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WRPD: Cash register theft leads to Code Yellow at 5 schools
Five schools in Warner Robins were placed under a "Code Yellow" Thursday morning after a man stole a cash register from a convenience store.
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Five schools in Warner Robins were placed under a “Code Yellow” Thursday morning after a man stole a cash register from a convenience store.
A Warner Robins Police Department news release says a man and woman were playing gaming machines at VIP Foods on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. when the clerk exited the store. The man, who police say they know, then stole the cash register and fled on foot toward South Davis Drive.
The woman, 46-year-old Alicia Rose Sorrow Arnold of Warner Robins, fled in a pickup truck toward Watson Boulevard but was later spotted and stopped.
The man has not been located.
Sacred Heart Catholic School, Warner Robins High School, C.B. Watson Primary, Pearl Stephens Elementary and Middle Georgia State University were all placed on “Code Yellow” during the call.
Arnold is charged with theft by taking – party to a crime.
Call Det. Nix at (478) 302-5380 or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68-CRIME if you have additional information. | https://www.41nbc.com/wrpd-cash-register-theft-code-yellow/ | 2022-08-18T22:32:45Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/wrpd-cash-register-theft-code-yellow/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
WRPD: Cash register theft leads to Code Yellow at 5 schools
Five schools in Warner Robins were placed under a "Code Yellow" Thursday morning after a man stole a cash register from a convenience store.
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Five schools in Warner Robins were placed under a “Code Yellow” Thursday morning after a man stole a cash register from a convenience store.
A Warner Robins Police Department news release says a man and woman were playing gaming machines at VIP Foods on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. when the clerk exited the store. The man, who police say they know, then stole the cash register and fled on foot toward South Davis Drive.
The woman, 46-year-old Alicia Rose Sorrow Arnold of Warner Robins, fled in a pickup truck toward Watson Boulevard but was later spotted and stopped.
The man has not been located.
Sacred Heart Catholic School, Warner Robins High School, C.B. Watson Primary, Pearl Stephens Elementary and Middle Georgia State University were all placed on “Code Yellow” during the call.
Arnold is charged with theft by taking – party to a crime.
Call Det. Nix at (478) 302-5380 or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68-CRIME if you have additional information. | https://www.41nbc.com/wrpd-cash-register-theft-code-yellow/ | 2022-08-18T22:32:45Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/wrpd-cash-register-theft-code-yellow/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Local Sports: Flat Rock, Airport, Milan open soccer seasons with wins
CANTON – Flat Rock’s boys soccer team won just three games last season.
The Rams are eager for better things in 2022.
They were anxious to get started Wednesday.
But they had to wait.
Just as the Rams were about to take the field, lightning was spotted, forcing a mandatory 30-minute delay.
“It was a little tough,” Flat Rock coach Sean Sturgeon said. “The biggest thing is that I just told them to relax. We didn’t warm up too much, we saw it coming.”
Once the lightning was gone, Flat Rock unleashed a storm on Canton Prep. Brady McBride and Reagan Englebert each scored twice in a 7-2 victory.
“It was a great game,” Sturgeon said. “The guys were ready to play. I told them it was a big game to start off the season. We’ve got a young group, only three seniors. It will be an exciting season."
Mitchell Smith added a goal and two assists. The other goals were scored by Isaac Arredondo and John Lukasic.
PREP SOCCER
Cepo wins Jet debut
SOUTHGATE – Former St. Mary Catholic Central coach Goran Cepo won his debut at Airport Wednesday, leading the Jets to a 3-2 victory over Southgate Anderson.
Airport outshot Anderson 9-2 and controlled most of the game. Anderson led 2-0 until Airport senior Brandon McComas scored twice and then freshman Nolan Sanders netted the winner. Sanders also contributed with an assist.
“The boys worked hard all summer on their conditioning, and it showed in the last 20 minutes of the game,” Cepo said. “This is a very young team. We started seven freshmen and played eight. They showed a lot of character today against a good Southgate team."
Milan nips Bellville
MILAN − First-half goals by junior Carter Higgins and sophomore Nolan Matley carried Milan to a 2-1 win over Belleville in its season opener Wednesday.
"Being the first game of the season with very little practice, the players did the best they could," Milan coach Victor Plasse said. "We still have lots of improvement to make in order to be successful this season. I am excited about the group of players we have this season. "
PREP GOLF
Bedford wins opener
TEMPERANCE – Grace Lump shot 46 to lead Bedford to a 196-211 win over Pinckney in its season opener Tuesday.
The Mules had good balance as Elaina Smith shot 49, Lauren Webiansky 50, and Elyse Czarnik 51.
Woodhaven takes title
Woodhaven topped St. Mary Catholic Central, Airport and Gibraltar Carlson in a match-play event at Sandy Creek Golf Course Wednesday.
Winners from Airport were Sophie Bucki-Natalie Kuti and Hannah Roof-Ava Giese. Carlson got a win from Anika Irwin-Madison Cooper and the SMCC duo of Elizabeth Szack-Emily Bellino was victorious.
GOLF
Sandy Creek aced
Shelley Schlump and Timothy Manning of Monroe both shot hole-in-ones at Sandy Creek Golf Course recently.
Schlump used a 3-wood to ace the 164-yard No. 5 hole and Manning used a lob wedge to victimize the 96-yard No. 14.
BASEBALL
Hens record shutout
COLUMBUS – Five Toledo pitchers combined on a four-hitter as the Mud Hens blanked Columbus 4-0 Wednesday.
Joey Wentz (1-2) got the win, giving up three hits over the first five innings. Spencer Torkelson led the offense, going 2-for-4 with an RBI. | https://www.monroenews.com/story/sports/2022/08/18/local-sports-flat-rock-airport-open-soccer-seasons-with-wins/65409220007/ | 2022-08-18T22:38:36Z | monroenews.com | control | https://www.monroenews.com/story/sports/2022/08/18/local-sports-flat-rock-airport-open-soccer-seasons-with-wins/65409220007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
UBS citing ongoing tightness in supply globally for their view of rising oil prices in this back half of the year.
We continue to believe that the recent decline in oil prices does not fully account for constraints on global supply, and we expect the price to rebound to $125 a barrel by the end of the year
UBS add that they see the $125 level being maintained into the middle of 2023. And also say the higher price is supportive of energy stocks. | https://www.forexlive.com/news/ubs-is-forecasting-brent-crude-oil-to-125-by-the-end-of-this-year-20220818/ | 2022-08-18T22:41:45Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/ubs-is-forecasting-brent-crude-oil-to-125-by-the-end-of-this-year-20220818/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
NEW YORK (AP) — A top executive at former President Donald Trump’s family business pleaded guilty Thursday to evading taxes in a deal that could potentially make him a star witness against the company at a fall trial.
Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg pleaded guilty to all 15 of the charges he faced in the case.
In a low, somewhat hoarse voice, he admitted taking in over $1.7 million worth of untaxed perks — including school tuition for his grandchildren, free rent for a Manhattan apartment and lease payments for a luxury car — and explicitly keeping some of the plums off the books.
Judge Juan Manuel Merchan agreed to sentence Weisselberg to five months’ incarceration at New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex, although he will be eligible for release much earlier if he behaves well behind bars. The judge said Weisselberg will have to pay nearly $2 million in taxes, penalties and interest.
The plea bargain also requires Weisselberg to testify truthfully as a prosecution witness when the Trump Organization goes on trial in October on related charges. The company is accused of helping Weisselberg and other executives avoid income taxes by failing to accurately report their full compensation to the government. Trump himself is not charged in the case.
Weisselberg said nothing as he left court, offering no reply when a journalist asked him whether he had any message for Trump.
Weisselberg’s lawyer Nicholas Gravante Jr. said his client pleaded guilty “to put an end to this case and the years-long legal and personal nightmares it has caused for him and his family.”
“We are glad to have this behind him,” the lawyer added.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a statement that Weisselberg’s plea “directly implicates the Trump Organization in a wide range of criminal activity and requires Weisselberg to provide invaluable testimony in the upcoming trial against the corporation.”
“We look forward to proving our case in court against the Trump Organization,” he added.
Testimony by Weisselberg could potentially weaken the Trump Organization’s defense. If convicted, the company could face fines or potentially be placed on probation and be forced to change certain business practices.
Weisselberg, 75, is the only person to face criminal charges so far in the Manhattan district attorney’s long-running investigation of the company’s business practices.
Seen as one of Trump’s most loyal business associates, Weisselberg was arrested in July 2021. His lawyers have argued the Democrat-led district attorney’s office was punishing him because he wouldn’t offer information that would damage Trump.
The district attorney has also been investigating whether Trump or his company lied to banks or the government about the value of its properties to obtain loans or reduce tax bills.
Then-District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., who started the investigation, last year directed his deputies to present evidence to a grand jury and seek an indictment of Trump, according to former prosecutor Mark Pomerantz, who previously led the probe.
But after Vance left office, his successor, Bragg, allowed the grand jury to disband without charges. Both prosecutors are Democrats. Bragg has said the investigation is continuing.
The Trump Organization is not involved in Weisselberg’s expected guilty plea Thursday and is scheduled to be tried in the alleged compensation scheme in October.
Prosecutors alleged that the company gave untaxed fringe benefits to senior executives, including Weisselberg, for 15 years. Weisselberg alone was accused of defrauding the federal government, state and city out of more than $900,000 in unpaid taxes and undeserved tax refunds.
Under state law, punishment for the most serious charge against Weisselberg, grand larceny, could carry a penalty as high as 15 years in prison. But the charge carries no mandatory minimum, and most first-time offenders in tax-related cases never end up behind bars.
The tax fraud charges against the Trump Organization are punishable by a fine of double the amount of unpaid taxes, or $250,000, whichever is larger.
Trump has not been charged in the criminal probe. The Republican has decried the New York investigations as a “political witch hunt” and has said his company’s actions were standard practice in the real estate business and in no way a crime.
Last week, Trump sat for a deposition in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ parallel civil investigation into allegations that Trump’s company misled lenders and tax authorities about asset values. Trump invoked his Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination more than 400 times. | https://www.wspa.com/news/national/nexstar-media-wire/trump-organization-cfo-pleads-guilty-to-tax-evasion/ | 2022-08-18T22:45:40Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/national/nexstar-media-wire/trump-organization-cfo-pleads-guilty-to-tax-evasion/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Jean-Philippe Bergeron made his first laps on the dirt track of Ohsweken Speedway (Ontario) in NASCAR Pinty’s Series last Tuesday. It was a first for the driver, but also for the series that had been waiting for this moment since 2019. All hopes were high. Despite starting 22nd and a very slippery track that made passing difficult, Bergeron still managed to work his way up to 10th place before the half-race. “The car prepared by the Jacombs Racing team was very competitive and I felt that I could stand out from my opponents. Unfortunately, fate had other plans”, says the driver. Indeed, with a few laps to go, the two cars in front of him collided. Bergeron was unable to avoid his predecessor, hitting him violently. This incident ended the race for the #1 Mustang.
Only Race in Montmagny This Year
Exceptionally this weekend, Bergeron will be back in the LMS with his #18 Prolon Racing car for the ACT Can Am 200 event that will take place on Saturday, August 20th at Autodrome Montmagny. With US$10,000 in prize money, Bergeron is aiming for nothing less than victory. The tests done last week on the 3/8 mile oval proved to be conclusive. The show will certainly be a good one for the fans since about thirty drivers are expected to attend, including a few Americans who will travel from the United States for the event. Fans can follow Quebecer JP “Bergy” Bergeron on Festidrag.TV at www.facebook.com/festidrag, on YouTube www.youtube.com/c/FestidragTV and on TéléMag. You can also follow JP and the Prolon Racing team on Facebook www.facebook.com/JPBRacing18, on Instagram @JPBergeronRacing and on the website www.prolonracing.com.
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After dirt race, Bergeron returns to Autodrome Montmagny in ACT series
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- Daytona International Speedway’s “Back To School” Program Continues Friday with Visit to Palm Terrace Elementary With Special Gifts for the Students and Faculty | https://www.speedwaydigest.com/index.php/news/racing-news/72166-after-dirt-race-bergeron-returns-to-autodrome-montmagny-in-act-series | 2022-08-18T22:46:11Z | speedwaydigest.com | control | https://www.speedwaydigest.com/index.php/news/racing-news/72166-after-dirt-race-bergeron-returns-to-autodrome-montmagny-in-act-series | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The 2022 season at Stafford Speedway has been anything but a typical season for Keith Rocco, driver of the #57 M & M Stone Creations modified in both the SK Modified® and Open Modified divisions. Rocco endured a miserable start to his season by failing to qualify for the 50th NAPA Spring Sizzler® after getting caught up in early wrecks in both his NAPA Duel qualifying race and his last chance qualifier. He would go on to finish 26th in the SK Modified® feature event that weekend. After struggling through the first 11 races of the season, Rocco has recorded 2 wins and a third place finish in his last four SK Modified® starts and is looking to continue that resurgence in the Lincoln Tech 80 this Friday, August 19.
“I think we should be pretty good,” said Rocco. “We’re going to be bringing a different car than we ran last time and we’re going to try something a little different. This year was more frustrating at the beginning of the season but you have to take everything with a grain of salt. For the past 10 or 15 years I don’t think I’ve ever had a year with this bad of luck. I’ve been really fortunate over the years so I can’t be too bummed out about it. There’s some drivers who have years like this every year. At some point you’re going to have bad luck but hopefully we’ve got that turned around now that we’re back in victory lane.”
Rocco’s misfortunes during the 2022 season have seen him post 8 finishes of 14th or worse, including 5 finishes of 22nd or worse. Following the July 15 SK Modified® feature event, Rocco found himself in 14th place in the point standings. But Rocco and his crew started to get their season back on track with a victory in the July 22nd SK Modified® feature and they have followed that victory up with another win as well as a third place finish.
“It was great to get back into victory lane,” said Rocco. “We took a little heat because our first win was from the pole, but last week we clearly proved that wasn’t the case. It was much more satisfying to be able to win from starting 12th rather than the pole for sure and I’d say we’re now back in normal character for us.”
For Rocco to be back in his normal character could spell trouble for his fellow competitors. Rocco is third on Stafford’s all-time winners list with 78 wins, 67 of which have come from the SK Modified® division. Rocco also has 2 career open modified wins at Stafford, which trails only Ronnie Williams and Woody Pitkat, who each have 3 open modified wins at Stafford. Combining Rocco’s winning Stafford pedigree with his recent turn of good fortune, he knows exactly what he will need to put his #57 car back in NAPA Victory Lane in the Lincoln Tech 80.
“To win that race, you’ll need to have a good strategy, a good pit stop, and obviously a good piece for the race,” said Rocco. “We’ll have to see how the race plays out with the strategy, you normally can’t plan ahead for that. I’d like to thank all our sponsors for sticking with us through a tough season, 811 Call Before You Dig, Air Gas, Tick Mike, RaceChoice.com, D & G Paving, M & M Stone Creations, Mike’s Auto, and Arbitell Convenience Stores.”
The 3rd Annual Lincoln Tech 80 is scheduled for this Friday, August 19th. Stafford’s SK Modified®, Late Model, SK Light, Limited Late Model, and Street Stock divisions will join the Open Modifieds in feature action. Tickets for the Lincoln Tech 80 are available now online at StaffordSpeedway.com/tickets and tickets will also be available for purchase at the admission gates. Tickets for the Lincoln Tech 80 are $30.00 for adults, $10.00 for kids 6-14, and free for kids 5 & under. Reserved seating is priced at $35.00 for all ages and pit passes are $45.00 with a valid 2022 Stafford Competition License and $50.00 without a Stafford license. If you are unable to attend the event, tune into the live stream on FloRacing, the official streaming partner of Stafford Speedway.
For more information, visit www.staffordspeedway.com, checkout Stafford Speedway on Facebook or Twitter, or contact the track office at 860-684-2783.
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Along with the prestige of winning a championship and a season end bonus of $2,000 from the Stafford Speedway Point Fund, the 2022 Limited Late Model champion will receive a unique bonus item courtesy of Riley Generators. Riley Generators will provide the 2022 champion with a brand new generator that can be used to power their trailer or camper.
“I was thinking about it and the SK Modified® and Late Model divisions are the 2 premier divisions at Stafford and they’re always getting the spotlight and the goodies and things like that,” said Dan Riley, owner of Riley Generators. “We think the Limited Late model cars deliver just as good of a show as they do so we wanted to put something special out there for the Limited champion this season and maybe we can do something special for next year as well. This is a 3,800 watt Inverter generator that will power almost any trailer that you will find in the Stafford paddock area and they can also be used for campers.”
Riley Generators first got involved with the Limited Late Model division by sponsoring the #6 car driven by Jeremy Lavoie in 2021. Riley Generators is once again a sponsor on Lavoie’s car this season as well as becoming a first place Limited Late Model contingency sponsor, providing a $125 bonus to each feature winner. Riley is hoping that Lavoie can take home the hardware at season’s end but will be just as happy to present the generator to another driver in NAPA Victory Lane following the final Limited Late Model feature event of the season on Sept. 30, which is NAPA Championship Night.
“We’re hoping that Jeremy can win it but if he doesn’t win it, then we’ll be just as happy to award it to someone else,” said Riley. “We can’t wait to give this generator to the 2022 champion in victory lane on September 30 at the end of the Limited Late Model feature.”
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This Sunday AC Hotel is ready for you brides and grooms. We are talking about the Wedding Open House and this morning, we have Taylor Ann Clarke and Else Miller here to tell us all about it.
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In the days since the FBI seized classified and top secret documents from Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, the former President and his allies have claimed that Trump had a "standing order" to declassify documents he took from the Oval Office to the White House residence.
But 18 former top Trump administration officials tell CNN they never heard any such order issued during their time working for Trump, and that they believe the claim to be patently false.
Several officials laughed at the notion. One senior administration official called it "bullsh*t." Two of Trump's former chiefs of staff went on the record to knock down the claim.
"Nothing approaching an order that foolish was ever given," said John Kelly, who served as Trump's chief of staff for 17 months from 2017 to 2019. "And I can't imagine anyone that worked at the White House after me that would have simply shrugged their shoulders and allowed that order to go forward without dying in the ditch trying to stop it."
Mick Mulvaney, who succeeded Kelly as acting White House chief of staff, also dismissed the idea and told CNN he was "not aware of a general standing order" during his tenure.
In addition, CNN spoke with former national security and intelligence officials as well as White House lawyers and Justice Department officials. Taken together, their tenure covers all four years of the Trump administration, and many served in positions where they would either be included in the declassification process, or at the very least, be aware of such orders.
Official after official scoffed at the claim Trump had a standing order to declassify documents that left the Oval Office and were taken to the residence.
"Total nonsense," one senior White House official said. "If that's true, where is the order with his signature on it? If that were the case, there would have been tremendous pushback from the Intel Community and DoD, which would almost certainly have become known to Intel and Armed Services Committees on the Hill."
Many of the officials spoke to CNN on the condition of anonymity in order to candidly discuss internal Trump administration dynamics as well as to avoid any potential blowback from the former President.
Blanket claims of declassification
Trump and his allies have made a wide range of claims about declassification in the days after the FBI's August 8 search of Mar-a-Lago, which resulted in federal agents seizing 11 sets of classified documents -- including some marked with the highest levels of classification.
On his social media platform Truth Social last week, Trump made the sweeping claim that the documents in the boxes seized by the FBI at his home were "all declassified."
John Solomon, editor-in-chief of conservative website "Just the News," was more specific in an interview with Fox's Sean Hannity last week. Solomon, who Trump named as one of his designees to the National Archives, read a statement from Trump's team claiming that the former President "had a standing order that documents removed from the Oval Office and taken to the residence were deemed to be declassified the moment he removed them."
Kash Patel, a Trump ally and former national security official in the Trump administration -- and also one of the former president's designees to the Archives -- also said on Fox last week that Trump "issued sweeping declassification orders on multiple occasions." Patel said he did not know whether the boxes at Mar-a-Lago contained documents that were part of those orders.
Representatives for the former President did not respond to requests for comment. Solomon and Patel also did not respond.
The FBI's unprecedented search warrant of the former President's residence in Florida was the result of a federal investigation into the removal of classified material from the White House as Trump was leaving office. The investigation goes well beyond the question of whether the material was classified: The search warrant made public last week identifies possible violations of the Espionage Act, obstruction of justice and criminal handling of government records as reasons for the search.
On Thursday, a judge heard arguments to unseal additional materials in the investigation, including the affidavit federal investigators would have had to file laying out why they believed there was probable cause that a crime had been committed. The Justice Department opposes releasing the affidavit, saying it would harm the ongoing criminal investigation.
'It can't just be an idea in his head'
Even if Trump had sought to broadly declassify documents, there is a specific process that the president is supposed to follow, the officials said. Declassification must be memorialized and includes careful reviews and notifying agencies such as the CIA, NSA, Department of Energy, State Department and Defense Department.
"It can't just be an idea in his head," said David Laufman, the former chief of the Justice Department's counterintelligence division who investigated Hillary Clinton's handling of classified documents. "Programs and officials would have been notified. There is no evidence they were."
Laufman's successor, Jay Bratt, was one of the four federal investigators who met with Trump's attorneys about the documents at Mar-a-Lago in June, CNN has previously reported.
One source familiar with declassification inside the Trump White House said although it is true that the President has broad declassification powers, Trump would have needed to create a record of it -- and the source said he did not do that.
"As a practical matter, you have to prove it," the source said. "If he says, 'I declassified something,' the obvious question is, 'Did you tell anybody about it?' The obvious concern is that this is all after the fact."
Another source with knowledge of how the former president operated said it was Trump's view that he could declassify information anytime and any way he wanted.
"He was counseled that's not the way it works," the source said.
'A complete fiction'
Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton called the notion of a standing declassification order "a complete fiction."
"I was not briefed on anything like that when I started as national security adviser," Bolton said on CNN's "New Day" earlier this week. "I never heard of it, never saw it in operation, never knew anything about it."
In addition, Olivia Troye, a former homeland security adviser to then Vice President Mike Pence, called the notion of a blanket declassification "ludicrous." Another former senior intelligence official laughed and said it was "ridiculous."
And a source familiar with White House records and declassification said Trump's claim was "laughable" and that if any such order existed, it was "Trump's best kept secret."
Multiple sources said they believed that Trump's claim the documents were declassified was nothing more than a transparent attempt to try to defend himself for taking the documents to Mar-a-Lago.
"There is a process to declassify, the president can't just wave a magic wand," a former senior Trump White House official said.
All 18 former Trump administration officials who spoke to CNN agreed. "It doesn't even work that way, there is an actual process," said one former White House national security official.
"If this existed, there had to be some way to memorialize it," Bolton said on "New Day." "The White House counsel had to write it down. Otherwise, how would people throughout the government know what to declassify?"
'They would have resigned'
A former senior intelligence official said intelligence community leaders, such as then-CIA Director Gina Haspel, would have been informed of any declassification orders.
"And they would not have allowed it," the official said. "They would have resigned."
Steven Aftergood, director of the Federation of American Scientists Project on Government Secrecy and an expert on classification, noted that presidents have nearly unlimited discretion to classify and declassify information. But Aftergood said the notion that a document was declassified based on its location -- such as taking it out of the White House -- simply "strains credulity."
"A document that is classified in Washington, DC, is unclassified in Florida -- one could say such a thing, but it is nonsensical," he said. "And it calls into question the good faith of anyone who would make such a claim."
Troye, the former homeland security adviser to Pence, said, "there would be a paper trail of this blanket authority being the case, and in two and a half years of working in national security in the White House, not once did I ever hear this discussed."
Troye resigned from the Trump administration in August 2020 and now leads an anti-Trump Republican group.
Alyssa Farah Griffin, a CNN political commentator who resigned as White House communications director shortly after the 2020 presidential election, called a blanket declassification "deeply reckless."
"The idea that a president or former could essentially do whatever they want with our nation's secrets poses an incalculable risk to US national security," Griffin said.
"We would know," another former intelligence official said, adding that trying to say the documents were automatically declassified is like "trying to close the barn door after the horse."
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After decades of shutting down nuclear plants across the country, there is now a sudden growing political movement to hit the brakes, with much of it being led by environmental scientists.
A study from Pew Research Center found that nuclear power was barely more popular than coal and oil among the U.S. public, as vast majorities of respondents were instead in favor of increasing wind and solar energy intake. Despite this, the Biden administration announced $6 billion to keep current nuclear plants operational.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is now pushing to keep the state's last remaining nuclear plant, the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, open.
So, how has the debate around nuclear energy changed, and why are we seeing this sudden shift toward a less popular energy source?
In the postwar period, nuclear power plants began springing up around the country, encouraged by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who famously made his "Atoms for Peace” speech at the U.N. But, that wasn’t enough to calm the fears of nuclear armament and attacks as the U.S. headed into the Cold War.
Nuclear power plants depend on fuel rods where fission occurs, or in other words, the splitting of an atom. The rods are surrounded by water which helps keep them cool. The fission creates heat, which boils the surrounding water to make steam.
Steam is what powers a turbine to make energy.
If the fuel rods get too hot for some reason, that can cause a meltdown.
In 1979, the first major accident happened at a U.S. power plant. The Three Mile Island incident was a partial meltdown of a plant in Pennsylvania, where cleanup took over 20 years. Conflicting studies haven’t conclusively determined whether the disaster led to health problems, such as a rise in cancer in the area, but the image was already set in the public’s mind. The number of nuclear plants being built and kept open plummeted.
Further high-profile disasters made a lasting impact worldwide: In 1986, the Chornobyl disaster in the Soviet Union had horrific and deadly consequences. Then in 2011, the Fukushima plant meltdown was only added to the list, even though there were no reported deaths. These disasters also reinforced national security concerns about plants being potential targets of terrorist groups or wartime enemies, like Russia in Ukraine.
Several things have changed in recent years: Safer technology is being developed for future facilities, and now that China and Russia have overtaken the U.S. in the number of nuclear plants, there are new concerns about being energy independent.
But, one of the biggest reasons for the recent shift is climate change.
Nuclear power is still crucial to the energy grid. It still generates about 20% of the U.S. electricity supply, and it’s the single largest non-fossil energy source in the U.S. and second globally. Advocates say nuclear is going to be essential to meet emission goals in the fight against climate change.
Nuclear is what’s known as a "firm" energy source, meaning it’s always able to meet demand and produce energy. Renewables, like wind and solar, may also be clean, but they are limited by things like the weather or time of year.
So, the infrastructure needed for solar and wind energy to match nuclear output can’t be built fast enough to replace fossil and nuclear fuels quickly. As a result, nuclear often just gets replaced by fossil fuels, which can be seen in cases of plant closures in New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and more.
There’s no easy solution when it comes to nuclear power. And as the country races to meet its emissions goals, it seems clear that existing nuclear power plants will somehow be part of the strategy.
Back in California, at the Diablo Canyon plant, the governor announced last week plans to keep the plant open for another five to 10 years. The plant’s scheduled closing date was 2025. Gov. Newsom plans to use federal funds as a loan to The Pacific Gas & Electric company, which provides energy to millions of households in California, to keep the facility running.
The U.S. isn’t alone in rethinking plant closures. Many parts of Europe are also rethinking nuclear energy as countries race to meet climate goals and as they struggle with an energy crisis spurred on by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Some of these major sudden policy reversals could unfold as early as this fall.
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Over the past 14 years, veteran firefighter Terran Mark League Jr. has been in a confrontation with police in which they used a stun gun to detain him, accused in a domestic violence case of trying to strike a woman with a car and twice been ordered to enroll in anger management classes.
He has been convicted of three misdemeanors since 2008 and now faces a fourth misdemeanor count, sexual battery.
Even so, the 50-year-old Cal Fire/Riverside County battalion chief, formerly assigned to Temecula, remains on the job. Until earlier this year, when he was placed on administrative leave, he had been allowed to respond to calls.
Commonly known as Cal Fire, the state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection is comprised of roughly 9,800 permanent and seasonal employees and has broad responsibilities across California, including firefighting and protection of property and resources on tens of millions of acres of wildland. It also contracts with several counties and local governments to provide emergency services.
Yet despite repeated inquiries from the Southern California News Group, officials with the sprawling department have declined to say whether they have any specific policy describing what type of misconduct could result in more serious discipline than suspension, or how common it is for a firefighter to continue to work despite criminal convictions.
Battalion Chief John Heggie, a Cal Fire spokesman, said in a written statement that the department “expects its employees to uphold standards of professional conduct both on- and off-duty.” He said the agency is aware of the current criminal case against League and is monitoring it closely.
“Cal Fire is conducting an internal investigation and is in communication with the District Attorney’s office regarding its criminal investigation. We will determine (the) next steps in our administrative process at the appropriate time,” Hegge said.
A December 2021 Leadership Accountability Report issued by the department states that Cal Fire employees are responsible for reviewing a code of conduct and a “Departmental Incompatible Activities Statement,” though that report does not address any specifics on criminal behavior of workers.
The state supervisors’ handbook states, “An employee’s conviction of any felony, or any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, constitutes the basis for discipline. The conviction may be based on a plea or verdict of guilty or a plea of nolo contendere. There is no requirement for a clear connection between the offense and employment.” The handbook does not prescribe specific disciplines for that misconduct.
League’s attorney, John Pozza, did not respond to messages seeking comment. The union that represents firefighters at the battalion chief rank and below declined to comment.
League is not alone in being allowed by Cal Fire to keep a job after being accused of a violent run-in.
