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Wide receiver Corri Milliner earned the Reputation On The Line award on Tuesday for his efforts in Benjamin Russell’s win over Sylacauga.
The Reputation On The Line Award is awarded weekly to student-athletes across all sports for exceptional performance on and off the field.
Milliner won the award this week for hauling in six catches for 174 yards and three scores against the Aggies last Friday. Milliner and his Wildcats beat Sylacauga 41-7 in head coach Smitty Grider’s first game as the head coach.
Milliner is a senior at Benjamin Russell.
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At the college level, Milliner has received a scholarship from Alabama State.
Three straight Benjamin Russell Wildcats have won the RotL Award, as freshman quarterback Alijah Johnson and senior linebacker Bryan Simmons have also been recognized.
Recognition for Milliner continues as he was also named one of three candidates for the Outlook’s Player of the Week. Milliner joins Benjamin Russell quarterback Gabe Benton and Dadeville running back DaQuan Doss as three of the best performers from last week.
Voting for Player of the Week ends Wednesday night and can be done at alexcityoutlook.com.
Henry Zimmer is sports editor for The Outlook and Dadeville Record. He may be contacted via email at henry.zimmer@alexcityoutlook.com.
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Dadeville volleyball lost its first match of the year to Wadley on Monday, losing in three straight sets.
The Tigers fell 25-14, 25-15, 25-21.
While the game was the first for Dadeville, it was the second for Wadley. The Bulldogs, in two games, have only dropped one set en route to their 2-0 start.
“Coach (Karen) Beverley does a really, really good job at Wadley and they have a very fundamentally sound volleyball team,” said head coach Chris Tolbert. “I thought we played well with who we faced. Overall, I am pleasantly surprised with the first game.”
Unforced errors were the downfall of Dadeville against the Bulldogs, as too many times points were given away to the home team.
“Unforced errors are something we just have got to clean up,” said Tolbert. “Balls were dropping straight in front of us. There were definitely some first game jitters.”
Senior D’Aja Caldwell led the way for Dadeville as well as she could, keeping pace at the net with her opponents.
“She played really, really well,” said Tolbert. “She hit the ball really well and had a lot of great saves. Several times she kept us in rallies.”
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Terriana Kelly was a player that “stepped up” in the eyes of her coach, coming in as the backup setter when Dadeville’s primary setter went down early in the first set.
“It was good to see my backup setter come in and do exactly what she was supposed to do,” said Tolbert. “She played well. I was pleased.”
In an effort to eliminate unforced errors and up the team’s communication, Tolbert is going to turn up the heat in practice.
Tolbert said his team practices communicating with one another in practice, but “we do not do enough.” Going forward by making sure everyone is on the same page, Tolbert said sets like the third against Wadley could easily swing his team’s favor.
Monday’s third set was the closest in the whole game, with Dadeville only falling by four points. Tolbert said that is all due to how well his team communicated.
By the third set, Kelly was able to find a solid groove and get to balls she had previously missed and Caldwell was able to find her way around blockers. Tolbert said both of those improvements were due to how well his team was able to talk.
“We are going to work on our communication all week,” said Tolbert. “We are going to up our practice tempo. We are going to practice harder, get after it more. I know this team has another notch that we can turn up. If we communicate, we will be in a pretty good place for this upcoming season.”
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By Seung Min Kim, Michael Balsamo, Chris Megerian and Zeke Miller | Associated Press
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday is set to announce his long-delayed move to forgive up to $10,000 in federal student loans for many Americans and extend a pause on payments to January, according to three people familiar with the plan.
Biden has faced pressure from liberals to provide broader relief to hard-hit borrowers, and from moderates and Republicans questioning the fairness of any widespread forgiveness. The delay in Biden’s decision has only heightened the anticipation for what his own aides acknowledge represents a political no-win situation. The people spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss Biden’s intended announcement ahead of time.
The precise details of Biden’s plan, which will include an income cap limiting the forgiveness to only those earning less than $125,000 a year, were being kept to an unusually small circle within the Biden administration and were still not finalized on the eve of the announcement.
Down-to-the-wire decision-making has been a hallmark of the Biden White House, but the particular delay on student loans reflects the vexing challenge confronting him in fulfilling a key campaign promise.
The plan would likely eliminate student debt entirely for millions of Americans and wipe away at least half for millions more.
The nation’s federal student debt now tops $1.6 trillion after ballooning for years. More than 43 million Americans have federal student debt, with almost a third owing less than $10,000 and more than half owing less than $20,000, according to the latest federal data.
The continuation of the pandemic-era payment freeze comes just days before millions of Americans were set to find out when their next student loan bills will be due. This is the closest the administration has come to hitting the end of the payment freeze extension, with the current pause set to end Aug. 31.
Wednesday’s announcement was set for the White House after Biden returns from vacation in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. The administration had briefly considered higher education schools in the president’s home state for a larger reveal, but scaled back their plans.
Biden was initially skeptical of student loan debt cancellation as he faced off against more progressive Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, who had proposed cancellations of $50,000 or more, during the 2020 primaries.
As he tried to shore up support among younger voters and prepare for a general election battle against then-President Donald Trump, Biden unveiled his initial proposal for debt cancellation of $10,000 per borrower, with no mention of an income cap.
Biden narrowed his campaign promise in recent months by embracing the income limit as soaring inflation took a political toll and as he aimed to head off political attacks that the cancellation would benefit those with higher take-home pay. But Democrats, from members of congressional leadership to those facing tough re-election bids this November, have pushed the administration to go as broad as possible on debt relief, seeing it in part as a galvanizing issue, particularly for Black and young voters this fall.
The frenzied last-minute lobbying continued Tuesday even as Biden remained on his summer vacation. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., one of the loudest advocates in recent years for canceling student loan debt, spoke privately on the phone with Biden, imploring the president to forgive as much debt as the administration can, according to a Democrat with knowledge of the call.
In his pitch, Schumer argued to Biden that doing so was the right thing to do morally and economically, said the Democrat, who asked for anonymity to describe a private conversation.
Inside the administration, officials have discussed since at least early summer forgiving more than $10,000 of student debt for certain categories of borrowers, such as Pell Grant recipients, according to three people with knowledge of the deliberations. That remained one of the final variables being considered by Biden heading into Wednesday’s announcement.
Democrats are betting that Biden, who has seen his public approval rating tumble over the last year, can help motivate younger voters to the polls in November with the announcement.
Although Biden’s plan is narrower than what he initially proposed during the campaign, “he’ll get a lot of credit for following through on something that he was committed to,” said Celinda Lake, a Democratic pollster who worked with Biden during the 2020 election.
She described student debt as a “gateway issue” for younger voters, meaning it affects their views and decisions on housing affordability and career choices. A survey of 18- to 29-year-olds conducted by the Harvard Institute of Politics in March found that 59% of those polled favored debt cancellation of some sort — whether for all borrowers or those most in need — although student loans did not rank high among issues that most concerned people in that age group.
Some advocates were already bracing for disappointment.
“If the rumors are true, we’ve got a problem,” Derrick Johnson, the president of the NAACP, which has aggressively lobbied Biden to take bolder action, said Tuesday. He emphasized that Black students face higher debut burdens than white students.
“President Biden’s decision on student debt cannot become the latest example of a policy that has left Black people — especially Black women — behind,” he said. “This is not how you treat Black voters who turned out in record numbers and provided 90% of their vote to once again save democracy in 2020.”
John Della Volpe, who worked as a consultant on Biden’s campaign and is the director of polling at the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics, said the particulars of Biden’s announcement were less important than the decision itself.
“It’s about trust in politics, in government, in our system. It’s also about trust in the individual, which in this case is President Biden.”
Combined with fears about expanding abortion restrictions and Trump’s reemergence on the political scene, Della Volpe said student debt forgiveness “adds an additional tailwind to an already improving position with young people.”
Republicans, meanwhile, see only political upside if Biden pursues a large-scale cancellation of student debt ahead of the November midterms, anticipating backlash for Democrats — particularly in states where there are large numbers of working-class voters without college degrees. Critics of broad student debt forgiveness also believe it will open the White House to lawsuits, on the grounds that Congress has never given the president the explicit authority to cancel debt on his own.
The Republican National Committee on Tuesday blasted Biden’s expected announcement as a “handout to the rich,” claiming it would unfairly burden lower-income taxpayers and those who have already paid off their student loans with covering the costs of higher education for the wealthy.
“My neighbor, a detective, worked 3 jobs (including selling carpet) & his wife worked to make sure their daughter got quality college degree w/no student debt,” Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee, tweeted Tuesday. “Big sacrifice. Now their taxes must pay off someone else’s student debt?”
Biden’s elongated deliberations have sent federal loan servicers, who have been instructed to hold back billing statements while he weighed a decision, grumbling.
Industry groups had complained that the delayed decision left them with just days to notify borrowers, retrain customer service workers and update websites and digital payment systems, said Scott Buchanan, executive director of the Student Loan Servicing Alliance.
It increases the risk that some borrowers will inadvertently be told they need to make payments, he said.
“At this late stage I think that’s the risk we’re running,” he said. “You can’t just turn on a dime with 35 million borrowers who all have different loan types and statuses.”
Associated Press writer Collin Binkley contributed from Washington.
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LOS ANGELES — After announcing last week that Walker Buehler would have season-ending surgery on his elbow, the Dodgers indicated that were uncertain what procedure Buehler would have to undergo.
Talking in the dugout before Monday’s game at Dodger Stadium, Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman still said there was a wide range of possibilities when Buehler was operated on by Dr. Neal ElAttrache. Friedman acknowledged that a second Tommy John surgery – because of its 15-month recovery time – would qualify as the worst-case scenario.
It is the worst-case scenario.
Buehler posted to his Instagram account Tuesday that it was “Tommy John Round 2 – let’s roll. See ya when I see ya.”
Buehler also underwent the elbow ligament replacement procedure shortly after he was drafted by the Dodgers out of Vanderbilt in 2015. The Dodgers confirmed the news and said Buehler also had a flexor tendon repair performed by ElAttrache.
The surgery almost certainly means Buehler will not pitch again until the 2024 season. The 28-year-old Buehler could be a free agent following that season.
Buehler acknowledged earlier this year that he has been plagued with persistent issues involving his elbow for some time. In 12 starts this season, he struggled, posting a 4.02 ERA and finally left his start in San Francisco on June 10 with elbow pain.
An MRI at the time diagnosed a flexor tendon strain and Buehler also underwent surgery to remove a bone spur in his elbow. The Dodgers were hopeful he might be able to return to pitch in September or possibly in the postseason.
But the discomfort returned as Buehler attempted to progress in a throwing program. A second MRI with contrast dye was difficult to read – not uncommon with pitchers who have had Tommy John surgery – and ElAttrache recommended surgery to determine the extent of damage in the elbow.
More to come on this story.
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Former “Saved by the Bell” star turned TV host Mario Lopez has put his historic Glendale home on the market for $6.5 million.
The 7,200-square-foot Mediterranean Revival has eight bedrooms and eight bathrooms. That includes an attached 1,000-square-foot guest house with two bedrooms, one bathroom, a kitchenette and a living room.
According to the city’s historic register, armored car inventor Peter Damm built and lived in the home he dubbed “Lorelei” in 1929. It’s had many owners, undergone renovations and absorbed several parcels in the decades since.
Property records show Lopez, 48, bought the home in 2010 for $1.94 million. It was his family’s primary residence until last month when he and his wife, Courtney Mazza, dropped $9.4 million as first reported by Dirt.com on a Spanish-style mansion secluded by oaks on nearly 1.25 acres in La Canada Flintridge.
The couple has three children,
They leave behind this white-stuccoed house on a two-thirds-plus-acre lot with city and mountain views. It has a red-tiled roof, arched doors and windows, and a wall fountain in the Spanish-tiled entry courtyard.
Double entry doors open onto a foyer accented by tiles with geometrical patterns with the main living spaces beyond.
The gourmet kitchen boasts high-end appliances, a central island with seating and a breakfast nook. There’s a separate dining area.
Exposed wood beam ceilings grace the family room and the primary suite, which has an en-suite bathroom that leads down to the mirrored fitness studio.
The multi-tiered grounds feature a pool, spa, an outdoor kitchen, a cabana with a heater and a built-in entertainment center, and a bocce ball court.
Dan Sanchez of Dilbeck Real Estate holds the listing.
Lopez is an actor, TV personality and author. But he’s best known for his portrayal of A.C. Slater on NBC’s “Saved by the Bell,” a ’90s sitcom about a group of high school friends and their principal that ran for four seasons.
He has starred in a “Saved by the Bell” spin-off and two TV movies, competed on “Dancing with the Stars” and served as host for the entertainment news shows “Extra” and “Access Hollywood” and later “The X Factor.”
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Montebello officials are scrambling to find a record of how $355,000 in federal block grant income for affordable housing was spent – a gap that means the city could once again lose out on future federal housing dollars.
The funding, from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Home Investment Partnerships (HOME) program, totaled $355,204, but there’s no record of what happened to the money, officials said.
The HOME program is a large federal block grant to state and local governments designed to create affordable housing for low-income households.
“HUD has identified this money that was drawn down but we can’t seem to find it,” Joseph Palombi, director of planning and community development, referring to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
“There’s no record of it,” Palombi said. “We’re trying to be transparent about it.”
Palombi said officials in his department and the city’s finance department for the last two years have been trying to find a record of how the money was used.
“But we can’t find it,” Director of Finance Michael Solorza said. “We suspect there’s been some not accurate record keeping.”
Mayor Kimberly Cobos-Cawthorne said the good news is none of the current staff was working for Montebello from 2008-14 and so can’t be blamed for this problem.
City Manager Rene Bobadilla was hired in June 2019 and other staffers came later.
Still, if records of how the money was used can’t be found, Montebello will have to report to HUD and might have to pay it back by being penalized in future money, Palombi said.
In 2016, Montebello agreed to forgo receiving about $600,000 in federal housing money over the next three years in order to resolve numerous violations of federal rules dating back to 2008.
The issues included paying administrative costs with program money and not having the right documentation for programs such as code enforcement and home repair.
Another complaint involved federal housing dollars meant for low-income residents that went to a homeowner who had four properties in Hawaii.
The city’s problems first came to light in 2011 when HUD sent a letter to the city, detailing 31 violations that auditors discovered during an April 2011 review of Montebello records.
Among the violations: the city lied to HUD about giving federal dollars to Rehab Escrow Corp., whose owner was later convicted of embezzling federal housing money, according to the letter.
Even after HUD notified the city of its investigation into the escrow company, city officials continued to give its owner, Belinda Exon, federal dollars, according to the letter.
Exon later was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to embezzling $3.9 million from cities across the Southland, including $125,000 from Montebello.
By 2014, the city had resolved 14 of the 31 violations, including getting $1.3 million back from Walnut-based developer Danny Ku, who was supposed to spend the money for an affordable housing project. The money was returned after Montebello sued Ku.
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Los Angeles County firefighters helped spare homes in San Dimas on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 23, when a brush fire was held to only 6.5 acres, fire officials said.
The fire was reported at 2:29 p.m. in the area of North Reeder Avenue and East Renshaw Street, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said. It was initially reported as being two acres in size and threatened nearby homes, the Fire Department said.
**UPDATE**#LACoFD units have stopped forward progress of the #ViginiaFire and held the fire to just 6.5 acres. The quick work of the 65 firefighters and multiple air resources prevented the flames from reaching near by homes.
— L.A. County Fire Department (@LACoFDPIO) August 23, 2022
The fire was contained around 3:45 p.m. and no homes were damaged in the blaze, fire officials said.
The fire’s cause was under investigation, authorities said.
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AIEA, Hawaii (KITV4) -- An Aiea woman who's nearly 90 years old keeps working six or seven days a week, and loves it. Connie Asentista says her job keeps her Aging Well.
You might say Astentista's job sucks. But that's a good thing; she sells Kirby vacuums. She is the owner of A's Kirby Sales & Service at Harbor Court in Aiea.
"It keeps me alive, I know what's going on in the world. I don't want to be idle," Connie said.
Connie bought this franchise in 1999.
"My husband said, 'This is hard work for you.' I said, 'Nothing like trying!'" she recalled.
And try, she did. She became an award winning salesperson. Now at 88-years-old, she still shows up for work at least 40 hours per week.
"Shouldn't you be hanging out with the kids and grandkids?," KITV4's Diane Ako asked.
"Oh, no. I have to show them good example," she answered without missing a beat.
Michael Astentista, her son, is full of admiration for her.
"She's here to make sure I'm settled for the rest of my life- not only mentally and in business, but strong in my faith," Michael said.
Love of family and God rounds out her 18 hour days. There is a "time to pray, time to play, time to work. Work six days a week. Sundays are fantastic! We all go the beach," she laughed.
Michael added, "I'm very thankful for her for being my support and a fan of mine 1,000%."
Diane is KITV4’s weekend evening anchor and weekday reporter. She hosts the Aging Well series on Tuesday evenings at 5, 6, and 10 p.m. She is a mother, a cat owner, and a yogi. | https://www.kitv.com/kakou/aging-well-88-year-old-woman-loves-working-full-time/article_74046518-211d-11ed-aaa2-ff5a0a63d78e.html | 2022-08-24T00:12:13Z | kitv.com | control | https://www.kitv.com/kakou/aging-well-88-year-old-woman-loves-working-full-time/article_74046518-211d-11ed-aaa2-ff5a0a63d78e.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A health worker draws the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine as she prepares to administer the spring booster also known as fourth jab to a person at a vaccination clinic.
Moderna submitted its application to the US Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization of its updated Covid-19 vaccine booster for use in people age 18 and older the company said in a news release on Tuesday.
This updated formulation is a bivalent vaccine that will combine the original vaccine with one that targets Omicron sublineages BA.4 and BA.5, and would be administered as a 50 microgram dose.
The company says a phase 2/3 clinical trial on these boosters is now underway. The data they have submitted to the FDA comes from experiments in mice as well as data from humans using a different booster which was updated to protect against the BA.1 strain of Omicron.
"We have worked closely with the FDA to ensure that Americans will have access to Moderna's updated, bivalent booster, which, if authorized, may offer higher, broader, and more durable protection against Covid-19 compared ot the currently authorized booster," said Stephane Bancel, Chief Executive Officer of Moderna.
The announcement comes one day after Pfizer and BioNTech said they submitted their application to the US Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization of their bivalent Covid-19 booster for use in people age 12 and older.
When could shots be available?
White House Covid-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said recently the updated boosters should be available to the public early- to mid-September, but it is ultimately up to the FDA as to when the shot will get the greenlight.
"FDA will be using the totality of the available evidence to authorize the fall bivalent boosters," FDA spokesperson Abigail Capobianco said in a statement emailed to CNN last week. "There are data on many millions of individuals who have received the prototype component as a booster. As for the BA.4/5 component, a combination of nonclinical data obtained in mice, data from prior variant vaccines (including those to beta, delta, and omicron BA.1), along with our extensive knowledge of the safety and efficacy of the mRNA platforms will be used for this decision-making."
The booster dose "elicited potent neutralizing antibody responses against the Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 in all participants regardless of prior infection," according to data previously released by Moderna in June.
The FDA will now evaluate Moderna's data, but hasn't said whether it will convene its vaccine advisers before making a decision on authorization. Such a step could push back when shots can be administered.
Production of the updated shots is already underway. The US government has purchased 105 million bivalent Covid-19 vaccine booster doses from Pfizer, and another 66 million updated shots from Moderna. | https://www.kitv.com/news/coronavirus/moderna-seeks-fda-authorization-for-updated-covid-19-booster/article_69266dbc-5377-5b8c-8aaa-dd725fdb6809.html | 2022-08-24T00:12:19Z | kitv.com | control | https://www.kitv.com/news/coronavirus/moderna-seeks-fda-authorization-for-updated-covid-19-booster/article_69266dbc-5377-5b8c-8aaa-dd725fdb6809.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
We hope you didn't skip laddos today thinking we'd serve baked muesli. However what we found here would give Pintertest the biggest challenge that most have tried yet... Ladho is not as straightorow and unclinclinary as Pudhina (Majesta) nor do many try tast it to the best. With a melded recipes herein comes one of those hard to foul tamarine and bh GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A spike in shootings in the downtown area, between late May and mid-July, alarmed some of the businesses there. The Grand Rapids Chamber, which works with 2,000 businesses, said they heard all of the complaints firsthand from their clients.
However, the Grand Rapid Police Department said they heard them too, and they’re working to reduce the violence.
“[Businesses] have been very vocal about their concerns about safety downtown,” said GRPD Chief Eric Winstrom. “We share those concerns and we have had a lot of really good productive meetings. We have focused a lot of our enforcement downtown. We have, since I started, we have two additional police officers. But, I know we need more.”
Chief Winstrom spoke to FOX 17 after the Public Safety Committee meeting at City Hall on Tuesday afternoon. He said that currently there’s 21 recruits in the academy. They’ll be out on patrol in the coming months.
He added that what’s helped to curb the violence was informing businesses of their resources to help them get specific services.
“Our [Homeless Outreach Team] actually put together like a one-page flyer for behavior that’s outside, because a lot of the complaints were just nuisance behavior: people sleeping in my vestibule or whatever, and other sort of, kind of minor issues,” Chief Winstrom said. “This gives the business owners a direct way to either call the Homeless Outreach Team, or call different services that maybe is a more appropriate to call. Or a different agency of the city.”
Chief Winstrom said he hopes that’ll relieve call volume for the officers and allow them to focus their attention crime.
“I’ve had requests, specific requests, from actual business owners downtown. People that own clubs and things, ‘hey you know it’s busy outside, park a marked squad car out there.’ And essentially what they’re asking for, is they’re asking for security,” he said. “My answer is always 'we’re not private security and we have an entire city to police.'”
He said the overall goal is to reduce crime throughout the city, and not just in the downtown area. He noted during the committee meeting that robberies were down 40 percent, but homicides were up from last year.
And, he added that police will continue to use the DICE program — The Data Informed Community Engagement program — using data and community engagement to reduce crime.
While increasing police staff is a priority, he said, safety throughout the city is key as well.
“It is a balance. We need officers downtown. We did see that there weren’t enough officers downtown and I still don’t think there are. So, I think you’re going to see more officers,” Chief Winstrom said. “But, I’m making sure the officers are spread evenly across the city to cover the calls is a priority.” | https://www.fox17online.com/homepage-showcase/we-need-officers-downtown-grpd-chief-working-to-add-more-police-in-city-center-and-elsewhere | 2022-08-24T00:19:51Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/homepage-showcase/we-need-officers-downtown-grpd-chief-working-to-add-more-police-in-city-center-and-elsewhere | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
MUSKEGON, Mich. — Muskegon County Airport is announcing a new Essential Air Service Air Carrier. With the new partnership comes a boost in flight offerings- but not in plane size.
As of October 1, Southern Airways Express will service the airport with 36 non-stop flights per week. These flights will connect passengers to Chicago O'Hare Airport, a major connecting hub for domestic and international flights.
Southern Airways Express says it will be providing those extra flights on single engine, 9-passenger planes.
"The West Michigan community welcomes Southern Airways Express to Muskegon County," said Muskegon County Administrator Mark Eisenbarth. "The substantial increase in flight frequencies will allow customers much greater access and connectivity into the national air transportation system, and we welcome business travelers and families from around the area to try Muskegon County airport and Southern Airways Express and an easy and convenient air travel option."
Travelers seeking additional information can learn more about Southern Airways Express here. | https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/lakeshore/muskegon/muskegon-county-airport-adds-new-carrier-extra-flights | 2022-08-24T00:19:57Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/lakeshore/muskegon/muskegon-county-airport-adds-new-carrier-extra-flights | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
(NEXSTAR) – A 61-year-old woman who survived a bear attack in Vermont over the weekend is crediting her Jack Russell terrier with their escape, according to Fish and Wildlife officials.
Susan Lee was walking the terrier and her labradoodle along a trail on her property in Strafford Saturday when the bear surprised her. She later told Game Warden Sergeant Jeffrey Whipple and Game Warden Kyle Isherwood that she had lost sight of her dogs and recalled them just before hearing a loud noise and seeing the bear charge at her.
Lee said she tripped on a stone wall, and then the bear was on top of her. When she felt pain in her upper left leg she knew the bear had bitten down on her.
The attack was cut short by her Jack Russell terrier, a breed that usually stands about 1 foot tall and weighs between 13 and 17 pounds.
“Ms. Lee stated that her Jack Russel terrier intervened by barking at the bear, which got off her and appeared to focus on the dog,” officials stated in a news release. Lee said she and the terrier managed to retreat down the trail and the bear took off in another direction. The labradoodle would make it home later, according to USA Today.
Whipple told the outlet that the Jack Russell had to execute “some ninja moves” to keep the bear from injuring it.
Despite the bite wound to her leg and “multiple scratches between two and nine inches long on both her sides,” Lee managed to get home safely and text a friend to take her to the hospital for treatment. She also called 911 to report the attack.
Isherwood responded to the scene of the attack with Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department Bear Biologist Jaclyn Comeau and the two concluded that the bear, who they weren’t able to locate, was likely a female with cubs that was provoked when Lee and her dogs surprised them.
