jason Hadfield, a stranger, robbed him of some cash and cigarettes and kicked him without warning outside an Esso station at Dundas and Church streets just after 5 p.m. on Oct. 12, 2018.
Video evidence presented during the 2020 trial captured Sharron entering the gas station to use the ATM to withdraw money. Hadfield can also be seen both in and outside the station keeping an eye on his Sharron, then stalking him along nearby streets. Within about an hour of withdrawing the money, Hadfield knocked Sharron off his feet with a forceful kick. A witness heard Hadfield say after the fact: “I had to do it, man. I had to do it.”
Sharron had recently recovered from prostate cancer and was frail.
At the time, Hadfield was 33 and had been living on the streets for about a year. He had an extensive history of mental illness and psychiatric hospital admissions. He was not under any treatment at the time, despite suffering from schizophrenia and psychotic symptoms since at least 2003.
After a judge-alone trial, Justice Alfred O’Marra found him guilty not of second-degree murder but of manslaughter.
While his psychiatric condition and lack of treatment may well have contributed to his “motivation to plan a violent robbery,” the judge said, the evidence in the case failed to establish that Hadfield had “the requisite foresight to know that the harm was of a nature to likely result in death.”
On Thursday, court heard about Hadfield’s long history of robberies, assaults — three victims knocked unconscious — and delusional thinking. The judge agreed he was not criminally responsible for what happened outside the gas bar.
Anguished Sharron family members, meanwhile, shared their pain over losing “a good-hearted, honourable man” and vented frustration over a “system that’s broken and needs to be fixed.”
At the end of the hearing, O’Marra agreed to designate Hadfield as someone who is at “high risk” to re-offend, but told him there is a “pathway” to having that rescinded if he can persuade a review board that he is not a danger to society.
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| 2022-04-01T00:38:21Z
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David Price waiting to see how Dodgers will deploy his arm
By NORM FRAUENHEIM
Associated Press
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Dodgers’ left-handed pitcher David Price isn’t quite sure what role he’ll play this season. The 36-year-old is a five-time All-Star. He reached 93 miles per hour in a one-inning appearance on Wednesday. Manager Dave Roberts believes Price could have an immediate role by pitching relief innings. But Roberts said Price is unlikely to start because he’s not “built up.” The Dodgers got Price in 2020 along with Mookie Betts from the Red Sox.
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| 2022-04-01T00:38:21Z
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After vaccinating thousands against Covid-19, this CNN Hero is fighting inequity in the medical system
By Kathleen Toner, CNN
As Covid-19 infection rates and restrictions are waning in some places and a variant is surging in others, it’s difficult to understand where we are in the pandemic.
But two years ago, the situation was clear: for many people, coronavirus had brought the world to a stop. That’s when pediatric surgeon Dr. Ala Stanford sprang into action, bringing Covid-19 testing to Black and Brown communities in Philadelphia that were hard hit by the virus.
In the months that followed, Stanford brought testing and vaccines to more than 75,000 people through her nonprofit Black Doctors Covid-19 Consortium. And as she worked to help underresourced communities weather the pandemic, she diagnosed an even greater problem.
“We were seeing folks that hadn’t seen a doctor in a decade,” said Stanford, who was honored as a Top 10 CNN Hero last year. “We were just literally putting a Band-Aid to a much bigger problem with health inequities and health disparities.”
It’s well-documented that Black and Brown communities have suffered greater hospitalizations and deaths from Covid-19 for a host of reasons, including higher risk factors for exposure and a higher risk of severe disease.
But lack of accessible and affordable health care is a key factor that leads to worse health outcomes for people of color. In particular, lack of outpatient care, like annual checkups and doctor’s visits, can play a critical role in preventing health issues.
This larger, systemic issue is what Stanford is trying to remedy.
In November, she began seeing patients at the Dr. Ala Stanford Center for Health Equity, her new facility in north Philadelphia. This multi-disciplinary clinic offers services ranging from primary care and mental health, diagnostic testing like EKGs and mammograms and, of course, Covid testing and vaccinations.
“We take care of newborns through grandma and grandpa,” she said. “And that is the next step … wanting to not just save lives, but really impact an entire lifetime with people.”
Located on the grounds of Deliverance Evangelistic Church, in an area that once housed a day care center, the space underwent a massive renovation. The center now includes exam rooms, consultation areas, a children’s play space, even a fish tank. Most importantly, it provides care to everyone, regardless of their ability to pay.
“If you have insurance, we run it,” Stanford said. “If you don’t have insurance, we help you get (it). And if you don’t have anything, you’re not going to be turned away.”
This fall, as the coronavirus seemed to recede into the background, Stanford was excited to switch gears to focus on this broader health mission. But the Omicron variant of the virus changed her plans.
“After Christmas, there were so many people sick, literally wrapped around this building to get Covid tested. The positivity rate was 45%” she said. “So, we had to stop primary care and just focus on testing and vaccination.”
Yet, she and her team still figured out a way to provide brief wellness checks with each vaccination.
“You come in for a shot and you see your vital signs are out of whack — you might say ‘Did you know you have high blood pressure?’ or ‘Did you take your medication today?'” Stanford said.
And in early January, when Stanford realized that Covid rates were rising in children and young people, she added another approach.
“In a public health crisis, you go to the people. And the kids are primarily in school, so that’s what I pushed for,” she said.
Since then, Stanford’s team has worked with FEMA to hold nearly 20 vaccination clinics at schools in and around Philadelphia. She says in some of them, they have doubled the vaccination rates among students. Her group also still offers vaccinations and testing throughout the community at police departments and mass transit SEPTA stations.
Two years later, Stanford’s surgical practice is still on hold. While she admits to missing the operating room at times, she knows that the work she is doing now is making a difference on a much larger scale.
“What we’ve done has touched over 100,000 lives. And that refuels me,” she said. “The need here right now is so great. I feel that this is where I’m supposed to be.”
Want to get involved? Check out the Black Doctors Covid-19 Consortium website and see how to help.
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Mayor Court Presents Proclamations To Eagle Scouts
Mayor Anthony J. Court had the honor of presenting proclamations to two (2) Eagle Scouts on Monday, March 28, at their meeting held at The First Methodist Church. The Eagle Scouts were Hayden Slade and Grady Smith. Hayden is an 11th grader at Lincoln High School and a member...
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| 2022-04-01T00:38:22Z
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WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – For some people, overdraft fees are a frustrating inconvenience. For others, they pose crippling costs. Some lawmakers now want to change how they’re charged altogether.
Rep. Carolyn Maloney introduced legislation called the “Overdraft Protection Act.” The bill includes provisions to cap the amount and number of fees a bank can charge.
“My bill tries to cut down on these unfair and deceptive practices,” the New York Democrat said.
Advocates like Elyse Crawford-Hicks with Americans for Financial Reform say overdraft fees hit low-income families and people of color the hardest.
“Overdraft fees are paid the most by people who can least afford them,” Crawford-Hicks said.
Others say over-drafting is a useful service because it can function like a short-term loan. Paul Kundert is the CEO of UW Credit Union, which recently reduced their overdraft fees and put more limits on how they charge them.
“When prices are fair, we believe consumers do benefit from access to the credit provided by overdraft fees,” Kundert said.
Recently, major banks like Wells Fargo, Citigroup and Bank of America have made changes themselves, by reducing their overdraft fees or eliminating them altogether.
Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, says that demonstrates the legislation is unnecessary.