Division Chief Jodie Lynn Gray was in charge of firefighting operations in Temecula in 2019 when she was accused of pulling a gun on her boyfriend. Gray pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanors, brandishing a firearm and battery on a spouse or cohabitant, court records show. Cal Fire reassigned her to the Riverside Unit’s headquarters in Perris before transferring her to Palm Desert. Gray later retired and married her boyfriend. Gray is scheduled for trial in November.
League began his Cal Fire career in 2006 as an engineer in the San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit. In April 2008, League was picking up his two young daughters from a babysitter in Stockton when police determined he was under the influence.
“When officers attempted initially to detain League, he ignored their commands and pulled away from them. Officers used a stun gun to detain League,” according to the Stockton Record newspaper, an account confirmed by the Stockton Police Department.
League was arrested on suspicion of resisting arrest and public intoxication, both misdemeanors. He was charged with the latter count, San Joaquin County Superior Court records show. League pleaded no contest and was sentenced to two days in jail.
Eleven months later, in March 2019, League was driving in the same county when he had a confrontation with a 39-year-old woman. League, who had his 3- and 4-year-old daughters in the car, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon (the car), two counts of child endangerment one count of reckless driving, a misdemeanor, court records show.
League pleaded no contest to reckless driving. He was sentenced to three years probation, ordered to pay a $400 fine into a domestic violence fund, perform 50 hours of community service and enter a 16-week anger-management program. The judge also told League to stay away from the woman.
He joined the Riverside Unit in 2012 at the rank of captain and was promoted to battalion chief in 2015. His assignments included supervising fire stations in the Temecula area and, before his suspension, the California Conservation Corps Los Piños Center on Ortega Highway.
Two years later, in Riverside County, League was charged with misdemeanor battery. No details of the crime were available. He pleaded guilty in August 2019 and was sentenced to 60 days in jail and three years probation. He was ordered to take an anger-management class and avoid contact with a woman.
And then this March, League was charged with misdemeanor sexual battery and pleaded not guilty. A trial-readiness conference was set for Sept. 29.
Hegge, the Cal Fire spokesman, would not say that the department handles allegations of criminal misconduct on a case-by-case basis, but spokespersons for other fire departments say their agencies do.
Some crimes, such as arson, can be automatic disqualifiers in the fire service, even before a conviction. Eric Jabbar Norwood, a Cal Fire firefighter who was assigned to San Jacinto, was fired in 2015, three days after he and his wife were charged with arson and insurance fraud, both felonies. Prosecutors said Norwood and his wife torched his pickup and filed a false claim to get out from under an $830 monthly payment. They were convicted in 2021.
Some misdemeanors can derail a firefighter’s career, said Eric Sherwin, a spokesman for the San Bernardino County Fire Department. A conviction for driving under the influence could move a firefighter into a rank that doesn’t have a driving requirement, he said. Someone cannot be a paramedic with a domestic violence conviction.
And because firefighters have to enter someone’s property, a conviction for petty theft is “something the fire service takes a very hard look at,” Sherwin said.
“I don’t think you can create a single policy,” he added.
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By TERRI VERMEULEN KEITH
City News Service
LOS ANGELES – A 67-year-old man described by a prosecutor as a sexually motivated serial killer was convicted today of murdering two women in the 1980s, including one in Burbank.
A downtown Los Angeles jury deliberated for about three hours before convicting Horace Van Vaultz Jr. of first-degree murder for the July 16, 1981, strangulation of Selena Keough, a 21-year-old mother who was killed in San Bernardino County and dumped under bushes in Montclair, and the June 9, 1986, asphyxiation of Mary Duggan, a 22-year-old Reseda resident whose body was found in the trunk of her car in an empty parking lot in Burbank.
Jurors also found true multiple special circumstance allegations, meaning Vaultz faces a possible sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole when he is sentenced Sept. 19. The jury found true special circumstance allegations of multiple murders, murder during a rape involving both women and murder during sodomy involving Keough.
During the nearly monthlong trial, Vaultz denied any involvement in the killings.
Deputy District Attorney Beth Silverman told jurors in her closing argument the killings were “sexually motivated homicides” that were “committed by the same serial killer between 1981 and 1986,” and she urged jurors to find Vaultz guilty of both killings.
The prosecutor said Vaultz has been “unable to explain any of the evidence tying him to the murders in this case,” including DNA evidence found on or in the bodies of each of the women, who were discovered either fully or partially nude.
She cited “a ton of evidence” that points “only to the defendant.”
“The defendant chose these victims,” Silverman said. “The defendant is sitting here because he’s a serial killer … a sexual predator.”
The deputy district attorney noted that DNA evidence was not available for testing when Vaultz was acquitted of the 1986 killing of 25-year-old Janna Rowe in Ventura County, noting that he cannot be retried for that crime but the jury can use it as “pattern evidence.”
The prosecutor urged jurors to “hold him accountable” and to “tell him that his reign of terror ends now.”
Vaultz’s attorney, Damon Lamont Hobdy, countered that the prosecution “didn’t prove it.”
“If the evidence shows he’s not guilty, which it does, do your duty,” he told jurors, urging them to acquit Vaultz of both killings.
He acknowledged that his client — an admitted swinger who cheated on his wives and girlfriends — is “not perfect.” But the defense attorney said that doesn’t prove his client is a serial killer.
While testifying in his own defense, Vaultz told jurors he didn’t remember Keough or Duggan and was not responsible for their killings or that of Rowe, whom he admitted that he knew.
“My semen means I may have had sex with the person. It doesn’t mean I killed them,” said Vaultz, a former Marine.
“I’m telling you I didn’t kill anyone,” he said, when questioned about DNA evidence.
Vaultz, by then a Bakersfield resident, was arrested in Inglewood during a November 2019 traffic stop by Burbank police in connection with the killings of Keough and Duggan.
The case marked the first criminal prosecution in Los Angeles County involving investigative genetic genealogy, in which detectives access commercial DNA databases, load DNA material from the crime and find a relative’s match that can point toward a suspect and collect their DNA, then-Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey said at the time.
Then-Burbank Police Department Chief Scott LaChasse credited “more contemporary technology” with helping to identify Vaultz as the suspect.
Vaultz has remained behind bars without bail since his arrest, telling jurors that he has spent the past two years and nine months “courtesy of the L.A. County jail.”
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MANHATTAN BEACH — Tri Bourne spent nine years on the AVP Tour waiting to knock off an item from his lifelong bucket list last year: A win at the Manhattan Beach Open.
On Thursday, Bourne and his partner, Trevor Crabb, had their names etched onto the Manhattan Beach Pier – among the winners of the longest-running professional beach volleyball tournament in the country, dating to the early 1960s. Bourne and Crabb were joined by April Ross and Alix Klineman, last year’s women’s chamoions.
As the tournament returns this weekend, Bourne and Crabb will look to repeat at Manhattan Beach with last year’s career-defining victory fresh in their minds at what many in beach volleyball consider the mecca of the sport.
“It’s definitely the biggest tournament of the year as far as prestige goes,” said Miles Partain, who has been playing on the AVP circuit since 2017.
For Bourne, 33, last year’s win was a long time coming. He made it to the semifinals in 2014 and played in the tournament final in each of the next two years. But it all came together in 2021 when Bourne and Crabb upset top-seeded Casey Patterson and Chase Budinger in the final.
“One of the biggest dreams for an American volleyball player is to get on that pier,” Bourne said. “It’s just a big deal. You can win an event in Florida. But nobody will ever know unless they go look back at the list of your wins. This one, people are going to know just by walking around that pier.”
The tournament, featuring 32-team brackets for the men and women, began Thursday with an open qualifier. The main draw begins Friday and runs through the championship matches on Sunday. General admission is free.
It is the second of three Gold Series events this year and will feature the largest field of the entire season. The combined $300,000 payout to the winners is also tied for the highest this year.
“It’s going to be a crazy tournament,” said Sarah Sponcil, who is the top seed in the women’s bracket along with partner Terese Cannon. “I think anyone that knows the sport wants to go to the Manhattan Open and everyone wants to win.”
The list of previous winners at Manhattan Beach is a who’s who of beach volleyball legends, including Olympic gold medalists Kerri Walsh Jennings, Misty May-Treanor, Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers.
Al Lau, CEO of the AVP, said the tournament is the most recognized beach volleyball event in the country.
“You can always feel the energy and in terms of everyone’s anticipation for the Manhattan Beach Open,” Lau said. “It’s the history behind it. Who’s won it and how some of the most memorable matches that you see, all those elements come and make up what is Manhattan Beach.”
Bourne and Crabb are the second-seeded team in the men’s bracket, behind Chaim Schalk and Theo Brunner. Schalk and Brunner were upset by Partain and Paul Lotman at the last AVP event, another Gold Series tournament in Atlanta earlier this month. Partain and Lotman are the seeded third at Manhattan Beach.
On the women’s side, Sponcil and Cannon will look to sweep the Southern California portion of the AVP schedule, having already won at Hermosa Beach in July. They will likely have to get past the No. 2 seed pairing of Kelly Kolinske and Sara Hughes and third-seeded Kelly Cheng and Betsy Flint.
Geena Urango and Julia Scoles, who upset Sponcil and Cannon in the Atlanta final, are seeded fourth.
With many players either hailing from Southern California high schools and colleges or opting to live and train in the area, plenty of family and friends are expected to crowd the pier along with longtime and casual beach volleyball fans.
“There is so much hype about it,” said Zana Muno, who is the fifth seed on the women’s side along with her partner, Brandie Wilkerson. “I grew up in the South Bay, so lots of family and friends will be there. I’m doing my best to try and mitigate all that noise and just approach it like just another tournament.”
Bourne remembers being carried onto the shoulders of fans into the nearby Shellback Tavern after winning last year. It was, in his words, an “epic” and “proper” celebration.
“You just feel like you’re playing for more when you’re in SoCal because of the history of the sport in the area,” Bourne said. “When you’re the mecca, the fans are louder and more intense. It just raises the level of everything.”
AVP GOLD SERIES MANHATTAN BEACH OPEN
When: Friday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Where: Manhattan Beach Pier (south side)
How to watch: Live on YouTube/AVP Beach Volleyball. Delayed TV coverage: Aug. 23 from 7-9 p.m. on FS1, Aug. 27 on Bally Sports, with times varying by region, and Aug. 28 on the Tennis Channel from 8 a.m.-noon
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UCLA football coach Chip Kelly and offensive line coach Tim Drevno are tasked with putting together the best combination to protect UCLA’s top two offensive playmakers, quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson and running back Zach Charbonnet, for the season opener against Bowling Green on Sept. 3.
The offensive line unit did have some key departures, including position coach Justin Frye, during the offseason, but there’s enough returning experience to help keep up with last year’s production.
The line’s interior will feature center Sam Marrazzo and a combination of Jon Gaines II, Duke Clemens and Atonio Mafi at two guard spots.
There’s still a sense of competition for the two tackle spots that could carry on throughout the final week of camp. Last year’s starter were Alec Anderson and Sean Rhyan, who decided to forgo their remaining eligibility to pursue careers in the NFL.
Rhyan was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the third round with the 92nd overall pick, after starting at left tackle for all 31 games during his three years with the Bruins. Anderson started 20 games during his four years with the program before signing with the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent.
Raiqwon O’Neal, a redshirt junior transfer from Rutgers, appears to be the solution for the void left by Rhyan on the left side of the line.
“While losing Sean and Alec who had a lot of experience, it’s great to have another guy come in with the same amount of experience,” Mafi said. “Most of us have played a lot before, so just having another guy that has the experience, even though it was in the Big Ten (Conference), is good for us.”
O’Neal has already left an early impression on members of the program, following his arrival in late June.
“He has really good football acumen,” coach Chip Kelly said. “He’s a smart kid when it comes to football. … We’re impressed with his retention and his athleticism.”
O’Neal was the starter at left tackle for 21 of the 32 games he played at Rutgers.
The Bruins’ veteran offensive linemen are able to use their experience to help O’Neal and Jaylan Jeffers, a transfer from Oregon, with the terminology that is different from their previous programs.
True freshman Sam Yoon (Loyola High) has also received high praise from the veterans ahead of him.
“He’s coming in and picked up on stuff really fast,” Marrazzo said about Yoon. “He’s really mature and takes all of his notes and I couldn’t be happier with where we are all going.”
Marrazzo said he’s back at full strength throughout training camp, after overcoming leg injuries in each of the past two seasons. His absence created a need for the other Bruins to be versatile and play at other positions along the line.
“Versatility is always big on this offensive line so everybody’s getting reps everywhere,” Gaines said. “Everyone’s competing really hard and that’s just going to make the best five rise.”
Kelly and Drevno continue to work through the rest of the training camp to find the answer at right tackle, which is one of the remaining position battles.
Redshirt freshman Garrett DiGiorgio and redshirt senior Tyler Manoa are among the potential candidates for the job.
DiGiorgio received praise for how quickly he was coming along as a true freshman last season but saw limited action, playing in the season opener against Hawaii and one start at right tackle against Utah.
Manoa played in 41 games as a defensive lineman or as a special teams player over the last four years but is now on the offensive line in search of a new opportunity.
Manoa became the fourth defensive lineman in as many years to make the switch over to offense.
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2 men arrested for stealing 57 watermelons, sheriff’s office says
MERCED, Calif. (Gray News) – Two men in California were arrested for stealing 57 watermelons from a field Monday evening, according to officials.
The Merced County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called to a property for a report of trespassing. When they arrived, they spoke to a man who said that people were stealing watermelons from his field.
Deputies said they witnessed a car leaving the field and were able to stop the vehicle. Deputies found 57 watermelons in the backseat and trunk of the car.
The sheriff’s office said Erick Vasquez, 23, and Brayan Vasquez Buenrostro, 30, were arrested.
According to jail records, the two face numerous charges related to the incident, including felony grand theft of fruit.
The watermelons were returned to the victim.
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Apple warns of security flaw for iPhones, iPads and Macs
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple disclosed serious security vulnerabilities Wednesday for iPhones, iPads and Macs.
The software flaws could potentially allow attackers to take complete control of these devices, Apple said in two security reports.
The company said it is “aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.”
Security experts have advised users to update affected devices — the iPhones6S and later models; several models of the iPad, including the 5th generation and later, all iPad Pro models and the iPad Air 2; and Mac computers running MacOS Monterey.
It also affects some iPod models.
Apple’s explanation of the vulnerability means a hacker could get “full admin access to the device” so that they can “execute any code as if they are you, the user,” said Rachel Tobac, CEO of SocialProof Security.
Those who should be particularly attentive to updating their software are “people who are in the public eye” such as activists or journalists who might be the targets of sophisticated nation-state spying, Tobac said.
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Justice Dept.: 3 men charged in Whitey Bulger’s killing
BOSTON (AP) — Three men, including a Mafia hitman, have been charged in the killing of notorious Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger in a West Virginia prison, the Justice Department said Thursday.
The charges against Fotios “Freddy” Geas, Paul J. DeCologero and Sean McKinnon come nearly four years after Bulger’s killing, which raised questions about why the known “snitch” was placed in the general population instead of more protective housing. The men were charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder.
Bulger was beaten to death at USP Hazelton in October 2018 hours after he was transferred from a prison in Florida, where he had been serving a life sentence for 11 murders and other crimes. Prosecutors allege Geas and DeCologero struck Bulger in the head multiple times and caused his death.
The Justice Department has also charged Geas, 55, and DeCologero, 48, with aiding and abetting first-degree murder, along with assault resulting in serious bodily injury. Geas faces a separate charge for murder by a federal inmate serving a life sentence, and McKinnon, 36, is charged separately with making false statements to a federal agent.
Geas and DeCologero were identified as suspects shortly after Bulger’s death, according to law enforcement officials at the time, but they remained uncharged as the investigation dragged on for years.
They were placed in solitary confinement throughout the probe, family members told The Boston Globe. McKinnon’s mother told the newspaper that her son, who was Geas’ roommate at the time of Bulger’s killing, told her he didn’t know anything about the slaying.
Emails seeking comment were sent Thursday to lawyers for Geas and Bulger’s family. It wasn’t immediately clear if McKinnon and DeCologero had attorneys to comment on their behalf.
Geas remains in prison in Hazelton and DeCologero is being held in another federal prison facility. McKinnon, who prosecutors say was on federal supervised release when the indictment was handed down, was arrested Thursday in Florida.
Bulger’s family sued the Federal Bureau of Prisons and 30 unnamed employees of the prison system over his death, alleging that it appeared that the murderous gangster was “deliberately sent to his death” at the penitentiary nicknamed “Misery Mountain.”
Bulger was the third inmate killed in six months at USP Hazelton, where workers and advocates had long been warning about dangerous conditions. A federal judge dismissed the family’s lawsuit in January.
Bulger, who ran the largely Irish mob in Boston in the 1970s and ‘80s, served as an FBI informant who ratted on his gang’s main rival in an era when bringing down the Mafia was a top national priority for the FBI. He later became one of the nation’s most-wanted fugitives.
Bulger fled Boston in late 1994 after his FBI handler, John Connolly Jr., warned him he was about to be indicted. With a $2 million reward on his head, Bulger became one of the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted” criminals.
After more than 16 years on the run, he was captured at age 81 in Santa Monica, California, where he had been living in a rent-controlled apartment near the beach with his longtime girlfriend, Catherine Greig.
A prison workers’ union official told The Associated Press in 2018 that sending Bulger to the troubled federal penitentiary that housed other New England gangsters was like giving him a “death sentence.”
His transfer to Hazelton was prompted by disciplinary issues, a federal law enforcement official told The Associated Press in 2018. The official insisted on anonymity because he was not authorized to release details. In February 2018, Bulger threatened an assistant supervisor at the prison in Florida, telling her “your day of reckoning is coming.”
DeCologero was part of an organized crime gang led by his uncle on Massachusetts’ North Shore called the “DeCologero Crew.”
He was convicted of buying heroin that was used to try to kill a teenage girl his uncle wanted dead because he feared she “would betray the crew to police.” The heroin didn’t kill her, so another man broke her neck, dismembered her and buried her remains in the woods, court records say.
Geas was a close associate of the Mafia and acted as an enforcer, but was not an official “made” member because he’s Greek, not Italian.
Geas and his brother were sentenced to life in prison in 2011 for their roles in several violent crimes, including the 2003 killing of Adolfo “Big Al” Bruno, a Genovese crime family boss in Springfield, Massachusetts. Another mobster ordered Bruno’s killing because he was upset he had talked to the FBI, prosecutors said.
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Hail and 70 mph winds lashed my face as I climbed over John Gardner Pass, the highest point of Torres del Paine’s iconic O trek in Chilean Patagonia. The hike started hours before sunrise in the pitch-black dark. Now with the hardest part of the trek behind me, I could finally see the view: A rainbow—the first of several that day—emerged from the clouds and arched over the jagged crevasses of Grey Glacier and the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. Exhausted and exhilarated, my eyes watered from the wind. Or maybe it was the overwhelming awe I felt looking at the seemingly endless ice cap before me.
Everything looks and feels extreme here—it’s Patagonia after all.
Patagonia is synonymous with adventure, in part thanks to the eponymous outdoor gear brand (and its founder’s conservation legacy). The word alone conjures up images of glaciers hanging over turquoise lakes, expansive golden plains, massive granite spires, elusive pumas, and doe-eyed guanacos (llamas’ wilder cousins).
This land of extremes can all be experienced in Torres del Paine National Park. Dubbed “the crown jewel of Patagonia,” the 448,280-acre park lures hikers from all over the world. And the best way to take it in is on one of the park’s classic multiday treks on well-maintained trails with accessible campsites and lodges along the way.
After flying to Chile for an Antarctica expedition last February, I couldn’t pass up a chance to tack on a trip to Patagonia. After 18 days at sea, I craved going at my own pace, wide open spaces, and a physical challenge. So the full O trek was the ideal route for me, but these tips below are applicable for both of the classic routes: the O or W.
Here’s what you need to know before going on a multiday trek in Patagonia’s Torres del Paine National Park.
1. Choose between the challenging O trek or the shorter, more hiked W trek
Torres del Paine has two multiday trek routes, the O (the full circuit with 85 miles over eight to nine days) and the W (the bottom half of the circuit with 46 miles over four to seven days). The W is the more popular route as it takes less time and forgos arguably the toughest part, the John Gardner Pass, which has an elevation gain of 3,940 feet over 13.6 miles.
The O must be hiked counterclockwise, while the W can be taken in either direction. Ask hikers why they chose their trek route, and often it comes down to time. Also, the top half of the O includes much more challenging terrain, and there’s one night you’ll have to camp and bring your own food. On the W, you’ll have options for cabins, plus full room and board (breakfast, bag lunch, and dinner).
While the O trek includes sweeping views of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field and runs alongside the Grey Glacier, the W (aka the bottom half of the O) includes the most iconic spots on the trail: iceberg-speckled Grey Lake, the panoramic views of the Paine massif in the French Valley, and the trail to the base of the namesake “blue towers.”
I chose the O trek because I had the time and wanted the challenge. Fortunately, I was able to join a group of friends hiking the top of the O circuit. After I completed the top half of the O circuit with my friends, who are guides for a WHOA Patagonia trip and backpacking experts at Operation Adventure, I then hiked the bottom half of the circuit, or the W, solo.
2. Should you take a guided tour or hike alone?
There are benefits to both. After coming off an Antarctica 18-day expedition, I craved alone time and going at my own speed. I was able to get the best of both worlds by hiking the more challenging top half of the O trek with friends, then hiking the more trodden, populated bottom half of O (or W) solo. And I did the entire trek without a guide, which felt completely safe.
The benefits of a self-guided hike are that you can hike at your own pace and enjoy the silence and satisfaction of navigating the path on your own. The trail is well-marked and extremely easy to follow. A concern of mine before I started was “Will I get lost?” Not once did I question if I was on the trail. But I downloaded the All Trails app ahead of time, just in case.
Worried you’ll get lonely? Solo trekkers will still have plenty of social opps at the refugios, the accommodations/cabins with beds, meal service, and a small shop for food and supplies, along the trail. Some refugios have bars, and if you choose the dinner option, you’ll be eating family style and comparing notes with fellow hikers from around the globe.
While my entire O circuit trek was self-guided (even the part with friends), I still used the local experts at adventure company Chile Nativo to help me book all the campsites and provide tips for the trek. It’s a bit of a confusing process booking it on your own because three different agencies manage the campsites and refugios in Torres del Paine. The campsites/refugios can be booked online through these three websites: Vertice Patagonia, Las Torres, and CONAF.
The benefits of joining a guided trek with a company such as Chile Nativo are that not only will you leave all the logistics and planning up to the experts but you’ll also learn so much more about the flora and fauna with a local guide hiking alongside you. Plus, you’re guaranteed to have a group of fellow hikers to eat and bond with. So if you’re nervous about doing a multiday hike alone, taking a guided trek makes the most sense.
Whether you go alone or guided, book well in advance as campsites fill up fast. The most popular time to hike and visit Torres del Paine National Park is during the Patagonian summer months of December to February. I went in March and the weather was early fall-like and there were fewer crowds.
3. Weather is wildly erratic; pack smart and light layers
Patagonia is known for its unpredictable weather. The common refrain here is that you’ll experience all four seasons in a day. Or, as I recall, I experienced rain, wind, hail, sunshine, and rainbows—double ones even—in a few hours hiking down from the John Gardner Pass. Packing smart, but still light, is key. It’s essential to pack quick-drying and breathable fabrics and light insulating layers.
Rain gear is a must
You’ll want a windproof and waterproof option, like the Arc’teryx Beta LT Jacket Hadron ($450, arcteryx.com). High winds make a lightweight insulating layer necessary, like the Helly Hansen Hybrid Insulator Jacket ($200, hellyhansen.com). I lived in it and on cold nights I slept in it, too. And while you might not use rain pants every day, you will want them when it’s pouring, so it’s worth adding those to your packing list.
Keep your feet dry and blister free
My waterproof Lowa Gore-Tex hiking boots (from $154, lowaboots.com) kept my feet dry walking through mud and streams, yet were light enough for everyday use. In addition to waterproof boots, you’ll also want to look for taller options since ankle support on steep stretches is a must. You’ll also want to pack liner socks. Every day I wore two pairs of socks—a thin wool liner sock ($15, rei.com) plus Smartwool’s classic full-cushion hiking socks ($22, rei.com)—which kept me blister free for the entire trek. If you do tend to get blisters, it doesn’t hurt to pack moleskin and wrapping tape just in case.
Other essentials to pack
- First-aid kit
- A wool hat that stays on during intense wind
- Sunglasses and sunscreen since the sun is very strong when it comes out
What to rent there
You can rent hiking poles in town at Rental Natales in Puerto Natales, as well as get anything else you might need. Hiking poles are essential for steep paths and to disperse strain on your body; you’ll also need them on super windy stretches to help anchor you—yes, it’s truly that windy.
Prepare to unplug
Buy your park pass and have all your receipts for refugios/meals saved on your phone so you can access them without phone signal or Wi-Fi, which you won’t have, unless you pay for it at the refugios. (FYI: It’s not cheap and you have to pay by the hour.) Some refugios don’t offer internet at all, so be prepared to be fully unplugged.
4. Save space in your pack and opt for tent setup and three full meals a day
When I booked my campsites, I included a tent and sleeping bag every night with my reservations. In addition to making my pack lighter, it was so nice to arrive at camp every night to have my tent already set up. I found the tents and sleeping bags I rented from every refugio to be very clean. To save space in my 32-liter Dueter pack ($170, dueter.com), I chose the full meal option, which includes breakfast, dinner, and a packed lunch. I’m a pescatarian and I was surprised by the food options along the way that catered to vegetarians. My first meal at Seron Camp—salmon and calafate (Patagonian blueberry) ice cream—was particularly memorable. You’ll still want to pack your own snacks though.
5. It’s safe to drink the water right from the glacier-fed streams
One thing you should never be carrying in Patagonia (or anywhere for that matter) is a plastic disposable bottle. Luckily, you won’t have to wait until you get to camp and the refugios to fill your reusable water bottles. The water in Torres del Paine National Park is safe to drink, with caution, of course. It is not recommended to drink water from streams and rivers located near the refugios due to human presence, but there will be marked areas on the trail showing a good place to fill up your water bottle. If you fill it from a waterfall or upstream, you should be fine. Apps like Far Out or All Trails can point you to the next water source. If you’re still worried about it, pack a Grayl water bottle (from $100, grayl.com) that purifies water in seconds.
6. Don’t be that traveler. Trek and tread responsibly.
In the past 20 years, two fires caused by irresponsible tourists resulted in massive fires that destroyed over 74,000 acres of native forests around the Grey Camp area and Pehoe Lake. It will take a century for these slow-growth forests to return. Follow the fire rules here. It’s extremely windy in the park, so don’t cook anywhere other than designated areas at camps.
Beyond following fire regulations, some other basic campsite etiquette applies here, too: Pack out all your trash. Stay on the trail. Don’t carve your name into a rock or take one home with you. Don’t blast music while you hike. And please, don’t spend all night talking in your tent. A thin piece of nylon isn’t a sound barrier and the whole campsite will be up with you.
7. Don’t fear pumas—you’ll be lucky to see them, and it won’t be on the trails
The reigning wildlife of Torres del Paine is, without a doubt, the Patagonia puma. Patagonia has the highest density of pumas in the world, and while they live in both Chile and Argentina, they are more protected in Chile where it’s illegal to hunt pumas. The rise of puma tourism in Chile has fueled their conservation by giving an economic incentive to gauchos who used to hunt pumas to protect their livestock. Now former gauchos use their spotting skills for responsible “puma tracking.” Once enemies, the gaucho and the puma are now allies.
An estimated 50 to 200 pumas live in Torres del Paine National Park. Before I trekked the O, I went out with a legendary puma tracker, Pepe Wayaja V. Growing up as a gaucho needing to protect his sheep, he developed a sixth sense for spotting the largest predator in Patagonia. Now he takes photographers, documentary film crews, and wide-eyed travelers out to find the elusive cats. He’s even named them and taught me about the patterns of his big cat friends.
To date, there have been no puma attacks on humans in the park. Because pumas avoid human-trafficked areas, it’s unlikely you’ll encounter one on the trails or at your campsite. Growing up camping and being afraid of bears and snakes, I was glad to not have to worry about any wild animals during my trek.
8. Don’t miss a chance to trek on Grey Glacier
Outside Antarctica and Greenland, the Southern Patagonian Ice Field is the largest contiguous ice field in the world. Unfortunately, it’s shrinking at some of the highest rates on the planet. Part of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, Grey Glacier is Torres del Paine’s largest and most spectacular glacier, almost 100 feet tall and four miles wide.
While it’s not part of the circuit routes, I highly recommend taking an extra day at Camp Grey to go glacier trekking. Bigfoot Patagonia is the only company currently offering a glacier trekking experience, a five-hour guided trek looking at crevasses, tunnels, and lagoons on Grey Glacier. It will also supply the necessary crampons, helmet, and harness.
You can get a closer look at the icebergs birthed from Grey Glacier by kayaking along them on Grey Lake. My guide, and the owner Kayak Sin Fronteras, took us so close to one blue iceberg on Grey Lake we grazed it with our hand—before we kayaked down the Serrano River.
For a more leisurely look at Grey Glacier, you can view it from Grey Lake onboard the Grey Navigator boat with a pisco sour in hand (chilled with ice cubes from ’bergy bits brought in from the lake that morning). When the boat gets closer to Grey Glacier, you’ll be lucky to witness a dramatic crack and thunder as the glacier calves icebergs into Grey Lake. While calving is a natural occurrence here, it’s also a reminder of how fast the ice field is melting overall.
