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ARNAUDVILLE, La. – United Water System has restored water pressure and the boil water advisory is still in effect until further notice.
The water system experienced electrical problems at the plant that caused low pressure. That electrical issue has been resolved and water pressure has been restored, according to a spokesperson for United Water System.
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ARNAUDVILLE, La. – United Water System has restored water pressure and the boil water advisory is still in effect until further notice.
The water system experienced electrical problems at the plant that caused low pressure. That electrical issue has been resolved and water pressure has been restored, according to a spokesperson for United Water System.
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St. Louis resident Jasmine Johnson will be among the first Peace Corps volunteers to return to overseas service since the agency’s global evacuation in March 2020.
The Peace Corps suspended global operations and evacuated nearly 7,000 volunteers from more than 60 countries at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Peace Corps will give me the opportunity to share my passion of bilingual education with others and integrate in a community abroad for two years. I firmly believe that through cross-cultural experiences, we can continue to dismantle systems of disparity and oppression by understanding that diversity is a strength,” said Johnson, who will be serving in Colombia as an educator.
“Learning the culture and language of others gives us the opportunity to create a world that is more accepting where we work together to grow spiritually as human beings. I encourage others to apply to serve as a Peace Corps volunteer. As Americans, the most important thing that we can do is break barriers by crossing borders.
Johnson graduated from University of Missouri in 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and linguistics and has also received a master’s degree in language teaching and education.
“The world is at a critical juncture. The largest global vaccination effort in history is underway while other widespread health, social, political, and environmental issues continue to erode the foundation of our global society. Actions taken in the next few years have the potential to fundamentally impact development trajectories for decades to come,” said Peace Corps CEO Carol Spahn.
“Peace Corps volunteers returning to Colombia will work alongside community members to support urgent development efforts and build critical connections.”
The volunteer cohorts are made up of both first-time volunteers and volunteers who were evacuated in early 2020. Upon finishing a three-month training, volunteers will collaborate with their host communities on locally prioritized projects in one of Peace Corps’ six sectors – agriculture, community economic development, education, environment, health, or youth in development – and all will engage in COVID-19 response and recovery work.
Currently, the agency is recruiting volunteers to serve in 48 countries around the world at the request of host country governments, to connect through the Peace Corps’ grassroots approach across communities and cultures. Volunteers have already returned to a total of 23 countries around the world. The Peace Corps continues to monitor COVID-19 trends in all its host countries and will send volunteers to serve as conditions permit. Americans interested in transformative service and lifelong connections should apply to Peace Corps service at www.peacecorps.gov/apply.
The Peace Corps is an international service network of volunteers, community members, host country partners and staff who are driven by the agency’s mission of world peace and friendship. Peace Corps volunteers collaborate with community members on locally prioritized projects in the areas of education, health, environment, agriculture, community economic development and youth development. | https://www.stlamerican.com/news/local_news/jasmine-johnson-set-for-peace-corps-adventure/article_33d0a2ca-1f21-11ed-a2a4-efb9895ae0d1.html | 2022-08-19T03:31:03Z | stlamerican.com | control | https://www.stlamerican.com/news/local_news/jasmine-johnson-set-for-peace-corps-adventure/article_33d0a2ca-1f21-11ed-a2a4-efb9895ae0d1.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
President Joe Biden, in a major victory for his administration, signed the Inflation Reduction Act, which could lower health-care costs, fight climate change, raise taxes on some large companies and reduce the deficit.
It continues the string of legislative victories that Democrats hope will translate into big midterm wins.
“I was proud to vote in support of the Inflation Reduction Act, which will take historic and much-needed actions to address the climate crisis and make health care more affordable,” Congresswoman Cori Bush of the First Congressional District said in a statement.
“This legislation will bring us closer to a more livable and equitable future for all.”
Bush said the bill “takes on prescription drug pricing, closing corporate tax loopholes to ensure billionaire corporations pay their fair share, and lowering energy and health care costs for people all across our country.”
While not included in the landmark bill, Bush said she will continue to press for universal preschool, affordable childcare, national paid leave, investments in housing and transportation, immigration and disability justice, maternal health, Medicare expansion, and a permanent expanded Child Tax Credit.
“This life-changing legislation increases the leverage of the people’s interest over the special interest,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi declared.
Senate Democrats passed the measure along party lines with a 51-50 vote last week. Vice President Kamala Harris casting the deciding ballot.
Democrats said the bill locks in savings on health insurance premiums and reduces the cost of prescription drugs by allowing Medicare to negotiate lower prices.
President Joe Biden has said the measure should also lead to creating family-sustaining jobs and cutting energy costs by making the most significant investment in history in combating climate change. The country will pay the bill’s $739-plus billion price tag by making corporations pay their fair share. However, those earning less than $400,000 annually won’t experience a tax hike.
“I’m thrilled we were finally able to pass this historic, once-in-a-generation investment in our country’s future, create clean energy jobs and reduce the deficit all at the same time,” said Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock said.
Florida Democratic Rep. Val Demings said “Senate Republicans tried and failed to block this legislation because it takes on their biggest backers: prescription drug companies, fossil fuel companies, and billionaire tax cheats.”
Senate Republicans lashed out.
“This is not about inflation reduction. This is all about Democrats spending on things they want to spend money on,” moderate Utah Sen. Mitt Romney said.
“It’s another taxing and spending bill,” he insisted.
Data from the Congressional Budget Office and Congressional Research Reports as cited by CNN suggested that those cuts counted as the ninth time in just two and a half years where proposed legislation to help women and families had been removed.
Paid family leave alone has been trimmed down or dropped five different times since March 2020, CNN reported. According to a 2021 UNICEF report on national childcare policies, “The United States is the only rich country without nationwide, statutory, paid maternity leave, paternity leave or parental leave.”
Still, Biden and Democrats savored the legislative victory.
The president said he ran for office promising to make government work for working families again, and that is what this bill does.
“This bill caps seniors’ out-of-pocket spending for prescription drugs at $2000 per year – no matter what their drug bills would otherwise be, seniors will not have to spend more than $2,000,” Biden stated, “Additionally, 13 million Americans, covered under the Affordable Care Act, will see their health insurance premiums reduced by $800.”
Biden continued:
“This bill tackles inflation by lowering the deficit and lowering costs for regular families. This bill also makes the largest investment ever in combatting the existential crisis of climate change.
“It addresses the climate crisis and strengthens our energy security, creating jobs manufacturing solar panels, wind turbines, and electric vehicles in America with American workers. In addition, it lowers families’ energy costs by hundreds of dollars each year.
“Finally, it pays for all this by establishing a minimum corporate tax so that our richest corporations start to pay their fair share. It does not raise taxes on those making under $400,000 a year – not one cent.” | https://www.stlamerican.com/news/national_news/president-biden-signs-inflation-reduction-legislation/article_1d339780-1f0c-11ed-aabc-afa2cbced066.html | 2022-08-19T03:31:10Z | stlamerican.com | control | https://www.stlamerican.com/news/national_news/president-biden-signs-inflation-reduction-legislation/article_1d339780-1f0c-11ed-aabc-afa2cbced066.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
FERNDALE, Mich. (WXYZ) — The state of Michigan surpassed 100 monkeypox cases this week.
Metro Detroit health leaders say demand for the vaccine is far outweighing supply.
Concerns are being raised about whether it is safe to gather in large settings, especially when not everyone is protected.
"I think large event, promoters should be thinking about — just like with COVID — is the responsible thing to do making sure that people are vaccinated before going to large events," said David Garcia, the executive director for Affirmations, a LGBTQ resource center in Ferndale.
At the moment, the virus is spreading between men who have sex with other men. Garcia says that fact has been misconstrued in a way that is dangerous.
"This is a very painful virus and if it happens to you, you're going to take it a lot more seriously," Garcia said.
The monkeypox virus does not discriminate. It can spread from any one person to another.
Health experts say if you come in contact with an infected person's body fluid or open sores, you can get the virus.
That's why Garcia says no one should be singled out and everyone should be concerned.
"This is not a queer virus it just got a foothold in our community and therefore it is in our community," Garcia said. "And we have to respond to that, but we need to put prejudices and homophobia aside and recognize soon enough, it is going to be all of our problems."
The city of Detroit is now reporting 32 cases. This is partly why the annual Labor Day March down Michigan Avenue was called off.
Metro-Detroit Central Labor Council President Daryl Newman issued the following statement announcing the cancellation:
The Metro Detroit Central Labor Council regrets to announce the cancellation of our annual Labor Day March down Michigan Avenue. For years we have marched through the Motor City in honor of those who fought for our hard-earned rights in the workplace. Still, out of an abundance of caution, given the rise in COVID cases and monkeypox, we have decided to put everyone’s safety first and cancel this year’s event.
The march had been scheduled for Monday, Sept. 5.
The best protection against MPV continues to be vaccination.
As of Thursday, Oakland County has vaccinated roughly 1,500 people.
On Wednesday, they got 240 vials of the vaccine, which translates to 1,200 doses.
Calandra Green, an Oakland County health officer, says their state partners are hoping to get more.
"We are working very closely with them and they do understand the need," Green said. "And I believe they are pushing on their end with the federal government."
Earlier this week, the Department of Health and Human Services allocated and began distributing another 442,000 doses of vaccine to areas around country.
The announcement was the first allocation of vaccine following the Food and Drug Administration’s emergency use authorization, allowing for intradermal administration, which preserved supply. The intradermal method allows doctors to get five doses out of one vial.
Currently the monkeypox vaccine is only provided by Bavarian Nordic, a Denmark-based manufacturing company.
Green says come Monday, the Oakland County Health Division will start administering second doses.
While the group who qualifies for the vaccine remains relatively small, Green says they are looking to vaccinate people in congregant settings like long-term care facilities.
"We have not seen cases up to this point in those areas, but we do want to be prepared and have a plan," Green said.
Garcia says Affirmations will keep administering vaccines as long as they have the supply.
"We are going to do as many clinics as we possibly can to help get out ahead of this thing," Garcia said.
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia students made one-year gains in most subjects but achievement in all areas on annual standardized testing remains below pre-pandemic levels. That's according to the Virginia Department of Education, which released the 2021-2022 school year test results on Thursday. In mathematics, 66% of students across all grades passed their exams during the 2021-2022 school year, compared with 82% in the 2018-2019 school year before the pandemic. The department also says it conducted an analysis that shows a strong correlation between in-person instruction last during the 2020-2021 school year and higher achievement on this school year’s test scores. | https://www.wboc.com/news/virginia-test-scores-achievement-below-pre-pandemic-levels/article_0d8563e8-1f68-11ed-a5ff-4f17baeee95a.html | 2022-08-19T03:33:04Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/virginia-test-scores-achievement-below-pre-pandemic-levels/article_0d8563e8-1f68-11ed-a5ff-4f17baeee95a.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Election Day is on the horizon, and if you haven’t yet registered to vote in Orange County, you’ve got plenty of ways — and plenty of time — to make sure your ballot is ready to go before November.
Filling out a voter registration form online may be the easiest way to go for many. The Orange County Registrar of Voters website includes a portal that takes visitors to the California Secretary of State’s page where residents can register using their driver’s license and the last four digits of their social security number.
Those who don’t provide those details may have to show some ID or proof of residency at the polling place.
Before the Oct. 24 registration deadline, OC residents can also request the county elections office mail them a registration form to fill out by hand, said OC Registrar of Voters Bob Page. The form can be picked up at the elections office, a post office, library, city or county hall, or the DMV. The document includes instructions on how to mail it back in.
While the official deadline to register to vote is 15 days before the election, residents can technically turn in their paperwork and cast a ballot on the same day right up until Election Day, Nov. 8, by handing in a conditional registration at the county elections office or one of the many voting centers around OC that will be taking ballots, Page said.
Late registrations create “a little more work for us,” Page said, but it’s a service available to residents if they need it.
For those who register conditionally, their ballot is considered provisional and county elections office staff “will research their information,” Page said, to “make sure they are not registered or voted in another county before we open that ballot and count it.”
Within the next month, the “most important thing” voters need to do, Page said, is check to be sure their information is up-to-date before the Registrar of Voters mails out ballots in October.
The office pulls its list of voters’ addresses “well in advance of when we actually mail the ballots,” he said, so sooner is better.
“If they want to make sure the ballot gets to them, we do encourage that they check their registration,” Page said.
That can be done on the county elections website as well. Those who have moved to a new address within the county don’t need to fill out another registration affidavit and can just update their current registration with the new information, Page said.
Voting information guides, which include personalized details on candidates running and ballot measures based on a resident’s address, are expected to start being mailed at the end of September. Mail-in ballots will be available beginning Oct. 10.
A host of school and special districts in OC are on the ballot this year, along with county supervisor and city council races. Statewide, voters will choose the governor and lieutenant governor, the attorney general, congressional representatives, and assembly members, among many other open seats. A full list of races on the ballot can be found on the Registrar’s website.
Early voting opens 11 days before Election Day. The OC Registrar of Voters will put up a list of voting centers, where residents can cast their ballots and register conditionally, on their website closer to that time. More than 180 sites will be included, Page said.
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SPOKANE, Wash. — Local police are currently looking for a suspect in a stabbing that occurred at a house on 37th Street in Spokane.
According to police, one person has been taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The suspect is currently not in custody, but officers do know who it is and are actively searching for them.
37th Street and Freya to past Cuba were closed due to the incident, but have since reopened.
This is a developing news story and we will provide more updates as we receive them.
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SPOKANE, Wash. — The Nathan Nash trial continued Thursday.
On two separate occasions, two women claim the former Spokane police officer raped them while in uniform in 2019.
On the second day of the trial, the court heard from medical experts and Spokane law enforcement.
Spokane County Sheriff's Office Sergeant Robert Satake took the stand.
At the time of the alleged rape in 2019, Satake worked as the lead detective on the case.
The state presented evidence that showed Nash in his Spokane police uniform on the day of the alleged rape. The court reviewed attire and gear, which includes a body camera.
Satake testified there's body camera footage of Nash before he went to the alleged victim’s apartment and after, but no video of Nash at the apartment or with the victim.
Nash claims this is because the alleged victim asked him to turn off his body camera.
On Wedneday, the victim testified she did not ask Nash to do this.
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WHITMAN COUNTY, Wash. — State fire mobilization has been authorized for the Wagner Road Fire currently burning in Whitman County near the city of Ewan.
According to a press release, Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste authorized mobilization around 4:45 p.m. at the request of Fire Chief John Laughtenslaugher with Whitman County Fire District 2.
The Wagner Road fire reportedly started around 2:04 p.m. on Aug. 18, 2022. At this time, the fire has grown to 4,000 acres, according to the Northeast Washington Interagency Communications Center. According to WSP, the fire is burning in cropland and rangeland, threatening structures, utilities and farmland.
Level 3 evacuations are in effect at this time. The fire is currently under investigation.
WSP also says the State Emergency Operations Center at Camp Murray remains activated to Level 2 to help coordinate state assistance for the Wagner Road Fire. Mobilization specialists have ordered air resources at this time and personnel at the State Fire Marshal's Office are working remotely to coordinate the dispatch of resources.
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CHENEY, Wash. — The Eastern Washington University football team had their final practice on their back fields prior to tomorrow's scrimmage at Roos Field.
Without a doubt, the biggest question throughout fall camp has been who will replace last year's Walter Payton Award winner Eric Barriere as starting quarterback?
Head Coach Aaron Best believes he has found the man for the job to begin the season.
"Gunner has played well. He has kept the ball in the offense's hands. He is a quiet leader, much like the one we had last year in Eric Barriere, they just do it in different ways. They're not loud, they're not boisterous, they just go about their business teaching as opposed to being emotional in their decision making," Best said.
Tomorrow, redshirt senior Gunner Talkington will be the quarterback taking first team reps in the team's first intersquad scrimmage of fall camp.
"Gunner Talkington has the basics down better than the other quarterbacks at this point. He has played well and we expect him to play well tomorrow," Best said.
Talkington's roommate, tight end Dylan Ingram, has seen the quarterback wait for four years behind Barriere, and is now excited to see him step into a leadership role.
"He has been patient and waited, but he has also put in the work behind the scenes. I think that is definitely showing up right now and I am really excited to see what he can do. He has also turned into a leader and he is definitely helping this offense and this team as a team captain," Ingram said.
Tomorrow's scrimmage begins at 9:45 a.m. and is open to the public. The Eags open their season on September 3rd against Tennessee State at Roos Field. That game is set to kick off at 1 p.m.
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SPOKANE, Wash. — Tyler Hilinski took his own life in January of 2018 at Washington State University.
Now his parents are traveling to colleges to spread the message that getting help for mental health issues is okay.
Tyler Hilinski's parents, Mark and Kym are the founders of Hilinski's Hope, a non-profit that focuses on caring for mental health issues in college athletes.
Hilinski's Hope is currently on a west coast college tour speaking to student-athletes about breaking the stigma and talking about the importance of mental health.
"We like to spread our message of hope with student-athletes across the country to let them know they shouldn't be afraid to reach out for help," said Kym Hilinski. "If they are struggling with their mental health, it's actually a strength and not a weakness."
They use these talks to share Tyler's story and to bring attention to the mental health issues that are often not spoken about in college athletics.
"We always think there's a Tyler in the audience in one of these teams. We want to make sure that we are able to take action on the things we learned after Tyler passed,” said Mark Hilinski. “We want to knock down the stigma, bring awareness and create resources, for our student-athletes."
Whitworth football players hope to take the lessons they've learned and practice it in their lives.
"It was a good reminder that even though it might seem like someone's going through something hard, just reach out and be aware. If they're afraid to ask, make sure to look out for your brothers and see if they're okay,” said fifth-year cornerback at Whitworth Colten Chelin.
Rod Sandberg, who's heading into his ninth season as head football coach for the Pirates, says that his players' well-being is always the priority.
"They know we truly care about them as people more than as players,” said Sandberg. “I told those guys yesterday that I love them and that everybody wants to know that they're valued and important. So I think that's the biggest thing. We have a vision and it's life-changing."
Coaches at Whitworth want their athletes to know that it's okay to talk about any mental health problems they might have.
With the fall season right around the corner, it's important that their athletes are ready to go both physically and mentally.
"It actually meant a lot cause there's a stigma around male athletes. We aren't allowed to talk about our feelings and hold everything in. It hit home that there are people to talk to, and there are people who want to talk to us,” said Solo Himes, a third-year runningback
The Hilinski's will visit other colleges and have Tyler Talks to spread their message as widely as they can.
You can find more information about them here.
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CHICAGO (AP) — A woman who has been central to R. Kelly’s legal troubles for more than two decades testified Thursday that the R&B singer sexually abused her “hundreds” of times before she turned 18 and that it was her and Kelly in a videotape that was at the heart of his 2008 child pornography trial, at which he was acquitted.
Jane — the pseudonym for the now 37-year-old woman as she testified — paused, tugged at a necklace and dabbed her eyes with a tissue as she said publicly for the first time that the girl in the video was her and that the man was Kelly.
When the prosecutor asked how old she was at the time, she said quietly: “14.” Kelly, 55, would have been around 30 years old at the time.
In addition to charges of child pornography and enticement of minors, Kelly faces charges of conspiring to rig that 2008 trial by intimidating and paying off the girl to ensure she didn’t testify then.
Some jurors who presided over that 2008 trial, which was on state charges, said that they had no choice but to acquit the R&B star because the girl — by then an adult — didn’t testify. On the stand Thursday, Jane conceded that she lied to a state grand jury in 2002 when she said that it was not her in the video.
“I was afraid something bad would happen to Robert,” she told jurors about why she didn’t tell the truth then, referring to Kelly by his full first name. “I was protecting him.”
She added there was another reason she lied about the identity of the person in the video. “I also did not want that person to be me,” she told jurors. “I was ashamed.”
Dressed in a white dress coat and removing a face mask before testifying, Jane remained on the witness stand for over four hours for the government. Kelly’s attorney was scheduled to get her chance to cross-examine Jane starting Friday morning.
A prosecutor asked Jane toward the end of the day Thursday why she decided in recent years to begin speaking honestly about what happened with Kelly, who Jane said she continued to care for and sometimes live with into her 20s.
“I became exhausted living with his lies,” she answered. She added that federal prosecutors assured her she would not be charged with lying to authorities if she testified truthfully at this trial.
Earlier, Jane also became emotional when she was asked to explain why Kelly can be seen handing money to her in the video. She said it was a precaution against anyone accusing him of abusing a child if the video ever fell into the hands of authorities.
“If anyone saw the tape … he wanted it to appear as if I was a prostitute,” Jane said.
She described her parents confronting Kelly in the early 2000s about whether he was having sex with their daughter. Kelly dropped to his knees and begged her parents to forgive him, Jane testified. She said she later implored her parents not to do anything to get Kelly in trouble, telling them she loved him.
As she spoke, Kelly mostly stared down at the defense table and rarely looked up at her. She, too, rarely looked in his direction.
Earlier, she testified that Kelly sexually abused her “hundreds” of times before she turned 18 years old, starting when she was 15. She said they were having oral sex in the video and that she was 14 at the time.
Jane told jurors that in the late 1990s when she was 13, she asked the Grammy award-winning singer to be her godfather because she saw him as an inspiration and mentor.
She said within weeks, Kelly would call her and say sexual things. She told jurors she was 15 when they first had intercourse.
Asked by a prosecutor how she would know what to do sexually, Jane answered, “He would tell me what to do.” Asked how many times they had sex before she turned 18, she answered quietly: “Uncountable times. … Hundreds.”
A federal judge in New York sentenced Kelly to a 30-year prison sentence this year for his 2021 conviction for using his fame to sexually abuse fans.
During opening statements Wednesday, prosecutor Jason Julien sought to prepare jurors for the testimony of accusers including Jane, reminding them that a core issue at trial remained the exploitation of often scared and confused children — even though the accusers who would speak to jurors are now grown adults.
Kelly’s lead attorney, meanwhile, implored jurors not to accept what she said was the prosecution’s portrayal of her client as “a monster,” explaining that because of intellectual challenges including illiteracy, Kelly was forced to rely on others as his career took off and was sometimes led astray by those close to him.
Speaking softly and tentatively when she first took the stand Thursday, Jane described her upbringing in a musical family in a Chicago suburb, including that she was home-schooled because she was in a touring musical group that she joined when she was about 12.
Jane first met Kelly in the late 1990s when she was in junior high school. She had tagged along to Kelly’s Chicago recording studio with her aunt, a professional singer who worked with Kelly. Soon after that meeting, Jane told her parents that Kelly was going to be her godfather.
Prosecutors have said Kelly shot the video of Jane in a log cabin-themed room at his North Side Chicago home between 1998 and 2000. In it, the girl is heard calling the man “daddy.”
In the early 2000s, an aunt of Jane showed her parents a copy of a video she said depicted their daughter having sex with Kelly. When they confronted Kelly, he told them, “You’re with me or against me,” a government filing says.
The parents took it as a threat.
Kelly, who rose from poverty on Chicago’s South Side to become a star singer, songwriter and producer, knew a conviction in 2008 would effectively end his life as he knew it, and so prosecutors say he conspired to fix that trial.
Kelly has been trailed for decades by complaints and allegations about his sexual behavior. The scrutiny intensified after the #MeToo era and the 2019 six-part documentary “Surviving R. Kelly.”
Kelly also faces four counts of enticement of minors for sex at the Chicago trial — one each for four other accusers. They, too, are expected to testify.
Two Kelly associates, Derrel McDavid and Milton Brown, are co-defendants. McDavid is accused of helping Kelly fix the 2008 trial, while Brown is charged with receiving child pornography. Like Kelly, they also have denied wrongdoing.
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ATLANTA (AP) — A member of southern rap group Nappy Roots is recovering Thursday after being robbed and kidnapped outside the brewery he co-owns in Atlanta and later shot as he tried to get away, authorities said.
Law enforcement in Atlanta and Hapeville are searching for two suspects accused of robbing a customer of the Atlantucky Brewery in a nearby parking deck and then forcing Fish Scales, whose real name is Melvin Adams Jr., into his white, Mercedes-Benz SUV, about 11 p.m. Wednesday, authorities said.
The robbers then drove Adams to his home in the neighboring suburb of Hapeville, where he was able to escape, but not before being shot in the leg during a struggle, authorities said.
“Once he had an opportunity, he tried to make a run for it,” Capt. Christian Hunt told news outlets. “What we learned is the suspects grabbed him and they began to tussle, and that’s when he got shot.”
According to Hunt, the 45-year-old business owner ran to a neighbor’s home for help. The suspects fled.
Adams, originally from Milledgeville, Georgia, was transported to an area hospital in stable condition. Fellow Nappy Roots member and Atlantucky co-owner William Hughes, who performs under the name Skinny DeVille, told reporters Adams is recovering.
“I am certainly relieved that my business partner and brother Scales is safe and recovering…that is what is most important,” Hughes said in a statement. “We would appreciate it if the public would allow us some privacy over the next week while we re-evaluate the situation, as this is an ongoing investigation. I assure you that we will share the outcomes, as the police department allows. But know for now that Scales is safe and recovering.”
Adams’ car was found in Hapeville but no arrests have been made. According to initial police reports, the suspects got away with about $30 and a few personal items.
This is the only incident that has happened at the brewery since it opened earlier this year. Hughes said the brewery does not keep cash on site, nothing was stolen from the business, and it does not appear Scales was specifically targeted, according to Hughes and the initial police investigation.
While Hughes said he and Adams pay close attention to safety and security in their neighborhood, he “never thought in a million years” crime would hit this close to home.
“We’re trying to provide an opportunity here to the community,” he said. “We don’t bring negative energy with our music or through our business … It doesn’t deter us from our mission.”
Company representatives said they will increase security moving forward to ensure safety for its customers and employees.
Hughes said he is hopeful the brewery will reopen this week, but he’s not sure if Adams will make it to the Nappy Roots show scheduled Saturday in Rapid City, South Dakota.
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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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DALLAS (AP) — Labor unions are pressuring U.S. airlines not to buy back their own stock but instead spend the money on hiring more workers and fixing problems that caused widespread flight delays and cancellations this summer.
The unions said Thursday that the four largest U.S. airlines spent more than $39 billion on stock buybacks from 2014 through 2019 rather than making investments to help employees and passengers.
The airlines are currently barred from buying back their own shares as a condition of $54 billion in federal pandemic aid, but that prohibition ends after Sept. 30. Union officials worry that buybacks will come back now that most U.S. airlines have returned to profitability after huge losses in 2020 and 2021.
The unions, which represent pilots, flight attendants, mechanics, baggage handlers and other workers, launched a campaign and petition drive that portrays buyouts as a giveaway to Wall Street and a tool for airline executives to boost their own stock-based compensation.
“We paused the greed in aviation for a little while,” said Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants. She blamed “greed that ran rampant before COVID” with leaving airlines understaffed.
The unions asked airlines to pledge to forgo buybacks until until airlines fix their “operational meltdowns” and reach new labor contracts — unions are seeking substantial wage increases.
A union representative said Thursday that none of the airlines immediately agreed to the pledge.
The chief financial officer of American Airlines, Derek Kerr, said in a recent interview that buybacks are not on the table.
“There is no plan to do any share repurchases. All of our excess liquidity will go to pay off debt,” Kerr said. A spokesman said Thursday that is still American’s position.