“The market is naturally, naturally taking care of the issue without government intervention. And we do not need more rules from Washington,” Williams said.
Because banks make billions of dollars in revenue from overdraft fees, George Mason University Foundation Professor of Law Todd Zywicki argues the proposed changes would cost consumers.
“We’ll see higher bank fees, we’ll see higher minimum monthly deposits as basically insurance against over-drafting and we will see a loss of access to free checking,” Zywicki said.
Lawmakers like Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., are promising to continue pushing for the reforms.
“How can we perform such an abusive and predatory practice that punishes people simply for being poor?” Pressley said.
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| 2022-04-01T00:38:22Z
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Firefighters and park rangers were stretched thin across four wildfires in Coosa County Wednesday, including three simultaneous, as high winds fanned the flames.
Nearly 700 acres were affected altogether, according to the Alabama Forestry Commission's wildfire reports. By the time the squall line of a severe storm system reached Coosa County Thursday morning, the blazes were mostly contained, according to an Alabama Forestry Commission park ranger on the scene.
One blaze visible from U.S. Highway 280, on County Road 66 near the Mount Olive community, spread to about 146 acres of timberland according to the forestry commission. The forest fire was reported at 4:44 p.m. Wednesday after a tree fell on a power line. Wind gusts caused the flames to pick up quickly, with another five hours before the blaze was contained.
The County Road 66 blaze was soon followed by another forest fire on County Road 44 near Goodwater, reported near a residence at 5:26 p.m., that spread about 70 acres before it was contained at 10:19 p.m.
"There would have been more damage if the neighbor hadn't seen the fire, ran down there and actually stomped the fire out around the lady's house," Goodwater fire chief Elmore Unbehant said. "She called us and ran down there."
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Two other fires that started in Coosa County earlier that day have since been contained, but as of Thursday afternoon, have yet to be controlled. The first fire, reported about 9 p.m. Tuesday evening, burned through 80 acres before it was contained at 2 p.m. Wednesday. The second fire, reported at 4:08 p.m. Wednesday, spread across 400 acres in the area between Kelley's Crossroads and Weogufka before it was contained at 1:19 p.m. Thursday.
Statewide, the Alabama Forestry Commission reported 78 wildfires Wednesday, with 1,889.5 contained and 752 acres controlled so far.
As of Thursday afternoon, there are no active wildfires in Coosa County. The Outlook is not aware of any injuries or major property damage.
Unbehant asks residents to check the weather and wind conditions before burning trash or yard waste.
"Please, just call your local fire department and ask before burning," Unbehant said. "It's not a bother for us to say 'I wouldn't,' or 'sure, you can go ahead.'"
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Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has agreed to appear at a deposition in Connecticut to answer questions in a lawsuit by relatives of some of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims.
That's according to new court filings by his lawyers on Thursday, which comes a day after a judge ordered fines against Jones for defying orders to attend a deposition last week despite his claim of illness.
Jones now says he can answer questions on April 11 and is asking the judge to put a hold on the fines. There was no immediate ruling on Jones' requests. The families are suing him for calling the school massacre a hoax.
Superior Court Judge Barbara Bellis said, “The court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant Alex Jones willfully and in bad faith violated without justification several clear court orders requiring his attendance at his depositions on March 23 and March 24.”
Judge Bellis said in the decision on Wednesday, “It is clear…that the plaintiffs here simply want and are entitled to the deposition of Mr. Jones and that Mr. Jones has continued to attempt to deliberately disregard the court’s orders and attempts to manipulate the court process.”
“While paying the fees and court’s costs will reimburse the plaintiffs for costs incurred in attempting to procure Mr. Jones’ deposition, it is not a substitution for his testimony,” she said.
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BEIJING (AP) — Residents of eastern Shanghai hoping to emerge from a four-day lockdown got some bad news Thursday night: Some will be confined to their homes for at least 10 more days.
It was the latest wrinkle in the lockdown of China’s largest city as it struggles to eliminate an omicron-driven coronavirus outbreak under China’s zero-COVID policy. Shanghai’s 26 million residents were initially told the eastern part of the city would be locked down for mass testing over four days, followed by a similar exercise in the west.
The city announced new restrictions nine hours before the lockdown of the east was scheduled to end at 5 a.m. Friday. It was unclear how many people would have to stay in their homes beyond that. Meanwhile, the four-day lockdown of the western part of Shanghai was set to start at 3 a.m.
There was a bit of good news elsewhere in China in the country’s largest COVID-19 outbreak since the initial one in early 2020 that devastated the city of Wuhan and other parts of Hubei province. Authorities announced the lifting of a citywide lockdown in the province that has been hardest hit.
Residents of Jilin will be able to move about freely starting Friday for the first time in more than three weeks, state broadcaster CCTV said, citing a city notice. They will be required to wear masks and, when indoors, stay 1 meter (3 feet) apart. Public gatherings in parks and squares are prohibited.
The spread of COVID-19 has been brought under control in Jilin but not in the rest of Jilin province, officials said at a news conference. Some progress has been made in Changchun, the provincial capital and an auto manufacturing hub that has been locked down since March 11.
By far, most of the cases in the ongoing outbreak have been in Jilin province, which borders North Korea in China’s industrial northeast. Smaller outbreaks have popped up across the country, including Shanghai, the country’s financial capital.
Ma Chunlei, a senior Shanghai official, acknowledged shortcomings in the city’s response. Authorities have rushed to bolster food deliveries to the city after panic buying stripped store shelves of necessities.
“We didn’t prepare sufficiently enough,” Ma said. “We sincerely accept the criticisms from the public and are making efforts to improve it.”
He spoke before the new rules for Pudong, the half of Shanghai on the east side of the Huangpu River, were announced Thursday night. People living in a building where a positive case had been found will be required to stay home for 10 more days. Residents of other buildings in the same residential compound will be confined for three more days.
People living in the surrounding neighborhood of a positive case will face less restrictive limits. They may be allowed out to shop for necessities, but only for a limited time on certain days.
The two-phase lockdown of Shanghai, being carried out over eight days, has shaken global markets worried about the possible economic impact. China’s manufacturing activity fell to a five-month low in March, a monthly survey showed Thursday, as lockdowns and other restrictions forced factories to suspend production.
German automaker BMW’s plants in Shenyang, a northeastern city in Liaoning province, have been closed for more than a week because of pandemic controls.
About 16 million people will be tested during the lockdown in Puxi on the west side of the river in Shanghai. Residents are not allowed to leave their neighborhoods or housing compounds during the four-day period, with groceries or meals delivered to their complexes.
China on Thursday reported 8,559 new cases in the previous 24-hour period, of which 6,720 had no symptoms. The proportion of asymptomatic cases has been higher than in previous outbreaks, particularly in Shanghai. About 100 of the new cases were imported ones among people who had recently arrived from abroad.
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Associated Press researchers Chen Si in Shanghai and Yu Bing in Beijing contributed.
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Defence wins championships. It’s a sporting adage that spawned from American football, but a message two Irish basketball coaches are drilling into their players ahead of Saturday's night’s Super League final in Tallaght.
For John Dowling, head coach of Garvey’s Tralee Warriors, a look back at the games they’ve lost this year reveals that shot-stopping is the key to them getting over the line in tomorrow’s showdown with C&S Neptune.
“Defence is where it starts and ends for us and that’s what we have to have on Saturday,” he says. “That’s what got us through the Cup game against Neptune.”