9. Where to stay in Torres Del Paine National Park before and after your trek
Make your base in Puerto Natales, Torres del Paine’s adventure hub town about an hour’s drive from the entrance to the national park, where you can get all the gear for your trek. Most hotels let you store your luggage while you are on your treks. Hotel Vendaval was my comfortable base for my days back in town as I geared up and fueled up with my favorite local dish, paila marina, or traditional Chilean seafood soup. Stock up on local carmerere, Chile’s signature red, at Wine & Market in town. You’ll have a lot to celebrate and toast to after completing your trek.
If you want to treat yourself to a luxurious lodging experience after a long trek, you have options right in the park. Explora Torres del Paine is the only all-inclusive luxury hotel right in the heart of the park on the turquoise shores of Pehoe Lake. (Bonus: it’s the only lodging with its own boat in the park.) Hotel Lago Grey is right outside the park and overlooks the iceberg-dotted Grey Lake. EcoCamp Patagonia offers sustainable, decked-out dome tents right off the trail. And Chile Nativo has set up new glamping-style lotus dome tents along the quiet Serrano River with a full-service dining lodge. After a day’s adventures, you’ll be treated to locally sourced delicacies, such as king crab and Patagonian lamb. | https://www.afar.com/magazine/what-you-need-to-know-before-hiking-torres-del-paine-patagonia | 2022-08-18T22:54:47Z | afar.com | control | https://www.afar.com/magazine/what-you-need-to-know-before-hiking-torres-del-paine-patagonia | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
(NEXSTAR) – One of the world’s largest known moths has been reported for the first time in the United States, and experts are now asking residents to report any other sightings of the insect.
Entomologists in Washington state confirmed the discovery of an atlas moth in Bellevue, located west of Seattle, earlier this month. The Washington State Department of Agriculture said the moth, found on the side of a garage, was reported by a University of Washington professor in early July.
After confirming the species with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, experts now believe this is the first time the moth has been detected in the U.S.
The atlas moth is a native of Asia, primarily from India to the Philippines and south to Indonesia, according to the California Academy of Sciences. Its wingspan of 10 inches is second only to the white witch moth of Central and South America, which has a wingspan of 14 inches.
Its wings are also mesmerizing to some and serve as protection from birds looking for a snack. When open, the atlas moth’s wings may appear to instead be two cobra heads, deterring predators.
Despite its size, the atlas moth doesn’t live long. As London’s Natural History Museum explains, the moth’s proboscis – what butterflies and moths use to drink nectar – is very small and unusable. Because it has no way to eat, the moth typically lives only one to two weeks.
The moth gains much of its sustenance as a caterpillar. During this phase, they will eat leaves of cinnamon, citrus fruit, guava, and Jamaican cherry trees. Moth caterpillars produce silk, and the cocoons they leave behind are sometimes used as purses, according to the Museum.
The atlas moth is a federally quarantined pest in the U.S., according to Washington State officials. This means it is illegal to have or sell live atlas moths, regardless of their stage in life, without a permit from the USDA.
This is the only atlas moth reported in Washington so far, meaning there is no evidence a population has been established in the state. Without a known way to trap the moth, officials are now relying on reports from the public to determine if there are more in the state.
Officials haven’t explained how the moth may have found its way to the U.S.
Because it is a tropical species, Sven Spichiger, managing entomologist for the state’s Department of Agriculture, says its unclear whether the atlas moth could even survive the conditions of the Pacific Northwest.
“USDA is gathering available scientific and technical information about this moth and will provide response recommendations, but in the meantime, we hope residents will help us learn if this was a one-off escapee or whether there might indeed be a population in the area,” Spichiger said in a statement.
If you spot this mesmerizing moth, you are encouraged to take a photo of it, note where you spotted it, and notify your state or local agriculture department.
This rare sighting comes as officials on the other side of the country are warning residents to kill a stunning but invasive bug that could drastically impact certain trees and even grape and wine industries.
Measuring about one inch in size, the spotted lanternfly, with its spots and pair of bright red wings, was first detected in the U.S. in 2014. It has since spread to 11 states, primarily across the Northeast. The spotted lanternfly is a native of China and feasts off of fruit, ornamental, and woody trees, especially the tree of heaven, a fellow invasive species native to China, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
If allowed to spread, experts say the spotted lanternfly “could seriously impact the country’s grape, orchard, and logging industries.”
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FORT HOOD, Texas – The activation of the 15th Finance Battalion, which recently received orders to re-activate, brings unique capabilities to the Division and Fort Hood through planning, integration, and synchronization of finance operations.
Lt. Col. Ralph E. Schneider IV assumed command of the 15th Finance Battalion, on August 17, 2022, during a ceremony on Cooper Field.
“The 15th Finance Battalion’s sphere of support not only impacts the Soldiers of the 1st Cavalry Division,” said Col. Anthony L. Wilson Sr., commander, 1st Cavalry Division Sustainment Brigade. “It’s directly impacting the lives of Soldiers across the entire installation as well as those Soldiers that are preparing to deploy. It is clear to see that this organization truly embodies People First!”
The activation ceremony is also significant because the 15th Finance Battalion, originally called the 15th Finance Company, was assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division when it was first created on March 15, 1971, before it was redesignated.
The unit last deployed in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm as the 15th Finance Support Unit, where they earned a Meritorious Unit Commendation for their superior performance.
The activation of this battalion also aids the People First mission by delivering superior financial support and financial capabilities to the Troopers and their families.
“This capability is extremely important as the 1st Cavalry Division is the most lethal modernized division in the Army,” said Wilson. “The reactivation of the 15th Finance Battalion is another method in which to put People First as it enables the Division to deliver financial support to First Team Soldiers as well as their families through enhanced methods and finance capabilities.”
Over time, the 15th Finance Battalion will continue to grow to ensure they accomplish the 1st Cavalry Division’s mission of being the most modern warfighting unit in the United States Army.
“There are close to 80 Soldiers that make up this battalion, but over time you will grow to a battalion of 180 finance professionals,” said Wilson. “Ready to support the 1st Cavalry Division and Fort Hood, Texas”
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Online-wagering platform partner DraftKings readies for timely debut of online and mobile sports betting in Kansas
OLATHE, Kan., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Butler National Corporation (OTCQB: BUKS), through its wholly-owned subsidiary that manages Boot Hill Casino & Resort in Dodge City, Kansas, has received Sports Wagering Management Contract approval from the Kansas Lottery.
Earlier this summer, Butler National announced sports wagering platform agreements with DraftKings and Bally's Corporation.
The Sports Wagering Management Contract provides for the management of sports wagering, both in-house at the Boot Hill Casino, as well as through three Kansas Lottery approved Interactive Sports Wagering Platforms. The contract term is for five years and provides the statutory revenue share of ten percent to the state.
"We've been working diligently with our current online wagering platform partners to bring online sports betting to Kansans just as soon as regulators give us the green light," said Clark Stewart, CEO, Butler National Corporation. "The approval of the Sports Wagering Management Contract brings us one step closer to that significant achievement."
In anticipation of the launch of sports wagering by the Kansas Lottery, DraftKings expects a timely debut of its Kansas platform on the day the regulators approve the initial launch.
Boot Hill Casino & Resort, located in Dodge City, Kansas, also anticipates unveiling its on-site interim sportsbook and plans to accept wagers shortly after launch of the Interactive Sports Wagering Platform.
"Our team is focused on the timely launch of the DraftKings mobile platform and the DraftKings retail sports book at Boot Hill Casino in Dodge City," said Stewart. "We are thrilled to bring the excitement of sports wagering to our casino guests and to all Kansans."
Butler National is a recognized provider of professional management services in the gaming industry and a leader in special mission aircraft modifications.
Once the Kansas Lottery launches sports wagering, anyone legally permitted within the geographical boundaries of Kansas can place bets directly from their mobile devices or computers by accessing a participating sports book or eventually by visiting a lottery gaming facility.
Butler National Corporation has been a recognized provider of professional management services in the gaming industry for more than 20 years. Following the enactment of the Kansas Expanded Lottery Act (KELA), Butler National competed for a contract to manage a Lottery Gaming Facility for the State of Kansas. In 2008, Butler National Service Corporation (a Butler National Corporation subsidiary) proposed and was awarded a contract to manage the Boot Hill Casino & Resort in Dodge City. When Boot Hill Casino opened in 2009, it was the first state-owned and -operated casino in Kansas. In addition to its gaming division, Butler National manufactures, sells and services support systems for private, commercial and military aircraft.
Boot Hill Casino & Resort, managed by BHCMC, LLC and Butler National Service Corporation, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Butler National Corporation (OTCQB: BUKS), features over 500 electronic gaming machines, 14 table games, and a 150-seat casual dining restaurant known as Firesides at Boot Hill.
The $90 million Boot Hill Casino project opened in December 2009. The lottery facility games at Boot Hill Casino & Resort are owned and operated by the Kansas Lottery. The Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission provides regulatory oversight for the casino. For more information about Boot Hill Casino & Resort, please visit us at www.boothillcasino.com, or call us at 1.877.906.0777.
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PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kodiak Sciences Inc. (Nasdaq: KOD), a biopharmaceutical company committed to researching, developing and commercializing transformative therapeutics to treat high prevalence retinal diseases, today announced that results from the Phase 3 BEACON study in Retinal Vein Occlusion (RVO) of its investigational therapy tarcocimab tedromer (KSI-301) will be presented at two upcoming ophthalmology conferences: the 22nd EURETINA Congress in Hamburg, Germany, and the 2022 American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting in Chicago, Illinois.
Details of the presentations are as follows:
22nd EURETINA Congress, Euretina Session 8: Late Breakings (Hamburg, Germany)
Title: KSI-301 Anti-VEGF Antibody Biopolymer Conjugate for Retinal Vein Occlusion: Primary 24-Week Efficacy and Safety Outcomes of the BEACON Phase 3 Pivotal Study
Presenter: Arshad Khanani, M.D., M.A., FASRS, Director of Clinical Research, Sierra Eye Associates, Reno, NV
Presentation date and time: September 2, 2022; 16:45 CEST
2022 American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting, Retina Subspecialty Day (Chicago, Illinois)
Title: KSI-301 Anti-VEGF Antibody Biopolymer Conjugate for Retinal Vein Occlusion: Primary and Secondary 24- Week Efficacy and Safety Outcomes of the BEACON Phase 3 Pivotal Study
Presenter: Michael A Singer, M.D., Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Health Science Center, and Director of Clinical Research, Medical Center Ophthalmology Associates, San Antonio, TX
Presentation date and time: September 30, 2022; 4:39 PM CST
Kodiak plans to post the slides from these presentations on the "Events and Presentations" section of Kodiak's website at http://ir.kodiak.com/ following each presentation.
About tarcocimab tedromer (KSI-301)
Tarcocimab tedromer is an investigational anti-VEGF therapy built on Kodiak's Antibody Biopolymer Conjugate (ABC) Platform and is designed to maintain potent and effective drug levels in ocular tissues for longer than existing available agents. Kodiak's objective with tarcocimab tedromer is to develop a new first-line agent to improve outcomes for patients with retinal vascular diseases and to enable earlier treatment and prevention of vision loss for patients with diabetic eye disease. The tarcocimab tedromer clinical program is designed to assess the product's durability, efficacy and safety in wet AMD, DME, RVO and non-proliferative DR (without DME) through clinical studies run in parallel. The Company's GLEAM and GLIMMER studies in patients with diabetic macular edema, the BEACON study in patients with retinal vein occlusion, the DAYLIGHT study in patients with wet AMD and the GLOW study in patients with NPDR are anticipated to form the basis of the Company's BLA to support potential approval and commercialization in multiple indications. The global tarcocimab tedromer clinical program is being conducted at 150+ study sites in more than 10 countries. Kodiak is developing and owns global rights to tarcocimab tedromer.
About the BEACON Study
The Phase 3 BEACON study is a global, multi-center, randomized study designed to evaluate the durability, efficacy and safety of tarcocimab tedromer in 568 patients with treatment-naïve macular edema due to retinal vein occlusion, including both branch and central subtypes. Patients are randomized 1:1 to receive tarcocimab 5 mg or aflibercept 2 mg. In the first six months, patients receiving tarcocimab are treated with a proactive, fixed regimen which includes two monthly loading doses followed by treatment every 8 weeks, and patients receiving aflibercept are treated monthly as per its label. In the second six months, patients in both groups will receive treatment on an individualized basis per protocol-specified criteria. Patients can then continue to receive tarcocimab tedromer for an additional six months on an individualized basis. In the BEACON study, tarcocimab tedromer dosed every two months met the primary endpoint of non-inferior visual acuity gains compared to aflibercept dosed every month. Tarcocimab is the first anti-VEGF therapy to achieve non-inferiority in visual acuity gains while doubling the treatment interval in patients with RVO. In the study, tarcocimab was well tolerated with a low rate of intraocular inflammation and no new or unexpected safety signals. Results from the BEACON study are intended to serve as the basis for the potential approval of tarcocimab in RVO. Additional information about the BEACON study (also called Study KS301P103) can be found on www.clinicaltrials.gov under Trial Identifier NCT04592419 (https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT04592419).
About Kodiak Sciences Inc.
Kodiak (Nasdaq: KOD) is a biopharmaceutical company committed to researching, developing and commercializing transformative therapeutics to treat high prevalence retinal diseases. Founded in 2009, we are focused on bringing new science to the design and manufacture of next generation retinal medicines to prevent and treat the leading causes of blindness globally. Our ABC Platform™ uses molecular engineering to merge the fields of antibody-based and chemistry-based therapies and is at the core of Kodiak's discovery engine. Kodiak's lead product candidate, tarcocimab tedromer, is a novel anti-VEGF antibody biopolymer conjugate being developed for the treatment of retinal vascular diseases including wet age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in elderly patients in the developed world, and diabetic eye diseases, the leading cause of blindness in working-age patients in the developed world. Kodiak has leveraged its ABC Platform to build a pipeline of product candidates in various stages of development. KSI-501 is our dual inhibitor antibody biopolymer conjugate targeting both VEGF (VEGF-trap) and IL-6 (anti-IL-6 antibody) for the treatment of retinal diseases. We are expanding our early research pipeline to include ABC Platform based triplet inhibitors for multifactorial retinal diseases such as dry AMD and glaucoma. Kodiak is based in Palo Alto, CA. For more information, please visit www.kodiak.com.
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Finally, we have a glimmer of good news about monkeypox: The outbreaks in some countries, including the U.K., Germany and parts of Canada, are starting to slow down.
On top of that, the outbreak in New York City may also be peaking and on the decline, according to new data from the city's health department.
All these outbreaks are "far from extinguished," says infectious disease specialist Dr. Donald Vinh at McGill University in Montreal. But there are signs that, in some places, "they're a bit more under control than they had been."
For example, in the U.K., the number of new cases reported each day has steadily declined since late July, dropping from 50 daily cases to only about 25. (By contrast, here in the U.S., daily cases are still increasing. Since late July, the U.S. daily count has risen from 350 new cases to 450 cases.)
Some health officials credit the monkeypox vaccine – and its quick rollout – as the key factor that's slowing the spread of the virus in the U.K..
"Over 25,000 have been vaccinated with the smallpox vaccine, as part of the strategy to contain the monkeypox outbreak in the UK.," the U.K. Health Security Agency wrote on Twitter on Tuesday. "These 1000s of vaccines, given by the NHS to those at highest risk of exposure, should have a significant impact on the transmission of the virus."
Indeed, the U.K. and parts of Canada rolled out the vaccine in late May, weeks before doses became available in most U.S. cities.
But does the monkeypox vaccine have the ability to stop or curb the spread of the virus? To answer that question, we need to first understand a few basics about this vaccine.
What actually is the monkeypox vaccine? How does it work?
So the monkeypox vaccine is actually the smallpox vaccine. Maybe that sounds a bit strange, but in fact the two pox viruses are related. They're a bit like cousins.
Health-care workers used an earlier version of this vaccine to eradicate smallpox in the 1970s. So versions of this vaccine have been given to hundreds of millions of people over the past century. It has a long track record.
Back in the late 1980s, researchers started to notice something remarkable about this vaccine. During a monkeypox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then called Zaire), people who were immunized against smallpox were less likely to get monkeypox. They were protected. And not by just a little but by quite a bit. In a small study, published in 1988, researchers estimated the smallpox vaccine offered about 85% protection against monkeypox.
Now, the virus in this study was a different variant of monkeypox than the one circulating in the current international outbreak and that variant wasn't spreading primarily through sexual contact, as monkeypox is doing today. So we don't know how well these findings will translate to protection during the current outbreak. Which brings us to the next question.
How well does the vaccine protect against a monkeypox infection?
The short answer is: "We don't know," says infectious disease specialist Dr. Boghuma Titanji at Emory University.
There's no doubt the vaccine will offer some protection, Titanji says. "But right now, we still need studies in people to understand what level that protection actually is."
In North America and Europe, countries are primarily rolling out a vaccine called JYNNEOS, which was developed in the early 21st century. The goal with this vaccine is to increase its safety compared to the older vaccine, whose life-threatening complications, including encephalitis and skin necrosis, occurred in about 4 out of every million people vaccinated. That vaccine also could cause damaging skin lesions in people with eczema or weakened immune systems. (Note: There is a shortage of the JYNNEOS vaccine, and no doses have been shared with or sold to countries in Africa, which have experienced monkeypox outbreaks since the 1970s.)
Although older versions of the vaccine have been tested thoroughly in people, there has never been a large, clinical study to measure JYNNEOS's ability to protect against a monkeypox infection in people – or to stop transmission of the virus.
What is known about the vaccine, in terms of its efficacy against monkeypox, comes from studies in macaques, and immunological studies in people, which demonstrated the vaccine triggers the production of monkeypox antibodies in people's blood.
"So we know that the vaccine does stimulate the immune system and people produce antibodies when they receive the vaccine," Titanji says, "but we don't have a clinical data in humans to actually tell us, 'Okay, that immune response translates to this level of protection against getting infected with monkeypox or reducing the severity of monkeypox disease if you do get infected.' "
And it's not a guarantee of protection. In this current outbreak, scientists have already begun to document breakthrough infection with this vaccine, the World Health Organization reported Thursday. "[This] is also really important information because it tells us that the vaccine is not 100% effective in any given circumstance," said Dr. Rosamund Lewis of WHO. "We cannot expect 100% effectiveness at the moment based on this emerging information."
And so when Titanji gives a person the JYNNEOS vaccine at her clinic, she is very clear about what the vaccine can and can't do. "I tell them, 'We do know that you're going to get some protection from this vaccine. Some protection is better than no protection. We also do know that the vaccine can reduce the severity of the disease if you do get infected. But we don't know for a fact that you would be completely protected from getting monkeypox.' "
Can this vaccine – if given to the people who need it the most – slow down the outbreak?
So the new data from the U.K. and Germany suggest that indeed this vaccine can curb the spread of monkeypox.
But Dr. Vinh at McGill University says it's way too soon to say the vaccine, alone, is the only factor contributing to the slow down in these countries. "No single measure is going to really be the solution here," says Vinh.
In addition to vaccination, people at high risk need to learn how they can protect themselves. And doctors have to learn how to spot monkeypox cases, he says.
Right now the percentage of monkeypox tests coming back positive is still incredibly high, Titanji says. "The positivity rate is close to 40%." And that means doctors are missing many cases. Specifically, they are still mistaking monkeypox for other sexually transmitted diseases such as syphyllis.
"I can tell you, from the lens of a clinician, that monkeypox is very, very easy to mistake for another infectious disease," she says.
Some people have had to visit clinics two or three times – and even have been treated for another STD – before the clinician suspects monkeypox.
"You really have to maintain a very high index of suspicion because some of the lesions are so subtle and the clinical presentation is so variable," she says. "At this phase of the outbreak, we should be over testing rather than under testing. If a doctor even remotely suspects monkeypox, they should be sending a test for it."
Otherwise people can't receive treatment for monkeypox and they can unknowingly spread it to others. And the outbreak will continue to grow while people wait to receive a vaccine – and for that vaccine to begin working.
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After market close today, semiconductor equipment company Applied Materials (AMAT) reported its Fiscal Q3-2022 earnings results. Both earnings per share (EPS) and revenue came in higher than analysts were expecting. In addition, the company provided its Fiscal Q4 outlook, which also came in higher than analysts’ expectations. As a result, the stock is trending slightly higher in the after-hours trading session.
In Fiscal Q3, AMAT’s revenue increased about 5.2% year-over-year to $6.52 billion. Analysts were anticipating revenue of $6.27 billion. Non-GAAP EPS came in at $1.94 compared to $1.90 last year. Meanwhile, analysts were expecting non-GAAP EPS to come in at $1.78.
However, AMAT’s adjusted gross margin dropped by 180 basis points year-over-year, reaching 46.2%. Similarly, its adjusted operating income margin dropped by 270 basis points to reach 30%.
Lastly, the company’s Semiconductor Systems and Applied Global Services segments’ revenues grew 6.3% and 10.4%, respectively, the Display and Adjacent Markets segment shrunk 22.7% year-over-year.
Applied Materials Expects Modest Growth in Fiscal Q4
Regarding its Fiscal Q4 outlook, Applied Materials expects revenue to land between $6.25 billion and $7.05 billion, or $6.65 billion at the midpoint. Non-GAAP EPS is projected to range from $1.82 to $2.18, or $2.00 at the midpoint. The company beat expectations because analysts were expecting revenue and EPS guidance to be $6.55 billion and $1.94, respectively.
In Fiscal Q4 2021, AMAT generated $6.12 billion in revenue and $1.94 in EPS, meaning that the company will likely see modest year-over-year growth in the current quarter.
Is AMAT Stock a Buy or Sell?
Turning to Wall Street, AMAT earns a Strong Buy consensus rating based on 18 Buys and five Holds assigned in the past three months. The average AMAT price target of $51.47 implies 25.6% upside potential.
Additionally, AMAT sports an “outperform” Smart Score rating of 9 out of 10, indicating that it has solid potential to outperform the market, going forward.
Hedge Funds are Bullish on AMAT Stock
Interestingly, while the stock was falling in Q2, hedge funds increased their positions by 6.1 million shares, going from 33.8 million shares owned to 39.9 million. This includes Buys from five-star hedge fund managers such as David Blood and Gavin M. Abrams, rated #4 and #5, respectively, out of 424 hedge fund managers tracked by TipRanks.
Conclusion: AMAT’s Solid Earnings Results Satisfy Investors
Applied Materials had solid results in Fiscal Q3 that beat analysts’ expectations, and the company expects modest growth in its Fiscal Q4. However, contracting profit margins could become concerning if they continue downward in the coming quarters. Nonetheless, analysts and hedge funds are bullish, and investors seem to like the earnings report, as the stock is up in after-hours trading. | https://www.tipranks.com/news/applied-materials-reports-solid-q3-earnings-here-are-the-results | 2022-08-18T23:11:13Z | tipranks.com | control | https://www.tipranks.com/news/applied-materials-reports-solid-q3-earnings-here-are-the-results | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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Former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, who considered running for mayor and leads a nonprofit aimed at violence prevention, this week told the Chicago Tribune the $1 million program was poorly thought out and executed.
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The fire broke out around 11 p.m. at an apartment building near 45th and Hermitage Avenue.
Three firefighters were injured and roughly two dozen residents were displaced from their homes.
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Alderman Raymond Lopez of the 25th Ward took to twitter, suggesting it was arson.
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Chicago area sisters face prison time for participating in Capitol riot
CHICAGO - Two sisters from Illinois have pleaded guilty to joining the January 6th riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Federal authorities say they were alerted to the pair after someone shared photos that had been texted to their spouse.
Trudy Castle is from Chicago, and Kimberley DiFrancesco is from Elmhurst.
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They will be sentenced in November.
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Here's the proposed Covid-19 safety measures for Chicago public schools this year
CHICAGO - Just days before the new school year starts, Chicago Public Schools and its teacher union are nearing an agreement on Covid-19 safety measures.
The latest proposal involves largely the same virus protections as last year.
Recommended, but not required is masking.
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Also, there will be continued weekly testing for the virus.
And per new CDC quarantine guidelines: unvaccinated students and staff can still come to school if they are in contact with someone who has Covid-19. They just need to wear a mask for 10 days.
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Lafayette Consolidated Government’s Public Works Department announced that the Gateau Road Bridge crossing Coulee Ile Des Cannes Lateral 18 will close starting Friday, August 19 for bridge repairs for approximately six weeks, weather permitting.
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A Gulf Shores man was sentenced to prison after being convicted of setting off three pipe bombs at Nabors Offshore Corporation in New Iberia.
Furmon Earl Bozeman, 61, was sentenced to 19 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for transportation of destructive devices in violation of the National Firearms Act.
The incident happened in January 2022, when Bozeman drove from his home in Gulf Shores to the Nabors compound in New Iberia. When he got there, Bozeman planted and detonated three pipe bombs.
The bombs were placed at the Nabors signage located near Admiral Doyle Drive, at the main entrance to Nabors' human resource offices, and at the Nabors signage located directly outside of the front door of the Nabors’ main building.
The pipe bombs that he used contained double based smokeless powder inside of galvanized steel pipes and endcaps. These three devices met the definition of destructive devices, commonly referred to as pipe bombs, a release from the U.S. Attorney's Office states.
Agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) executed a search warrant at Bozeman’s residence on January 12, 2022 and found in his home additional bomb making materials, a book titled, Flash Powder Cookbook, as well as several rounds of ammunition, firearms and Hogdon smokeless powder. Bozeman admitted to transportation of the bombs from his home in Alabama to Louisiana.
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New focus on water safety after drownings on Lake Michigan
CHICAGO - As Chicago heads into a huge weekend in the city with the Air and Water Show set for Saturday and Sunday, police and fire officials are reminding everyone to take water safety seriously in the wake of several recent drownings and accidents.
Just after midnight, a man in his 30s was pulled from Montrose Harbor and died at the hospital.
In a separate incident Wednesday evening, emergency crews rescued an unresponsive man from a boat in the "playpen". He was taken to Northwestern in critical condition.
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Someone he was with fell in the water and is still missing the search for that man continued Thursday.
On Saturday, two women were severely injured, one losing both of her lower legs, when she was pulled under a boat in the "playpen".
With a busy weekend on the lakefront, officials reminded everyone to be extremely cautious.
"One of our grim responsibilities is to recover bodies after they have drowned. We don't want that to be you or one of your loved ones. Please be responsible with water. Wear those PFD's. Swim with a partner. Please, if you're going to swim, if you're going to boat, don't drink. We can have fun without drinking. The most important thing you're going to do is bring yourself and your loved ones safely back home," said Lt. Tony Mendez of the CPD Marine and Helicopter Unit.
Another drowning took place Wednesday near Lincoln Park after a 43-year-old man who went swimming did not resurface. The police Marine Unit pulled his body from the lake.
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When the U.S. left Afghanistan a year ago, education was one of the many casualties, especially for girls.
Going back on a promise, the Taliban banned girls from public school after sixth grade. Now teachers like Sodaba Nazhand are defying the new regime and running secret schools for girls with nowhere to go.
"After schools were closed for girls, I decided to provide an environment for girls in a hidden school ... and we set up chairs and tables in a house so they can come and study here," said Nazhand, English language teacher and founder of Informal School for Girls.
About 250 students learn math and science inside a house in Kabul, Afghanistan.
"It is very disappointing," said Dunya Arabzada, a secondary school student, through a translator. "It is different to be in a proper school than here, but I see a lot of my classmates who can't come here, and they stay at home."
In a survey of nearly 1,700 boys and girls conducted by Save the Children, 45% of all girls say they don’t go to school at all, compared with only 20% of boys.
In Afghanistan today, the Taliban parade through the capital, and in southern cities like Spin Boldak near the Pakistan border, there are no schools at all for children. So, school comes to them.
It's a bright-blue mobile classroom and library where boys and girls grades one through six come to watch videos, hear stories and learn English.
The school is run by an organization called Pen-Path.
"It’s very important because lots of people need education, especially girls," said Pen-Path co-founder Matiulla Wesa.
Pen-Path teachers provide free lessons in two four-hour sessions every day.
"We try our best to educate the students," translator Mohammad Dawood said. "The situation of the country will change only if the future generation of the country is educated."
The international community is demanding the Taliban reopen schools for all girls, but until then, the battle to change the world will be fought in mostly hidden classrooms.
"They are the same Taliban of 20 years ago, but we can't be the women of 20 years ago," Nazhand said. "We have to continue our struggle with the pen and our voices."
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New funds announced for childhood education in Illinois, Indiana
CHICAGO - Early education funding in Illinois is getting a big boost.
A $54 million increase for the "Early Childhood Block Grant" was announced Thursday.
The new funds will go towards helping an additional 4,500 Illinois students receive early childhood learning support.
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The grant expansion will help support the "Preschool for All" program,’ as well as home visiting services, cost of living increases for teachers, and support programs for expectant mothers.
Meanwhile, Indiana will spend more than $100 million on trying to improve children's reading proficiency.
More than half of the funding will come from Lilly Endowment, an Indianapolis-based philanthropy.
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Apple has disclosed major security vulnerabilities for iPhones, iPads, and Macs. Tech experts are urging users to update their devices immediately.
On Wednesday, reports announced that Apple had released software updates for its devices to fix multiple security issues said to be actively exploited by hackers, Tech Crunch reported.
While Apple didn't immediately respond to requests for further clarification, it said iPhone 6s models and later along with iPad Air 2 and later models and iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, iPod touch 7th generation along with all iPad Pro models were all included in the warning.
PC Mag reported that Apple released new user patches to fix multiple iOS flaws, including for macOS. The patches are meant to fix both operating systems for iOS and iPadOS version 15.6.1 and macOS Monterey 12.5.1.