United Airlines said that it is not currently seeking buybacks. “Our highest financial priorities right now are restoring our balance sheet and investing in our employees and customers,” a spokeswoman said.
Asked about share repurchases last month, Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian did not answer directly because of the prohibition, but he said the airline has a responsibility to customers, employees, “and importantly to our owners.” A Delta spokesman said Thursday that the company has raised base pay 4% and made profit-sharing payments to employees.
A Southwest Airlines spokesman said only that the airline has not announced any plans for buybacks.
Airlines could be tempted to repurchase stock because the shares might appear cheap. The Arca index of airline stocks is down 21% this year and 41% since the start of 2020. Most U.S. airlines reported second-quarter profits, however, and revenue is surging on strong ticket sales.
Stock buybacks are a favorite target of unions and Democratic lawmakers, who often see them as widening inequality between workers and wealthier investors. The climate, health care and tax bill that President Joe Biden signed this week includes a new 1% excise tax on them beginning next year.
Corporations view buybacks as a way to reward shareholders by reducing the number of shares and making the remaining ones more valuable. Investors often prefer them over dividends, which are treated as ordinary income and taxed at up to 37%. If buybacks boost a stock’s value, investors who hold the shares long enough pay a lower capital-gains tax on the profit when they sell — no more than 20%.
“There is nothing inherently wrong with a buyback. It just gives shareholders a return on their investment,” said Charles Elson, founding director of a corporate-governance center at the University of Delaware.
Elson, however, said there are pitfalls. Companies might pay too much for the stock, wasting money. And executives with stock options benefit from buybacks but not from dividends, a problem that he said can be fixed by giving the executives restricted stock units instead of options.
Charles Tharp, a Boston University management professor who advises corporate boards on compensation, said that raising employee pay and buying back stock are separate decisions.
When companies approve buybacks, “it does look like I’m choosing to serve shareholders instead of employees,” he said, “but that assumes you would give the raise to employees if you didn’t buy back shares, which probably isn’t the case.”
Tharp said if companies believe they need to raise pay to be competitive, they will make that decision regardless of whether they buy back shares.
In 2020, the labor unions provided key support for giving taxpayer money to the airlines, which were warning they faced disaster from a plunge in travel during the early days of the pandemic. Union officials and Democratic lawmakers insisted that the aid be tied to a ban on buybacks and limits on executive compensation.
Airlines were barred from furloughing employees during the pandemic, but they were allowed to pay incentives that led tens of thousands of workers to quit. The airlines were understaffed when air travel bounced back this spring and summer, contributing to about 45,000 canceled flights and 472,000 delays since June 1.
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HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — The U.S. government will hold trade talks with Taiwan in a sign of support for the island democracy that China claims as its own territory, prompting Beijing to warn Thursday it will take action if necessary to “safeguard its sovereignty.”
The announcement of trade talks comes after Beijing fired missiles into the sea to intimidate Taiwan after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi this month became the highest-ranking American official to visit the island in 25 years.
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s government criticized the planned talks as a violation of its stance that Taiwan has no right to foreign relations. It warned Washington not to encourage the island to try to make its de facto independence permanent, a step Beijing says would lead to war.
“China firmly opposes this,” Ministry of Commerce spokesperson Shu Jueting said. She called on Washington to “fully respect China’s core interests.”
Also Thursday, Taiwan’s military held a drill with missiles and cannons simulating a response to a Chinese missile attack.
Taiwan and China split in 1949 after a civil war and have no official relations but are bound by billions of dollars of trade and investment. The island never has been part of the People’s Republic of China, but the ruling Communist Party says it is obliged to unite with the mainland, by force if necessary.
President Joe Biden’s coordinator for the Indo-Pacific region, Kurt Campbell, said last week that trade talks would “deepen our ties with Taiwan” but stressed policy wasn’t changing. The United States has no diplomatic relations with Taiwan, its ninth-largest trading partner, but maintains extensive informal ties.
The U.S. Trade Representative’s announcement of the talks made no mention of tension with Beijing but said “formal negotiations” would develop trade and regulatory ties, a step that would entail closer official interaction.
Being allowed to export more to the United States might help Taiwan blunt China’s efforts to use its status as the island’s biggest trading partner as political leverage. The mainland blocked imports of Taiwanese citrus and other food in retaliation for Pelosi’s Aug. 2 visit.
Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry expressed “high welcome” for the trade talks, which it said will lead to a “new page” in relations with the United States.
“As the situation across the Taiwan Strait has recently escalated, the U.S. government will continue to take concrete actions to maintain security and stability across the Taiwan Strait,” it said in a statement.
U.S.-Chinese relations are at their lowest level in decades amid disputes over trade, security, technology, and Beijing’s treatment of Muslim minorities and Hong Kong.
The U.S. Trade Representative said negotiations would be conducted under the auspices of Washington’s unofficial embassy, the American Institute in Taiwan.
“China always opposes any form of official exchanges between any country and the Taiwan region of China,” said Shu, the Chinese spokesperson. “China will take all necessary measures to resolutely safeguard its sovereignty.”
Washington says it takes no position on the status of China and Taiwan but wants their dispute settled peacefully. The U.S. government is obligated by federal law to see that the island has the means to defend itself.
“We will continue to take calm and resolute steps to uphold peace and stability in the face of Beijing’s ongoing efforts to undermine it, and to support Taiwan,” Campbell said during a conference call last Friday.
China takes more than twice as much of Taiwan’s exports as the United States, its No. 2 foreign market. Taiwan’s government says its companies have invested almost $200 billion in the mainland. Beijing says a 2020 census found some 158,000 Taiwanese entrepreneurs, professionals and others live on the mainland.
China’s ban on imports of citrus, fish and hundreds of other Taiwanese food products hurt rural areas seen as supporters of President Tsai Ing-wen, but those goods account for less than 0.5% of Taiwan’s exports to the mainland.
Beijing did nothing that might affect the flow of processor chips from Taiwan that are needed by Chinese factories that assemble the world’s smartphones and consumer electronics. The island is the world’s biggest chip supplier.
A second group of U.S. lawmakers led by Sen. Ed Markey, a Democrat from Massachusetts, arrived on Taiwan on Sunday and met with Tsai. Beijing announced a second round of military drills after their arrival.
Taiwan, with 23.6 million people, has launched its own military drills in response.
On Thursday, drills at Hualien Air Base on the east coast simulated a response to a Chinese missile attack. Military personnel practiced with Taiwanese-made Sky Bow 3 anti-aircraft missiles and 35mm anti-aircraft cannon but didn’t fire them.
“We didn’t panic” when China launched military drills, said air force Maj. Chen Teh-huan.
“Our usual training is to be on call 24 hours a day to prepare for missile launches,” Chen said. “We were ready.”
The U.S.-Taiwanese talks also will cover agriculture, labor, the environment, digital technology, the status of state-owned enterprises and “non-market policies,” the U.S. Trade Representative said.
Washington and Beijing are locked in a 3-year-old tariff war over many of the same issues.
They include China’s support for government companies that dominate many of its industries and complaints that Beijing steals foreign technology and limits access to an array of fields in violation of its market-opening commitments.
Then-President Donald Trump raised tariffs on Chinese goods in 2019 in response to complaints that its technology development tactics violate its free-trade commitments and threaten U.S. industrial leadership. Biden has left most of those tariff hikes in place.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The numbers guy did the math: Allen Weisselberg — a longtime loyal lieutenant to Donald Trump — could have gotten years in prison if he went to trial and failed to beat tax evasion allegations. But if he agreed to testify in an upcoming trial of the former president’s company, he would probably serve no more than 100 days.
Weisselberg, 75, took the deal Thursday, pleading guilty to 15 counts, including tax fraud and larceny.
Now he’s potentially going to be the star witness against the Trump Organization in a trial over what prosecutors say was a “sweeping and audacious” scheme by the company to help top executives, including Weisselberg, avoid taxes on perks like luxury cars and rent-free apartments.
Here are the basics of the case and what Weisselberg’s decision to plead guilty means for Donald Trump and his family business.
WHAT WERE ALLEN WEISSELBERG AND THE TRUMP ORGANIZATION ACCUSED OF DOING?
Federal authorities said Weisselberg, the Trump Organization’s longtime chief financial officer, failed to pay taxes on more than $1.7 million worth of compensation.
Among those perks: The Trump Organization paid the rent on his Manhattan apartment, covered private school tuition for his grandchildren, leased Mercedes-Benz cars for him and his wife, gave him cash to hand out as holiday tips and paid for flat-screen TVs, carpeting, and furniture for his winter home in Florida. Weisselberg’s son also didn’t have to pay rent, or paid a below-market rent, while living in Trump-owned apartments.
SO AFTER ALL THAT — IS ALLEN WEISSELBERG STILL THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE TRUMP ORGANIZATION?
Weisselberg is still employed by the Trump Organization, but his title was changed to senior adviser after the July 2021 indictment.
WHY DID ALLEN WEISSELBERG DECIDE TO TAKE A PLEA DEAL?
In the words of Weisselberg’s lawyer, it was time to put an end to the yearslong “legal and personal nightmares it has caused for him and his family.” The Trump Organization seemed to have no hard feelings, calling Weisselberg a “fine and honorable man” who has been “harassed, persecuted and threatened by law enforcement.”
WHAT ARE THE TERMS OF ALLEN WEISSELBERG’S PLEA DEAL?
A judge has agreed to sentence Weisselberg to five months at New York’s infamous Rikers Island jail complex. With good behavior, he’ll be eligible for release after little more than three months. He’ll also have to pay nearly $2 million and spend five years on probation. Crucially, though, he must testify truthfully when the Trump Organization goes on trial in October. Weisselberg won’t be formally sentenced until after the trial. Until then, he remains free on bail.
WILL THE TRUMP ORGANIZATION ALSO TAKE A PLEA DEAL?
In its statement, the company said it had done nothing wrong and would “look forward to having our day in court.” Both Weisselberg and the Trump Organization initially pleaded not guilty to the charges, maintaining that the perks were standard for companies and the investigation was politically motivated. Weisselberg’s agreement to testify, though, could substantially harm the company’s defense. That could increase pressure for it to resolve the case without a trial.
WHAT DOES THE TRUMP ORGANIZATION ACTUALLY DO?
It’s a business entity through which Trump manages his many entrepreneurial affairs, including his investments in office towers, hotels and golf courses, his many marketing deals and his television pursuits. It runs golf clubs and hotels, collects checks from companies renting offices, and charges licensing fees to buildings and others for bearing the Trump name.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR DONALD TRUMP?
It isn’t clear. The Republican isn’t charged in the case. Prosecutors haven’t alleged any personal misconduct by Trump. If his company is convicted of a crime, though, it could lead to steep fines or complicate future business deals. A trial starting in October, right before the midterm elections, could also produce new revelations about the company’s business practices — although Trump’s supporters might not care. He’s said the entire case is being cooked up by Democrats to damage him politically. | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/business/whats-next-for-trump-organization-after-weisselberg-plea/ | 2022-08-19T03:50:28Z | siouxlandproud.com | control | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/business/whats-next-for-trump-organization-after-weisselberg-plea/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — 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.
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TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Estonia’s foreign minister on Thursday defended his country’s decision to bar Russian tourists, saying they are shirking their “moral responsibility” to stand up to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime and its “genocidal war” in Ukraine.
The small Baltic country, which shares a 300-kilometer (190-mile) border with Russia, stopped issuing tourist visas to Russians months ago, and as of Thursday no longer accepts those previously issued.
“Our idea is to give a signal to all our European partners, all our Western community partners, to close down our borders to Russian citizens, except humanitarian cases,” Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu told The Associated Press in an interview in Tallinn. “Russian citizens are not welcome in Europe. Their country is committing a genocidal war against an innocent people.”
Despite bans on air travel from Russia to the European Union, Russians have been able to vacation in western Europe this summer by traveling by land through Estonia and other neighboring countries with tourist visas that are valid throughout Europe’s border-free travel zone.
Reinsalu said “hundreds of thousands” of Russian citizens passing through Estonian soil posed an “evident security threat” and dismissed concerns that the visa ban could backfire by turning ordinary Russians against Europe and the West.
He said the legal responsibility for the war in Ukraine lies with Putin and his inner circle, “but there is also a … moral responsibility of Russian citizens as citizens of (the) aggressor state.”
“They have to wake up and protest against the regime’s atrocities. Their tax money literally is used to buy rockets and bombs to kill children in Ukraine,” he said.
Exceptions to the entry ban include diplomats and Russians visiting close relatives in Estonia. It doesn’t affect Russians with visas issued by other EU countries or those allowed to enter Estonia on humanitarian grounds, but Estonian officials said they were working on proposals to also bar Russians with tourist visas issued by other EU countries.
Estonia, Finland and other EU countries bordering Russia have been pushing for an EU-wide ban on Russian tourists, but some leaders, including German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, have dismissed the idea as counterproductive.
“This is not the war of the Russian people. It is Putin’s war and we have to be very clear on that topic,” Scholz said.
A Russian Foreign Ministry official said Thursday that Moscow is not ruling out the possibility of an EU-wide ban and will respond in any case.
“These steps will not go unanswered by the Russian side. You’ll know about (retaliatory measures) soon,” Ivan Nechaev, deputy head of the ministry’s communications department, told reporters.
Reinsalu mocked concerns that the “peaceful lives” of Russians would be disrupted by denying them the chance to visit tourist attractions like the Louvre museum in Paris, the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin or the canals of Venice.
“I think that there is no peaceful life in Ukraine, and our perspective is ending the genocidal war – this is a strategic aim,” he said.
Estonia and its Baltic neighbors Latvia and Lithuania endured five decades of Soviet occupation and have been strong advocates in the EU for harsh sanctions against Russia and robust military aid to Ukraine.
Reinsalu also defended the government’s decision to dismantle remaining Soviet-era monuments, including a tank removed this week from a memorial to Red Army soldiers killed during World War II from the eastern city of Narva on the Russian border. The government said such monuments could be used by the Kremlin to sow divisions in Estonia, which has a significant ethnic Russian minority.
“The one thing we have learnt from the past (is) that you have to act decisively and not let the tensions rise,” Reinsalu said.
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BRUSSELS (AP) — The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo failed Thursday to reach an agreement on longstanding border and mutual recognition issues that have spiked tensions in the Balkans and added to Europe’s instability during the war in Ukraine, the European Union’s foreign policy chief said.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti held talks in Brussels during a meeting that the EU’s top diplomat said took place “in a crisis management mode.”
Josep Borrell, the EU’s high representative for foreign affairs, announced after the two leaders met, “Today, there is no agreement.” He said Kurti and Vucic did consent to more discussions on a regular basis to hasten the process of normalizing ties between their countries.
There were no immediate comments from Vucic and Kurti. Serbian media said Vucic would “address” his nation Friday.
Kosovo is a former province of Serbia, which has refused to recognize the country’s 2008 declaration of independence. A NATO-led intervention in 1999 ended a war between Serbian forces and separatists in Kosovo and stopped Belgrade’s bloody crackdown against majority Kosovo Albanians.
The European Union has overseen years of talks to normalize their ties, saying that’s one of the main preconditions for Kosovo and Serbia’s eventual membership in the 27-nation bloc. The purpose of Thursday’s meeting “was to calm down the situation on the ground,” Borrell said.
Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo soared anew late last month when Kurti’s government declared that Serbian identity documents and vehicle license plates would no longer be valid in Kosovo’s territory.
Minority Serbs, who live mostly in northern Kosovo, reacted with anger, putting up roadblocks, sounding air raid sirens and firing guns into the air and in the direction of Kosovo police officers. No one was injured.
Under apparent pressure from the West, Kurti postponed the implementation of the measure for a month, to Sept. 1.
“We are at a critical time for Europe,” the EU’s Borrell said. “After the Russia invasion of Ukraine, we are facing a dramatic and very dangerous moment for our continent, and this is not a moment for increasing tensions.”
“It is time for looking for solutions of long-standing issues,” he added.
Along with Serbia, its allies Russia and China don’t recognize Kosovo’s independence, which is supported by the United States and most other Western states.
There are fears in the West that Russia could encourage Serbia into an armed intervention in northern Kosovo that would further destabilize the Balkans and shift at least some attention from its war in Ukraine.
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NEW DELHI (AP) — A Muslim woman who was gang raped while pregnant during India’s devastating 2002 religious riots has appealed to the government to rescind its decision to free the 11 men who had been jailed for life for committing the crime, after they were released on suspended sentences.
The victim, who is now in her 40s, was pregnant when she was brutally gang raped in communal violence in 2002 in the western state of Gujarat, which saw over 1,000 people, mostly Muslims, killed in some of the worst religious riots India has experienced since its independence from Britain in 1947. Seven members of the woman’s family, including her three-year-old daughter, were also killed in the violence.
The Associated Press generally doesn’t identify victims of sexual assault.
The 11 men, released on Monday when India celebrated 75 years of independence, were convicted in 2008 of rape, murder and unlawful assembly.
The victim said the decision by the Gujarat state government has left her numb and shaken her faith in justice.
“How can justice for a woman end like this? I trusted the highest courts in our land,” she said in a statement late Wednesday, adding that no authorities reached out to her before making the decision. “Please undo this harm. Give me back my right to live without fear and in peace.”
On Thursday, dozens of women protested against the release of the men in the capital, New Delhi. Maimoona Mollah of the All India Democratic Women’s Association said they are demanding the state to roll back its decision.
“(The victim) and other survivors should be allowed to live in peace and dignity,” Mollah said.
Raj Kumar, additional chief secretary in Gujarat, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party holds power, told the Indian Express newspaper that the convicts’ application for remission was granted because they had completed over 14 years in jail. A state government panel made the decision after considering other factors like their age and behavior in prison.
Kumar said the men were eligible under a 1992 remission policy that was in effect at the time of their conviction. A newer version adopted in 2014 by the federal government prohibits remission release for those convicted of certain crimes, including rape and murder.
The riots have long hounded Modi, who was Gujarat’s top elected official at the time, amid allegations that authorities allowed and even encouraged the bloodshed. Modi has repeatedly denied having any role and the Supreme Court has said it found no evidence to prosecute him.
Videos on social media showing the men being welcomed with sweets and garlands after their release from prison went viral, triggering outrage and anger from women, rights activists and opposition politicians.
Vrinda Grover, a lawyer, called the decision a “travesty and grave miscarriage of justice,” while speaking to India Today TV.
Opposition lawmaker Rahul Gandhi took aim at Modi on Twitter, questioning what kind of message it sent to women in India from a government that says it wants to empower women.
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GENEVA (AP) — Europe’s embrace of millions of Ukrainians who fled Russia’s invasion showed that it’s possible to welcome large numbers of asylum-seekers, and the approach should be replicated to receive those fleeing other nations, the head of the U.N. refugee agency said.
In an interview with The Associated Press, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi described the European Union’s response as “exemplary,” noting that nearly 4 million Ukrainians, mainly women and children, have registered with the bloc’s temporary protection system since the start of the war nearly six months ago.
That stands in stark contrast to EU efforts in recent years to keep migrants from Africa and the Middle East from reaching Europe’s shores. Some European leaders have sought to differentiate between the plight of Ukrainians and that of other refugees — a distinction that Grandi condemned as “racist.”
“If that’s possible for such a large number of people, and since that has proven so effective, why not use some of these approaches also for other people that are coming to knock at Europe’s doors?” Grandi asked.
Though it was created decades ago, the EU’s emergency protection system was activated for the first time this year in response to the flight of more than 6 million Ukrainians over the course of just a few months — the largest exodus of refugees the continent has seen since World War II. It allows Ukrainians to move around the bloc, gives them the right to work, and helps them to access housing, education and health care.
It has been credited with helping Europe avoid setting up refugee camps to house Ukrainians — like the ones that have existed in Greece for years and where thousands of asylum-seekers arriving by boat have often languished.
In the wake of the 2015-2016 refugee crisis, when more than 1 million people, mainly from Syria, arrived in Europe by land or sea, leaders erected fences within the EU to keep many from moving deeper into the continent. The bloc has also spent billions to keep people, including those fleeing persecution and conflict but also poverty, from reaching its shores, giving money to countries like Turkey, Libya and Morocco to stop migrants before they set out.
The number of irregular crossings into Europe fell from its peak in 2015 to under 200,000 in 2021, according to Europe’s border and coast guard agency, although it is on the rise again this year. While such crossings often attract significant attention, more than 80% of the world’s refugees are hosted by developing countries, according to UNHCR.
“Heads of government in Europe spent hours, days negotiating where, who should take a hundred people floating on a boat in the Mediterranean,” Grandi said, referring to European leaders’ inability to agree on how to resettle those who have arrived in recent years in Greece, Italy, Malta and Spain. “And then contrary to that, millions (of Ukrainians) embraced, accepted, allowed to have access to services in a very effective manner.”
Asked about the different responses, Grandi said he did not think the European governments’ policies themselves were racist.
But he added: “Declarations that I have heard from some politicians saying the Ukrainians are real refugees … and the others are not real refugees. That’s racist. Full stop.”
Grandi did not specify what statements he was referring to, but Greek Migration Minister Notis Mitarachi was criticized by human rights organizations and opposition lawmakers when he used that phrase to refer to Ukrainians fleeing the war earlier this year.
Other European politicians have made similar statements — with some arguing that many people seeking asylum are looking for a better life, rather than fleeing wars, and thus may not qualify for that protection under international law. Some have also defended the differing treatment by saying they have a duty to help fellow Europeans but shouldn’t be responsible for taking in refugees from other continents.
Grandi acknowledged that the issue is complex and some of those heading to Europe are economic migrants. But he stressed effective systems exist to evaluate asylum claims.
Roughly half of Ukrainians who have left the country so far have returned — and many more may eventually do so, although Grandi said some have ended up fleeing a second time.
Still, with no end to the war in sight, the U.N. refugee agency has said the total number of Ukrainians who have left their homeland at some point could reach more than 8 million by December. There are also currently 6.6 million Ukrainians displaced within the country, according to the International Organization for Migration.
Some 2 million Ukrainians have ended up in Russia, whether they chose to or not. An AP Investigation earlier this year revealed many were forced to head there and subjected to human rights abuses along the way. Grandi acknowledged his agency’s access in Russia was limited. Of the 1,500 accommodation sites for Ukrainians in the country, UNHCR teams had only been able to visit nine so far, he said.
While the war in Ukraine has attracted global attention and support for those displaced by it, Grandi pleaded with world leaders to remember the other 12 humanitarian crises for which his agency is struggling to raise funds. He especially noted the Horn of Africa, where a prolonged drought and protracted conflicts have not only forced millions from their homes but have also pushed countries ever closer to famine.
“The big problem that we have at the moment is that it tends to marginalize all other crises in which people suffer,” Grandi said.
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SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — School and mental health professionals across Siouxland told KCAU 9 they continue to see increased stress levels in students as well as depression as classes go back into session, but for some students the issue can be more serious.
“Really at the start of the year it’s kinda trying to figure out who’s just got those normal jitters versus who has developed some anxiety with being away from the classroom for so long,” said Victoria Mason, a licensed marriage and family therapist for Siouxland Mental Health.
Mason said while stress and depression are common during back to school days, anxiety is a growing issue facing returning students.
“With the pandemic and having been away from those social settings for a few years kinda on and off. We’re getting accelerated, heightened anxiety this year,” said Mason.
Mason encourages parents to make sure their kids get plenty of sleep and stay hydrated. Easily the first steps to help reduce anxiety.
Kelli Rahn, a counselor at South Sioux city Middle School, said it is important for students to talk about their feelings and not suppress what might be bothering them.
“The goal is not to eliminate anxiety but to manage it. That’s really the important thing we want parents to know. avoiding anxiety is really impossible so we have to give kids strategies,” said Rahn.
One way to help manage anxiety is by planning out the day. Even something as simple as planning what’s for breakfast each day can make a difference.
Rahn said by parents simply asking their child how their day was and listening is important.
“Sometimes kids struggle with anxiety or feeling unsure about change and something new. I think for parents it’s really important to acknowledge those feelings, those are real feelings, but not to dwell on them,” said Rahn.
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Prosecutors rested their case Thursday against two men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan’s governor, shortly after an FBI agent who was working undercover in 2020 told jurors how a bridge played a role in the scheme.
Timothy Bates, who was known as “Red,” said he participated in a night ride to Elk Rapids, Michigan, and encouraged Adam Fox to take a picture of the bridge near Gretchen Whitmer’s vacation home when they got out of a pickup truck.
The government says blowing up the bridge as well as utility poles was part of Fox’s plan to get her at another time.
“They wanted to slow down law enforcement response,” Bates testified. “The vacation home of the governor and where that kidnapping was going to take place, or allegedly taking place, was north of the city.”
No kidnapping occurred. About a month later, Fox, Barry Croft Jr. and four others were arrested and accused of being domestic terrorists.
Fox and Croft are on trial for a second time on conspiracy charges. A jury in April couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict but acquitted two other men.
Bates said he posed as someone who could get explosives. By fall 2020, he said there was talk in the group about buying bomb components, and the FBI wanted to stay on top of it. Another agent as well as informants already were inside the group.
Bates said Fox also talked about destroying a second bridge in the Elk Rapids area, though the government didn’t offer evidence of it on secretly recorded conversations. Defense attorneys pounced.
“You were wearing a recorder the entire trip, correct? And the recorder functioned, true?” Fox lawyer Christopher Gibbons asked.
“I can’t speak to how all of them functioned,” Bates said, “but I believe a recorder was on the entire time.”
The defense argues that Fox and Croft were entrapped by government operatives who fed their wild views. Prosecutors say the group wanted to trigger a national revolt and was especially furious over COVID-19 restrictions imposed by Whitmer during the early stages of the pandemic.
Bates said the group talked about raising $4,000 for explosives to attack the bridge but no money was paid.
“No one shook your hand on this deal, correct?” Gibbons asked.
“No one shook my hand,” Bates said.
Croft, 46, is from Bear, Delaware. Fox, 39, was living in the basement of a vacuum shop in the Grand Rapids area.
Croft attorney Joshua Blanchard presented two witnesses before testimony ended for the day. He tried to soften the government’s portrayal of a training session in Cambria, Wisconsin, in July 2020, where a “shoot house” was constructed by FBI informant Steve Robeson.
Colleen Kuester of Baraboo, Wisconsin, recalled how Robeson pitched the event to her as a “family fun” day with a picnic and target shooting, something that appealed to her teen son.
But Assistant U.S. Attorney Nils Kessler played a recording of Croft telling his daughter to stay away while he was making an explosive. Kuester said it was possible she didn’t know all that was going on that day.
Whitmer, a Democrat, has blamed then-President Donald Trump for stoking mistrust and fomenting anger over coronavirus restrictions and refusing to condemn hate groups and right-wing extremists like those charged in the plot.
Trump recently called the kidnapping plan a “fake deal.”
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DENVER (AP) — Ken Mauldin was jolted awake last weekend with his wife screaming incessantly in their split level home in Colorado’s mountain town of Steamboat Springs where their three children were sleeping one floor below. Then she yelled: “There’s a bear in the house!”
Kelly Mauldin had just been awakened by the couple’s barking dogs that didn’t wake up her husband before dawn on Saturday. She walked to the door of the couple’s bedroom and found herself staring at a male black bear weighing about 400 pounds (181 kilograms) — about 10 feet (3 meters) away in the dining room.