Almost nine weeks have passed since that Cup final, which the Warriors won 88-75, and Dowling knows that to repeat that outcome his players have to shut down the offensive firepower of Neptune, which has been fizzing in recent weeks. They scored 90 points in their quarter-final win on the road against Killester, and 92 in their semi-final win over Ballincollig.
“We’ve got defenders who can pretty much block down anybody when they’re tuned in, but (we struggle) in games when we’re not totally focused on the defensive end,” says Dowling.
There’s been a similar defensive emphasis in the Neptune camp, with Roy Downey highlighting a sliding-doors moment that occurred a few weeks ago after a 90-78 loss to Ballincollig.
“They embarrassed us,” says Downey. “We were leading at half-time and came out so flat and they ran the ball down our throats. We picked that as a turning point in our season and identified a couple of things, with transition defence being one. We were atrocious on that and we’ve focused on it the last couple of weeks. If you watch our (recent) games back, you can see a stark improvement.” The Cork side turned the tables on Ballincollig, the runaway South Conference champions, and advanced to the final with a 17-point road win last weekend.
“The score flattered us a bit, but we’re really happy with what we’ve done and the preparations are at 100%. You couldn’t have asked for two better prep games coming into a league final.”
When Downey looks back to January’s Cup final, he knows Neptune dug themselves a hole from the outset, going in 43-28 down at half-time.
“The biggest thing was our start,” he says. “We were at such a low energy level that night, we gave them the opportunity to bed into the game. We’ll really focus on the start this Saturday but it won’t be the be-all and end-all. We’d an atrocious start against Ballincollig, and were 27-11 down after the first quarter.”
Neptune may have the most league titles in history at 11, but it’s been 19 long years since their last one. Downey was a child watching courtside in Glasnevin that day, and he was on the Neptune team that lost the final in 2011. After some grim times for the club in the years since, he knows how big it’d be if they return to the summit tomorrow.
“We had our barren years, we were down in the regional league and had to come back with a very young side and shipped an awful lot of big beatings with that young team,” he says. “It’d have been very easy to throw your hat at it then but you could see the progress made, even with those beatings. The younger guys were learning all the time and we’re getting the fruits of it now. But we won’t see it as a successful season unless we get the win on Saturday.”
And Downey won’t pretend he and his teammates are fully over that Cup defeat in January.
“All the sports psychology will tell you you shouldn’t be thinking that but as a human being, of course you’re thinking it,” he says. “There’s an element of revenge but it’s not our priority. Our priority is to give a performance that justifies the season we’ve had and come home with the trophy.”
The Warriors are also likely to harness that Cup final experience to their advantage.
“We’ve good memories of being up there and the young guys are playing more minutes now than they were in January,” says Dowling. “It’ll help them settle the nerves earlier because it is a big stage.”
Dowling knows his side have the chance to create sporting history tomorrow by becoming the first ever Kerry side to secure a Cup-League double.
“We’re in a very rich vein and it can’t continue forever, we know that,” he says. “If we manage to do the business in a very difficult situation, we can sit back and realise what a massive achievement it is. But until the final buzzer goes and the score is in our favour, we won’t focus on that.”
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LA Lakers superstar LeBron James is on course to become the oldest player in NBA history to win a scoring title, but there is a small case of playing 70% of the team's total games. TV personality David Jacoby believes that James' intent at this stage of the season is to win the scoring title and not lead the Lakers to a championship run.
The Lakers (31-44) have been grossly disappointing, especially as they were one of the championship favorites coming into the season. In 10th place, they are at risk of finishing outside the play-in bracket.
On the latest episode of ESPN's "This Just In," Jacoby talked about how he thinks the Lakers should approach the rest of their season:
"If you are LeBron James, you look at the team goals first: 'Can we win a championship?' We know now, that is a hard 'no.' I mean, they have to win two games to play the (Phoenix) Suns in a seven-game series. No chance. So, then they start looking individual goals.
"If you're LeBron James, you're 37 years old. The oldest player to win a scoring title in the NBA is Michael Jeffrey Jordan. He did it at 34. That will be just a nice little feather in the cap for LeBron James' career."
In a discussion about how the NBA declares a scoring champion, Jacoby said the person who scored the highest total points should be awarded the title.
James is averaging 30.1 points per game. The Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo and Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid are tied at 29.9 pppg.
Jacoby suggested James, who missed the last game with an ankle injury on Wednedsay, will pick and choose the games to play:
"I think that when he goes to sleep at night, he says, not 'Let's win a championship for the Lakers and the Lakers fanbase. Let's win a scoring title for my legacy.'"
While things have gone terribly wrong for the Lakers, they could help their captain to a record-breaking run. He has a legitimate chance of winning the scoring title if he successfully meets the league requirements and continues performing at the highest level.
The LA Lakers expect LeBron James and Anthony Davis to return against the New Orleans Pelicans
The Lakers have not had their superstar duo of LeBron and Anthony Davis as much as they would like, but there is a chance they will return against the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday. With both players, the Purple and Gold stand a decent chance of reaching the playoffs.
Davis has played in only 37 games, averaging 23.1 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.3 blocks per game. Although he has not been at his best, the Lakers will always like their chances when he's healthy.
If the Lakers manage to win two play-in games and reach the playoffs, they will face the top-seeded Phoenix Suns (62-14). James and AD will have the opportunity to exact revenge on the team that eliminated them in the first round of last season's playoffs. Davis recently spoke about how his injury impacted the series and will be looking forward to a different outcome.
However, Phoenix has blasted the Lakers in all three meetings this season (115-105, 108-90 and 140-111). The teams meet again on Tuesday.
James, on the other hand, is having an extraordinary season. If he successfully wins the scoring title, it will be the second time in his 19-year career, the first since 2008.
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ABOVE: Ellie Cohani, the former special envoy to combat antisemitism, appeared on the Thursday edition of CBN News' Faith Nation to talk about the rise of terrorism in Israel. Faith Nation is seen weeknights on the CBN News Channel.
JERUSALEM, Israel – An Israeli man was seriously wounded Thursday morning during in a stabbing attack on a bus in the West Bank – biblical Judea and Samaria.
“A Palestinian terrorist stabbed an Israeli civilian on a bus at the Neve Daniel junction. Another civilian on the bus operated to thwart the attack and neutralized the terrorist,” the Israel Defense Forces said.
Israel’s Magen David Adom EMS service said it treated the 28-year-old stabbing victim at the scene before evacuating him to the Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem.
“A wounded man from the stabbing attack in Gush Etzion was taken to the trauma unit in a serious condition,” the hospital told Israeli media.
First responders also treated the Arab bus driver and several passengers who were experiencing shock.
Palestinian health officials identified that assailant as Nidal Juma’a Ja’afra, 30.
The attack comes amid the worst wave of terror Israel has seen in recent years, which has already killed 11 people. It is the fourth attack in a little over a week.
"Citizens of Israel, these are difficult days,” said Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. “Every few years the State of Israel deals with a wave of terrorism. After a period of quiet, there is a violent eruption by those who want to destroy us…we face a challenging period. We have experience in dealing with terrorism, from the very beginning of Zionism. They did not break us then and they will not break us now.”
Officials warn that tensions will likely escalate ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, and there could be more attacks.
Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Wednesday ordered the deployment of 1,000 soldiers to help police deal with the wave of terror.
On Thursday, Israel’s military announced it carried out a large-scale arrest raid in the Palestinian city of Jenin. At least two Palestinians were killed in a gun battle with soldiers and 15 others were wounded, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.