Apple said that an entity might be exploiting vulnerabilities for malicious purposes. | https://www.katc.com/news/national/apple-discloses-serious-security-vulnerabilities-for-iphones-ipads-and-macs | 2022-08-18T23:12:02Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national/apple-discloses-serious-security-vulnerabilities-for-iphones-ipads-and-macs | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
San Jose fire captain loses all three of his children in crash
HOLLISTER, Calif. - A San Jose fire captain is grappling with an unthinkable tragedy after all three of his children were killed in a car crash Sunday evening.
Captain Steve Biakanja of San Jose Fire Station 16 lost his 14-year-old twin daughters Leigh and Lucy, and 12-year-old son Ben, in a crash on Highway 156 in Hollister.
The children's mother Lisa Biakanja, also died in the crash. She was the fire captain's ex-wife.
Captain Steve Biakanja pictured alongside his children, Leigh, Lucy, and Ben.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the four were traveling in a 2014 Tesla on eastbound Highway 156 when, for unknown reasons, their vehicle veered into oncoming traffic and hit a tractor-trailor.
Investigators are trying to determine why the Tesla crossed into oncoming traffic.
Biakanja's current wife, Thaun, told KTVU that the Tesla was not equipped with the autopilot feature.
The Carmel Unified School District said that Leigh, Lucy, and Ben were all enrolled at Carmel Middle School and attended Tularcitos Elementary School before that.
Superintendent Ted Knight told KION-TV, "Coming back, the second week of school to this news this morning was certainly very tragic and was hard for a lot of staff and students to hear."
Knight said the deaths of Leigh, Lucy, and Ben has taken a toll on some of their classmates.
"Some students did need to go home. Some students are in our wellness center talking to mental health professionals. Others might have just needed a little quiet time," Knight said.
Captain Steve Biakanja pictured alongside his children, Leigh, Lucy, and Ben.
But the one who suffered the biggest loss is Captain Biakanja.
Station 16 set up a GoFundMe to help lessen the financial burden for Biakanja. The fire station said the funds will cover the children's funeral costs, as well as counseling, meals, and other forms of support for Biakanja and his wife Thaun.
"At San Jose Fire, each member of the team is considered family, and in times of need, a family must stand together. Captain Biakanja has stood guard for his community for years, living out the department’s creed of, "For the Kids," in service to his people. In his time of need, we ask for your assistance for his kids. With your help, we can do our best to ease the burden of this tragedy and to honor the memory of his beloved children," the department wrote.
Captain Steve Biakanja pictured alongside family. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/san-jose-fire-captain-loses-all-three-of-his-children-in-crash | 2022-08-18T23:12:04Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/san-jose-fire-captain-loses-all-three-of-his-children-in-crash | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Bregman 2 HRs, 2 doubles, 6 RBIs, Astros trample Chisox 21-5
CHICAGO - Alex Bregman hit two homers and two doubles, driving in a career-high six runs and powering the Houston Astros past the Chicago White Sox 21-5 Thursday.
Houston’s run total tied for the second most in team history — the Astros scored 23 against Baltimore in 2019.
The Astros wound up with 25 hits as Bregman, Kyle Tucker and Christian Vazquez tied career highs with four each. McCormick, who had five RBIs, and Trey Mancini homered the AL West leaders.
White Sox second baseman Josh Harrison pitched the ninth inning and allowed four runs and six hits in his third mound appearance of the season.
Bregman, who had an eight-game hitting streak snapped Wednesday, scored four times. He hit a pair of two-run drives for the fifth multi-homer game of his career and his first since May 28, 2019, against the Cubs.
Bregman’s big day actually didn’t start out so well. He was called out on strikes to end the first and had words with plate umpire Ramon DeJesus, who then ejected Astros hitting coach Alex Cintron.
By the end of the afternoon, Bregman was in a much better mood and signed autographs for fans after the final out.
The Astros won for the sixth time in their last eight games. They improved to 34-19 against teams with a .500 record or better.
Gavin Sheets got a career-high four hits for the White Sox, who lost for the second day in a row and split the four-game series.
After totaling eight runs in the first three games of the series, the Astros broke loose.
Houston scored six times in the fourth inning, chasing Lucas Giolito (9-7) in taking a 10-0 lead. Bregman homered off reliever Vince Velasquez to cap the burst and and homered again in the sixth.
Giolito lasted three-plus innings, matching his shortest start of the season against Cleveland on July 22, when he allowed six runs on nine hits.
Giolito has allowed 15 runs on 15 hits in two starts against the Astros this season.
Luis Garcia (10-8) blanked Chicago for the first four innings, but was pulled after needing 97 pitches to complete five innings. Yoan Moncada hit a three-run homer in the fifth.
The Astros were in position to score even more. White Sox center fielder AJ Pollock robbed Jose Altuve of extra bases with a catch near the top of the fence in the sixth.
TRANSACTIONS
White Sox: Are expected to announce the signing of veteran shortstop Elvis Andrus prior to Friday night’s game at Cleveland. Andrus, 33, would provide experience at shortstop in the wake of a finger injury suffered by two-time All-Star Tim Anderson, who isn’t expected to return until late September at the earliest. Andrus is a two-time All-Star and lifetime .270 hitter who was waived by the Athletics after batting .237 in 106 games. LHP Yoan Aybar was outrighted, presumably to make room for Andrus on the 40-man roster.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Astros: INF/OF Aledmys Diaz (left groin discomfort) returned to Houston to undergo further tests. He was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday after injuring his leg in left field Tuesday.
White Sox: OF Luis Robert (left wrist) missed his sixth consecutive start, and manager Tony La Russa believes the ailment is actually a bruise instead of a sprain, which was the original diagnosis. Robert pinch-ran Wednesday and La Russa ruled out an IL stint and said he remains day-to-day. "We can’t shame him into playing because that would be the wrong thing," La Russa said. … LHP Aaron Bummer (left lat strain) said he felt fine after throwing 26 pitches in his second bullpen session. Bummer plans to throw one more bullpen session, followed by at least one simulated game before heading to Triple-A Charlotte on a rehab assignment. "We’re definitely on the right track," Bummer said.
UP NEXT
Astros: Will start RHP Lance McCullers Jr. (1-0, 0.00) at Atlanta on Friday night in a 2021 World Series rematch. McCullers threw six shutout innings Saturday in a win over the Athletics in his season debut after rehabbing from a right flexor tendon strain.
White Sox: Will start RHP Lance Lynn (3-5, 5.62) Friday night at Cleveland. He allowed two runs in six innings Sunday in a win over the Tigers. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/sports/bregman-2-hrs-2-doubles-6-rbis-astros-trample-chisox-21-5 | 2022-08-18T23:12:10Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/sports/bregman-2-hrs-2-doubles-6-rbis-astros-trample-chisox-21-5 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
BOSTON (AP) — Three men, including a Mafia hitman, have been charged with killing notorious Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger in a West Virginia prison.
The Justice Department announced the charges against Fotios “Freddy” Geas, Paul J. DeCologero and Sean McKinnon on Thursday.
The charges against come nearly four years after Bulger’s killing, which raised questions about why the known “snitch” was placed in the general population instead of more protective housing.
The men were charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder.
Bulger was beaten to death at USP Hazelton in October 2018, hours after he was transferred from a prison in Florida, where he had been serving a life sentence for 11 murders and other crimes.
Prosecutors allege that Bulger was struck in the head by Geas and DeCologero multiple times, which caused his death.
Geas and DeCologero were also charged with aiding and abetting first-degree murder and assault resulting in serious bodily injury.
Prosecutors also charged Geas with murder by a federal inmate serving a life sentence.
The Justice Department charged McKinnon with making false statements to a federal agent.
Shortly after Bulger's death, Geas and DeCologero were identified as the suspects but were never charged until now due to the investigation dragging on for years.
According to family members, the Boston Globe reported that the two were placed in solitary confinement throughout the investigation.
Gaes is currently in a Hazelton prison and DeCologero is currently at another federal prison facility.
McKinnon was arrested in Florida Thursday. | https://www.katc.com/news/national/justice-dept-3-men-charged-in-whitey-bulgers-killing | 2022-08-18T23:12:21Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national/justice-dept-3-men-charged-in-whitey-bulgers-killing | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Master Sgt. Juan Polanco, right, noncommissioned officer in charge of preventive medicine at Public Health Command-Pacific, briefs Warrant Officer Masanobu Murawaki, center, the sergeant major of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, during his visit to Camp Zama, Japan, Aug. 16, 2022. Murawaki took part in an installation tour to better understand how American and Japanese partners interact in the Cooperative Work Program.
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Catherine Zini
The Archive
Good Samaritans tackle mugger who tried to steal woman's bag
June 4, 2015 | 7:36pmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBPBlnc9-N8 A group of Good Samaritans ignored the debate over crime in New York and took matters into their own hands, taking down a Midtown mugger who snatched a woman’s... | https://nypost.com/author/catherine-zini/ | 2022-08-18T23:21:34Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/author/catherine-zini/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
WAPATO, Wash.-
In the early morning hours of Tuesday, August, 16th, Yakima County Sheriff's Deputies, the Yakama Nation Tribal Police, and the FBI responded to a report of a burned body near a burned car in the 100 block of Progressive Road in Wapato.
A dead male was found at the scene. An autopsy will be performed to determine cause of death, and to help identify the man.
The case is being investigated as a homicide.
Anyone with any information about this case is asked to contact Detective Mcilrath via email at brian.mcilrath@co.yakima.wa.us or call 574-2569 and reference case #22C13053 | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/burned-body-found-in-wapato/article_1ff925a0-1f36-11ed-b970-2fa9a9ceaefd.html | 2022-08-18T23:24:40Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/burned-body-found-in-wapato/article_1ff925a0-1f36-11ed-b970-2fa9a9ceaefd.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
KITTITAS COUNTY, Wash.-
The Kittitas County Public Health Department (KCPHD), in partnership with the Washington State Department of Health (DOH), is recruiting 10 households interested in improving the indoor air quality in their homes during fire season.
Eligible households will receive two free portable air cleaners with a HEPA filter, for use during the project. The air cleaners may be kept when the project ends.
The program includes education on setting up the air cleaners and clean air rooms, along with data collection.
The deadline to participate is Wednesday, August, 31st.
Participating household must meet eligibility requirements, including:
Be Kittitas County residents
Be at leas 18 years of age
Have a medically documented case of asthma, COPD, or hypertension
Do not currently own an air filter
Have reliable power in the home
For more information, please contact KCPHD at 509-962-7615 | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/kittitas-county-residents-can-participate-in-indoor-air-quality-project/article_126ad2f0-1f2f-11ed-8e41-9b7689618569.html | 2022-08-18T23:24:46Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/kittitas-county-residents-can-participate-in-indoor-air-quality-project/article_126ad2f0-1f2f-11ed-8e41-9b7689618569.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Owen Wilson Says Marvel ‘Scolded’ Him For Revealing Loki Spoilers
Marvel stars often joke about how the studio has “snipers” nearby during interviews to keep them from spoiling new projects. And while the producers don’t actually take things that far, they aren’t above giving their performers a stern talking-to when they accidentally reveal too much. In fact, one actor who found himself on the receiving end of one of these conversations was Loki’s Owen Wilson. During an interview with ComicBook.com, Wilson shared how Marvel reacted to some of his more innocent slip-ups.
Wilson has discussed some of his run-ins with Marvel’s spoiler police in the past. Last summer, he told Esquire that someone at the studio sent him a text that said “Strike 1” after he let slip that he was growing a mustache for Loki’s first season. This seems like overkill, since the show featured much bigger surprises than this. But it just goes to show how far the powers-that-be will go to clamp down on any story details before a movie or TV show gets released.
Regardless, the studio’s messaging clearly had its desired effect. Because now, after being scolded “multiple times” by Marvel, Wilson is way too intimidated to share any kind of info about Loki season 2, which recently began production.
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“Yeah, we’re doing that,” said Wilson. “Yeah, Tom [Hiddleston] is great. Doing Loki, and we’re filming that now in London.”
Sadly, it sounds like we’re not going to hear any more about Agent Mobius’ role in the upcoming episodes until the new season finally arrives next year.
“Well, I do think that… you know, we’ll see what happens with this one,” continued Wilson. “I immediately get kind of self-conscious because they’re so kind of uptight.”
Loki season 2 will premiere on Disney+ sometime next summer.
Do you think Marvel was too harsh on Wilson? Let us know in the comment section below!
Recommended Reading: Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers
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CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WPRI) — Three men have been indicted in connection with the beating death of notorious Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Fotios Geas, 55, Paul DeCologero, 48, and Sean McKinnon, 36, were charged Wednesday with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder.
Geas and DeCologero are accused of beating Bulger back in October 2018 while all were incarcerated at Hazelton federal prison in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia.
Bulger was found unresponsive inside the prison just hours after he’d been transferred there from a prison in Oklahoma.
The 89-year-old was serving out a double life sentence after he was convicted in 2013 of taking part in 11 murders, conspiracy and racketeering.
Both Geas and Decologero were also charged with aiding and abetting first-degree murder, as well as assault resulting in serious bodily injury.
On top of that, Geas was charged with murder by a federal inmate serving a life sentence and McKinnon was charged with making false statements to a federal agent.
Geas remains incarcerated at the Hazleton, according to prosecutors, while DeCologero has since left the facility but is still housed in the prison system.
McKinnon had been out on federal supervised release but was apprehended Thursday in Florida. | https://www.wpri.com/new-england/massachusetts/3-charged-in-whitey-bulger-beating-death/ | 2022-08-18T23:28:50Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/new-england/massachusetts/3-charged-in-whitey-bulger-beating-death/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
NEW YORK (AP) — CNN has canceled its weekly “Reliable Sources” show on the media after three decades on the air, and said Thursday that its host, Brian Stelter, is leaving the network.
The show will have its last broadcast this Sunday.
“Reliable Sources,” and its host, appear to be the first prominent casualties in CNN’s effort to become less confrontational politically, a priority of Chris Licht, who became the network’s chairman and CEO in the spring, and his boss, David Zaslav, head of the Warner Bros. Discovery parent company.
Stelter has written a book, “Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth” and been critical of Fox News, making him a frequent target of CNN’s conservative critics.
Licht has made it known internally that he’s not interested in conflict between CNN and Fox News on the network. The CNN “New Day” anchor Brianna Keilar had also attracted attention for detailed critical pieces on Fox, but they have stopped since Licht took over.
CNN has seen its reputation tumble dramatically among Republican and conservative viewers, some of it because of former President Donald Trump’s relentless attacks, but also because of pointed political viewpoints expressed by its personalities. New management has been seeking to turn down the temperature.
Stelter came to CNN from The New York Times, where he was a media writer.
“He departs CNN as an impeccable broadcaster,” said Amy Entelis, executive vice president of talent and content development at CNN. “We are proud of what Brian and his team accomplished over the years, and we’re confident their impact and influence will long outlive the show.”
Stelter said that he was grateful for his nine years at CNN, proud of the show and thankful to its viewers.
“It was a rare privilege to lead a weekly show focused on the press at a time when it has never been more consequential,” he said. “I’ll have more to say on Sunday.”
“Reliable Sources” has been a part of CNN’s Sunday schedule since 1993. Bernard Kalb was its initial host, and Howard Kurtz had a 15-year run before Stelter took over in 2013. Kurtz now hosts the “Media Buzz” show on Fox News.
There was a quick release of glee among some of Stelter’s critics online. The conservative Daily Wire site tweeted a picture of a roomful of empty chairs, captioning it, “Brian Stelter’s fans gathering to watch his last episode.”
“Good riddance, Stelter,” tweeted radio and Fox News host Mark Levin. “You and your ilk have done grave damage to a free press.”
Dan Froomkin, a liberal media critic and head of the Press Watch website, tweeted that it was a terrible move by CNN.
Stelter “was the symbol of a media establishment willing to question itself,” Froomkin said. “He was a flawed but essential voice in the national media. His firing is a win for all the wrong people.”
The “Reliable Sources” newsletter, a daily compendium of the media’s big stories, will continue and will be led by CNN senior media reporter Oliver Darcy. | https://www.wspa.com/news/business/ap-business/cnn-cancels-reliable-sources-host-stelter-leaving-network/ | 2022-08-18T23:30:28Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/business/ap-business/cnn-cancels-reliable-sources-host-stelter-leaving-network/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
SALISBURY -- Progress is being made on "The Ross", a fourteen story apartment complex in the heart of downtown. The project started back in 2020, but covid caused an eighteen month delay. Work was finally able to resume back in August of last year, and as of August 2022, the crew is right on schedule.
"The project to date is going very well," said David Harkins, a lead developer. "Obviously everyone is aware of what inflation has done to the economy, so far we're dealing well with labor shortages, managing the supply chain issues, and to date, things are going well."
Fighting rising inflation has been the biggest struggle.
"Like so many businesses, we have experienced exorbitant, exorbitant inflation," said Harkins.
Even with the struggles, the project is moving forward. Right now, workers are finishing topping off concrete on the roof and building up metal studs. Once all that is finished, and the building is water tight, they can begin installing the electric and plumbing for the higher floors.
For Rachel Harris, who lives in Salisbury, it's been an entertaining following the project's progress.
"I'm really excited about the new building that's coming in, it's been fun watching it from the ground up," said Harris.
Harris, along with other people in Salisbury who are excited for the tallest building in downtown to arrive, will have to wait just a little longer. The project, according to Harkins, should be finished by the fall of next year. | https://www.wboc.com/news/downtown-salisbury-development-is-making-progress/article_0cf49526-1f44-11ed-ae27-cff3c82967a3.html | 2022-08-18T23:30:45Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/downtown-salisbury-development-is-making-progress/article_0cf49526-1f44-11ed-ae27-cff3c82967a3.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
OCEAN CITY, Md. - Another football season is on the horizon, and it is unlikely Marylanders will be able to place bets on their phones in time.
Governor Larry Hogan continues to express frustration at the slow rollout of mobile sports betting.
"The legislature passed kind of a stupid bill that delayed the process for a year or so, but we've been pushing as hard as we can to get it done. It should've been done at the beginning of football season. We're going to keep pressing them to get it done," he said.
John Martin is the Director of Maryland Lottery and Gaming, which will work closely with the state's Sports Wagering Application Review Commission.
"Frustrating and disappointing are two words to use. First and foremost as I tell everyone, we're football fans as well. Just because we regulate doesn't mean we don't want to see it happen," he said.
Martin says the hold up is due to an industry analysis and review, which would be followed by a 30 day public comment period.
That would be followed by a 45 day application window, and another 45 day of applicant reviews.
That is a whole lot of waiting and Marylanders we spoke with are not happy.
"I think they're dragging their feet. If people want to do it they should be able to do it, it's been voted and passed. Let's get it done," one man said.
"The people have spoken, they've said this is what they want and we need to get it done," said a woman that we spoke with.
Governor Hogan called for a firm and transparent timeline.
Martin wants emergency approval so Marylanders can place wagers sooner rather than later.
"We want to get these regulations approved on an emergency basis so we can begin the application process sooner," he said.
As of now, the earliest timeline for the rollout is the end of the year.
Officials say the end of the NFL season is looking more and more likely. | https://www.wboc.com/news/mobile-sports-betting-unlikely-to-be-online-by-end-of-the-year-in-maryland/article_ac2cf64a-1f46-11ed-9f9d-db044dd7201f.html | 2022-08-18T23:30:51Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/mobile-sports-betting-unlikely-to-be-online-by-end-of-the-year-in-maryland/article_ac2cf64a-1f46-11ed-9f9d-db044dd7201f.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
ASSATEAGUE STATE PARK, Md. - Under clear blue skies, the waves of the mighty Atlantic Ocean pounded the beach at Assateague State Park Thursday morning.
But that didn't bother hundreds of beachgoers who, for the first time in three years, gathered to see off two reptilian friends.
"Oh, it's wonderful!" said Stacy Arthur, a turtle enthusiast from Anne Arundel County. "As a community we came out to celebrate and have joy in the release of these turtles back to their original nature. It's awesome! I love it!"
The stars of the gathering were "Cello" and "Bassoon," young sea turtles who returned to the ocean Thursday after they were found sick off the waters of Massachusetts.
They were rescued by the New England Aquarium in Boston, which then transferred them to the sea turtle specialists at National Aquarium in Baltimore.
"Cello" had respiratory problems, and "Bassoon" suffered from myositis.
Bassoon's condition made him unable to eat. His treatment was groundbreaking in the veterinary world.
"Our veterinary team did an amazing job with that case, and actually implemented acupuncture with Bassoon," said Caitlin Bovery, a rehabilitation manager at National Aquarium. "It was the first time we used acupuncture on a sea turtle and we all learned a lot from that experience."
For these two turtles' human friends, being together again to celebrate their return to their home in the ocean was a sign of healing in a pandemic-weary world.
"We've been out and doing things for a while," said Margo, of Salisbury, Md. "But it's nice to see it officially endorsed where people are able to be together and be out and keep moving forward with life."
For a young friend and turtle enthusiast who came all the way from Cecil County, seeing the turtles was a highlight of the day.
"Seeing the turtles. [made me happy," said Calder, of Chesapeake City.
To learn more about National Aquarium and its programs, visit aqua.org. | https://www.wboc.com/news/public-sees-off-rescued-sea-turtles---first-time-in-three-years/article_6c836822-1f40-11ed-8a66-4bfa5343e3d2.html | 2022-08-18T23:30:57Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/public-sees-off-rescued-sea-turtles---first-time-in-three-years/article_6c836822-1f40-11ed-8a66-4bfa5343e3d2.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
BERLIN (AP) — Germany will temporarily lower taxes on natural gas to ease the pressures on people struggling with soaring energy costs fueled by Russia’s war on Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Thursday.
The announcement at a hastily convened news conference in Berlin comes a day after Scholz met with hostile protests during a town hall event outside the capital.
Scholz said his government had decided to lower the value-added tax on gas from 19% to 7% until the end of March 2024.
“The rising gas prices are a big burden for many citizens,” Scholz said, adding that further measures would be announced in the coming weeks.
In addition to rising wholesale prices for natural gas caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine earlier this year, German consumers will have to pay a new surcharge to prop up energy companies scrambling to find new supplies on the global market.
Russia has reduced flows of natural gas — used to generate electricity, run factories and heat homes in the winter — to Germany and other European countries, and there are fears of more cutbacks as the weather gets colder and demand increases. The resulting high prices are fueling inflation, eroding people’s spending power and raising the possibility of a recession.
Scholz said lowering the tax on gas purchases in general would more than make up for the new surcharges, effectively meaning that they will be paid for from government coffers. The German leader said the issue was a matter of “justice … to ensure that the country remains united during this crisis.”
Scholz was confronted late Wednesday with angry chants from protesters during a town hall event in Neuruppin, 50 kilometers (31 miles) northwest of the capital. Videos showed several hundred people standing outside the security fence surrounding the event, some shouting “Traitor!” and “Beat it!”
German news agency dpa reported that the protesters were organized by the far-right Alternative for Germany and the Left party.
Experts, however, questioned whether the tax reduction was the right measure, given that the German government is also trying to get people to use less gas.
“Gas is in very short supply at the moment, that’s why gas prices are high,” said Stefan Kooths of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy. “In such a situation, it’s not appropriate to water down price signals through state intervention in the tax rules.”
Kooths said it would have been better for the German government to tax gas in full and use the revenues to help those who are hardest hit by rising energy prices.
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Hundreds of Google employees are petitioning the company to extend its abortion healthcare benefits to contract workers and to strengthen privacy protections for Google users searching for abortion information online.
Google parent company Alphabet had pledged to pay travel and other health care costs for employees seeking an out-of-state abortion and to help some workers relocate after the U.S. Supreme Court repealed the constitutional right to an abortion. The June decision overturning 1973′s Roe v. Wade ruling has paved the way for severe abortion restrictions or bans in nearly half of the U.S. states.
The benefits for abortion services offered by Google and other tech companies don’t cover contract workforces, which are common in the tech industry and often get paid less and have fewer perks than full-time employees.
A letter signed by more than 650 employees and sent this week to Google CEO Sundar Pichai and other Alphabet executives calls for the inclusion of contractors in those benefits.
It also demands that the company cease any political donations or lobbying of politicians or organizations “responsible for appointing the Supreme Court justices who overturned Roe v. Wade and continue to infringe on other human rights issues related to voting access and gun control.”
The employees seek additional protection for Google users, such as by blocking advertisements that misleadingly direct users to anti-abortion “pregnancy crisis” centers.
The petition was organized by members of the Alphabet Workers Union, a labor union that’s been trying to gain traction inside the company.
Google declined to comment about the petition Thursday. The company said in July it would start automatically purging information about users who visit abortion clinics or other places that could trigger legal problems. Users have always had the option to edit their location histories on their own, but Google said it will proactively do it for them as an added level of protection.
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MOSCOW (AP) — People in Moscow who were disappointed when Starbucks closed its coffee shops after Russia sent troops into Ukraine may now feel a caffeine jolt of hope: A nearly identical operation is opening in the capital.
The name’s almost the same: Stars Coffee. The logo could be the separated-at-birth twin of the Starbucks mermaid, with flowing hair, a small enigmatic smile and a star atop her head — though instead of a Starbucks crown she wears a Russian headdress called a kokoshnik.
The menu, judging by the company app introduced a day before the store’s formal opening Friday, would look familiar to any Starbucks customer.
Starbucks said Thursday it had no comment on the new stores.
Seattle-based Starbucks was one of the most visible of the wave of foreign companies that pulled out of Russia or suspended their operations in response to Russia’s military operation in Ukraine. Others include McDonald’s, IKEA and fast-fashion giant H&M.
The departure of these companies was a psychological blow to Russians who had become used to the comforts of Western-style consumer culture. But Russian entrepreneurs saw opportunity in suddenly unoccupied stores.
Former McDonald’s outlets are reopening and attracting sizable crowds under the name Vkusno — i Tochka. Though the name doesn’t roll off the tongue easily and is a little awkward to translate (roughly: It’s Tasty — Period), the menu is a testament to imitation being the sincerest form of flattery.
Yunus Yusupov, a popular rap artist who uses the stage name Timati, and restaurateur Anton Pinsky partnered to buy the Starbucks assets, then took the imitation strategy a step further by giving the operation an English-language name.
At a news conference Thursday, they vowed to reopen all the former Starbucks under their new identity and even expand the business. The U.S. company had built its Russian operation to about 130 stores since entering the country in 2007. The stores were owned and operated by a franchisee, Alshaya Group of Kuwait.
While the close resemblance of the new operations to their predecessors could be seen as riding someone else’s inspiration and effort, the Starbucks and McDonald’s successors also fit a national-pride concept. Since Russia was walloped by sanctions and foreign pullouts, officials frequently assert that Russia will overcome by relying on its own resources and energies.
“Now the economic situation is difficult, but this is a time of opportunity,” Oleg Eskindarov, president of the holding company that partnered in the Starbucks deal, told the state news agency Tass. “For the past four months, we have been very actively looking at exiting companies following the example of Starbucks. There are several more similar examples, but we cannot talk about them yet.” | https://www.wspa.com/news/business/ap-business/stars-coffee-anyone-starbucks-successor-opening-in-russia/ | 2022-08-18T23:32:02Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/business/ap-business/stars-coffee-anyone-starbucks-successor-opening-in-russia/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s central bank on Thursday lowered its key interest rate despite inflation surging to nearly 80% and making it difficult for people to buy what they need, falling in line with the unorthodox economic views of the country’s president.
In a statement following a monetary policy committee meeting, the bank said it decided to reduce the policy rate from 14% to 13%.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has pressured the bank into lowering borrowing costs in a bid to boost economic growth, investment and exports, insisting that interest rate hikes cause inflation. That contradicts established economic thinking, with rate increases the traditional tool to target inflation.
Central banks worldwide are raising interest rates as rising food and energy prices drive inflation to decades-high levels. Even then, inflation figures in the U.S. of 8.5%, the United Kingdom of 10.1% and the 19-country euro area of 8.9% come nowhere close to Turkey’s eye-popping rate of nearly 80%, with skyrocketing food, housing and energy prices hitting people hard.
Turkey’s central bank made a series of interest rate cuts last year despite high inflation, dropping rates by 5 percentage points before pausing in January. The cuts triggered a currency crisis and further fueled rising consumer prices, while Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and soaring energy costs aggravated the situation.
The Turkish lira weakened by nearly 1% against the dollar shortly after Thursday’s central bank decision.
In the capital Ankara, shoe shop owner Abdullah Erbecer said the weakening currency has affected his business.
“What we used to import for 10 lira — we now have to pay 50 lira,” he said. “I haven’t sold anything all morning.”
Murat Kocak, an insurance broker, questioned the central bank’s decision, saying it is “impacting us negatively.”
“People cannot afford to take out insurances. It has become too costly,” he said.
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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut released data Thursday for the first time showing the race of people subjected to police use of force, a reporting practice that many states are beginning to adopt in the wake of nationwide calls for more police accountability.
The data from 2019 and 2020 appeared to show Connecticut police used force on Black people at disproportionate rates compared with white people, but the analysts who released the data cautioned that there were limitations in the reporting, saying it was “insufficient” and could not be used for a comprehensive assessment.
The state is just the second in the country, after New Jersey, to publicly report statewide police use-of-force data, officials said. Several other states have passed similar requirements in recent years and will soon be reporting their results. The changes have come in response to fatal shootings and other uses of force by police officers against Black people that sparked outrage and protests across the country.
Several cities in the U.S., including New York, have been reporting use-of-force data for years. The FBI has been gathering data nationally but has not yet released the raw data or analyses.
The Connecticut report said that of the more than 1,300 people reported to have been subjected to police use of force in 2019 and 2020, 38% were Black, 33% were white and 20% were Hispanic.