“Bear attacks are extremely rare in Vermont,” said Comeau, adding that the department has records of only three prior bear attacks in the state. “However, at this time of year black bears are moving in family units and mothers will be protective of their cubs. If confronted by a bear it is essential to remain calm and back away slowly, and to fight back immediately if attacked.”
Lee was treated at an area hospital where Whipple and Isherwood interviewed her about the attack and warned her of the danger of rabies. Nexstar asked about the results of a possible rabies test but the department did not respond by publishing time.
Lee’s injuries were described as “non-life-threatening.” | https://www.wwlp.com/news/national/woman-attacked-by-bear-says-pet-jack-russell-terrier-helped-her-escape/ | 2022-08-24T00:20:03Z | wwlp.com | control | https://www.wwlp.com/news/national/woman-attacked-by-bear-says-pet-jack-russell-terrier-helped-her-escape/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
More from Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari:
- We can only relax on rate hikes when we see compelling evidence that inflation is heading down towards 2%
- If inflation were at 4%, I'd be more willing to say, let's take our time and avoid the risk of overdoing it.
- With inflation at or over 8%, we don't want inflation expectations to become unanchored.
- fear in back of mind is that inflation is more embedded at higher level than appreciated
- a lot of balance sheet tightening has already happened due to forward guidance
- biggest fear is that we are misreading underlying inflation dynamics
Earlier:
USD catching a wee bid. AUD, NZD, GBP, EUR all a little lower. USD/JPY up small. Not a lot in it. | https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/kashkari-fed-can-relax-on-rate-hikes-when-compelling-evidence-cpi-heading-toward-2-seen-20220823/ | 2022-08-24T00:20:36Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/kashkari-fed-can-relax-on-rate-hikes-when-compelling-evidence-cpi-heading-toward-2-seen-20220823/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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CHEYENNE – Brenda Lyttle of Cheyenne has announced that she will be running as an independent candidate for the House District 8 seat in the Wyoming Legislature.
Lyttle has gathered the required number of signatures from registered voters in HD 8 and has received confirmation of her candidacy from the Wyoming Secretary of State’s office. She will be on the Nov. 8 general election ballot.
“I met many wonderful people in House District 8 as I gathered signatures for my petition to run for office. Thank you to all the voters who shared their knowledge, kindness and signed my election petition," she said in a statement. "I look forward to representing those voters and all the residents of House District 8 as a member of the Wyoming Legislature.”
Lyttle will be running as an independent candidate, which means she will not be affiliated with either the Republican or Democratic party.
“I chose to run as an independent in a highly Republican district because I was disheartened by the stance of the Wyoming Republican Party," she said. "I also see labels being placed upon members of both parties, and I wanted to avoid being labeled. Running as an independent is right for me, and I believe it is right for many voters.”
She stated the issues of education funding and Medicaid expansion led her to running for office.
"I have been an LCCC trustee for 16 years. My husband is a former superintendent of schools for Laramie County School District 1. My two daughters and two stepchildren attended and graduated from the excellent schools in LCSD1. I have seen the magic that education can bring and how education can build a future for our Wyoming families. I feel strongly that our education system is a gem of this state, and we need to treat it that way.”
Lyttle stated she is also a strong supporter of Medicaid expansion because of her practice in debt relief. She said she talks to many people who are in financial crisis, and more than half of those are because of medical bills.
She said many don't have insurance through their work or cannot afford insurance on their own.
"It doesn’t seem right that someone in Wyoming who is injured or becomes ill must go into financial crisis to become well," she said. "Medicaid expansion would also bring millions of dollars into the state’s budget and add jobs for Wyoming workers. The Wyoming Legislature needs to pass a bill for Medicaid expansion. I want to make that happen.”
Lyttle has developed a platform on these and other issues that can be found on her website, brendalyttle.com.
Lyttle will face off against Dave Zwonitzer, a former state legislator who won the Republican nomination in the Aug. 16 primary. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/elections/election_2022/brenda-lyttle-will-run-as-independent-in-house-district-8/article_3177b6b0-2239-11ed-a578-5b7882d3caef.html | 2022-08-24T00:23:09Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/elections/election_2022/brenda-lyttle-will-run-as-independent-in-house-district-8/article_3177b6b0-2239-11ed-a578-5b7882d3caef.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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CHEYENNE – Caitlin Garcia was named Cheyenne Frontier Days Lady-In-Waiting 2023 after a selection process including submitting a written application, an accomplishment book, a horsemanship skills demonstration and an interview.
She is the daughter of Cesar and Denise Garcia. She is a 2017 graduate of Cheyenne's Central High School. After high school, she was a full-time student at Laramie County Community College, where she achieved her associates degrees in animal science, equine science and equine training. Currently, she is attending the University of Wyoming, where she is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in animal and veterinary sciences.
Garcia's first time in the CFD Arena was at the age of 8, competing in junior barrel racing. She represented CFD across Wyoming and surrounding states for five years as a Dandy. The accomplishments she is most proud of include: Reserve National Champion Veterinary Science Team, Top 20 National Veterinary Science Individual, and multiple local, regional and national wins showing horses in versatility ranch horse competitions and horsemanship.
“It is a true honor to be selected as the 2023 lady-in-waiting! I am beyond grateful for the opportunity to represent Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo and the western way of life," Garcia said in a news release. "To become my own childhood hero is an indescribable feeling! To know I have been chosen to represent the 3,000+ volunteers who are Cheyenne Frontier Days and continue the legacy of Cheyenne Frontier Days royalty is truly humbling. I hope to make each person proud and fill the boots of those who rode before me."
She will work with Miss Frontier Jordan Johnson in 2023 to represent Cheyenne Frontier Days. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_news/cfd-general-committee-names-caitlin-garcia-2023-lady-in-waiting/article_48428a0c-2304-11ed-a2de-c3b487781b7a.html | 2022-08-24T00:23:27Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_news/cfd-general-committee-names-caitlin-garcia-2023-lady-in-waiting/article_48428a0c-2304-11ed-a2de-c3b487781b7a.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
CASPER – A week after one of the most discussed elections in Wyoming’s history, a panel of lawmakers will consider changes to the state’s voting system.
The Legislature’s Joint Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Committee will discuss a ranked-choice voting system and whether to implement special elections if one of the state’s top elected officials departs.
The committee will also consider two other important issues in Wyoming: housing and liquor licenses. The meeting, which is open to the public and will be streamed online, will take place in Casper on Thursday and Friday.
Election reform
As has become the norm over the last couple of years, the Corporations Committee will consider election reform legislation. That includes implementing a ranked-choice voting system similar to the one used last week in Alaska’s primary.
Ranked-choice usually work like this: The number of votes a candidate gets are determined by how many residents rank the candidate in the top spot. If no one candidate gets more than 50% of the vote, it will trigger the lowest vote-getter to be cut.
Then, on every ballot that had the lowest vote-getter ranked first, the No. 2 candidate will move into the No. 1 spot and earns more votes. This process continues until one candidate achieves a majority.
As the bill is currently written, it would permit voters to rank any candidate “without regard to political party affiliation.”
In other words, a voter could rank a Republican first and a Democrat second and not be bound by party.
But the current bill draft will likely be workshopped extensively, said Sen. Cale Case, R-Lander, and Rep. Dan Zwonitzer, R-Cheyenne.
For example, it’s possible that a ranked-choice system could exist within partisan primaries, so voters would only be able to rank Democrats or Republicans, depending on their registration.
Ranked-choice opponents often point to the recent New York City mayoral race as an example of why Wyoming should not implement it – getting the results took days, as opposed to hours.
“I think [favorability for] ranked choice has dimmed a little bit,” Case said.
The committee will also be reviewing a bill that would trigger a special election if there’s a vacancy in some of the state’s elected offices.
As it stands, the state Republican or Democratic central committee (depending on the politician being replaced) is responsible for nominating three candidates. The governor then picks one of those three.
Case suspects the state GOP will lobby against this bill.
“They’ll come down with steel-toed boots,” he said.
In recent years, the state party and a large portion of its central committee has become increasingly hard-line and MAGA-minded, putting the group at odds with more traditional, big tent Republicans.
The central committee passed over Megan Degenfelder when choosing nominees for schools superintendent earlier this year, although she had administrative experience in the Wyoming Department of Education.
Instead, the group nominated three far-right candidates, including the eventual appointee, Brian Schroeder. Voters, however, picked Degenfelder in last week’s primary.
Sen. John Barrasso, who has since been reelected, also first assumed office through the nomination process.
Housing
As Wyoming grapples with housing shortages and rising prices, the committee will begin to look at remedies. The committee does not have any bill drafts slated on housing, but the group will review some memos from the Legislative Service Office, including one on housing trust funds.
Housing trust funds are earmarked pools of money for addressing community housing needs, which could include anything from affordable housing developments to home restoration projects.
Wyoming only has one such trust fund – located in Jackson. It is one of three states that does not have a state-run trust fund.
Zwonitzer said that the committee will mainly be asking questions about housing and listening to stakeholders.
“What is the government’s role? Can we be doing anything, and should we be doing anything?” Zwonitzer asked. “A lot of people want action on cheap housing and affordable housing.”
The Legislative Service Office, however, wrote that there may be some constitutional barriers to implementing a state-funded housing trust. The Wyoming Constitution currently has “prohibitions against the State or its political subdivisions loaning or giving credit or making donations to people or entities in certain situations, as well as a prohibition against legislative appropriations for charitable or industrial purposes unless the recipient is under the control of the State,” the LSO wrote.
Constitutional amendments are notoriously hard to pass in Wyoming.
“I’m always skeptical of the government getting involved in markets that, by and large, work pretty darn well,” said Case, who’s a libertarian-leaning Republican and an economist.
Liquor licenses
The committee will tackle the liquor license landscape in Wyoming this week, as well. The focus of the liquor license discussion will likely center around “tavern and entertainment liquor licenses.”
As it stands, venues that serve food and liquor must make at least 60% of the revenue off of food to satisfy the requirements of the liquor license.
The proposed bill would allow venues that don’t serve food – like arcades, for one – to serve alcohol while still collecting 60% of their revenue from the “entertainment” and no more than 40% from alcohol.
“Whether that 40% is the right number, I’m not sure,” Zwonitzer said.
Zwonitzer said he has concerns – and believes others do, as well – over how broad the term “entertainment” could be construed. He expects the committee to try to define it in statute.
One of the main pushes behind this bill was the advent of indoor sport simulation venues, like the SandTrap in Casper, where patrons can go play virtual golf.
“What if the other part of our business is not food? What if the other part of our business is video games?” Case explained.
If the tavern and entertainment bill passed, it would join a long list of different types of liquor licenses in the state covering everything from golf courses to airports.
“We just keep marching toward liquor freedom,” Zwonitzer said. “Every session, we have another [liquor license bill]. It never ends.” | https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_news/committee-to-address-liquor-laws-election-reform/article_c826923c-233a-11ed-ae88-138d51085f6d.html | 2022-08-24T00:23:33Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_news/committee-to-address-liquor-laws-election-reform/article_c826923c-233a-11ed-ae88-138d51085f6d.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Colorado’s craft brewing scene is far from pint-size. There are more than 400 breweries in the Centennial State (it ranks fifth in the nation for the number of breweries). Together, they produce nearly 1 million barrels, or 248 million pints, of beer each year.
The state is also home to the Brewer’s Association—the trade group that represents most of the craft breweries in the United States—and the Great American Beer Festival, one of the largest public tasting events in the world. Over the course of a long weekend in October, more than 50,000 hop heads come to sample beers from nearly 1,000 breweries.
That’s all to say, Coloradans have a thing for beer.
Given Colorado’s reputation for craft brewing, we know this list will be divisive. We’re not saying it’s the best of the best; we’re saying these 14 breweries shouldn’t be missed, either because they’re pushing boundaries, creating community, or helped shape Colorado’s brewing scene. Cheers!
Great Divide Brewing Company
- Location: multiple Denver-area locations
- Website
While there are hundreds of breweries in Colorado today, only a handful existed in the 1990s, including some that now have nationwide distribution, like Breckenridge Brewing, New Belgium Brewery, Odell Brewing, and Oskar Blues Brewery.
Great Divide ranks up there, too. Open since 1994, it has had a long time to work (and rework) its recipes, so it now wins GABF medals at a nearly annual clip. These beers are so beloved that today there are four locations in the Denver area. One standout pour is the Yeti Imperial Stout, with a big roasted, caramel, and toffee flavor profile that feels tailor-made for sipping around the campfire. Throughout the year, different iterations of the Yeti come out, so keep an eye out for pumpkin spice, horchata, and peppermint bark infusion.
WeldWerks
- Location: Greeley
- Website
For beer nerds, WeldWerks Brewing carries a lot of weight. Since opening in 2015, it’s won numerous medals at some of the most prestigious brewing competitions around the world. One of its flagship beers, Juicy Bits, is often regarded as one of the best, if not the best, IPAs in the country (especially impressive considering IPAs are the most popular beer style in the U.S.).
The beers are always imaginative, with a constantly changing cast of IPAs, sours, and Imperial Stouts that lean toward zany (think: a Watermelon Cotton Candy Sour or a Smoked Lager brewed with jalapeños and lime).
The brewery also hosts the WeldWerks Invitational Festival, a gathering of lovers of barrel-aged beer each summer. Roughly 50 breweries from across the country join bring their best stouts, porters, and Lambics. After the final keg has kicked, all of the proceeds go to local Weld County nonprofits.
Wild Provisions
- Location: Boulder
- Website
Born as a side project of 4 Noses Brewing Co., Wild Provisions’ bread and butter (or maybe malt and hops?) are two particularly tricky styles of beer: Czech lagers and spontaneously fermented sours. The former are challenging because they need to be fermented at a consistently cold temperature, and they’re quick to show flaws in the brewing process. The latter are hard because the process involves inviting wild microbes into the beer, which goes against the grain of most brewing practices, and it’s harder to control the end result.
What’s particularly interesting about Wild Provisions is its old-school brewing techniques, which call upon equal parts art and science. Rather than use the same stainless steel tanks as most other breweries, it uses wood fermentation vessels called foeders. Over time, the inside of those foeders will develop their own unique flavor profiles, which will breathe funky notes into future concoctions.
Oskar Blues Brewery
- Location: Lyons
- Website
Heard of these guys before? Oskar Blues is now the largest brewery in the state (after Coors and New Belgium, neither of which is technically still headquartered in Colorado). While the first Oskar Blues opened in Lyons in 1997, today it also has outposts in Longmont, Denver, and Colorado Springs. Swing through for classics like Dale’s Pale Ale and Mama’s Little Yella Pils, or opt for one of its many seasonal releases. Don’t expect to be able to find a seat, though—all Oskar Blues locations are popular with visitors and locals alike, so they’re often busy.
Bierstadt Lagerhaus
- Location: Denver
- Website
Given the sheer number of breweries in the Denver area, it makes sense that some turn to using pretty off-the-wall adjuncts (we’re talking Sour Patch Kids, Key lime pie, marshmallows, peaches, and beyond) to flavor their suds and, with any luck, make a name for themselves.
Bierstadt Lagerhaus, however, stands out for how simple its beers are. The lagerhaus follows the strict Reinheitsgebot process, otherwise known as the German Beer Purity Law of 1516. Basically, the decree limited the ingredients in beer to water, hops, malt, and yeast, so expect a tap list consisting of very traditional, unadulterated beers. They don’t need to add anything more to have a stellar pint. Some standouts include the Slow Pour Pilsner, Czech Dark Lager, and the seasonal Smoked Marzen.
Wynkoop Brewing Co.
- Location: Denver
- Website
Wynkoop is the brewery that really spearheaded the craft brewing scene in Colorado—it’s considered the state’s first brewpub. When it was established in Denver’s Lower Downtown as a brewpub and billiards hall in 1988, the area was a bit seedy. Still, beer drinkers came to try the rule-breaking beers and, in doing so, helped revitalize the area. Its neighbors are now Coors Field, Larimer Square (where some of Denver’s most celebrated restaurants and bars reside), and recently revamped Union Station. Wynkoop has grown into a place known for pushing boundaries in beer—some of its recipes have included green chiles, gummy bears, and even Rocky Mountain oysters (seriously). It’s so recognized for its tastemaking abilities that when the original brewer passed away, the Brewers Association developed an award in his honor. Each year, at the Craft Brewers Conference, the Russell Schehrer Award for Innovation in Brewing recognizes a brewer who also knocks down doors.
Cerebral
- Location: Denver
- Website
Cerebral is arguably best known for its many IPAs (though its fruited sours and imperial stouts are top-notch, too). Its logo, which looks like a brain made of hops, is an ode to its “scientific” approach to beer. Even though its flights are served in lab beakers, it doesn’t mean it’s too gimmicky or beer geeky—Cerebral has a relaxed, neighborhood vibe, with long, communal tables usually populated by locals playing a board or card game. Keep an eye out for special release beers (there’s usually one or two a month). It frequently collaborates with craft heavy-hitters like Modern Times, Civil Society, Untitled Art, and Mikkeller.
Grandma’s House
- Location: Denver
- Website
Considering Colorado is home to one of the premier brewing festivals in the world, it makes sense that a fair number of breweries fall into the trap of taking themselves too seriously. Grandma’s House isn’t one of them. The taproom is outfitted with Formica tables (usually topped with bowls of butterscotch candies and peppermints), loud floral patchwork couches, and needlepoint art. Oh, and your beer will be served in an ’80s-era glass decorated with cartoon characters like the Smurfs and He-Man.
While they may not take themselves too seriously, Grandma’s beers are seriously good. Try the Trial By Fire, an oatmeal stout that uses roasted Miss June chiles from spice-obsessed Pueblo, Colorado, and liquid cacoa—it tastes like a mole sauce. The Foggy Memory Hazy IPA and the Semi-Native amber ale also deserve a big, fat me-maw smooch. Stop by on Tuesdays for bingo and every other Monday for crochet lessons.
Casey Brewing and Blending
- Location: Glenwood Springs
- Website
Is Casey Brewing a bit of a trek from Colorado’s larger cities? Oh yeah (it’s about three hours from Denver). Is it worth the visit? Definitely.
While its brewing portfolio now runs the gamut, when Casey Brewing started it only made barrel-aged sour beers that used whatever seasonal, local fruits it could get its hands on. It argued that getting the best possible fruit (we’re talking peaches, apricots, cherries, and beyond) would make the best possible beer. Although it has expanded its repertoire with other styles, featuring locally grown ingredients is still very much a part of the mission—it says 99 percent of its supplies come from within Colorado.
New Image
- Location: Arvada
- Website
Looking for a boundary-pushing IPA? Try New Image Brewing. At any given time, more than half of the brews at its two locations (the OG Arvada and the newer Wheat Ridge) are IPAs crafted with the latest (and often hardest to find) hop varieties. One example of its innovation is the Live Resin, a fresh-hop IPA distilled with hop oils. Though if hopalicious beers aren’t your thing, New Image often has a handful of interesting sours on tap.
Cerberus Brewing Co.
- Location: Colorado Springs
- Website
Maybe there’s something in the air (Colorado Springs sits just under 6,000 feet of elevation, nearly 800 feet higher than the Mile High City), but there’s something special about Cerberus Brewing Co. Its menu is heavy in IPAs and Belgians, and if you’re feeling peckish, the food menu is full of bangers, ranging from brisket-topped pub fries to beer-brined honey habañero wings. It’s a refreshing place to stop by after hiking around Garden of the Gods or climbing the Manitou Incline.
Cerberus is often busy (especially if you want to sit on the dog-friendly patio), but if you can’t find a table, another option is its Seven’s Gate Taproom located across the street. The bike-themed bar offers Cerberus’s brews, as well as guest taps from heavy hitters across the country.
Cohesion
- Location: Denver
- Website
You’d be forgiven if you weren’t familiar with many (or any) of the beer styles on Cohesion’s tap list. The Denver-based brewery focuses on Czech beer styles, many of which simply aren’t a part of the mainstream in the United States. Although its tap-list is short (usually about six of its own beers, as well as a couple of guest taps), what it does brew is uniquely crushable year-round.
Westbound and Down
- Location: Idaho Springs
- Website
Whether you’re enjoying some après-ski time or soaking in the nearby hot springs, arguably the best place to sip a cold one in Idaho Springs is at Westbound and Down Brewing Company.
For years, it could be said that Westbound and Down was criminally underrated. However, its varied draft list and flavorful, nonfiltered beers drew the attention of the judges at the Great American Beer Festival—in 2019, it was named the best Mid-Sized Brewery.
Those who’d prefer not to drive out to Idaho Springs are in luck—Westbound and Down recently opened a satellite location in the Free Market building in Downtown Denver’s Dairy Block.
Knotted Root
- Location: Nederland
- Website
Sure, you could pop into this brewery en route to another adventure in the Indian Peaks Wilderness Area. Still, we’d argue it’s worth a dedicated trip of its own—with as much personality as this brewery has, it’s guaranteed to be an experience.
At any given time, Knotted Root has more than 30 beers on tap (a big list, even for Colorado), almost all of which are head-scratchingly unique. Take, for example, its Double IPA titled “Taylor Ham, Egg, and Cheese,” which is an homage to (and tastes like) a famous breakfast sandwich in New Jersey. Or perhaps its Thick Strawberry Goo, which is brewed with more than 400 pounds of strawberry, raspberry, and passion fruit (the name is apt). Get a flight and find a spot on the spacious patio—you’ll want to stay a while to try all the clever brews. | https://www.afar.com/magazine/essential-colorado-breweries-to-visit | 2022-08-24T00:40:17Z | afar.com | control | https://www.afar.com/magazine/essential-colorado-breweries-to-visit | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
When Caribbean islands began announcing earlier this year that Carnival would finally return after a pandemic-induced hiatus, my joy knew no bounds. Memories of my annual treks for the past eight years to islands including Trinidad, Barbados, Anguilla, Antigua, and the Cayman Islands colored my mind with the sweetest reminders of what freedom looks and feels like.
The history of Carnival is deeply tied to this same sentiment—when enslaved Africans, banned from participating in the masquerade and Lent celebrations of plantation owners, created their own rituals of song, dress, and dance as a means of autonomy against their oppressors. The burning of sugarcane, the splashing of paint and powder on the body, the ringing of steel pans and cowbells—these symbols of revelry and defiance are still used in Carnival celebrations today. Experiencing it firsthand is addictive, and so I didn’t hesitate to plan my return—this time, to Grenada’s celebration, called Spice Mas. This was my second time joining the bacchanal on the eastern Caribbean island, often referred to as Spice Isle because of its mass production of nutmeg and other spices.
Resting before the back-to-back Carnival parties (called fetes) is key, so I checked into the ultra sleek Silversands Grenada for a proper respite. The luxury resort sits on one of the island’s most prized white-sand beaches, Grand Anse, but it’s the nearly 350-foot pool framing the lobby entrance and spilling into the distant ocean that’s the star of the show. Thirty-nine rooms, four suites, and nine pool residences line the property, and two restaurants—Grenadian Grill and Asiatique—serve Caribbean and Asian cuisine, respectively. Knowing that my body would soon experience very little sleep, I enjoyed a massage at Silversands quiet oasis of a spa and lounged in a shaded cabana by the pool as often as possible.
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And then, the show began: fetes on boats and on land, all fueled by soca music and rum; linked arms with strangers jumping in unison; bodies pressed against each other in dance; smiles both large and unwavering painted on thousands of faces; a quick nap before sunrise to do it all again, gladly. If you do not believe adults can feel the joy of children, book a ticket to a Caribbean carnival.
On my second day, I woke up to participate in a Grenadian tradition both sacred and powerful in its roots: playing jab. Also known as j’ouvert, the celebration calls people to gather before the sun rises to prepare for hours of dancing, chanting, and symbolic representations of the rebellion and defiance that enslaved Africans upheld. These symbols include wearing devil horns to mock colonizers, covering the body in tar-colored paint as a celebration of Blackness, and even dragging broken chains to signify a breaking from slavery. By the time the sun was out, my entire body, alongside hundreds of others, was covered in black paint and oil.
On Tuesday, bright regalia lined the streets of the island for the final parade. This year, I played “mas” (short for masquerade) with a band (group) called Oro. Costumes bedazzled in black sequins and feathers reminiscent of Maleficent, glowing hues of yellow, and the shimmering pink of my own costume’s crown were all on full display. We spent hours on the road, connected by the sounds of soca and our longing to return to these same streets. At night, trucks still blaring music and serving rum into plastic cups parked curbside and the energy was palpable.
Grenada’s carnival is small but mighty in comparison to other larger island’s celebrations, and though I selfishly hope it remains that way, it likely won’t. Around the world, the hype and images of Carnival continue to grow, giving a glimpse into the electric colors, movement, and traditions that many Caribbean islands have been celebrating for centuries. Trinidad’s bacchanalia is often considered the greatest example of the celebration, drawing thousands of people from as far as Japan to its shores each year, but just northwest, there’s a magic happening in its own right in Grenada, untouched by commercialization and deeply tied to specific traditions like jab.