In an interview, Ken Mauldin said he grabbed his 40-caliber pistol, took his wife’s place at the door and shot once, aiming for the center of the bear’s body. He thinks the first shot hit the bear and it charged him as Mauldin continued firing.
As he was shooting, the bear got as close as 5 feet (1.5 meters) from Mauldin and then turned toward the stairs leading to the home’s front door. The bear crashed through a bannister as Mauldin emptied the gun and slid down the stairs, mortally wounded.
The couple didn’t know it at the time, but officials believe the bear got inside their home by flipping down the lever of their unlocked front door handle and pushing the door.
After it was shot, the bear lay breathing and heaving between Mauldin and his three sons on the home’s lower floor, but he didn’t think the bear would get back up. He called 911 and one of his sons called him on his cellphone and Mauldin told the son to stay put in his room.
“My only thought was protecting my family and putting that bear down,” said Mauldin.
The bear had moved an unopened bag of dog food across the dining room. Police and state wildlife officers arrived a short time later and determined that the bear was dead. They used a winch to pull it into a truck and were impressed by its size, said Justin Pollock, a Colorado Parks and Wildlife officer for 21-years.
“I deal with bears a lot and I’d say this was a big bear,” he said.
Colorado has about 12,000 bears and break-ins aren’t uncommon in Rocky Mountain towns, but homeowners shooting bears in their homes is rare, said Rachael Gonzales, spokesperson for Colorado Parks and Wildlife. State law allows people to shoot bears if the people feel threatened, she said.
The lush mountain area where the Mauldin family lives is home to many bears because of its habitat, which includes oak brush that they use to hide, a river and vegetation that they eat.
In the days before the bear opened the door to the Maudlin’s home, neighbors had talked about a bear getting into their garages and other homeowners had reported bear break-ins. Mauldin said the family always does a nightly check to close windows and lock doors, but that night the front door had been left unlocked.
Gonzales said there’s no way of knowing if the same bear seeking food at other homes broke into the Mauldin family’s home. Black bears avoid humans but once they realize food is behind a window or stuffed inside a bird feeder, they will return, Pollock said.
“Bears are very smart,” Gonzales said. “Once they learn that it’s easy to access food in a certain area, they are going to keep doing it.”
The bear’s hide and meat will be donated to people who have signed up on a list to receive them and its head will go up for auction, Pollock said.
Mauldin hopes the break-in at his home sparks greater awareness to prompt “something good from something so terrible that happened.”
“We are in a situation now where we have town bears that have lost all of their natural fear of humans,” Mauldin said. “In my mind that’s what we have to address.”
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AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — A man arrested in connection with three interstate shootings in Alabama and Georgia had more than 2,000 rounds of ammunition and an alarming number of firearms in his car, police said Thursday.
The Auburn Police Department also said they so far have not found a motive for the “seemingly random shootings.” Jerel Raphael Brown, 39, of Montgomery, Alabama, was arrested in LaFayette, Alabama, on Wednesday after shootings were reported in Montgomery and Auburn in Alabama and near Hogansville, Georgia.
Auburn Assistant Police Chief Michael Harris said authorities found “a large cache” of firearms and more than 2,000 rounds ammunition in Brown’s vehicle. Police released images of a table filled with what appeared to be three handguns, at least seven long guns with scopes, clips and boxes of ammunition that they said were recovered from the car.
“Because of the alarming amount of weaponry recovered, combined with the actions of the suspect, there can be little doubt that the immediate collaborative efforts of all the agencies involved ended an act of danger to the public that spanned multiple communities and into multiple states,” Harris said.
Brown is charged with attempted murder and shooting into an unoccupied vehicle in connection with the Auburn shooting that seriously wounded a 45-year-old motorist.
Brown is being held without bond, and court records did not indicate if he has an attorney to speak on behalf.
Officials had asked people to look for a 1996 white Cadillac Fleetwood after the three shootings were reported. In the Auburn shooting, a 45-year-old Prattville, Alabama, man was seriously wounded by a gunshot that officials said appeared to enter from the rear of the man’s vehicle. The victim was taken by helicopter to a Montgomery hospital.
Harris said police began investigating the Auburn shooting at about 6:15 a.m. Wednesday, and later learned that a shooting had occurred an hour earlier in Montgomery, Alabama and then an hour later in Troup County, Georgia. The three communities are about 55 miles (88 kilometers) apart along Interstate 85.
A stretch of Interstate 85 in Auburn was closed for hours while police investigated.
No one was injured in the Georgia shooting. No details on the Montgomery shooting were immediately released.
Brown also faces charges in Georgia of aggravated assault, possessing a gun while committing a felony and first-degree criminal damage, authorities said.
Deputies in western Georgia’s Troup County said they identified the suspect vehicle using a traffic camera, allowing information about the car to be broadcast around the region. Authorities said that led to a Chambers County, Alabama, sheriff’s deputy pulling Brown over and arresting him. Brown was later handed over to Auburn police. | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/national/police-suspect-in-i-85-shootings-had-2000-rounds-of-ammo/ | 2022-08-19T03:55:22Z | siouxlandproud.com | control | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/national/police-suspect-in-i-85-shootings-had-2000-rounds-of-ammo/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Instagram and Facebook suspended Children’s Health Defense this week after the anti-vaccine group led by Robert Kennedy Jr. repeatedly violated rules prohibiting misinformation about COVID-19.
A nonprofit, Children’s Health Defense is one of the most influential anti-vaccine organizations active on social media, where it has spread misleading claims about vaccines and other public health measures designed to control the pandemic.
In a statement, Kennedy compared Facebook’s actions to government censorship, even though Facebook is a private company that can set and enforce its own rules about misinformation.
“Facebook is acting here as a surrogate for the federal government’s crusade to silence all criticism of draconian government policies,” Kennedy said.
Children’s Health Defense had hundreds of thousands of followers at the time of the suspension, according to a statement from the organization, which also noted that it has sued Facebook over its moderation policies.
Public health advocates and misinformation experts have criticized Facebook for not acting more swiftly to contain potentially harmful misinformation about COVID-19 and vaccines.
Karen Kornbluh, director of the Digital Innovation and Democracy Initiative at the German Marshall Fund, said too many groups like Children’s Health Defense have been allowed to flourish on social media for too long. She noted that the group remains on Twitter.
“Today’s step is too late and too little,” Kornbluh said, adding that tech companies must address the reasons misinformation spreads so readily on social media.
Facebook and Instagram confirmed the company action on Thursday in a statement to The Associated Press.
“We removed these accounts for repeatedly violating our policies,” a spokesman for Meta, Facebook and Instagram’s parent company, told the AP. Under the platforms’ policies, suspensions are typically only enforced after multiple violations.
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Which power banks are best?
USB connectivity and charging underwent a radical and welcome change several years ago as USB Type-C reached critical mass and became the industry’s most popular connector. Able to deliver incredible speeds and enough electricity to charge a full-size laptop, USB-C revolutionized portable power and made it far easier to use electronics when you’re on the go.
One of the big benefits of the standardized USB-C connectors is the huge selection of portable power banks that most consumers can now use. Ranging from low-cost options meant for emergency phone charging to massive, heavy batteries that can run a laptop for days, both Anker and Belkin power banks have something to offer.
Anker power banks
Founded by a former Google engineer who prides the company on dependability and convenience, Anker makes a wide range of reasonably priced and feature-packed electronics. Its headphones, for instance, represent some of the best value in wireless audio. It’s made a wide variety of chargers and power banks ever since the USB Type-C standard really took off a few years ago.
Anker power bank pros
- Extensive selection: No matter what your needs in terms of features and capacity, there’s almost certainly an Anker power bank for you.
- As dependable as they come: Expert reviews praise their construction and long-term owner reviews rarely report failure. This has been the case since Anker’s initial entry into the portable charger market.
- Great for phones and laptops: Anker makes a point to deliver power banks that support the most important protocols. For smartphones and laptops that use the Quick Charge and USB Power Delivery protocols, Anker is a great choice.
Anker power bank cons
- Some are quite expensive: At the high end, a 100-watt-hour Anker power bank with enough juice to run a laptop for hours will require somewhat of an investment.
- Batteries are heavy: This isn’t exclusive to Anker, but do keep in mind that the lithium cells used in rechargeable power banks are not lightweight by any means.
Best Anker power banks
This is made to be resistant to scratches and comes with MultiProtect, which protects it from short circuiting and more. Not only is it relatively slim, it’s also remarkably inexpensive.
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It serves as both a wireless charger and a magnetic stand, making it perfect for web browsing and video calls when you don’t have access to a wall outlet.
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Quite a bit different from the rest, this massive battery can keep a wide range of electronics running for many hours. It’s especially great for camping trips where there’s no electricity.
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It’s a highly convenient combination of charger and power bank, although it doesn’t work with laptops.
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This is one of the rare options that includes an AC outlet and is just under the limit for traveling on commercial flights.
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Fast recharging and a high-wattage output make Anker’s flagship power bank ideal for any laptop that supports USB-C PD charging.
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An integrated solar panel allows you to recharge this one in full sun, although it does take a decent amount of time to fully recharge.
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Belkin power banks
Belkin has manufactured a wide range of adapters, peripherals and wired and wireless networking solutions for many years. Now, it’s also gotten into the portable power bank game. With such a great reputation in basically every other area, it’s no surprise that Belkin’s power banks are of top quality.
Belkin power bank pros
- Highly reliable: You won’t ever have to worry about a Belkin power bank frying your sensitive electronics. They adhere to the most common standards and are manufactured using premium components and plenty of quality control.
- Moderately priced: A quality power bank from Belkin will most likely not break the bank. Even the highest-capacity models cost only around $50.
Belkin power bank cons
- Poor selection: There simply aren’t many Belkin power banks to choose from. The ones Belkin does offer are great, but few.
- Limited feature set: You won’t find many advanced features on Belkin power banks. For example, there aren’t any available that can serve as a USB hub in addition to charging computer peripherals.
- Not suitable for laptops: There are very few Belkin power banks available with USB-C PD outputs above 45 watts. In other words, most of them won’t be able to power a full-size laptop.
Best Belkin power banks
Belkin Wireless Portable Charger Power Bank
Able to deliver 7.5 watts of wireless charging, this is one of the most convenient options for owners of high-end smartphones.
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It comes at a great price for the capacity, although it’s not powerful enough to charge a laptop.
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Few other 10,000-milliamp-hour power banks are available at such a low price.
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Should you get an Anker or Belkin power bank?
You can rest assured that you’re getting a dependable, long-lasting and feature-packed power bank whether you go with Anker or Belkin. You’re much more likely to find one from Anker that suits your needs simply because it offers a wider variety. However, if you find a Belkin power bank with the features you want, don’t hesitate to get it you really can’t go wrong with either brand.
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Which Windows tablet is better?
There aren’t many tablets that can run Windows reliably. Unsurprisingly, two of the few good ones are engineered and produced by Microsoft itself. The Microsoft Surface Pro is widely regarded as the highest-performing Windows tablet, and the Surface Go is almost certainly the most portable Windows PC in existence. They both have their strengths and weaknesses, and the right one for you depends on what you plan to do with it.
Microsoft Surface Pro 8
Now in its 8th generation, the Microsoft Surface Pro contains a selection of powerful yet efficient hardware in a sleek, durable and finely engineered package. Released in October 2021, it sports an 11th-generation Intel Core CPU with two or four cores. You can choose from several combinations of RAM and storage, with up to 32 gigabytes of system memory offered alongside a maximum of a 1-terabyte solid-state drive.
Aside from the availability of premium hardware, the Surface Pro 8’s display really shines. Its 13-inch screen boasts an impressive 2880 by 1920 resolution, guaranteeing razor-sharp image quality and consistent scaling. The touchscreen is basically second to none when it comes to Windows laptops, too.
At the end of the day, both Surface sizes are technically tablets. Make no mistake, though – they’re equipped with the same high-grade hardware that comes in many full-size laptops. A couple of the Surface Pro configurations even meet the requirements for Intel Evo certification, which promises convenience, long battery life and high-bandwidth connectivity on top of other nice-to-have features.
Take note, however, of the interesting yet barely useful Surface Pro X. It uses an entirely different type of processor from the x86 CPUs most Windows PCs rely on. The ARM chipset inside the Surface Pro X is essentially the same as one from a smartphone. In other words, it’s highly efficient but not very powerful. Since the ARM architecture is so radically different, Microsoft had to redesign Windows itself to run properly on the hardware.
Windows on ARM processors is still practically experimental, with little processing power and few helpful programs available on the platform. You should avoid the Surface Pro X and all ARM Windows tablets until the technology advances further.
Microsoft Surface Pro pros
- Impressive performance: No other laptop or tablet packs so much firepower into such a small package.
- High-end screen: The Surface Pro 8 has one of the highest resolutions and most accurate color profiles you could want. It’s even great for photo and video editing.
- Premium fit and finish: Aside from performance, the Surface Pro sports a truly professional appearance. Its clean lines and top-of-the-line materials look great, and it’s as durable as a business tablet can be.
Microsoft Surface Pro cons
- High prices: The most useful configurations will set you back quite a bit of cash.
- Poor thermal management: It tends to get hot quickly, and the CPU will throttle itself if it exceeds the preset temperature.
- Subpar battery life: There’s simply not much space to fit a large battery inside the Surface Pro.
Best Microsoft Surface Pro versions
Microsoft Surface Pro 8 Core i5
It’s not the most affordable model, but it does provide the best balance of price and performance, with plenty of RAM and processing power to run Windows smoothly.
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If money is no object, this is the best Surface Pro you can buy, and it’s more powerful than most other full-size laptops.
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Its specs and performance are both hard to beat, yet it still costs well under $2,000.
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Microsoft Surface Go
While it looks almost exactly like a miniature version of the Surface Pro, the Surface Go is a very different beast on a very different mission. Instead of the powerful CPU and large amounts of storage offered by the Pro, the Go contains a comparatively paltry dual-core Intel i3 CPU and up to just 8 GB of RAM.
While it’s nowhere near as fast as the Pro, it wasn’t meant to be and doesn’t have to be such a high-powered piece of equipment. Instead, it was built to deliver a truly portable Windows experience, and it does a great job at that.
It ships with Windows 11 in what’s called S Mode, which restricts some important options such as software installation. Since S Mode limits you to preapproved programs found in the Microsoft Store, it’s more streamlined and secure than the fully expanded version of Windows 11 Home. The lightweight S Mode also makes up somewhat for the Surface Go’s hardware shortcomings.
Microsoft Surface Go pros
- Relatively affordable: It’s actually a great deal, considering its versatility.
- Highly portable: There aren’t any other Windows tablets this size that can perform anywhere near as well.
- Optional LTE version: Robust 4G connectivity keeps the specialized LTE model connected wherever you have cell service.
Microsoft Surface Go cons
- Middling performance: From time to time, you will run into slowdowns or long wait times, even when using Windows in S Mode.
Best Microsoft Surface Go models
Its laptop-grade dual-core CPU delivers a great combination of power and efficiency, and the 8 GB of RAM offers a relatively smooth Windows experience.
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Due to its 4G cellular connectivity, it’s the most portable Windows PC anywhere.
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Should you get The Microsoft Surface Pro or Microsoft Surface Go?
If you demand peak performance with no slowdowns and are willing to make an investment, you won’t regret getting the Surface Pro 8. The Surface Go 3, on the other hand, is ideal for anyone who wants a great Windows experience on the move.
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Which brand of smoker is better?
Smoking meat has been around for ages. In fact, it’s one of the oldest ways of cooking, dating to the days of cavemen. Over the last few decades, the increased availability of convenient smokers has accompanied an explosion in the popularity of smoking food at home.
Several brands specialize in smokers, and there’s a variety of styles to choose from. Whether you’re looking for a gas or electric model in a side-by-side, vertical or bullet configuration, both Masterbuilt and Pit Boss have plenty to offer.
Masterbuilt smokers
Masterbuilt makes a decent range of reasonably priced, effective outdoor culinary equipment, and that holds true with its smokers. Actually, Masterbuilt smokers are some of the best for beginners because they’re simple, reliable, affordable and come in compact sizes for those without a massive patio to store one on.
Masterbuilt smoker pros
- Well-priced: It’s tough to beat the value of most Masterbuilt smokers, in both the entry-level and midrange categories.
- Gas and electric heating available: Whether you don’t want to be tied to an outlet or prefer to not hassle with propane tanks, Masterbuilt has something for you.
- Wide selection of sizes and styles: Masterbuilt makes vertical smokers, pellet grills and even an ultra-compact upright bullet-type model.
- Quality insulation: Masterbuilt’s vertical smokers in particular sport enough insulation to make maintaining a precise temperature simple.
Masterbuilt smoker cons
- Slightly inconsistent build quality: It’s not common, but every so often a new owner reports slightly misaligned panels or seams that aren’t perfectly lined up. In most cases, though, these issues are minor and don’t affect performance.
Best Masterbuilt smokers
If you’re new to smoking, don’t have a ton of space and don’t want to make a huge investment, this classic design is the perfect choice. It’s easy to maintain the perfect temperature due in part to a convenient charcoal door on the front.
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Thanks to a precise thermostat and straightforward digital controls, it takes a great deal of the guesswork out of smoking meat. That, plus its surprisingly low price, makes it an ideal choice for beginners.
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This one takes advantage of the consistent, dependable heating of propane and adds refinements such as a thermostat control dial and a fuel tank gauge. This 40-inch model has plenty of space to cook in, but the 30-inch version is a better deal.
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Masterbuilt Gravity Series 560
This novel smoker combines a side-by-side pellet hopper and traditional charcoal grill, making it one of the most versatile. There are onboard digital controls, but you can also manage the grill from afar using a Wi-Fi or Bluetooth-connected device.
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Pit Boss smokers
Pit Boss began as a direct competitor to Traeger, the company that invented the pellet smoker. While it doesn’t offer a massive selection of smokers, most of those it does make are great investments. For the most part, Pit Boss focuses more on high-end needs than budget-minded users.
Pit boss smoker pros
- Tons of room for food: The top Pit Boss smokers boast as many as 1,500 square inches of grilling area. That’s enough for a restaurant to put a smoked meat special on the menu long-term.
- Dependable electronics: Pit Boss heating elements and thermostats are as good as they get, and can withstand years of regular use as long as you take proper care.
Pit Boss smoker cons
- Relatively high cost: While some (especially the largest vertical smokers) are among the best overall, Pit Boss smokers usually do not come cheap.
- Combination models have poor build quality: Pit Boss makes a few side-by-side combination pellet and gas or charcoal grills. They’re expensive and, on paper, highly versatile. Unfortunately, real-world reviews frequently complain of shoddy quality and inconsistent performance. It’s best to avoid these novel yet unreliable smokers.
Best Pit Boss smokers
This rugged model has plenty of real estate inside, in addition to helpful touches such as a hanging ash can, adjustable-flow chimney and digital thermostat controls.
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It’s an entry-level pellet grill with over 440 square inches of room for meat, vegetables and hard cheese. It doesn’t take up much space and has durable wheels to help you move it around the patio.
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This one’s about as big and streamlined as they get, with an all-electric ignition and heating element plus a 40-pound pellet hopper that lets you smoke for many hours without refilling. It’s expensive, but also one of the best.
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It’s nearly as big as they get, and can get up to 500 degrees in case you want to do more than just slow-cook some ribs. It even boasts a flame broiler for getting the ultimate sear.
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While not exactly easy to carry, it does sport folding legs that make it simple to fit in the bed of a truck or back of an SUV. However, it is a bit pricey for one with only 440 square inches of grilling area.
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Should you get a Masterbuilt or Pit Boss smoker?
Both brands make great smokers. If you’re ready to invest in something that can feed an army, look for a Pit Boss vertical smoker. If you only rarely smoke food, the most affordable Pit Boss models are also great choices.
If you’re looking for a mid-size smoker that can help you learn the ropes and get the hang of the perfect smoked brisket, Masterbuilt’s midrange options offer great value and plenty of room for large cuts of meat. Its digital upright smoker is an especially user-friendly choice.
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Kansas City aims to be carbon neutral by 2040, but to do that it needs to decommission Evergy’s Hawthorn coal power plant in Northeast Kansas City, the city’s Climate Protection Steering Committee told the Kansas City Council on Thursday.
The final draft of the Climate Protection and Resiliency Plan (CPRP), which has been in the works for the last two years, was introduced on Thursday and calls for expanding utility-owned renewable energy, advocating for performance-based regulation for Evergy and closing the coal plant by 2025.
“Going on the record to say that Hawthorn should be closed by 2025 and we need to transition away from coal plants, that will be vital,” said Billy Davies, conservation program coordinator for Missouri’s Sierra Club.
The committee urged the council to pass the CPRP with no changes. The plan provides guidance on reaching carbon neutrality for city operations by the end of the decade and reducing the city’s overall carbon footprint.
“The time for climate action is now,” Andrew Savastino, chief environmental officer for the city, said during the presentation. “The community expects action at this point. Delaying action diminishes our impact, and we can't afford the cost of not doing anything.”
Gina Penzig, a spokesperson for Evergy, said the company was working to make the Hawthorn plant more climate friendly without decommissioning it.
“Evergy supports the Climate Resiliency Plan in front of the City Council,” Penzig said. “Evergy has reduced its carbon emissions by about 50% versus 2005 levels. We continue to add renewable energy to our energy mix, including planned addition of utility-scale solar at Hawthorn Generation Station. We believe that any sustainability plan also has to take into account reliability and affordability.”
The CPRP was put in motion after a 2019 report by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that projected catastrophic consequences for the planet if greenhouse gas emissions are not severely curtailed.
The next year the Kansas City Council directed that its Climate Resiliency Plan, which had not been updated since 2008, be updated with new greenhouse gas goals. The council’s declaration of a climate emergency in 2021 lent additional urgency to the process.
“Our committee has been focused on the impact to Kansas City, especially communities of color and those that have been most impacted by pollution and environmental injustice for decades,” said Robin Ganahl, chair of the steering committee and a member of Mothers Out Front. “We have been very focused on making sure that this plan improves the quality of life in those neighborhoods and lowers the cost of living, especially utility costs.”
Ganahl said it was important that the community’s voices be incorporated into the plan.
“People getting priced out of their neighborhoods and being forced to move farther away from jobs, amenities and public transit is linked to our ability to reduce emissions,” Ganahl said. “So one of the things that we've included in the plan is to call for even more green social housing to be built, especially in neighborhoods that are near transit and jobs and amenities so that more people can afford to remain and live in those neighborhoods.”
The CPRP addresses six main areas in its quest for equitability and carbon neutrality:
- Reducing vehicle emissions by increasing bike and walking lanes and public transit
- Transitioning to renewable energy
- Expanding the city’s natural systems to include more trees and a sustainable water supply
- Ensuring homes and buildings feature “climate-ready” new construction
- Increasing production of and access to local, healthy food
- Reducing waste and diverting it from landfills.
Stephen Mills, a Spire vice president, said the company didn’t “have a seat at the table” while the plan was drafted, and asked that its concerns be addressed.
“For the most part, we are supportive of the plan with a few changes or amendments,” Mills said. “Two areas that we're really focused on are the areas that either exclude or limit the use of natural gas. Those particular areas are promoting equitable building decarbonization, ensuring climate-ready, efficient construction, and it really talks about updating building codes with just clean electricity.”
But Davies said now that Kansas City is projected to reach temperatures as high as 125 degrees in the next 30 years, it’s important that the city adopt the plan.
“They’ve got to pass it without amendments,” he said. “There's still going to be pressure in the coming weeks from folks who have a fiduciary interest in the status quo. But here was a very robust comment period. It's important to not cave and pander to a special interest.”
1st District Councilmember Heather Hall said she wanted to hear more from Spire and Evergy. But Adin Alem, an organizer with Sunrise Movement KC, said they had heard enough from the utility companies.
“It's a bit ironic because they have been here the whole time,” Alem said. “They've also had a hand in a lot of the policies in KC, especially regarding utilities. All the climate plans have been basically disrupted by Spire and Evergy. To say where are they is a little bit ironic and disingenuous of what's actually happening in KC.”
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Despite strong opposition from housing advocates, the Kansas City Council on Thursday approved an ordinance relaxing affordable housing requirements for developers.
The ordinance, which passed 9-4, amends the city’s affordable housing set-aside policy and changes the definition of who qualifies for affordable housing.
Under the policy, which was championed by Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas, developers seeking tax incentives for residential development must make 20% of their units affordable for households at or below 60% of the median family income.
By those metrics, a one-bedroom apartment would cost nearly $1,200. A two-bedroom apartment would cost about $1,300.
Dozens of KC Tenants members packed the council’s chambers to oppose the ordinance. Leaders of the tenants union complained that it puts affordable housing out of reach for the city’s low-income and working class renters.
“I cannot afford $1,200 for a place to stay,” Kaylove Edwards, a KC Tenants leader, said at a committee meeting on Wednesday. “And I very reasonably need two bedrooms, not one, for me and my two kids.”
After the ordinance passed, KC Tenants erupted with chants of “The rent, the rent, the rent is too damn high” and “Mayor Lucas, you can’t hide, we can see your greedy side.”
The chanting continued for several minutes, disrupting the council meeting and effectively ending it. KC Tenants leader Tiana Caldwell was arrested.
The ordinance was opposed by council members Andrea Bough, Eric Bunch, Brandon Ellington and Heather Hall.
"When we talk about our cashiers, our service workers, our daycare workers and all that other good stuff, these are folks that aren't going to be able to afford this,” Ellington, Ellington, who represents the 3rd District-at-Large, said.
3rd District Councilwoman Melissa Robinson supported the ordinance, arguing it addresses the decline in affordable housing.
“Yes, this is not affordability for everyone, but it's affordability for some people, especially middle class people,” she said.
The city’s definition of affordability is based on the federal median family income for the Kansas City metropolitan area, which includes counties in Missouri and Kansas and takes into account the incomes of both renters and homeowners. KC Tenants says the city should only focus on renter income in Kansas City, Missouri, to come up with a more accurate definition of affordability.
The set-aside ordinance is part of a larger legislative package proposed by Lucas to spur more affordable housing. The council approved another one of those ordinances, which asks voters to approve $175 million in bonds, with $50 million going to the Housing Trust Fund.
Two ordinances, one that would regulate accessory dwelling units and another that would change the city’s tax incentive policies, were held in committee.
The council first passed a housing set-aside policy in 2020 that went into effect last year. That policy required developers to make 10% of their units available for households earning 70% of the median family income and make another 10% available for “extremely low-income households” earning 30% of the median family income.
The new policy eases those rules and removes the requirement that developers seeking tax incentives must make some units affordable for extremely low-income households.
6th District-at-Large Councilwoman Andrea Bough, who voted “no,” said she was concerned about not making units affordable for low-income residents.
“We're not being proactive in searching for opportunities at that lower level,” she said. “So I guess my question is, what are we doing to ensure that we are filling that void in the extremely affordable?”
Kathleen Pointer, senior policy strategist with Kansas City Public Schools, said the city’s affordability threshold was out of reach for district teachers.
“KCPS teachers have some of the highest starting first-year salaries in the metro, and $1,200 for a one bedroom is unaffordable to them, as it is for many city workers,” she said.