The Connecticut population is 13% Black, 65% non-Hispanic white and 18% Hispanic, according to U.S. Census data.
Analysts and police officials said comparing use of force data to the Census data was neither valid nor fair for a host of reasons.
The bulk of use of force reports came from police departments in the state’s largest cities, which have much higher minority populations, said analysts in the report by the Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy at the University of Connecticut.
Ken Barone, associate director of the institute, said it may be better to compare the use-of-force data with arrest data. In 2019 and 2020, about 34% of people arrested in Connecticut were Black, 44% were white and 21% were Hispanic. The number of use-of-force incidents was just 1% of the number of arrests.
“A disparity still appears to exist in reported incidents of force involving Black individuals when compared to available arrest data,” the report said.
Scot X. Esdaile, president of the state chapter of the NAACP, said the racial demographic data was troubling.
“It’s not something that I think I’m surprised about because we see on a regular basis the heavy hand of law enforcement on Black communities, and we’ve seen it for decades,” he said. “This kind of validates that something seriously needs to be done.”
David McGuire, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut, also said he found some of the data disturbing,
Of the more than 1,300 people subjected to police use of force over the two years, police reported that 31% were said to be emotionally disturbed, 9% were said to be suicidal and more than 40% were said to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol, the report says. And about a third of the people subjected to police force were fleeing at the time.
“It is another clear indication that there needs to be a very intentional move by government … to move money out of policing and into services people need,” McGuire said.
According to the report, 1,058 officers used force on 650 people in 2019, and 977 officers used force on 663 people in 2020. Some incidents involved multiple officers. There are about 7,250 police officers in Connecticut.
Bridgeport, the state’s largest city, led all departments that reported data with 264 use-of-force incidents over the two years. Waterbury reported 229 incidents, followed by state police with 181, New Haven with 161 and Hartford with 91.
Connecticut has more than 100 police agencies. The data included incidents reported by 60 departments. Other agencies reported they had no use of force incidents or did not submit data.
The data included the use of guns, stun guns, pepper spray, fists and physical restraining. Most of the uses of force were physical restraining — more than 800 incidents over the two years — while incidents involving deadly force and firearms totaled nearly 280. In most cases involving police drawing guns, officers only displayed them and did not fire, the report said.
In 2019 and 2020, 11 people were killed by police officers’ deadly use of force. Most of the people subjected to police force were unarmed — 90% in 2019 and 85% in 2020, the report said.
Officials believe a standardized form for all departments that was rolled out in July 2022 for use of force will take care of some of the inconsistencies in reporting.
Cheshire Police Chief Neil Dryfe, president of the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association, said police leaders will be closely watching future reports that include better data, including race and ethnicity numbers, to see if any changes in policing are warranted.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators on Thursday issued a first-of-a-kind warning to the maker of nicotine gummies, saying the illegal candies pose a growing risk to teenagers and younger children.
The Food and Drug Administration said the fruit-flavored gummies from Florida manufacturer VPR Brands could cause nicotine poisoning or even death if eaten by small children. Regulators also cited recent research suggesting nicotine candies and similar products are becoming more popular among high school students.
“Nicotine gummies are a public health crisis just waiting to happen among our nation’s youth, particularly as we head into a new school year,” FDA Commissioner Robert Califf said in a statement.
In March, Congress passed a law granting the FDA authority over all forms of nicotine, regardless of whether from tobacco plants or manufactured in a laboratory. That closed a loophole in FDA’s oversight, which until then only included nicotine from plants.
Manufacturer VPR Brands markets its square-shaped gummies as containing “tobacco-free nicotine.” In recent years, many vaping companies have similarly claimed that they’ve switched to synthetic nicotine.
An employee at VPR Brands reached by phone Thursday declined to comment. The FDA’s warning letter gives the company 15 days to remove or address the violations. The agency said VPR Brands has not applied for permission to market the gummies. FDA warnings are not legally binding, but the agency can take companies to court if they are ignored.
The FDA has been working for years to reverse a rise in electronic cigarette use among U.S. teenagers, with mixed results. Last month the agency announced plans to ban e-cigarettes from Juul, only to put the order on hold after facing legal pushback from the popular vaping company.
A recent FDA-funded study found nicotine candies were the second-most popular tobacco product used by high school students in Southern California, behind only e-cigarettes. The FDA said Thursday’s action is the first warning to a maker of nicotine gummies.
The FDA has come under intense congressional pressure after announcing last month it would miss a deadline to remove thousands of unauthorized synthetic nicotine products from the market. The agency said it is working as quickly as possible to review nearly 1 million marketing applications it received from 200 companies.
The lack of action has sparked frustration from lawmakers, including Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, who called the delay “deeply disappointing and unacceptable,” in a letter last month.
FDA’s Califf subsequently announced plans for an outside review of FDA’s tobacco division, a rare step that followed recent criticism of the program.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency has developed a new strategy to better engage with hundreds of Native American tribes as they face climate change-related disasters, the agency announced Thursday.
FEMA will include the 574 federally recognized tribal nations in discussions about possible future dangers from climate change. It has earmarked $50 million in grants for tribes pursuing ways to ease burdens related to extreme weather. Tribal governments will be offered more training on how to navigate applying for FEMA funds. The new plan calls for tribal liaisons to give a yearly report to FEMA leaders on how prepared tribes are.
“We are seeing communities across the country that are facing increased threats as a result of climate change,” FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell said in a conference call with media. “What we want to do in this strategy is make sure that we can reach out to tribal nations and help them understand what the potential future threats are going to be.”
In recent years, tribal and Indigenous communities have faced upheaval dealing with changing sea levels as well as an increase in floods and wildfires. Tribal citizens have lost homes or live in homes that need to be relocated because of coastal erosion. Some cannot preserve cultural traditions like hunting and fishing because of climate-related drought.
Lynda Zambrano, executive director of the Snohomish, Washington-based National Tribal Emergency Management Council, said tribes historically had to make do with nobody to guide them. For example, over 200 Native villages in Alaska have had to share one FEMA tribal liaison. Or different tribes were told different things. So, nonprofits like the council tried to fill in gaps with their own training, she said.
“The way that I equate it to people is that they built the highway, but they never created the on ramps,” Zambrano said. “If FEMA is just now getting around to building the ramps, well, that’d be a good thing. But there needs to be very clear policy and procedure and direction—and it has to be consistent.”
Tribes have historically been disproportionately impacted by natural disasters because they are in high-risk areas and have little infrastructure, she added. They will only continue to be vulnerable.
It was only in 2013 under the Sandy Recovery Improvement Act that federally recognized tribes obtained the ability to directly request emergency and disaster declarations. Before, they had to apply for disaster funding through the states.
The new strategy emphasizes making sure tribes know of every FEMA grant program and how to apply for it. The hope is this will give them an equitable chance at getting funding. The agency hopes to find ways to get around barriers like FEMA cost share, or the portion of disaster or project funding that the federal government will cover. In some cases, tribes simply can’t afford to pay their share.
“In those areas where we can’t, what we want to do is to be able to work with the tribes to help them find other funding sources to help them stitch together the different funding streams that might be out there,” Criswell said.
However, FEMA’s new strategy to engage Native tribes seems specifically aimed at those with federal recognition. That would seem to leave out tribes that only have state recognition or no recognition. In a place like Louisiana that nuance could leave out many Native Americans most affected by climate change.
When Hurricane Ida came ashore in 2021, it devastated a large swath of southeast Louisiana that has been home to Native Americans for centuries. With climate change, hurricanes are expected to get stronger and wetter. But the tribes most affected by Ida say not having federal recognition has stymied their ability to prepare for and recover from storms.
Cherie Matherne is the cultural heritage and resiliency coordinator for the Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe. Upon hearing about FEMA’s announcement, she said she wished the changes would also be applied to tribes without federal recognition like hers.
“It’s an oversight if they don’t work with state recognized tribes,” said Matherne, who is living in a trailer next to her gutted home in southeastern Louisiana. “If there are grants for tribal nations and tribal people that would be very helpful information for people to know.”
FEMA will continue to work with state and local governments to ensure state -recognized tribes are getting assistance, agency officials said.
Another change under the new strategy is more FEMA staff meeting tribes on their land, a request the agency got from multiple tribes. This will include anything from in-person technical assistance in small, rural communities to appearing at large national or regional tribal events.
Bill Auberle, co-founder of the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals at Northern Arizona University, said this focus on regular interactions on tribal land is an immense development. More intimate discussions such as workshops, roundtables and webinars are “exceedingly important to tribes.”
“It’s one thing to send out a notice and say ‘We would like your response,'” Auberle said. “Some of those tribes are small but have very serious needs. FEMA can certainly appreciate that.”
In addition to making more funds available to tribes, FEMA could also help by providing things like technical support as tribes prepare for and adapt to climate change, Auberle said.
The push to ensure all tribes fully understand how to access FEMA assistance or other related grants will be done with webinars, tribal consultations or regular meetings with FEMA regional staff.
Agency workers will get trained as well, learning a historic and legal overview about tribal sovereignty and cultural sensitivities.
Zambrano, of the National Tribal Emergency Management Council, hope this leads to every tribal nation getting funding for an emergency management program.
“Our tribal nations are a good 30 years behind the curveball in developing their emergency management programs,” she said. “Nobody is better at being able to identify, mitigate, prepare and respond to a disaster in Indian Country than the people that live there.”
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Associated Press writer Rebecca Santana in New Orleans contributed to this report.
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NEW YORK (AP) — A top executive at former President Donald Trump’s family business pleaded guilty Thursday to evading taxes on a free apartment and other perks, striking a deal with prosecutors that could make him a star witness against the company at a trial this fall.
Allen Weisselberg, a senior Trump Organization adviser and formerly the company’s longtime chief financial officer, pleaded guilty to all 15 of the charges he faced in the case.
In a low, somewhat hoarse voice, Weisselberg admitted taking in over $1.7 million worth of untaxed extras — including school tuition for his grandchildren, free rent for a Manhattan apartment and lease payments for a luxury car — and explicitly keeping some of the plums off the books.
Judge Juan Manuel Merchan agreed to sentence the 75-year-old executive to five months in New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex, although he will be eligible for release after little more than three months if he behaves behind bars. The judge said Weisselberg will have to pay nearly $2 million in taxes, penalties and interest and complete five years of probation.
The plea bargain also requires Weisselberg to testify truthfully as a prosecution witness when the Trump Organization goes on trial in October on related charges. The company is accused of helping Weisselberg and other executives avoid income taxes by failing to report their full compensation accurately to the government. Trump himself is not charged in the case.
Weisselberg will remain free on bail until he is formally sentenced following the company’s trial. He said nothing as he left court, offering no reply when a journalist asked whether he had any message for Trump. If Weisselberg fails to comply with the plea terms, prosecutors said they would seek a “significant state prison sentence,” and Merchan warned that he could be subject to the maximum punishment for the top charge — grand larceny — of 15 years.
Weisselberg’s lawyer Nicholas Gravante Jr. said his client pleaded guilty “to put an end to this case and the years-long legal and personal nightmares it has caused for him and his family.”
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a statement that Weisselberg’s plea “directly implicates the Trump Organization in a wide range of criminal activity and requires Weisselberg to provide invaluable testimony in the upcoming trial against the corporation.”
“We look forward to proving our case in court against the Trump Organization,” he added.
Testimony by Weisselberg could weaken the company’s defense. If convicted, the company could face fines of double the amount of unpaid taxes or potentially be placed on probation and forced to change its business practices.
The company praised Weisselberg on Thursday as a trusted, honorable employee who it said has been “persecuted and threatened by law enforcement, particularly the Manhattan district attorney, in their never-ending, politically motivated quest to get President Trump.”
In a statement, the company accused prosecutors of trying to pressure Weisselberg to cast aspersions on Trump, and of stretching to make a criminal case out of familiar executive perks such as a company car.
The company, which was not involved in Weisselberg’s guilty plea Thursday, said it has done nothing wrong, won’t plead guilty and looks forward “to having our day in court.”
Weisselberg, seen as one of Trump’s most loyal business associates, is the only person to face criminal charges so far in the Manhattan district attorney’s long-running investigation of the company. Weisselberg started working for the Trump Organization in 1973, when it was run by Trump’s father, Fred. Following his July 2021 arrest, the company changed his title from CFO to senior adviser. The CFO position remains vacant.
Weisselberg agreed to plead guilty days after a court hearing where Merchan denied his request to dismiss the charges. The judge rejected the defense’s argument that the district attorney’s office was punishing Weisselberg because he wouldn’t offer information that would damage Trump.
The district attorney has also been investigating whether Trump or his company lied to banks or the government about the value of its properties to obtain loans or reduce tax bills.
Then-District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., who started the investigation, directed his deputies last year to present evidence to a grand jury and seek an indictment of Trump, according to former prosecutor Mark Pomerantz, who previously led the probe. But after Vance left office in January, his successor, Bragg, allowed the grand jury to disband without charges. Both prosecutors are Democrats. Bragg has said the investigation is continuing.
Prosecutors alleged that the company gave untaxed fringe benefits to senior executives, including Weisselberg, for 15 years. Weisselberg alone was accused of defrauding the federal government, state and city out of more than $900,000 in unpaid taxes and undeserved tax refunds.
Trump, a Republican, has decried the New York investigations as a “political witch hunt” and has said his company’s actions were standard practice in the real estate business and in no way a crime.
Last week, Trump sat for a deposition in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ parallel civil investigation into allegations that Trump’s company misled lenders and tax authorities about asset values. Trump invoked his Fifth Amendment protectionagainst self-incrimination more than 400 times.
James, whose probe uncovered the evidence that led to Weisselberg’s charges, said in a statement: “Let this guilty plea send a loud and clear message: we will crack down on anyone who steals from the public for personal gain because no one is above the law.”
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Justice Department to put forward proposed redactions as he committed to making public at least part of the affidavit supporting the search warrant for former President Donald Trump’s estate in Florida.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart said that under the law, it is the government’s burden to show why a redacted version should not be released and prosecutors’ arguments Thursday failed to persuade him. He gave them a week to submit a copy of the affidavit proposing the information it wants to keep secret after the FBI seized classified and top secret information during a search at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate last week.
The hearing was convened after several news organizations, including The Associated Press, sought to unseal additional records tied to last week’s search, including the affidavit. It is likely to contain key details about the Justice Department’s investigation examining whether Trump retained and mishandled classified and sensitive government records.
The Justice Department has adamantly opposed making any portion of the affidavit public, arguing that doing so would compromise its ongoing investigation, would expose the identities of witnesses and could prevent others from coming forward and cooperating with the government.
The attorneys for the news organizations, however, argued that the unprecedented nature of the Justice Department’s investigation warrants public disclosure.
“You can’t trust what you can’t see,” said Chuck Tobin, a lawyer representing the AP and several other news outlets.
In addition to ordering the redactions, the judge agreed to make public other documents, including the warrant’s cover sheet, the Justice Department’s motion to seal the documents and the judge’s order requiring them to be sealed.
Those documents showed the FBI was specifically investigating the “willful retention of national defense information,” the concealment or removal of government records and obstruction of a federal investigation.
Jay Bratt, a top Justice Department national security prosecutor, had argued that the affidavit should remain hidden from the public. Unsealing it, he said, would provide a “road map” of the investigation — which is in its “early stages” — and expose the next steps to be taken by federal agents and prosecutors.
He argued it was in the public interest for the investigation, including interviews of witnesses, to go forward unhindered.
As the hearing kicked off, a small caravan of vehicles with Trump flags drove past the federal courthouse in West Palm Beach, Florida. An attorney for Trump, Christina Bobb, was in the courthouse Thursday but said she was only there to observe the court proceeding.
Bratt argued in court that even a redacted version of the document could reveal investigative steps or create the ability for sleuths or those being eyed in the investigation to identify witnesses in the case. He also contended that the Justice Department had already gone to rare lengths to bring transparency, including making a request for the court to unseal the warrant and property receipt, which were made public last week.
“There is heightened interest,” he conceded. “This is likely an unprecedented situation.”
Trump, in a Truth Social post last week, called for the release of the unredacted affidavit in the interest of transparency.
Reinhart gave the government until next Thursday to submit its version with the proposed redactions along with written arguments for each, going line by line. He said he would then review the proposal and make his own proposed redactions and then may meet with government lawyers to give them a final argument for why specific information should be withheld.
Justice Department attorneys have argued in court filings that the investigation into Trump’s handling of “highly classified material” is ongoing and that the document contains sensitive information about witnesses.
A recent filing by Bratt and Juan Antonio Gonzalez, the U.S. attorney in Miami, says making the affidavit public would “cause significant and irreparable damage to this ongoing criminal investigation.”
“If disclosed, the affidavit would serve as a roadmap to the government’s ongoing investigation, providing specific details about its direction and likely course, in a manner that is highly likely to compromise future investigative steps,” they wrote.
FBI agents searched Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate on Aug. 8, removing 11 sets of classified documents, with some not only marked top secret but also “sensitive compartmented information,” according to a receipt of what was taken that was released Friday. That is a special category meant to protect the nation’s most important secrets that if revealed publicly could cause “exceptionally grave” damage to U.S. interests. The court records did not provide specific details about information the documents might contain.
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Balsamo reported from New York.
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HAVANA (AP) — A Colombian guerrilla group says it has freed six captive soldiers in a goodwill gesture ahead of planned peace talks with the government of new President Gustavo Petro.
The release of the soldiers was a “unilateral humanitarian gesture″ that recognized efforts by the Colombian government to facilitate the resumption of dialogue, said the rebel National Liberation Army, known by its Spanish acronym ELN.
The Associated Press received the guerrilla statement on Thursday. It included images of the soldiers during their release, as several rebels in uniform stood nearby.
Representatives of Petro and the ELN met last week in Cuba to explore the possibility of resuming talks. The dialogue was suspended by former President Iván Duque in 2019 after the guerrillas bombed a police academy in Bogotá, killing more than 20 cadets.
Following that incident, Colombian authorities issued arrest warrants for ELN leaders in Cuba. Cuba refused to extradite them, arguing that doing so would compromise its status as a neutral nation in the conflict.
The United States then placed Cuba on its list of state sponsors of terrorism. The ELN, founded in the 1960s, is designated by the U.S. as a terrorist organization.
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A Little Stickier Friday!
Unsettled weather returns this weekend
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - Thursday was a virtual carbon copy of our Wednesday. Friday will be a little more humid, however. The added humidity will lead to the return of isolated-to-scattered showers and thunderstorms into the weekend.
Friday starts fairly comfortable before muggy air creeps into the region late day. A few places could catch a pop-up shower or thundershower in the afternoon while most remain dry. Highs will be very warm in the upper 80s. Any rain should diminish in time for opening night of high school football games.
Temperatures get a little warmer by the end of the week through the weekend. The humidity goes up too and we will see a better chance for storms. Our weather stays unsettled well into next week, with a bit of cooling down the stretch.
Bowling Green 3 day forecast:
FRIDAY: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a thundershower. High 87. Low 66. Winds SE at 6 mph.
SATURDAY: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a thundershower. High 87. Low 68. Winds S at 6 mph.
SUNDAY: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. High 87. Low 69. Winds SW at 6 mph.
Today’s Climate Info for Bowling Green:
Today’s High: 86
Today’s Low: 63
Normal High: 90
Normal Low: 68
Record High: 105 (1936)
Record Low: 54 (1976)
Today’s Precip: 0.00″
Monthly Precip: 0.70″ (-1.47″)
Yearly Precip: 32.99″ (-0.06″)
Today’s Snowfall: 0.0″
Monthly Snowfall: 0.0″
Seasonal Snowfall: 15.5″
Today’s Sunset: 7:33 p.m.
Tomorrow’s Sunrise: 6:06 a.m.
Health & Allergies:
Air Quality: Low (Ozone Count: 18 / Small Particulate Matter: 35)
Mold Count: Low (5882 - Mold Spore Count)
UV Index: High (8)
Pollen: 7.8 (High - Grass, Weeds)
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Finland’s prime minister says she did not take any drugs during a “wild” party in a private home, adding she did nothing wrong when letting her hair down and partying with friends.
A video posted on a social media shows six people dancing and mimicking a song in front of a camera, including Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin. Later in the video, Marin, 36, is on her knees on what seems to be the dance floor with her arms behind her head dancing while mimicking a song.
“I’m disappointed that it has become public. I spent the evening with friends. Partied, pretty wild, yes. Danced and sang,” she was quoted Thursday as saying by Finnish broadcaster YLE.
“I have not used drugs myself, or anything other than alcohol. I’ve danced, sung and partied and done perfectly legal things. I have also not been in a situation where I would know that others are doing it that way,” Marin said, according to the Hufvudstadsbladet newspaper.
It was unclear when the party, which reportedly was attended by Ilmari Nurminen, a member of Eduskunta, or parliament, for Marin’s Social Democratic Party, and the Finnish singer Alma, was held.
Marin — who in December 2019 became Finland’s youngest prime minister ever — said she spends her free time with friends just like others her age and that she intends to continue being the same person as before.
“I hope that’s accepted. We live in a democracy and in elections everyone can decide these issues,” she said, according to YLE.
Critics have pointed out that Finland, which shares a 1,340-kilometer (832-mile) land border with Russia, faces high electricity prices, among other issues from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The country recently dropped its long-neutral stance and asked to join NATO.
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ROME (AP) — The Vatican said Thursday that a preliminary church investigation into sexual assault allegations by a Canadian woman against a top cardinal, Marc Ouellet, has determined the case doesn’t warrant further investigation.
Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni issued a statement responding to reports this week that Ouellet was one of several people named in a class-action lawsuit against the archdiocese of Quebec that accused several priests of sexual abuse or assault.
Ouellet, 78, headed the Quebec archdiocese from 2002-2010, when he became the powerful prefect of the Vatican’s bishops’ office. In that job, he oversees all of the Catholic Church’s investigations into allegations of sexual misconduct involving adults and bishops or cardinals.
Bruni confirmed allegations against Ouellet were received by the Vatican and investigated by a Jesuit theologian, the Rev. Jacques Servais. Servais determined there were no grounds to proceed further with a canonical investigation or trial, Bruni said.
Asked about the lawsuit, Servais said he came to that conclusion after having read the written allegations by the woman, identified as “F,” and having interviewed her via Zoom with a member of a diocesan committee present.
“This person didn’t bring forward an accusation that could provide material for an investigation,” the Vatican’s statement quoted Servais as saying.
As such, Pope Francis “declared that there are not sufficient elements to open a canonical investigation for sexual aggression by Cardinal Ouellet against F,” Bruni’s statement said.
The Catholic Church has fine-tuned procedures to investigate and sanction priests accused of sexual misconduct with minors, but it rarely takes punitive action against clerics accused of sexual misconduct with adults.
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What is a hedge trimmer?
Hedge trimmers are powered yard machines with one or two rows of cutting teeth that slice through small-diameter foliage. People use hedge trimmers to cut back growth, level the tops and sides of hedges and even sculpt shrubs into geometric and fanciful shapes.
How does a hedge trimmer work?
Most hedge trimmers cut the same way as a big pair of scissors, with two cutting blades moving in opposite directions. Budget hedge trimmers have one moving blade and one fixed blade, half as efficient and not as well-balanced.
How to choose the best hedge trimmers
There are three important measurements to keep in mind when choosing a hedge trimmer.
- Cutting width: The length of the blades on the cutting bar determine how wide a swath you can trim with one path.
- Cutting diameter: The spaces between the teeth are what limit the thickness of branches you can cut. Residential hedge trimmers typically have short gaps between their teeth while commercial trimmers are capable of cutting thicker branches.
- Weight: People use hedge trimmers with their arms extended or overhead, positions that can quickly tire you out.
Gas-powered
When assessing gas hedge trimmers, look at the engine displacement, usually shown in cubic centimeters, where larger numbers mean bigger engines and more power.
Best gas-powered hedge trimmers
Echo 24-Inch 2-Stroke Gas Hedge Trimmer
The 24-inch RazorEdge blade is reciprocating and double-sided. The 21.2 cubic centimeter engine uses a 50:1 ratio of 89 or higher octane fuel to motor oil and has a highly efficient air filter for longer engine life.
Sold by Home Depot
DeWalt 22-Inch 27 cc 2-Stroke Gas Articulating Hedge Trimmer
The articulating head has a 135-degree range of motion and is usable with DeWalt string trimmers and other attachments. The ergonomic handles make it easy to guide and control this 17-pound machine.
Sold by Home Depot
Troy-Bilt 22-Inch 2-Stroke Gas Articulating Hedge Trimmer
This 25 cc machine starts easily with its prime, flip and go system and fits all Troy-Bilt attachment accessories. It weighs 11 pounds and has a head that rotates a full 135 degrees for getting in tight spots.
Sold by Home Depot
Battery-powered
Check the numbers for volts and amperes. The larger the numbers, the greater the power and the longer the battery will last on a single charge.
Best battery-powered hedge trimmers
Ryobi 24-inch 40 Volt Cordless Battery Hedge Trimmer
The dual-action steel blades reduce vibration, the rotating gear handle is made for trimming at all angles and the debris remover clears clippings while you trim so you don’t have to. This 8-pound trimmer has the power to cut through 1-inch limbs.
Sold by Home Depot
Black and Decker 20-Volt Max Cordless Battery Powered Hedge Trimmer
This 5.4-pound trimmer is easy to handle and control with its built-in T handle and full-length trigger. The 18-inch dual action blade is made of hardened steel for reduced vibration.
Sold by Home Depot
DeWalt 22-inch 20-Volt Max Lithium-Ion Cordless Hedge Trimmer
The 22-inch blade on this 6.4-pound trimmer has laser-cut hooked teeth for clean, quick cuts up to three-quarters of an inch thick. The battery has a built-in power indicator and a no-load run time of up to 75 minutes per charge.
Sold by Home Depot
Corded
All corded electric hedge trimmers operate on standard 120-volt household current.
Best corded hedge trimmers
Sun Joe 4 Amp 120-Volt Corded Pole Electric Hedge Trimmer
This trimmer has 21-inch hardened steel blades, an adjustable pivoting head and a 95-inch shaft that gives you an effective reach of 13 feet for safe trimming without climbing a ladder. It has a 50-foot cord, weighs 8.8 pounds and can handle branches up to seven-tenths of an inch thick.
Sold by Home Depot
Makita 25-inch 4.8 Amp 120-Volt Corded Electric Trimmer
The two-hand operating design means the motor runs only when the grips are held with both hands. The built-in clutch protects the gears by automatically disengaging when the blade binds and the transparent hand guard gives you a clear view of the work area.
Sold by Home Depot
Earthwise 18-inch 4.5 Amp Pole/Hedge Trimmer Multi-Tool
You get a hedge trimmer and a pole saw with a 16-foot cord and an 8-foot reach in a single tool that weighs less than 10 pounds with the shoulder support strap attached. The trimming head angle adjusts from 60 to -20 degrees to fit in tight places.
Sold by Home Depot
Old school
If you are really interested in sculpting bushes and hedges, use a hand-powered hedge trimmer to get the level of detail you won’t get with a powered hedge trimmer.
Best old-school hedge trimmer
Fiskars 9-inch Power-Lever Steel Telescoping Handle Hedge Shears
You get twice the cutting power with the power-lever technology that extends the handle from 24 to 32 inches and locks at any length in between. The serrated blades are self-sharpening and grip the twigs and branches for clean, sure cuts.
Sold by Home Depot
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What are the best Oribe hair products?
Founded in 2008, Oribe is a luxury hair care brand created by world-renowned hairdresser Oribe Canales. Its products are salon-quality and designed for all hair types. Oribe offers several collections, each designed to attend to specific hair needs, including moisture-rich, color-treating and curl-reviving formulas.
Are Oribe products expensive?
Oribe products are universally reviewed highly, and the price definitely reflects the quality. They range between $15-$226, depending on the size and type of product. While costly, they’re used in salons globally and belong to a top brand. Oribe products are paraben- and sulfate-free, cruelty- and gluten-free, color-safe and ultraviolet-protective. The finest fragrances are used in each product, giving you salon-fresh hair with every use.
Best Oribe product for dry hair
Oribe Gold Lust Nourishing Hair Oil
What you need to know: Winner of the 2019 Allure “Best of Beauty” award, this hair oil has an ultra-strengthening formula that restores fried and frizzy hair.
What you’ll love: With fragrant notes of jasmine, sandalwood and bergamot, it absorbs into your hair follicles quickly and conditions fractured strands. It’s a lightweight oil, so it won’t feel heavy or leave a greasy film on your scalp. It doubles as heat and UV protection to prevent future damage.
What you should consider: If you have a problem with oiliness, look instead for an Oribe product that cleanses your scalp.
Where to buy: Sold by Sephora and Amazon
Best Oribe product for oily hair
Oribe The Cleanse Clarifying Shampoo
What you need to know: Designed to combat buildup and oil production, this shampoo targets your scalp and detoxifies the skin at the root.
What you’ll love: The key ingredient is volcanic ash, a natural element that cuts away layers of product and dandruff stuck on your scalp. It gently exfoliates using sea kelp extract and papaya fruit extract, preparing your hair for other treatments. Even while stripping the toxins from your hair, this shampoo replenishes moisture in your hair.
What you should consider: While this is considered a gentle exfoliant, be mindful of sensitivities your skin may have to any cleansing formulas. Conduct a small patch test before using a new product.
Where to buy: Sold by Sephora
Best Oribe product for coiled hair
Oribe Curl Gelee for Shine and Definition
What you need to know: Winner of the coveted Allure “Best of Beauty” award in 2020, this is a staple for any person with coiled and textured hair.