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By — Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press By — Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/amazon-workers-in-alabama-appear-to-reject-union-after-tight-race Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Amazon workers in Alabama appear to reject union after tight race Economy Mar 31, 2022 7:52 PM EDT NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon workers in Alabama appear to have rejected a union bid in a tight race, according to early results on Thursday. But outstanding challenged votes could change the outcome. In New York, union supporters have the edge in a count that will continue Friday morning. Warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama, voted 993 to 875 against forming a union. The National Labor Relations Board, which oversees the election, said that 416 challenged votes could potentially overturn that result. A hearing has not yet been set to decide if any the challenged votes will be counted, but it is expected in the next few weeks. “This is just the beginning and we will continue to fight,” said Stuart Appelbaum, president of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, which is organizing the union drive in Bessemer, during a Thursday press conference. The close election marks a sharp contrast to last year, when Amazon workers overwhelmingly rejected the union. NEWS WRAP: Major League Baseball, players union reach tentative deal to end lockout Meanwhile, in a separate union election in Staten Island, New York, the nascent Amazon Labor Union is leading by more than 350 votes out of about 2,670 counted. Counting is expected to continue Friday morning. If a majority votes yes at either location, it would mark the first successful U.S. organizing effort in Amazon history. Organizers have faced an uphill battle against the nation’s second-largest private employer, which is making every effort to keep unions out. In New York, the ALU has led the charge to form a union along with Chris Smalls, a fired Amazon employee who now leads the fledging group. Turnout for the in-person election was unclear but Smalls was hopeful of victory. “To be leading in Day One and be up a couple hundred against a trillion dollar company, this is the best feeling in the world,” Smalls said after the conclusion of Thursday’s counting. While Smalls’ attention has been focused on securing victory in New York, similar efforts in Alabama also weighed heavily. “I’m not too sure what’s going on Alabama right now, but I know that the sky’s the limit if you can organize any warehouse,” he said, noting that the vote in Alabama could well end up differently. “I hope that they’re successful. I don’t know what’s going on yet, but we know we show our support and solidarity with them.” The warehouse in Staten Island employs more than 8,300 workers, who pack and ship supplies to customers based mostly in the Northeast. A labor win there was considered difficult, but organizers believe their grassroots approach is more relatable to workers and could help them overcome where established unions have failed in the past. After a crushing defeat last year, when a majority of workers voted against forming a union, RWDSU is hoping for a different outcome in the Bessemer election, in which mail-in ballots were sent to 6,100 workers in early February. Federal labor officials scrapped the results of the first election there and ordered a re-do after ruling Amazon tainted the election process. The RWDSU said election there had a turnout rate of about 39 percent this year, much smaller than last year’s election. Amazon has pushed back hard. The retail giant held mandatory meetings, where workers were told unions are a bad idea. The company also launched an anti-union website targeting workers and placed English and Spanish posters across the Staten Island facility urging them to reject the union. In Bessemer, Amazon has made some changes to but still kept a controversial U.S. Postal Service mailbox that was key in the NLRB’s decision to invalidate last year’s vote. New York is more labor-friendly than Alabama, a right-to-work state that prohibits a company and a union from signing a contract that requires workers to pay dues to the union that represents them. But some experts believe that won’t make much of a difference in the outcome of the Staten Island election, citing federal labor laws that favor employers, and Amazon’s anti-union stance. “The employer is the same, and that’s the key thing,” said Ruth Milkman, a sociologist of labor and labor movements at the City University of New York. “Amazon is resisting this with everything it’s got.” READ MORE: Minneapolis teachers, district reach tentative deal to end strike The mostly Black workforce at the Alabama facility, which opened in 2020, mirrors the Bessemer population of more than 70 percent Black residents, according to the latest U.S. Census data. There’s little public transportation, so many of the Amazon workers drive to the facility from as far away as metro Montgomery, nearly 100 miles to the south. Pro-union workers say they want better working conditions, longer breaks and higher wages. Regular full-time employees at the Bessemer facility earn at least $15.80 an hour, higher than the estimated $14.55 per hour on average in the city. That figure is based on an analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau’s annual median household income for Bessemer of $30,284, which could include more than one worker. The ALU said they don’t have a demographic breakdown of the warehouse workers in Staten Island and Amazon declined to provide the information to The Associated Press, citing the union vote. Internal records leaked to The New York Times from 2019 showed more than 60 percent of the hourly associates at the facility were Black or Latino, while most of managers were white or Asian. But it’s unclear how the facility’s high turnover rate may have shifted things. Amazon workers often travel from across the New York metro area by subway and then take a 40-minute long public bus ride to get to the warehouse. At a nearby bus stop, organizers have put up signs encouraging workers to vote in favor of the union. “WE’RE NOT MACHINES WE’RE HUMAN BEINGS,” one reads, a nod to worker complaints about long shifts and the company’s “time off task” tool that dings employees for taking too many breaks. Among other things, Staten Island workers are seeking longer breaks, paid time off for injured employees and an hourly wage of $30, up from a minimum of just over $18 per hour offered by the company. A spokesperson for Amazon said the company invests in wages and benefits, such as health care, 401(k) plans and a prepaid college tuition program to help grow workers’ careers. “As a company, we don’t think unions are the best answer for our employees,” the spokesperson said in an emailed statement. “Our focus remains on working directly with our team to continue making Amazon a great place to work.” In Staten Island, warehouse workers like 22-year-old Elijah Ramos said they planned to vote against the union, doubting the ALU can get Amazon to agree to higher wages and other benefits. Ramos said he believes organizers don’t have enough experience to represent him. Although he thinks a union could bring good things, Ramos said it also might constantly butt heads with the company and create more complications. “It’s better to deal with what we have now than to deal with something where we don’t know what they’re going to do,” he said. Associated Press staff writers Tali Arbel and Bobby Caina Calvan in New York contributed to this report. By — Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press By — Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon workers in Alabama appear to have rejected a union bid in a tight race, according to early results on Thursday. But outstanding challenged votes could change the outcome. In New York, union supporters have the edge in a count that will continue Friday morning. Warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama, voted 993 to 875 against forming a union. The National Labor Relations Board, which oversees the election, said that 416 challenged votes could potentially overturn that result. A hearing has not yet been set to decide if any the challenged votes will be counted, but it is expected in the next few weeks. “This is just the beginning and we will continue to fight,” said Stuart Appelbaum, president of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, which is organizing the union drive in Bessemer, during a Thursday press conference. The close election marks a sharp contrast to last year, when Amazon workers overwhelmingly rejected the union. NEWS WRAP: Major League Baseball, players union reach tentative deal to end lockout Meanwhile, in a separate union election in Staten Island, New York, the nascent Amazon Labor Union is leading by more than 350 votes out of about 2,670 counted. Counting is expected to continue Friday morning. If a majority votes yes at either location, it would mark the first successful U.S. organizing effort in Amazon history. Organizers have faced an uphill battle against the nation’s second-largest private employer, which is making every effort to keep unions out. In New York, the ALU has led the charge to form a union along with Chris Smalls, a fired Amazon employee who now leads the fledging group. Turnout for the in-person election was unclear but Smalls was hopeful of victory. “To be leading in Day One