Lucas has said changing the affordability threshold is necessary because the city’s current set-aside policies have not led to any applications from developers since it went into effect last year.
2nd District Councilman Dan Fowler agreed, saying at Wednesday's committee hearing that the policy needs to be changed and that developers are in the business to make money.
“They're not going to make any money doing what we're doing,” he said. “And so we’ve got to do something different.”
But some critics said changing the policy now was premature.
Critics pointed out that developers submitted 31 applications for incentives before the set-aside policy went into effect and don’t have a need to submit more incentive applications because they are already occupied with those projects.
“We are prematurely reviewing an ordinance that hasn't even had the time to take effect yet,” said Geoff Jolley, executive director of Local Initiatives Support Corporation Kansas City.
Jolley noted that those same developers have not submitted applications to the city’s Housing Trust Fund, which recently awarded nearly $8 million to affordable housing projects, a sign that some developers don’t want to use that tool.
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SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- VAVA announced its 720P Video Baby Monitor is available with a little more personality. In addition to white, parents can now purchase the monitor in calming hues of blue, pink, and green to match the backdrop of the child's nursery.
For any new parent, baby monitors are an important safety feature for a child's room because they allow moms and dads to monitor their children as they sleep. Outfitted with a large 5" HD display, the VAVA baby monitor offers peace of mind by allowing parents to monitor their child for sleep disruptions or health issues. The two-way talk system also makes it easy for moms and dads everywhere to hear when their child is crying or in need of attention.
With more color options to choose from, parents can complement the theme and design of their baby's nursery with the VAVA Baby Monitor. Available in white, pink, blue, and green, VAVA's latest Baby Monitor can match any nursery design – from pretty pink princesses to dinosaurs and race cars. The baby monitors also come with a variety of convenient features that make it easy to monitor your child from anywhere in the house.
The technology behind VAVA's Red Dot Award winning 720P Video Baby Monitor is truly remarkable and one of the reasons why it was recently listed as one of the Best Baby Monitors of 2022 on Tech Advisor and Babylist. The wireless connection makes it easy for parents to watch their children from anywhere in the home, and up to four cameras can be connected to a single monitor. For added convenience, when multiple cameras are connected to the VAVA monitor, parents can activate scan view mode. This function will automatically switch between visual input from all the cameras.
VAVA 720P Video Baby Monitors in white, green, blue, and pink are now available for purchase at the VAVA Official Store for $179.99.
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Marci Seither is traveling the country to deliver book signings and workshops focused on inspiring people to write down their own stories along with discussing her recent work Lakeside Retreat, a text comprised of 40 devotions, tutorials and photographs.
Marci Seither’s career as a writer began with the publishing of a humor article about a cookie baking fiasco over 20 years ago and her submitted article then opened the doors to a regular family humor column with the paper.
“That’s how I got my start and I still have a lot of friends there, so it kind of still feels like home for us,” Seither says.
She has gone on to author two books and pen hundreds of local paper articles along with appearing in the publications Guideposts, Chicken Soup for the Soul and Focus on The Family.
One of Seither’s books is a collection of vacation-themed devotions, recipes and home projects titled "Lakeside Retreat." On Aug. 25, from 6 to 7 p.m., she will be delivering an author talk at the Fergus Falls Public Library with the book being a central theme for the discussion.
Seither will be conducting a mini-workshop at the library centered on the value of people writing down their stories, “Every story matters and my workshop will focus on helping people figure out where to start their stories and why they’re important.”
Seither and her husband are currently planning a cross-country road trip that will culminate in eight different stops to do book signings and deliver story workshops.
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Black bears are a key species in Minnesota ecosystems and represent a cultural heritage and lore that dates back far before researches began studying them.
Black bears are an iconic Minnesota species and although it is believed that grizzly bears once roamed across portions of the state, ursus americanus is the only species of bear found within the region.
Current estimates place Minnesota’s black bear population at roughly 12,000 to 15,000 animals; although existing mainly in the top third of the state, black bears have been steadily expanding their range southward and westward for years.
Various agencies monitor the bears through the use of colorful ear tags and radio collars with GPS units. With the bear hunting season opening the first of September hunters are being reminded to avoid shooting the marked animals.
“We are asking hunters to avoid shooting these valuable research bears,” explains Andy Tri, a DNR bear research scientist.
Although collars can be obscured by thick fur, all collared bears are marked with large colorful ear tags that should be plainly visible at typical hunting ranges. The DNR recognizes that certain situations may arise where it is not possible for a hunter to recognize these devices so harvesting a radio-collared bear is not illegal.
There are also bears being tracked through the use of very small ear tags; these animals are not collared and may be involved in other research projects and it is legal to harvest these bears as well.
Otter Tail County exists in a unique portion of the state regarding their range –a large portion of OTC exists in a "no quota area" allowing hunters to purchase a permit over the counter, while area 45 in the eastern portion of the county is regulated through the lottery system where there is no guarantee for bear license.
Researchers are currently monitoring 25 black bears through the use of radio collars in different areas of the state, including area 45 and parts of the no-quota zone of which OTC is largely comprised.
Crucial elements of the ongoing research efforts focus on year-to-year shifts in natural food availability and how this impacts a bears movement and behavior.
“These collared bears give us much of the data we use in bear managements and are most valuable to us when they are collared for multiple years,” Tri states.
More information on black bears, current season information and conservation efforts can be found at the following: dnr.state.mn.us.
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Located just outside of Underwood, off of highway 210, Fort Juelson provides a glimpse into a past of sod construction and a region's response to the infamous Battle of Little Bighorn.
Fort Juelson is an eight-acre county park offering expansive views over lush native prairie that was acquired in 2011 by Otter Tail County.
The fort is a result of the widespread panic reverberating throughout the territories following the infamous June of 1876 Battle of Little Bighorn, in which a combined force of Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne destroyed Colonel Custer’s Seventh Calvary in eastern Montana.
News of Custer’s last stand were first seen in reports through the Fergus Falls Advocate mid-July, fueling rumors of marauding bands of Native Americans and causing some pioneers to flee homesteads and relocate to larger centers such as Alexandria.
“In contrast to the panic that gripped much of the area, one group of farmers from Tordenskjold Township chose to remain and protect their homesteads,” explains Chris Schuelke, the executive director of the OTC Historical Society.
Hans Juelson and Berge O. Lee were two Civil War veterans who were put in charge of constructing the fortification that eventually came to be known as Fort Juelson.
The fort was constructed out of sod and had a footprint of 100 by 200 feet; the strength of the fort was tested by firing upon the compound with a homemade Norwegian bear gun.
Upon completion, Juelson remarked the fort was as sturdy as any he had seen during his time with the Army of the Potomac, although the fort was never needed as none of the feared attacks transpired. It is currently listed on the National Register of Historic Places and visitors can still observe remains of the sod barricade and other portions of the original fortification.
Kevin Fellbaum is the OTC Parks and Trails director and describes how the site is an interesting stop for locals and visitors alike, “Fort Juelson is a special place in Otter Tail County. As part of the park and trails system in the county, I highly recommend people visit the site and take in the natural beauty of the historic place.”
The park is open to the public from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., Apr. 30 through Nov. 1. More information on Fort Juelson can be found here: otchs.org.
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Although area farmers experienced a late start to the 2022 growing season, sweet corn season has been largely a success in Otter Tail County according to local sellers.
If there was one food to define Minnesota summers, a strong argument could be made for sweet corn.
The history of corn cultivation is a rich one; while researchers and scientists debate the exact date, the domestication of corn by humans is believed to have occurred around 10,000 years ago in southern Mexico.
Sweet corn is a cereal plant hailing from the teosinte plant, which is an annual grass that originally produced small amounts of edible seeds. Mesoamericans began domesticating the plant until they had cultivated varieties that yielded substantial amounts of edible grain, which is akin to the corn we enjoy today.
Minnesota is the fourth largest producer of corn in the United States – in 2021 alone, Minnesota growers harvested nearly eight million acres of corn with an average yield of 178 bushels per acre.
Most of that production focused on field, or "dent" corn, which is grown for oil, feed for livestock or ethanol – sweet corn makes up less than one percent of the corn grown nationally and contains much more sugar and less starch than the former.
Kirk Buehler, of Buehler’s Produce in Ottertail, speaks to the current 2022 sweet corn harvest, “We’ve have a great season so far – it’s a couple weeks later than normal, but it’s a good season for corn.”
Buehler utilizes successive planting strategies on his 24 acre sweet corn operation so he has produce for the entire duration of the season, which typically runs from the third week of July through to the first frost of the year.
Planting on Buehler’s farm usually begins around the first of May depending on the year and weather conditions: “I try to plant the new varieties every year, Xtra tender 274 is a really sweet one.”
Buehler mentions that production costs have gone up around 25% for his operation, resulting in prices rising about a dollar per dozen ears compared to previous seasons.
For sweet corn enthusiasts and keen gardeners alike, the University of Minnesota has a trove of information on sweet corn varieties and best planting practices: extension.umn.edu/vegetables/growing-sweet-corn.
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Deadly storms strike Europe
Massive storms lashing Europe killed at least 13 people in Italy, Austria and France this week, per the BBC.
Driving the news: Authorities said hurricane-force winds of up to 136 mph pummeling the French island of Corsica resulted in a falling tree killing a 13-year-old girl on a campsite Thursday. Wreckage from the storm system was also reported at sites in Venice, Italy, and parts of Austria and Slovakia.
Meanwhile, streets in Provence, France, and London, England, flooded due to heavy rains on Wednesday.
Our thought bubble via Axios' Andrew Freedman: This was a rare long-lived severe thunderstorm complex that you might see roar across the Midwest during the summer — except this time it crossed national borders.
The big picture: The storms follow a summer of climate-change driven extreme heat and massive wildfires across Europe — as a crippling drought continues to threaten countries across the continent. | https://www.axios.com/2022/08/19/europe-storms-france-italy-austria-deaths | 2022-08-19T04:21:34Z | axios.com | control | https://www.axios.com/2022/08/19/europe-storms-france-italy-austria-deaths | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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Charles Finkelson, 76, of Evansville, died Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at his residence.
He was born February 1, 1946 in Fergus Falls to Milton and Ethel (Knutson) Finkelson. He grew up and attended school in Dalton at District 7 country school. As a young man, he worked for many farmers. He then began a career in construction. He was one of the best backhoe operators around. He worked for Delzer Construction, Johnson Brothers Construction, and Ness Backhoe Service. On May 1, 1992, he was united in marriage to Carla Berglund at Branson, MO. They later divorced.
He enjoyed fishing, going to the casino, hunting, and doing word search puzzles. Charles was also a terrific dancer. He enjoyed visiting with people and talking about construction and fishing. Charles bragged about how good of a cook he was!
He is survived by his daughter, Deirdre Finkelson of Gillette, WY; his granddaughter, Faith Finkelson; his siblings: a twin sister, Carolyn (Reuben) Johansen of Dalton, Rodney Finkelson of Dalton, Elroy Finkelson of Dalton, Judy (Paul) Sonmor of Dalton, Bonnie Mark of Fergus Falls, Joni (Dennis) Mosher of Dalton and a half-brother, Curtis Knutson of Ardmore, OK. He is also survived by his faithful companion cat, Scooter Hooter. Charles was preceded in death by his parents, sisters-in-law, Cathy Finkelson and Nadine Finkelson, a brother-in-law, Corky Mark and his special friend, Pearl Amelsberg.
Visitation: One hour prior to the service at the church.
Memorial Service: Saturday, August 20, 2022 at 11:00 A.M. at Zion-Sarpsborg Free Lutheran Church in Dalton.
Burial: Zion-Sarpsborg Cemetery at a later date.
Funeral Home: Glende-Nilson Funeral Home of Fergus Falls.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — The Leon County Sheriff's Office's Homeless Outreach Street Team is helping Tallahassee's most vulnerable population.
Thursday marks 45 days since the program started.
The team is made up of deputies.
They focus on reaching out to the county's homeless population about different resources available.
Leon County Sheriff's Office deputy Bernie Hernandez says they travel the county daily; visiting homeless camps and people on the streets.
"It's been great. A lot of people initially will have a negative perception of law enforcement and we have to tell them that we're not here to harrass you, we're here to help you. Once they've kind of come to figure 'ok well they're not here to necessarily arrest us or anything like that,' we then become well received," Hernandez said.
Deputy Hernandez says out of the past 45 days, they've talked to around 150 unique people facing homelessness. | https://www.wtxl.com/community/leon-county-sheriffs-office-does-its-part-to-help-homeless | 2022-08-19T04:28:50Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/community/leon-county-sheriffs-office-does-its-part-to-help-homeless | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — Organizers say they're hoping to make thousands of mats in an ongoing effort-- and it's certainly needed.
There's about 280 people living unsheltered here in Leon County-- with about 30 or more homeless camps scattered throughout the area.
Once these mats are completed-- organizers say-- these mats will be going to the Kearney Center for their clients.
"There are many homeless and needy people, and these mats, especially with winter time coming will not only keep them dry, but it will also help with warmth," organizer Judi Baxter said.
How this all came about? Organizers like Baxter who you just heard from say that this all started with a few people talking about what they can do to help on social media.
And the efforts continue on Saturday-- Baxter will be holding another session on Saturday at the Kearney Center starting at 1 p.m. | https://www.wtxl.com/community/organizers-making-mats-to-help-local-homeless | 2022-08-19T04:28:56Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/community/organizers-making-mats-to-help-local-homeless | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
QUITMAN, Ga. (WTXL) — For high school football teams in the state of Georgia, it is almost go time. The first official week of the season is here, and for Thomasville and Brooks County, two teams that played for state titles last season, they want a week one challenge.
They're going to get it.
The War on 84, Thomasville at Brooks County, it's our Friday Night Overtime Game of the Week.
Both of these programs, were in Atlanta last year and both have the same goal this year. The best way to get there? To challenge yourself, and this game does exactly that.
Thomasville's Jonathan DeLay makes his debut as a head coach Friday night, while Brooks County's Maurice Freeman looks to start strong on the hunt for a repeat state title. Over the past six seasons, this game has been settled by eleven points or less four times. It's always close, and it's always a dog (or a Trojan) fight, and it's a game both coaches are excited to play.
"I'm an old school football coach," said Freeman. "This is what you look for. Don't cheat your fans, don't cheat your team, play the best team swinging. Thomasville is the best thing swinging around here for us, it's a rivalry game, let's play."
"The very first game I saw Thomasville play in person was Thomasville-Brooks 2016," remembered DeLay. "I knew then that this was a big game, this was a rivalry game. Opening up against them is huge."
"Man, we're going to play like hell. We got to!" added Freeman. "You can't make any mistakes and you have to get the big plays and you have to play tough for four quarters. If you don't do that, you're probably going to lose."
"The most physical team is going to win the football game," said DeLay. "We have to be physical and you have to take care of the football. That'll be the team that wins the game."
Thomasville at Brooks County kicks off at 7:30 Friday night in Quitman. | https://www.wtxl.com/sports/abc27s-friday-night-overtime/friday-night-overtime-game-of-the-week-thomasville-vs-brooks-county | 2022-08-19T04:29:14Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/sports/abc27s-friday-night-overtime/friday-night-overtime-game-of-the-week-thomasville-vs-brooks-county | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
09:00 NY time (1300 GMT) Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin
- participates in a panel
- "Riding the Wave: Maryland's Economic Forecast in Stormy Seas"
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This is all I have on the schedule but I suspect other Fed officials will pop up in media interviews. | https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/federal-reserve-bank-of-richmond-president-thomas-barkin-speaks-on-friday-19-august-2022-20220819/ | 2022-08-19T04:34:14Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/federal-reserve-bank-of-richmond-president-thomas-barkin-speaks-on-friday-19-august-2022-20220819/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The start of the week was exemplified by a recovery in the dollar but there were questions about any major push higher in the currency as markets seem to lack a certain poise, after the US retail sales and FOMC meeting minutes.
But dollar bulls are not wanting to wait around ahead of the weekend as we see the greenback surge higher in US trading yesterday and that momentum is carrying over to today as well. This comes despite equities seen holding up while the bond market continues to toy around, though 10-year yields are starting to come up today to above 2.91% currently (up over 3 bps on the day).
Going back to the dollar, we are seeing it pull higher and pushing past key technical levels against the euro, yen and pound.
EUR/USD is now down to its lowest levels in a month as it falls back below 1.0100 and looks set for a retest of parity:
Meanwhile, USD/JPY is finally able to come up for air as it firmly climbs above the 135.00 mark and buyers will be setting their sights back on 140.00 potentially next:
Then, we have GBP/USD which is now down to fresh four-week lows below 1.2000 and sellers will be targeting a move back towards 1.1800 with eyes on the year's lows at 1.1759 as well: | https://www.forexlive.com/news/dollar-refuses-to-wait-around-towards-the-end-of-the-week-20220819/ | 2022-08-19T04:34:26Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/dollar-refuses-to-wait-around-towards-the-end-of-the-week-20220819/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
R. Kelly’s lawyer gets chance to question government witness
CHICAGO (AP) — R. Kelly’s legal team will get its chance to question the government’s star witness on Friday after she gave what jurors could see as damning testimony against Kelly at his federal trial in Chicago on charges that include the production of child pornography.
Jane, the pseudonym used for her during the trial, has been central to Kelly’s legal troubles for more than two decades. She testified for over four hours Thursday, telling jurors it was her and Kelly in a videotape that was at the heart of his 2008 child pornography trial, at which he was acquitted.
Jane, now 37, paused, tugged at a necklace and dabbed her eyes with a tissue as she said publicly for the first time that the girl in the video was her and that the man was Kelly.
When a prosecutor asked Jane how old she was at the time the video was shot, she said quietly: “14.” Kelly, 55, would have been around 30 years old at the time.
In addition to charges of child pornography and enticement of minors, Kelly faces charges of conspiring to rig that 2008 trial by intimidating and paying off the girl to ensure she didn’t testify then.
Some jurors who presided over that 2008 trial, which was on state charges, said that they had no choice but to acquit the R&B star because the girl — by then an adult — didn’t testify. On the stand Thursday, Jane conceded that she lied to a state grand jury in 2002 when she said that it was not her in the video.
“I was afraid something bad would happen to Robert,” she told jurors about why she didn’t tell the truth then, referring to Kelly by his full first name. “I was protecting him.”
She added there was another reason she lied about the identity of the person in the video. “I also did not want that person to be me,” she told jurors. “I was ashamed.”
Dressed in a white dress coat and removing a face mask before testifying, Jane remained on the witness stand for over four hours for the government. Kelly’s attorney was scheduled to get her chance to cross-examine Jane starting Friday morning.
A prosecutor asked Jane toward the end of the day Thursday why she decided in recent years to begin speaking honestly about what happened with Kelly, who Jane said she continued to care for and sometimes live with into her 20s.
“I became exhausted living with his lies,” she answered. She added that federal prosecutors assured her she would not be charged with lying to authorities if she testified truthfully at this trial.
Earlier, Jane also became emotional when she was asked to explain why Kelly can be seen handing money to her in the video. She said it was a precaution against anyone accusing him of abusing a child if the video ever fell into the hands of authorities.
“If anyone saw the tape ... he wanted it to appear as if I was a prostitute,” Jane said.
She described her parents confronting Kelly in the early 2000s about whether he was having sex with their daughter. Kelly dropped to his knees and begged her parents to forgive him, Jane testified. She said she later implored her parents not to do anything to get Kelly in trouble, telling them she loved him.
As she spoke, Kelly mostly stared down at the defense table and rarely looked up at her. She, too, rarely looked in his direction.
Earlier, she testified that Kelly sexually abused her “hundreds” of times before she turned 18 years old, starting when she was 15. She said they were having oral sex in the video and that she was 14 at the time.
Jane told jurors that in the late 1990s when she was 13, she asked the Grammy award-winning singer to be her godfather because she saw him as an inspiration and mentor.
She said within weeks, Kelly would call her and say sexual things. She told jurors she was 15 when they first had intercourse.
Asked by a prosecutor how she would know what to do sexually, Jane answered, “He would tell me what to do.” Asked how many times they had sex before she turned 18, she answered quietly: “Uncountable times. … Hundreds.”
A federal judge in New York sentenced Kelly to a 30-year prison sentence this year for his 2021 conviction for using his fame to sexually abuse fans.
Speaking softly and tentatively when she first took the stand Thursday, Jane described her upbringing in a musical family in a Chicago suburb, including that she was home-schooled because she was in a touring musical group that she joined when she was about 12.
Jane first met Kelly in the late 1990s when she was in junior high school. She had tagged along to Kelly’s Chicago recording studio with her aunt, a professional singer who worked with Kelly. Soon after that meeting, Jane told her parents that Kelly was going to be her godfather.
Kelly, who rose from poverty on Chicago’s South Side to become a star singer, songwriter and producer, knew a conviction in 2008 would effectively end his life as he knew it, and so prosecutors say he conspired to fix that trial.
Kelly has been trailed for decades by complaints and allegations about his sexual behavior. The scrutiny intensified after the #MeToo era and the 2019 six-part documentary “Surviving R. Kelly.”
Kelly also faces four counts of enticement of minors for sex at the Chicago trial — one each for four other accusers. They, too, are expected to testify.
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Find AP’s full coverage of the R. Kelly trial at: https://apnews.com/hub/r-kelly
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Local Sports: Jefferson golfers win tourney; two football teams ranked
Jefferson’s girls golf team got its season off to a flying start by dominating its own Jefferson Invitational at Big Al’s Greens and Grille Thursday.
The Bears shot 404, which was 30 shots better than runner-up Trenton. New Boston Huron was third with 487 followed by Summerfield with 488.
Jefferson was led by Rylee Dunn with 97, Callie Calvin 99, Kayce Maitland 104 and Olivia Peare 104.Ariana Skene led Huron with 106 and Delaney Hoffman carded a 102 for Summerfield.
PREP FOOTBALL
SMCC, Whiteford ranked
St. Mary Catholic Central and Whiteford cracked the top 10 in the pre-season state poll compiled by the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association.
Whiteford is second in Division 8 and SMCC sixth in Division 7.
PREP SWIMMING
Dundee relay hits cut
DUNDEE – Dundee’s medley relay of Joslyn Ball, Kaylee Imo, Sara Carter, Lia Parry hit a state-qualifying time as the Vikings opened their season with a 106-76 win over Adrian Thursday.
Carter (individual medley), Ball (backstroke), Imo (breaststroke) and Kiersten Matzinger (diving) won individual events and Imo, Emma O'Connell, Audrey Bennett and Parry ruled the 200 relay.
PREP SOCCER
Carlson, Huron tie
GIBRALTAR – Gibraltar Carlson and New Boston Huron played to a scoreless tie in the season opener for both teams Thursday.
Standouts for Carlson were Senior Zack Walder and goalkeeper Brady Jaskula.
Drew Slan, Ibrahim Muhammed, Brady Fleszar, Jack Maxwell, Tony Trupiano, Noah Manthei, Jordan Stasak and Bradley Hughes led Huron.
SMCC falls short
CLINTON – Goals by Seth Hendrix and Will Shafer were not enough for St. Mary Catholic Central in a season-opening 5-2 loss to Clinton Thursday.
Carter Hoffman had an assist for the Falcons.
“As a coaching staff we saw some positives to take away and some things that we need to work on,” said SMCC coach Nathan Olson.
BASEBALL
Torkelson heating up
COLUMBUS – Spencer Torkelson went 3-for-5, giving him five hits in the last two games as the Toledo Mud Hens whipped Columbus 9-4 Thursday.
Torkelson lifted his average in Toledo to .216.
Josh Lester smacked his 23rd home run of the season and Andre Lipcius went 2-for-4 and drove in two runs. | https://www.monroenews.com/story/sports/2022/08/19/local-sports-jefferson-golfers-win-tourney-two-football-teams-ranked/65410362007/ | 2022-08-19T04:51:36Z | monroenews.com | control | https://www.monroenews.com/story/sports/2022/08/19/local-sports-jefferson-golfers-win-tourney-two-football-teams-ranked/65410362007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A Cleveland middle schooler took second place at Tennessee's Special Olympics Regional Golf Tournament, where 30 Special Olympic athletes competed.
He is now swinging his way to the golfing state tournament coming up on September 19th.
Cleveland 8th grader Cameron Garcia discovered a passion for golf after he started going to the driving range with his dad, Jay Garcia, and sister three years ago.
Jay says his son Cam, who is on the autism spectrum, was not a natural at the sport, but he was very persistent to get better.
Last year, Cam joined Cleveland's Middle School golf team. His coach, Trey Stanford, said he is very impressed by Cam's willingness to learn. He always cheers his team mates on, Stanford says, and is the kind of athlete you want on your team.
Now with the state tournament about a month away, Cam said he will be honing his skills by practicing hitting the ball further and staying positive. He even has a game plan.
"To make a hole in one, or a par, or an eagle.. or birdie," he said.
Cam's father said he very proud of his son and said even with cards stacked against him, Cam never gives up.
"I mean just to watch him flourish and to see who he is becoming in this role has just been amazing," said Jay.
The Tennessee Special Olympic Golf State Tournament will be held in Smyrna on September 19th.
All of us from Local 3 News wish Cameron the best of luck. | https://www.local3news.com/local-news/cleveland-8th-grader-headed-to-special-olympics-state-golf-tournament/article_07159762-1f59-11ed-96be-b7e45f97d659.html | 2022-08-19T04:51:39Z | local3news.com | control | https://www.local3news.com/local-news/cleveland-8th-grader-headed-to-special-olympics-state-golf-tournament/article_07159762-1f59-11ed-96be-b7e45f97d659.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Stephan Jaeger finished up quite the rookie season on the PGA Tour. The former Baylor Red Raider finished 89th in the FedEx Cup standings after finishing in the top five twice and top fifteen four times.
He's back home getting acquainted with one of his new partners in the McLemore Golf Club.
The two announced a partnership a few weeks ago where Jaeger became the the club's first PGA touring professional. He'll represent the club and resort during tournaments on tour.
On Thursday he paid McLemore a visit to meet with media and get a look at the grounds where they're building a brand new 18 hole course.
Born in Germany, Jaeger has called Chattanooga home for nearly two decades. He went to high school at Baylor and college at Chattanooga.
He's excited to represent a club so close to his home on tour. | https://www.local3news.com/local-sports/stephan-jaeger-pays-mclemore-a-visit-after-announcing-partnership/article_68ef60c6-1f77-11ed-8fe7-2b744a0ae65d.html | 2022-08-19T04:51:51Z | local3news.com | control | https://www.local3news.com/local-sports/stephan-jaeger-pays-mclemore-a-visit-after-announcing-partnership/article_68ef60c6-1f77-11ed-8fe7-2b744a0ae65d.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A man who lost his wife and child when Kobe Bryant’s helicopter crashed said in court Thursday he lives in fear daily that gory images of his loved ones could end up on the internet.
Christopher Chester, who sued over Los Angeles County first responders allegedly sharing disturbing photos of the scene, said he was seeking “justice and accountability” while on the stand for day seven of the trial. He is suing LA County along with Kobe’s widow Vanessa Bryant.
Chester lost his wife Sarah and 13-year-old daughter Payton in the 2020 crash that also involved Bryant, his daughter Gianna and five others.
“I’m fearful everyday,” said Christopher Chester said of photos possibly appearing online. “There’s been a lot of things that people thought didn’t exist — that have turned up on the internet.”