What you’ll love: This product is designed for curl types 3 and 4 (curly and coily), and defines curls while keeping them hydrated and rejuvenated. Rich in ingredients such as avocado butter, macadamia oil and apricot oil, this gelee will return shine to damaged or dry hair. Apply it on damp curls and let air dry or diffuse.
What you should consider: Some consumers say the gelee is very thick and a little goes a long way, so apply in small doses to avoid product waste.
Where to buy: Sold by Sephora and Amazon
Best Oribe product for color-treated hair
Oribe Hair Mask for Beautiful Color
What you need to know: Repairing hair after color treatment increases shine and returns silkiness to your locks; this was created for that mission.
What you’ll love: Crafted to restore roots and cuticles, it protects and enhances your hair color while conditioning damaged strands of hair and adding a glossy finish. It’s also a great option while preparing for your next color treatment.
What you should consider: As always, conduct a patch test and review the ingredients list to ensure there are no allergens you could react to. Oribe uses natural elements such as seed oils and fruit extract, but check the list before you apply the product.
Where to buy: Sold by Sephora and Amazon
Best Oribe product to achieve volume
Oribe Maximista Hair Thickening Spray
What you need to know: If you’re looking for more bounce and volume for your hair, this is a great place to start.
What you’ll love: Designed to lift roots and create density, it both protects against heat and maximizes volume. With a light consistency, it doesn’t feel heavy or sticky and leaves you with a softer head of hair. The spray is thermal-protective, so you have added prevention of damage from hot tools you use after application.
What you should consider: Since this is meant to volumize hair, those with already frizzy or thick hair should avoid adding it.
Where to buy: Sold by Sephora and Amazon
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Which Nike Blazers are best?
There are countless Nike shoes to choose from, but if you’re a minimalist and want simple shoes with a design that never goes out of style, Nike Blazers might be what you need.
Blazers are one of the oldest models in Nike’s line of athletic shoes, but they’re still popular and have undergone several upgrades in quality since their initial release. The Nike Men’s Blazer Mid ’77 Vintage Shoes are the best ones you’ll find, as they offer excellent traction and durability, and come in six stylish colors.
What to know before you buy Nike Blazers
Your purpose in buying them
When Blazers were first released decades ago, they were considered appropriate for running, sports and other physical activities. However, shoe-making technology has evolved to the point where other Nike shoes are more suitable for running. These days, Blazers are considered casual shoes and a fashionable choice for complementing stylish outfits.
Finding the right size
Wearing the correct size shoes is crucial to prevent soreness and possibly injury. If your shoes are too big, you’ll be more prone to tripping. If they’re too tight, you’ll find them uncomfortable to wear for extended periods, and you might develop blisters or corns on your feet. Blazers should offer a snug fit, but a bit of room in the toe area is ideal.
Your foot shape
Since Blazers have a retro look and style, they’re not the most ergonomic shoes, and although comfortable for most, they don’t offer much arch support. Those with a distinguished foot shape such as over-pronated, supinated or flat feet might find them awkward and uncomfortable.
What to look for in quality Nike Blazers
Durable upper
Authentic Nike Blazers have a durable synthetic leather upper, giving them a layer of protection and comfort. Although they don’t have mesh overlays, they’re surprisingly breathable, and some have suede or synthetic details, giving them a retro, stylish look.
Rigid, flexible outsole
Blazers have some of the toughest outsoles of any athletic shoes, thanks to the vulcanized rubber that makes them flexible. Blazers also have a herringbone tread pattern for superior grip on various surfaces.
Also, Blazers have an autoclave construction where the outsole and midsole have been fused. Although it compromises the ergonomics and heel support to some extent, it gives them a streamlined look, making them ideal for casual wear.
Padded tongue
Blazers have a tongue padded with plenty of cushioning for additional comfort around the ankles. The sticking-out tongue also helps give them their classic look and lets wearers lace their shoes higher up the ankle for extra support and a more secure fit.
Eco-friendly construction
Blazers are manufactured with primarily synthetic materials, but some are made with 20%-30% recycled materials. Those made with recycled materials are often slightly cheaper and have a more lightweight feel. However, they’re still high-quality and durable, as they can last just as long as those made without any recycled materials.
How much you can expect to spend on Nike Blazers
Traditional Nike Blazers retail for $100-$120, but sometimes you can find low-cut models in the $80-$100 range.
Nike Blazers FAQ
Are Nike Blazers suitable for skateboarding?
A. Because of their vulcanized rubber outsole and durable leather construction, Blazers are suitable for skateboarding and other extreme summer sports.
Are Nike Blazers unisex?
A. Although Blazers are labeled and sold as either men’s or women’s shoes, they’re inherently the same, and there’s no difference in functionality. The only differences are in sizing, and some shoes with a more traditionally feminine color might be targeted toward women.
Can I wear Nike Blazers in the winter?
A. Yes. Blazers are among the most versatile Nike shoes and have a sturdy build and durable exterior that makes them suitable for mildly cold weather. However, they’re not waterproof, so moisture can easily penetrate them.
What are the best Nike Blazers to buy?
Top Nike Blazers
Nike Men’s Blazer Mid ’77 Vintage Shoes
What you need to know: These shoes have the classic Blazers style, with an updated build and quality.
What you’ll love: The flat style of the midsole gives them a retro look, and the durable leather upper offers excellent support. The outsole has a herringbone tread pattern for superior grip, and the tongue is packed with cushioning for extra comfort. The six colors include three shades of red swoosh.
What you should consider: Some customers found it frustrating to constantly lace and undo the laces to put them on and take them off, respectively.
Where to buy: Sold by Dick’s Sporting Goods
Top Nike Blazers for the money
Nike Women’s Blazer ’77 Low Shoes
What you need to know: These shoes have a stylish cream color and offer the comfort and support you can expect from Nike.
What you’ll love: They’re low-cut with a stylish casual look, and the easy-entry lacing system makes them simple to put on. The upper is made from durable leather and has suede details for a classic look, and the padded collar gives them a sleek look and superior comfort.
What you should consider: They’re heavier than other casual Nike shoes, and some reviewers reported that they don’t offer much arch support.
Where to buy: Sold by Dick’s Sporting Goods
Worth checking out
Nike Women’s Blazer Mid Next Nature Shoes
What you need to know: These shoes are made with 20% recycled materials but retain the popular and classic Blazers design.
What you’ll love: The upper is made from recycled synthetic leather for improved durability. The solid rubber outsole provides excellent traction, and the fused outsole and midsole give these shoes a crisp, stylish look. The exposed foam on the tongue offers additional comfort.
What you should consider: There’s no pull tab on the back heel, and some consumers complained about the sizing running small.
Where to buy: Sold by Dick’s Sporting Goods
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Clean energy incentives in the new spending package signed this week by President Joe Biden will trim America’s emissions of heat-trapping gases by about 1.1 billion tons (1 billion metric tons) by 2030, a new Department of Energy analysis shows.
The first official federal calculations, shared with The Associated Press before its release Thursday, say that between the bill just signed and last year’s infrastructure spending law, the U.S. by the end of the decade will be producing about 1.26 billion tons (1.15 billion metric tons) less carbon pollution than it would have without the laws. That saving is equivalent to about the annual greenhouse gas emissions of every home in the United States.
The Energy Department analysis finds that with the new law by 2030, U.S. greenhouse gas emissions should be about 40% lower than 2005 levels, which is still not at the U.S. announced target of cutting carbon pollution between 50% and 52% by the end of the decade. But that 40% reduction is similar to earlier calculations by the independent research firm Rhodium Group, which figured cuts would be 31% to 44% and the scientists at Climate Action Tracker, which said the drop would be 26% to 42%.
Most of the projected emissions reductions in the nearly $375 billion spending package would come in promoting “clean energy,” mostly solar and wind power and electric vehicles, the federal analysis said. More than half of the overall projected emission drops would come in how the nation generates electricity, the analysis said. About 10% of the savings in emissions come from agriculture and land conservation.
The new law’s provisions that call for oil and gas leasing on federal land and water “may lead to some increase” in carbon pollution, the federal analysis said, but the other provisions to spur cleaner energy cut 35 tons of greenhouse gas for every new ton of pollution from the increased oil and gas drilling.
Outside experts, such as Bill Hare of Climate Action Tracker, say the new law is a big step for the United States, but it’s still not enough considering that America is the biggest historic carbon polluter, had done little for decades and lags behind Europe.
“At this point anything going in that direction you count as a win, right? I mean after so long a time of total inaction and knowing how difficult politically it is to get the country moving in a direction like this due to politics and economics and all the other things involved with this issue,” National Center for Atmospheric Research climate scientist Gerald Meehl, who wasn’t part of the analysis, said about what the new law will do. “You can argue that’s not nearly enough, but I think once you start seeing motion, you hope that then we can build on that and kind of keep the ball rolling.”
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BEREA, Ohio (AP) — The franchise quarterback who brought baggage and Super Bowl dreams to Cleveland won’t play for two months.
It’s always something with the Browns.
Deshaun Watson’s acceptance of an 11-game suspension and $5 million fine in a settlement with the NFL over alleged sexual misconduct has left the Browns wondering what will become of a season they thought could end with a championship.
Watson won’t be back until December, at the earliest, and only then if the three-time Pro Bowler satisfies the league’s requirements that he undergo an evaluation by behavioral experts and follows their treatment program.
The Browns have always known there was a strong possibility they’d be without Watson for an extended period. They signed him for five years despite the lawsuits brought by two dozen women in Texas.
And now that they know exactly the time frame for his absence, the question becomes can they survive until Watson’s eligible to return on Dec. 4 — against, of all teams, the Texans.
“We still have 17 games to play,” Browns general manager Andrew Berry said Thursday, shortly after Watson’s punishment became public. “We think we have a number of talented players and coaches who are in that locker room. Our expectation is still to have a competitive team and go and try to win every game.”
Jacoby Brissett is Cleveland’s new starting quarterback, and the 29-year-old has a proven track record of being a capable replacement. He’s done it with New England, Indianapolis and Miami while posting a 14-23 record as a starter.
Not nearly as flashy or dynamic as Watson, he’s more of a game manager. His experience is a huge plus — on and off the field. Brissett is a leader, and by all accounts well-liked and respected by his teammates and coaches.
“A pro’s pro, somebody who is going to lead from out in front, works very hard at his craft and just is an outstanding teammate,” coach Kevin Stefanski said, essentially repeating comments he’s made about Brissett throughout training camp.
Stefanski believes the Browns can still accomplish their goals with Brissett.
“The guys have trust in each other, and I know they have trust in Jacoby,” he said. “Ultimately, this is the best team game there is.”
Brissett began getting the majority of the snaps with Cleveland’s first-team offense earlier this week as the Browns enacted their plan with Watson’s suspension imminent.
Brissett threw mostly short passes during the Browns’ practice against the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday, and he’ll get more work against them Friday before sitting out Sunday’s exhibition game between the teams.
Stefanski plans to treat next week’s final preseason game against Chicago as a dress rehearsal for the Sept. 11 opener against Carolina — and probably former Browns starting QB Baker Mayfield.
It might also be something of a final audition for Brissett to prove he’s ready to take the reins in the regular season.
With a somewhat soft early schedule, the Browns felt comfortable Brissett could handle subbing for Watson for six games or even eight, if that had been the resolution. But 11 might be asking a lot of him.
In signing Watson for $230 million and fully guaranteeing his contract, Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam have shown they’re willing to do whatever’s necessary to win, even at the expense of tarnishing their reputations and their team’s image.
This Watson move was risky and to this point hasn’t paid off.
Now that he’ll miss 11 games, the Browns could be tempted to make a run at Jimmy Garoppolo, a QB they’ve considered before and who might be available via trade or when San Francisco waives him later this month.
Garoppolo is appealing on several levels for the Browns. He’s 33-14 as a starter and has the playoff experience Brissett lacks. He’s also looking to restart his career following offseason shoulder surgery and being displaced as the 49ers starter by Trey Lance.
In the Browns, Garoppolo would be joining a team with a well-rounded roster.
For now, Berry’s sold on Brissett.
“We feel very good about Jacoby,” Berry said. “We like what we have seen throughout the spring and we have liked what we have seen throughout the summer so we have a high degree of confidence in him.
“No different than any other position on the roster, we will continue to evaluate our team over the course of the camp, but really pleased with Jacoby.”
NOTES: All-Pro Myles Garrett missed his fourth consecutive practice to be with an ill family member. Stefanski said he expects Garrett back “soon.” … The Eagles and Browns were well-behaved during the practice in which there was no tackling to the ground.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans must decide if rookie Malik Willis gets a second straight preseason start knowing exactly what they have in veteran Ryan Tannehill.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have Tom Brady, who is due back soon from a personal break from training camp, though coach Todd Bowles said Thursday he has no specific date for the quarterback’s return.
“We’ll see,” Bowles said. “We’ll talk about it next week. I’m not concerned about it right now. We’re trying to practice against Tennessee and play a game. I said sometime after Tennessee. There’s no definitive date for me. But we’ll check on it. We’ll keep in touch and we’ll find out.”
Brady hasn’t practiced with the Bucs since being excused Aug. 11 for what Bowles called a planned absence from the team to address “personal things.” Bowles said then that the 45-year-old quarterback’s break from practice was arranged before camp opened and that he wouldn’t return until after the exhibition against Tennessee (0-1).
Brady didn’t play in the Bucs’ preseason opener, a loss to Miami. Veteran Blaine Gabbert started, with Kyle Trask, their second-round draft pick in 2020, getting much of the work.
Gabbert had a pass batted down by Titans defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons on Thursday before being picked off by Titans cornerback Caleb Farley in a 2-minute drill to end practice.
Bowles said the extra work with Brady out has been great for Gabbert mentally.
“The plays might not be there all the time, but the mental reps and what he’s getting and making the right play is very important, not just making a wild play and making the right play,” Bowles said. “So it’s been great to have him there.”
Tannehill also didn’t play when the Titans opened the preseason by losing in Baltimore.
Willis, the 86th pick overall out of Liberty in the April draft, got the start ahead of Logan Woodside, who has been Tannehill’s backup the past two seasons.
Coach Mike Vrabel hasn’t made a decision on who starts next but made it clear the Titans want to see as much as possible out of Willis.
It’s why Willis has been getting more work with the second-team offense in 2-minute drills at Woodside’s expense, which continued Thursday. Willis has turned the fight for the backup job into a real competition.
“We have to continue to develop Malik in this system, and we’ve had conversations with Logan about his opportunity to compete,” Vrabel said. “But I also feel like we have to try to see how quickly we can bring Malik along. And I think that would be the reason why.”
Brady won’t be the only one not playing for the Bucs on Saturday night. Bowles said wide receiver Julio Jones, who practiced both Wednesday and Thursday, against his old team won’t play. Wide receivers Mike Evans, Chris Godwin and Russell Gage didn’t practice at all in Nashville as they recover from injured hamstrings.
NOTES: Practice ended with a fight as Bucs running back Leonard Fournette came over to punch Simmons, who responded. Vrabel got in the middle to help break it up. Bowles said it was unfortunate the last play turned into a skirmish after good work against the past two days. Vrabel said it was a prime example of players doing dumb stuff to hurt the team. … Derrick Henry worked in individual drills, then went to the sand pit as part of the Titans’ plan for the two-time NFL rushing leader. … Bucs right tackle Tristan Wirfs also left practice early with a trainer. … Titans rookie WR Treylon Burks practiced Thursday after leaving Wednesday’s session early, and he wore a sleeve on his left leg.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Yankees were poised to extend their recent misery on a long night against the Rays. Then one swing from Josh Donaldson changed everything.
Donaldson hit a walk-off grand slam in the 10th inning as the clock struck midnight, and struggling New York salvaged an 8-7 win over Tampa Bay on Wednesday night to avoid a three-game sweep.
Gleyber Torres singled leading off the 10th off Jalen Beeks (2-2) and Anthony Rizzo walked before Donaldson lifted a one-strike, 97 mph fastball to the short porch in right field. He flipped his bat and raised his arms immediately after he connected.
“The guys were pumped,” Donaldson said. “I think just how the game progressed and how the back-and-forth battle happened there, and we were able to kind of come back there with our backs against the wall. I definitely think there was some release of some joy and some frustration over the past couple of weeks for sure.”
Oswaldo Cabrera, recalled from the minors earlier Wednesday, was in the on-deck circle, and Donaldson gave the 23-year-old third baseman a chest bump as part of his celebration.
It was Donaldson’s eighth career game-ending homer and first since Sept. 27, 2015, with Toronto — also to beat Tampa Bay.
“I felt like off the bat right away (it was gone),” New York manager Aaron Boone said. “Right away I felt like it was a homer but I needed to see it go over.”
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Donaldson became the third Yankee — joining Babe Ruth and Jason Giambi — to hit a game-ending grand slam with New York trailing by at least three runs in extra innings.
“There’s not too many better feelings in the world than hitting a walk-off home run,” Donaldson said.
Aroldis Chapman (2-3) gave up three runs in the top of the 10th for New York, which entered having lost three straight and 12 of 15.
But the Yankees finally got some help from their offense, scoring more than three runs in a game for the first time since Aug. 8. New York had totaled one run in its previous three games.
.The Rays led 4-2 when the game was stopped by rain with one out in the top of the seventh. The ensuing 1-hour, 3-minute delay was worth it for the Yankees, who ended Tampa Bay’s four-game winning streak.
Although the Yankees are 9-16 since the All-Star break, their AL East lead moved back to 10 games over Tampa Bay and Toronto. New York has led the division by double digits for all but two days since June 13.
“For being the regular season and being August, that was a special one,” Boone said.
Rizzo led off the eighth with a homer off Brooks Raley to tie it at 4-4. The game went to extra innings when Ryan Thompson retired major league home run leader Aaron Judge on a warning-track flyball.
Chapman relieved Scott Effross with one out in the 10th and issued two walks to load the bases. With two outs, Francisco Mejía sliced a 101 mph, 0-2 fastball down the right-field line for a bases-clearing double.
“It’s that kind of block hit over there and it’s just inside the line,” Boone said. “It’s kind of like a gut punch right there but credit to the guys it’s like, ‘Hey, let’s keep fighting.’”
The Rays were three outs away from completing a three-game sweep in New York for the third straight season and fifth time in team history.
“He got me,” Beeks said. “It was a good swing.”
Yandy Díaz matched a season high with three RBIs, hitting an RBI double in the third and a two-run double in the fifth off Yankees starter Domingo Germán.
Tampa Bay’s Harold Ramírez added a solo homer in the sixth in his second game back from a fractured right thumb.
Torres started New York’s comeback with a two-run homer in the sixth off Corey Kluber. Judge’s bases-loaded walk in the seventh got the Yankees within 4-3, but Pete Fairbanks got Torres to hit into an inning-ending double play.
Kluber allowed two runs and four hits in six innings.
Germán allowed three runs and five hits in 4 2/3 innings.
Tampa Bay jumped ahead with one out in the first when Díaz doubled over left fielder Andrew Benintendi and Jose Siri scored from first when the Yankees missed the cutoff man.
The Rays had three straight one-out hits in the fifth and took a 3-0 lead when Díaz doubled down the left-field line. Ramírez opened the sixth by reaching the left field seats for his fifth homer.
A NINETIES FIRST
For the first time in franchise history, the Yankees started three players wearing jersey numbers in the 90s.
Besides Judge’s No. 99, Cabrera was given No. 95 and Estevan Florial was wearing No. 90.
New York has four players with numbers above 90. Reliever Ron Marinaccio wears No. 97.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Rays: SS Wander Franco (right hamate bone) was held out of Triple-A Durham’s lineup with soreness in the hand. He is expected to resume his rehab assignment Thursday.
Yankees: INF DJ LeMahieu (right big toe) did not start for the fourth straight game singled as a pinch-hitter in the eighth. LeMahieu said he expects to start Thursday. … OF/DH Giancarlo Stanton (Achilles tendon) could begin a rehab assignment this weekend and may return next week. … RHP Clay Holmes (back), who last pitched Friday, was placed on the injured list.
UP NEXT
Rays: Open a four-game series against visiting Kansas City Thursday. The Rays did not announce a starter.
Yankees: RHP Frankie Montas (4-9, 3.59 ERA) will make his home debut in the opener of a four-game series against Toronto RHP José Berríos (8-5, 5.61) on Thursday.
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MIAMI (AP) — FIU football player Luke Knox, who appeared in 23 games at Mississippi before joining the Panthers and was the brother of Buffalo Bills tight end Dawson Knox, has died, the university said Thursday.
Luke Knox died Wednesday evening, school officials said. The cause was not revealed, though the university said police do not suspect foul play.
Knox, who studied business, was 22.
“Words cannot express the heartfelt sorrow we feel because of the passing of our teammate and friend, Luke Knox,” FIU coach Mike MacIntyre wrote on social media. “I had the honor of coaching Luke at Ole Miss and at FIU. While I admired his passion for football, his genuine love for his family and teammates is what I will always remember.”
FIU players were told of Knox’s death late Wednesday. Thursday’s practice was canceled, and grief counselors were brought in to meet with the team and others from the university community.
“You had such a love for life and the game of football,” FIU quarterback Gunnar Holmberg wrote in a social media post Thursday. “Never failed to put a smile on those around you. Grateful for the time we had together. Words can’t explain how you’ll be missed.”
Dawson Knox, Luke Knox’s older brother, is entering his fourth season with the Bills.
“Our hearts go out to Dawson and his family during this time,” Buffalo coach Sean McDermott said Thursday before practice. “We’re right there with him and supporting him and his family. Just tragic news that I woke up to this morning. We love him and we support him.”
Dawson Knox was not on the field for the Bills’ practice.
Luke Knox, who was from Brentwood, Tennessee, primarily played special teams during his time at Ole Miss, and he had 11 tackles in his four seasons there. He switched to tight end in 2021 though appeared as a linebacker on FIU’s roster this season.
MacIntyre was defensive coordinator at Ole Miss during Knox’s time with the Rebels. MacIntyre is in his first season at FIU.
“He had a special way of making everyone around him feel comfortable and confident,” MacIntyre said. “Luke’s family is special to me, and they will continually be in my heart and in my prayers during this difficult time.”
FIU opens its season Sept. 1 against Bryant.
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CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Nazem Kadri is going to the Calgary Flames, leaving the Colorado Avalanche after helping them win the Stanley Cup for the first time since 2001.
Calgary announced a $49 million, seven-year contract Thursday, meaning Kadri will count $7 million against the salary cap through 2029. The move came shortly after the Flames traded forward Sean Monahan to the Montreal Canadiens to free up space under the salary cap.
Landing Kadri is the second big deal Calgary has made this offseason, coming about a month after the team acquired Jonathan Huberdeau, MacKenzie Weegar and a conditional first-round pick in a trade that sent Matthew Tkachuk to Florida.
“Nazem is a highly competitive top six player who makes our center ice position deep,” general manager Brad Treliving said. “He brings a high skill level and determination to our group combined with his recent experience of a Stanley Cup championship.”
The Pacific Division-winning Flames have had to restock their lineup after also losing Johnny Gaudreau in free agency this offseason.
Kadri, who turns 32 before opening night, had arguably his best NHL season in his third year with Colorado. He set career highs with 59 assists and 87 points in 71 games, and that success continued into the playoffs.
The gritty center from London, Ontario, had seven goals and eight assists during the Avalanche’s Cup run, sandwiched around a broken thumb he played through in the final against Tampa Bay.
“This is an exciting day for my family,” Kadri said. “I couldn’t be more thrilled to join such a passionate fan base and organization. I’ve always loved the city of Calgary and I look forward to giving everything I have to this team.”
Kadri was considered the second-best NHL free agent available after Gaudreau, who signed for $68.25 million with the Columbus Blue Jackets.
The Avalanche prioritized bringing back high-scoring winger Valeri Nichushkin, who re-signed for $49 million over eight years, and big defenseman Josh Manson, who got a four-year deal worth $18 million. General manager Chris MacFarland told agent Darren Ferris to keep him in the loop but seemed willing to let Kadri go if he got a better offer elsewhere.
It took him significant time for Kadri to find a destination after the market opened on July 13, which is unusual for top free agents in hockey.
Drafted ninth by Toronto in 2009, Kadri has 556 points in 791 NHL regular-season and playoff games with the Maple Leafs and Avalanche.
Monahan heads to Montreal after spending his first nine seasons with the Flames, during which he has 212 goals and 462 points in 656 games. The 27-year-old has one year left on his contract and represents a $6.375 million cap hit.
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah high school athletics association secretly investigated a female athlete — without telling her or her parents — after receiving complaints from the parents of two girls she had defeated in competition questioning whether the girl was transgender.
The Salt Lake Tribune reported Thursday that the Utah High School Activities Association and the girl’s high school determined she indeed was female after poring through her school records dating back to kindergarten.
Association spokesman David Spatafore told lawmakers that the girl and her family weren’t told of the investigation to spare them embarrassment and “to keep the matter private,” the Tribune reported.
The revelation came as at least 12 Republican-led states — including Utah — have passed laws banning transgender women or girls in sports. Supporters of the bans say transgender girls have an unfair advantage because they were born as stronger males and could deny girls places on sports teams.
There have been almost no cases of potential competitive advantages in K-12 sports in states passing the bans, including Utah. The state’s ban is being challenged in state court.
Spatafore told a legislative hearing on transgender athletes Wednesday that the parents of the second- and third-place finishers in a competition last year filed a complaint with the association after the girl won first place in an event “by a wide margin,” the Tribune said.
The girl’s school reviewed her high school record and determined she was registered as female. The Utah high school association asked the school to “double check,” Spatafore said, and officials contacted her middle and elementary schools to review files.
“The school went back to kindergarten,” Spatafore said, “and she’d always been a female.”
Spatafore declined to reveal the student’s grade, school or sport to protect her identity. He said the student and her family were not told about the investigation because it might be offensive to them and that the parents would have been contacted “if needed.”
Spatafore also said the association has looked into other complaints involving transgender athletes in its efforts to comply with the Utah law, which went into effect in July. Some complaints include “when an athlete doesn’t look feminine enough,” he said. None of the complaints have been verified.
Lawmakers didn’t question the process during the hearing, the Tribune reported.
Sue Robbins, of the Transgender Advisory Council of Equality Utah, said the association should publicly adopt a policy spelling out how and when it may investigate student records.
“Where does the UHSAA get their authority to go investigate?” Robbins said. “We warned about this being a possibility, that everyone would accuse everyone who is successful of being transgender. … It becomes about judging women’s bodies. And no body is safe.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, a Republican whose veto of the ban earlier this year was overridden by the Legislature, said Thursday that the parents’ complaint about the girl who was investigated had crossed a line.
“My goodness, we’re living in this world where we’ve become sore losers, and we’re looking for any reason why our kid lost,” he said. He said he supports fairness in sports but that “making up allegations like that are pretty disturbing to me.”
Before the ban, Utah had one registered transgender female athlete competing last year on a high school girls’ team, Spatafore said.
In a lawsuit, three transgender girls and their parents claim the outright ban passed by the Republican-majority Utah Legislature wrongly keeps their children from participating in the sports.
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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:
And finally today, you probably know the rapper and emcee Tariq Trotter as the frontman of the hip-hop group The Roots. It's the house band for "The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon." But now Trotter, who is also known as Black Thought, has a new album out of his own, a collaboration with music producer Danger Mouse. It's called "Cheat Codes." We called Jack Hamilton to tell us about it. He is a music critic for Slate magazine and professor of media studies at the University of Virginia. And he joined us to tell us about a few of the album's standout tracks.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "CHEAT CODES")
BLACK THOUGHT: (Rapping) Young gunners in beast mode, K-9 teeth show. Cheat code, playing with unlimited free throws.
JACK HAMILTON: "Cheat Codes" is the title track of the album, and I think it's a really great example of the hallmarks of this record in terms of - you can hear the brilliance of Black Thought's rapping and Danger Mouse's production style just really, really evidently on display.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "CHEAT CODES")
BLACK THOUGHT: (Rapping) Go on, take his name in vain, like a phlebotomist. I'm the one that tell you what time it is. Never been into selling you promises. It's hot as a pot of grits.
HAMILTON: Everything is very kind of in the pocket, as people say - very, very sort of rhythmically complex, but always - you know, always very much under control. It's really - it's a real masterful, I think, display of rapping on this track. And, you know, it's indicative of the rest of the album, as well.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "CHEAT CODES")
BLACK THOUGHT: (Rapping) Playing a game, trying hard to hang by the same string. You better get the cheat code or get RICO-ed.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "NO GOLD TEETH")
BLACK THOUGHT: (Rapping) Wind in my face, hound at my heels. At the end, I'm winning this race. Only then can I chill. But till then, don't ever try to stagnate the magnate. When it's money on the line, never make the bag wait. I just add weight to the bag until the bag break. That holy swag make the cash get the gas face.
HAMILTON: So "No Gold Teeth" was the first track that a lot of people heard from this album because it was the first song to be released from it. It came out a few months ago. But this might actually be my favorite track on the album.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "NO GOLD TEETH")
BLACK THOUGHT: (Rapping) They requested my IG. I replied deny. Tell me I'm in the top three. They ain't never lied. Stop through in that Peking to Paris. What a ride. The car's two-to-five. The doors suicide. Testing the GOAT'll be your suicide. No matter which corner of the globe you reside.
HAMILTON: The musical backdrop changes quite a bit, you know, throughout the verses. And you have all of these different kind of musical ideas and textures that are happening behind Black Thought. In a way, it's, like, almost mimicking the experience of sort of hearing more of a live band, something that has a lot of kind of dynamism to it.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "BELIZE")
BLACK THOUGHT: (Singing) Away from you. (Rapping) Yo, I'm sick. No lymph nodes is swollen. They told me even when the records skip, keep it rolling. On the shoulder like a California highway patrolman.