I don’t just plan to return solely for Carnival again next year because Grenada is a place I’ve considered calling home one day. My first visit to the island six years ago included a stay at Spice Island Beach Resort—the only Black-owned five-star luxury resort in the Caribbean. That introduction to the island included impeccable hospitality and an ease that drew me to Grenadian culture. Dishes of grilled kingfish, curry-filled roti, and a dangerously strong rum punch remain some of the best meals I’ve had at a hotel. The sunsets from Spice Island’s prime location on Grand Anse beach are also unlike anywhere else I’ve seen in the world. It’s hard to capture the turquoise ocean swallowing a fiery orange sun in a fuschia sky with my camera phone, as many times as I’ve tried.
In the town of St. George, pastel-colored homes mounted on hillsides glow onto the yacht-dotted ocean below. My favorite farewell to the island is at BB’s Crabback, a family-owned restaurant overlooking St. George’s Harbour that serves fresh catches of the day like mahi mahi, curried goat, and the dish that I dream of often: crabback. Fresh crab meat melds with herbs, wine, and cheese, then is stuffed into a crab shell and served alongside warm bake (deep-fried dough). This last supper was just as special as the first time I had it years ago, as was the entire experience on beautiful Spice Isle.
To learn more about travel to Grenada, visit Pure Grenada.
To keep updated on future Carnival band launches, visit Oro Carnival. | https://www.afar.com/magazine/grenadas-carnival-is-back-and-better-than-ever | 2022-08-24T00:40:23Z | afar.com | control | https://www.afar.com/magazine/grenadas-carnival-is-back-and-better-than-ever | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
There’s no better way to get a sense of how immense Brazil’s biggest city is than a window seat on an arriving flight. São Paulo, a metro area of 22 million paulistanos, sprawls in every direction: up, with residential towers rising en masse like a Lego city; out, as its suburbs grow and its urban core gets denser. To best navigate one of the world’s most complicated, creative, kinetic cities, it helps to have a single home base for your duration of stay. Here, we round up six of the best hotels in São Paulo, all tried and true, that simultaneously offer tranquility, space, a convenient location, and an education in local culture.
Hotel Unique
What to expect: seaworthy design and the best rooftop bar in SP
Location: Jardim Paulista
Unique it is, this modern ship-shaped hotel completed by prolific Paulistano architect Ruy Ohtake in 2002. Among his more than 400 projects across Brazil, this one stands out: like a hull of a ship with porthole windows on each floor and a soaring lobby with seemingly mile-high ceilings. The 84 guest rooms and 10 suites get those memorable porthole windows—a wall slides to cover them rather than a curtain. High-tech touches abound, such as remote-controlled room dividers and inflatable bed headrests. Thanks to—not despite—its eccentricities, Hotel Unique is easily one of the best hotels in the city, catering to both business and leisure travelers with thoughtful, creative design and impeccable service. It also has a terrific rooftop restaurant (serving a mix of European and Brazilian fare), pool, and Skye bar with such staggering views of Ibirapuera Park and São Paulo’s skyline that locals used to line up to get a glimpse when the rooftop first opened.
Rosewood São Paulo
What to expect: OTT luxury and local art everywhere at the city’s buzziest hotel
Location: Bela Vista
Jean Nouvel architecture and Philippe Starck design. Art by influential Brazilian artist Vik Muniz. Twenty-four kinds of marble and 4,000 artisans represented. The Rosewood São Paulo is superlative in many ways, and visitors and residents alike have swooned over the city’s newest five-star hotel since it opened in January 2022. Within the Bela Vista neighborhood in the heart of the city, the Rosewood isn’t just a hotel—it’s a mixed-use complex. A former maternity hospital has been converted into 160 guest rooms, three restaurants (one staffed 24 hours a day), two pools (a rooftop infinity pool and a ground-level pool with Gaudi-like mosaic tiles), and a jazz/cocktail bar. An ultra-modern, vertical-garden tower will house Rosewood’s biggest suites and 100 residences. Also on site: the 1922 Chapel of Santa Luzia to be used for weddings and a forthcoming cultural center.
Given all those reasons to stay on property, the Rosewood paid extra attention to the design details. More than 450 site-specific artworks are on display—a mix of sculpture, paintings, tile work, drawings, and textiles—created in partnership with 57 Brazilian artists. Linger long enough and a concierge will tell you about Regina Silveira’s wildlife motif decorating the lobby’s carpets. Ride the elevator to different floors, exploring the distinctive art along each corridor (and in the elevator itself), like a “graffiti-inspired painting” by São Paulo street artist Caligrapix. Indigenous cooking tools cover shelves of the tapas restaurant. Acoustic guitars and larger-than-life photography line the wooden walls in the guest rooms. You won’t know where to look next.
Tivoli Mofarrej São Paulo
What to expect: comfort, class, good for families
Location: Jardins district
Entering the Tivoli feels akin to walking into a conservatory—glass ceilings and walls, warmth and light, plants everywhere, and a lobby floor so clean, it seems to sparkle. What a welcome respite from the buzz a block away on São Paulo’s main drag, Avenida Paulista. Behind the lobby, the elegant yet cool Must bar and its caipirinhas beckon; upstairs, some 200 guest rooms in neutral tones have fluffy king-size beds that are hard to leave. Comfort and class have come to define the family-run Tivoli, now a member of the Leading Hotels of the World, the largest collection of independent luxury hotels. It also has an enviable location, within two blocks of MASP (São Paulo Museum of Art), spanning centuries and continents, with Brazilian artists represented as well as Van Gogh, Monet, Renoir, Picasso, and more. Make time for a meal at Seen restaurant and bar—with a name like that (and 360-degree views of the city, a window seat for every diner), it’s practically manifested itself as an SP hot spot.
Hotel Fasano São Paulo
What to expect: midcentury style, bossa nova vibes, and an incredible Italian restaurant
Location: Jardim Paulista
It’s not hard to imagine a lobby full of fashionistas at the Hotel Fasano, a sexy, midcentury retreat among the high-end designer shops of the Jardim Paulista district. A bartender in a white tuxedo preps the cocktails, like a living example of the highly orchestrated 1940s look and feel of the hotel. It’s so . . . bossa nova. In fact, there’s live bossa nova and jazz in the piano bar Baretto. The somewhat imposing Restaurante Fasano has long been considered one of the best Italian restaurants in Brazil, serving modern riffs on classic dishes (and landing on Latin America’s 100 Best restaurants list). If those spaces feel sleek and masculine with their dark woods and dim lights, the Nonna Ruggero trattoria is more like a casual meal at grandma’s dining table or on her outdoor patio. The 60 guest rooms are similarly bright and welcoming with pops of yellow and quilted leather. Upstairs, the top-notch spa with its fitness center, yoga, and heated pool is a sanctuary unto itself. This is another Leading Hotel of the World.
Palácio Tangará, an Oetker Collection hotel
What to expect: palatial oasis in the heart of the city
Location: Burle Marx Park
The Palácio Tangará emerges from Burle Marx Park like a mirage: an all-white palace overlooking stretches of protected Amazon rain forest. Where did it come from? Is it even real? As an Oetker Collection hotel, which is a luxury German brand, the Palácio Tangará feels a world away from São Paulo’s hustle, which makes for a slightly more reserved, hushed destination. The service is five star and white glove, with a traditional British afternoon tea or dinner at Tangará Jean-Georges (yes, the Jean-Georges) among the highlights of a stay (though there’s a lot to be said for the indoor and outdoor pools and spa). The 141 elegant guest rooms, decked out in cool blues, grays, and cream, include 51 suites overlooking the park, with enough configurations—junior suites, superior suite, deluxe junior suite with terrace, etc.—to accommodate jet-setting families.
InterContinental São Paulo
What to expect: pet-friendly with a multilingual staff; skews toward business travelers
Location: Jardins district
There aren’t a lot of frills at the InterContinental São Paulo but it does a better job than most at making the hotel accessible: The staff speak French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Japanese. Pets are welcome, specifically dogs or cats up to 33 pounds (and their guardians, of course). The property lays out its wheelchair accessibility clearly, from the parking lot to restrooms to the spacious 195 guest rooms, many with their own balconies. Business travelers (though nowadays, it’s more like digital nomads) will appreciate the executive rooms with living room “offices,” and the ability to book meeting spaces on arrival. The all-day-dining restaurant is open from 6 a.m. until 11 p.m., no matter what schedule your internal clock is on after a long flight, and once you go out for fresh air, Avenida Paulista and the São Paulo Museum of Art are only a few blocks away. | https://www.afar.com/magazine/the-best-hotels-in-sao-paulo-brazil-to-book-now | 2022-08-24T00:40:29Z | afar.com | control | https://www.afar.com/magazine/the-best-hotels-in-sao-paulo-brazil-to-book-now | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The California Lawyers Association (CLA) is proud to announce the names of the lawyers, judges, and legal organizations who will be recognized for their outstanding contributions to the legal profession in California.
The honorees will be recognized at the opening reception of CLA's Annual Meeting at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel on Thursday, September 15, 2022. The awards include legacy awards that were once given by the State Bar of California, the regulatory body for attorneys.
"CLA was pleased to take responsibility for these awards after we became the voluntary statewide bar association in 2018," said CLA's CEO and Executive Director CLA Oyango A. Snell. "CLA is honored and excited to acknowledge these passionate and dedicated award winners who have gone above and beyond to help society's most vulnerable, make our esteemed profession more equitable, and promote justice and high ethical standards."
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Bobbi Tillmon will receive the Aranda Access to Justice Award. Co-sponsored by the Judicial Council, CLA, and the California Judges Association, in association with the California Commission on Access to Justice, the award honors a judge who has demonstrated a long-term commitment to improving access to our courts and who has significantly improved access for low- and moderate-income Californians. This award will be presented on November 17, 2022 at the Judicial Council of California.
Southwestern Law School Dean Susan Westerberg Prager will receive the Bernard E. Witkin Medal. The award recognizes those who, through a career of extraordinary service, have made significant contributions to the quality of justice and legal scholarship in California.
Lawyers Club of San Diego and DTO Law will each receive Diversity Awards for their efforts to promote diversity in the legal profession or among peers.
Mark L. Tuft, a litigation partner with Cooper, White & Cooper in San Francisco, will receive the Harry B. Sondheim Professional Responsibility Award. The award recognizes a member's outstanding long-term contribution to the advancement of attorney professional standards in California.
Deeva Shah, an associate at Keker, Van Nest & Peters, will receive the Jack Berman Award of Achievement. The award honors a young lawyer (first eight years of active State Bar membership) who has provided outstanding service to the legal profession and public, as well as dedication to issues of concern to new and young lawyers.
California Rural Legal Assistance Executive Director José R. Padilla will receive the Loren Miller Legal Services Award. The award honors an attorney who has demonstrated long-term commitment to legal services and who has personally engaged in significant work extending legal services to the poor. The award is co-presented with the California Commission on Access to Justice and the Legal Aid Association of California.
Tristan E.H. Higgins, a San Diego lawyer, speaker, and diversity and inclusion expert, will receive the California Lawyers Foundation Distinguished Leadership Award.
Legal Education Access Pipeline Inc. (LEAP), a diversity pipeline fellowship program, will receive the California Lawyers Foundation Heather L. Rosing Pathway Partner Award.
"I am humbled and awed by the accomplishments of our award winners," said CLA President Jeremy M. Evans. "They provide excellent examples for the rest of us to follow. We look forward to celebrating with the award winners and all conference and gala attendees soon."
CLA is celebrating the "best of the legal profession" at its Annual Meeting on September 15–17, 2022 and hosting a first-ever black-tie Gala in partnership with the California Judges Association on September 17, 2022, benefitting both the California Lawyers Foundation and the California Judges Foundation.
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Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin apologized after more leaked images of her partying have been criticized.
Marin explained on Tuesday that she believes that a leaked image of a party at her official residence showing two topless women was "not appropriate," and she said, "I apologize for it."
Still, the prime minister defended the party as harmless, saying, "that kind of a picture should not have been taken, but otherwise, nothing extraordinary happened at the get-together,” Reuters reported.
The New York Post published the image, which shows two women covering themselves with a sign that says "Finland" while lifting their shirts behind the sign.
Marin, one of the world's youngest leaders, recently took a drug test to prove that she was not consuming any illegal substances after video footage from another party leaked, showing her partying in a "boisterous" way with Finish celebrities in late 2021. That drug test came back negative on Monday.
As the BBC reported, Prime Minister Marin denied taking any drugs and said that she only consumed alcohol and was just enjoying her night out "in a boisterous way."
"I danced, sang, and partied, perfectly legal things. I've never been in a situation where I've seen or known of others [using drugs]," Marin said.
Marin was formerly the world's youngest government leader, a title taken over by Chile's new leader Gabriel Boric.
The prime minister's scandal has made her the target of opposition figures within Finland's political landscape. Opposition leader Riikka Purra called for Marin to take the voluntary drug test and said there had been a "shadow of doubt" over the situation.
In 2019, Marin became the world's youngest prime minister, chosen by her party at age 34. In 2015 she revealed her struggles with judgment because of her mother's same-sex relationship, the BBC reported.
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Just before 4 p.m. this afternoon a patrol with the Opelousas Police Department attempted to conduct a traffic stop near the intersection of Union and Dunbar Street in reference to a red-light violation.
A male suspect exited the vehicle and began running with what the officer could clearly identify as an AR-15 Style rifle not long after the traffic stop was initiated. According to officials, the officer abandoned the traffic stop and began to pursue the suspect running with the rifle. The officer requested assistance and all available OPD units converged on the area.
While officers were searching the area a concerned citizen in the area called to report a suspicious male was knocking at their residence. The caller gave a description of the suspicious person allowing officers to quickly make contact with a suspect fitting the description in the area.
Officers made contact with a 17-year-old male that was found to be illegally carrying a concealed handgun. That juvenile was taken into custody.
Authorities continued to thoroughly search the area and ultimately located the suspect who had fled with the rifle hiding near a residence in the 200 Blk. of White Street.
The suspect, Richard Hatfield Jr., 24, had been released on parole back in May of 2022 after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon back in June of 2021. Hatfield had been arrested on (3) separate occasions for weapons violations dating back to January of 2020. Hatfield will again be charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and resisting an officer. Hatfield was booked into the St. Landry Parish jail. The 17-year-old juvenile was charged and referred to the juvenile court.
Opelousas Police ask anyone with any information related to any criminal activity or weapons violations to contact the Opelousas Police Department at 337-948-2500, crimetips@opelousaspd.com or through Crime Stoppers (337-948-TIPS, www.stlandrycrimestoppers.com [stlandrycrimestoppers.com] or by using the P3 mobile App.) Tipsters can remain anonymous.
All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. | https://www.katc.com/news/st-landry-parish/opelousas-man-arrested-following-traffic-stop-weapons-seized | 2022-08-24T00:46:06Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/st-landry-parish/opelousas-man-arrested-following-traffic-stop-weapons-seized | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 2 |
Just before 4 p.m. this afternoon a patrol with the Opelousas Police Department attempted to conduct a traffic stop near the intersection of Union and Dunbar Street in reference to a red-light violation.
A male suspect exited the vehicle and began running with what the officer could clearly identify as an AR-15 Style rifle not long after the traffic stop was initiated. According to officials, the officer abandoned the traffic stop and began to pursue the suspect running with the rifle. The officer requested assistance and all available OPD units converged on the area.
While officers were searching the area a concerned citizen in the area called to report a suspicious male was knocking at their residence. The caller gave a description of the suspicious person allowing officers to quickly make contact with a suspect fitting the description in the area.
Officers made contact with a 17-year-old male that was found to be illegally carrying a concealed handgun. That juvenile was taken into custody.
Authorities continued to thoroughly search the area and ultimately located the suspect who had fled with the rifle hiding near a residence in the 200 Blk. of White Street.
The suspect, Richard Hatfield Jr., 24, had been released on parole back in May of 2022 after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon back in June of 2021. Hatfield had been arrested on (3) separate occasions for weapons violations dating back to January of 2020. Hatfield will again be charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and resisting an officer. Hatfield was booked into the St. Landry Parish jail. The 17-year-old juvenile was charged and referred to the juvenile court.
Opelousas Police ask anyone with any information related to any criminal activity or weapons violations to contact the Opelousas Police Department at 337-948-2500, crimetips@opelousaspd.com or through Crime Stoppers (337-948-TIPS, www.stlandrycrimestoppers.com [stlandrycrimestoppers.com] or by using the P3 mobile App.) Tipsters can remain anonymous.
All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. | https://www.katc.com/news/st-landry-parish/opelousas-man-arrested-following-traffic-stop-weapons-seized | 2022-08-24T00:46:06Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/st-landry-parish/opelousas-man-arrested-following-traffic-stop-weapons-seized | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 2 |
BENTON COUNTY, Wash.-
The Benton County Elections Division completed the mandatory machine recount on Monday, August, 22nd, for the position of Benton County Commissioner-District 2.
After the recount process was completed it was determined there was no change in the totals that were certified on August, 16th.
That means William "Bill" Jenkin will be the candidate moving on to the November, 8th General Election.
The County Canvassing Board met on Tuesday, August, 23rd, and certified the results of the recount.
In November, Michael Alvarez and William "Bill" Jenkin will appear on the ballot for Benton County Commissioner-District 2. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/mandatory-recount-complete-in-benton-county/article_640061dc-2323-11ed-88b4-cbe056943a15.html | 2022-08-24T00:46:18Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/mandatory-recount-complete-in-benton-county/article_640061dc-2323-11ed-88b4-cbe056943a15.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
GRANT COUNTY, Wash. — The man accused of bringing weapons to the Gorge Amphitheater on August 19 pleaded not guilty to two charges in court on August 22 and was released after posting bail.
At Jonathan Moody’s arraignment, the 30-year-old was charged with possession of a dangerous weapon and the unlawful carrying/handling of a weapon. His bail was set for $10,000.
Moody’s next court date is scheduled for September 8 at the Grant County District Court.
The Grant County Sheriff’s Office searched two cars and is still investigating the incident. However, GCSO does not believe Moody was planning a mass shooting anymore.
“Over the weekend, detectives interviewed him several times, there were search warrants served on the vehicles, and as of right now, detectives feel confident that he did not intend to do any mass shooting,” said Kyle Foreman, GCSO public information officer. “But it took us a while to make sure that was 100% the case.”
Foreman told our sister station KHQ that Moody inhaled whippets from a balloon, put on two guns, then asked concertgoers “suspicious questions.” | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/police-now-say-armed-ephrata-man-wasnt-planning-mass-shooting-at-the-gorge/article_6a580cbe-233d-11ed-8434-132d8d4a8875.html | 2022-08-24T00:46:24Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/police-now-say-armed-ephrata-man-wasnt-planning-mass-shooting-at-the-gorge/article_6a580cbe-233d-11ed-8434-132d8d4a8875.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
PENDLETON, Ore.-
According to the Walla Walla Ranger District approximately 21 new fires have been detected across the Umatilla National Forest following the past few days of thunderstorms.
More smoke reports are expected as the weather remains hot and dry throughout the week.
The Walla Walla Ranger District experienced the most significant fire activity, with a fire breaking out along Rattlesnake Ridge.
The fire, burning 26 miles east of Pendleton, was reported on August, 22nd. It is burning in rugged terrain and timber, where access is limited and difficult. It is currently burning at 95 acres.
Aerial firefighting assets have been utilized the past two days and crews are working on containment lines. The fire is currently 30% contained.
Fire officials want to remind everyone that current fire danger is extremely HIGH and caution should be used when using public lands. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/rattlesnake-ridge-burning-in-umatilla-national-forest/article_397e4f30-2320-11ed-ab32-071e5e16303e.html | 2022-08-24T00:46:31Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/rattlesnake-ridge-burning-in-umatilla-national-forest/article_397e4f30-2320-11ed-ab32-071e5e16303e.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
RICHLAND, Wash.-
Shortly after 5 p.m. Monday, Richland Police were dispatched to the 700 block of Stevens Drive for a reported assault.
According to the Richland Police Department a male suspect entered a store and allegedly punched a female employee.
After leaving the store, the suspect entered a restaurant in the 700 block of Goethals Drive. He then reportedly brandished a firearm and discharged it into the ceiling of the restaurant. No injuries were reported.
The suspect fled from the restaurant, but was contacted by Richland Police near the Howard Amon boat ramp.
After refusing to cooperate with officers, the suspect then entered the river.
Rescue boats and paramedics assisted and after about 60 minutes the suspect surrendered to police.
He was booked into jail on felony charges. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/suspect-jumps-in-river-to-elude-police-in-richland/article_47b083d8-22f4-11ed-a6e6-eb6c1403b445.html | 2022-08-24T00:46:37Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/suspect-jumps-in-river-to-elude-police-in-richland/article_47b083d8-22f4-11ed-a6e6-eb6c1403b445.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
KENNEWICK, Wash. — Detectives with the Kennewick Police Department have arrested two young men in connection with the deadly shooting of 17-year-old Ricardo Rivera in April 2022, who have both been charged with first degree murder.
Arrest warrants were issued on August 22, and the two were arrested the next day. Jacob Young Jr, 18, was arrested at a home in the 1900 block of Arrowhead Avenue. With collaboration from the Pasco Police Department and the Benton County Sheriff’s Office, a 15-year-old was arrested at a home in Pasco, around the 900 block of Beech Avenue.
The investigation into the murder is ongoing. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/two-teens-charged-with-murder-of-17-year-old-from-kennewick/article_f2979af8-2334-11ed-9f41-ffc6d727a508.html | 2022-08-24T00:46:43Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/two-teens-charged-with-murder-of-17-year-old-from-kennewick/article_f2979af8-2334-11ed-9f41-ffc6d727a508.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Clear skies and mild conditions tonight, overall nice evening although warm with lows in the mid to upper 60s overnight.
Get ready for a sunny and hot Wednesday. Temperatures peak in the upper 90s and low 100s with light winds and may feel muggy due to moisture moving into the area. A weak disturbance moves through the region and we have a chance of stray showers and Thunderstorms in the Kittitas Valley and East slopes of the Cascades. Timing will be 11 AM – 8 PM for the storm track right now the chances are at 20%, so relatively low.
Temperatures remain warm for the rest of the work week. Heat relief on the way this weekend with daytime highs dropping into the mid and upper 80s.
Tri-Cities
Tuesday... Clear, Warm... Low 67
Wednesday... Sunny and Hot... 100/68
Thursday... Sunny and Hot... 100/68
Friday... Mostly Sunny, Windy... 99/60
Saturday... Mostly/Partly Sunny, Windy Cooler... 86/54
Sunday... Mostly Sunny... 85/54
Monday... Mostly Sunny... 92/57
Yakima
Tuesday... Clear, Warm... Low 65
Wednesday... Sunny and Hot... 97/65
Thursday... Sunny and Hot... 97/65
Friday... Mostly Sunny, Windy... 96/59
Saturday... Mostly Sunny, Breezy, Cooler... 83/52
Sunday... Mostly Sunny... 84/53
Monday... Mostly Sunny... 89/57 | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/nice-warm-night-stray-t-storms-in-cascades-tomorrow/article_fcb48e10-232f-11ed-b46a-57a873e74ee4.html | 2022-08-24T00:46:49Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/nice-warm-night-stray-t-storms-in-cascades-tomorrow/article_fcb48e10-232f-11ed-b46a-57a873e74ee4.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
It looks like Aaron Judge just needed a Subway Series matchup against the Mets to regain his home run stroke.
Judge, who also hit a homer in Monday night’s 4-2 win over the Amazin’s, blasted a solo shot off Taijuan Walker in the fourth inning to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead over the Mets.
It was the 48th homer of the season for Judge, who still has a shot to break Maris’ Yankees and American League home run record of 61 dingers in a season.
It also was Judge’s 104th RBI of the season.
Entering the Subway Series, the slugger hadn’t gone deep since Aug. 12. | https://nypost.com/2022/08/23/aaron-judge-belts-48th-home-run-in-subway-series-battle/ | 2022-08-24T00:50:16Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/08/23/aaron-judge-belts-48th-home-run-in-subway-series-battle/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
TV news behind the scenes
Kristine Johnson, WCBS-TV news anchor, on what sometimes goes wrong: “A lipstick or powder smudge shows. Drink with a straw. Things spill. Once, no straw and I ended up with a big spot. Also, clothes must fit. When a schloompy thing looked too big I stuck a paper clip on the back. Accidents happen.
“You get all dolled up — hair, makeup, tight clothes. Cameras add weight so you pin, tuck, use wardrobe tape, add a clip, which when you turn sometimes gets noticed. I don’t dress trendy. Too distracting. No fashion model, I try to look as plain as possible.
“I read scripts before going on-air so I don’t mispronounce towns or things. If I have a pronunciation question I ask someone or call the town’s main number. Its message machine often gives correct pronunciation.”
So how did she start?
“Providence. Station WPRI-TV Channel 12. Answering phones, checking facts, filing messages. Promoted, I then ran the prompters, made sure the pace was correct for the anchors. Manually write corrections. Also I ran for coffee and did errands.”