and be up a couple hundred against a trillion dollar company, this is the best feeling in the world,” Smalls said after the conclusion of Thursday’s counting. While Smalls’ attention has been focused on securing victory in New York, similar efforts in Alabama also weighed heavily. “I’m not too sure what’s going on Alabama right now, but I know that the sky’s the limit if you can organize any warehouse,” he said, noting that the vote in Alabama could well end up differently. “I hope that they’re successful. I don’t know what’s going on yet, but we know we show our support and solidarity with them.” The warehouse in Staten Island employs more than 8,300 workers, who pack and ship supplies to customers based mostly in the Northeast. A labor win there was considered difficult, but organizers believe their grassroots approach is more relatable to workers and could help them overcome where established unions have failed in the past. After a crushing defeat last year, when a majority of workers voted against forming a union, RWDSU is hoping for a different outcome in the Bessemer election, in which mail-in ballots were sent to 6,100 workers in early February. Federal labor officials scrapped the results of the first election there and ordered a re-do after ruling Amazon tainted the election process. The RWDSU said election there had a turnout rate of about 39 percent this year, much smaller than last year’s election. Amazon has pushed back hard. The retail giant held mandatory meetings, where workers were told unions are a bad idea. The company also launched an anti-union website targeting workers and placed English and Spanish posters across the Staten Island facility urging them to reject the union. In Bessemer, Amazon has made some changes to but still kept a controversial U.S. Postal Service mailbox that was key in the NLRB’s decision to invalidate last year’s vote. New York is more labor-friendly than Alabama, a right-to-work state that prohibits a company and a union from signing a contract that requires workers to pay dues to the union that represents them. But some experts believe that won’t make much of a difference in the outcome of the Staten Island election, citing federal labor laws that favor employers, and Amazon’s anti-union stance. “The employer is the same, and that’s the key thing,” said Ruth Milkman, a sociologist of labor and labor movements at the City University of New York. “Amazon is resisting this with everything it’s got.” READ MORE: Minneapolis teachers, district reach tentative deal to end strike The mostly Black workforce at the Alabama facility, which opened in 2020, mirrors the Bessemer population of more than 70 percent Black residents, according to the latest U.S. Census data. There’s little public transportation, so many of the Amazon workers drive to the facility from as far away as metro Montgomery, nearly 100 miles to the south. Pro-union workers say they want better working conditions, longer breaks and higher wages. Regular full-time employees at the Bessemer facility earn at least $15.80 an hour, higher than the estimated $14.55 per hour on average in the city. That figure is based on an analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau’s annual median household income for Bessemer of $30,284, which could include more than one worker. The ALU said they don’t have a demographic breakdown of the warehouse workers in Staten Island and Amazon declined to provide the information to The Associated Press, citing the union vote. Internal records leaked to The New York Times from 2019 showed more than 60 percent of the hourly associates at the facility were Black or Latino, while most of managers were white or Asian. But it’s unclear how the facility’s high turnover rate may have shifted things. Amazon workers often travel from across the New York metro area by subway and then take a 40-minute long public bus ride to get to the warehouse. At a nearby bus stop, organizers have put up signs encouraging workers to vote in favor of the union. “WE’RE NOT MACHINES WE’RE HUMAN BEINGS,” one reads, a nod to worker complaints about long shifts and the company’s “time off task” tool that dings employees for taking too many breaks. Among other things, Staten Island workers are seeking longer breaks, paid time off for injured employees and an hourly wage of $30, up from a minimum of just over $18 per hour offered by the company. A spokesperson for Amazon said the company invests in wages and benefits, such as health care, 401(k) plans and a prepaid college tuition program to help grow workers’ careers. “As a company, we don’t think unions are the best answer for our employees,” the spokesperson said in an emailed statement. “Our focus remains on working directly with our team to continue making Amazon a great place to work.” In Staten Island, warehouse workers like 22-year-old Elijah Ramos said they planned to vote against the union, doubting the ALU can get Amazon to agree to higher wages and other benefits. Ramos said he believes organizers don’t have enough experience to represent him. Although he thinks a union could bring good things, Ramos said it also might constantly butt heads with the company and create more complications. “It’s better to deal with what we have now than to deal with something where we don’t know what they’re going to do,” he said. Associated Press staff writers Tali Arbel and Bobby Caina Calvan in New York contributed to this report.
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The Clemson Insider recently spoke with Chaminade-Madonna Prep (Opa Locka, Fla.) five-star receiver Jeremiah Smith. The 6-foot-3, 185-pound sophomore currently ranks as the No. 2 wideout and the nation’s No. 15 overall prospect in the 2024 class, per the 247Sports Composite rankings.
While the Tigers can’t actively reach out to Smith yet because of NCAA rules and the fact he is a sophomore, Smith estimates that he talks with Clemson wide receivers coach Tyler Grisham about once a month. According to Smith, they’re building a great relationship right now and focusing on the family aspect of things.
“I talked to Coach Grisham last Wednesday,” Smith said. “He was just talking about how he wants me to get up there sometime, probably in the summertime or something like that. Coach Grisham, I see him as a great guy. He’s a great coach. He wants to get you better. He’s a great father to his kids, and a great husband to his wife.”
Smith can see an offer coming, but he knows that he needs to get up to Clemson this summer. and see how everything is up there. While he would love that offer in hand, Smith is appreciative that Clemson wants to build a relationship with him and his family before he receives that coveted offer. He’s not in any rush to receive one.
For Smith, it’s intriguing to hear from a school like Clemson because of the program’s history at the receiver position with guys like DeAndre Hopkins and Tee Higgins. The Florida ties that Clemson has in the receiver room are also eye-opening for Smith, with guys like Troy Stellato and the lone class of 2023 commit Ray-Ray Joseph being from his area.
Smith plays for the South Florida Express, one of the best top 7-on-7 teams in the nation. Joseph also plays for SFE, but he is on the class of 2023 team, while Smith plays with the ’24s.
“He’s told me that I need to visit Clemson,” Smith said regarding what he’s heard from Joseph about the Tigers. “It’s a great experience up there. He told me that I need to get the offer because they need me up there and just stuff like that. So, I’m just waiting for the offer.”
“Clemson, they are getting back to the way it used to be,” he continued,” because last season they didn’t have their best season. I feel like they’ll have a way better season than they had last year and get back to the way Clemson used to be.”
Smith has recently made visits to Miami and Florida State, he just visited SMU this past weekend and he’s planning on visiting Ohio State sometime this week.
— Photo for this article courtesy of @Jermiah_Smith1 on Twitter
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The Society for Freshwater Science (SFS) has recognized two University of Notre Dame faculty members, Gary Lamberti and Jennifer Tank, from the Department of Biological Sciences, with 2022 SFS Career Awards.
Presented annually, the SFS Career Awards recognize outstanding contributions in advancing freshwater science through research, translating this science into policy or social action and service to society.
Lamberti, the Rev. Julius A. Nieuwland, C.S.C., Collegiate Professor of Aquatic Science and director of the Stream and Wetland Ecology Laboratory at Notre Dame, received the society’s Award of Excellence.
The award honors Lamberti’s significant advancement of the understanding in many areas of freshwater science, including the role of species interactions in shaping food web structure and function in streams and wetlands, the ecology and ecosystem effects of Pacific salmon in their native and introduced ranges, and the impacts of land-use change, emerging contaminants and invasive species on aquatic ecosystems.
Lamberti’s research over the last 40 years has advanced the fundamental understanding of a broad array of freshwater ecosystems at multiple scales. Further, he has co-edited Methods in Stream Ecology, a landmark contribution to students, teachers, researchers and practitioners of stream ecology worldwide. Lamberti has more than 200 publications and has mentored 30 graduate students and countless undergraduates in his laboratory.