HAMILTON: So "Belize" is probably one of the most special tracks on this album because it's a collaboration - a posthumous collaboration with the late MF Doom.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "BELIZE")
MF DOOM: (Rapping) Doom get rude with the dude off chips. The mood switch. He chewed off strips of a Broodwich (ph). Danger make him groove off a glitch. Made your boo booty twitch and the crew rich. Always wanted to say that, ever since the days in the hallways taunting a stray cat, the one he often frequently slapped around. All the while, waited then graduated - cap and gown.
HAMILTON: When you see a posthumous collaboration, you're somewhat apprehensive - you know? - because you're like, wait, what if this is something that's just sort of added - you know, it's some sort of rough draft type thing that the artist never really meant to be released? You know, that happens a lot. But then to hear it and have it be just totally brilliant, and it sounds like, you know, peak MF Doom - like, it's just like - it's like being able to hear this sort of lost Doom verse.
And MF Doom is just sort of a legendary hip-hop figure in terms of just a dazzling lyricist, dazzling emcee. There's very few people, I think, who are really at the level of Black Thought throughout the history of hip-hop music, and MF Doom is absolutely one of them. So it's just this really kind of moving experience to be able to hear both of these artists sharing a track together.
MARTIN: That was Jack Hamilton, music critic for Slate magazine, telling us about "Cheat Codes." That's the new album from rapper Black Thought and producer Danger Mouse, and it's out now.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "STRANGERS")
BLACK THOUGHT: (Rapping) Yeah, while y'all was suffering from future shock, hurting and hating, waiting for that other shoe to drop, I was relocating this whole operation to the top for you to copy and paste. In case you forgot, I'm super hot and beyond your range. It's kind of strange how the change in climate ain't because of climate change. I acquired this affinity for finer things, like big folds, Range and... Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. | https://www.klcc.org/2022-08-14/album-review-of-danger-mouse-black-thoughts-cheat-codes | 2022-08-18T23:43:22Z | klcc.org | control | https://www.klcc.org/2022-08-14/album-review-of-danger-mouse-black-thoughts-cheat-codes | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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Abby Hecht and Emily Badgely are looking at some major expenses.
"A new laptop for sure," the two college freshmen said. "That cost a couple of grand!"
That's in addition to tuition rising at many schools by 3% - 5%, according to Money.com. Most colleges held off on tuition hikes for two years during the pandemic.
Apartment rent is up 10 percent or more in many college towns, just like everywhere else this year.
What parents and students can do
Mark Drozdowski writes for Best Colleges.com and understands college expenses. He has three kids going to college this fall.
"I used to think that diapers were expensive," he said. "If it was only that simple these days."
His advice is, don't rule out on-campus living options:
"Living on campus means cutting down on commuting costs, saving gas, and you save on utilities as well compared to an apartment," he said.
When it comes to food, Drozdowski tells his kids to:
- Cook in their apartment as much as possible.
- Cut down on takeout to avoid delivery fees.
His other cost-saving ideas:
- Rent textbooks or shop for them on book exchange sites.
- Shop secondhand stores as much as possible.
- Wait until Black Friday to buy a laptop or phone.
And, he says, always look for scholarship opportunities, as new ones come out every year.
"Even some of these smaller scholarships can really make a difference for some students," he said.
In addition, check for tax credits students may qualify for, according to a recent report on CNBC.com.
Financial experts say parents need to step back a bit and let their college-age children try to figure out their finances because now is the time for students to practice living on a budget.
"It gets you in the habit of keeping track of your money, making sure you know where it's going, Drozdowski said, "and most importantly avoiding building up too much credit card debt."
So do your financial homework -- along with your actual homework -- so you don't waste your money.
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Voting concludes Tuesday in Hawaii's primary elections, including notable races for governor, U.S. Senate and a House congressional district.
Polls close at 1 a.m. ET Sunday. Hawaii conducts its elections largely by mail.
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ROME (AP) — The king of TikTok, Khaby Lame, finally has another title: Italian.
The 22-year-old influencer, who ranks as the most popular TikToker with 148 million followers, took his oath of citizenship Wednesday in Chiavasso, a municipality outside Turin, according to the local government.
Lame moved to Italy from his native Senegal when he was an infant but only was granted citizenship now because of strict Italian citizenship laws.
His situation – and those of thousands of other young people who were born in Italy or raised there by non-Italians- made headlines after Lame became the most-followed TikTok creator in June. The attention being paid to “Italy’s TikTok king” highlighted that he wasn’t actually Italian.
In response, Italy’s deputy interior minister, Carlo Sibilia, tweeted June 24 that Lame’s citizenship application recently was approved.
“Dear @KhabyLame, I wanted to let you know that the decree granting you #Italiancitizenship was issued in early June by the Interior Ministry. Soon you will be contacted by the local office notifying you about your oath. Good luck,” Sibilia tweeted.
The assurances suggested that Lame’s application had worked its way through the pipeline under normal procedures and didn’t receive any special treatment because of his newfound TikTok fame.
Under Italian law, children born to non-Italians and raised in Italy can apply for citizenship in their 18th year, a regulation that critics say discriminates against thousands of children who are culturally Italian but are denied citizenship.
Critics say the law inhibits integration and leaves some children stateless.
Center-left lawmakers in Italy routinely try to change the regulations to grant citizenship earlier. In the United States, for example, children born on U.S. soil get American citizenship regardless of their parents’ nationalities.
But Italy’s right-wing has long insisted citizenship should only pass through Italian blood lines. The most recent proposal has called for letting children of immigrants who were born in Italy or arrived before they turned 12 to apply after they completed at least five years of schooling in Italy.
The Chiavasso city hall filmed the short ceremony in which Lame became an Italian and asked him what had changed.
“It is not that before, before signing, I didn’t feel Italian, so very little has changed,” Lame said. “But now I am officially Italian, on paper.”
Lame rose to TikTok fame with charming videos of his reactions to everyday life in which he never says a word. His following surged during the pandemic, when he was fired from his factory job and used the extra time on his hands to make and upload more videos.
Asked how his life had changed from growing up poor to finding global fame, Lame said his family was poor but happy during his childhood and nowadays, “It’s another reality, it’s completely another world.
“Which I am still not used to, but I am gradually adapting,” he said. | https://www.wspa.com/technology/ap-technology/top-tiktoker-khaby-lame-finally-gets-italian-citizenship/ | 2022-08-18T23:43:36Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/technology/ap-technology/top-tiktoker-khaby-lame-finally-gets-italian-citizenship/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
OMAHA, Neb. — A child likely died from a rare infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in an eastern Nebraska river, health officials said, making it the second such probable death in the Midwest this summer and raising the question of whether climate change is playing a role.
The Douglas County Department of Health based in Omaha, Nebraska, reported Wednesday that doctors believe the child died of primary amebic meningoencephalitis, a usually fatal infection caused by the naegleria fowleri amoeba. Health officials believe the child came into contact with the amoeba on Sunday while swimming in the Elkhorn River just west of Omaha.
Officials have not released the child's identity.
Last month, a Missouri resident died of the same infection likely caused by the amoeba at Lake of Three Fires in southwestern Iowa. Iowa officials closed the lake's beach as a precaution for nearly three weeks.
People are usually infected when water containing the amoeba enters the body through the nose while swimming or diving into lakes and rivers. Other sources have been documented, including tainted tap water in a Houston-area city in 2020. Symptoms include fever, headache, nausea or vomiting, progressing to a stiff neck, loss of balance, hallucinations and seizures.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says naegleria fowleri infections are rare — there are about three cases in the United States every year — but that those infections are overwhelmingly fatal.
There were 154 cases reported between 1962 and 2021 in the U.S., with only four survivors, according to the CDC. Of those, 71 cases were reported between 2000 and 2021. Texas and Florida recorded the most infections with 39 and 37 cases respectively, and the amoeba is typically found in southern states because it thrives in waters that are warmer than 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30 Celsius).
But infections have migrated north in recent years, including two cases in Minnesota since 2010, Douglas County Health Director Dr. Lindsey Huse noted during a news conference Thursday.
“Our regions are becoming warmer,” she said. “As things warm up, the water warms up and water levels drop because of drought, you see that this organism is a lot happier and more typically grows in those situations.”
According to the National Water Information System, the surface water temperature near where the child was swimming was between 86 and 92 degrees.
Jacob Lorenzo-Morales, a researcher at the Universidad de La Laguna in the Canary Islands who has studied naegleria fowleri, said Thursday that an increase in infections since 2000 can be blamed on two factors: better knowledge and diagnosis of the disease, and the rising temperature in bodies of water providing “a perfect environment” for the amoeba to thrive.
Researcher Sutherland Maciver, who has studied the amoeba at the Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences at Edinburgh Medical School in Scotland, says not all infections are reported and that the 430 cases that have ever been reported worldwide are almost certainly an undercount. And, he said, scientists cannot say with certainty that the Nebraska case is directly attributable to climate change.
The two researchers co-authored a paper titled “Is Naegleria fowleri an Emerging Parasite?” that examined factors behind the increase in reported cases.
Health officials recommend that freshwater swimmers plug their noses, avoid putting their heads underwater and avoid activities such as water skiing and tubing, which could force water into the nose, eyes or mouth. You cannot be infected by drinking contaminated water. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/brain-eating-amoeba-suspected-in-2nd-midwest-death/article_2e31fd2a-1f3d-11ed-8450-930cbf8eab36.html | 2022-08-18T23:46:57Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/brain-eating-amoeba-suspected-in-2nd-midwest-death/article_2e31fd2a-1f3d-11ed-8450-930cbf8eab36.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
MIDDLEPORT — Two people were hospitalized after sustaining injuries in a two-vehicle collision on Peet Street at Mountain Road on Thursday afternoon.
According to the Niagara County Sheriff's Office, multiple 911 calls about the collision came in at 1:41 p.m., some indicating one of the occupants was ejected from a vehicle. Preliminary investigation showed one vehicle failed to stop at the intersection and the other vehicle, southbound on Peet Street, was unable to avoid it. The vehicles collided in the intersection, the sheriff's office said.
One driver was transported to Erie County Medical Center from the scene by Mercy Flight. An occupant in the other vehicle was transported to Oishei Children's Hospital by Rapids Volunteer Fire Company ambulance.
The collision remains under review by the Niagara County Accident Investigation Unit. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/2-injured-in-2-vehicle-collision-in-middleport/article_2b180502-1f39-11ed-a89e-5745dceb9fd3.html | 2022-08-18T23:47:03Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/2-injured-in-2-vehicle-collision-in-middleport/article_2b180502-1f39-11ed-a89e-5745dceb9fd3.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
MAYVILLE — A judge refused to grant bail Thursday to the man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie as the acclaimed author prepared to give a talk in western New York.
Hadi Matar, 24, appeared in a western New York courtroom after a grand jury indicted him on charges that he rushed the stage at the Chautauqua Institution and stabbed Rushdie multiple times in front of a horrified crowd.
Dressed in a black and white jail uniform, Matar stayed quiet during the hearing while his lawyer unsuccessfully tried to persuade the judge that he should be released while he awaited trial. Public defender Nathaniel Barone said Matar had no criminal record and wouldn't flee the country if released.
Barone also asked the judge to do something to stop reporters from trying to contact Matar at the Chautauqua County jail. The lawyer said the jail had received “several hundred phone calls” from people trying to reach Matar.
Some of that media outreach resulted in Matar giving a brief interview to The New York Post, in which he talked about disliking Rushdie and praised Iran's late supreme leader, Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
Khomeini issued an edict in 1989 demanding Rushdie's death over his novel “The Satanic Verses,” which some Muslims consider blasphemous. A semiofficial Iranian foundation had posted a bounty of over $3 million.
Matar's lawyer complained that the media coverage could potentially lead to a biased jury.
“He’s entitled to a fair trial. He’s entitled to due process, no matter what he’s accused of,” Barone said.
Judge David Foley declined that request, but he ordered the lawyers involved in the case not to give interviews.
“No speaking to the press until we have resolved this issue,” the judge said.
Rushdie, 75, is getting treatment in a Pennsylvania hospital for severe wounds.
Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt said during the court hearing that Matar stabbed Mr. Rushdie a dozen times in the neck, stomach, chest, hand and right eye, before he could be stopped by shocked bystanders.
“He doesn’t care about his own freedom, judge, and is so driven by his motives that his mission to kill Mr. Rushdie is greater in his mind and outweighs his own personal freedom,” Schmidt told the judge.
The author was seated in a chair at the lakeside retreat Aug. 12, waiting to be introduced for a discussion of protections for writers in exile and freedom of expression when Matar jumped onstage.
Henry Reese, 73, the cofounder of Pittsburgh’s City of Asylum, was onstage with Rushdie and suffered a gash to his forehead, bruising and other minor injuries.
Matar, who lived in Fairview, New Jersey, with his mother, is charged with attempted murder and assault. He could get decades in prison if convicted. He has pleaded not guilty. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/judge-denies-bail-for-rushdies-attacker-bars-interviews/article_c9eca7e0-1f49-11ed-aab9-9b822ea9d09e.html | 2022-08-18T23:47:09Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/judge-denies-bail-for-rushdies-attacker-bars-interviews/article_c9eca7e0-1f49-11ed-aab9-9b822ea9d09e.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Justice Department’s investigation into whether former President Donald Trump illegally stored classified records at his Florida estate – and potentially violated the Espionage Act – is still “in its early stages,” a top national security prosecutor said Thursday.
The revelation by Jay Bratt, a top national security prosecutor, was the clearest indication yet that the Justice Department is directly scrutinizing Trump’s conduct and is moving forward in its criminal investigation after the FBI seized classified and top secret information during a search at Mar-a-Lago last week.
The details about the investigation were laid out Thursday during a court hearing after several news organizations, including The Associated Press, asked a federal judge to make public the affidavit supporting the warrant that allowed FBI agents to search Trump’s Florida estate.
The government contends that releasing the information would compromise its investigation.
Unsealing the affidavit would provide a “road map” of the investigation — which is in its “early stages” — and would expose the next steps to be taken by federal agents and prosecutors, said Bratt, the chief of the Justice Department’s counterintelligence and export control section.
He argued it was in the public interest for the investigation, including interviews of witnesses, to go forward unhindered.
As the hearing kicked off, a small caravan of vehicles with Trump flags drove past the federal courthouse in West Palm Beach, Florida. An attorney for Trump, Christina Bobb, was in the courthouse on Thursday but said she was only there to observe the court proceeding.
The media companies argue the affidavit's release would help the public determine if the Justice Department had legitimate reasons for the search or if it was part of a Biden administration vendetta against Trump, as the former president and his backers contend. Trump, in a Truth Social post last week, called for the release of the unredacted affidavit in the interest of transparency.
“The matter is one of utmost public interest, involving the actions of current and former government officials,” wrote attorney Carol Jean LoCiero, who is representing the Times and others. “President Trump decried the the search as an ‘assault that could only take place in Third World Countries,’ asserted agents ‘even broke into my safe,’ and otherwise challenged the validity of the search.”
U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart — the judge who authorized the warrant and presided over Thursday's hearing — said in court that he was “inclined” not to seal the whole affidavit and told the Justice Department to submit a copy of the affidavit with proposed redactions for the information it wants to keep secret.
After the government submits that proposed version by next Thursday, the judge said he would review it and may meet lawyers for the government and give them a chance to make an argument for why specific information should be withheld.
Justice Department attorneys have argued in a court filings that the investigation into Trump's handling of “highly classified material” is ongoing and that the document contains sensitive information about witnesses.
A recent filing by Juan Antonio Gonzalez, the U.S. attorney in Miami, and Bratt, a top Justice Department national security official, says making the affidavit public would “cause significant and irreparable damage to this ongoing criminal investigation.” | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/probe-of-top-secret-docs-at-trump-estate-in-early-stages/article_02c6cc70-1f28-11ed-804d-27af69a6aa7c.html | 2022-08-18T23:47:15Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/probe-of-top-secret-docs-at-trump-estate-in-early-stages/article_02c6cc70-1f28-11ed-804d-27af69a6aa7c.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
LONDON — New coronavirus cases reported globally dropped nearly a quarter in the last week while deaths fell 6% but were still higher in parts of Asia, according to a report Thursday on the pandemic by the World Health Organization.
The U.N. health agency said there were 5.4 million new COVID-19 cases reported last week, a decline of 24% from the previous week. Infections fell everywhere in the world, including by nearly 40% in Africa and Europe and by a third in the Middle East. COVID deaths rose in the Western Pacific and Southeast Asia by 31% and 12% respectively, but fell or remained stable everywhere else.
At a press briefing Wednesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said reported coronavirus deaths over the past month have surged 35%, and noted there had been 15,000 deaths in the past week.
“15,000 deaths a week is completely unacceptable, when we have all the tools to prevent infections and save lives,” Tedros said. He said the number of virus sequences shared every week has plummeted 90%, making it extremely difficult for scientists to monitor how COVID-19 might be mutating.
“But none of us is helpless,” Tedros said. “Please get vaccinated if you are not, and if you need a booster, get one.”
On Thursday, WHO's vaccine advisory group recommended for the first time that people most vulnerable to COVID-19, including older people, those with underlying health conditions and health workers, get a second booster shot. Numerous other health agencies and countries made the same recommendation months ago.
The expert group also said it had evaluated data from the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines for younger people and said children and teenagers were in the lowest priority group for vaccination, since they are far less likely to get severe disease.
Joachim Hombach, who sits on WHO's vaccine expert group, said it was also uncertain whether the experts would endorse widespread boosters for the general population or new combination vaccines that target the omicron variant.
"We need to see what the data will tell us and we need to see actually (what) will be the advantage of these vaccines that comprise an (omicron) strain,” he said.
Dr. Alejandro Cravioto, the expert group's chair, said that unless vaccines were proven to stop transmission, their widespread use would be “a waste of the vaccine and a waste of time.”
Earlier this week, British authorities authorized an updated version of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine that targets omicron and the U.K. government announced it would be offered to people over 50 beginning next month. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/who-world-coronavirus-cases-fall-24-deaths-rise-in-asia/article_b1de5bce-1f3c-11ed-9985-37f3460e597c.html | 2022-08-18T23:47:22Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/who-world-coronavirus-cases-fall-24-deaths-rise-in-asia/article_b1de5bce-1f3c-11ed-9985-37f3460e597c.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Lula leads Bolsonaro as Brazil's election heats up
Brazil's election campaign officially kicked off this week, with polls showing former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva leading incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in their titanic clash of ideologies and personalities.
Driving the news: A new Datafolha poll out Thursday evening shows Lula up 47% to 32%. Four other recent polls showed him leading by between 7 and 12 points.
The big picture: Gustavo Ribeiro, editor of the Brazilian Report, tells Axios this is "both the most boring and most tense" election he has ever covered.
- Boring, because Lula has held a consistent lead ahead of the Oct. 2 vote.
- Tense, because of the intense dislike between the candidates and their supporters, and because Bolsonaro has repeatedly claimed the election will be rigged and he's threatened to reject the results.
"It would really surprise me if he doesn't try to pull some stunt like Jan. 6," possibly before the election, Ribeiro says.
- The key date to watch is Sept. 7, the 200th anniversary of Brazil's independence, when Bolsonaro has called on his supporters to take to the streets.
- Flashback: The far-right leader declared at a similar rally last year that only God could remove him from power. The rally fizzled out before some ardent supporters followed through on plans to storm the Supreme Court.
What they're saying: During a campaign launch Tuesday in the southeastern city where he was stabbed in 2018, Bolsonaro — whose base is comprised largely of evangelicals — proclaimed that "the creator saved my life so I could give my best for our nation as president."
- At Lula's launch event, held in the industrial city where he began his career as a union leader in the 1970s, Lula remarked that Bolsonaro might be "possessed by the devil."
- Lula was barred from running against Bolsonaro in 2018 due to a corruption conviction, which was later annulled. "I'm returning so we can take our country back," he declared.
Lula oversaw a dramatic reduction in poverty during a presidential tenure (2003–2011) that coincided with a commodities boom.
- After a decade of turmoil for Brazil's economy and for his leftist Workers' Party (PT), Lula's pitch is that the good times will return.
- Yes, but: "Public accounts are depleted, poverty rates are going up. It's a pretty nasty scenario for the economy," Ribeiro says, and Lula is "trying to avoid any specifics about his economic agenda."
Bolsonaro, meanwhile, is dramatically increasing social spending in an apparent last-ditch effort to win over low-income voters.
- Mauricio Moura, a pollster and founder of IDEIA Big Data, expects him to narrow the gap as the remaining undecided voters make up their minds.
- "This is an election of rejection — on the one hand of the government, on the other hand of the PT and Lula himself," Moura says. There are more voters who reject Lula but aren't yet backing Bolsonaro than vice versa, he says.
The bottom line: Bolsonaro's unpopularity makes this "a very difficult election" for him to win, Moura says, but he's expecting a close race.
- Given Bolsonaro's vote-rigging allegations and the intense polarization in Brazil, a close result would make for tense times, indeed.
- If neither candidate wins a majority, there will be a runoff on Oct. 30. | https://www.axios.com/2022/08/18/lula-leads-bolsonaro-brazil-election-polls | 2022-08-18T23:49:42Z | axios.com | control | https://www.axios.com/2022/08/18/lula-leads-bolsonaro-brazil-election-polls | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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Paraguay VP reverses, says he will remain in office amid corruption allegations
Paraguay's Vice President Hugo Velázquez Moreno said on Thursday that he will not resign from office as he awaits more information about the United States' corruption allegations against him, Reuters reported.
The big picture: Velázquez announced last week that he would resign from office and drop out of Paraguay's presidential race, after the U.S. placed him on a corruption list for allegedly offering a bribe to a public official.
Driving the news: Velázquez said on Thursday that he reconsidered his original decision, after the Paraguay prosecutor's office notified him on Wednesday that there was no case against him in the U.S., according to Al-Jazeera.
- "I had mentioned when I spoke with you that I was going to resign from office ... in order to go and defend myself as a common citizen," Velázquez said to a local radio station, per Reuters.
- "Yesterday afternoon I found out that the Public Ministry decided to ask the United States Embassy for the facts about the complaint against me," he added, according to Reuters. "Today, I do not have a platform to defend myself because there is no investigation in the United States either."
- Despite reversing his decision to step down as vice president, Velázquez said he does not plan to reenter the presidential race, Reuters reported. | https://www.axios.com/2022/08/18/paraguay-vp-reverses-remain-office-corruption-allegations | 2022-08-18T23:49:48Z | axios.com | control | https://www.axios.com/2022/08/18/paraguay-vp-reverses-remain-office-corruption-allegations | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Freeport-area home prices fall 23.3% in July with houses for sale in high demand
A typical Stephenson County home listed for $130,000 in July, down 23.3% from the previous month's $169,450, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows.
The median list home price in July was up about 23.8% from July 2021. Stephenson County's median home was 1,820 square feet for a listed price of $77 per square foot.
The Stephenson County market was busy, with a median 31 days on market. A month earlier, homes had a median 32 days on market. The market added 84 new home listings in July, compared with the 132 added in July 2021. The market ended the month with some 102 listings of homes for sale.
The median home prices issued by Realtor.com may exclude much, or even most, of a market's homes. The price and volume represent only homes that are single-family homes, condominiums or townhomes. They include existing homes, but exclude most new construction as well as pending and contingent sales.
Information on your local housing market is available through the USA TODAY Network, with more data from Realtor.com.
Across all of Illinois, median home prices were $300,000, falling 3.2% from a month earlier. The median Illinois home for sale had 1,700 square feet at list price of $175 per square foot.
Across the United States, median home prices were $449,024, down 0.2% from a month earlier. The median American home for sale had 1,890 square feet, listed at $227 per square foot.
The median home list price — the midway point of all the houses or units listed over a period of time — is used more often in this report instead of the average home list price because experts say the median offers a more accurate view of what's happening in a market. In finding the average price, all prices of homes listed are added and then divided by the number of homes sold. This measure can be skewed by one low or high price.
The USA TODAY Network is publishing localized versions of this story on its news sites across the country, generated with data from the Realtor.com residential listings database.. The story was written by Mike Stucka and Sean Lahman. | https://www.journalstandard.com/story/news/2022/08/18/freeport-area-homes-for-sale-price-july-listings-illinois/65405385007/ | 2022-08-18T23:55:44Z | journalstandard.com | control | https://www.journalstandard.com/story/news/2022/08/18/freeport-area-homes-for-sale-price-july-listings-illinois/65405385007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
FROM ANDREWS MCMEEL SYNDICATION
FOR RELEASE: MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 2022
DEAR ABBY by Abigail Van Buren
GIRLFRIEND WORRIES ABOUT MAN'S POSSIBLE OFFSPRING
DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend and I met and started dating 10 years ago. After about four years, during a very turbulent and toxic time in our relationship, I found out I was pregnant. When I told him, his response was very cold, and we separated. I terminated the pregnancy, as my life was in shambles and I had no way to even carry a child to term.
We reconciled after a year and now have a happy family with our son and another on the way. A woman he had been seeing during that time became pregnant, and her son looks identical to my boyfriend's childhood pictures. I have never talked to him about this. But I find it very painful to think that one day my children and the child of the woman will learn of each other through ancestry testing or some other way.
Should I speak with him about my suspicion and fear of the pain for our children? Should I consult a therapist to try to cope with this fear before addressing him or try to move past it on my own? -- FEARING THE FUTURE
DEAR FEARING: Discuss this with your boyfriend privately, at a time when you are both calm and relaxed. If you feel you need the emotional support of a therapist in order to work up the courage to do that, by all means do so. Because of DNA testing, the scenario about which you're concerned may very well happen, so it's wise to be prepared in advance. But please don't worry about causing your children "pain." If they aren't made aware of the other child, their reaction is more likely to be one of surprise. Because DNA "reunions" are becoming more common, it's less of a scandal than it was years ago.
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DEAR ABBY: My husband has terrible oral hygiene. He brushes his teeth at night before going to bed but won't brush them in the morning. It's disgusting. About a year ago, he chipped a front tooth. I have asked him over and over to please get it taken care of. My requests are being ignored. The damage has now become much worse and it's really noticeable. It doesn't bother him.
Nice teeth have always been important to me. When I try to talk to him about it, he walks away. It's to the point that I no longer want to go anywhere with him because it's embarrassing. We have an event to go to soon and I'm dreading it.
This may seem trivial, but I see the dentist on a regular basis and he hasn't gone in years. It isn't the money; he has no problem spending money on his toys. Please tell me how to handle this. It's causing some major issues between us. Am I asking for too much? -- EMBARRASSED IN WISCONSIN
DEAR EMBARRASSED: People sometimes let their dental health lapse because they don't see what others do when they speak or smile. Your husband may have a fear of dentists, or think you are nagging him for the pleasure of it. If his damaged tooth is ignored much longer, he may wind up losing it.
You might be able to get your point across if you film him with your cellphone while he's speaking, laughing, etc., and show him what you and others have been seeing. (If that doesn't help, suggest that because of the upsurge in COVID variants, he wear a mask to the event.)
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Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
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FROM ANDREWS MCMEEL SYNDICATION
FOR RELEASE: TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2022
DEAR ABBY by Abigail Van Buren
SEXUAL ABUSE CONTINUES TO HAUNT FAMILY MEMBERS
DEAR ABBY: Fifteen years ago, my husband's sister told him their brother "Brad" had molested her when she was young. She had repressed it until revealing it to a therapist. Brad admitted doing it, but said it was because a parish priest showed him pornography. Brad gave her money to pay for her therapy.
My husband has pretty much dismissed it and remains very close to Brad. I have never been able to look at Brad in the same way, and I prefer to not be around him. My husband wants me to pretend it's in the past and let it go, but I'm having trouble doing that. My aversion to Brad has grown more intense over the years. His sister still has issues, and I believe they stem from his abuse. I don't know what to do. Help, please. -- COMPLICATED IN ILLINOIS
DEAR COMPLICATED: It is probable that the priest who showed Brad the pornography sexually abused him, too. Brad has tried to make amends by paying for his sister's therapy. (I wonder if he had any himself.) I think you should talk to your sister-in-law about this, and take your cues from her.
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DEAR ABBY: I have a close friend who was diagnosed with skin cancer. She had surgery a few days ago, and she will know within the next two weeks if it is gone. I am devastated. I don't know what to do, to say or how to act.
I check in several times a day with her to ask what I can do. We usually talk about everything, but now she's talking about death and dying. My heart is broken and I tear up when I think about it. I'd like to tell her what I'm feeling and how much I think of her but I don't know how. -- LOST IN THE EAST
DEAR LOST: If you feel you can't get out what you need to communicate to your friend without breaking down, put it in a letter to her. Take your time writing it, and when you're done, put it aside for a day or two, and then reread it before sending or giving it to her. It couldn't do any harm to let her know how much you love and value her, the things you most admire about her and how important she IS (NOT WAS) in your life. If she lives decades more, which I sincerely hope, that love letter will be a treasured keepsake.
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DEAR ABBY: I am in my late 60s. When I am approached by people who know me, I can't remember them. It's embarrassing to ask them who they are. I may have worked with them or met them somehow, but although they look familiar, I draw a blank. I have spoken to several friends who have the same problem. I sometimes recognize people I haven't seen for a while and have to remind them who I am. What would be the polite way to ask, "Who are you?" -- DON'T KNOW IN PENNSYLVANIA
DEAR DON'T KNOW: A polite way to manage it would be to be honest. Simply say, "Forgive me, but I think I'm having a 'senior moment.' Where do we know each other from?" It's effective, and as you stated, you are NOT the only one. It also happens to people who are younger than you.