Chester, an Orange County financial advisor, has even encouraged his two 18-year-old sons not to surf the web in case they come across the graphic photos.
During Chester’s testimony, he said was shocked when he heard the news on Feb. 28, 2020 – his 46th birthday – that photos were allegedly taken by LA County officials and then shown at the Golden Mike Awards a month after the Jan. 26, 2020 crash.
“I couldn’t construct a scenario where that would happen,” Chester said. “I had largely insulated my family from the details (of the injuries suffered by their loved ones). Now, I thought there would be pictures of the remains (on the internet).”
Chester recalled on the stand the last moments he had with his wife and daughter before they headed to the doomed helicopter.
“Payton and I had a very close relationship and I gave her my rah-rah speech and I gave Sarah a kiss and told them I’d see them tonight,” he said during the heartbreaking testimony.
When he heard reports of a crash, he said he called Kobe Bryant’s assistant who told him “that we’d lost communication somewhere between Orange County and Calabasas.”
Chester told the court he decided to sue because he believes there wasn’t a clear explanation about the decimation of the photos.
It’s unclear the number of photos that were taken and to who they were sent, as well as where they were stored. It is also not known the identity of the person who received photos from a sheriff’s deputy who took photos of the human remains.
“Let’s all pray that that person doesn’t exist,” Chester testified. “But that uncertainty? Vanessa and I have to live with that fear.”
He believed the investigation of the grisly crash would be handled in a “sensitive and professional” manner.
“It never crossed my mind in my wildest imagination that (a first responder) would take pictures up there,” he said.
The NBA legend’s widow is expected to testify Friday, as is LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva. | https://nypost.com/2022/08/18/christopher-chester-fears-kobe-bryant-crash-scene-pics-will-appear-online/ | 2022-08-19T04:54:50Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/08/18/christopher-chester-fears-kobe-bryant-crash-scene-pics-will-appear-online/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
KAPOLEI, HAWAII (KITV4) - A retirement celebration was held at AES Hawaii – the state’s last coal fired power plant. The plant first opened in 1992 and will cease operations September 1,2022 on its 30th anniversary.
Officials said this is a monumental step towards the state's energy goal to have 100% renewable energy use by 2045.
"Coal is a carbon intensive fuel and if you believe in climate change and it being caused by man then you would go after carbon intensive products, coal being one of them. I believe it’s a freight train you can’t stop," said Patrick Murphy, AES employee.
AES Hawaii will generate electricity until August 31st and start clean up and dismantling the power plant September 6th.
"There’s a set amount of coal on the planet and we're eventually going to run out. We’re apart of leading our community to a sustainable future," said Max Guarniere, maintenance team leader at AES Hawaii.
However, Senator Glenn Wakai disagrees. He said this decision might be good for the future but closing the plant is two years too soon. He believes electricity rates will skyrocket and black-outs are possible.
"This coal plant provided 20% of firm, renewable power. We can talk all about solar and batteries but that’s intermittent. There’s obviously 12 hours of the day we're not getting energy,” said Senator Wakai, chair of Senate energy committee.
He said he and other lawmakers tried to push back closing AES Hawaii but there was too much pushback from environmentalists. AES officials said the company is working on several renewable energy projects across Oahu while they prepare to close their doors on coal.
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FORECAST: Heat could nudge near 90 degrees Friday and Saturday
WEATHER HEADLINES
- 80s for most, 90 in the city Friday & Saturday
- Storms creep back into the forecast on Sunday
- Drying out next week
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - We’ll clear out the sky for the most part overnight as lows settle into the 60s again by Friday morning.
Thursday night will have a muggier feel to it as slightly higher humidity works its way in. Quite a bit of Friday will be mostly sunny, but by the afternoon, we’ll see a few clouds and some isolated downpour activity on the Kentucky side of the river primarily.
Highs will be in the upper 80s to near 90 degrees on Friday.
As a disturbance continues to move through areas southeast of us, we’ll see a small shower chance mainly in Kentucky Friday night.
Lows will be in the 60s by Saturday morning.
Saturday will be very much like Friday with warm temperatures in the 80s to near 90, a partly sunny afternoon, and a small pop-up downpour chance during the heating of the day.
Sunday is when storm chances ramp up in a big way, as a much-advertised area of low pressure and attached cold front move into the region from the northwest. A few stronger storms cannot be ruled out Sunday afternoon and evening.
Monday’s forecast is trending somewhat drier, as the aforementioned system seems to be speeding up on the latest data.
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Meet Proyecto, a Fort Collins-area farm project giving immigrant women skills, confidence
Just east of Larimer County Road 3 on a hill overlooking Windsor sits Buena Vida Farm, where 35 acres of blue spruce saplings poke out of the ground. Peppers, tomatoes, onions and other crops lay ripe and ready for harvest, and chile ristras hang from porch rafters on the farm’s house, a symbol of welcome.
It's only 10:30 a.m., but five women sit at an outdoor picnic table laughing and chatting in Spanish while eating lunch. They've been working since 5 or 6 a.m. to avoid the afternoon heat, so lunch comes early.
When their break is over, the women head back to their crops to pick the day's yield: onions, tomatoes, cilantro, squash, cucumbers and peppers to be sold to Boulder Farmers' Market and Morning Fresh Dairy in Bellvue, which sells veggie bundles to customers.
Some will be packaged into salsa kits for Beaver's Market in Fort Collins.
The women are part of the Hispanic Women's Farming Proyecto, a 3-year-old nonprofit started by MaryLou Smith at Buena Vida.
Smith said she has "a real love of Hispanic culture" and has long helped Spanish speakers learn English. The retired policy and collaboration specialist for the Colorado Water Institute at Colorado State University wanted Hispanic women to have a chance to grow and sell their own vegetables as well as learn about agriculture, marketing, grant writing and business.
Proyecto teaches women who are immigrants new, marketable skills while enabling the farm to use its land and water.
A half dozen Hispanic women are accepted into the program for the growing season and receive $5,000 scholarships to learn about irrigation, soil and soil health.
They plant and tend crops and harvest when the time is right. They meet one day a week from planting until harvest and keep the proceeds from their sales, which Smith estimates will near $20,000.
The farm provides the land, water and equipment while grants and donations pay for seeds, transplants and scholarships. Smith taps into a willing core of experts from CSU who teach the women about soil and plant health, irrigation, food safety and more.
The women can stay for multiple growing seasons if they choose. Juanita is the newest; she came on board this year. Nora is back for her third year. When they decide they no longer want to come back, the women receive an agriculture practitioner certificate of completion.
Rebeca, who serves as the sales executive working with Boulder Farmers’ Market and Morning Fresh Dairy, says the program has given her new confidence. "Si puede." She plans to stay at Proyecto as long as "God and MaryLou allow."
She's not sure what she wants to do after she leaves the program. "Maybe selling," she says. She also wants to teach other Hispanic women how to do what she does at the farm or work for a nonprofit encouraging women to learn new skills.
Marta is helping the Hispanic community find resources, Smith said. Proyecto "is much more important than training for agricultural work, she said. "Now the women can go and be creative thinking about what they might do."
Speaking in Spanish and translated by Smith, Rebeca says: “It’s a privilege to be part of the program." She’s nervous and reluctant to speak English during the interview, Smith says.
Three of the women took English classes at Front Range Community College in the winter; Rebeca plans to start them again in the fall.
Continuing in Spanish, Rebeca says, through a translator, “I’ve learned a lot about agriculture, health of the soil, how to prepare the soil and plant seed. This was a way to earn additional money and learn something as well. MaryLou is a good teacher.”
Smith said she’s good at teaching people how to work together as a team. “They gain confidence through mentoring.”
Marta, who also works as a nanny in Greeley, is learning to handle the books for Proyecto, writing checks and balancing the books.
“When she came here, she didn’t have much confidence,” Smith said. “Now, she’s involved in the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition, which sent her to Washington, D.C., to join a march in front of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office. “She attributes that increased confidence to the project,” Smith said.
Veggie delivery to your door through Morning Fresh
Last year, Proyecto had a weekly order for 100 pounds of Cherokee purple tomatoes from Boulder Farmers Market but the crop was producing 300 pounds per week.
Smith reached out to a local blog for small farmers, asking “who could use 200 pounds of tomatoes a week?”
Morning Fresh Dairy responded and began offering the tomatoes to its delivery customers. “They also had extra salsa kits,” said Amber Graves, the dairy's continuous improvement director. “It went decently well, so we were thinking for this year we’d do whole veggie bundles.”
It’s something Morning Fresh did “years ago” through another local farm “and people really liked it.”
Today, Morning Fresh delivers between 25 and 30 veggie bundles a week to customers. Each bag contains up to five different vegetables — a variety of whatever is harvested that week.
Morning Fresh buys the vegetables from the Proyecto, then sells them to its customers. “We’re getting the word out,” Graves said. “More people are realizing they can get veggies delivered fresh to their door. That’s pretty cool.”
Graves said its a very “Front Range” thing to do. “People really value local here.”
Graves first met Rebeca last year when she visited the diary. “It’s an awesome program,” Graves said. “They’re so happy all the time and grateful to get the food out there. I wish there was more stuff like this to give people a head start. It’s not just random people with random vegetables. It’s a real cause.”
How to help Hispanic Women's Farming Proyecto
The fiscal sponsor for the Hispanic Women's Farming Proyecto is Fort Collins Community Action Network, a 501(c)(3). Donations can be sent to Hispanic Women’s Farming Proyecto in care of Fort Collins Community Action Network, P.O. Box 400, Fort Collins, CO, 80522. Checks must be made out to FCCAN, referencing the Hispanic Women’s Farming Proyecto in the memo line. | https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2022/08/19/this-fort-collins-colorado-farm-teaches-immigrant-women-skills-self-confidence/65406299007/ | 2022-08-19T05:04:22Z | coloradoan.com | control | https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2022/08/19/this-fort-collins-colorado-farm-teaches-immigrant-women-skills-self-confidence/65406299007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
MOXEE, Wash.-
On August 6th, Daisy Magaña (35-years-old) was at her apartment on Beauchene Rd in Moxee with her boyfriend, Jose R. Arellano (36-years-old) sleeping.
She woke up to her husband, Trinidad Magana-Chavez (36-yers-old), who she is separated from and his brother, Jose M. Magana (36-years-old) kicking and hitting her and her boyfriend, Arellano.
Daisy describe Trinidad to have been armed with was looked like an AK style rifle. She then remembers Trinidad dragged her out of bed and began to beat her too, kicking her.
Jose Magana then shot her boyfriend, Jose R. Arellano in the chest several times. Trinidad and his brother then left the apartment.
When medical help arrived, Arellano was pronounced dead at the scene.
Daisy later gave her statement saying she remembers Trinidad tell Jose Magana, "If you don't want to go to jail we have to go."
Officers described the scene to look as if a towing receiver was used to break the glass sliding door into the apartment. Neither of the suspects lived at the apartment.
Daisy called 9-1-1 and began attempting to do CPR on Arellano. However, because the front door was still locked, Daisy had to go downstairs to open the front door for officers.
When Officer Pulido arrived, Daisy remembers seeing Trinidad's white 1995 Honda Civic parked out front, leading them to believe the two suspects fled on foot.
At this time, the two have not been found and may still be armed.According to documents, 223 caliber casing were found in the apartment. It appears and AR15 style rifle could've been used.
If you see them or have any information, call police immediately. Do not approach them. You can call MPD at 509-575-8850 during business hours, or the 24-hour Yakima County Sheriff's Office dispatch line at 509-574-2500. Anonymous tips can be made through Yakima County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or on the P3TIPS app. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/affidavit-of-probable-cause-released-for-moxee-shooting-on-august-6th/article_cb652f14-1f73-11ed-8c7b-ef8d319b2501.html | 2022-08-19T05:07:20Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/affidavit-of-probable-cause-released-for-moxee-shooting-on-august-6th/article_cb652f14-1f73-11ed-8c7b-ef8d319b2501.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
KENNEWICK, Wash.-
Early Thursday morning, Kennewick Police were dispatched to a burglary in progress off the 2000-block of S Palouse St. Officers were told the suspect had broken a window and kicking a door to get into the house.
Once officers arrived, the 59-year-old suspect was taken into custody.
He's booked into the Benton County Jail for residential burglary and other possible charges.
However, Officers noticed the doorframe was damaged to the point the door wouldn't close. The Community Care Fund was used to help repair the doorframe.
KPD thanks Northwest Restoration for responding last minute to ensure the family has a safe and secure home. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/kennewick-police-use-community-care-fund-to-fix-a-broken-doorframe-after-arresting-the-burglar/article_f0d7c304-1f6b-11ed-8002-678c76fb0fff.html | 2022-08-19T05:07:26Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/kennewick-police-use-community-care-fund-to-fix-a-broken-doorframe-after-arresting-the-burglar/article_f0d7c304-1f6b-11ed-8002-678c76fb0fff.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Thursday criticised the Kannur University's move to appoint a CPI(M) leader's wife as an associate professor in its Malayalam Department, saying appointing a person who is not qualified appears to be a case of favouritism and nepotism.
A day after the Governor, in his capacity as chancellor of the university, stayed the controversial appointment of Pirya Varghese, wife of CPI(M) leader K K Ragesh, Khan said late on Thursday, "It appears that the violation of the law has become the norm."
"The process of the appointment... it appears to be a case of favouritism and nepotism. A person who is not qualified to be appointed as an assistant professor on prima facie is being appointed because she is spouse of the secretary to the chief minister. This is political. There is absolutely no doubt," he told reporters in New Delhi.
Khan also slammed the university vice chancellor's reported decision to challenge his action in the court, indicating that amounts to insubordination and indiscipline.
"A subordinate officer of the institution can go against the head of the institution... whether it amounts to insubordination, it amounts to indiscipline... I have not checked with the legal experts," the Governor said responding to a query.
Varghese had been proposed to be appointed as an associate professor in the Malayalam Department by Kannur University, which triggered a huge political row as she had the lowest research score but the highest in the interview round and was declared first in the selection process.
On Wednesday, Khan, in his capacity as Chancellor of universities in the state, stayed the proposed appointment of Associate Professor in the Department of Malayalam in Kannur University.
He also invoked provisions of the Kannur University Act and issued show-cause notices to all the stakeholders.
'RSS operating via Raj Bhavan,' alleges Kodiyeri
Amid mounting tension between the Kerala government and Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on various issues, the ruling CPI(M) on Thursday alleged that Rajbhavan-based political moves are being made to "topple" the Left dispensation.
CPI(M) state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan alleged that the RSS has a role in the anti-government moves.
"CPI(M) is facing new political challenges (in the state). RSS is working on an agenda for the next three years. Delhi is the centre of such activities. RSS offices are headquarters of this (the anti-government moves)," Balakrishnan alleged at a party function here.
Accusing the Rajbhavan of also playing a role in the "planned move to topple" the LDF government, the senior CPI(M) leader said it would be resisted with the support of the people.
His statement came a day after Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan stayed the controversial appointment of a Malayalam Associate Professor in Kannur University.
Earlier, Balakrishnan in an article on CPI(M) mouthpiece "Deshabhimani" made a scathing attack against the Governor, saying that the BJP-led government at the Centre was trying to put the Left government in a dilemma using Khan. In a detailed article, Balakrishnan charged the Governor with acting as a 'tool' of the Narendra Modi government and the BJP. The senior Marxist leader pointed out that as per rules of the parliamentary democratic system of the country, the President and the Governor should act in accordance with the advice of the union and the state cabinets respectively.
The CPI(M) is also upset over the Governor's decision not to sign many ordinances. Several ordinances, including the Kerala Lokayukta (Amendment) Ordinance, issued by the LDF government lapsed on August 8 as Khan had not signed them owing to paucity of time to go through them, sources said.
Opposition backs Khan's action
Meanwhile, the opposition Congress today backed the Governor's move on the Kannur University issue, saying he had acted legally in his capacity as Chancellor.
Justifying the Governor's action to stay the proposed appointment, Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly V D Satheesan said Khan had actually used his power to prevent the Kannur University's attempt to make an illegal appointment. A comprehensive probe should be conducted into all similar appointments of close relatives of ruling party leaders allegedly made in other universities across the state during the past six years, he demanded. The senior Congress leader reiterated his charge that faculty posts in state universities are 'reserved' for the relatives of the CPI (M) leaders. "Justice has been denied to deserving persons (job aspirants) openly. The same has happened in the past six years as well. The Governor should take steps to investigate and cancel all such appointments," Satheesan told reporters here.
Noting that as per the law passed by the state Assembly, the Governor has the power to cancel illegal appointments made in universities, he said the opposition would definitely oppose his actions if he acted against law.
The university's decision to approach the court against the Governor's action is to restore injustice, he further alleged and said if they do so, the Congress-led UDF would also seek legal recourse to ensure that such violations don't take place again in the southern state. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/08/19/cpm-response-governor-charges-nepotism-kannur.amp.html | 2022-08-19T05:08:23Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/08/19/cpm-response-governor-charges-nepotism-kannur.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Kollam: Three people were killed in a motorbike accident in the beach area here on Friday, police said.
The deceased were identified as Al Amin, Mahin and Sudheer. The incident was reported from Thanni beach area under Eravipuram Police Station limit in the wee hours on Friday.
Police said the accident occurred when three persons, all fishermen, were riding on a bike. An investigation is on to ascertain the cause of the accident, they said.
All of them died on the spot and their bodies have been shifted to Kollam General Hospital for postmortem, they added.
It is suspected that the fishermen were killed after their bike rammed into a sea wall erected in the beach area to prevent sea erosion. They were en route to Shaktikulangara to collect the catch for the day.
Their bodies were spotted by people who were out on their morning walks. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/08/19/fishermen-killed-bike-accident-kollam.html | 2022-08-19T05:08:42Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/08/19/fishermen-killed-bike-accident-kollam.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Kozhikode: In a major breakthrough, a youth closely associated with the international illicit drugs mafia was arrested by a joint team of the various agencies of the Kerala Police. Narcotic substances worth crores of rupees were seized from the arrested accused Shakeel Harhad, 34, hailing from Chakkum Kadavu area of Kozhikode in Kerala.
It is estimated that the racket led by him used to do a brisk business of illicit drugs worth around Rs 1.5 lakh on a daily basis. The racket was said to be the regular supplier to school and college students in Malappuram and Kozhikode districts.
The seizure of illicit drugs from the youth on Thursday morning was the biggest crackdown on the illicit drugs mafia in the history of Kozhikode district, stated Kozhikode District Superintendent of Police A Akbar.
It was during the vehicle-checking by the police on Wednesday night that Shakeel Harshad was nabbed with stuff worth crores of rupees.
It was a joint operation by the District Anti-Narcotics Special Action Force (DANSAF), City Crime Squad and the Kasaba Police.
As many as 212 gm of MDMA and LSD stamps among other narcotic substances were seized from his vehicle and later during the raid conducted at his hideout.
It was detected by the law-enforcing agencies that a network connected through an international phone call system was used for supplying illicit drugs to customers.
At first, a team led by Police Sub Inspector K Abhishek arrested Harshad and seized from him MDMA, having a quantity of 112 gm.
Later, when Shakeel was interrogated, the police stumbled upon the fact that the supply of dreaded drugs was going on unabated in Malappuram district with Kakkanchery being the main hub of supply.
The police, which raided the secret place of Shakeel, were dumb-struck as his hideout was almost like a "supermarket" of illicit drugs. The police seized 100 gm of MDMA, 10 gm of hashish oil, 170 ecstasy tablets and 345 LSD stamps from there.
The police also busted 31 tubes used for consuming drugs. The police also unearthed money worth Rs 33,000 which was considered to be proceeds from the illicit sale of drugs.
The seized 212 gm MDMA alone has a value of Rs 742,000 in the market. The police are estimating the value of other seized substances, including that of LSD stamps.
A team led by Kasaba Police Station Inspector N Prajeesh is investigating the case under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner of Police A Srinivas.
The other members of the team are DANSAF Assistant Sub Inspector Manoj Edayedathu, Senior CPO K Akhilesh, CPOs Jinesh Chuloor, Arjun Ajith, Kaarayil Sunoj, City Crime Squad members M Shalu, A Prasanth Kumar, C K Sujith, Kasaba Sub Inspector K Rajeev, Senior CPOs P M Rathish, K Shareenabi, CPOs K Bineesh, Muhammed Zacharia, Deepa and Susheela.
New trend
The police have detected during the operations that scooters are being increasingly used these days for selling the narcotic substances among students.
Harshad was given the task of selling drugs on a scooter from Karipur to Koyilandy. The police have estimated that illicit drug business to the tune of R 1.5 lakh was done on a daily basis in the area.
The sale was controlled by the "boss" sitting in the Gulf. In the Kozhikode area, three persons unknown to each were used for supplying stuff to a single person.
Modus operandi
The modus operandi of the gang is that those who want to have narcotic substances will contact the agent at the local level.
The agent will hand over the phone number of the Gulf "boss" to the client. The client then will have to send the location map of the place where he stands, a selfie having his vehicle on the backdrop and the details of the amount to be spent, to the "boss" through WhatsApp.
Within minutes, the "number 2" in the network will cross check whether the details given by the client are true or not. Then if the details are genuine, he will give a final confirmation to the "boss". Then, the boss will call up the supplier and ask him to hand over the substance.
The supplier will come to the place where the client is waiting on a scooter, will hand over the substance and will take money from the client. The three persons, who are involved in the network, never come to know that they are doing the same job.
They used to run the racket by mainly focusing on students in order to ensure that the police did not get any clue about their clandestine operations.
In the last six months, the police led by DANSAF seized 47 kg of ganja, half kilo of MDMA and 50 gm of brown sugar. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/08/19/kozhikode-drug-bust-lynchpin-arrested.html | 2022-08-19T05:08:55Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/08/19/kozhikode-drug-bust-lynchpin-arrested.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The Idaho State Board of Education on Aug. 16 announced that it intends to make Empowering Parents grant applications available to Idaho families in mid-September.
Created earlier this year by Governor Brad Little and the Idaho Legislature, Empowering Parents is a $50 million grant program modeled after the Strong Families, Strong Students (SFSS) program administered in 2020 by the State Board of Education in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Eligible parents or guardians will be able to use the grant funds to purchase education-related resources and services from the Empowering Parents online marketplace such as internet connectivity, computer hardware and software, instructional materials, tutoring services, etc.
“We know that there are thousands of students throughout our state who experienced learning loss as a result of the pandemic disruption,” Board President Kurt Liebich said. “The SFSS program made a real difference during the pandemic and we expect the Empowering Parents program will continue to provide needed resources to help address learning loss and get our students back on track.”
The program will provide $1,000 per student or a maximum of $3,000 per family. Students attending Idaho public or private schools, or students who are homeschooled are all eligible. The program applies to students in kindergarten through the 12th grade.
Grants will be prioritized and awarded first to households with an Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) at or below $60,000 per year. Once the first phase of awards are made, the AGI limit will be expanded to households earning up to $75,000 per year. After that phase, if there are any grant funds still available, the program will be available to all other eligible students.
The State Board announced the updated timeline after the State Division of Purchasing reviewed four competitive proposals and selected Primary Class, Inc. to create the grant application portal and the online marketplace for the Empowering Parents program. Under the terms of the agreement, Primary Class will have the application portal ready for launch within 30 days, meaning parents and guardians should be able to begin applying for grants in mid-September. | https://www.tetonvalleynews.net/freeaccess/empowering-parents-grant-applications-available-mid-september/article_0652bd32-fbba-5298-8e54-a94773ead3c2.html | 2022-08-19T05:11:54Z | tetonvalleynews.net | control | https://www.tetonvalleynews.net/freeaccess/empowering-parents-grant-applications-available-mid-september/article_0652bd32-fbba-5298-8e54-a94773ead3c2.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Chennai: Even as director Puri Jagannadh's much-awaited explosive action entertainer 'Liger', featuring Vijay Deverakonda in the lead, gets ready to hits screens on August 25, the film has now got an emoji on Twitter.
The actor took to Twitter to make the announcement. He wrote, "Liger emoji is yours." He also went on to introduce three hashtags #Liger, #WaatLagaDenge and #LigerHuntBegins and added, "There are a total of four! Fourth is my prediction for Aug 25."
Actress Charmme Kaur, who is one of the producers of the film, also took to Twitter to make the announcement on the 'Liger' emoji.
She tweeted, "Dear Twitter family, Here's the surprise for you all. Hashtag Emojis are live now! #LIGER, #WaatLagaDenge, #LigerHuntBegins! Let the madness knockout the timelines."
The film has triggered huge interest among film buffs and fans as legendary boxer Mike Tyson will be making his debut in Indian cinema with this film. The film is also believed to feature some high octane action sequences.Sources in the know say that the two-hour-twenty-minute long film has seven fights and six songs.
Apart from Vijay Deverakonda and Mike Tyson, the film will also feature Ananya Pandey and Ramya Krishnan in pivotal roles. | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/08/19/vijay-deverakonda-liger-twitter-emoji-action-film-august-25-release.amp.html | 2022-08-19T05:19:44Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/08/19/vijay-deverakonda-liger-twitter-emoji-action-film-august-25-release.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Chennai: Even as director Puri Jagannadh's much-awaited explosive action entertainer 'Liger', featuring Vijay Deverakonda in the lead, gets ready to hits screens on August 25, the film has now got an emoji on Twitter.
The actor took to Twitter to make the announcement. He wrote, "Liger emoji is yours." He also went on to introduce three hashtags #Liger, #WaatLagaDenge and #LigerHuntBegins and added, "There are a total of four! Fourth is my prediction for Aug 25."
Actress Charmme Kaur, who is one of the producers of the film, also took to Twitter to make the announcement on the 'Liger' emoji.
She tweeted, "Dear Twitter family, Here's the surprise for you all. Hashtag Emojis are live now! #LIGER, #WaatLagaDenge, #LigerHuntBegins! Let the madness knockout the timelines."
The film has triggered huge interest among film buffs and fans as legendary boxer Mike Tyson will be making his debut in Indian cinema with this film. The film is also believed to feature some high octane action sequences.Sources in the know say that the two-hour-twenty-minute long film has seven fights and six songs.
Apart from Vijay Deverakonda and Mike Tyson, the film will also feature Ananya Pandey and Ramya Krishnan in pivotal roles. | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/08/19/vijay-deverakonda-liger-twitter-emoji-action-film-august-25-release.html | 2022-08-19T05:19:51Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/08/19/vijay-deverakonda-liger-twitter-emoji-action-film-august-25-release.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
YOKOSUKA, Japan (May 6, 2022) – Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) and members of Commander, Navy Region Japan (CNRJ) Fire & Emergency Services (F&ES) participate in a firefighting drill at Pier 6 onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY). For more than 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th fleet's forward deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Conner Houghtaling)
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U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II’s assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 participate in an aerial refueling mission with a KC-130J Hercules assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 during a 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Certification Exercise over the East China Sea, Aug. 18, 2022. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli amphibious ready group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Justin J. Marty)
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday described as a "serious issue" the matter raised by an NGO relating to the CBDT's allegation against the makers of Dolo tablets that they had distributed freebies worth about Rs 1,000 crore to doctors for prescribing their 650 mg anti-inflammatory, fever reducer drug.