I said we had to have a cup of coffee together.
Kristine: “Better to have prosecco.”
Drag-in’ on & on
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” is no drag because, as RuPaul says, “Contestants feel safe letting it all hang out in spandex, sequins, sass and ass. This atmosphere’s where they’re free to tell their own stories. Young people hear our contestants’ experiences. They learn how to navigate these treacherous waters. Learn from them how to fight and continue to be courageous.” Clear the runway. Stuff the bra. Season 15 is on the way soon.
‘Lasso’ role model
“Ted Lasso” star Hannah Waddingham who plays soccer team owner Rebecca Welton and bosses around Jason Sudeikis and Juno Temple:
“People — even men — have said, ‘Thank you. Rebecca is me.’ They say, ‘You’re a prime example of who might be a CEO. And you also have to know that behind closed doors it’s a house of cards.’ Also, you have to stack those cards back up even to walk out the door. Who could ever predict a show like this would go into the zeitgeist and create such a ripple?”
This Apple TV+ comedy’s a multi-Emmy contender again. Sprawled out at home, feet on a sofa, dog on my side, 2nd Ave Deli pastrami sandwich — pickles on the side — we’ll find out Sept. 12.
Wicked whiners
Maine’s newsfolk and Internet burblers are knocking me for writing snarky about them. Please. My fault their stomachs overlap their kneecaps? Or local wardrobe’s not exactly being copied in the South of France? The state’s friendly. Shampoo’s not locked up in a Walgreens cage as in NYC. Also their big animal’s a moose. With us it’s city officials. In some ways we’re alike. I loved Maine . . . almost.
Sign on gate of a new Long Island factory: “Men wanted to work on nuclear-fissionable isotope counters and three-phase photosynthesizer upgrades. No experience necessary.”
Only in New York, kids, only in New York. | https://nypost.com/2022/08/23/cbs-news-anchor-kristine-johnson-on-what-goes-on-behind-the-scenes/ | 2022-08-24T00:50:34Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/08/23/cbs-news-anchor-kristine-johnson-on-what-goes-on-behind-the-scenes/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
This was a few days after the Nets finished off the first humiliation of what has become a summer filled with more slapstick than a Marx Brothers film festival. This was a few beats after the Celtics had wiped the floor with the Nets, wiped them out of the NBA playoffs in four straight games.
This was Sean Marks, formerly the self-appointed Minister of Culture for the entire sport of basketball, reaching into his old bag of tricks to describe his newly calibrated vision of Brooklyn basketball.
“I think we know what we’re looking for,” Marks said. “We’re looking for guys that want to come in here and be part of something bigger than themselves, play selfless, play team basketball, and be available. And that goes not only for Kyrie [Irving], but for everybody here.”
There was more.
“We need people here that want to be here, they’re selfless, and they want to be part of something bigger than themselves. And there’s an objective and a goal at stake here, and in order to do that we’re going to need availability from everybody.”
That was Sean Marks, on May 11.
This was Sean Marks 104 days later, on Tuesday:
“Steve Nash and I, together with [owners] Joe Tsai and Clara Wu Tsai, met with Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman in Los Angeles yesterday. We have agreed to move forward with our partnership. We are focusing on basketball, with one collective goal in mind: build a lasting franchise to bring a championship to Brooklyn.”
And thus have the Nets made the ever-tricky shift from Marx Brothers to Three Stooges.
And yes, they are easy enough to identify: the owner, the GM, the coach. Since June 30, they have stared at the impossible-to-play hand of Durant demanding the ultimate Catch-22 trade, understanding there is really no such thing as fair value, and have been determined to make sure they weren’t played for fools.
For their troubles, Durant began to walk his formerly firm stance back earlier this month — on the condition that Nash and Marks be fired. That, like almost every other scheme Durant cooks up off a basketball court, went over about as well as a Metallica cover band at a baptism.
And now, everyone moves forward.
Maybe it will be Tsai’s duty to email the lyrics to Durant, Irving, the remaining Nets, and everyone else on staff for what now, surely, will be a weekly sing-a-long.
“Someone’s crying lord … Kumbaya …”
I mean, sure, tell me that’s an absurdity. But have you seen the way things have played out in Brooklyn? Have you seen the way the men in charge of the asylum keep insisting the inmates will be held at bay, and keep getting rolled flat like Kevin Bacon in “Animal House”?
This has been the most laughable basketball saga we’ve ever seen — and for the love of Super John Williamson, we’re talking about the NETS here!. The Nets have been the home office for basketball burlesque since 1967, and somehow they just keep getting better. They ought to have their own wing in Springfield, Mass., at the Hall of Fame.
With one room devoted entirely to this summer.
Yes. This is precisely the way to build a lasting franchise. Maybe someone in the NBA would argue the point with them, but the rest of the league is buried in guffaws. Give this to the Nets: They never, ever disappoint.
Look, yes, there is an upside of sorts here: With all the clamor and clutter, it’s easy to forget how much fun Durant and Irving are to watch when they are playing at their peak. Ben Simmons is a vast unknown that could still surprise. The Nets will win some games. They will remain — as long as the band stays back together, anyway, and as long as the Knicks remain the Knicks — the standard bearer for pro basketball in New York.
But the idea that this group is going to tiptoe past Boston, Milwaukee, Miami and Philly — for starters — in the East, let alone planning a parade down Flatbush Avenue next June (or any June)? Well, it’s like buying a PowerBall ticket.
Sure, you may win.
But I wouldn’t quit your day job.
Not that Nash and Marks will have to worry about that the first time the Nets lose four in a row — or the first time Durant’s ego spends some time in the trainer’s room. He has Joe Tsai’s cell number, after all. He isn’t afraid to use it. | https://nypost.com/2022/08/23/kevin-durant-trade-saga-turned-the-nets-brass-into-stooges/ | 2022-08-24T00:51:16Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/08/23/kevin-durant-trade-saga-turned-the-nets-brass-into-stooges/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Parents at Manhattan’s tony Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School are up in arms over the elementary school librarian — who was suspended from Twitter briefly this month for having tweeted, “Burn White Straight Male Librarianship to the Ground.”
Ingrid Conley-Abrams, 43, wrote the tweet in 2015 but was apparently suspended for it recently after the message was deemed hate speech.
One mother at the $59,000-per-year school said she has been concerned about the outspoken philosophies of Conley-Abrams — who also frequently comes into classrooms to teach, according to three mothers who spoke to The Post — for several years.
“How can I feel comfortable sending my white 9-year-old son into her library or classroom?” the mother said. “What if my son wants to be a librarian? How safe and nurtured are my kids going to be by this person?
“If a student posted that they want to burn down or shoot up a library they would be expelled,” the mother continued. “In addition she’s claiming that gender is fake and she [tweeted] that she wants to keep students from matriculating in the Ivy League. Are parents aware this is what they are paying almost $60,000 a year for?”
“Sadly, the students at my school only go on to Ivy League colleges so I’ve truly failed them with my queer, free-wheeling godless radical hotbed of a library. :(” Conley-Abrams tweeted in 2020.
Conley-Abrams’ Twitter bio includes the phrase “Gender is fake.” The librarian, who has tweeted both about being non-binary and that “I am not a woman,” has also tweeted about husband Timothy Conley — whose Linked-In indicates that he is a librarian himself, at Manhattanville College in Queens.
After the account was reinstated, Conley-Abrams tweeted on Aug 15: “White cishet male librarians, I’m sorry. You did it. You made the bad one go away. But I’m back + love white guy librarians more than ever! Thanks for everything you do!”
Another mother said Conley-Abrams first showed up on her radar when parents at Columbia heard about a school panel, “Talking to Children about Anatomy, Gender, Sexuality, Puberty and Pregnancy,” for grades pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and first grade students in 2020.
“Ingrid was introduced as a ‘gender expert’ on the panel, which was weird enough to begin with but is typical of what’s going down at New York City private schools,” said the second mother. “Why is a librarian also a ‘gender expert’? And why is there a panel about talking about gender and sex and pregnancy to 4 and 5-year-olds?”
Conley-Abrams did not respond to an email from The Post but immediately took the Twitter account private. The school’s headmaster, William Donohue, also did not respond to The Post.
“It is really difficult for parents,” one mother at Columbia told The Post. “They don’t want any of this. They want a school aligned with their family values. But if you speak up about this publicly your kid is likely to get kicked out of school and you and your husband could lose your job. It’s not fair.”
A third mother who spoke to The Post said that her child’s experience with Abrams-Conley was that the library was “forever pushing” trendy woke books about gender identity, like “It Feels Good to be Yourself” or Ibraham Kendi’s “Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Anti-Racism and You.”
“People like Ingrid in the schools are so self-important,” she said. “They think their way is the only way: ‘This is what I believe and this is what the kids in my classroom are going to believe and that’s the end of it.’ There’s no questioning of it and no debate. It’s terrifying.”
In May 2021, Columbia parents tipped off The Post about a workshop called “Pornography Literacy: An intersectional focus on mainstream porn,” taught by Justine Ang Fonte, who was then a health educator at another another elite prep school, Dalton.
The often-explicit slide presentation and lecture by Fonte to 120 children included lessons on how porn takes care of “three big male vulnerabilities”; statistics on the “orgasm gap” showing straight women have far fewer orgasms with their partners than gay men or women; and photos of partially-nude women, some in bondage, to analyze “what is porn and what is art.”
Fonte’s presentation, some of which was seen by The Post, included a list of the most searched pornographic terms of 2019, including “creampie,” “anal,” “gangbang,” “stepmom” and more.
In June 2021, Columbia parents who complained that the school had inserted critical race theory into the curriculum laid out their case in a lengthy video.
The 38-minute clip about Columbia Grammar & Prep includes an email from the school to parents announcing an “anti-racism” statement and audio of a purported interview with a “diversity, equity and inclusion” coach consulted by the school. | https://nypost.com/2022/08/23/parents-outraged-by-prep-school-librarian-suspended-by-twitter/ | 2022-08-24T00:51:41Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/08/23/parents-outraged-by-prep-school-librarian-suspended-by-twitter/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
1 hour ago - Politics & Policy
Florida man sentenced to 5 years in prison for plot to defraud Gaetz's father
A federal judge has sentenced a Florida man to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to trying to defraud the father of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) out of $25 million.
Why it matters: Stephen Alford perpetrated an alleged scheme "to obtain money based upon false promises or guarantees he made" to Gaetz's father that he "could deliver a Presidential Pardon for a family member" after the Republican Congress member became the target of a federal sex trafficking investigation, according to the Justice Department.
The big picture: Alford pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud last November. He was sentenced Monday to 63 months in prison and three years of supervised release.
- Gaetz has said that the sexual misconduct allegations leveled against him were false and "rooted in an extortion effort" against his family for $25 million "in exchange for making this case go away."
- Representatives for Gaetz did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment on the sentencing. | https://www.axios.com/2022/08/23/gaetz-defraud-sentenced | 2022-08-24T00:52:04Z | axios.com | control | https://www.axios.com/2022/08/23/gaetz-defraud-sentenced | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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Local Sports: Airport, Gibraltar Carlson, Huron earn soccer victories
CARLETON – Brandon McComas is off to a fast start for Airport’s boys soccer team.
The senior scored all three goals Monday, giving him six for the season, as the Jets soared over Blissfield 3-0.
"We are making progress,” Airport coach Goran Cepo said. “Blissfield is very much improved and played hard. We hit the post once and missed four breakaways.
“The message to our young team is getting through to them and we strive to improve every game. We again started seven freshmen and played nine freshmen total. We have missed two dynamic players out hurt, just waiting for them to get healthy and that will make a huge difference."
Tayton Ruhlig made three saves for the shutout. Nolan Ortega registered two assists and Skyyler Gonzalez and freshman Corbin Derry played well for the 2-1 Jets.
PREP SOCCER
Carlson handles SMCC
GIBRLATAR – Five different players scored as Gibraltar Carlson cruised past St. Mary Catholic Central Monday.
Luis Jasso, Kyler Ostrowski and Harry Elmazaj all found the back of the net in the first half and Zack Walder and Nick Valadez added insurance tallies after the intermission.
The Marauders (3-0-1) got assists from Ostrowski, Jasso, Elmazaj, Aidan Dietz and Matthew Phillips.
Will Shafer netted his third goal of the season off of a free kick for 0-3-1 SMCC.
Huron dominates
TECUMSEH – Tyler Toth scored three goals and Andy Traster notched three assists as New Boston Huron rolled over Tecumseh 8-0 Monday.
Freshmen Ian Petrick and Jordan Stasak both netted the first goals of their varsity careers.
Aidan Dolencic, Luke Hamilton, and Sebastian Horvath had the other goals and Bradley Hughes logged his second shutout in four games.
PREP GOLF
Jefferson stops Pirates
NEWPORT – Jefferson opened Huron League play with a 210-223 win over Riverview on Monday at Big Al’s Greens and Grille.
Rylee Dunn led the Bears with 47 and Kayce Maitland shot 50.
Two Bedford teams place
TECUMSEH – Bedford had teams place third and seventh in Monday’s Tecumseh Invitational.
Top shooters for the Mules were Elaina Smith (102), Ashlen Trimmer (104), Elyse Czarnik (108), Lauren Werbiansky (108), Grace Lump (111), and Hayley Beiser (112).
Noland leads
PETERSBURG – Ellie Noland shot 49 and Rhiley Smith 61 to lead Summerfield past Sand Creek at Deme Acres Golf Course Monday.
PREP TENNIS
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DEARBORN – Aiden Self won a match at No. 1 singles for Airport’s lone point in Saturday’s Muldowney Tournament.
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DUNDEE – Ryan Rains of Petersburg held off Steve Carpenter of Dundee to win the club championship at Dundee Golf Club for the first time Sunday.
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The New York City Police Department is searching for multiple suspects after two Jewish men were sprayed with fire extinguishers in separate incidents, police said Tuesday.
The incidents are being investigated as part of a hate crime assault pattern, police said, and the NYPD's Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating.
A group of people allegedly approached a 72-year-old man and sprayed him with a fire extinguisher early Sunday in the Williamsburg neighborhood in Brooklyn, according to the NYPD.
Video shows someone approaching the man from behind and spraying him with the fire extinguisher. The person stops spraying, runs into the street and then appears to try to follow the man and spray him again before running away about 10 seconds later.
Police say no words were exchanged before the incident and the suspects immediately fled. The man was not injured.
"One guy ran after me and he started to spray," the victim, who was not identified, told CNN affiliate WCBS in an interview. "I tried to walk as fast as I can."
Surveillance video shows someone with a fire extinguisher walking toward the man and spraying him twice for several seconds.
Around the same time and about a 10-minute walk away from the first incident, police said, a group of people allegedly approached a 66-year-old man. One person sprayed the man with a fire extinguisher and punched him, police said.
The group fled after the incident and the victim refused medical attention at the scene.
There have been no arrests in relation to either incident, police said.
New York state leads the nation in anti-Semitic incidents, with at least 416 reported in 2021, including at least 51 assaults -- the highest number ever recorded by the Anti-Defamation League in New York. There were 12 assaults reported in 2020, the ADL said in an audit last week.
A total of 2,717 anti-Semitic incidents were reported last year across the nation -- a 34% increase compared to 2,026 in 2020, according to the ADL.
The ADL has been tracking such incidents since 1979 -- and its previous reports have found that anti-Semitism in America has been on the rise for years.
The US assaults last year included that of a Jewish man in New York City who was beaten and kicked while anti-Semitic slurs were hurled at him. He was on his way to a pro-Israel demonstration at Times Square on May 20.
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Latiya will join as the 21st hero and a special in-game event will occur to celebrate her arrival
SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Knight-errant and magical master of joust Latiya is now available to play in Nexon's MMORPG Vindictus, earning her place as the 21st hero in the game. Latiya grew up in a dangerous jungle and became the world's greatest hunter, yet her desire to become a knight overtook that ambition. With her large lance and mystic chain hook, she hurtles through the battlefield to joust against her adversaries without a need for a horse.
Exclusive Weapon
Her exclusive weapon, the lance, embodies her love of knights. She carved her first one from wood. When she later discovered friendly jousting competitions around the kingdom of Delshire, Latiya was already well-versed in carrying her lance. She now wields the metal lance of Roland, a knight who saved her as a child. Her lance attack strikes even more solidly against those she marked with explosive results.
Latiya is not only strong enough to swing lances around with one hand, but she can also summon the magical Kuja chain hook with the other. The Kuja chain hook from her tribe allows her to quickly navigate the environment to both elude and chase down prey. It allows Latiya to walk the path between a merciful defender and a merciless hunter.
Exclusive Equipment
Latiya's armor sets include "Eusi Kuja" and "Stout Heart." "Eusi Kuja" is the name of her tribe, the Black Claws, and is designed to combine the best techniques of dodging and deflecting damage. Just like how Latiya herself learned to mix the best traditions of hunters and knights. The tribal detailing on the more armored elements further compliments this bridging of two worlds into a unique and beautiful ensemble.
Stout Heart, named after her sister Lua's suggestion, is a set of medieval full plate armor. The solid, interlocking plates with unique black leopard skin had jousting fans cheering for her as the "Panther Knight" whenever they watched her compete. Latiya's friend Marie further decorated the armor with symbols of Latiya's tribe.
Skills
As a piercing starlight knight, Latiya has special skills to defeat her enemies. Her first skill, "Lion's Rage" imbues her lance with magic and performs a swing, an upward slash and finally a thrust. Additional inputs after using the skill can alter the attacks that combo out from the skill. "Snake Coil" unleashes the Kuja chain hook to attack nearby prey. This covers a large area and landing a successful hit can restore stamina with Kuja's Strength.
"Light of Kuja" is a counterattack that can follow certain other moves, this allows Latiya to both dodge attacks and land some of her own at the same time. Successfully striking someone can lead to a further strike combo. Evading an enemy's strike at the precise moment can also create an even more powerful combo attack.
Finally, "Panther Pounce" unleashes a flurry of furious strikes, with the Kuja and the lance working in harmony. If Latiya hits her first strike onto the enemy, she has a chance to instantly kill them.
Special Event
Latiya's Celebratory Package Event is now open until Tuesday, Sept. 20 to welcome Latiya to Vindictus. Items available include "Latiya's Outfit Set Destiny Box," "Title: The First Latiya," and "Unlimited Inner Armor Pass (30 days)" filled with all kinds of outfits for Latiya to wear. Details on these event outfits and stats can be found here.
More information about Latiya's debut in Vindictus can be found on the official website.
Vindictus is an action MMORPG that launched in 2010, making 2022 its twelfth year of service. The game takes place in a desolate land teeming with wild beasts and features fast-paced, brutal combat which gives players the ability to weaponize objects in their environment.
About NEXON Co. Ltd. NEXON Co., Ltd. ("Nexon") (3659.TO) is a worldwide leader in free-to-play online and mobile games. Founded in Korea in 1994, Nexon developed one of the world's first graphics-based massively multiplayer online games. Nexon also pioneered the concept of microtransactions and the free-to-play business model, setting a new standard in which play is free, and users have the option to purchase in-game items to enhance their experience. Nexon currently services nearly 100 titles in more than 190 countries. The Company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and its shares are listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
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BENI, Congo (AP) — A new case of the Ebola virus has been confirmed in Congo’s eastern Beni city, Congo’s ministry of health announced Monday, saying it is linked to a previous outbreak.
Testing by a lab at the National Institute for Biomedical Research in Goma confirmed the case was the Ebola Zaire strain and was genetically linked to Congo’s 10th outbreak in Ituri and North Kivu provinces from 2018 to 2020 that killed more than 2,000 people, the ministry said.
The case involved a 46-year-old woman who was admitted to the Beni hospital in late July and died Aug. 15 after suffering symptoms associated with Ebola.
“Our team on site in Beni has carried out a dignified and secure burial and also decontaminated the hospital where the patient stayed,” the ministry said.
There are more than 130 high-risk contacts that have been identified, of which 71 have been seen. The others remain at large, the ministry said.
“We call on the population to calm down and to respect hygienic measures,” the ministry’s statement added.
Congo has recorded 14 Ebola outbreaks since the virus was discovered in the conflict-ridden country in 1976. The last outbreak from April to July took place in another region in Equateur province, killing five people.
Ebola is spread by contact with bodily fluids of an infected person or contaminated materials. However, the early symptoms of fever and muscle aches resemble those of other common diseases like malaria. In addition to vaccinations, there is now effective treatment available that, if received early, can improve chances of survival significantly.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Tension had climbed around the Yankees heading into the Subway Series like the floors rising on a New York skyscraper. Aaron Judge and Andrew Benintendi gave them hope the big slump was over.
“We got a special group of individuals that are mentally tough enough to kind of bounce back after a couple of tough series and know, hey, it’s a long season and we haven’t been playing the type of ball we want to,” Judge said after his major league-leading 47th home run sparked them to Monday night’s 4-2 win over the Mets. “It’s time to get back to what we do.”
The Yankees, in a historic skid with 14 losses in 18 games coming into this matchup in the Bronx, built a 3-0 lead on DJ LeMahieu’s first-inning sacrifice fly, Judge’s third-inning home run off Scherzer (9-3) and fifth-inning doubles by Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Benintendi, who added an RBI single in the seventh.
They withstood a botched popup by rookie Oswaldo Cabrera and gained back-to-back wins for the first time since July 29-30, ensuring they ended a streak of six straight series losses, their worst since 1995.
Asked how many consecutive crisp games they need to ease their panicked fan base, manager Aaron Boone quipped: “4 1/2.”
“At our core, we believe we’re a really good team,” Boone said. “And how many that is in a row that we’ve got to show that, I’ll leave that up to you guys.”
Domingo Germán (2-2) withstood James McCann’s 104 mph liner off his left calf in in the sixth and was cruising with a three-hitter when Pete Alonso hit a seventh-inning popup that Cabrera and right fielder Marwin Gonzalez settled under just 221 feet from the plate.
Cabrera, making his first big league start at second after appearances at shortstop, third base and right, allowed the ball to pop out of his glove for an error as Gonzalez’s leather hit his mitt, a play reminiscent of Luis Castillo’s ninth-inning drop that turned the first Subway Series game at new Yankee Stadium in 2009.
Daniel Vogelbach, with 6-inch streaks of eye black across his face, followed two pitches later by driving a curveball into the Yankees bullpen in right-center for a two-run homer that made it 3-2.
Benintendi restored a two-run lead in the bottom half after Kiner-Falefa reached on an infield single and took second when shortstop Francisco Lindor made a barehand pickup of a bouncer and rushed a sidearm throw wide of first for an error.
Germán (2-2) gave up two runs — one earned — in 6 1/3 innings. He was limping after the game but said he should be able to take his next turn.
Rookie Ron Marinaccio and Jonathan Loaisiga got four outs each, with Loaisiga earning his first save since Aug. 17 last year. That drew loud cheers from a season-high crowd of 48,760, the Yankees’ ninth home sellout.
Judge, whose moved one ahead of Alonso with his 103rd RBI, said intensity rose because of the New York rivalry.
“The fans were bringing it,” he said. “You could just feel a little different energy in the dugout.”
MAX MAX
Scherzer allowed four runs for the second straight start, raising his ERA from 1.93 to 2.33 in the two outings. He gave up seven hits in 6 2/3 innings.
Judge was 2 for 11 with seven strikeouts against Scherzer and in a 4-for-32 slump overall before lofting a 95.7 mph fastball for an opposite-field drive into the right-field seats.
“That’s not what lost the ballgame. It’s really the Benintendi at-bats,” Scherzer said.
DEGROM
Jacob DeGrom had an issue while warming up before his last start and was pushed back from Tuesday. He will instead pitch against Colorado on Thursday or Friday.
PLUNKED
Brandon Nimmo and Benintendi were hit by pitches leading off the first, the first time since April 17, 1926, the Yankees and their opponent opened with a hit batter. Washington’s Alex Ferguson hit Mark Koenig and New York’s Sad Sam Jones hit Sam Rice.
HEADING BACK
Anthony Rizzo took off from first, forcing a pickoff throw from Scherzer, after LeMahieu’s sacrifice fly but was send back because umpires ruled the ball was still dead. The Mets then appealed at third, but umpires ruled Benintendi did not leave early and had scored to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.
BYE FOR NOW
Mets LHP Nate Fisher was designated for assignment, a day after pitching three scoreless innings in his major league debut, a year after returning to the minors after a spell as a financial analyst at a Nebraska bank. The Mets also designated LHP Rob Zastryzny for assignment, optioned RHP José Butto to Triple-A Syracuse and selected the contract of RHP Connor Grey from the Triple-A farm team.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Mets: C Tomás Nido was activated from the IL He had been sidelined since Aug. 13 for an unspecified reason, which usually is COVID.
Yankees: DH Giancarlo Stanton, sidelined since July 23 because of left Achilles tendinitis, anticipates returning to the Yankees’ lineup on Thursday when New York starts a trip at Oakland. … RHP Scott Effross was placed on the 15-day IL, retroactive to Sunday, with a strained right shoulder. RHP Clarke Schmidt was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
UP NEXT
RHP Frankie Montas (4-10, 3.87) is 0-1 with a 9.00 ERA in three starts since the Yankees acquired him from Oakland. Mets RHP Taijuan Walker will pitch for the first time since Aug. 16 at Atlanta after overcoming back spasms.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Albert Pujols reached out and drove Drew Smyly’s high fastball through the night sky at Wrigley Field.