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FOR RELEASE: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022
DEAR ABBY by Abigail Van Buren
THREE'S DEFINITELY A CROWD IN COUPLE'S BUDDING ROMANCE
DEAR ABBY: I recently met the love of my life, and I'm planning to leave my life and family in Arkansas and move to California to marry him. He's recently divorced after a 25-year marriage. My problem is that his ex wanted the divorce, but now she wants him back. She knows he has met someone, but she's constantly telling him she wants a "booty call."
They have two grown children, and their daughter is being married soon. His ex is now threatening that if he brings me to the wedding, she will do something crazy. I know he loves me and he talks to her only to keep her calm, but I feel if he doesn't take me to the wedding he will be highly disrespecting me. He still talks to her even though she has said some nasty things about me, which is also hurtful. Am I being too sensitive? -- PERPLEXED IN THE SOUTH
DEAR PERPLEXED: When this man's ex tells him she wants a booty call, how does he respond? If he's still sexually involved with her, your odds of success with him are zero. He may talk to her (in spite of her saying nasty things about you) because they have children and possibly grandchildren in common. That he would REPEAT her less than complimentary comments to you does not say much for his judgment.
Under these circumstances, I don't think you should insist upon attending that wedding. Instead, think carefully about the wisdom of leaving your life and family and relocating unless you have a job waiting and a guaranteed timeline regarding marriage.
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DEAR ABBY: My 50-year-old nephew has always used women and was finally caught embezzling $60,000 from one of them. He was arrested and ordered to pay restitution, or he would stay in prison for years. After only two weeks of incarceration, he cried and pleaded with our family and promised he would pay anyone back the money if they would pay his restitution.
My sister was a wreck and came to me. I came up with the money and got a promissory note from my nephew. Long story short, he stuck my sister with every payment. When my sister went bankrupt because of it, I asked if he could at least pay $25 toward what he owed, but he did nothing. My sister finally repaid everything my nephew owed me, and now she expects us all to be one big, happy family.
She has invited me and my husband to come for the holidays, which will include my nephew. I told her I will never again be in the same room with that liar and cheat, so now she's upset with me! Am I making the right choice? He used all of us to get out of jail, never paid anyone back and is still using women. For that I'm supposed to embrace him with open arms? I think it would be condoning his actions. -- UPSET AUNT
DEAR AUNT: I agree with you about that. Your instinctive reaction to keep your sociopathic nephew at arm's length (or even further) is HEALTHY. It's safer to keep people with no ethics at a distance. After what happened, as much as your sister might wish it, you are no longer one big happy family.
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FOR RELEASE: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
DEAR ABBY by Abigail Van Buren
'FAMILY FAILURE' REFUSES TO ENABLE SIBLING'S BEHAVIOR
DEAR ABBY: I am the oldest of three. We grew up in an abusive alcoholic family. I'm considered the "failure" of the family because I don't drink. I graduated from college, work full time, got married and have a pretty stable life.
Both of my younger siblings drink and use drugs, and their lives are in constant turmoil. The youngest sibling has mentioned they will need to move by the end of this month and their current job has not paid them for several weeks. I dread that they will ask to stay at my house soon, which I cannot allow because of the drinking and drug use. I know they will be upset that they can't stay with me. How do I protect my peace without feeling like I'm making my sibling homeless? -- BAD SISTER IN CALIFORNIA
DEAR BAD SISTER: Your reason for not wanting to host your substance-using sibling is sensible. State it kindly and clearly and do NOT feel guilty about it. You won't be making your sibling homeless. Unless your sibling is friendless, which I doubt, they will find another place to crash, I assure you.
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DEAR ABBY: My father recently passed from cancer. He was divorced from Mom, but she helped take care of him and made him happy in his last year of life. I'm having the baby blues (a 2- month-old) and grieving at the same time.
My mother has now announced that she plans to take a vacation with her best friend. I think it's too soon and I told her that. Am I wrong for feeling this way and trying to stop her from going? But at the same time, I know she deserves this vacation. I'm so confused. Please help. -- RIGHT OR WRONG IN ARIZONA
DEAR RIGHT OR WRONG: Allow me to offer my sympathy for the loss of your dad. Considering the recent changes in your life, that you "need" your mother is understandable. However, your mother needing a break at this point is also understandable, so please let her go.
As you should know, your baby blues may be happening because of the abrupt hormonal changes your body is experiencing after the birth of your child. Discuss your emotions with your doctor, because there may be a medical solution for your situation. Please don't wait.
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DEAR ABBY: Please don't think I'm misogynistic, but whenever I see females, they're CONSTANTLY talking or scrolling on their cellphones. It seems like it is all they do! They don't seem to be interested in anything except their damned [darned] phones. They have no personalities. They have no sex drive. They're not even interested in men! Some even seem to lose their interest in shopping, which we know is a female addiction. It's not cute. It's not normal, and it's not sociable. In fact, it's bizarre and weird. Is there one "halfway" normal female left on this earth, or should I move to another planet? -- READY TO BAIL IN NEW JERSEY
DEAR READY: Have you heard that men are from Mars? Your space shuttle departs in 20 minutes. It's a one-way trip. Safe travels ...
P.S. I am not calling you misogynistic, but it will be interesting to see what my readers call you. Stay tuned.
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FOR RELEASE: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2022
DEAR ABBY by Abigail Van Buren
NEW BEAU SETS SLEEPING CONDITIONS FOR MARRIAGE
DEAR ABBY: About a year ago, I started a long-distance relationship with a widower. His wife died four years ago. He told me he slept on the couch a long time and got very little sleep after her death, because he couldn't stand sleeping alone. He has two dogs and had never allowed them on the bed. He finally decided to try sleeping in the bed with the dogs, and was then able to sleep.
I have visited him several times, and he doesn't want to sleep with me. We have discussed marriage. When I told him I want us to sleep together, he said he wants us to continue sleeping in separate rooms/beds after we are married. I don't want that. We have a great relationship except for this.
Am I being unreasonable? I feel like I'd be taking second place to his dogs, and I'm hurt that he would rather sleep with them. I told him how I feel, but he doesn't want to compromise. I don't know if I am wasting my time with him or not. I'm afraid if I insist on it, he will think I am being too pushy and break off our relationship. -- GOING TO THE DOGS
DEAR GOING: Could it be that he doesn't want another woman sleeping in the bed he shared with his late wife? Ask him that question. If that's his problem, buying a new bed would solve it. However, if it isn't and being forced to sleep separately would feel personally demeaning, then this isn't the man for you.
P.S. When a couple is discussing marriage, NO question should be considered "too pushy."
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DEAR ABBY: I have two beautiful adult daughters. The older one is who I'm having issues with. She treats me like someone she wishes she didn't know. She and her husband plan vacations with his family and never think of including me. When I asked her why, her response was, "Mom, you're always broke and you embarrass me." I'm on disability and yes I'm loud, but that's because I'm hard of hearing.
I love my daughter with all my heart, and it kills me how she treats me. She lives on the West Coast, while I live in South Carolina. I can't even get her to come visit me. She and her husband prefer visiting his family, who live on the Northeast coast. I don't know what to do. My younger daughter doesn't treat me that way. Please help. -- HEARTBROKEN DOWN SOUTH
DEAR HEARTBROKEN: Your older daughter not only lacks compassion, but her values are seriously out of whack. That she would blame you for having limited finances or being hard of hearing is shameful. According to the NIH, 15% of adults over the age of 18 have some hearing trouble. Nearly 25% of those between 65 and 74 have it as well. If you are 75 or over, it's 50%. So, PLEASE dry your tears and concentrate on the child who loves and treats you well, because the daughter about whom you have written isn't likely to change. You will have a happier life if you accept that fact and move forward.
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FOR RELEASE: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2022
DEAR ABBY by Abigail Van Buren
KIND NEIGHBOR HAS BECOME A DE FACTO LAWN SERVICE
DEAR ABBY: A year and a half ago, a newly married young couple moved into a house down the street. A few weeks after they moved in, my husband, my daughter and I went over with a gift to introduce ourselves and welcome them. They were super friendly. My husband told them if they needed anything to let us know. Shortly afterward, the husband contacted my husband and said since they were newly married, they couldn't afford a lawn mower and asked if they could borrow ours. "Of course" was our answer.
It's a year and a half later. They still borrow our mower, along with other items like a leaf blower or a weed whacker. They often go on weeklong or weekend trips to expensive places. While they're gone, they sometimes ask my husband to mow their yard for them, which he does.
They are always grateful. However I'm to the point where enough is enough. It doesn't feel neighborly anymore. It feels like we are being taken advantage of. How do we politely say, "You need to get your priorities straight. Quit going on trips and buy yourself a mower"? -- HAPPY TO HELP TO A POINT
DEAR HAPPY: In the interest of neighborhood harmony, refrain from giving this couple travel advice or directing them to straighten their priorities. The next time they ask to borrow your equipment, simply tell them no, because you need to use it. Then mention the name of a home and garden store where they can buy what they need at a reasonable price. The same goes for mowing their lawn while they are traveling. After a few refusals, they'll get the idea.
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DEAR ABBY: What is your definition of a "friend"? I rarely, if ever, hear from friends I've had my entire life. And when I do, it's usually in response to a contact I have initiated. My late mother felt that as long as you have someone you can count on in a stressful time, that's a friend. I disagree. I think friends should make an effort to maintain contact and keep the relationship alive.
Wasn't the primary attraction of things like email and social media that it would be easier to stay in touch with people? (I remember the days when making a long-distance phone call was a big deal.) So I ask again, Abby. Objectively speaking, how do YOU define "friendship"? -- FEELING ALONE IN NEW YORK
DEAR FEELING ALONE: It depends upon the individuals involved. Some people need constant contact. Others, particularly busy people, do not. Since you asked for my personal bias, I'll tell you I agree with your mother. Not all relationships have the same amount of depth. Individuals who have been there for me during the times when the going got rough -- and there have been some -- are those I consider to be real friends. Whether we are in constant contact or not, we know we are there for each other. To me, that is friendship.
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Baseball
Boy hurt in fall at LLWS alert, walks
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — The family of a 12-year-old Little League World Series player from Utah who sustained a head injury after falling from the top bunk of his bed at the dormitory complex said Thursday that he has been moved from intensive care and is able to sit up, eat and walk with support.
Easton Oliverson, a pitcher and outfielder for the Snow Canyon team out of Santa Clara, Utah, suffered the injury Monday and was listed in critical condition Tuesday.
But according to a post Thursday on an Instagram account the family set up to share updates, he is now back in a standard hospital room and can communicate with his parents, Jace and Nancy, and other family members.
A video attached to the post also showed Easton drinking and feeding himself.
Rockies’ Senzatela, Blackmon exit with injuries: Rockies starting pitcher Antonio Senzatela and right fielder Charlie Blackmon both left Colorado’s game against St. Louis in the second inning because of leg injuries.
Football
NCAA rules changes address targeting
INDIANAPOLIS — College football players penalized for targeting can have part of their punishment appealed, players faking injuries to stop the clock might not get away with it like they used to and blocking below the waist has been restricted further.
All are among the changes that will go into effect this season, which starts with 11 Bowl Subdivision games Aug. 27.
Targeting, generally defined as leading with the helmet to make forcible above-the-shoulder contact with an opponent, continues to carry with it a 15-yard penalty and the ejection of the flagged player. Players ejected in the second half are required to sit out the first half of the following game.
The new rule allows the conference office to request a review from the national coordinator of officials for a second-half targeting foul. If it’s obvious a player was incorrectly penalized for targeting, the player would be cleared to play in the first half of the next game.
Connecticut DC takes leave: Connecticut defensive coordinator Lou Spanos has taken a leave of absence for personal reasons, but is expected to return this season.
High school
Utah officials looked into athlete’s gender
SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah high school athletics association secretly investigated a female athlete — without telling her or her parents — after receiving complaints from the parents of two girls she had defeated in competition questioning whether the girl was transgender.
The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the Utah High School Activities Association and the girl’s high school determined she indeed was female after poring through school records dating back to kindergarten.
Association spokesman David Spatafore told lawmakers that the girl and her family weren’t told of the investigation to spare them embarrassment and “to keep the matter private,” the Tribune reported Thursday.
Spatafore told a legislative hearing on transgender athletes that the parents of the second- and third-place finishers in a competition last year filed a complaint with the association after the girl won first place in an event “by a wide margin,” the Tribune said.
Briefly
Basketball: NBA champions Patrick McCaw, Norris Cole and Jodie Meeks are among the 15 players who have been invited by USA Basketball to training camp for the FIBA AmeriCup tournament.
Soccer: World Cup ticket sales have reached 2.45 million, FIFA said, with more than 500,000 seats still available three months before the tournament starts in Qatar. ... Chelsea has started an investigation into an incident of alleged racist abuse during its Premier League match against Tottenham.
Hockey: The NHL will be holding its awards and draft in Nashville in June 2023, the first time the league has held both in the same city since 2006. ... The Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association is resuming its Dream Gap barnstorming tour for a fourth consecutive year, while still developing plans to launch a professional league.
Court: Chad Brown, 43, a prominent New York-based horse trainer whose Early Voting won this year’s Preakness Stakes is facing a domestic violence charge for allegedly pushing a woman down a flight of stairs and trying to choke her, authorities said.
Golf: Jessica Korda made three eagles in an 11-under 61 that equaled a Ladies European Tour record and gave her a five-shot lead at the Aramco Team Series. ... Louis de Jager shot an 8-under 64 to equal the course record and take a one-shot lead over two-time champion Thomas Pieters at the Czech Masters.
Tennis: The U.S. Open singles champions will receive $2.6 million this year, with total player compensation for the Grand Slam tournament surpassing $60 million. ... American Madison Keys upset No. 1 Iga Swiatek 6-3, 6-4 to reach the Western & Southern Open quarterfinals.
Doping: Irina Tarasova, a Russian shot putter who reached the 2012 Olympic final, was banned for two years based on 10-year-old evidence of state-backed doping that had long been hidden in a Moscow laboratory database.
Cycling: Colombian cyclist Nairo Quintana withdrew from the Spanish Vuelta to defend himself against his disqualification from the Tour de France for misuse of an opioid.
Television: The Big Ten announced it has reached seven-year agreements with Fox, CBS and NBC worth $7 billion to share the rights to the conference’s football and basketball games.
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With summer's oven still cooking, the high school football season got underway with the first day of practice on Wednesday.
The Valley's programs did their best to stay on the fringes of triple-digit afternoon heat, but at least — cross your fingers and keep hopes high — the skies were clear and air quality was good.
All of the other fall sports — volleyball, girls soccer, cross country and girls swimming — start their seasons on Monday.
In the third year of a four-year classification cycle, there are no changes to the Valley's four primary leagues with the CBBN (4A), CWAC (2A), SCAC West (1A) and EWAC West (2B).
The CBBN has, however, entered into a new crossover relationship with the Greater Spokane League and Mid-Columbia Conference for football only in the final week of the regular season. Those games will determine Eastern Washington's five qualifiers for the 4A state playoffs.
The first games of the regular season are slated for Friday, Sept. 2, but with the ongoing shortage of officials one game has already been moved a day earlier and it's a big one — Toppenish hosting two-time reigning 1A state champion Royal. The Knights are ranked second in SBLive's preseason 1A state rankings and Toppenish is No. 6.
CBBN teams will be involved in some compelling local-vs-local matchups with Davis playing at Selah and Prosser, ranked fourth in 2A, traveling to Sunnyside. West Valley will host Walla Walla while Eisenhower travels to Vancouver to face Evergreen.
An interesting CWAC-vs-SCAC matchup on opening day will have Ellensburg hosting Zillah, and on the first day of the Ellensburg Rodeo no less.
The Herald-Republic's annual prep football preview will be part of the Sunday edition on Aug. 28.
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OPENING DAY GAMES
Friday, Sept. 2
Davis at Selah; Prosser at Sunnyside; Walla Walla at West Valley; Eisenhower at Evergreen; Zillah at Ellensburg; Royal at Toppenish (Thursday); Quincy at East Valley; Grandview at Wahluke; Wapato at Highland; Cascade at Naches Valley; La Salle at Cashmere; Dayton-Waitsburg at Granger; White Swan at Warden; Lake Roosevelt at Kittitas; Manson at Cle Elum; Goldendale at White Salmon; Sunnyside Christian at Pateros; Liberty Christian at Yakama Tribal. | https://www.yakimaherald.com/sports/prep_sports/the-valleys-high-school-football-teams-return-to-action/article_afe2ca32-1cdd-11ed-b459-efe61898916c.html | 2022-08-18T23:57:56Z | yakimaherald.com | control | https://www.yakimaherald.com/sports/prep_sports/the-valleys-high-school-football-teams-return-to-action/article_afe2ca32-1cdd-11ed-b459-efe61898916c.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Milwaukee Bucks first round draft pick and Yakima native MarJon Beauchamp will be giving back to his community once again this Saturday.
The former Yakima Valley College forward plans to be at the Henry Beauchamp Community Center to hand out backpacks and supplies for kids heading back to school, starting at 11 a.m. Attendees can also receive free haircuts and enjoy free food and concessions.
Arrive early as supplies will be limited.
Beauchamp returned to Yakima in July after making his Summer League debut and signed autographs for nearly three hours at YVC’s Sherar Gym. He’s scheduled to play his first preseason game against Memphis in Milwaukee on Oct. 1, followed by the Bucks’ regular season opener at Phladelphia on Oct. 20. | https://www.yakimaherald.com/sports/sports_watch/yakimas-beauchamp-returning-saturday/article_aa9882e2-1f35-11ed-8c04-83f1ac7c2c71.html | 2022-08-18T23:58:02Z | yakimaherald.com | control | https://www.yakimaherald.com/sports/sports_watch/yakimas-beauchamp-returning-saturday/article_aa9882e2-1f35-11ed-8c04-83f1ac7c2c71.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
New Zealand data for July 2022.
Results shown in the boxed area, to the right of that are the (revised) priors.
New Zealand data for July 2022.
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The Japanese data is here:
Core measures of CPI rose also. The Bank of Japan holds the view that current inflation levels are only transitory.
USD/JPY is tracking sideways above 135.80. It hits its highest this month on Thursday (US time) on the barrage of Fed speakers. I won't say they are hawkish, given that US inflation is skyrocketing and Fed funds are laughably low, but they were not dovish. | https://www.forexlive.com/news/usdjpy-holding-at-its-highest-this-month-after-july-cpi-data-release-20220818/ | 2022-08-19T00:00:30Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/usdjpy-holding-at-its-highest-this-month-after-july-cpi-data-release-20220818/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The Border-Gavaskar series between India and Australia will feature a Test more and will be contested over five matches, according to the Future Tours Programme (FTP) for 2023-27 released by the International Cricket Council.
Rohit Sharma's men are scheduled to tour Down Under at the end of 2024 while Australia will play their away series in India at the start of 2027, the FTP showed.
"The increase to a reciprocal five-Test Border-Gavaskar series is a significant milestone and will greatly enhance the enduring rivalry and respect that exists between the Australian and Indian men's teams," said Peter Roach, Cricket Australia's head of cricket operations and scheduling.
India, who finished runners-up behind New Zealand in the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC), will also host England for a five-Test series at the start of 2024 before travelling to meet Ben Stokes' side the following year for five Tests.
Pakistan, who have seen international cricket return home in recent years following a lengthy absence due to security concerns, will play host to England, South Africa and New Zealand in Tests among others.
Outside bilateral cricket, the next four-year cycle will see one edition each of the 50-over Cricket World Cup (2023) and Champions Trophy (2025), two editions each of the Twenty20 World Cup (2024, 2026) and the WTC Finals (2025).
The proliferation of lucrative domestic T20 leagues have cramped up cricket's already-strained calendar but despite that the 12 Full Members will play a total of 777 international matches compared to the 694 in the current cycle.
The ICC discussed the growth of T20 leagues and the structuring of the game's three formats in its annual general meeting in Birmingham last month.
"The landscape around the game is continuing to evolve and we will work closely with members as we collectively adapt to that," Wasim Khan, ICC general manager of cricket, said in a statement.
"We are committed to growing the game and giving more fans more opportunities to enjoy cricket, but are very mindful of the need to balance that ambition with the welfare of players."
England all-rounder Stokes quit the 50-overs format last month citing an "unsustainable" workload, South Africa's Quinton de Kock dropped Test cricket last year while fast bowler Trent Boult gave up his New Zealand contract to have a reduced role with the Black Caps.
As promised by the powerful Board of Control for Cricket in India, the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) has an extended 10-week window from mid-March to end May, during which very little international cricket has been scheduled in the next calendar. | https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/cricket/2022/08/18/border-gavaskar-trophy-to-be-a-five-test-series-in-next-ftp.amp.html | 2022-08-19T00:03:06Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/cricket/2022/08/18/border-gavaskar-trophy-to-be-a-five-test-series-in-next-ftp.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Harare: Pacer Deepak Chahar made an impressive comeback to international cricket with an incisive spell and openers maintained their consistency as India outclassed Zimbabwe by 10 wickets in the opening One Day International, here on Thursday.
Donning the blue jersey for the first time in six months after a long injury lay-off, Chahar hit the straps right away with figures of 3/27, which was instrumental in India restricting Zimbabwe to a sub-par 189 in just 40.3 overs.
With very little scoreboard pressure, it was a walk in the park for the Indians as the in-form opening pair of Shikhar Dhawan (81 not out) and Shubman Gill (82 not out) knocked off the target in just 30.5 overs.
With skipper KL Rahul foregoing his spot at the top of the order to let the in-form pair maintain its momentum, Dhawan and Gill scored their third half-centuries in last four games. Not to forget that it was also their third century-plus stand from the start of the West Indies series. Their lowest opening partnership had yielded 48 runs in second ODI in Caribbean.
On a track that had something for the bowlers, the Indian openers did start in a sedate fashion but with very little on the board, it did not take them much time to accelerate.
Dhawan played his signature square cuts off seamers and lofted shots off the slow bowlers during his 113-ball knock while Gill played within himself for the first 30 deliveries before starting to chance his arms and surpassed his senior partner in terms of strike-rate, facing only 72 balls.
He played some eye-catching strokes on either side of the wicket, including a huge six over deep mid-wicket off Wessly Madhevere.
Between them, they hit 19 boundaries in all.
Chahar sets up win on return
It didn't take long for Chahar to find his rhythm on a Harare Sports Club track that offered steep bounce. The balmy morning conditions aided quality swing bowling.
He was well supported by Mohammed Siraj (1/36), who worked up brisk pace while bowling the ideal 'Test match length'.
Prasidh Krishna (3/50) and Axar Patel (3/24) also got their share of middle and lower-order victims while Kuldeep Yadav (0/36) was restrictive despite going wicket-less.
It was the record ninth-wicket stand of 70 runs between Brad Evans (33) and Richard Ngarava (32) that took Zimbabwe close to the 200-run mark.
None of the Zimbabwe batters looked comfortable during those opening overs as Chahar got a lot of deliveries to dart back late while some straightened after pitching.
Opener Innocent Kaia (4 off 20 balls) saw a ball climb up from back of length and Sanju Samson caught it on second attempt.
His left-handed partner Tadiwanashe Marumani (8 off 22 balls) drove a fuller-length delivery that swung late and Samson had an easy catch.
Chahar's best delivery was the one that got Wessly Medhevere (5) which seemed like drifting on pads but swung away late squaring up the right-hander, who was found plumb in-front.
Once Siraj had Sean Williams caught at first slip by Shikhar Dhawan, there wasn't much resistance left in the Zimbabwean batting although skipper Regis Chakabva (35 off 51 balls) tried to put up a brief fight before Axar castled him.
Just at the start of his spell, Chahar was struggling a bit with his run-up but once he got his first wicket, it seemed that he could take wicket with every delivery he bowled.
The banana inswing was back and more importantly, he was getting to move the ball late, causing a lot of doubt in batters' mind.
While Chahar has been kept on stand-by for the Asia Cup with Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the first 15, the tables could well turn once the Indian team touches base in Australia. This is because there will be at least one spinner less in the final composition of the squad as side's won't require four spinners for pitches Down Under. | https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/cricket/2022/08/18/zimbabwe-versus-india-first-odi-harare.amp.html | 2022-08-19T00:03:19Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/cricket/2022/08/18/zimbabwe-versus-india-first-odi-harare.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
If attention paid during the spring and summer recruiting periods was any indication, what happened on Thursday afternoon was a foregone conclusion. Al Amadou, a top 100 forward in the Class of 2023, joined 247 Sports on their YouTube channel to announce his commitment to YOUR Marquette Golden Eagles and head coach Shaka Smart. He picked MU out of a final five that included St. John’s, Miami, Georgia Tech, and San Diego.
Amadou is currently listed by 247 as a 6’9”, 185 pound power forward. Hailing from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, he attends Springside Chestnut Hill Academy in Philadelphia. The 247 Composite system rates Amadou as a four-star prospect and ranks him at #104 in the country in the Class of 2023. That makes him the 23rd best power forward in the class and the second best prospect in Pennsylvania, trailing behind only Justin Edwards, a Kentucky commitment who is ranked #3 in the country. Internally, 247 is much higher at moment on Amadou, ranking him nearly 20 spots higher than the Composite at #87 in the country. That’s still four-star prospect territory, so it’s not like that really represents that much of a difference, especially not with five-star territory cutting off at #21.
The explanation on the difference between the two is quite simple: Not everyone likes Amadou’s potential as much as 247 Sports does at the moment. Rivals doesn’t have a rating or ranking for him at all, he’s not in the ESPN top 100 although they do have him as a four-star prospect, and On 3’s internal system rates him as a three-star guy ranked #138 in the country.
In any case, this is all a big jump up for Amadou. When Marquette made their scholarship offer to him back last August, he wasn’t rated or ranked at all by 247 Sports. He first appeared in the top 100 of the 247 internal rankings back in November, and has slowly inched his way into the top 90. Effectively, this means that Amadou has gone from getting offers from local squads like Drexel and La Salle to being projected as a fringe Power Six contributor on Day 1 of his collegiate career. Not too bad.
Here’s what he told 247 Sports about what was important to his recruiting process back in late July:
“My main thing for having this top five was to have really good relationships with each coaching staff,” he said. “Just knowing that the people around me, trusting them, and having my mom trust them. I’m a relationship type of guy and loyalty runs deep for me.”
Remember: Relationships are a core value for Shaka Smart at Marquette, to the point where it appears on promo material the team posts on social media. Based on info from our article when Smart made the scholarship offer, it looks like Marquette has been the longest involved team with Amadou, so that probably plays a big part in knowing the staff and the people that will be around him in Milwaukee. Unspoken in Amadou’s comments here are his emotions over losing his father and his father’s younger brother two weeks apart in the spring of 2019. I highly recommend that you go read this feature from City Of Basketball Love on Amadou’s development between then and now, both as a basketball player and as a person.
Here’s what Amadou told 247 Sports in late July about his recruitment by Marquette:
“They’ve been at every game and coach Smart made it an effort to really recruit me. It’s crazy because coach Smart is a great coach and they would call my phone every day and keep in touch with me. Our relationship runs deep.”
That first sentence is what I alluded to at the top of the page. It seemed that every time I turned around, there was a new mention of Smart and sometimes an assistant as well at Amadou’s games on the club circuit in the spring and in the summer. You can see the value of Smart’s commitment to both Amadou as well as growing the relationship with Amadou in his comments there.
Here’s a quick scouting report on Amadou that 247 Sports published in mid-July.
Amadou is a long-term stock who combines good size, mobility, and developing skill. He needs to get much stronger and more consistent with both his motor and overall productivity, but he has a chance to be an inside-out scoring threat and versatile frontcourt defender in time.
And now, the new scholarship chart!
As you can see from the chart, adding Amadou to the 2023-24 roster closes out the known available scholarships for Marquette with Zaide Lowery already committed. While that would be good enough to give Marquette a top 20 recruiting class at the moment according to the 247 Sports Class Calculator, there’s a real chance that the Golden Eagles are not done recruiting for a year from now. There’s just been way too much buzz around various 2023 prospects, most notably Tre Norman, to declare MU officially done now, and on top of that, there are some question marks hanging in the air. Is Emarion Ellis going to be able to recover from his stress fracture and play for Marquette again? Is Oso Ighodaro going to take advantage of enrolling with a big pile of AP credits and graduate early and leave? Does Olivier-Maxence Prosper turn into a big time pro prospect over the next seven months? Are there going to be transfers in the new era of immediate eligibility? While I’m not trying to push anyone out the door, it certainly feels like something else is on the way, so we’ll have to wait and see how it all shakes out. | https://www.anonymouseagle.com/2022/8/18/23311215/marquette-golden-eagles-basketball-recruiting-al-amadou-commitment | 2022-08-19T00:03:27Z | anonymouseagle.com | control | https://www.anonymouseagle.com/2022/8/18/23311215/marquette-golden-eagles-basketball-recruiting-al-amadou-commitment | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The 17th G20 Heads of State and Government Summit will take place November 15 and 2022 in Bali, Indonesia.
Indonesia's President Jowoki says that China’s President Xi and Russia's Putin will attend. Jowoki was speaking with Bloomberg in an interview:
“Xi Jinping will come. President Putin has also told me he will come,”
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China's Communist Party has been a strong supporter of Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine. | https://www.forexlive.com/news/presidents-xi-and-putin-will-both-attend-the-g20-in-indonesia-november-20220819/ | 2022-08-19T00:13:08Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/presidents-xi-and-putin-will-both-attend-the-g20-in-indonesia-november-20220819/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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