A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna was told by senior advocate Sanjay Parikh and advocate Aparna Bhat, appearing for petitioner 'Federation of Medical and Sales Representatives Association of India', that the market price of any tablet up to 500 mg is regulated under price control mechanism of the government but the price of the drug above 500 mg can be fixed by the Pharma company concerned.
Parikh alleged that to ensure a higher profit margin, the company manufacturing Dolo tablets distributed freebies to doctors to prescribe the 650 mg drug. The advocate also said he would like to bring more such facts to the knowledge of the court after a response is filed by the Centre.
"What you are saying is music to my ears. This is exactly the drug that I had when I had COVID recently. This is a serious issue and we will look into it," Justice Chandrachud said.
The bench then asked Additional Solicitor General KM Nataraj to file his response to the plea by the petitioner in ten days and gave one week time thereafter to the latter to file his rejoinder.
It listed the matter for further hearing on September 29.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes(CBDT) had on July 13 accused the makers of the Dolo-650 tablet of indulging in "unethical practices" and distributing freebies worth about Rs 1,000 crore to doctors and medical professionals in exchange for promoting products made by the pharmaceutical group.
The claims were made after the Income Tax department had on July 6 raided 36 premises of the Bengaluru-based Micro Labs Ltd. across nine states.
A counsel sought permission from the court to file an intervention on behalf of the Pharma companies, which the court allowed saying it would like to hear them also on the issue.
On March 11, the top court agreed to examine a plea seeking direction to the Centre for formulating a Uniform Code of Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices to curb alleged unethical practices of Pharma companies and ensure an effective monitoring mechanism, transparency, accountability as well as consequences for violations.
The top court had said that it wants to know what the government has to say on this issue.
Parikh had said that this is an important issue in the public interest.
He submitted that Pharmaceutical companies are claiming that they are not liable for punishment as the bribe-takers are the doctors.
Parikh said the government should look into this aspect and the code should be made statutory in nature as "we all know what happened with Remdesivir injections and other drugs of those combinations.
The top court had then asked the petitioner why can't a representation be made to the government to which Parikh had said they have already done it.
He had said that they have been pursuing the issue with the government since 2009 and till the time the government comes out with the code to regulate, this court may lay down some guidelines.
The petition said the Indian Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) Regulations of 2002 prescribe a Code of conduct for doctors in their relationship with the pharmaceutical and allied health sector industry, and prohibit acceptance of gifts and entertainment, travel facilities, hospitality, cash or monetary grants by medical practitioners from Pharmaceutical companies.
"This Code is enforceable against doctors. However, it does not apply to drug companies, leading to anomalous situations where doctors' licenses are cancelled for misconduct which is actuated, encouraged, aided, and abetted by pharma companies. The pharma companies go scot-free", it added.
The petition claimed that though termed as sales promotion,' in fact, direct or indirect advantages are offered to doctors (as gifts and entertainment, sponsored foreign trips, hospitality, and other benefits) in exchange for an increase in drug sales.
It said unethical drug promotion can adversely influence doctors' prescription attitudes and harm human health by over-use/over-prescription of drugs, prescription of higher doses of drugs than necessary, prescription of drugs for a longer period than necessary, prescription of a higher number of drugs than necessary and prescription of an irrational combination of drugs. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/india/2022/08/19/dolo-prescription-doctors-freebies-supreme-court.html | 2022-08-19T05:31:05Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/india/2022/08/19/dolo-prescription-doctors-freebies-supreme-court.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
PORTLAND, Mich. — The Portland High School football team is almost always in the playoffs. The Raiders made it to the state semi-finals last year, which gives this year's team confidence to make it to Ford Field.
"We have a coaching staff that has been in place for a long time, and then also our kids just work really hard in the offseason, they expect to win," head coach John Novara said.
The team has the goal of raising a trophy at the end of this season in Detroit.
"We've worked really hard to try and get back to that point, and we have a lot of guys coming back who knows what that feels like, and we're hoping to repeat that this year and get even farther," quarterback Marc Nobis said.
The offensive line is often thankless position, but with the run-heavy offense the Raiders run, they’re as important as anyone.
"We create the holes, so if we don't get our job done, then can't go nowhere and show the crowd the long runs and get the crowd cheering," offensive lineman Brady Krause said.
Portland gets started with Ovid-Elsie Thursday, Aug. 25.
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Words on an Ess.Worthy\nYou Can’t Beat Love &\nThe Cure – Push – HYPNOTISTS WAS – 牠が好たことに (あおみくじ・鮟 ・こぶすくえりょ＜ごいちめかす）-\n1st April Funniness: Day Theme-Rogel ℗ KY\n11 Feb, (WXYZ) — It's not uncommon for former college teammates to catch up at NFL training camp joint practices, but Aidan Hutchinson and Kwity Paye had to especially make up for lost time.
"I would have liked to have talked to Kwity a little bit more, but I found out yesterday that I had actually blocked his number," Hutchinson said after Thursday's practice in Indianapolis. "And I was texting him, you look at our messages, I had about five messages to him, and I was like 'dude, Kwity's ghosting me right now'."
Paye, Hutchinson's teammate for three seasons (2018-20) in Ann Arbor, had a similar experience on his end.
"I was texting him back," said Paye. "I was texting him back paragraphs."
Hutchinson and Paye shared a laugh once they were able to straighten out the misunderstanding.
"Now we're kind of reconnecting a little bit, and I haven't Kwity since Combine training this past year, so it's good to see him and it's good to catch up," Hutchinson said. | https://www.fox17online.com/sports/aidan-hutchinson-kwity-paye-catch-up-at-lions-colts-practice-after-accidental-number-block | 2022-08-19T05:43:23Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/sports/aidan-hutchinson-kwity-paye-catch-up-at-lions-colts-practice-after-accidental-number-block | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
WESTFIELD, Ind. (AP) — Jared Goff grew up watching and admiring Matt Ryan from afar.
Eventually, the two quarterbacks started working out at the same offseason facility, developed a friendship and shared a Super Bowl legacy. When they were reunited this week during joint practices between the Indianapolis Colts and Detroit Lions, Nick Foles was added to the club.
Together, the trio gave fans in suburban Indy a rare two-day treat — three Super Bowl starters throwing passes at an open practice.
“I would say this is probably a unique time,” said Foles, one of 22 quarterbacks to be named Super Bowl MVP. “I think when you have three guys that have played in the Super Bowl, it’s pretty special to be on one field.”
How unusual is it?
Foles, Lions center Frank Ragnow and Colts safety Rodney McLeod couldn’t remember another time it’s happened during their careers. And until being paired with Foles this season, the 37-year-old Ryan had never played with a quarterback who threw a Super Bowl pass.
Because it’s such a small fraternity and NFL careers are so short, it’s unclear when it last happened — outside of perhaps a Pro Bowl.
Since Ryan won the NFC championship in his 2016 MVP season, only eight quarterbacks have made Super Bowl starts and nearly half of those were in Westfield, Indiana, this week.
“Dang, that’s sweet,” Ragnow said. “That experience is invaluable because you really can’t mimic playoff football, you really can’t mimic that moment, how you’re going to feel in that moment. Not many people get that opportunity, so to have that is special for sure.”
Colts coach Frank Reich understands better than most.
While he never made a Super Bowl start, he played a key part in Buffalo’s four straight AFC title-winning seasons. In January 1993, he orchestrated the largest comeback in league history to win a wild-card game and keep the streak alive.
Today, he’s the only coach with two Super Bowl starters on the quarterback depth chart.
Naturally, there were times Colts starter Ryan, his backup Foles and Lions starter Goff dazzled fans.
While Goff took advantage of a busted Colts coverage with a 50-yard TD pass Thursday, Ryan was making good throws into tight windows against the Lions defense just about 100 yards away with fans of both teams cheering loudly.
Unfortunately, the guys couldn’t really enjoy the show.
“I haven’t seen a single rep of him (Ryan) because I was on the other field,” Goff said Wednesday. “But it was good talking to him for five minutes. He’s a great dude and a guy I’ve grown to be friends with.”
The defenses didn’t get much rest, either.
With Goff trying to lead the Lions to their first playoff berth since 2016 and Ryan and Foles teaming up in a bid to end Indy’s two-year postseason absence, they created the constant challenges Reich and Lions coach Dan Campbell expected.
“You want to go up against the best and that’s saying something,” Reich said. “You’ve got a quarterback that led a team to the Super Bowl, that’s rare. As a defensive unit for both sides of the ball, it’s a great opportunity to test yourself.”
The rest of the world won’t see much of the quarterbacks during Saturday’s preseason game.
Reich said he and Campbell spoke previously about limiting their regular starters during the game, as has become the custom during joint practice week. Foles is expected to play about one quarter.
The Colts also placed rookie tight end Drew Ogletree on injured reserve. The sixth-round draft pick was No. 3 on the depth chart after an impressive camp but tests confirmed he suffered a torn ACL in his right knee Wednesday.
“That’s all it was, thank goodness. It could’ve been other things and it wasn’t, so it’s usually about a nine-month timetable,” Reich said.
Campbell said receiver Devin Funchess, who also left Wednesday’s practice early, suffered a stinger in his right shoulder. Funchess tweeted that “all is well.”
With no major injuries, no shoving matches, not even a verbal spat Thursday, the three quarterbacks took center stage: Ryan, Foles and Goff, who faced New England in successive Super Bowls. Foles sandwiched his win around the two losses suffered by Ryan and Goff, then with the Los Angeles Rams.
“It’s definitely rare,” Foles said. “I think all of us right now are just focused on our current foundations and taking the wisdom we’ve learned from those games and try to bring them with how we play the game now.” | https://www.fox17online.com/sports/lions-colts-practices-feature-three-super-bowl-starting-qbs | 2022-08-19T05:43:29Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/sports/lions-colts-practices-feature-three-super-bowl-starting-qbs | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
2 passengers in custody after attack kills NYC cab driver
(CNN) - Two people are in custody after an attack that left a New York City taxi driver dead, as police search for three other suspects.
Meanwhile, the victim’s wife spoke out during an emotional news conference.
Abigail Gyimah says she found the strength to speak because she wants justice for her husband, 52-year-old Kutin Gyimah.
“My husband was a good man, he was everything we had, he was my children’s hero.” Abigail Gyimah said.
His last moments were captured on surveillance video early Saturday night, when police say he was assaulted by five passengers he had driven in a taxi.
After transporting the suspects to their destination, they refused to pay their fare and attempted to rob him in the far Rockaways.
He fell to the ground and hit his head, causing severe head trauma.
“His life has just been cut short just like that,” the victim’s wife said.
Police say two men turned themselves in at the New York City Police Department’s 101st Precinct last night.
Suspect 20-year-old Austin Amos faces several charges, including manslaughter, gang assault and theft, while Nickolas Porter, 20, faces gang assault and theft charges.
Investigators say they are still looking for the three other suspects involved.
Gyimah’s wife says she is praying for them and hopes they do the right thing.
“I’m telling them to turn themselves in, because we want justice to be served,” she said.
She says her husband was the family’s breadwinner and doesn’t know how she will raise, feed, and put their four children through college without him.
A GoFundMe page has raised more than $150,000 for the Gyimah family.
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BERLIN, Germany — An iconic lighthouse at the northern German port of Bremen has tilted sideways and could soon topple over entirely, officials said Thursday.
Public broadcaster Radio Bremen quoted the head of the water police, Uwe Old, as saying that nothing could be done to save the lighthouse.
“Unfortunately, I think the tower is going to be history in the coming days,” he said.
Authorities have banned ships from entering the Geeste River at Bremerhaven because of the risk posed by the leaning lighthouse, which is located at the end of a stone jetty that has long required repair.
But port operator Bremenports said it planned to allow commercial ships entry again soon. If the lighthouse doesn't topple by itself, the company said it would tear it down over the weekend with the aim of replacing it with an identical structure. | https://www.krem.com/article/news/nation-world/leaning-lighthouse-tower-of-bremen-could-fall-into-sea/507-c5f7d708-37b2-40f2-accd-fce5d47998ca | 2022-08-19T05:56:09Z | krem.com | control | https://www.krem.com/article/news/nation-world/leaning-lighthouse-tower-of-bremen-could-fall-into-sea/507-c5f7d708-37b2-40f2-accd-fce5d47998ca | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
MASON, Ohio -- The quarterfinals are set at the Western & Southern Open, and No.6 seed Aryna Sabalenka and No.7 seed Jessica Pegula are leading the way. On a day that saw the top half of the draw lose No.1 Iga Swiatek and Wimbledon finalist Ons Jabeur, here is how the bottom half is shaping up.
No.6 Aryna Sabalenka d. Shelby Rogers, 6-4, 6-7(2), 6-4
Sabalenka and Rogers combined for a total of 23 aces over their 2-hour and 35-minute showdown, but it was Sabalenka who overcame a wobble in the second set to edge the American for the win. Sabalenka improved her record to 2-0 against the American and advanced to her seventh WTA 1000 quarterfinal and second in Cincinnati.
Rogers came into the match with an outstanding 3-1 record against Top 10 opposition this season, but her two losses this year will have come at the hands of Sabalenka. Despite out-acing Sabalenka 13 to 10, Rogers was broken six times in the match.
Zhang Shuai d. No.2 Anett Kontaveit, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
Zhang stellar week at the Western & Southern Open continued with a win over No.2 seed Anett Kontaveit to advance to her first WTA 1000 quarterfinal since 2018 Beijing. It is the second marquee win for Zhang after ousting former No.1 Naomi Osaka in the first round. Zhang will face Sabalenka next.
After dropping the opening set, Zhang methodically leveled the match by managing her service games while increasing her return pressure. Kontaveit faced break points in her first two service games of the second set before Zhang finally earned the only break of the set for a 4-3 lead and closed out the set. The two traded blows in a tight deciding set that saw four consecutive breaks of serve before Zhang broke Kontaveit for the fifth and final time to lead 5-4. She closed out the win after 1 hour and 59 minutes.
Caroline Garcia d. Elise Mertens, 6-4, 7-5
No player has won more Hologic WTA Tour matches since the beginning of June than Caroline Garcia. Over that span, the Frenchwoman picked up titles on the grass in Bad Homburg and clay of Warsaw. Now ranked No.35, Garcia came through qualifying in Cincinnati and followed up her win over No.4 seed Maria Sakkari by defeating Elise Mertens to advance to her first WTA 1000 quarterfinal since 2018.
Garcia will face No.7 seed Jessica Pegula next.
Three takeaways: Pegula beats Raducanu to advance to fourth WTA 1000 quarterfinal of 2022 | https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2749146/in-photos-sabalenka-survives-rogers-zhang-ousts-no-2-kontaveit | 2022-08-19T05:58:38Z | wtatennis.com | control | https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2749146/in-photos-sabalenka-survives-rogers-zhang-ousts-no-2-kontaveit | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
MASON, Ohio -- Emma Raducanu's debut at the Western & Southern Open was a memorable one. The 19-year-old US Open champion posted a stellar set of back-to-back results, beating Serena Williams 6-4, 6-0 and Victoria Azarenka 6-0, 6-2. On Thursday night she bowed out to World No.8 Jessica Pegula 7-5, 6-4 in the Round of 16, bested by one of the in-form players on the Hologic WTA Tour.
Three takeaways: Pegula beats Raducanu to make Cincinnati quarters
But Raducanu heads to New York with a new mindset and a renewed game plan that revolves around a singular idea: it's time to go on the attack.
In her own words, here are five things we learned about Raducanu in Cincinnati:
She's learning (again) that it's OK to miss
"In the past year, I think it's probably the first tournament or one of the few tournaments that I have actually started going for my shots more. I think that recently I was kind of playing and hoping they would miss, and I think I was pushing the ball around a lot more.
"This week I kind of just was like, 'Look, I'm just going to try. I don't care if I make errors, it's fine,' but I'm just going to like overhit if anything."
She's learning how to endure the physical and mental strain of tournament play
"To play back-to-back days between the first and second, it was pretty quick turnover. I think that it's difficult as well to stay mentally focused, to keep mentally just going back out there and backing the performances up.
"I think that's something, to be honest, I don't think I have experienced much of, because I haven't had many consistent weeks of a lot of matches in a row. It was great to get three matches this week, and in D.C., as well."
She's done getting pushed around the court
"I kind of just got tired of pushing the ball around and having people hit the ball and they'd run me around. I was just, like, 'Look, I have tried that for pretty much a year.' If I'm going to lose, I'm probably going to lose anyway pushing the ball around at this level. It just doesn't work. I'm just going to do it and give this tournament a swing. And it worked.
"I think that it is definitely relieving because I feel like I'm swinging with the same sort of freedom as I probably had, more similar to last year. So it feels really good. I think that I can really take it as a positive week, and I actually feel like I'm heading in a good direction again."
She's still learning what kind of player she wants to be
"I think I do each of the aspects pretty well, separated. But I just need to put them together. For example, some weeks I have served really, really well. I think over the clay in the beginning I served really well. Then like some weeks, I don't know, it would just disappear and then I will become more of a defensive player. Then I will become more of an attacking player.
"So I think I am still trying to find the balance and just trying to package my game together more so. But like I said, every match at this level I figure out what works, what doesn't work, how I should be hitting the ball. I feel more confident in what I'm doing now."
Emma is on fire! 🤯
— wta (@WTA) August 17, 2022
A stunning backhand pass from 🇬🇧 @EmmaRaducanu on her way to taking the opening set over Azarenka, 6-0.#CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/J6UWTRvDns
A year on, she has a different view of her US Open victory
"I think that at the US Open I played really good tennis. I was swinging with the freedom that I started to tap into this week. And I did really enjoy this week, like if I made an error, it was almost like a positive thing, like, 'Good, you are going for it.' It paid off a lot more than it didn't.
"But I also think, honestly, that my opponents have been playing a lot better this year. I'm re-watching my matches from the US Open and there are certain moments where I was given a lot of gifts or maybe they got a bit tight or something like that.
"So I think I have improved actually as a player. As I'm finding this sort of freedom in my swinging, I think that I achieved something great, of course, but I was playing completely free and I'm starting to do that again." | https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2749192/despite-loss-raducanu-learning-to-play-with-freedom-again | 2022-08-19T05:58:44Z | wtatennis.com | control | https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2749192/despite-loss-raducanu-learning-to-play-with-freedom-again | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Amazon’s (AMZN) stock performance depends in part on how the company positions itself for the future. The Jeff Bezos-founded company is leaning more on videos and social media features to fuel growth in its flagship retail business. In that strategy, Amazon has TikTok and Netflix (NFLX) on its target.
Although cloud computing has become Amazon’s most profitable business, the retail division remains its largest operation. In Q2 2022, for instance, the cloud business contributed about 173% of Amazon’s operating profit while the retail unit accounted for about 84% of the total revenue.
Apart from item sales, Amazon’s retail division also houses the company’s advertising and subscription services. Therefore, an increase in shopper visits to the retail platform can also generate more advertising and subscription sales for Amazon.
Amazon Working on TikTok-Like Feature to Draw More Shoppers
TikTok’s video-sharing feature has become a hit with young people. From Meta Platforms (META) to Alphabet (GOOGL), various technology companies are trying to copy TikTok features in an effort to replicate its success.
Amazon has joined the race to offer TikTok-style features on its platform. The company is testing a feature that shows users photo and video feeds about products sold on its retail platform, according to a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report citing people familiar with the matter.
Shoppers can share the streams with others or purchase the featured products. Amazon’s TikTok-like feature, dubbed “Inspire”, is initially testing internally with staff. If launched to the public, the feature may help Amazon boost engagement with its shoppers. That may in turn lift the company’s retail sales.
Amazon Considering Poaching Netflix’s Star Film Executive
Amazon is looking for someone to lead its expanding entertainment unit, according to a separate WSJ report. The company has considered Netflix’s studio head Scott Stuber for the role. Stuber is credited for many of Netflix’s hit films.
At Netflix, a recent string of subscriber losses has sparked a rush to cut costs, which have resulted in job cuts. However, Amazon is still showing strong appetite for more spending as it works to draw more subscribers to its video offering.
While people can purchase a standalone Amazon Prime video plan, Amazon primarily offers the video as part of its Prime membership program. The program has left Amazon build a loyal customer base that continues to fuel its retail business. In the latest update, Amazon revealed having 200 million Prime members globally.
Apart from paying the annual or monthly subscription fee, Prime members also shop on Amazon more often. Moreover, Prime members usually spend significantly more on Amazon shopping in a year than the regular customers.
Amazon’s attempt to poach a star Netflix film executive also highlights the intensifying competition among video streaming providers. Offering great content helped Netflix grow rapidly and rivals are keen to replicate that strategy. In addition to Amazon, Walt Disney (DIS) and Comcast (CMCSA) are the other major companies waging a streaming war with the market leader Netflix.
Is Amazon Stock Rated a Buy?
Although Amazon’s stock has gained almost 33% in the past three months, it is still about 24% below its 52-week peak of $188. Wall Street remains bullish on the stock.
According to TipRanks’ analyst rating consensus, AMZN stock is a Strong Buy based on 39 Buys and one Hold. The average Amazon stock price prediction of $176.04 implies 24% upside potential.
Amazon stock is a favorite among retail investors. TipRanks’ Stock Investors tool shows that investor sentiment is currently Very Positive on Amazon. In the past 30 days, 13.2% of the top-performing portfolios tracked by TipRanks increased their exposure to AMZN stock.
Final Thoughts
Facebook and Google gained from offering TikTok-like features and Amazon might see benefits from doing the same. The efforts that Amazon is making have the potential to drive significant growth in its retail business.
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Banking and financial services giant Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) recently revealed that the company has partnered with food delivery platform, Grubhub. As part of the collaboration, eligible Bank of America cardholders will receive a complimentary one-year subscription to Grubhub+.
Eligibility and Features of the Partnership
To be eligible for this program, one has to be either a Bank of America debit, credit, or small business cardholder who is not already a Grubhub+ member. Members of Grubhub+ will get unlimited $0 delivery fees on orders of $12 or more and exclusive perks from restaurants on Grubhub.
Meanwhile, members can also opt for a donation match on Grubhub+ orders when they opt into Grubhub’s Donate the Change program. Notably, the program raised more than $25 million in 2021, helping more than 20 charitable organizations.
Investors Are Bullish on the BAC Stock
Bank of America sports a Smart Score of 8 out of 10, indicating that the stock is poised to outperform market expectations. Consequently, top investors are loading up on the company’s stock as they are optimistic about its prospects.
TipRanks’ Stock Investors tool shows that top investors currently have a Very Positive stance on BAC. Further, 11.4% of the top portfolios tracked by TipRanks, increased their exposure to BAC stock over the past 30 days.
Is Bank of America a Good Stock to Buy?
Overall, the Wall Street community is cautiously optimistic about the stock with a Moderate Buy consensus rating based on 11 Buys and five Holds. The average BAC price target of $42.40 implies the stock has an upside potential of 16.9% from current levels. Shares have declined 9.7% over the past year.
Final Thoughts
Third-party partnerships have been gaining momentum among corporations recently. This is because it helps acquire customers without a hefty marketing cost. To that end, Bank of America’s partnership with Grubhub is expected to be mutually beneficial for both companies. While Bank of America customers will get access to Grubhub+’s top restaurant listings and can order food without a delivery fee, Grubhub will benefit from Bank of America’s large network of 67 million clients.
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Investment management giant BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) recently launched a new ETF focusing on financial technology, or fintech, companies.
The BlackRock Future Financial and Technology ETF will trade under the ticker name BPAY.
BlackRock Betting Big on Fintech
BlackRock believes the next phase of fintech growth is just around the corner. Taking this into account, the company’s new ETF will invest in companies across the globe that are delivering innovative and emerging technologies in the financial services domain.
The fund’s reference benchmark will be the MSCI ACWI Index, with an expense ratio of 0.70%. Notably, the fund will be managed by Vasco Moreno, who is the Global Financials and Fintech Portfolio Manager at BlackRock.
Meanwhile, the fund is an expansion of the company’s MegaTrends platform, with this being the sixth active ETF.
Hedge Funds Are Loading up on BlackRock Stock
Lately, hedge funds have turned optimistic about BlackRock and are increasing their position in the stock.
TipRanks’ Hedge Fund Trading Activity tool shows that hedge fund confidence in BLK is currently Very Positive. Moreover, the cumulative change in holdings across the 13 hedge funds that were active in the last quarter was an increase of 779,500 shares.
Is BlackRock Stock a Good Buy?
Overall, the consensus among analysts for BlackRock stock is a Strong Buy based on eight Buys and two Holds. The average BLK stock price prediction of $715.40 implies a downside potential of 4% from current levels. Shares have declined 17.5% over the past year.
Final Thoughts
The global fintech market is expected to grow rapidly over the next ten years, with revenue rising from $92.74 billion in 2018 to $189.52 billion in 2024, according to Statista. To that end, BlackRock’s new ETF is aimed at benefitting its investors from this trend by investing in global companies that are disrupting this space.
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The jump in the dollar has been the interesting story in markets as we look to wrap up the trading week. Wall Street closed slightly higher but the S&P 500 continues to keep below its 200-day moving average at 4,322 as buyers are contemplating if there is enough appetite to contest the key technical level.
Going back to the dollar, it is seen making headway despite Treasury yields staying in a bit of a bind. 10-year Treasury yields continue to flirt with its 100-day moving average but the greenback is not waiting around as it pushes past key technical levels against the euro, yen and pound as outlined here.
The fact that China is seeking a weaker yuan again could also be an additional tailwind for a stronger dollar at the moment.
As we look to wrap up the week, it's all about reading into the market moves above to see if the dollar can sustain the push from yesterday. UK retail sales later should reflect the worsening cost-of-living crisis in the UK and alongside double-digit inflation this week, it won't provide much comfort for the BOE in trying to balance out their policy outlook.
0600 GMT - Germany July PPI figures
0600 GMT - UK July retail sales data
0900 GMT - Eurozone June current account balance
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- The bear flag formation on BTC/USD charts appears to be continuing, suggesting that the current BTCUSD uptrend may be nearing its end. The bears' outlook is more optimistic than the bulls'. Long-term buyers waiting for a daily candle to close above $26000 should enter or increase positions at that time.
- Some algorithms and traders might also draw an ascending channel on the daily timeframe, as presented withing the BTCUSD technical analysis video below. According to that ascending triangle, bitcoin price has already broken down.
- The $20000 level remains a significant round number that BTCUSD can easily test in order to flush out bulls who view it as a line in the sand and place stops around it. It's likely that the institutions that took the other side of the trade, would prefer to keep bulls from participating in a profitable rally.
- Crypto bears still have a favorable reward-to-risk ratio because a $12k price target is not completely unrealistic. In terms of a more modest and quite a realistic scenario, bitcoin price target of about $18800, is still relevant for short traders (see why in minute 3:14 below). On the other hand, the bear flag would be rendered ineffective if a daily candle closed above $26k.
Simply put, I still think the bitcoin bears have the upper hand over the bulls at this point.
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ATLANTA (AP) — Jared Bernhardt traded in his stick for the pigskin.
Just two years after being honored as the nation’s top college lacrosse player, Bernhardt has taken on the challenge of making it as an NFL receiver with the Atlanta Falcons.
“It’s very difficult,” he conceded. “You’re at the top of the sports world, the elite of the elite. That’s kind of what brought me to it, competing against the best. I’m just trying to come out here and give it my all. That’s all I can really ask for.”