Just like that, it was over. Put Smyly on Pujols’ list.
Pujols hit career homer No. 693, Jordan Montgomery pitched a one-hitter and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 1-0 on Monday for their season-high eighth straight victory.
Pujols led off the seventh with a drive to left-center for his seventh homer in his last 10 games and No. 14 overall in his final big league season. There was a noticeable round of cheers from the crowd of 29,719 as the three-time NL MVP rounded the bases on his second hit of the night.
“I think at the end of the day you know you have to trust your work, and that’s something that I do,” the 42-year-old Pujols said. “I come out here, no matter where I’m playing, and continue to do my work for 22 years.”
Pujols matched Barry Bonds’ major league record by homering off his 449th different pitcher. It was Pujols’ 940th multihit game, snapping a tie with Paul Waner for 10th on the career list.
Smyly (5-7) called it a tough way to lose, given the pitch was way out of the strike zone.
“I was thinking just change his eye level and like, you know, don’t let him hit it obviously was my thought,” Smyly said.
“But he’s ‘The Machine’ for a reason. He’s back.”
That one run was all Montgomery (7-3) needed. The left-hander struck out seven and walked none in his first career complete game, improving to 4-0 with a sparkling 0.35 ERA in four starts since he was acquired in an Aug. 2 trade with the New York Yankees.
“Every bullpen I’m working on something and then when I get to take the ball, I’m competing and just trying to make pitches,” he said.
Rookie Christopher Morel doubled with two out in the third for Chicago’s only hit. Morel hustled into third when shortstop Paul DeJong mishandled the relay from left fielder Tyler O’Neill. But Montgomery retired Nick Madrigal on a grounder to DeJong, ending the inning.
Montgomery threw 99 pitches for the NL Central leaders in the opener of a five-game series, 65 for strikes.
“That’s a pretty special outing,” Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said.
Chicago wasted a sharp performance by Smyly (5-7) in its second straight loss after a five-game win streak. The lefty allowed four hits, struck out six and walked two in seven innings.
“He’s throwing the ball really well for us,” manager David Ross said. “That was a really impressive night from both starters, obviously.”
WORTH NOTING
Yadier Molina went 0 for 3 for St. Louis after missing the previous two games so he could be with his basketball team in Puerto Rico for the end of its championship run. The 40-year-old Molina owns the Vaqueros de Bayamón, who beat San Germán 75-61 on Saturday to clinch their 16th Baloncesto Superior Nacional title.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Cardinals: LHP Steven Matz (left MCL tear) is slated to throw another side session on Wednesday. … Marmol said he got a positive report on Jack Flaherty’s third rehab start on Sunday. Flaherty, who is coming back from a strained right shoulder, threw four innings of one-run ball for Double-A Springfield. Flaherty will make another rehab start with Triple-A Memphis on Friday, going up to about 80 pitches. “Once we go through that, we’ll sit down … and figure out what’s next,” Marmol said.
Cubs: 3B Patrick Wisdom (injured ring finger on this left hand) was out of the staring lineup, but manager David Ross said he was available off the bench. … RHP Kyle Hendricks will not return this season. Hendricks is recovering from a capsular tear in his shoulder. … RHP Adbert Alzolay (right shoulder strain) was slated to begin a rehab assignment in the Arizona Complex League on Monday night.
UP NEXT
The teams play a split doubleheader Tuesday. Adam Wainwright (9-8, 3.11 ERA) starts the opener for St. Louis, and Jake Woodford (2-0, 2.66 ERA) takes the mound for the second game. Javier Assad makes his major league debut for Chicago in Game 1, and Adrian Sampson (1-3, 3.51 ERA) gets the ball for the nightcap.
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A construction contract to build the world’s first environmentally sustainable private residence ship has now been signed by Croatia’s Brodosplit shipyard and private residential ship maker, Storylines.
The eco-conscious luxury residential community, MV Narrative, has just entered its engineering phase and will feature incredible amenities such as a zero-waste farmer’s market and a bowling alley.
The World’s First Environmentally Sustainable Residence Ship
An official contract has been signed by Brodosplit shipyard and private residential ship maker, Storylines, as the 753-foot environmentally sustainable private residence ship initiates its engineering phase.
The sustainable ship, MV Narrative, will be the first residential ship powered by liquid natural gas propulsion (LNG), with 547 private residences on board.
Storylines CEO, Alister Punton stated, “We are thrilled to be partnering with such a reputable European yard with a long history of delivering high-quality passenger ships. Our resident owners can hardly wait to move onboard the state-of-the-art ship so they can travel the world from the comfort of home.”
MV Narrative will be a floating community, including a post office, school, library, hospital, bank, pools, and office spaces. It will feature 20 dining and bar venues, alongside the largest wellness center at sea with a 10,000-square foot locale for a spa, gym, and anti-aging clinic.
With a waterfront marina, bowling alley, and a solar-powered hydroponic garden, the amenities onboard this luxury residence will be truly endless. It will also host an open-air fitness deck with racquet sports, a yoga sun deck, and a runner’s track.
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The MV Narrative community at sea will have several activities for its residents such as a zero-waste farmer’s market, where all locally sourced items are compostable or recyclable.
The total sales revenue of the residential project has been valued at $1.5 billon, and the ship has been set for delivery in 2025.
President of Brodosplit’s board, Tomislav Debeljak stated, “We are pleased to be building this innovative ship with Storylines. We always enter into projects that bring development to the industry and include new technologies.”
“This vessel is equipped with various energy saving features, has dual fuel powered engines (fuel oil and LNG) and will be optimized to have the lowest possible emission of harmful particles and gasses. There are many new green technologies and ship systems we are pioneering, which makes this a very exciting project for us,” he added.
The onboard residences will be priced from $1 million to $8 million, along with some 24-year lease options available starting at $647,000.
Storylines and the Shipyard
Founded by Shannon Lee and Alister Punton, Storylines is creating a new way of life at sea, attracting adventure seekers looking for immersive cultural experiences.
As creators of the world’s first environmentally sustainable residential community at sea, Storylines prides itself as being a lifestyle and not a vacation with the most interactive cruising experience in the world.
Experiential learning is integrated into the ship’s itineraries, with immersive shore excursions that will allow residents to give back to local communities as conscientious global citizens.
Brodosplit JSC, part of the DIV Group, is a builder of mega and super yachts, including residential vessels. With six factories in three countries in the region of Split, Croatia, this organization hosts dozens of production and support facilities within the industry of shipbuilding.
It has delivered over 450 ships as one of the most famous European shipyards and constructed of a variety of ships such as passenger ships, containers, cargo vessels, oil product tankers, and custom builds.
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Royal Caribbean has started to inform guests of increased gratuity rates that will begin in early September 2022. Included within the documentation guests receive before their cruise vacation and a letter sent out, the cruise line has hiked the automatic per day, per guest rate for staterooms and suites.
Royal Caribbean Increases Gratuities
For the first time since 2018, Royal Caribbean is increasing gratuities and has already started including the new higher rate quietly in the documentation sent to guests. For standard staterooms, the rate is going up by $1.50, and for those booked in suites by $1.
It now means that the new daily rate for staterooms is $16.00 per person. For suites, the new daily rate is $18.50 per person. The increase will go into effect from September 7, 2022.
Previously, the rate for staterooms was $14.50 and for suites was $17.50. It’s also important to know that the new increased rate is not yet shown on the official website.
Royal Caribbean says in the pre-cruise documentation, “Guests who booked prior to July 15, 2022 can pre-pay gratuities before their sailing at the previous rates, which are $14.50 for standard staterooms and $17.50 for suites.”
Guests will be able to pre-pay the previous lower gratuity rate if they booked before July 15, 2022. The cruise line has not detailed any date for when the increased rate will go into effect, but guests sailing in August have started to receive the documentation with the new rate.
What Are Gratuities?
Gratuities are an additional fee automatically charged from the onboard SeaPass account calculated per day, per guest basis. The fee is for all ages across all cabins onboard. However, if guests are not satisfied with the service they have received, they can request to modify the amount at the onboard guest services desk on the day of debarkation.
Read Also: Should Cruise Lines Include Gratuities in the Fare?
With the crew working very hard and long hours to make sure guests have the best cruise experience, it’s always advised to keep the gratuities as they are. Occasionally, guests will leave cash directly for their room steward or a memorable crew member during dining.
The automatic gratuities go to crew members that have serviced guests throughout the voyage, including those in housekeeping and dining. The money even goes to those crew members behind the scenes, such as in the laundry department.
There is an automatic 18% gratuity charge when purchasing beverages, using room service and the mini bar. Some departments are also not included in gratuities, such as crew working in the Spa, Casino and Duty-Free shops.
Royal Caribbean last increased gratuities in 2018 and, before that, was in 2016. Most recently, Disney Cruise Line increased the rate to $14.50 in July 2022. Carnival Cruise Line also increased the rate from May 2022 to $14.50 for staterooms and $16.50 for suites. Norwegian Cruise Line increased its gratuity rate in March 2022. | https://www.cruisehive.com/royal-caribbean-increases-gratuities-across-all-cruise-ships/77637 | 2022-08-24T01:08:47Z | cruisehive.com | control | https://www.cruisehive.com/royal-caribbean-increases-gratuities-across-all-cruise-ships/77637 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Progressive activist Maxwell Frost, one of the first members of Generation Z to run for Congress, has won his Democratic primary, according to a race call by The Associated Press.
Frost's win nearly secures his path to Congress since the Orlando-based seat is considered a solidly Democratic district. Frost will face off against Republican Calvin Wimbish in November.
"Today's election is proof that Central Florida's working families want representation that has the courage to ask for more," Frost said in a statement. "I share this victory with the nurses, forklift drivers, teachers, caregivers, social workers, farmers, union organizers, cashiers, and other members of this vibrant community who supported this campaign."
At 25 years old, Frost just qualifies for the age requirement to serve in the U.S. House. The 2022 midterms mark the first election where members of Generation Z can run for congressional office. The Pew Research Center considers anyone born between 1997 and 2012 to be Gen Z.
Frost campaigned on key progressive issues, including Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, student debt cancelation and an end to gun violence. He first became involved in political organizing in 2012 while in high school following the mass shooting in Newtown, Conn. He's also spoken publicly about surviving a separate incident of gun violence.
"Our generation has been born into a lot of trauma and a lot of civil unrest around people being frustrated with things. And I think because of that, our generation naturally thinks about things in a bit of a different way," Frost told NPR.
The former March for Our Lives national organizing director and ACLU activist beat out a crowded field of nine other competitors, including state Sen. Randolph Bracy and former Florida Reps. Corrine Brown and Alan Grayson.
Frost also topped his competitors in fundraising while racking up key national endorsements from progressive leaders, including Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
In an interview with NPR, Frost acknowledged that age plays a symbolic role in his campaign.
"Yes we march, yes we engage in mutual aid, yes we engage on social media, and now we're running for office because we believe that we are prepared to be in the rooms and to be the voice for our communities and we can do that and young people should be allowed," he said.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The California Lawyers Association (CLA) is proud to announce the names of the lawyers, judges, and legal organizations who will be recognized for their outstanding contributions to the legal profession in California.
The honorees will be recognized at the opening reception of CLA's Annual Meeting at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel on Thursday, September 15, 2022. The awards include legacy awards that were once given by the State Bar of California, the regulatory body for attorneys.
"CLA was pleased to take responsibility for these awards after we became the voluntary statewide bar association in 2018," said CLA's CEO and Executive Director CLA Oyango A. Snell. "CLA is honored and excited to acknowledge these passionate and dedicated award winners who have gone above and beyond to help society's most vulnerable, make our esteemed profession more equitable, and promote justice and high ethical standards."
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Bobbi Tillmon will receive the Aranda Access to Justice Award. Co-sponsored by the Judicial Council, CLA, and the California Judges Association, in association with the California Commission on Access to Justice, the award honors a judge who has demonstrated a long-term commitment to improving access to our courts and who has significantly improved access for low- and moderate-income Californians. This award will be presented on November 17, 2022 at the Judicial Council of California.
Southwestern Law School Dean Susan Westerberg Prager will receive the Bernard E. Witkin Medal. The award recognizes those who, through a career of extraordinary service, have made significant contributions to the quality of justice and legal scholarship in California.
Lawyers Club of San Diego and DTO Law will each receive Diversity Awards for their efforts to promote diversity in the legal profession or among peers.
Mark L. Tuft, a litigation partner with Cooper, White & Cooper in San Francisco, will receive the Harry B. Sondheim Professional Responsibility Award. The award recognizes a member's outstanding long-term contribution to the advancement of attorney professional standards in California.
Deeva Shah, an associate at Keker, Van Nest & Peters, will receive the Jack Berman Award of Achievement. The award honors a young lawyer (first eight years of active State Bar membership) who has provided outstanding service to the legal profession and public, as well as dedication to issues of concern to new and young lawyers.
California Rural Legal Assistance Executive Director José R. Padilla will receive the Loren Miller Legal Services Award. The award honors an attorney who has demonstrated long-term commitment to legal services and who has personally engaged in significant work extending legal services to the poor. The award is co-presented with the California Commission on Access to Justice and the Legal Aid Association of California.
Tristan E.H. Higgins, a San Diego lawyer, speaker, and diversity and inclusion expert, will receive the California Lawyers Foundation Distinguished Leadership Award.
Legal Education Access Pipeline Inc. (LEAP), a diversity pipeline fellowship program, will receive the California Lawyers Foundation Heather L. Rosing Pathway Partner Award.
"I am humbled and awed by the accomplishments of our award winners," said CLA President Jeremy M. Evans. "They provide excellent examples for the rest of us to follow. We look forward to celebrating with the award winners and all conference and gala attendees soon."
CLA is celebrating the "best of the legal profession" at its Annual Meeting on September 15–17, 2022 and hosting a first-ever black-tie Gala in partnership with the California Judges Association on September 17, 2022, benefitting both the California Lawyers Foundation and the California Judges Foundation.
Established in 2018, California Lawyers Association is the statewide voluntary bar association for all California attorneys. CLA's mission is to promote excellence, diversity, and inclusion in the legal profession and fairness in the administration of justice and the rule of law. Visit us at www.calawyers.org to learn more about CLA or follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, or Twitter.
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CHICAGO, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On Saturday, August 27, 2022, the National Alliance for Hispanic Health, Healthy Americas Foundation, and the Chicago Hispanic Health Coalition will celebrate their 16th annual ¡Vive tu vida! Get Up! Get Moving!® event in Chicago. The event includes free health screenings, COVID-19 tests and vaccines and boosters, cooking demonstrations, health and wellness activities for the whole family, and referrals to community health services. Walkaround Elmo from Sesame Street® will be on hand to greet kids and families, while free Sesame Street in Communities resources are distributed. The 2022 event series is sponsored nationally by the Siemens Foundation.
"Prevenir es curar. Food is medicine. Vive tu vida! Get Up! Get Moving! embraces this. Physical activity is not only important among adults, but also in children. This event stresses the importance of healthy living, good nutrition, and decreasing chronic illnesses such as obesity and diabetes. Keep your heart healthy, keep YOURSELF healthy!" said Esther Sciammarella, CEO of the Chicago Hispanic Health Coalition.
"Reducing health disparities requires a multi-faceted approach, including continuous preventative care and early detection. We're honored to provide our CLINITEST® Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Self-Test to the local health fair participants as part of this effort," said Dave Pacitti, President, Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.; Head of the Americas, Siemens Healthineers; and member of the Siemens Foundation Board of Directors. "We're committed to advancing health equity by promoting primary healthcare, diagnostic screening, workforce training for the healthcare sector, and capital loan support for community clinics, and thrilled to support ¡Vive tu vida! Get Up! Get Moving!® in Chicago," concluded David Etzwiler, CEO of Siemens Foundation.
"It is especially important that communities have access to health screenings, given the millions of important screenings that were missed or delayed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic." said Dr. Jane Delgado, President and CEO of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health, the nation's leading Hispanic health advocacy group. "We also celebrate the 16th year of ¡Vive tu vida! Get Up! Get Moving!® in Chicago with the Chicago Hispanic Health Coalition as well all the efforts to support individuals and families have the best health possible."
In addition, the event will feature the All of Us Research Program, a historic effort to gather data from one million or more people living in the US to accelerate research and improve health.
What: ¡Vive tu vida! Get Up! Get Moving!® event featuring:
- Free Health Screenings: HIV/STI, mammograms, dental screenings for children, COVID-19 vaccines, Monkeypox tests
- Fitness: Zumba
- Healthy snacks: produce giveaway and nutrition education
- Family fun: Live music, raffles and much more!
- Science: Featuring the All of Us Research Program
Where: McKinley Park Fieldhouse, 2210 W Pershing Rd., Chicago, IL 60609
When: Saturday, August 27, 2022 from 10:00am to 2:00pm
Cost: FREE!
To find a ¡Vive tu vida! Get Up! Get Moving!® event in your city, please visit www.healthyamericas.org/get-up-get-moving. To learn more about the All of Us Research Program, please visit www.JoinAllofUs.org/juntos.
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John Collins-Muhammad, 31, became the first of three former members of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen to plead guilty to a series of corruption charges before U.S. District Judge Stephen Clark on Tuesday.
He admitted to bribery and racketeering charges that were spelled out in an indictment in July. He accepted campaign contributions, cash, and other gifts, including cell phones, for giving a ‘yes’ vote to tax abatement for a proposed gas station in his ward.
Sentencing is scheduled for Collins-Muhammad on Dec. 6, 2022, and he was released until that date. He is facing three to six years in prison, based on federal sentencing guidelines.
Former Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed and former Alderman Jeffrey Boyd were caught in the same FBI “sting.”
After professing their innocence and vowing to fight the charges, both also resigned and then reached plea agreements.
They are scheduled to enter their guilty pleas on Friday in the same courtroom.
“When politicians break the law to serve themselves instead of the people they were elected to serve, everyone loses,” Mayor Tishaura Jones said in a statement.
“The federal corruption charges against Lewis Reed, John Collins-Muhammad, and Jeffrey Boyd have further shaken the faith St. Louisans have in their government. It’s time to turn the page on the past and move on from the failed status quo.
“I am ready to work with the Board of Aldermen in the coming legislative session to help rebuild trust by enacting development incentive reform that improves transparency, promotes community involvement, and eliminates conflicts of interest. ” | https://www.stlamerican.com/news/local_news/john-collins-muhammad-pleads-guilty-to-bribery-charges/article_cdf3c59c-2338-11ed-9ba8-973f26a5d3e6.html | 2022-08-24T01:15:44Z | stlamerican.com | control | https://www.stlamerican.com/news/local_news/john-collins-muhammad-pleads-guilty-to-bribery-charges/article_cdf3c59c-2338-11ed-9ba8-973f26a5d3e6.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Football
UW’s Ulofoshio makes second All-America team
Alabama standouts Bryce Young and Will Anderson Jr. are among four players from the top-ranked Crimson Tide selected to The Associated Press preseason All-America team.
Joining Young, the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback, and Anderson, a dominating pass rusher, were Alabama defensive backs Jordan Battle and Eli Ricks as first-team selections.
The AP preseason All-America team was selected by a panel of Top 25 poll voters and released Monday.
Washington Huskies linebacker Edefuan Ulofoshio was voted to the second team.
Three Pac-12 players made the first team: Oregon linebacker Noah Sewell and the USC duo of receiver Jordan Addison, a transfer from Pittsburgh, and guard Andrew Vorhees.
Pac-12 players joining Ulofoshio on the second team are Utah cornerback Clark Phillips III and Arizona punter Kyle Ostendorp.
Alabama gives Saban raise, extension: Alabama coach Nick Saban is getting a new eight-year contract worth at least $93.6 million, eclipsing the recent megadeal of Southeastern Conference rival Kirby Smart.
The University of Alabama trustees compensation committee approved a one-year extension for the 70-year old Saban, who has led the Crimson Tide to six national titles. Saban’s deal averages out to $11.7 million per year, topping Smart’s $11.25 million pay at defending national champion Georgia.
Marshall RB takes leave of absence: Marshall running back Rasheen Ali, one of the nation’s top freshman rushers last season, is taking a leave of absence for undisclosed reasons, coach Charles Huff said.
Rookie QB Corral’s season over: Carolina placed rookie quarterback Matt Corral on season-ending injured reserve after he tore ligaments in his left foot in a preseason loss to New England.
Young to miss first four games: Chase Young will miss the Commanders’ first four games of the season after landing on the reserve/physically unable to perform list.
Edwards out at least a month: Baltimore put running back Gus Edwards on the reserve/physically unable to perform list, meaning he’ll miss at least the first four games of the regular season.
Jackson has ankle surgery: Chargers cornerback J.C. Jackson underwent ankle surgery, putting his availability for the first two games of the season in doubt.
Bates signs franchise tag tender: Safety Jessie Bates III reported to Bengals training camp and signed a one-year tender under the franchise tag.
Baseball
Angels owner Moreno explores selling team
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno says he is exploring the possibility of selling the franchise.
Moreno purchased the Angels in 2003, a year after they won the World Series. He has spent aggressively on aging free agent stars like Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton, but the club hasn’t been back to the Fall Classic since he became owner.
Los Angeles is set to miss the postseason for the eighth straight year despite featuring AL MVPs Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani.
Twins place Buxton on IL: Minnesota placed All-Star outfielder Byron Buxton on the 10-day IL with a low grade strain of his right hip.
Kopech on IL with strained knee: The White Sox put right-hander Michael Kopech on the 15-day injured list with a left knee strain.
Briefly
Basketball: Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets are staying together. ... Emoni Bates has officially transferred to Eastern Michigan.
Soccer: England midfielder Jill Scott announced her retirement from soccer. The 35-year-old Scott’s decision comes after Ellen White, the team’s record scorer, said Monday she was retiring.
Hockey: Carolina signed veteran forward Paul Stastny to a $1.5 million, one-year deal.
Motor sports: Dawn Staley will be out front again, this time at Darlington Raceway. South Carolina’s two-time national women’s championship coach will drive the pace car for the first race of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs — the Southern 500 on Sept. 4.
Court: A fan who was temporarily removed from Centre Court during the men’s Wimbledon final following a complaint by Nick Kyrgios is taking legal action against the Australian tennis player for what she describes as a “reckless and entirely baseless allegation.” ... Nick Kyrgios didn’t appear in an Australian court and had his case of common assault adjourned until Oct. 4. ... A former Troy University football player has filed a lawsuit against an ex-teammate and three coaches, saying he was abused while on the team, including being sexually assaulted with a pool cue.
Golf: Will Zalatoris is out of the Tour Championship and the Presidents Cup because of two herniated disks.
Tennis: NCAA tennis champion Ben Shelton is leaving the University of Florida to turn pro. He received a wild-card invitation for the U.S. Open, which begins in New York on Monday.
Cycling: Primoz Roglic showed he is in great form and in position to retain his Spanish Vuelta title with a dominant win in the fourth stage as the Grand Tour race returned to Spanish territory after three opening stages in the Netherlands.
Television: The NCAA women’s basketball title game will be broadcast this season on ABC for the first time. The championship game, which usually airs in prime time, will be played at Noon Pacific on April 2. ... The National Women’s Soccer League title game will be aired nationally in prime time for the first time in the 10-year-old league’s history. The game is scheduled for 5 p.m. Pacific at Audi Field in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 29 and will be aired nationally by CBS. | https://www.yakimaherald.com/morning-briefing-aug-24-2022/article_197d0328-2331-11ed-8a24-2ffe1c6cf777.html | 2022-08-24T01:15:49Z | yakimaherald.com | control | https://www.yakimaherald.com/morning-briefing-aug-24-2022/article_197d0328-2331-11ed-8a24-2ffe1c6cf777.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Clifton Frank Peter was sentenced to a half-century in prison for a triple homicide a federal judge described as “horrible, if not monstrous.”
Peter, 38, was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Yakima, after pleading guilty in August 2021 to three counts of second-degree murder in the shooting deaths of three people in 2020 after he became enraged while playing a video game and drinking, according to a U.S. Attorney's Office news release.
“This case was senseless, pointless, (and) a horrible act — leaving three people dead and their families traumatized for life,” Judge Stanley A. Bastian said at Peter’s sentencing hearing, according to the news release.
Peter was tried in federal court because he is a Yakama Nation citizen and the killings occurred within the Yakama Nation’s reservation boundaries in the community of Parker.
Peter was initially charged with two counts of first-degree murder, one count of second-degree murder and two counts of using a firearm in a violent crime in the deaths of Omar Venegas-Mora, 31, his wife, 32-year-old Imelda Santillan-Guevara, and Javier Luna-Gonzalez, 63.
On June 1, 2020, Peter was drinking and playing video games when he became upset, according to authorities, and his family members decided to leave. Peter attacked his mother as she tried to leave their Yakima Street house, and took her vehicle, court documents said. She was able to escape.