“I am honored and humbled to receive recognition from this global society and its members, and give full credit to Notre Dame and my wonderful students, colleagues and family who have supported and nurtured my career over the years,” Lamberti said.
Tank, the Ludmilla F., Stephen J., and Robert T. Galla Professor of Biological Sciences and director of the Notre Dame Environmental Change Initiative, received the Environmental Stewardship Award in recognition of her work to translate scientific knowledge into the public arena.
Tank’s contributions have advanced understanding of the ecology and biogeochemistry of agriculturally impacted streams, ultimately influencing and guiding stream management and conservation.
In addition to being a leader in the biogeochemical scientific community, she has actively partnered with the agricultural and conservation sectors, most notably via her recent project, the Indiana Watershed Initiative, which is focused on the state’s “working lands” to monitor the impacts of the planting of winter cover crops and restoration of floodplains with two-stage ditches on water quality in the agricultural Midwest.
With her multi-stakeholder, collaborative approach as a frame for pursuing science that matters, Tank is at the forefront of translational ecology. Her work aims to find win-win solutions that reduce nutrient runoff while maintaining productive and profitable agriculture that can feed the world.
Lamberti and Tank have contributed significantly to the SFS via science leadership, service and contributions to foundational and applied freshwater science. Notably, Lamberti served as SFS resident in 1997 and Tank served in 2019 in the same capacity. Both are also SFS Fellows.
“It’s been a thrill to contribute to Notre Dame’s long-standing strength in freshwater ecology, which supported my involvement in the SFS, as it has grown into a thriving, international society,” Tank said. “To be nominated by my former graduate students makes this award even more meaningful.”
The 2022 Career Award winners will be formally recognized during the SFS’s annual meeting May 18 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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The Marshall Police Department is investigating after a man was found dead and with multiple gunshot wounds at Powder Mill Cemetery.
The victim was identified as Akeivyon Diez McMillan, 20, of Jefferson.
The Marshall Police Department Emergency Communications Center received a call that there was a male subject laying on the ground in Powder Mill Cemetery, located at the corner of FM 1997 and Buffo Street, on Wednesday afternoon around 4:35 p.m.
Responding officers found a man near the east fence of the cemetery. The man had suffered multiple gunshot wounds, and it was determined that he was dead at the scene, police said. Harrison County Precinct 4 Justice of the Peace Nancy George pronounced McMillan dead.
Police said criminal investigators and crime scene detectives responded to the scene and began documenting the evidence and canvassing the neighborhood for witnesses and surveillance video footage.
MPD spokesperson Lt. Len Ames said that the investigation is ongoing and the department is asking anyone with information about this shooting to contact them at (903) 935-4575.
Anonymous calls can be made to the Marshall/Harrison County Crimestoppers at (903) 935-9969 or through the P3 mobile app.
"The men and women and women of the Marshall Police Department offer our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Mr. McMillan," Ames said.
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As it turns out, a tiger can change its stripes.
Auburn learned as much Thursday, when it picked up a commitment from former LSU commit Yohan Traore, a five-star big man rated as the No. 15 player in the 2022 class, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings. Traore, who decommitted from LSU earlier this month, announced his decision to come to the Plains on his social media platforms.
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Traore chose Auburn from a final four that also included Gonzaga, Texas Tech and Michigan.
“It was a hard decision to make, but I can only call one place home,” Traore posted on Instagram. “My journey has been a long one with various changes that have occurred. I have had my ups and downs but stayed faith(ful) to GOD and my grind and have persevered but have so much more to accomplish.... I am thrilled to announce I will be committing to Auburn University. WAR EAGLE.”
Traore is now the third member of Auburn’s 2022 recruiting class, joining four-star wing Chance Westry and three-star point guard Tre Donaldson (who will also play defensive back for Bryan Harsin’s football team this fall). The class, which entered the day ranked 36th nationally and sixth in the SEC, jumped to 12th in the country — tied with Villanova — and third in the SEC (behind Arkansas and Alabama) following Traore’s commitment.
The commitment of Traore, who was born and raised in France, does more than just buoy Auburn’s 2022 recruiting class; it alters the outlook for the Tigers’ frontcourt heading into next season.
Auburn had the best frontcourt in program history and arguably the best in the nation this season, as freshman phenom Jabari Smith and North Carolina transfer Walker Kessler helped guide the Tigers to an SEC regular-season title — going wire-to-wire in the league standings — as well as the program’s first-ever No. 1 ranking, a 19-game winning streak and ultimately a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament. While that talented frontcourt fell short in the second round of the NCAA Tournament — both Smith and Kessler turning in their worst performances of the season at the most inopportune time, against Miami in the Round of 32 — one performance shouldn’t take away from what the duo accomplished this past season.
Both Smith and Kessler turned in All-America seasons, with Smith becoming the program’s second-ever consensus All-American. Smith was also named the SEC Freshman of the Year, as well as National Freshman of the Year by the NABC and USBWA after averaging 16.9 points (on 42.9 percent shooting, including 42 percent from 3-point range) and 7.4 rebounds per game. Kessler, meanwhile, was the SEC Defensive Player of the Year and took home NABC Defensive Player of the Year honors this week. He averaged 11.4 points, 8.1 rebounds and 4.6 blocks per game, leading the nation in blocks (155), blocks per game and block rate (19.1 percent), as well as in defensive box plus/minus (8.0).
That frontcourt was never likely to have more than one season together, though. Smith, the highest-rated signee in Auburn history, was always projected as a one-and-done prospect — as Bruce Pearl’s program has reached the point of those being a regular occurrence (Isaac Okoro in 2020, Sharife Cooper and JT Thor in 2021). The 6-foot-10 wunderkind is widely viewed as a top-three pick in this summer’s NBA Draft and could potentially go No. 1 overall, though he has yet to make an official declaration and was noncommittal about his future in the wake of Auburn’s second-round exit nearly two weeks ago.
Kessler’s projections range from potential lottery pick to possible mid- to late-first round selection after developing into a two-way star this season and the nation’s best player around the rim on either side of the court. He has yet to make an announcement about his future, though it should be noted Pearl has never been the type of coach to dissuade a potential first-rounder from turning pro.
Should both Smith and Kessler declare for the NBA Draft, Traore provides Auburn with an ideal replacement who can slot in alongside Jaylin Williams — the rising senior whom Pearl said he was “excited to build it next year around” — in the Tigers’ frontcourt.
Traore is listed as a center in the 247Sports database, but at 6-foot-10 and 225 pounds, he has the size and athleticism to play either position in the frontcourt and has described himself as a stretch-four. He doesn’t have quite the sharpshooting ability of Smith — a gifted 3-pointer shooter at his size and the best jump-shooter Pearl has ever coached — but Traore can still face up and stretch the floor when needed with a quality stroke from 15 feet and beyond. He needs to get stronger with his back to the basket, but he appears to be at his best when attacking the rim, either as a diver off high screens or off the dribble as a ball-handler, with the ability to finish with authority and finesse. Defensively, he has the footwork and quickness to switch onto the perimeter when necessary but also has the length and instincts to affect shots around the rim — though probably not at the level of Kessler, who finished this season with the best block rate in Division I in at least a dozen years.