If the Falcons were a lacrosse franchise, the 24-year-old Bernhardt would undoubtedly be one of their best players.
He starred for five seasons at Maryland, where he helped the Terrapins to a national championship as a freshman and was honored with the sport’s version of the Heisman Trophy after his record-setting senior year.
He left College Park as the school’s career leader with 202 goals and 290 points.
Now, he’s the longest of long shots on the gridiron, chasing a dream he laid out with his father Jim Bernhardt, who coached at the high school, college and NFL ranks before his death in 2019.
Jared Bernhardt has played football before, both in high school in his native Florida and last year after transferring to Ferris State, a Division II college in Michigan. But he was an option quarterback, never a receiver.
So, not only has he given up his best sport, he’s trying to make the NFL at an entirely new position.
“There’s a lot of changes,” Bernhardt said after a practice this week at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. “Obviously, it’s a transition. But no excuses out here. You’ve got to come out here and do your job.”
Despite being a neophyte at receiver, Bernhardt doesn’t look entirely out of place.
In Atlanta’s first preseason game, he hauled in a 21-yard touchdown pass from Desmond Ridder with 90 seconds remaining to give the Falcons a 27-23 victory over the Detroit Lions.
Bernhardt appeared to be relying on some of his lacrosse skills as he suddenly darted toward the middle of the end zone, muscled away from a defender and cradled the desperation throw just inside the goal line.
Asked if he was channeling his lacrosse days when he hauled in that TD pass, Bernhardt replied, “A little bit.”
“Everyone wants to say the agility, the change of direction, and there are things like that,” he added. “But I think football is in its own category. There’s so much you’ve got to learn, especially being a receiver, just the craft of it, the routes, processing the plays and everything.”
Falcons coach Arthur Smith looks at Bernhardt more as a football player changing positions than a guy attempting to master an entirely new sport, noting that he guided Ferris State to a national title last season.
In the championship game, Bernhardt rushed for three touchdowns and 148 yards — while never attempting a pass — in a 58-17 rout of Valdosta State.
Even with that pedigree, Smith has been impressed with how Bernhardt is soaking things up.
“I’ll say it’s been pretty eye-opening to see how quickly he’s made the transition,” the coach said. “I’ll give him credit there. The other night (against the Lions), you can see his spatial awareness as he went to box a guy up to get to the top of the route. So I’m excited to keep working with him.”
Bernhardt misses lacrosse. He still keeps up with the sport, including the recent competition at the World Games. His brothers are playing now. So are many of his friends.
He smiles a bit when asked if he might return to his former sport if this NFL thing doesn’t work out — especially with lacrosse under consideration for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
“I may leave you with a dot-dot-dot on that one,” he said coyly. “But fingers crossed (on the Olympics). The sport keeps growing. I love to watch it anytime I can. I think it has a good shot. That would be something really big for the sport.”
As for the NFL, the Falcons might be Bernhardt’s best opportunity to pull off his improbable quest. They are going through a major rebuilding job and have scant depth at receiver behind first-round draft pick Drake London.
Even with those factors working in his favor, it would be a huge surprise for 6-foot-1, 195-pound Bernhardt to make the regular-season roster. His best bet is probably to earn a spot on the practice squad, which would give him a chance to hone his receiving skills while working during the week against players such as A.J. Terrell, one of the league’s best cornerbacks.
If nothing else, Bernhardt has drawn plenty of attention in training camp.
Everyone loves an underdog story at this time of year, when all dreams seem possible.
When Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot saw Bernhardt surrounded by a group of reporters after practice, he couldn’t resist taking a little poke.
“You’re doing media now?” Fontenot yelled toward the lacrosse-turned-football player. “I love it!”
Bernhardt dropped his head, a bit embarrassed by the attention.
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Scientists Find How PTSD Can Be Diagnosed Using Saliva Samples
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A simple saliva test may indicate if the person is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a new discovery. This approach may help with the early diagnosis of patients, and also expand the scope and scale of treatment options available to them.
The study was conducted among veterans in Israel. Published late last month in Molecular Psychiatry, a journal published by Nature, scientists analyzed saliva samples from 200 participants. They also simultaneously drew data to understand their psychological, social, and medical conditions. The study could hold significance in objectively diagnosing the disorder based on biological markers, rather than purely behavioral symptoms such as experiencing flashbacks, nightmares, or increased irritability.
“It must be stressed that until now, post-trauma diagnosis has been based solely on psychological and psychiatric measures. We were surprised to discover that about a third of the PTSD subjects had never been diagnosed with post-trauma,” said Illana Gozes, a co-author of the current research, in a press release, highlighting the deficiencies in the current approach to PTSD diagnosis.
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder is a psychiatric disorder that is a result of prolonged exposure to trauma. People with PTSD may often relive traumatic events through nightmares and flashbacks, and often also have to deal with the loss of sleep and difficulty in concentrating. PTSD in soldiers is extensively documented in movies, essays, and medical research. Even in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there are multiple characters dealing with PTSD, with different presentations of it.
Diagnosis for PTSD is rife with complications: people may be unwilling to disclose a traumatic event; they may not recognize if their symptoms are in fact related to that particular event, and presentations of PTSD may often be confused with health conditions. Correct treatment of any disorder can only proceed once it is diagnosed in an individual. Untreated or undiagnosed PTSD may often lead to confusion (depending on substance abuse as a coping mechanism), anger management issues that could even result in spousal abuse, and increased isolation from society.
For the current study, the scientists studied oral samples of 200 Israel Defence Forces (IDF) veterans who had fought in the 1982 Lebanon War. Alongside these samples, the scientists also asked ex-soldiers questions on several psychological and medical markers. These included the length and quality of their sleep, appetite, presence of feelings of guilt, occurrence of suicidal thoughts, social and spousal support that they received, and general satisfaction with life. On juxtaposing the veterans’ responses to these questions with analyses of their oral samples, researchers observed that persons with PTSD all exhibited the same image of bacteria in their saliva, i.e., their mouths formed a unique oral microbiotic signature.
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Studies in recent years have tried to identify different methods of identifying PTSD in patients. Earlier this year, for instance, researchers wrote about using sentiment analysis on text messages to detect PTSD in the sender. A few years ago, another research tried to employ machine learning to identify and prevent PTSD predictors in Afghan war veterans.
The current research adapts a more biological approach in trying to track the disorder among patients, in the hope that it would lead to more objective results.
“It may be possible, in the future, to use objective molecular and biological characteristics to distinguish PSTD sufferers, taking into account environmental influences,” the researchers noted.
The microbiotic signatures established a link between people’s presentations of PTSD and their social and environmental backgrounds. For instance, people who had a higher degree of education displayed a lower occurrence of the microbiotic signature, whereas those who lived in areas with high exposure to air pollution displayed a higher occurrence of the signature linked to PTSD. This means that it is not only the individual biology, but also the environment that contributed to one’s health. The molecular diagnosis catches this aspect of the disorder.
“We hope that this new discovery and the microbial signatures described in this study might promote easier diagnosis of post-traumatic veteran soldiers so they can receive appropriate treatment,” Gozes added.
The current research, funded by the Israel Defence Forces, focused on a target group of war veterans that has a known-high occurrence of PTSD among its members. If studies on a larger and more diverse sample size — with diverse medical and socio-psychological histories — yield successful results, then the research may hold promise in devising a new method of objectively and accurately diagnosing PTSD among individuals. | https://theswaddle.com/scientists-find-how-ptsd-can-be-diagnosed-using-saliva-samples/ | 2022-08-19T06:53:30Z | theswaddle.com | control | https://theswaddle.com/scientists-find-how-ptsd-can-be-diagnosed-using-saliva-samples/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
WHITE BEACH, Japan (Aug. 16, 2022) Sailors assigned to Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa participate in Exercise Citadel Pacific 2022 (CP22) Aug. 16 at White Beach Naval Facility. CP22 is an annual exercise that is not in response to any specific real world threat but is used to evaluate the readiness of fleet and installation security programs. CFAO maintains and operates facilities to support the U.S. Navy’s naval and aviation assets in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jessica Ann Hattell)
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Keith Nelson, a comedian with Operation Laughter, does a comedy routine at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 16, 2022. Operation Laughter was brought to PSAB by Armed Forces Entertainment in coordination with the 378th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron. AFE and the 378th EFSS share a mission of raising troop morale and mental health within USCENTCOM’s area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)
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Doctors stay in Ukraine’s war-hit towns: ‘People need us’
ZOLOCHIV, Ukraine (AP) — Dr. Ilona Butova almost looks out of place in her neatly pressed lavender scrubs as she walks through a door frame that hangs from a crumbled wall into what used to be an administrative office of her hospital in Zolochiv.
Not one building in the facility in the northeastern Ukrainian town near the Russian border has escaped getting hit by artillery shells.
Since Russia’s invasion on Feb. 24, space to treat patients at the hospital has shrunk constantly because of damage. Her staff has dwindled to 47 from 120. And the number of people seeking treatment in the small town 18 kilometers (11 miles) from the border is often higher now than before the fighting began.
Ukraine’s health care system struggled for years because of corruption, mismanagement and the COVID-19 pandemic. But the war has only made things worse, with facilities damaged or destroyed, medical staff relocating to safer places and many drugs unavailable or in short supply. Care is being provided in the hardest-hit areas by doctors who have refused to evacuate or have rushed in as volunteers, putting themselves at great risk.
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“It’s very hard, but people need us. We have to stay and help,” said Butova, a neurologist who also is the administrator of the hospital in the town near Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city. She added that she has had to do more with fewer resources.
The World Health Organization declared its highest level of emergency in Ukraine the day after the invasion, coordinating a major relief effort there and in neighboring countries whose medical systems also are under strain.
About 6.4 million people have fled to other European countries, and a slightly higher number are internally displaced, according to U.N. estimates. That presents a major challenge to a health care system built on family doctor referrals and regionally separate administrations.
Across Ukraine, 900 hospitals have been damaged and another 123 have been destroyed, said Health Minister Viktor Liashko, noting: “Those 123 are gone, and we’re having to find new sites to build replacements.”
In addition, scores of pharmacies and ambulances have been destroyed or are seriously damaged, and at least 18 civilian medical staff have been killed and 59 others seriously wounded, he said.
“In occupied areas, the referral system has totally broken down,” Liashko told The Associated Press. “People’s health and their lives are in danger.”
Kyiv’s economy was drained by the conflict with Moscow-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine that began in 2014. When he came to power five years later, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy inherited a health care system that was undermined by reforms launched under his predecessor that had slashed government subsidies and closed many small-town hospitals. During the pandemic, people in those communities had to seek care in large cities — sometimes waiting as long as eight hours for an ambulance in severe cases of COVID-19.
As Russia has expanded the territory it controls in eastern and southern Ukraine, the supply of drugs in those areas has dwindled, along with medical staff to administer them. In the southern front-line town of Mykolaiv, “things have been very difficult,” volunteer Andrii Skorokhod said.
“Pharmacies have not been working, and shortages have become increasingly acute: Hospital staff were among those evacuated, including specialists. We just need more staff,” said Skorokhod, who heads a Red Cross initiative to provide residents with free medications.
Volunteers like Skorokhod saved the life of 79-year-old Vanda Banderovska, whose home near Mykolaiv was destroyed by Russian artillery. Her 53-year-old son, Roman, was killed, and she was brought to the hospital badly bruised and barely conscious.
“My son went out to the car to get his mobile phone when the Russians started shelling. He was hit in the head,” she said at a recovery ward, her voice trembling with emotion. “They’ve destroyed everything and I have nothing left.”
Banderovska said she was deeply grateful to the people who saved her life but also overcome by grief and anger.
“The pain I feel is so great. When doctors took me to the hospital I was bruised black and blue but I slowly recovered,” she said.
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Derek Gatopoulos reported from Kyiv. Vasilisa Stepanenko and Hanna Arhirova contributed to this report from Kyiv.
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Xi and Putin plan to attend G20 summit in Bali, Indonesian leader says
China's President Xi Jinping and Russia's leader Vladimir Putin plan to attend the G20 summit in Bali later this year, according to Indonesian officials.
The big picture: November's forum would mark the first time President Biden would have attended the same summit as Putin and Xi since Russian forces invaded Ukraine and tensions between Washington and Beijing became further heightened after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan earlier this month.
Driving the news: President Joko Widodo told Bloomberg News on Thursday that Xi "will come" and Putin "has also told me he will come."
- "The rivalry of the big countries is indeed worrying," Widodo said in his interview with Bloomberg. "What we want is for this region is to be stable, peaceful, so that we can build economic growth."
What we're watching: White House National security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters in March that the U.S. would consult with allies about whether Russia should remain a member of the Group of 20 major economies given its war on Ukraine.
What they're saying: The Kremlin in a statement did not confirm Putin's attendance, but said the Russian president had discussed with Widodo plans for the G20 during a phone call Thursday, per Al Jazeera.
- Chinese officials did not immediately comment on Widodo's remarks. | https://www.axios.com/2022/08/19/xi-putin-g20-summit-indonesian-president | 2022-08-19T07:28:29Z | axios.com | control | https://www.axios.com/2022/08/19/xi-putin-g20-summit-indonesian-president | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
New Marshals Museum president comes to town
The U.S. Marshals Museum hired a new president and CEO who will handle putting together the last pieces of the project before it opens.
Ben Johnson will begin his job as the CEO and president of the museum Monday. He is moving from Davenport, Iowa where he was a vice president at the Putnam Museum and Science Center.
Johnson said he is excited to tackle the unique task of helping to open a museum.
“I think it was too cool to pass up," Johnson said.
Johnson got his first taste of working in a museum as an intern at an aerospace museum while he was completing his undergraduate degree at Nebraska Wesleyan University. He pursued his graduate degree at the University of Nebraska.
“I was hooked from the very beginning," Johnson said.
Since his undergraduate days, Johnson has worked in large museums for the last 20 years, which is exactly what the Marshals Museum needs, said Doug Babb, the chairperson of the museum. On top of that experience, Johnson has also worked as the executive director of The Glenn H. Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport, New York.
Babb was involved with hiring Johnson and created a search committee designated for the effort.
Babb also hired Lindaur, an organization that searches for executives in the nonprofit world. The Lindaur staff brought the search committee eight candidates for the position.
The search committee interviewed the candidates and narrowed the decision to three. But Babb said that Johnson was a stand-out among the other two candidates. The team then brought Johnson to Fort Smith to speak with the community. It was after that that the committee along with Babb decided that Johnson was a good fit for the job and hired him.
“I think we're fortunate because we’ve gotten exactly the right person in the right position at the right time," Babb said.
Johnson spoke about his hopes for the museum.
“We will see here over the next year and definitely down the road that this is going to be a jewel of the entire region," Johnson said. He later added, “It is going to really be a beacon of economic activity and cultural activity."
Before the museum opens, Babb said that the group will still need to raise $3.87 million. The museum is about to start another fundraiser to collect the remaining money.
Alex Gladden is a University of Arkansas graduate. She previously reported for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and The Jonesboro Sun before joining the Times Record. She can be contacted at agladden@swtimes.com. | https://www.swtimes.com/story/news/2022/08/19/marshals-museum-hires-new-president/10352405002/ | 2022-08-19T07:29:24Z | swtimes.com | control | https://www.swtimes.com/story/news/2022/08/19/marshals-museum-hires-new-president/10352405002/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
WINTER SPRINGS, Flor.-
A Florida woman was killed Thursday afternoon as she was waiting for her child outside of school in Winter Springs.
According to police, a lighting strike hit a tree near Trotwood Park in Winter Springs after 2:00pm. Another child and a dog were with the woman and were checked out by medical professionals. They're said to be okay.
Police Cpt. Doug Seely says the group was waiting for kids to be released from school when lightning hit.
“While they were waiting, a lightning strike came down and energized the area,” he told reporters at the scene, according to video from NBC affiliate WESH of Orlando.
The victim's name has not been released.
It's said parents often gather at the park while waiting for their kids to be released from school.
Multiple lighting strikes were counted in Wood Springs, just Northeast of Orlando.
No other injuries were reported. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/florida-mother-killed-by-a-lightning-strike-while-waiting-for-her-child-outside-of-school/article_bda60c60-1f80-11ed-9e7a-4f0b24c7a65a.html | 2022-08-19T07:29:44Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/florida-mother-killed-by-a-lightning-strike-while-waiting-for-her-child-outside-of-school/article_bda60c60-1f80-11ed-9e7a-4f0b24c7a65a.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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"It don't look like this is a safe place to be. I can't move nowhere and I'm out of money." says David Zimmerman, a tenant at the Cedar North Apartments.
Zimmerman isn't alone in his feelings. Tenants at the Cedar North Apartments are upset about the living conditions and have emailed and called our station about the pool and the buildings.
One resident who wants to remain anonymous says the pool has been green for the entire summer and turned green again after they drained and filled the pool.
Zimmerman says he moved into the apartments a month ago after driving across the country and only had the website base his judgement on.
"Chiefly, you know, I go on the website and I see the pool is shimmering blue when it's more like an opaque green and it's not safe to swim in," says Zimmerman.
Other tenants have complained to me when I visited the complex about the mosquitos and dragonflies from the stagnant pool water.
On a tour of the building with Zimmerman he showed me where the handrails are loose and falling off, fire suppression systems need to be serviced, holes and stains on walls in hallways.
Zimmerman told me these are slight inconveniences as they are not directly in his apartment.
"I thought I made it clear on the first day, to Andrea I think it was that gave me the walkthrough, and Dillon (one of Cedar North's maintenance crew) that the smell from my water heater needed to be taken care of," says Zimmerman.
Zimmerman showed me his water heater in his apartment and as soon as the door opened I could immediately smell the odor Zimmerman described.
"You can see here where they tried to treat the smell by boring a hole in the drywall to vent the air," says Zimmerman. "But they covered it up, so I don't get the logic. This thing is crammed in here and there's clearly an issue so it needs to be taken out and looked at because it smells like death."
I reached out to the leasing office and the overall company that owns the Cedar North Apartments, Avenue 5, but have not heard a response from them.
There are other systems for filing a complaint when you can't get a hold of your landlord.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development explains your rights as a tenant and offers ways to get help before filing a complaint.
For Washington state, the Washington State Human Rights Commission offers information about your rights as a tenant and how to know if you can qualify for a claim.
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Stop Blaming Faculty of Color
Colleges should make good on the promises they have made about diversity, equity and inclusion and actually do the work of making real change, Sydney Freeman Jr. writes.
As we begin another academic year, calls for increases in recruiting, retaining and advancing faculty of color abound. People are admonishing predominantly white institutions to live up to the promises they made in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter protests to diversify the racial composition of their faculty. Unfortunately, two years after such public declarations, few institutions have appreciably made good on those promises. And Black faculty members in particular have been on the receiving end of much of the whitelash of many PWIs’ lack of investment in real change.
Some examples include Harvard University not offering Cornel West a tenure-line position, Paul Harris being denied tenure at the University of Virginia and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill initially denying one of its most distinguished alums, Nikole Hannah-Jones, tenure. The irony is that these are just examples of high-profile cases at elite research institutions, and each took place in the past two years.
Many accounts have been written recently about how faculty of color continue to be mistreated at all types of institutions. Faculty members like Kimberly Harden, who left Seattle University in March, say they are exiting the academy because they are overworked, undervalued and underpaid. Her views align with the scholarship of Naomi Nishi, who has identified factors such as lack of recognition, hostile climates, lack of networks and racialized tenure and promotion processes as the types of abuse that cause faculty of color to leave. And when scholars of color decide to stay, they are often retaliated against: their complaints are ignored, their work is discounted or diminished, they aren’t promoted if seeking administrative positions, they are tokenized, undermined and bullied.
Yet institutional responses continue to suggest that the issues faculty of color face in being recruited, retained and advanced rest with them and their own agency. For instance, the use of the term “quality” is often weaponized when faculty of color don’t hold degrees from particular elite institutions or engage in scholarship that centers communities of color.
Excuses and deflections also abound that not enough faculty of color are in the pipeline, that such faculty are unprepared for the rigors of the profession and that they don’t succeed because of lack of mentorship. But scholars like Marybeth Gasman, Samuel Dewitt Proctor Endowed Chair in Education at Rutgers University, have debunked much of that rhetoric and anecdotal reasoning. Gasman writes in Doing the Right Thing that, in contradiction to their pronouncements, PWIs seem to not really want to hire or promote faculty of color, as they often just make excuses for why they can’t do so rather than work to identify ways they can. And considering the snail’s pace of the recruitment and advancement of faculty of color at many institutions, that seems to be the case.
If PWIs want to fix the problems of what Pamela Newkirk, New York University professor of journalism, calls the billion-dollar diversity industry—specifically, recruiting, retaining and advancing faculty of color—they must take significantly more intentional actions.
I am often confused, for instance, when PWIs in rural and remote locations state that they are unable to recruit faculty of color to their institutions. Those same institutions somehow find ways to recruit Black athletes from urban locations. In fact, they need to learn from their athletic department colleagues and go beyond passive approaches (e.g., targeted postings of faculty positions on faculty message boards) by going out and actively recruiting faculty of color and then rolling out the metaphorical red carpet when they visit the campus. Search committees should also be required to engage in unconscious bias trainings and use rubrics to avoid the common pitfalls of differential treatments that faculty of color often receive. Some of the other strategies that PWIs underutilize are target of opportunity hiring and cluster hiring.
Those are just the initial steps. Once faculty of color are recruited, colleges must do much more to encourage them to stay. It’s most crucial that they educate and train white faculty and administrators how to create an environment that supports them. The context for faculty of color to succeed is often not in place because their white colleagues have not learned about the distinct cultures of their underrepresented colleagues, they have made negative stereotypical assumptions and they have believed that equitable and equal policies and practices are the same thing. I advocate for equitable policies and practices that center the needs of the most systematically disadvantaged and excluded over equal decision making, which often just reinforces the status quo.
Too often, faculty of color are recruited into racially hostile environments that are not prepared to properly support them. Deans and department chairs must make it clear that racial diversity is a core value within their units and set expectations for what that might look like in practice. In addition, human resources officers and legal counsel must understand that racial diversity is a key priority and assist in finding ways to further those goals of equitable hiring and support for faculty of color.
To better recruit, retain and facilitate the advancement of faculty of color, PWIs should also make the following efforts.
Provide mentoring and coaching programs. While a diversity pipeline can be an issue in some disciplines, it is often surprising where faculty members will go if they feel valued and supported. Providing a robust seed funding program for research that advances the scholarship of faculty of color, along with culturally informed mentoring and coaching programs, can help attract them those faculty to predominantly white institutions.
Build an infrastructure that supports current and potential faculty of color outside work. A starting point could be establishing and funding faculty-of-color affinity groups, as well as crediting the people who serve as leaders of such groups when considering promotion and tenure. Other approaches could include creating a directory of services that support faculty of color—such as churches, barbershops and salons—and developing a strong spousal hiring program.
Actively support faculty of color’s scholarship. Faculty of color often want to engage in peer-reviewed and public scholarship that leads to solving concreate problems that impact their communities. Institutions should have and continue to implement a strategic diversity plan that includes valuing public scholarship in tenure and promotion cases and amplifying the work of faculty of color.
Strengthen diversity offices and faculty development centers. Chairs, deans and program coordinators should have diversity leadership training, as they are key to recruiting, retaining and advancing faculty of color. Strengthening and investing in diversity offices and faculty development centers is also vital. Institutions should also consider creating faculty diversity success positions and units within provost offices to promote DEI issues throughout the campus.
View diversity work from an equity perspective. This means considering the distinct needs of each individual and thinking about how best to support their growth and advancement. The focus should be on what the needs of the faculty member is to be successful over time. PWIs should design professional development initiatives and activities that support and guide faculty of color as they progress in their careers from assistant to full professorship and perhaps advance into academic leadership.
Hire and promote faculty of color into executive leadership roles, including those of dean, provost and president. The initiatives that I’ve described won’t work without the leadership of top institutional administrators. It is important that they see the link between having racially diverse senior-level leadership and developing a pipeline of future diverse leaders. Many PWIs are comfortable allowing people of color to advance as faculty members, particularly those who are perceived as superstars, but they often aren’t committed to promoting them into leadership. They are OK with faculty of color being front-line workers and middle managers, but they can shy away from encouraging and supporting them to lead and shape institutional policies and practices over time.
These are just some of the strategies that PWIs should pursue if they are serious about racially and ethnically diversifying their faculty. Ultimately, they must stop blaming faculty of color for the lack of progress and instead actually do the challenging work of transforming their institutions.
Sydney Freeman Jr. is a professor of adult, organizational learning and leadership at the University of Idaho. He is the founding director of the university’s Black History Research Lab and the recipient of the 2022 Carlos J. Vallejo Memorial Award for Exemplary Scholarship, awarded by the Multicultural/Multiethnic Education: Theory, Research and Practice group within the American Educational Research Association.
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A remarkable gender ratio, a solution to PLA transfer and a classic of our culture.
Stat of the Week: The Girl reports that among the first-year students in the Honors Humanities program at UMD this fall, 68 are women and two are men.
It struck me as the sort of number that belongs in Harper’s Index.
I knew that gender segregation by major remains very real, even after all these years. I expected more women than men in the program. But I wasn’t quite prepared for a ratio of 68 to two.
Move-in day is next week. Stay tuned …
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My thanks to the wise and worldly readers who wrote in response to my plea for tips on ways to ensure that prior learning assessment credits transfer smoothly.
A rough consensus emerged. For credits verified by a third party—AP, IB, CLEP, DANTES, etc.—the picture isn’t bad. For more bespoke assessments, it really takes a legislative mandate, particularly if the students transfer before graduation.
The good news is that several readers reported that when the public institutions were mandated to accept the credits, the local private ones mostly followed. They weren’t legally required to, but to be competitive, they did. If a mandate leads to a round of “follow the leader” on transfer credits, that’s a win, even if it would have been preferable to get there voluntarily.
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The Wife and I both have September birthdays. The kids will be at college in September, and it would be a bit much to ask them to come back for those, so we did early celebrations this week.
The kids are on tight budgets, for obvious reasons, so I had to keep gift requests modest. My request this year was that on the night we celebrated mine, I got to choose the movie we’d watch, and everyone would watch it without complaint.
As regular readers know, my tastes lean toward comedy. And as a parent, I feel a responsibility to expose the kids to the classics of our culture. So we watched Eddie Murphy’s remake of The Nutty Professor.
I hadn’t seen it in years. Jada Pinkett’s character was embarrassingly underwritten, even for a ’90s comedy. But broad slapstick holds up pretty well. I even caught both kids laughing during the dinner table scenes, which were what I most remembered about it.
There are classics, and then there are classics.
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Finding the Sweet Spot on Student Loan Forgiveness
President Biden has yet to deliver on his campaign promise to forgive at least some student loan debt. Doing so would be a big win for key voting blocs heading into the midterms, but some are hoping for more forgiveness than others.
President Biden has yet to deliver what experts say could be a strong political catalyst among Democrats and young voters: widespread student debt relief.
Biden said he would deliver a final decision on whether to cancel at least some of the $1.7 trillion currently owed to the federal government in student loan debt by the end of August but has yet to indicate a plan. In 12 days, the pause on federal student loan debt is set to lift and millions of borrowers will be sent back into repayment after an almost two-and-a-half-year break.