As he backed out of the driveway, Peter hit Luna-Gonzalez’s vehicle, court documents said, and Peter got out and fatally shot him with a shotgun before driving off. He then rear-ended the car Venegas-Mora and Santillan-Guevara were in and pushed it to the side of the road, where he shot them to death, according to court documents.
Peter, court documents said, tried to hide the gun and went to a family member’s house where he said he had “done something bad.” His relatives refused to allow him in, and he was arrested by Yakama Nation Tribal Police and Yakima County Sheriff’s deputies as he walked down the street, documents said.
The investigation was turned over to the FBI due to Peter’s Yakama citizenship.
Peter’s criminal history includes a 2011 conviction for first-degree robbery and theft of a motor vehicle and a 2013 conviction for second-degree unlawful firearms possession in Yakima County Superior Court.
In addition to his 50-year sentence, Peter will also have to serve five years on probation and pay $86,170 in restitution. | https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/crime_and_courts/parker-man-sentenced-to-50-years-for-2020-triple-homicide/article_91ab6ab0-2340-11ed-9aee-2700108a3f31.html | 2022-08-24T01:15:55Z | yakimaherald.com | control | https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/crime_and_courts/parker-man-sentenced-to-50-years-for-2020-triple-homicide/article_91ab6ab0-2340-11ed-9aee-2700108a3f31.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
GRANDVIEW — Friday night transformed the 100 block of Grandview’s Division Street. Tents blossomed in the place of cars, food trucks and grills circled rows of white folding tables and conversation lifted into the air. Music, barbecue and small businesses filled the block as the sun set.
It was the first Grandview Summer Nights, an event meant to bring the community together and serve as a platform for small businesses.
Main Street Grandview, which sponsored the event, also unveiled the first installation for Project: Window, a series of public art pieces which the organization hopes will spread through downtown.
“The whole purpose is to revitalize downtowns, not only beautification, but also economic vitality,” said Grace Lieberman, a member of Main Street Grandview who created ‘Transformation: An Ode to a Small Town.’ “If you keep your downtown looking beautiful, you’ll encourage more businesses to come here.”
Lieberman’s installation is made of organic materials, plaster and papier-mâché and can be found at 131 Division St. until Sept. 9. Cocoons hang from vines in a window display and are decorated with paper butterfly wings. Lieberman grew up in Grandview, left after graduating high school and returned in 2018 when she felt the pull to return home.
She feels her appreciation for Grandview has grown over time. Transformation symbolizes that space for change for her and, she hopes, downtown Grandview. The piece is also personal. Lieberman said it honors her father, who died in 2020.
Art in windows
Main Street Grandview has a three-phase plan for building restoration in town. The first is Project: Window, which is inspired by Window Dressing, a similar project in Spokane. Organizers are looking for local artists to create art pieces in empty downtown storefronts. Lieberman said the parameters are few.
“We’re hopeful for that kind of generation of artists and businesses that want to come together to do this,” Lieberman said. “I’m also hoping that local artists who don’t get this kind of recognition can have this kind of exposure and make some money.”
Lieberman added there would be stipends of roughly $250-$500 for participating artists.
Next steps
The next two phases of the revitalization effort involve increased funding and action. Phase 2 would be cosmetic improvements — like new paint and signage — and Phase 3 would culminate in renovations for older buildings.
Alicia Fajardo, executive director of Main Street Grandview and local small business owner, is hopeful that support will lead to entrepreneurs owning their own stores.
“If you notice, we do have a lot of empty windows right now,” Fajardo said. “Our goal is to continue to have Project: Window and to continue to have pop-up events because our focus is to help small business owners have their own brick and mortar business.”
In the meantime, residents enjoyed the food, the festive atmosphere and the opportunity to get out of the house.
Local business owners were excited to showcase their wares. Marissa Garza and Alyssa Ibarra launched Grit by Grace, their new Christian-based apparel company, at Summer Nights. The two are from Grandview and enjoy the increase in local events.
“We thought it would be the perfect first event,” Garza said. “It’s nice to see a lot of familiar faces.”
Several of the vendors said they planned to come back for the next Summer Nights event on Oct. 7. One of the planned events in late July was canceled because of high temperatures during the heat wave.
Main Street Grandview also played host to a Summer Heat 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament earlier this month. Fajardo said the events are good for local businesses and help bring people downtown.
“We’ve been getting so much positive response from the community that we’re going full force,” Fajardo said. “We’ll keep on going.” | https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/lower_valley/grandview-summer-nights-kick-off-with-food-art-good-vibes/article_ac8e66e4-224a-11ed-8a59-dfd5eaa9461d.html | 2022-08-24T01:16:01Z | yakimaherald.com | control | https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/lower_valley/grandview-summer-nights-kick-off-with-food-art-good-vibes/article_ac8e66e4-224a-11ed-8a59-dfd5eaa9461d.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Two arrested on drug charges in Perry County
NEW LEXINGTON — A pair of individuals were arrested on drug charges after an incident on Sunday morning.
Perry County Sheriff's Deputy Jeremy Justice was on routine patrol when he observed a suspicious vehicle sitting in the parking lot of The Toy Store, in Thornville, at 12:24 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 21. When Deputy Justice approached the vehicle, he discovered two male subjects slumped over.
Believing there was a need for medical attention Deputy Justice started a squad and additional units to the scene, including Perry County K-9 handler William Dodd and his K-9 partner Radek. Radek was able to quickly determine there was illicit narcotics within the vehicle.
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The Perry County Special Investigations Unit also responded to the scene, assisting with the investigation. During the investigation, several items of narcotics were discovered individually packaged. Significant quantities of suspected methamphetamine, crack/cocaine, cocaine, marijuana, and unidentified pills were discovered in the possession of the individuals.
Both individuals were subsequently arrested on multiple drug charges and later transported to The Southeast Ohio Regional Jail.
The individuals were initially charged with possession of drugs, trafficking in drugs, drug abuse and aggravated trafficking in drugs.
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Local News Briefs
Zanesville Times Recorder
Franklin Schools BOE to meet
DUNCAN FALLS −Franklin Local Schools Board of Education will meet in regular session at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 22 at the administrative center, 360 Cedar St., Duncan Falls.
Mid-East BOE meeting Sept. 12
SENECAVILLE - The Mid-East Career and Technology Centers Board of Education will meet at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 12, at the Buffalo Campus, 57090 Vocational Road. | https://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/story/news/local/2022/08/23/local-news-briefs/65414438007/ | 2022-08-24T01:20:53Z | zanesvilletimesrecorder.com | control | https://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/story/news/local/2022/08/23/local-news-briefs/65414438007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Area players recognized in HS Football Weekly Notebook
COLUMBUS – Ohio welcomed back high school football in grand style last week with the kickoff of Week 1 of the 2022 season.
In a combined effort, the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association would like to highlight athletes and teams who had standout performances with the OPSWA High School Football Notebook. Each week, the OPSWA will release its top performers from all around the state.
In no particular order, here are Week 1’s standouts:
∙ West Lafayette Ridgewood senior defensive Jonas Paugh recorded three tackles-for-loss in the first half — one went for a sack — and the Generals allowed only 40 yards in that span in a 42-14 road win against rival Coshocton. Classmate Kaulean Smith added 94 yards and 3 TDs on the ground to lead the Ridgewood offense.
∙ New Lexington’s Lukas Ratliff went 22-of-26 passing for 378 yards with three touchdowns and ran for two scores in a 41-14 win over Fairfield Union.
∙ Morgan’s Logan Niceswanger was 10-of-15 for 193 yards with three touchdowns and teammate Wade Pauley ran for three TDs and 50 yards in a 54-34 victory against River View.
∙ Zanesville’s Drew Doyle ran 15 times for 148 yards and two scores and threw two TDs in a 40-14 win over Newark.
∙ Sheridan’s Alex Poirier churned up 117 yards on 16 carries and reached the end zone three times in a 35-28 victory against Licking Valley.
∙ After playing football at the historic WW Skiles Field for 94 years, the Shelby Whippets closed the venue out with style. Junior Casey Lantz drilled the game-winning field goal as time expired to help the Whippets beat the Madison Rams 10-7 in the final game ever on Friday night. Lantz moved from quarterback to receiver during the week leading up to the contest and scored the final 10 points in Skiles Field history with a 65-yard receiving touchdown, an extra point and the game-winning field goal. Shelby will move to the new Whippet Athletic Complex in week 3 against Bellevue bringing and end to a stadium in which they played at since 1928.
∙ Steubenville coach Reno Saccoccia became Ohio’s all-time winningest football coach with 402 thanks to Big Red’s 21-0 victory over Louisville. In his 40th season, Saccoccia is now 402-80 since taking over in 1983. He surpassed Jim France (Akron Coventry/Akron Manchester) who posted a 401-129-4 career record.
∙ Mansfield Senior's Amarr Davis caught everything thrown his way in the Tygers' 41-19 win at Norwalk on Friday. The junior receiver and defensive back had three catches for 84 yards, including touchdown grabs of 24 and 52 yards, and intercepted two passes. In the same game, senior Ricky Mills was electric every time he touched the ball with four rushing TDs on nine carries and 84 yards. He also added eight tackles, two for a loss, and a sack on defense.
∙ Ashland Crestview’s Hayden Kuhn and Adison Reymer helped the Cougars extend their regular-season winning streak to 12 games in a 49-14 win over Loudonville on Friday night. Kuhn was 14-for-19 for 230 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. Reymer piled up 124 yards on the ground on 21 carries with two TDs.
∙ The Plymouth Big Red piled up 378 yard on the ground in a 41-14 win over Oberlin in Week 1. Shae Sparks ran for 132 yards on nine carries while Caiden Allen added 70 yards on three carries. Plymouth had just 37 attempts averaging more than 10 yards per carry.
∙ Ontario’s sophomore quarterback Bodpegn Miller threw for 166 yards and a touchdown while running for two more scores in the Warriors’ 21-17 win over Lexington.
∙ Lexington’s Carter Newman broke the program record for longest rushing touchdown when he scored from 97-yards out in a 21-17 loss to Ontario. He bested Mike Zigelhofer’s 1999 record of 94 yards.
∙ Shenandoah freshman QB Braxton Barnett made a big splash in his varsity debut, completing 18-of-23 passes for a school record 322 yards with 5 TD passes in two and a half quarters as the Zeps beat Newcomerstown, 48-8.
∙ St. Clairsville had three 100-yard rushers in a season-opening 48-34 win over Canton South – Andrew Vera (143), Dino Burk (111) and Jacob Walker (107).
∙ Caldwell and Buckeye Trail endured a two hour, 55-minute weather delay and finished their game at midnight, with Caldwell winning, 17-6.
∙ Jackson's Cade Wolford ran the ball eight times for 111 yards and two touchdowns, while also catching three passes for 178 yards and two touchdowns in the Ironmen's 35-8 victory over Logan.
∙ Paint Valley's Cavan Cooper completed 10-of-18 passes for 211 yards and two touchdowns, while additionally carrying the ball 16 times for 137 yards and two touchdowns in the Bearcats' 42-26 victory over Blanchester.
∙ Portsmouth senior quarterback Tyler Duncan, making his first career varsity start, completed 18-of-30 passes for 285 yards and four touchdowns in the Trojans' 42-28 victory at Valley. Devon Lattimore made six receptions for 158 yards, and caught three of Duncan's four touchdown passes.
∙ The victories came nearly 10 months apart, but Utica finally is on a winning streak. A 31-0 victory against Hebron Lakewood in the 2021 season finale ended a 19-game losing streak, and Utica followed up Friday with a 26-19 victory against Centerburg.
∙ Senior quarterback Zach Heckman threw a pair of touchdown passes and later scored the game-winner on the ground with less than two minutes left. It marked Utica’s first victory against its former Mid-Buckeye Conference foe since 2010.
∙ Newark Catholic’s final game of the 2021 season kicked off at 10:30 a.m., and it’s first game of 2022 nearly kicked off after 10 p.m. The Green Wave, the Division VII state runners-up last season, waited more than three hours Saturday night to kick off its season opener against Columbus Ready, but persistent storms forced the cancellation of the Week 1 matchup between old rivals.
∙ Bellevue senior Tyler Ray caught nine passes for 151 yards and two touchdowns. He also completed a 37-yard pass and a 2-point conversion in a 24-14 win over Port Clinton.
∙ Jake Boggs ran for 148 yards and three touchdowns to lead Margaretta past Vermilion, 34-7. It was the first win for Gary Quisno at Margaretta. Quisno, an OHSFCA hall of famer, is in his 34th season as a head coach. His career record is 254-95. He previously coached at Danbury, Oak Harbor (29 years) and Perkins. His last head coaching stop was at Perkins, where he stepped down in 2009 due to health reasons.
∙ Moeller receiver Tennel Bryant had seven catches for 227 yards and three touchdowns in their 49-31 win at Massillon.
∙ Jordan Marshall had 16 carries for 139 yards and three touchdowns in Moeller’s 49-31 win at Massillon.
∙ New Princeton quarterback R.J. West, a transfer from Boone County (KY) was 10-for-17 passing for 209 yards and three touchdowns in a 61-36 win over Anderson. He also ran for 132 yards and two scores.
∙ Oak Hills quarterback Jaxon Schreiber was 10-for-17 passing for 118 yards and a touchdown, plus ran for 109 yards and two scores in a 31-20 victory over Turpin.
∙ Hamilton senior Semaj Aldridge had two second-half touchdowns - runs of 75 and 85 yards respectively - to help lead Big Blue to a season-opening win over West Clermont 28-9 on Friday. Aldridge finished the game with 20 carries for 198 yards and the two scores.
∙ Quarterback Ben Schoster in his first start for Elder was 15-for-17 for 165 yards and a touchdown, plus ran for 32 yards and two scores as the Panthers defeated Covington Catholic (KY) on the road 42-21.
∙ Kings quarterback Will Kocher was 26-for-40 for 355 yards and three touchdowns in a 34-0 win over Sycamore.
∙ Taft running back Gavin Crawford ran for 179 yards and four touchdowns in the Senators 32-0 win over Roger Bacon.
∙ Taft defensive lineman Geneo Jackson had seven tackles and three sacks for the Senators in the 32-0 shutout of Roger Bacon.
∙ Western Brown quarterback Drew Novak was 17-for-25 passing for 309 yards and four touchdowns as the Broncos blanked Hillsboro 55-0. Novak also ran for 39 yards and a touchdown.
∙ Miamisburg 62, West Carrollton 26: The two teams combined for 952 yards in offense in the Backyard Brawl. Miamisburg’s Christian Davis finished with three touchdowns and 114 yards rushing on just 10 carries. Baylor Stickel had the big play on the night, returning an interception 95 yards for the final score of the night for Miamisburg.
∙ Waynesville 14, Clinton-Massie 7: Waynesville used a full out run blitz the entire game to defeat the defending state champions. Matt Wilkerson (6’4” 225 Jr) had a pair of sacks, Conner Berry (6’0” 168, Jr.) had two interceptions and a fumble recovery. Berry scored the game winner on a 11-yard scoop six in the third quarter.
∙ Centerville 9, Lakota East 6: The Elk defense held Lakota East to 151 yards in total offense and forced their third turnover of the night with Lakota East at the Centerville 29 in the final two minutes of the game to seal the victory.
∙ Pete DeSocio rushed for 266 yards and five touchdowns and also returned a 65-yard kickoff return for a TD as Columbus St. Charles beat Columbus Northland 48-28.
∙ Matthew Papas of Grove City completed 24 of 43 passes for 313 yards and four TDs in a 35-28 win over Dublin Scioto.∙ In a wild finish that made ESPN SportsCenter’s Top Plays segment, Westerville Central executed a hook-and-lateral as time expired to knock off Westerville North 23-20. Sitting at its own 23-yard line with 5.1 seconds remaining, quarterback Jaystin Gwinn completed a pass of 19 yards over the middle to Jacob Harris, who, moments before being tackled by three Warriors defenders, flipped the ball behind him to Kobi Davis, who caught the pitch in stride and outraced the secondary to the end zone.
∙ Wynford junior halfback Kaiden Blair toted the pigskin 26 times for 142 yards in an 18-16 loss to Otsego, spoiling coach Cyle Skidmore's debut as Royals head coach. Knights quarterback Devin Farley was 17-23 passing for 214 yards in the victory.
∙ Kettering Fairmont senior Drew Baker rushed for 205 yards on 29 carries and scored on runs of 74 and 4 yards to lead the Firebirds to a 31-7 victory over Kettering Alter. Baker surpassed 2,500 yards for his car
∙ Dayton Wayne sophomore quarterback Tyrell Lewis threw for a career-high 241 yards in the Warriors' 41-24 loss at Fairfield.
∙ Fairfield junior quarterback Talon Fisher rushed for 174 yards in the Indians' 41-24 victory over Dayton Wayne. The victory was No. 150 for head coach Jason Krause.
∙ Wayne Trace junior quarterback Kyle Stoller had a memorable first start, completing 22 of 31 through the air for 214 yards with one touchdown pass while running for two scores to lead the Raiders to an 18-14 win at Fort Recovery in the season opener Friday night.
∙ Three Morrow County running backs showed out in the opening week of the season. All-Ohio junior Dane Nauman ran for 300 yards and a touchdown on 31 carries in Highland’s 17-14 win over Fredericktown, while All-Ohio senior Maxton Lower produced 171 yards on 24 carries with three TDs in Northmor’s 45-0 win over Elgin, and Mount Gilead’s Garrett George ran just 15 times for 285 yards and five touchdowns in a 56-0 victory over Ridgedale.
∙ After losing the state title game last season, ending a 55-game winning streak, the longest in the nation, Kirtland’s Hornets reloaded in a big way on opening night against Painesville Harvey. In a 34-8 victory, Kirtland had four rushers with over 60 yards on the ground, and two more with more than 50 yards on the ground.
∙ Elyria Catholic senior running back Levi Ellis gained 153 yards on 31 carries with the game-clinching 3-yard touchdown in ECs 14-6 upset win over Elyria. He also went 1-for-1 passing for 16 yards, completing a pop pass on 4th down with 2 minutes left to set up his TD.
∙ Minford junior running back Jeffrey Pica rushed for 206 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries in the Falcons' 33-14 win at Rock Hill.
∙ Waverly junior running back Jase Hurd used 32 carries to rush 210 yards and scored 2 touchdowns in his team's come from behind 42-39 road win at Miami Trace on Friday, Aug. 19.
∙ Painesville Riverside senior safety Jake Elly, a returning All-Ohioan, recorded four catches for 119 yards with one touchdown, three tackles, and he picked off a pass in a 35-7 win over Perry in Week 1. Elly beat triple coverage on his touchdown catch. | https://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2022/08/23/area-players-recognized-in-hs-football-weekly-notebook/65416111007/ | 2022-08-24T01:20:59Z | zanesvilletimesrecorder.com | control | https://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2022/08/23/area-players-recognized-in-hs-football-weekly-notebook/65416111007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
(The Hill) – President Biden’s approval rating is at its highest point since June, a new Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll found.
The two-day poll, completed Tuesday, shows Biden’s rating at 41 percent — the first time it has topped 40 percent since the beginning of the summer.
Of the 1,005 adults surveyed, 78 percent of Democrats voiced support for Biden, a figure that stood at 69 percent in early July. Republican approval held steady at 12 percent.
The Reuters/Ipsos poll, which has a credibility interval of 4 percentage points, shows a slow climb in Biden’s polling numbers from last week when he polled at 40 percent. That stat marked Biden’s highest approval rating in two months.
The president’s poll numbers first dropped below 50 percent approval in August of 2021, amid the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, and had since steadily declined, reaching their lowest — 36 percent — in May, data shows.
Biden has faced lingering criticism over inflation, and the cost of gas in particular.
His small increase in favorability in recent weeks comes on the heels of a few victories, including dropping gas prices and a blockbuster legislative win.
The passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, a climate, health care and tax package, and the successful drone strike that killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, have put Biden on a more recent upward trajectory. | https://www.wspa.com/hill-politics/biden-approval-rating-ticks-up-to-highest-since-june-reuters-ipsos-poll/ | 2022-08-24T01:30:27Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/hill-politics/biden-approval-rating-ticks-up-to-highest-since-june-reuters-ipsos-poll/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
(The Hill) – Democratic Senate candidates seeking to flip five key swing states are joining financial forces with the “Flippable Five Fund,” which will allow donors to split campaign contributions evenly among the quintet of candidates.
Reps. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) and Val Demings (D-Fla.), Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D), Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes (D) and former North Carolina Supreme Court chief justice Cheri Beasley (D) are all involved.
“A 50/50 Senate is not cutting it,” Bustos wrote on Twitter Monday.
The North Carolina Democrat said the five races “are Democrats’ best chance to pick up seats this November and bring change to Washington.”
The program’s launch comes as Democrats are becoming more optimistic about their chances of expanding their Senate majority in November. The upper chamber is currently split 50-50, but Democrats have a slim majority with Vice President Harris’ tie-breaking vote.
According to FiveThirtyEight, Democrats are currently favored to win the majority of the Senate over Republicans, 63 percent to 37 percent.
One of the most closely watched Senate races this cycle has been Fetterman’s battle against Republican Mehmet Oz in the Keystone State to replace retiring Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.).
Fetterman has a healthy lead over Oz, 49.3 percent to 38.9 percent, according to FiveThirtyEight’s average. Last week, the nonpartisan Cook Political Report switched the race from “toss up” to “lean Democrat.”
In Ohio, Ryan — a nine-term congressman from the Buckeye State — is running against “Hillbilly Elegy” author and venture capitalist J.D. Vance, who received former President Trump’s endorsement during a fierce primary. The two men are vying to replace Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), who is retiring at the end of this term.
Ryan currently has a slight lead over Vance, according to FiveThirtyEight’s average, 44.8 percent to 43.8 percent. Cook Political Report says the races is “lean Republican.”
Demings, who has served in the House since 2017 and previously served as chief of the Orlando Police Department, is looking to oust Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) from his perch representing the Sunshine State in the upper chamber.
Rubio is currently leading Demings 48.6 percent to 42.8 percent, according to the Real Clear Politics Average, but a poll released by the University of North Florida’s Public Opinion Research Lab last week showed Demings up by four. The Cook Political Report rates the races “lean Republican.”
In Wisconsin, Barnes is challenging Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) for his seat in the upper chamber. Two polls last week showed Barnes, a progressive, outpacing Johnson. The race is labeled “toss up” by Cook Political Report.
And in North Carolina, Beasley is running against Republican Rep. Ted Budd (N.C.) to replace retiring Sen. Richard Burr (N.C.). The two are neck-and-neck in FiveThirtyEight’s average, with Beasley ahead of Budd by 0.1 percent, 44 percent to 43.9 percent. The Cook Political Report currently rates the seat “lean Republican.”
Republicans, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), were confident last year that the upper chamber would flip red in November, citing President Biden’s poor approval ratings and the historical trend of the party not in control of the White House — in this case the GOP — winning seats in midterm elections.
But in recent weeks, McConnell has changed his tone, asserting that the Senate breakdown following the November races will be close.
Last week, he told reporters that the House has a better chance of flipping red than the Senate.
“I think there’s probably a greater likelihood the House flips than the Senate. Senate races are just different — they’re statewide, candidate quality has a lot to do with the outcome,” McConnell said when asked about his midterm expectations for the upper chamber.
“Right now, we have a 50-50 Senate and a 50-50 country, but I think when all is said and done this fall, we’re likely to have an extremely close Senate, either our side up slightly or their side up slightly,” he added.
Beasley on Twitter Monday said Democrats must expand their majority in the Senate to take action on codifying Roe v. Wade, lower costs and make progress on climate and voting rights. | https://www.wspa.com/hill-politics/democratic-senate-candidates-in-key-states-launch-joint-fund-to-split-donations/ | 2022-08-24T01:30:39Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/hill-politics/democratic-senate-candidates-in-key-states-launch-joint-fund-to-split-donations/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
(The Hill) – Rep. Val Demings is projected to have coasted to victory on Tuesday in Florida’s Democratic Senate primary and will take on Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in November.
Demings, a former Orlando police chief who first won her House seat in 2016, faced little serious opposition in the Democratic primary, giving her an easy path to the nomination.
The big question now is whether Demings will be able to flip control of a Senate seat in a state that has trended increasingly toward Republicans in recent years.
While Democrats see her as one of their best Senate recruits of the 2022 midterm cycle, Rubio has emerged from tough races before and has a history of outperforming other Republicans in Democrat-heavy Miami-Dade County, where he’s from. Florida Democrats have also struggled in recent years to fix a crumbling party infrastructure.
Still, both Democrats and Republicans say that the race is far from a lock for Rubio. For one, Florida has a history of ultra-close statewide elections, and Demings has proven to be a prolific fundraiser capable of outpacing her Republican rival. She brought in an eye-catching $12.2 million in the second quarter of the year.
She’s also sought to counter Republican attacks that she’s soft on crime and supports defunding the police by pointing to her career in law enforcement.