Traore is expected to start out his career at center for Auburn, playing alongside Williams, but his long-term future could be at power forward as a stretch-four with potential as an elite inside-out defender with a really good shooting touch and feel for things on the offensive end.
Originally from Tours, France, (just outside of Paris), Traore first grew up playing soccer before falling in love with basketball when he was about 7 years old. He moved to Paris at 14 to play for INSEP (the National Institute for Sport, Expertise and Performance) and further grow his game. He moved to the United States two years ago, spending his junior season at Prolific Prep in California before transferring to Dream City Christian in Glendale, Ariz., for his senior year. Traore began to blow up last summer, when he turned heads on the adidas 3SSB circuit, averaging 25 points and 14 rebounds per game for Dream Vision, according to Sports Illustrated.
He committed to LSU on Jan. 30, but he backed off that pledge earlier this month after the firing of head coach Will Wade, which was part of the fallout from the notice of allegations the program received from the NCAA stemming from the 2017 FBI investigation that rocked the sport. It didn’t take long for Auburn to soar into the picture, with Traore quietly taking an unofficial visit to the Plains shortly thereafter and naming a top four of Auburn, Gonzaga, Texas Tech and Michigan last week.
Now he’s firmly on board with Auburn as Pearl’s program looks to sustain the success from this season, even if the Tigers lose a pair of All-Americans in the frontcourt.
Traore is still developing his game, but he has the frame, skillset and athleticism to be an impact freshman for Auburn next season. He’s the second-highest rated player to sign with the Tigers in program history, behind only Smith, which should say something about the level of talent he brings to the Plains.
Tom Green is an Auburn beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Tomas_Verde.
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People who suffered from even mild cases of COVID-19 face an increased risk of being diagnosed with diabetes within a year of recovering from the illness, a new study reports.
Researchers found that people who had COVID-19 were about 40% more likely to develop diabetes within a year after recovering, compared to participants in a control group. The likelihood of developing diabetes grew if the patient suffered from a serious infection that led to hospitalization or a stay in intensive care.
"What's surprising is that it is happening in people with no prior risk factors for diabetes" before becoming infected with COVID-19, said Ziyad Al-Aly, the lead author of the study.
These latest findings add to a growing list of studies showing that people who suffered from COVID-19 are at risk of facing other long-term health problems. Those include heart and kidney ailments and chronic fatigue.
Al-Aly also helped lead the study that showed the prevalence of cardiac issues in people who survived COVID-19 infections.
This newest study, published Monday in the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journal, analyzed data from more than 180,000 patients from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
The study's authors compared patients who tested positive for COVID-19 and survived the illness for more than a month with more than 4 million other people who didn't contract COVID in the same period. This data was also compared with another 4.28 million patients who were treated at the VA in 2018 and 2019.
The paper states that around 1% to 2% of people who have been infected with COVID will develop diabetes as a result. That may seem like a small number, but nearly 80 million people in the U.S. have had COVID, Al-Aly told NPR — meaning 800,000 to 1.6 million people developing diabetes who might not have otherwise.
"That translates to a really significant number of people with new onset diabetes in the U.S. and many, many more around the world," Al-Aly said.
Nationwide, approximately 34 million people had diabetes pre-COVID, according to Jorge Moreno, an internal medicine physician at Yale University who didn't work on Al-Aly's study. Doctors expect roughly 1.5 million new people to be newly diagnosed with diabetes each year during normal times, he told NPR.
What to look out for
This study shows that as a nation, more attention needs to be paid to the long-term effects of COVID-19, Al-Aly said. More vigilance can start at the doctor's office.
"We need to start treating COVID as a risk factor for diabetes," Al-Aly said, adding that each person who has come down with the virus needs to be screened.
Moreno told NPR he believes this study will create more awareness among general practitioners and endocrinologists, like himself, to screen patients who have had COVID for diabetes and other complications.
Those who've had COVID should also be closely monitoring their health and changes in their body, Moreno said, and should seek help at the first sign of an issue. Major symptoms for diabetes include increased thirst, frequent urination (which is not influenced by how much liquid consumed) and blurry vision. Major weight fluctuations are also a sign.
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BOSTON (AP) — After a 15-year career in which he etched his name on the Stanley Cup and the Vezina Trophy, Tuukka Rask is focusing now on avoiding the rink.
“Don’t even go there. Not yet,” the retired Bruins goalie said Thursday night when asked if his daughters had taken up hockey. “They’re into dance and whatnot. If I have to go and spend my days at hockey rinks, so be it. But not really at the top of my list.”
A two-time All-Star, and the winner of the 2014 Vezina as the NHL’s top goalie, Rask announced his retirement last month after a setback in his attempt to come back from a torn labrum in his hip. The Bruins invited him back to drop the ceremonial first puck before Thursday night’s game against the New Jersey Devils, and again – perhaps for the last time – the chants of “Tuuuuk!” echoed through the TD Garden.
Rask took the ice with his wife, and their three daughters dressed for a ballet class. He bumped fists with the players on the Bruins bench while both teams tapped their sticks on the ice to salute him.
“I don’t know what the future holds,” Rask told reporters beforehand, saying that he would be showing up at games and golf outings as a team ambassador. “Maybe I’ll get into coaching. Maybe not, but for now, I’ll be hanging out with sponsors.”
The franchise’s all-time leader in wins, Rask helped the Bruins allow the fewest goals in the NHL in the pandemic-interrupted 2019-20 season, when Boston finished with the most points in the league. He injured his hip during the 2021 playoffs and worked his way back to the team midway through this season.
But after just four starts, he aggravated his injury on Jan. 24 against the Anaheim Ducks. Two weeks later, he announced he was through.
“It was kind of time to be honest with yourself,” he said. “I just figured it was better for everybody to call it. I had a great career. No regrets.”
While his hip still has some good days, Rask said no one could talk him out of retirement. His immediate future will involve as much golf as he can squeeze in between shuttling his daughters to dance class and school.
He may need a hip replacement at some point.
“It was at a point where it affected my everyday life,” Rask said. “I’m a guy who makes pretty quick decisions, anyway. So I wasn’t dwelling on it too long.”
Rask was 308-165-66 with a 2.28 goals-against average and .921 save percentage in a franchise-leading 564 games. He was the backup goalie for the Bruins team that won it all in 2011, and he led the team to Stanley Cup Final appearances in 2013 and ’19.
Although coaching is not in his plans, Rask said he would be available if Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman wants him.
“I told him right after I retired: Tell me if you need anything,” Rask said. “Just make sure you don’t get too high or too low.”
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The question-of-the-week is:
What is happening with the Sacramento teacher and support-staff strike, and what that might mean for the rest of the country?
On Thursday, the seventh day of a strike by 4,000 employees of the Sacramento City Unified school district, 80 educators and classified-staff members from the Sacramento City Teachers Association and the Service Employees International Union Local 1021 marched into the district offices cheered by over 1,000 other union members. They took over the building’s cafeteria and vowed not to leave until the district met and negotiated a contract with them.
This Sacramento strike and direct action was impacted by a number of unique local issues, including taking place in a district whose superintendent not only has refused to participate in a single bargaining session in the past three years and has even refused an invitation from the California state superintendent of public instruction to meet and discuss strike issues—but in a district that has so much money in its reserves that the state will require it to spend tens of millions of dollars of those funds.