The lack of action from Biden has many supporters of debt relief frustrated. With the midterm elections right around the corner in November, debt relief could give Biden and the Democratic Party an advantage among key voting blocs, especially young and minority voters.
Many are keeping a close eye on projected Republican gains in the House and Senate that could throw a wrench into many of Biden’s key agenda items. The current Democratic majority in the House and Senate has been critical to passing Democratic wins such as the Inflation Reduction Act, which will provide $430 billion to address climate change.
Democrats largely favor the Biden administration canceling student loan debt via executive order without any action from Congress. Some experts say that if Biden cancels student debt before the midterms, it could benefit Democrats while helping to address waning faith in the president, which has dropped the most among young, Black and Hispanic voters.
“It’s running against the clock here, and he [Biden] needs some big policy victories to turn this around,” said Robert Reece, a sociology professor at the University of Texas at Austin. “At this point people want something, and they need something big like a big policy that they can look at and say, ‘OK, he is trying to do something for us,’ and debt relief would definitely be that.”
According to an August poll of over 1,000 voters, nearly a fifth of voters said that they would not support Biden in 2024 if he does not take action on student loans. Three out of four respondents to the poll also said that they were considering candidates’ stances on student loan debt cancellation in the midterms.
Although student debt is not the top-line issue for many moving into the midterms, the economy is. Amid rising inflation, student loan borrowers are concerned about the added expense of the monthly student loan payment on top of already tight finances. A February survey of over 23,000 borrowers found that 93 percent were not prepared to resume repayment.
“For all voters, especially young voters, it is overly simplistic to say they care about one issue. It is clearly a combination of factors around affordability to live, to be independent,” said John Della Volpe, director of polling at the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics at Harvard University. “When we are talking about issues related to affordability or inequality, that is where those issues begin to play a role. There are a lot of other issues that play a role—the cost of housing—but specifically for young people we also have issues with debt.”
Debt Relief Important for Black Voters and Young Voters
Biden is considering forgiving $10,000 in student debt per borrower, and recent reporting shows that debt relief will likely be capped at individuals making under $125,000 a year and families making under $250,000 a year.
An April Harvard poll found that nine in 10 voters under the age of 30 supported some form of debt cancellation, with 38 percent in favor of Biden canceling all student loan debt. The same poll found that Biden’s popularity among young Americans has dropped 18 points since last spring.
Many borrowers graduated during the student loan payment pause and have yet to make a single payment on their student loans. Jamie Turner, communications manager for the Association of Young Americans, said that many borrowers are “just really scared about what’s to come,” without a final word from Biden on whether forgiveness is coming.
If the lift of the pause on federal student loan payments was followed by debt relief, some say that this could help Biden.
“Politically, it would be challenging for any president to restart loan repayment. It might take that sort of political carrot in order to get things turned back on,” said Beth Akers, a senior fellow at the right-leaning think tank the American Enterprise Institute.
A move on debt relief could also help the president gain some edge among Black voters, who are disproportionately burdened by student debt. Black college graduates hold an average of $25,000 more in student loan debt than white college graduates and are more likely to struggle with student loan payments and take longer than white borrowers to pay off their debt.
Some supporters of student debt relief have argued that an income cap would prevent high-income borrowers from receiving a handout by having their debts relieved. However, an analysis from Policies for Action found that Black borrowers would be the most impacted by an income cap on debt relief, because the highest-earning Black borrowers have more student loan debt than white borrowers at the same income level.
Research has also shown that canceling $10,000 in student debt would not be enough to address how student debt contributes to the racial wealth gap. A 2021 study found that canceling up to $50,000 in student debt would increase Black borrowers’ wealth by 33 percent. Progressive Democrats like Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and civil rights organizations like the NAACP have called for the president to cancel $50,000 in student debt per borrower without a cap on income.
“So we should be focused on policies that appeal to Black voters, and student loan debt forgiveness is an easy one to implement, relatively, and would have far-reaching financial impacts for Black families,” said Reece of UT Austin. “If Biden is interested in winning Black people back over, this is a good way to start.”
Some Voters Are Concerned About Debt Relief’s Impacts on Inflation
On the other hand, Republicans have opposed any form of student debt cancellation from the Biden administration, and lawmakers in Congress have sounded alarms, claiming that Biden does not have the authority to cancel student loans via executive order and that it could possibly increase inflation.
“The ramifications of such a policy for taxpayers, students, and our society cannot be overstated. Blanket student loan forgiveness will lead to more inflation-filled deficit spending and the removal of any incentive for schools and students to practice financial responsibility,” said Representative Virginia Foxx in an opinion piece for Fox News in which she called Biden’s plans to cancel student debt a “scam.”
A recent blog post from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget argues that canceling student loan debt would undermine the disinflationary effects of the Inflation Reduction Act. It claims that canceling $10,000 of student debt per borrower for all households making under $300,000 a year would cost the federal government $230 billion.
However, some are skeptical of the report. For example, the left-leaning think tank the Roosevelt Institute responded to this blog post with its own analysis and said that debt relief does not work like a stimulus policy, meaning it does not contribute to federal spending by giving people money.
“It is not leading to any additional spending; instead, it’s actually increasing wealth, because when you have any kind of debt, and you clear that debt, it doesn’t mean you are giving people more money—it means that you’re clearing their balance sheets so that they don’t have to continue to live under the burden of that,” said Alí Bustamante, deputy director of the worker power and economic security program at the Roosevelt Institute and author of the analysis.
Bustamante said research shows that minimizing debt, especially for low-income families, encourages saving, and not spending, and therefore does not have a stimulating effect on the economy.
A June New York Times article reported that Biden has been torn between using debt relief as a tool to address racial and economic inequalities and concerns about debt relief’s possible impacts on inflation.
Jared Bernstein, a member of the White House Council of Economic Advisors, told the Times that if debt relief happened at the same time as repayment began, its effects on inflation could be neutral.
Despite its interconnectivity to other hot-topic economic issues moving into the midterms, debt relief is unlikely to be a make-or-break issue for most.
“Are there single-issue voters that are focused on student loan forgiveness where a student loan policy that doesn’t go their way is literally going to force them to either not vote or change their affiliation for some reason?” questioned Carlo Salerno, vice president of research at CampusLogic. “I am sure that there are not a lot of people who feel like the hill they’re going to die on when it comes to their political preferences is student loan forgiveness.”
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University of Southern California Frats Go Rogue
Ten fraternities have disaffiliated from the university in what USC officials say is a show of rebellion over new rushing and party rules. The move is part of a national trend.
The University of Southern California is one of the top-ranked campuses for Greek life in the country: almost 30 percent of undergraduates—about 7,300 students—were members of a Greek organization in 2020. But as students begin arriving for the fall semester, they’ll find that many of USC’s Greek organizations are no longer subject to university governance.
On Aug. 12, six of the university’s 14 interfraternity council member chapters disaffiliated from the university; as of Thursday, that number had grown to 10. Along with two other fraternities—including Lambda Chi Alpha, which was suspended in 2019 for four years following a hazing investigation—the group has formed an independent organization called the University Park Interfraternity Council (UPIFC), named after the south Los Angeles neighborhood where USC is located.
The mass exodus comes almost a year after USC suspended all fraternity activities in response to a barrage of sexual assault and drugging allegations against members of the university’s Sigma Nu chapter, including chapter president Ryan Schiffilea. The university allowed parties and other activities to resume in March.
In a statement following the fraternities’ decision to disaffiliate, USC officials condemned the move.
“We are disappointed that some USC fraternities are following an unfortunate national trend by disaffiliating from the university—against our strong recommendations,” the statement read. “This decision is detrimental and goes against 130 years of tradition. We strongly urge students not to join these unaffiliated organizations or attend their events.”
In a statement of its own, UPIFC said it was “deeply committed” to ensuring student safety and defended the move to sever ties, accusing the university of unfair treatment.
“Over the past several years, our partnership with USC has significantly deteriorated, and became largely unworkable after USC unilaterally suspended, without explanation or cause, all organizational activities for nearly half of the 2021-22 school year,” the statement said. “This new Council is designed to provide chapters and their members with a substantially more focused, timely and consistent process for input, discipline and accountability.”
Fraternities across the country are butting heads with institutions over increased oversight, largely stemming from concerns around harmful hazing rituals, rampant sexual assault, alcohol and drug abuse, and racially insensitive traditions. With campus communities pushing for reform and universities cracking down on partying and enforcing measures like deferred rush, some chapters have decided that independence is worth the cost of disaffiliation.
Judson Horras, president of the North American Interfraternity Council (NIC), said his organization has been working to mediate a resolution between USC and its disaffiliated fraternities, as it has at institutions like Sam Houston State University and Kansas State University. He’s hopeful that the relationship can be restored—but, he added, the onus is on the university as well as the fraternities.
“In any partnership, both sides have to come to the table and find common ground,” he said. “It’s a frustrating, temporary setback. We’ll get them back together.”
The Cost of Disaffiliation
By disaffiliating, the UPIFC members have ceded their rights to use the USC logo or brand, access the college’s Greek life portal, participate in campuswide committees and club fairs, and secure personal and professional leadership opportunities.
John Hechinger, author of True Gentlemen: The Broken Pledge of America’s Fraternities (Public Affairs, 2017), said that, crucially, disaffiliated fraternities also lose out on access to free educational training in Title IX regulations and sexual assault prevention. (Horras said UPIFC has hired a private adviser to help with these matters.)
Still, Hechinger said, it’s the university that loses the most when fraternities go rogue.
“It’s a real bind for college administrators, because if they don’t put a check on this behavior, it’s not an exaggeration to say that people could die,” he said, adding that if universities do crack down, “then the fraternities can do what they’re doing at USC.”
“That’s the nightmare scenario for a college administration, because then they no longer have much leverage. And even if the fraternities aren’t affiliated with USC anymore, if something happens, it will still reflect poorly on the university.”
This dynamic can be frustrating for administrators, who Hechinger said have a much harder time regulating fraternities than they do other campus organizations due to their independent wealth and power. According to his research, the country’s 70 historically white national fraternities own a collective $3 billion worth of real estate and raise over $20 million annually. At USC, the house of every one of the disaffiliated fraternities is independently owned.
“Fraternities have enormous power in higher education,” Hechinger said. “It is very difficult to rein them in.”
The USC frats’ mass exodus from university governance is not the first of its kind, but it is a relatively new trend. In August 2018, five fraternities disaffiliated from West Virginia University under circumstances similar to USC. The following month, six University of Michigan fraternities cut ties with their institution, and seven fraternities at Duke University disaffiliated last year.
“Fraternities have been around since the 19th century, and from the beginning they established themselves in opposition to college administrations,” Hechinger said. “It’s almost in their DNA that they rebel and chafe against authority.”
Horras said that the vast majority of fraternities in the NIC—98.7 percent—remain affiliated with their host universities. Ideally, the relationship between universities and fraternities is “mutually beneficial,” he said, and he hopes disaffiliation doesn’t become a broader trend.
“It goes beyond a list of resources or a logo you can use. To a student, that is not the motivator,” he said. “It’s feeling like they are a part of the community and they are supported, as they’re being held accountable in a fair, consistent way.”
Leila Hilf, a rising junior at USC, said she's worried about the lack of institutional oversight for disaffiliated chapters, especially when it comes to hazing and sexual assault prevention.
“I think it absolutely is setting up for more boys to be exploited and more girls to be sexually assaulted. There has to be some sort of code or standard, and at least USC did have one,” she said. “With the frats’ disaffiliation this semester, I just feel like some freshman is going to die.”
In the Shadow of Sigma Nu
Last year, USC’s Greek system was rocked by multiple allegations of sexual assault and drugging against members of the university’s Sigma Nu chapter. The fraternity had its activities suspended pending the results of an ongoing investigation, and three other fraternities facing separate allegations of misconduct are on a modified suspension. If the investigation finds chapterwide wrongdoing, Sigma Nu could face disbandment.
It wouldn’t be the first. In the past decade, 11 USC fraternities have lost their university and national chapter recognition for code of conduct violations; most recently, Alpha Upsilon Pi lost theirs in April 2021 for hazing and safety violations.
Sexual assault is reportedly more pervasive at USC than on other college campuses. According to a 2019 survey by the Association of American Universities, a quarter of female undergraduates said they were sexually assaulted during their time on campus; at USC, that number jumped to nearly one in three.
In the wake of the Sigma Nu accusations, hundreds of students staged five days of protests against USC fraternities as well as administrators, whom they blamed for taking too long to inform the community of the allegations.
Hilf organized one of those protests. She and a group of concerned students gathered outside the Sigma Nu house to protest the chapter members’ behavior and the Greek system as a whole.
“There are so many things that you could argue are intrinsically wrong with Greek life, including sexual assault,” she said. “There’s this code of silence that brothers follow where the loyalty is more to this sacred brotherhood as opposed to protecting people that are harmed.”
Horras argues that it’s the university’s approach that disincentivizes reporting within a fraternity.
“When you have a process by which you discipline entire chapters and entire communities with zero allegations of chapterwide behavior, you are essentially silencing and inhibiting future reporting,” he said. “Your practices are making it less safe.”
Frats Cry Foul
In its statement, USC said the UPIFC chapters’ decision to disaffiliate “seems to be driven by the desire to eliminate university oversight of their operations.”
“The members are chafing at procedures and protocols designed to prevent sexual assault and drug abuse and deal with issues of mental health and underage drinking,” the statement read.
But Horras believes the fraternities’ disaffiliation has nothing to do with the new rules, which fraternity leaders were involved in writing last academic year. He said the split is mainly due to what the USC fraternities saw as unfair punishment of all Greek organizations for the misconduct of a few.
“What really deteriorated the relationship over this last year is when the entire system, whether your chapter had an allegation or not, was suspended and penalized, in some cases for over five months,” Horras said.
Hechinger doesn’t buy that the disaffiliated frats’ decision was unrelated to USC’s stricter rules or ongoing sexual assault investigations. He spent years researching fraternity misconduct for his book and said that after scouring public records on sexual assault and hazing investigations at public institutions across the country, a clear pattern emerged: fraternities were obstructing them at every turn.
“In case after case, fraternities didn’t cooperate, even when something terrible happened,” he said. “If the minute that somebody misbehaved they actually enforced these rules, I don’t think they would be shut down. The problem is that they’re not rooting this stuff out.”
Horras said one way for universities to avoid the headache of disaffiliation is for them to abandon the strategy of systemwide disciplinary action—which the NIC opposes in almost all cases—and take a more “surgical” approach to responding to specific acts of misconduct.
But many of those in favor of reforming Greek life say that individualized punishment has helped allow some of the system’s larger problems to continue.
“This kind of broad crackdown [at USC] is exactly what’s needed when it comes to Greek life,” Hechinger said. “The only way to attack a systemic problem is with a systemic solution.”
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Tumult Continues in College Football Land
As Big Ten announces $1-billion-a-year TV contract including its newest members, California system explores whether it can block UCLA from leaving Pac-10. And could big-time football powers leave the NCAA?
The aftershocks of this summer’s decision by the University of Southern California and the University of California, Los Angeles, to forgo the Pacific-12 Conference for the Big Ten Conference continue to reverberate across the college sports landscape—with even more disruptive changes in college football governance reportedly under consideration.
The move by USC and UCLA, which is due to take effect in 2024, was the latest in a decade-long seismic shift in the landscape of big-time college football and men’s basketball that has obliterated historical geographic boundaries and rivalries in universities’ pursuit of greater revenues.
This week brought two developments that laid bare both the financial windfall that attracted the West Coast powers to abandon their Pac-10 brethren and the extent of the unhappiness felt by those left behind.
First, the Big Ten announced Thursday that it had signed media rights agreements with several major television networks that would be worth at least $1 billion a year beginning in 2023. The league’s expiring agreement is worth $430 million a year, meaning the conference will have significantly more than doubled the revenues it distributes to its member institutions. The New York Times characterized the seven-year agreement as the “richest-ever television agreement for a college athletic league.” While the media agreements cover all sports sponsored by the Big Ten, football drove the negotiations, just as it has fueled the conference realignment activity.
If the Big Ten’s eye-popping new television contracts show why the traditionally Midwestern league was so eager to recruit two of the highest-profile West Coast sports powers, a meeting Wednesday of the University of California system’s Board of Regents suggested the lengths to which advocates for the Pac-12 might go to try to hold it together.
The Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday night that the UC board had discussed the possibility of trying to block UCLA’s move to the Big Ten.
“All options are on the table,” Regent John Perez told the Times, “up to and including” taking steps to stop UCLA from leaving the Pac-12 and its UC peer, the University of California, Berkeley. “We’re going to look at what all the different options look like and then the board will assert itself in terms of what its desired outcome is.”
The Times noted that many observers had assumed UCLA had the right to make the move via a 1991 system policy that delegated authority to campus chancellors to execute their own contracts, including intercollegiate athletic agreements.
But the system’s lawyer, Charlie Robinson, told the regents that the board’s chairman had the authority “to say, ‘I’m directing you, in this instance, to stand down,’ … and the board will be exercising authority in this area.”
The idea that the UC system might take legal or other action to block a major decision by one of its campuses shows just how much the money-driven politics around big-time sports can affect the larger higher ed landscape. Cutthroat choices by institutional leaders to put themselves in the best position for the future can have direct negative consequences for longtime allies and collaborators.
Even Bigger Changes Possible
Pulling back the frame, nothing makes that clearer than discussions about the future of college football governance nationally. Despite its slowly eroding authority, and occasional threats by the biggest sports powers to walk away to seek more self-control (and share less money), the National Collegiate Athletic Association has been able to keep its 1,200 or so members as part of the organization.
But the desire of the largest 50 or 60 football powers to dictate their own fates poses the biggest threat to keeping the NCAA together. ESPN reported this week that the board that governs the College Football Playoff had “briefly discussed the possibility of restructuring how college football is governed, with the idea presented of major college football potentially being governed outside of the NCAA.” The playoff group manages the postseason competition for the largest football powers, but the sport remains governed by NCAA rules around academic eligibility, recruiting and other matters.
The biggest sports powers often feel as if they lack autonomy over their programs, because some of their decisions must be made in conjunction with colleges that have significantly smaller budgets.
But any move by the football powers to break away from the NCAA could have significant implications, including some they don’t intend. Foremost among them is the risk that distancing highly commercialized sports like football and basketball from more clearly amateur programs (think men’s volleyball and women’s softball) could make it harder to justify the exemption that makes much of the revenue in college athletics free from federal taxation.
Critics have increasingly argued that the most visible collegiate sports do not warrant being considered part of the educational mission that justifies the tax exemption for nonprofit colleges. The NCAA provides a link between the major sports powers and hundreds of colleges and universities in Divisions I, II and III with more clearly “amateur” teams and arguably gives the big-time programs cover.
Choosing to distance themselves from those Division II and Division III sports programs—and potentially alienating the scores of universities whose football programs would be left out of a new football governance structure—could draw scrutiny from politicians, the IRS or others who could threaten the tax exemption of college sports, among other possible side effects.
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Pressure Over Trans Activist
U of California, Santa Cruz, faces online mobbing over a trans student’s controversial activism.
A conservative commentator is pressuring the University of California, Santa Cruz, to respond to his complaints about a Ph.D. candidate and trans activist there. And he’s urging his more than one million followers to do the same, prompting concerns about targeted harassment of the graduate student, Eli Erlick.
Specifically, commentator Matt Walsh says he’s concerned that Erlick is a “confessed drug dealer” targeting children. This is based on a since-deleted Instagram post by Erlick, in which she proposed pooling unopened, doctor-prescribed hormone therapies for trans people who are experiencing difficulty accessing this type of care.
‘Time to Escalate’
“There are over 20 states trying to criminalize hormone therapy, particularly for trans youth,” Erlick wrote in the post. “So, my friends and I had an idea: sending out our extra prescriptions around the country. If you need hormones, I’m working with a distribution network to get you access. Everything is free, no questions asked. We have hundreds of doses of testosterone, estradiol and spironolactone available right now.”
She continued, “Each package comes with information on dosage, obtaining bloodwork, etc. I realize this is only a band-aid solution: we need full access to affirmative care from professionals immediately. However, missing a single dose of hormones can be devastating (especially for trans teens and those new to hormones)!”
Erlick, a longtime trans youth activist and founder of the group Trans Student Educational Resources, isn’t a stranger to the far right. Earlier this year, for instance, she accused Walsh’s production team of misrepresenting itself in order to recruit trans people to interview for his online documentary, What Is a Woman? (Erlick was not the only trans person or ally to make this accusation.) In any case, Walsh and other conservative commentators noticed Erlick’s post and began calling her a drug dealer. Some reported her to federal authorities, including the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
Erlick’s hormone-distribution proposal certainly raises legal, medical and ethical questions. (Such questions must of course be weighed alongside the legal, medical and ethical implications of political efforts to make gender dysphoria treatment harder to access or even illegal.) But the concern among many of Erlick’s supporters is that Walsh hasn’t just reported Erlick to UCSC, he’s enlisted his followers to force a public response, and given the university an ultimatum.
“We gave the leadership there a day to respond and tell us what steps they would take to address this before I started giving out their contact information. Well, they never did address it,” Walsh said on his eponymous show on the Daily Wire streaming service earlier this week. “Now it’s time to escalate. The University of California, Santa Cruz, is a public university. These officials have no right to ignore this issue. They just don’t have the right to do it.”
After sharing the contact information for various leaders at the university, including Chancellor Cynthia Larive, Walsh said on his show, “Next I will find the Board of Trustees, and I will find the donors at the school. After that I’ll show up there with a crowd of people. I’ll come there personally.”
The university said in a statement that “as a campus continuously working in pursuit of social justice,” it “strongly supports transgender members of our community. Transgender rights are human rights. Transphobia, homophobia and harassment have no place in our society. We at UC Santa Cruz are committed to building a society that values and respects all, encouraging and supporting individuals to be their whole selves, enabling them to thrive.”
Regarding Erlick, the statement continues, “The university is aware of social media posts by one of our graduate students related to gender-affirming medical care outlawed in certain states. The university takes allegations of illegal activity seriously, harassment included.”
UCSC declined to answer additional questions about the case.
Asked about the status of her proposal, Erlick said via email that “trans people have shared hormone replacement therapy treatments for over 80 years. This is nothing new or unique. It is important to add that no one is providing hormone replacement therapy to children and the accusations that I am are false and absurd.”
Targeted Harassment
Erlick shared with Inside Higher Ed a number of messages that she said she’d received on social media following Walsh’s comments about her. They include anti-LGBTQ slurs (Erlick is a trans woman) and various threats of physical violence.
“Matt Walsh does not care about trans people,” Erlick said. “He is profiting from the moral panic over transness through new followers, advertisers and pageviews. Money, fame and power are his only goals.”
Erlick and some of her followers have accused Walsh of stochastic terrorism, an academic term used (in one sense) to describe the incitement of violence against a target, via mass media and with plausible deniability.
Boston Children’s Hospital, which Walsh has repeatedly accused of “mutilating” children who seek gender-affirming care, also released a statement this week saying that its workers are being harassed and facing threats of violence. Contrary to some reports, the hospital also said, it “does not perform genital surgeries as part of gender-affirming care on a patient under the age of 18.”
Walsh has countered the claim that he is a terrorist, arguing that sharing people’s publicly available contact information isn’t harassment and that criticizing someone isn’t terrorism. Yet Walsh’s actions toward Erlick do arguably fit into a larger pattern that groups including the American Association of University Professors call targeted harassment. Concerns about this dynamic in academe have grown with the rise of websites such as Professor Watchlist, a project of Turning Point USA that seeks to expose “radical behavior among college professors.”
A small 2020 AAUP survey of professors who were the subject of articles in Campus Reform, a news website with goals similar of those of Professor Watchlist, found that 40 percent were subsequently threatened with harm, including physical violence or death. An additional 10 percent received hateful or harassing messages, often over email.
As targeted harassment has the potential to chill free expression, the AAUP views it as a threat to academic freedom. And while Erlick is a graduate student, the AAUP has long held that graduate students—not just faculty members—have a right to academic freedom.
Erlick told Inside Higher Ed that “Walsh is not only attacking trans people but also free speech itself. He is attempting to silence those who support trans youth. Claiming the university has the power to punish me for online activities opens a milieu of possibilities for suppressing the speech of academics. Walsh is sending a clear message by attempting to have me removed from my Ph.D. program: those who support trans people in academia are fair game for attack.”
The graduate director for Erlick’s department, feminist studies, responded to an interview request but said he needed Erlick’s consent prior to an on-the-record conversation. He did not respond to a subsequent request for comment.
Erlick’s research centers on transgender politics. Asked about it, she said, “My dissertation project, ‘Disrespectability Politics,’ discusses groups that reject moralistic appeals to power in favor of undermining authority. Many of the groups I study are trans people that find ways to autonomously support one another.”
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FTC Sends Checks to Borrowers Impacted by Debt Relief Scam
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Over 14,000 borrowers will soon receive checks from the Federal Trade Commission restoring a total of $822,000 lost to a student loan debt relief scam called Student Advocates.
Last year, Student Advocates and the financing company Equitable Acceptance Corporation, which assisted them, settled a complaint filed against them by the FTC. The settlement stated that the two companies had collected illegal up-front fees and falsely promised borrowers that they could lower or eliminate their student loan debt. As a result, Student Advocates was banned from providing debt relief services.
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A New Look at College Affordability for Indigenous Students
A group of scholarship providers for Native American students on Wednesday released a report detailing their first national study on college affordability for Indigenous students. Researchers surveyed 1,607 current and 1,182 former scholarship recipients in 2020 and conducted interviews and sharing circles with 96 current and former students in 2021 to gain a better understanding of their financial barriers.
The study found that 72 percent of current students surveyed reported they had run out of money at least once in the last six months, and 67 percent said they were responsible for helping with family bills. Half of all participants reported choosing where to go to college based on overall cost of attendance.
The report, funded by the Lumina Foundation, was a collaboration between four Native American scholarship providers: the American Indian College Fund, the Native Forward Scholars Fund, the Cobell Scholarship and the American Indian Science and Engineering Society.
“We want the American public and policymakers to understand the unique barriers faced by Native students as they pursue their education dreams,” Cheryl Crazy Bull, president and CEO of the American Indian College Fund, said in a press release. “These barriers can be removed through continued investment via scholarships, tuition support, and supportive partnerships. This study provides a foundation from which to explore those investments.”
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N.Y. Tuition Assistance Program Expands to Part-Time Students
New York governor Kathy Hochul announced Thursday that the state’s Tuition Assistance Program will extend to part-time students taking six credits or more starting this fall. The $150 million expansion of the program will support approximately 75,000 more students, according to the announcement.
“Higher education students not only hold the key for our state, but for their families,” Hochul said. “A degree changes more than just the life of its holder, it changes the lives of those all around them. Every person who calls New York home should have the opportunity to better themselves and invest in their education.”
TAP covers up to $5,665 of tuition annually for full-time students. The sum allocated to eligible part-time students will depend on the number of course credits in which they enroll.
“This unprecedented expansion of TAP to part-time students will have a transformative impact on the lives of thousands of New Yorkers, providing a pathway to upward social mobility and a better-paying jobs, while simultaneously fueling New York’s post-pandemic recovery,” Félix V. Matos Rodríguez, chancellor of the City University of New York system, said in the announcement.
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