The Florida Senate race has so far attracted less national attention than some of the other marquee matchups this year, like the Senate contests in Georgia, Arizona and Pennsylvania.
But Democrats also see it as a potential pickup opportunity that could bolster their position at a time when their Senate majority is on the line. The upper chamber is split 50-50 and a net loss of even one Democratic seat this year would hand control of the Senate to the GOP.
Early polling also suggests that Demings may have a fighting chance against Rubio. A recent survey from the University of North Florida found Demings leading Rubio in a head-to-head matchup 48 percent to 44 percent. | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/hill-politics/demings-clinches-democratic-nomination-to-face-rubio-in-november/ | 2022-08-24T01:32:04Z | siouxlandproud.com | control | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/hill-politics/demings-clinches-democratic-nomination-to-face-rubio-in-november/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) crew arrives in Manus, Papua New Guinea, on Aug. 14, 2022, from Guam as part of a patrol headed south to assist partner nations in upholding and asserting their sovereignty while protecting U.S. national interests. The U.S. Coast Guard is participating with partners to support the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency-led Operation Island Chief and the larger Operation Blue Pacific through patrols in the Western Pacific in August and September 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by SW3 Victor Villanueva, NMCB-FOUR)
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Alaska National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Sallaffie, then a staff sergeant, demonstrates the process of drying and cutting salmon strips to participants of the Alaska National Guard Warrior and Family Services cultural camp at his subsistence fish camp on the shores of the Kuskowim River near Bethel, July 21, 2016. The youth learned the importance of subsistence living during the five-day program that focused on cultural-based service and learning projects. (Alaska National guard photo by 1st Lt. Balinda O’Neal)
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PRINTCast: The PRINT Podcast Studio is a curated collection of cutting-edge podcasts we love about design, creativity, branding, books, and further subjects afield. Inside Front Cover is a show hosted by Sam Aquillano about the design process behind creating the cover for his forthcoming book about launching and growing Design Museum Everywhere.
The Proportion Design team has been in listen and learn more through the first four sessions — taking in a lot of information about Sam Aquillano’s forthcoming book. Now the team, including Blake Goodwin, Paul Reiss, and Andrea Cincotta, is ready to share their distillation of those learnings into three distinct brand attributes that form a triangle. They call this the Proportion Triangle — at the middle is the space Sam’s book will inhabit. The attributes: Passion, Expertise, and Creativity.
The team then maps the previously shared competitor set of similar books on their triangle, and as you can see, most of the books in this space cluster around Expertise. The designers see an opportunity in that middle triangle space, balancing all three attributes.
Proportion goes on to define the brand attributes through messaging themes and tone:
Passion: Energetic typography & color to express visual excitement. A boldness in upward movement that illustrates enthusiasm and excitement. Friendly and conversational. Always supportive and energetic, not too assertive.
Expertise: Built upon a foundation of design fundamentals – clean lines and grid layouts. Easily digestible messaging & clear hierarchy of information. Strong and to the point. Confident and smart without being pretentious.
Design: Clever use of unexpected visual elements. High contrast elements used to guide the eye. Breaks from expected patterns. Witty wordplay, without being confusing, or too ‘smart.’
Based on these themes, they share two creative directions: (1) Nurturing the Journey and (2) Dig Up, Dive Deep— the group discusses both in detail and Sam gives some preliminary direction. Then, Sam shares more title ideas for the team to discuss and debate — the search for a title continues…
Listen in the player above or check it out on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Catch up with Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3, and Episode 4. | https://www.printmag.com/printcast/inside-front-cover-episode-5-brand-attributes-creative-decisions/ | 2022-08-24T01:34:29Z | printmag.com | control | https://www.printmag.com/printcast/inside-front-cover-episode-5-brand-attributes-creative-decisions/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Group asks INEC to uphold electronic transfer of results
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been charged to ensure that it keeps its promise of transmitting the result of the 2023 general election electronically in line with the new Electoral Act.
This, according to Delta Youth Coalition (DYC), is to avert the wrath of Nigerian youths come 2023 general elections in the country.
The President-General of DYC, Chibuzor Agunwa, gave the charge on Tuesday, during an interactive session with reporters in Asaba in reference to comments by INEC spokesperson, Festus Okoye that the results of the 2023 elections would be collated manually.
The president general said though the commission claimed that Okoye was misinterpreted in the report, it should not deviate from adopting electronic transmission of results for the election.
“We wish to reassure Nigerians that the electronic transmission of results has come to stay and INEC should ensure credibility and transparency of the process when citizens follow polling unit-level results on the INEC Result Viewing (IReV) portal in real-time on election day. There would be no change or deviation in subsequent elections.”
DYC boss opined that the commission should also try as much as possible to uphold its integrity in line with the new Electoral Act as amended in sections 60, 62 and 64 as replicated in Osun and Ekiti elections to promote free and fair elections and prevent the tendency for electoral malpractices, elections rigging and thuggery as Nigerian youths would not tolerate such.
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The coalition cautioned all the presidential candidates, governorship candidates, and other political positions of all the political parties in the country to ensure that they remove the dream of election rigging from their minds as citizens, Nigerian youths will resist such come 2023 even at the grassroots level.
“As a group, our mission and vision is to evolve a mass movement of youths and women for participatory democracy and to promote good governance. That is the only way to elect credible leaders. We want people in the rural communities to know that government belongs to all of us.” | https://tribuneonlineng.com/group-asks-inec-to-uphold-electronic-transfer-of-results/ | 2022-08-24T01:34:43Z | tribuneonlineng.com | control | https://tribuneonlineng.com/group-asks-inec-to-uphold-electronic-transfer-of-results/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Man killed after being shot multiple times in Chatham alley
CHICAGO - An 18-year-old man was shot to death in Chatham Tuesday afternoon.
The shooting occurred in the 8700 block of South Wabash.
At about 4:48 p.m., the 18-year-old man was in an alley when he was shot multiple times in the body by an unknown offender, Chicago police said.
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He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Area Two detectives are investigating. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/man-killed-after-being-shot-multiple-times-in-chatham-alley | 2022-08-24T01:41:13Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/man-killed-after-being-shot-multiple-times-in-chatham-alley | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Poll: Arlington Heights residents OK with Bears stadium, but oppose it being taxpayer funded
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - Arlington Heights residents say bring on the Bears, but don't expect us to foot the bill.
A new survey found what residents are willing to give up to get the Monsters of the Midway: traffic's fine, but a tax increase is unacceptable — that's the bottom line.
Americans for Prosperity Illinois, a political advocacy group, surveyed Arlington Heights residents — the majority of whom say they will not support a taxpayer funded NFL stadium.
Seventy-one percent want the Bears, but 68-percent say they don't want to pay for it.
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Opposition to using taxpayer money was even higher when those surveyed were made aware that the NFL is the most profitable sports league in the world.
"They probably have seen stadium deals like in Chicago, in Bridgeview, in Hoffman Estates go sour and they don't want that to happen in Arlington Heights," said Brian Costin, Americans for Prosperity Illinois.
The Bears were most recently valued at $5.8 billion. An Arlington Heights stadium is expected to cost more than $2 billion.
The village mayor is responding to the survey and said, "Polls are often tainted by the phrasing of questions... And that the village will make sure any deal is a win-win for the team and for residents."
Mayor Thomas Hayes says public meetings on the issue will begin this fall.
Residents say they would be willing to give up sitting in traffic to get the Bears out to the northwest suburbs. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/poll-arlington-heights-residents-ok-with-bears-stadium-but-oppose-it-being-taxpayer-funded | 2022-08-24T01:41:14Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/poll-arlington-heights-residents-ok-with-bears-stadium-but-oppose-it-being-taxpayer-funded | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Report: Indiana crash that killed 3 happened during downpour
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - A single-vehicle crash that killed three Indiana State University students, including two members of the school’s football team, occurred during a thunderstorm that had left the roadway covered in water, according to a crash report released Tuesday.
The report by a Vigo County sheriff’s deputy also states that one of the two ISU students who survived the crash told officers the group of five students was returning to the Terre Haute campus after attending a house party at Indiana University in Bloomington, and that "everyone had been drinking" at the party.
That student, John Moore, 19, of Wheaton, Illinois, also said the vehicle was traveling at 90 mph (145 kilometers per hour) at the time of the accident "but he doesn’t remember much after that," according to the crash report.
The crash killed freshmen ISU football players Christian Eubanks, 18, of Waukegan, Illinois; and Caleb VanHooser, 19, of Liberty Township, Ohio; as well as ISU student Jayden Musili, 19, of Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Eubanks was a freshman linebacker who went to Warren Township High School, and VanHooser was a freshman defensive back who went to Lakota East. Musili was a sophomore who became an Indiana State student this year and wasn’t on ISU’s football team, the school said.
The crash report states that Eubanks was driving the Toyota Camry early Sunday when it went off a state highway, struck a tree in the small town of Riley, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) from the university’s Terre Haute campus, and caught fire.
Moore, who is a redshirt freshman linebacker at ISU, and Omarian Dixon, 20, of Lafayette, Indiana, a redshirt freshman running back at the school, were the only crash survivors.
The crash report states that thunderstorms and heavy rain at the time of the crash had left 3-4 inches (7.6 centimeters-10.2 centimeters) of standing water on the roadway.
A motorist who came across the crash scene just after Eubanks’ car crashed into a tree said it was raining so hard it was difficult to see and there was also bright lightning, the report states.
That witness told officers he ran to the burning car and pulled one crash victim out of the car before another motorist helped him pull a second person from the vehicle. The witness said he initially believed everyone was out of the car but then heard screaming and realized more people were inside the burning wreckage.
Hundreds of students and others gathered Sunday evening outside the university’s football stadium for a vigil in honor of the crash victims. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/report-indiana-crash-that-killed-3-happened-during-downpour | 2022-08-24T01:41:29Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/report-indiana-crash-that-killed-3-happened-during-downpour | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Taylor Swift course to be offered at University of Texas
AUSTIN, Texas - University of Texas at Austin students will have the opportunity to take a course studying Taylor Swift’s written lyrics.
The brand-new course for Fall 2022, "Literary Contests and Contexts — The Taylor Swift Songbook," will be taught by Dr. Elizabeth Scala.
According to a post from the UT Department of English, the course will provide an "introduction to literary studies and research methods that use the songwriting of Taylor Swift as the basis for teaching a wide range of skills."
Just up the road at Texas State University, students will soon have a chance to take a course on Harry Styles in Spring 2023. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/taylor-swift-course-to-be-offered-at-university-of-texas | 2022-08-24T01:41:35Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/taylor-swift-course-to-be-offered-at-university-of-texas | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Wrong order at Wendy's leads to shooting, Frisco police say
FRISCO, Texas - A fight over an incorrect order at a Wendy's ended in gunfire, according to Frisco police.
Three people have been arrested in connection to the shooting.
Around 8 p.m. on Wednesday, August 17 police responded to a shooting call at the Wendy's on Eldorado Parkway.
According to officers, a customer in the drive-thru was unhappy with their order, then entered the store and began arguing with workers.
Police say the customer went to his vehicle and grabbed a gun, shooting at the front of the building before driving off.
No one was hit in the shooting.
Frisco Police arrested 19-year-old Christian Ellis of Glenn Heights on Friday and charged him with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
19-year-old Tyran McLeod and 33-year-old Shaquita Glaspie of Little Elm, who police believe were in the car at the time of the shooting, were also arrested and charged with failure to report a felony.
If convicted, Ellis faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine up to $10,000.
He was released from the Collin County Jail after posting $100,000 bond. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/wrong-order-at-wendys-leads-to-shooting-frisco-police-say | 2022-08-24T01:41:41Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/wrong-order-at-wendys-leads-to-shooting-frisco-police-say | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
NASCAR announced penalties following the weekend at Watkins Glen International on Tuesday. The pair of penalties announced impacted a team in the NASCAR XFINITY Series and NASCAR Cup Series garages.
The most impactful handed down was to the No. 51 team driven by Cody Ware. Ware’s No. 51 car lost an added ballast and as a result, Billy Plourde (crew chief), Jamie Edwards (car chief), and Steven Gray (engineer) have been suspended for the next four NASCAR Cup Series races through Bristol.
Crew chief Bruce Schlicker for the No. 16 team of AJ Allmendinger in the NASCAR XFINITY Series has been fined $5,000 for lug nuts not properly installed. | https://speedwaydigest.com/index.php/news/nascar-cup-series-news/72287-nascar-announces-watkins-glen-penalties | 2022-08-24T01:46:51Z | speedwaydigest.com | control | https://speedwaydigest.com/index.php/news/nascar-cup-series-news/72287-nascar-announces-watkins-glen-penalties | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Ross Chastain, Driver of the No. 1 Jockey Chevrolet
Has it hit you yet that you're going to be running for a Cup Series championship?
"Honestly, no. I know we are preparing to win races and have been working really hard all season. Its the Cup Series, and its wild to me that we're going for a championship. When I look back to the races I was running in the Truck Series in 2012, and I was starting and parking, it's wild to think that as recently as 2018 I was still doing some start and parks - the truck race at St. Louis. It humbling to think just a few years ago I was doing that just to get to the track."
When you're doing autograph sessions and you see a big crowd, do you look out and think 'wow, this really did happen?'
"I just laugh. I can't believe anyone would want to come listen to me, or get an autograph. I just laugh."
How does it feel to have someone come up to you and say they want to get involved in racing because of you?
"It feels good. I got into racing because Matt Martin, Mark Martin's son, would race at my local track and that is who I wanted to be like. There's avenues across the country at local tracks that kids can get into go karts, flat karts, champ karts, shifter karts, and then once you get above 10 years old now, there's full size cars that you can race against other kids. Its something that kept me out of trouble. Even if I never raced in NASCAR, from 12-18 it gave me that passion that I didn't find in soccer. It gave me the desire to come home and work on my racecar with my dad and grand dad, and friends and family."
Trackhouse Racing PR | https://speedwaydigest.com/index.php/news/nascar-cup-series-news/72289-2022-ross-chastain-trackhouse-racing-daytona-advance | 2022-08-24T01:46:57Z | speedwaydigest.com | control | https://speedwaydigest.com/index.php/news/nascar-cup-series-news/72289-2022-ross-chastain-trackhouse-racing-daytona-advance | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Do you think this team can make a deep playoff run? Are you a championship team?
"I think we are. I think we are. The beautiful part is that we get stronger as we go. If you were asking me that question three months ago, I was going to tell you, man, we have work to do. We have the potential, but we have work to do. Two months ago I was starting to believe more. A month ago I would say, heck, yeah. Right now, of course we are here. We just keep getting stronger. I guarantee you in a month from now we’re going to be stronger than right now. We’re going to keep working."
Suárez Isn't The Only Driver in a Freeway Insurance Paint Scheme
Daniel Suárez isn’t the only Chevrolet driver sporting Freeway Insurance livery these days.
This fall, Freeway Insurance employees will begin driving company cars wrapped nearly identical to the No. 99 Camaro Trackhouse Racing fields for Suárez on the NASCAR Cup Series circuit.
The company plans to have about 80 vehicles in its fleet wrapped in the blue, white and green Freeway colors.
“I can’t wait to see one out on the road so we can have some fun,” laughed Suárez who has been with the 35-year-old company for several years. “It would be fun to pull up next to the driver at a traffic light and honk the horn. See if they recognize me!”
Maybe one day each of Freeway’s 525 offices across the country will have cars carry a NASCAR-inspired paint scheme in its parking lot.
Freeway Insurance, a division of Confie, is the largest independent personal lines agency in the U.S. With over one-third of high-risk drivers using non-standard auto insurance to regain independence, Freeway Insurance is the primary brand to assist individuals who have been denied insurance by offering products that can cover them. By breaking down barriers to getting back on the road, Freeway Insurance helps people get back on their feet — and become independent again.
Trackhouse Racing PR | https://speedwaydigest.com/index.php/news/nascar-cup-series-news/72293-daniel-suarez-trackhouse-racing-daytona-race-advance | 2022-08-24T01:47:10Z | speedwaydigest.com | control | https://speedwaydigest.com/index.php/news/nascar-cup-series-news/72293-daniel-suarez-trackhouse-racing-daytona-race-advance | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota GR Supra News and Notes
- ALREADY PLAYOFF BOUND: By winning the Las Vegas, Atlanta, Richmond, Road America and Michigan NASCAR Xfinity Series races, Ty Gibbs has qualified for the Xfinity playoffs which will begin at Texas Motor Speedway on Sept. 24.
- DAYTONA: Gibbs started 15th, led three laps and finished 11th in the season-opening Xfinity race in 2022 at Daytona. He finished fourth after starting 13thin the 2021 ARCA race.
- ONE OF THIRTY-SEVEN: Gibbs made his first career NASCAR Cup Series start last month at Pocono Raceway for 23XI Racing. Gibbs is the 37th driver younger than 20-years old to make a Cup Series start. Gibbs started at the rear of the field, but completed all 160 laps and finished an impressive 16th. He has competed in five Cup races with a best finish of 10th at Michigan International Speedway.
- NEW RECORD: Gibbs is the youngest driver ever to reach nine victories in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at age 19 years 10 months and two days old. The previous record was held by Joey Logano.
- 2021: Gibbs completed in only 18 Xfinity races in 2021, but won four races and finished 13th in the Xfinity Series final driver point standings. That earned him the Xfinity Rookie of the Year award.
- WHAT A DEBUT: In Gibbs’ Xfinity Series debut in February 2021 at the Daytona Road Course, he led 14 of the 56 laps en route to his first career Xfinity Series win. Gibbs became the youngest driver to win a Xfinity road course race at 18 years, 4 months, 16 days. The Charlotte, N.C., native also became the second-youngest winner in Xfinity Series history after Joey Logano who won in June 2008 at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta when he was 18 years and 21 days old.
- IN GOOD COMPANY: Gibbs is the sixth driver to win in his Xfinity Series debut, joining Dale Earnhardt, Joe Ruttman, Ricky Rudd, Terry Labonte and Kurt Busch. Those five drivers had already driven in the NASCAR Cup Series before racing in the Xfinity Series.
- ARCA CHAMPIONS: Gibbs became the 2021 ARCA Menard Series Champions on the strength of 10 wins, plus one win each in ARCA West and ARCA East.
- ATOP THE PIT BOX: Veteran crew chief Gayle will oversee the No. 54 team’s efforts in the 2022 season. Gale, who is from Little Rock, Arkansas, has led his drivers to two NASCAR Cup Series victories and 35 Xfinity Series wins. The list of drivers Gayle has visited victory lane with includes Gibbs, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Sam Hornish Jr., Erik Jones, Elliott Sadler, Christopher Bell and John Hunter Nemechek.
- JGR AT DAYTONA: Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) has 111 total starts at Daytona in Xfinity competition with four wins, 28 top-five and 46 one top-10 finishes and the team has led 700 laps.
- RACE INFO: The NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Daytona is scheduled for 7:30 pm EDT on Friday, August 26 and will be broadcast on USA, SiriusXM Channel 90 and the MRN.
Ty Gibbs, Driver of the No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota GR Supra
“Daytona is a different race as it’s a superspeedway. It’s just trying to put yourself in the best position for the end of the race and make sure you are up front.to give yourself a chance to win. And you hope to stay out of trouble in the early part of the race. We’ll have a good Monster Energy Toyota GR Supra and see what we can do.”
Chris Gayle, Crew Chief of the No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota GR Supra
“Daytona is a bit of a wildcard and we hope to be there at the end with a chance for a win. It’s just keeping yourself out of trouble early on. This will only be Ty’s third superspeedway race in Xfinity, so there is still more to learn. We’ll bring him a fast Monster Energy Toyota GR Supra.”
JGR PR | https://speedwaydigest.com/index.php/news/xfinity-series-news/72291-ty-gibbs-no-54-monster-energy-toyota-gr-supra-preview-wawa-250-xfinity-race | 2022-08-24T01:47:22Z | speedwaydigest.com | control | https://speedwaydigest.com/index.php/news/xfinity-series-news/72291-ty-gibbs-no-54-monster-energy-toyota-gr-supra-preview-wawa-250-xfinity-race | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Kaulig Racing will join forces with DaaBIN Store for Justin Haley’s 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) return at Daytona International Speedway.
DaaBIN Store, a family-friendly bin store that features one-of-a-kind treasures weekly, will make its 2022 NASCAR debut at the "World Center of Racing" on Haley’s No. 14 Chevrolet for the Wawa 250. DaaBIN Store is also excited to use this opportunity with Kaulig Racing to announce the expansion and franchising of its stores.
“We’re excited to be a part of NASCAR with Justin and Kaulig Racing," said Andy Weichers, CEO of DaaBin Store Inc. "We couldn’t think of a better group of people to announce our new franchise model with. It’s been exciting to take DaaBIN Store from an idea to a multi-state business that’s now partnering with former Daytona winner, Justin Haley, for a night race at Daytona.”
DaaBIN Store also works with local communities to promote inclusion by hiring adults with disabilities.
“We are always excited to welcome new partners on board here at Kaulig Racing” said Chris Rice, president of Kaulig Racing. “DaaBin Store being a family-owned business that also actively strives for inclusivity is something that we hold valuable at Kaulig Racing. We’re truly proud to see the No.14 DaaBIN Store Chevrolet hit the track at Daytona.”
In addition to partnering with Kaulig Racing in Daytona, DaaBIN Store will extend its partnership to Daniel Hemric and the No. 11 Chevrolet at Texas Motor Speedway on September 24th.
Look to see the reigning Wawa 250 Champion take to the high banks in the No. 14 DaaBIN Store Chevrolet on Friday, August 26th at 7:30 p.m. ET with coverage on the USA network.
For more information on DaaBIN Store and Franchising Opportunities please visit www.daabinstore.com.
Kaulig Racing PR | https://speedwaydigest.com/index.php/news/xfinity-series-news/72292-kaulig-racing-and-haley-team-up-with-daabin-store-for-wawa-250 | 2022-08-24T01:47:29Z | speedwaydigest.com | control | https://speedwaydigest.com/index.php/news/xfinity-series-news/72292-kaulig-racing-and-haley-team-up-with-daabin-store-for-wawa-250 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
(The Hill) – Rep. Val Demings is projected to have coasted to victory on Tuesday in Florida’s Democratic Senate primary and will take on Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in November.
Demings, a former Orlando police chief who first won her House seat in 2016, faced little serious opposition in the Democratic primary, giving her an easy path to the nomination.
The big question now is whether Demings will be able to flip control of a Senate seat in a state that has trended increasingly toward Republicans in recent years.
While Democrats see her as one of their best Senate recruits of the 2022 midterm cycle, Rubio has emerged from tough races before and has a history of outperforming other Republicans in Democrat-heavy Miami-Dade County, where he’s from. Florida Democrats have also struggled in recent years to fix a crumbling party infrastructure.
Still, both Democrats and Republicans say that the race is far from a lock for Rubio. For one, Florida has a history of ultra-close statewide elections, and Demings has proven to be a prolific fundraiser capable of outpacing her Republican rival. She brought in an eye-catching $12.2 million in the second quarter of the year.
She’s also sought to counter Republican attacks that she’s soft on crime and supports defunding the police by pointing to her career in law enforcement.
The Florida Senate race has so far attracted less national attention than some of the other marquee matchups this year, like the Senate contests in Georgia, Arizona and Pennsylvania.
But Democrats also see it as a potential pickup opportunity that could bolster their position at a time when their Senate majority is on the line. The upper chamber is split 50-50 and a net loss of even one Democratic seat this year would hand control of the Senate to the GOP.
Early polling also suggests that Demings may have a fighting chance against Rubio. A recent survey from the University of North Florida found Demings leading Rubio in a head-to-head matchup 48 percent to 44 percent. | https://www.wpri.com/hill-politics/demings-clinches-democratic-nomination-to-face-rubio-in-november/ | 2022-08-24T01:51:10Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/hill-politics/demings-clinches-democratic-nomination-to-face-rubio-in-november/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
(The Hill) – Democratic Senate candidates seeking to flip five key swing states are joining financial forces with the “Flippable Five Fund,” which will allow donors to split campaign contributions evenly among the quintet of candidates.
Reps. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) and Val Demings (D-Fla.), Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D), Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes (D) and former North Carolina Supreme Court chief justice Cheri Beasley (D) are all involved.
“A 50/50 Senate is not cutting it,” Bustos wrote on Twitter Monday.
The North Carolina Democrat said the five races “are Democrats’ best chance to pick up seats this November and bring change to Washington.”
The program’s launch comes as Democrats are becoming more optimistic about their chances of expanding their Senate majority in November. The upper chamber is currently split 50-50, but Democrats have a slim majority with Vice President Harris’ tie-breaking vote.
According to FiveThirtyEight, Democrats are currently favored to win the majority of the Senate over Republicans, 63 percent to 37 percent.
One of the most closely watched Senate races this cycle has been Fetterman’s battle against Republican Mehmet Oz in the Keystone State to replace retiring Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.).
Fetterman has a healthy lead over Oz, 49.3 percent to 38.9 percent, according to FiveThirtyEight’s average. Last week, the nonpartisan Cook Political Report switched the race from “toss up” to “lean Democrat.”