At the same time, the conflict reflects growing tensions around the country centered on several key issues:
The Growing Shortage of Teachers, Substitutes, and Support Staff
The media are awash with stories about staff shortages. The Sacramento district is no different. There are unfilled teacher positions at just about every school; sub positions go unfilled, resulting in stressed staff having to cover classes during their free periods and/or 100 students sitting in an auditorium; and bus driver vacancies abound.
There are a number of ways to tackle these challenges, but one obvious strategy is to increase wages and benefits to make positions more attractive. This might obviously be a challenge for districts in financial distress but not one for districts like ours in states that generously fund schools.
Here in Sacramento, our district has recognized the need to increase wages (though not as much as we and a neutral “fact-finder” believe). However, in a move that makes many of us scratch our heads, district officials are actually proposing reducing health benefits that could result in out-of-pocket expenses approaching $1,000 monthly for many educators.
This does not appear to be the kind of move a district serious about dealing with staffing shortages would choose to make and certainly seems contrary to the wishes of the Biden administration.
The Huge Amount of One-Time COVID-Related Funds
Districts across the country have received major infusions of cash from the federal government and, in some cases, from state coffers. Many are understandably concerned about taking on longer-term commitments with one-time monies.
A number of districts, including ours, are using small portions of these monies to provide “bonuses” or “stipends” to educators and staff in lieu of taking on additional permanent costs. And some districts, including ours, are using the monies one-time status as an excuse to not increase the salary scale for educators and classified staff (despite solid budget projections of increased permanent funds from state and local sources), while at the same time using it to fund salaries of high-level administrators.
In addition, some districts, including ours, appear to be in either a state of decisionmaking paralysis or mistakenly believe these funds should not be used to hire staff because they don’t want to do layoffs in the future if permanent funding can’t be found (despite, in our case, of assured future increased funding from the state). So, instead of providing well-paid positions to provide the help our students need now, they choose to hoard it.
Differing Views Of Power – And Who Should Have It
This issue appears to be the central one in many districts, and ours is no exception. A substantial number of school district leaders seem to view power as a finite pie—if they give up some, then they will have less. It’s a view I often experienced among decisionmakers during my 19-year community-organizing career prior to becoming a teacher 19 years ago.
But, as we taught then and as we need to teach school district leaders now, this is a mistaken view. Power is not a finite pie. It’s not a zero-sum game.
In fact, the more that power is distributed, the bigger the whole pie becomes. More opportunities are created, more ideas are shared, more leaders are developed, grander visions can be realized.
Our district is led by a superintendent with no (or hardly any) experience in the classroom and who has had nearly 95 percent of classified staff and teachers give him a formal vote of “no confidence.” In addition, 70 percent of administrators want to have a formal vote of no confidence in him.
He and the few school board members who choose to support him are indicative of not a small number of district leaders throughout the country who do not believe in the principle of subsidiarity, which means that the people closest to problems tend to have the best ideas on how to solve them.
District leaders with this mindset tend to believe that they are the smartest people in any room—that teachers, classroom aides, custodians, and even families of our students may not be as smart (or smarter) as they are about how to solve the challenges facing our communities.
Our strike, and the successful strikes earlier this month by our colleagues in Minneapolis and in Rohnert Park, Calif., , stand for an alternative vision for what our schools can become—places that can emerge from the trauma of the pandemic and develop into stronger community institutions that are bottom-up and not just top-down ones.
To modify a popular saying, teacher and custodian and paraprofessional and bus driver and school secretary working conditions are student learning conditions.
As we’ve been chanting on the picket lines and at our rallies during these past seven days, “When we fight, kids win!”
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The Black Crowes' Chris Robinson and brother Rich sued by original drummer over unpaid royalties
- According to legal documents, Steve Gorman is suing over unpaid royalties in connection to past tours as a member of the band
- Although he doesn't know exactly how much he may be owed
- Gorman maintains he has repeatedly asked to see the band's financial records to assess what monies may be owed to him but has been rejected
- Band members Chris Robinson, Rich Robinson, Steve Gorman and Johnny Colt formed The Black Crowes Partnership back in 1991
Chris Robinson, brother Rich Robinson and their band The Black Crowes have been slapped with a lawsuit by the band's original drummer Steve Gorman.
According to legal documents, Gorman is suing over unpaid royalties in connection to past tours as a member of the band, although he doesn't know exactly how much he may be owed.
Gorman maintains he has repeatedly asked to see the band's financial records to assess what monies may be owed to him but has been rejected, as reported by TMZ.
Chris Robinson and brother Rich Robinson and The Black Crowes were slapped with a lawsuit from original drummer Steve Gorman over unpaid royalties; the brothers are pictured performing in August 2021, just over two years after reforming the band
Band members Chris Robinson, Rich Robinson, Steve Gorman and Johnny Colt formed The Black Crowes Partnership back in 1991, according to Rolling Stone. The legal partnership was tasked with collecting royalties for the band since that time.
Having had his efforts to look over the financial records rebuffed, Gorman, 56, feels he's missed out on royalty payments and has thus claimed breach of contract.
'For more than five years, my attorneys and I have made repeated requests to review the Partnership's books to confirm the accuracy of royalty payments and my share, but Chris and Rich have consistently ignored my rights under the Partnership Agreement,' Gorman explained in a statement issued to Rolling Stone.
He added, 'I regret that it has come to this, as I remain incredibly proud of the music we created as a band, but their conduct has left me with no choice but to ask a court to order them to give me this information, which I'm entitled to under our partnership agreement and the law.'
Legal action: Gorman (top right) claims he has repeatedly asked to see the band's financial records to assess what monies may be owed to him but has been rejected; the band is pictured in June 1991, clockwise from top: Chris Robinson, Steve Gorman, Rich Robinson, Jeff Cease and Johnny Colt
Gorman originally hooked up with the Robinson brothers and played with them during the band's first incarnation as Mr. Crowe's Garden in the late 1980s.
By 1989, as a five piece, the group changed the name to The Black Crowes and signed a record deal with Def American.
The band would go on to release their debut studio album, Shake Your Money Maker (1990), which peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 chart, and eventually received platinum certification, selling more than five million copies.
The Black Crowes, with Gorman behind the drums, released five more studio albums until 2001: The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion (1992), Amorica (1994), Three Snakes and One Charm (1996), By Your Side (1999), and Lions (2001), which were each supported with extensive tours.
Breakout success: The band's debut studio album - Shake Your Money Maker (1990) has sold over five million copies, which is their most successful of their eight albums
On the road: Gorman (seen on drums) played with the band since its inception in 1989 until 2014, although there was a seven-year hiatus in between albums from 2001 to 2008
After a seven-year breakup and hiatus, the group reformed with Gorman to release the studio albums: Warpaint (2008) and Before the Frost...Until the Freeze (2009).
The band would eventually go on another hiatus and announce their final breakup in January 2015 due to a disagreement between Chris and Rich Robinson over an alleged proposal regarding ownership of the band.
By 2019, the Robinson brothers resolved their differences and reunited the band, although the subsequent tour was greeted with mixed reaction from fans, considering no other former band members were apart of reunion with the exception of the Robinson brothers.
Chris and Rich Robinson were the sole writers of the band's music, with the exception of the occasional cover song that was recorded by the band for an album.
Gorman last performed with The Black Crowes in 2014.
Back together: After their last breakup in 2015, Chris and Rich Robinson reformed The Black Crowes but the group did not include any other former members other than themselves
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-10674271/The-Black-Crowes-Chris-Rich-Robinson-sued-original-drummer-unpaid-royalties.html
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