In Ohio, Ryan — a nine-term congressman from the Buckeye State — is running against “Hillbilly Elegy” author and venture capitalist J.D. Vance, who received former President Trump’s endorsement during a fierce primary. The two men are vying to replace Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), who is retiring at the end of this term.
Ryan currently has a slight lead over Vance, according to FiveThirtyEight’s average, 44.8 percent to 43.8 percent. Cook Political Report says the races is “lean Republican.”
Demings, who has served in the House since 2017 and previously served as chief of the Orlando Police Department, is looking to oust Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) from his perch representing the Sunshine State in the upper chamber.
Rubio is currently leading Demings 48.6 percent to 42.8 percent, according to the Real Clear Politics Average, but a poll released by the University of North Florida’s Public Opinion Research Lab last week showed Demings up by four. The Cook Political Report rates the races “lean Republican.”
In Wisconsin, Barnes is challenging Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) for his seat in the upper chamber. Two polls last week showed Barnes, a progressive, outpacing Johnson. The race is labeled “toss up” by Cook Political Report.
And in North Carolina, Beasley is running against Republican Rep. Ted Budd (N.C.) to replace retiring Sen. Richard Burr (N.C.). The two are neck-and-neck in FiveThirtyEight’s average, with Beasley ahead of Budd by 0.1 percent, 44 percent to 43.9 percent. The Cook Political Report currently rates the seat “lean Republican.”
Republicans, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), were confident last year that the upper chamber would flip red in November, citing President Biden’s poor approval ratings and the historical trend of the party not in control of the White House — in this case the GOP — winning seats in midterm elections.
But in recent weeks, McConnell has changed his tone, asserting that the Senate breakdown following the November races will be close.
Last week, he told reporters that the House has a better chance of flipping red than the Senate.
“I think there’s probably a greater likelihood the House flips than the Senate. Senate races are just different — they’re statewide, candidate quality has a lot to do with the outcome,” McConnell said when asked about his midterm expectations for the upper chamber.
“Right now, we have a 50-50 Senate and a 50-50 country, but I think when all is said and done this fall, we’re likely to have an extremely close Senate, either our side up slightly or their side up slightly,” he added.
Beasley on Twitter Monday said Democrats must expand their majority in the Senate to take action on codifying Roe v. Wade, lower costs and make progress on climate and voting rights. | https://www.wpri.com/hill-politics/democratic-senate-candidates-in-key-states-launch-joint-fund-to-split-donations/ | 2022-08-24T01:51:17Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/hill-politics/democratic-senate-candidates-in-key-states-launch-joint-fund-to-split-donations/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Bank of Japan policy board member Toyoaki Nakamura will speak on Thursday, 25 August 2022. A speech, then a news conference to follow.
- at 0130 GMT
Nakamura will likely repeat the standard mantra from the BOJ - to keep easing in place. I'm not expecting any imminent change from the BOJ but if there is one to be flagged it'd be Bank of Japan Governor Kuroda doing this, not a board member.
The next BOJ policy meeting is September 21 and 22. | https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/heads-up-for-a-boj-speaker-thursday-japan-time-20220824/ | 2022-08-24T01:52:01Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/heads-up-for-a-boj-speaker-thursday-japan-time-20220824/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
People's Bank of China set the onshore yuan (CNY) reference rate for the trading session ahead.
- USD/CNY is the onshore yuan. Its permitted to trade plus or minus 2% from this daily reference rate.
- CNH is the offshore yuan. USD/CNH has no restrictions on its trading range.
- A significantly stronger or weaker rate than expected is typically considered a signal from the PBOC.
- The previous close was 6.8367
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The PBOC injects 2 yuan via 7-day reverse repos (rate remains at 2.0%)
2bn yuan mature today
thus a net neutral in OMOs today | https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/pboc-sets-usd-cny-mid-point-today-at-68388-vs-estimate-at-68411-20220824/ | 2022-08-24T01:52:07Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/pboc-sets-usd-cny-mid-point-today-at-68388-vs-estimate-at-68411-20220824/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Tuesday afternoon in Sterling.
Deputies responded to the area of W. Church Road near Holly Avenue where they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was taken to a local hospital where he is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries, the sheriff's office said in a news release.
"At this time, it is believed the shooting occurred at a nearby residence in the 700 block of W. Church Road," the release said. "Multiple subjects were located inside the residence and the incident remains under investigation."
Residents in the area of the 700 block of W. Church Road are asked to review any home exterior security cameras for any suspicious activity between 3:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. today.
Deputies continue to canvass the area and are asking anyone with any information to contact the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office by calling 703-777-1021. | https://www.insidenova.com/news/crime_police/man-wounded-in-sterling-shooting/article_0f682b2e-234a-11ed-8b41-23d97167731f.html | 2022-08-24T01:59:12Z | insidenova.com | control | https://www.insidenova.com/news/crime_police/man-wounded-in-sterling-shooting/article_0f682b2e-234a-11ed-8b41-23d97167731f.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Authorities in Seattle have announced that the city is so low on school bus drivers that parents should be prepared to have students take public transportation if necessary.
As KIRO reported, city officials there told parents that some bus routes would not be in operation by the start of the school year as the nationwide bus driver shortage has affected a list of cities, big and small.
In a statement shared with Seattle families, the school district said, “We know this solution is far from perfect, and we are doing everything we can to minimize disruption. Families who will not have bus service for the start of school may feel frustrated and upset.” The statement continued, “We are committed to making sure that all students who need it have safe and dependable transportation to and from school.”
Another severe bus driver shortage, in Chicago, had 400 buses setting vacant for four days before the school year would start.
As Fox Business reported, a spokesperson for the Chicago Public School District said they have been working with vendors to recruit more drivers by urging that wages be increased to at least $20 per hour there as a way to recruit and retain drivers.
A persisting bus driver shortage in St. Louis caused eight school districts not to have bus service on the first day of school, KSDK reported.
One principal at one high school in the city said about 90% of students could make it to class, with about 50% able to take public transportation. The school district provided free passes for students to use public modes of transportation.
In January, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) announced a program working with the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to try and address the school bus driver labor shortage. Together DOE and USDOT would work with other partners to make gaining a commercial driver's license easier by reducing some of the requirements.
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said then, “We’ve heard from educators and parents that labor shortages, particularly of bus drivers, are a roadblock to keeping kids in schools." Cardona said, "American Rescue Plan funds can be used to hire these critical staff, including offering increased compensation or other incentives to recruit and retain staff.” | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/authorities-say-school-bus-driver-shortages-could-force-some-students-to-take-public-transportation | 2022-08-24T01:59:59Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/authorities-say-school-bus-driver-shortages-could-force-some-students-to-take-public-transportation | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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Twitter is exceptionally vulnerable to exploitation by foreign governments in ways that threaten US national security, and may even have foreign spies currently active on its payroll, according to Peiter "Mudge" Zatko, the whistleblower at the center of a massive public disclosure effort reported Tuesday by CNN and The Washington Post.
A combination of weak cybersecurity controls and poor judgment has repeatedly exposed Twitter to numerous foreign intelligence risks, according to Zatko, who was Twitter's head of security from November 2020 until he was fired in January.
From taking money from untrusted Chinese sources to proposing the company give into Russian censorship and surveillance demands, Twitter execs including now-CEO Parag Agrawal have knowingly put Twitter users and employees at risk in the pursuit of short-term growth, Zatko alleges.
CNN sought comment from Twitter on more than 50 distinct questions in response to the overall disclosure, along with specific questions on the allegations outlined in this story. Twitter did not respond to CNN's questions on foreign intelligence risks, but a company spokesperson has said Zatko's allegations overall are "riddled with inconsistencies and inaccuracies, and lacks important context."
The national security allegations are part of an explosive, nearly 200-page disclosure to Congress, the Justice Department and federal regulators that accuses Twitter's leadership of covering up critical company vulnerabilities and defrauding the public. Zatko, a longtime cybersecurity expert who has held senior roles at Google, Stripe and the Defense Department, submitted his disclosure to authorities last month after what he described as months of trying unsuccessfully to sound the alarm inside Twitter about the dangers it faced. While the disclosure to Congress is edited to omit sensitive details pertaining to the national security claims, a more comprehensive version with supporting documents has been delivered to the Senate Intelligence Committee and to DOJ's national security division, according to the disclosure.
Among its accusations, the whistleblower disclosure claims the US government provided specific evidence to Twitter shortly before Zatko's firing that at least one of its employees, perhaps more, were working for another government's intelligence service. The disclosure does not say whether Twitter acted on the US government tip or whether the tip was credible.
The whistleblower disclosure could further inflame bipartisan concerns in Washington about foreign adversaries and the cybersecurity threat they pose to Americans. In recent years, policymakers have worried about authoritarian governments siphoning US citizens' data from hacked or pliable companies; leveraging tech platforms to subtly influence or sow disinformation among US voters; or exploiting unauthorized access to gather intel on human rights critics and other perceived threats to non-democratic regimes.
Twitter's alleged flaws could potentially open the door to all three possibilities.
In response to the disclosure, the Senate Intelligence Committee's top Republican, Marco Rubio, vowed to look further into the allegations.
"Twitter has a long track record of making really bad decisions on everything from censorship to security practices. That's a huge concern given the company's ability to influence the national discourse and global events," Rubio said. "We're treating the complaint with the seriousness it deserves and look forward to learning more."
In the months before Russia invaded Ukraine, Agrawal — then Twitter's chief technology officer — seemed prepared to make significant concessions to the Kremlin, according to Zatko's disclosure.
Agrawal proposed to Zatko that Twitter comply with Russian demands that could result in broad-based censorship or surveillance, Zatko alleges, recalling an interaction he had with Agrawal at the time. The disclosure does not provide details about exactly what Agrawal suggested. But last summer Russia passed a law pressuring tech platforms to open local offices in the country or face potential advertising bans, a move western security experts have said could give Russia greater leverage over US tech companies.
Agrawal's suggestion was framed as a way to grow users in Russia, the disclosure says, and while the idea was ultimately discarded, Zatko still saw it as an alarming sign of how far Twitter was willing to go in pursuit of growth, according to the disclosure.
"The fact that Twitter's current CEO even suggested Twitter become complicit with the Putin regime is cause for concern about Twitter's effects on U.S. national security," Zatko's disclosure says.
Twitter is also in a compromised position in China, the disclosure to Congress claims. The company has allegedly accepted funding from unnamed "Chinese entities" who now have access to information that could ultimately unmask people in China who are illegally circumventing government censorship to view and use Twitter.
"Twitter executives knew that accepting Chinese money risked endangering users in China," the disclosure says. "Mr. Zatko was told that Twitter was too dependent upon the revenue stream at this point to do anything other than attempt to increase it."
Zatko's 80-page disclosure outlining his allegations, along with nearly two dozen additional supporting documents, is becoming public just two weeks after a former Twitter manager was convicted of spying for Saudi Arabia. The former employee had allegedly abused his access to Twitter data to collect information on suspected Saudi dissidents, including their phone numbers and email addresses, and allegedly fed that information to the Saudi government.
That security breach, first uncovered in 2019, underscores the gravity of Zatko's allegations, which describe Twitter as an extremely porous organization with alarmingly lax cybersecurity controls compared to its corporate peers. In order to do their jobs, roughly half of Twitter employees have excessive permissions granting access to live user data and the active Twitter product, according to the disclosure, a practice Zatko says is a significant departure from the standards of other major tech companies where access is tightly controlled and employees largely work in special sandboxes isolated from the consumer-facing product. "Every engineer" at the company, Zatko alleges, "has a full copy of Twitter's proprietary source code on their laptop."
Twitter has told CNN its handling of source code does not fall outside of industry practices, and that Twitter's engineering and product teams are authorized to access the company's live platform if they have a specific business justification for doing so.
The company also said it uses automated checks to ensure laptops running outdated software cannot access the production environment, and that employees may only make changes to Twitter's live product after the code meets certain record-keeping and review requirements.
The disclosure alleges Twitter has trouble reducing its cybersecurity risks because it can't control, and often doesn't know, what employees may be doing on their work computers. Data Zatko disclosed from Twitter's internal cybersecurity dashboards shows that four in 10 employee devices — representing thousands of laptops — do not have basic protections enabled, such as firewalls and automatic software updates. Employees are also able to install third-party software on their computers with few technical restrictions, the disclosure says, which on multiple occasions has allegedly resulted in employees installing unauthorized spyware on their devices at the behest of outside organizations.
In its responses to CNN, Twitter said employees use devices overseen by other IT and security teams with the power to prevent a device from connecting to sensitive internal systems if it is running outdated software.
Twitter has internal security tools that are tested by the company regularly, and every two years by external auditors, according to a person familiar with Zatko's tenure at the company. The person added that some of Zatko's statistics surrounding device security lacked credibility and were derived by a small team that did not properly account for Twitter's existing security procedures.
John Tye, founder of Whistleblower Aid and Zatko's lawyer, told CNN "we absolutely stand by the contents of Mudge's disclosure."
Undue access and limited oversight of employee conduct creates opportunities for insider threats such as the Saudi operative, but the Saudi government wasn't the only one to seek greater access to Twitter's internal systems, Zatko alleges.
The Indian government has successfully "forced" Twitter to hire agents working on its behalf, the disclosure says, "who (because of Twitter's basic architectural flaws) would have access to vast amounts of Twitter sensitive data." Twitter has withheld that fact from its public transparency reports, the disclosure adds.
In the past year, the Indian government has pushed to expand its control over social media within its borders, clashing with Twitter over content removals, forcing tech platforms to hire legal and law enforcement liaisons in the country and even conducting raids on Twitter's local offices. The person familiar with Zatko's tenure said the Indian government agents the disclosure refers to were in fact the legal and law enforcement liaisons required under Indian law.
Many tech platforms are global enterprises, and in some cases, as with Russia's attempt to force tech companies to open local headquarters, their employees can become unwitting points of leverage for governments wanting to exert pressure on the companies. Corporate and user data stored on, or accessible by, employee computers can be at risk of being accessed or seized by local authorities. The employees themselves, or their families, may be at risk of being threatened or coerced.
But Twitter's unique cybersecurity vulnerabilities has meant that its local offices have become particularly sensitive targets, Zatko alleges. India, Nigeria and Russia have all "sought, with varying success, to force Twitter to hire local [full-time employees] that could be used as leverage," the disclosure says.
Twitter's business practices don't just undermine the United States' interests but those of all democratic nations, the disclosure alleges, citing the company's handling of a Nigerian government decision to block Twitter for months last year over a presidential tweet that was widely interpreted as a threat against some Nigerian citizens and subsequently removed by Twitter.
Nigeria lifted its ban on Twitter in January, after the government said the social media platform had agreed to all of its conditions. The conditions include adhering to Nigerian laws on "prohibited publication."
Despite Twitter's claims to have been in negotiations with Nigeria after it suspended the company, those talks never actually occurred, Zatko alleges. Twitter's alleged misrepresentations about engaging the Nigerian government not only harmed the company's investors, the disclosure says, but it also gave Nigerian officials cover to demand far greater concessions from Twitter than the company otherwise would have given.
The concessions, according to Zatko's disclosure, have "harmed free expression rights and democratic accountability for Nigerian citizens."
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KAUAI COUNTY, Hawaii (KITV4) -- It's not every day you see the Vice President of the United States on a beach surrounded by Secret Service at Hanalei Bay on Kauai.
"There were actually people on the pier with guns and they were watching her with binoculars," says 8th grader Welina Dudoit Wong.
And while some might just be happy for chance for a quick handshake or a picture, Wong and fellow Kanuikapono Charter School 8th grader Bea Kaaumoana had a message.
"The important thing about it was delivering that message and letting her know that the keiki of Oahu do need help with their families and their water," Kaaumoana says.
Throughout Vice President Kamala Harris' vacation on the Garden Isle, groups like the Oahu Water Protectors have held up signs near her Kalihiwai Ridge vacation home, urging more action on the Red Hill water crisis.
But in the end it was the two local 8th graders who mustered up the courage and walk across the sand and seize the moment and take those concerns directly to Harris.
After asking the Veep about Red Hill, Harris replied to Kaaumoana and Wong "I agree with you, we need to handle that, it's a very big issue." She stopped to take a picture, before encouraging the girls to "continue to active and lead."
Both Bea and Welina taking that advice to heart - the students say they're both hoping to continued to grow as leaders in the Native Hawaiian community.
The students say they've been getting a lot of attention: "All of our family has been congratulating us for like going up to her and being brave," Bea says.
And while it's a moment both say they'll never forget, they also say they're not afraid to hold the Vice President accountable
"It was a privilege to talk to her, but I hope that this time they keep to their promises and they do want to help the Hawaiian people," Welina says.
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- Charlie Crist wins Democratic nomination for governor in Florida primary election.
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- Karen Green wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Florida's 7th Congressional District.
- Jared Moskowitz wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Florida's 23rd Congressional District.
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Authorities in Seattle have announced that the city is so low on school bus drivers that parents should be prepared to have students take public transportation if necessary.
As KIRO reported, city officials there told parents that some bus routes would not be in operation by the start of the school year as the nationwide bus driver shortage has affected a list of cities, big and small.
In a statement shared with Seattle families, the school district said, “We know this solution is far from perfect, and we are doing everything we can to minimize disruption. Families who will not have bus service for the start of school may feel frustrated and upset.” The statement continued, “We are committed to making sure that all students who need it have safe and dependable transportation to and from school.”
Another severe bus driver shortage, in Chicago, had 400 buses setting vacant for four days before the school year would start.
As Fox Business reported, a spokesperson for the Chicago Public School District said they have been working with vendors to recruit more drivers by urging that wages be increased to at least $20 per hour there as a way to recruit and retain drivers.
A persisting bus driver shortage in St. Louis caused eight school districts not to have bus service on the first day of school, KSDK reported.
One principal at one high school in the city said about 90% of students could make it to class, with about 50% able to take public transportation. The school district provided free passes for students to use public modes of transportation.
In January, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) announced a program working with the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to try and address the school bus driver labor shortage. Together DOE and USDOT would work with other partners to make gaining a commercial driver's license easier by reducing some of the requirements.
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said then, “We’ve heard from educators and parents that labor shortages, particularly of bus drivers, are a roadblock to keeping kids in schools." Cardona said, "American Rescue Plan funds can be used to hire these critical staff, including offering increased compensation or other incentives to recruit and retain staff.” | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/authorities-say-school-bus-driver-shortages-could-force-some-students-to-take-public-transportation | 2022-08-24T02:18:26Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/authorities-say-school-bus-driver-shortages-could-force-some-students-to-take-public-transportation | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Across the country, what’s being taught in the classroom is becoming increasingly political.
In school districts nationwide, the debate over what public school children can read and learn is intensifying.
According to Education Week magazine, 17 conservative states have recently imposed bans on what teachers can say about race, gender and sexuality.
Four more states have similar proposals moving through legislatures.
Scott Galvin is the director of Safe Schools South Florida, an organization opposed to the sunshine state’s new ban on discussing gender identity and sexual orientation in the classroom.
“Am I allowed to ask kids about pronouns when they're introducing themselves?" Galvin asked. "Can I put rambling rainbow flags up in my school?”
Critics have dubbed the ban "Don’t Say Gay." For now, it applies to grades kindergarten through third.
“Our school system is for educating kids, not indoctrinating kids," Florida Gov. Ron Desantis said.
Gov. Desantis says the ban is needed to stop what he calls “woke indoctrination” that marginalizes the role of parents and pits people of different races against each other.
"No taxpayer dollars should be used to teach our kids to hate our country or to hate each other," he said.
Another new Florida law limits what teachers can say on racial issues and allows parents to sue teachers and school districts for perceived violations.
Some teachers fear these new laws will create a chilling effect.
“My concern all along has been the vagueness of it and the lack of just guidance and how it's going to be interpreted," said teacher Michael Woods.
But some parents say that making teachers think twice is a good thing.
“If you're not sure, then you're going to ultimately put your belief or your persuasion on that topic, so that's better left unsaid," parent Sean Sykes said. "There are things in here that that 100% should be taught at home.”
The curriculum wars also extend to books.
According to the free speech organization Pen America, over 1,100 book titles have been banned across 26 states over the last school year.
In suburban Muskego, Wisconsin, near Milwaukee, English teacher Kabby Hong put Julie Otsuka's “When The Emperor Was Divine" on the list for AP reading. Still, the school board committee rejected the book.
“When I read the board members' rejection of the Julie Otsuka book and their rationale as to why they rejected it, I was offended on so many levels," Hong said.
One board member argued it had been selected only because the author was not white.
"What I heard is somebody from the administration told the committee to pick a book from a nonwhite author," said Kevin Zimmerman, Muskego-Norway School Board member. "You can't have that. That's a protected class. You can't discriminate against a race.”
The book tells the stories of Japanese Americans interned in U.S. camps during World War II.
"They said that the American perspective was missing in her novel, and it's written by a Japanese American novel about Japanese American characters," Hong said. "So, how could the American perspective be missing from this novel?”
The school wars are not helping at a time when teachers report record-low job satisfaction due to pandemic burnout and low pay.
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TAMPA, Fla. — Representative Val Demings has won the Democratic Senate nomination and will face Republican Sen. Marco Rubio in November's general election.
Representative Demings' background is in law enforcement. She has a bachelor's degree in criminology from Florida State and a Master's Degree in public administration. Demings was appointed chief of police in Orlando in 2007.
Demings served as the chief of Orlando Police from 2007 to June 1, 2011 when she retired after 27 years with the Orlando Police Department.
By 2012, Demings had made her way to the political arena. After two losses, Demings ran for the 10th Congressional District seat in 2016 and won. She ran unopposed for a second term in 2018 and won again in 2020.
Demings now has her eyes set on Senator Rubio after winning the nomination.
Rubio was airing attack ads against Demings for several weeks leading up to the August 23rd Democratic primary.
According to FEC campaign reports, Demings and Rubio run almost equal in their fundraising, though Demings performed much better over the last few months than Rubio.
And a poll from the University of North Florida gave Demings a four-point lead over Rubio, 48-44 percent.
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(WTXL) — The Florida Highway Patrol responded to a single-vehicle accident in Gadsden County Tuesday afternoon.
According to a Florida Highway Patrol report on Tuesday at 4:25 p.m., a sedan traveling west on County Road 270A just east of the intersection with Thomas Smith Farm Road attempted to navigate a left bend in the roadway.
The sedan exited the road to the right before attempting to over correct to the left. The vehicle crossed both lanes of travel as the sedan began to rotate clockwise.
According to the report, the sedan struck several trees on the south shoulder of the road.
A 23-year-old male passenger of Chattahoochee was ejected from the sedan. The driver – a 37-year-old female of Chattahoochee – was transported to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital via emergency medical services with non-life-threatening injuries.
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New York police (NYPD) are investigating two recent incidents in Williamsburg, Brooklyn as possible hate crimes after two men, both over 60-years-old, were sprayed with a fire extinguisher and assaulted.
In one incident, the 66-year-old man wished to remain anonymous, but was approached and sprayed with a fire extinguisher before he says he was punched and left bloody, ABC 7 NY reported.
The victim believes he was targeted because he is Jewish and said he is now hesitant to go out into the street.
"I thought with this I am finished. And then he gave me a punch," he said.
On Sunday, in another incident, police responded nearby to a call where a 72-year-old Jewish man was approached and doused with powder from a fire extinguisher.
Police said no words were exchanged between the two before the attack, which was captured on video released by NYPD.
The New York Times reported a record 416 antisemitic incidents recorded across New York State last year, which was a surge of 24 percent.
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Noah Dobson and Alexander Romanov, the likely second pairing for the Islanders once the season gets underway, have yet to meet in person. Since Romanov was traded to the Islanders on the night of the draft, their communication has been limited to a few texts back and forth, plus being on the same Zoom call with media Monday when their respective contract extensions were announced.
The players, both 22 and born just one day apart, could be playing together for a long time if things go according to plan.
“The little I know watching him play, he’s obviously a talented player,” Dobson said of Romanov. “He skates really well and he’s got a physical presence out there and a high compete level.”
Romanov, speaking publicly for the first time since being acquired by the Islanders, cast an excited demeanor. Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin, his countryman and former teammate with CSKA Moscow, is one of his best friends — and the two have already spent time together this summer. Getting traded shocked Romanov, but he’s enthusiastic to be with the Islanders.
“I’m ready to play right now, honestly,” Romanov said. “So just waiting for the season.”
For much of last year, Dobson was partnered with Zdeno Chara. Though that blossomed into a valuable mentorship for Dobson, the gap in offensive skill between him and his 45-year-old counterpart was often evident. Romanov is seen as a defense-first player, too, but should provide an improvement in that department.
“All offseason, I work only with the puck, with skills,” Romanov said. “Cause I want to improve my game with the puck, honestly. But I also can play physical. I also can hit guys and start attacks, like breakouts, but I want to play more in the offensive zone.”
Dobson should be a good vehicle to help Romanov do that. He’s coming off a 51-point, breakout season and looks to be a star in the making. Playing alongside Romanov, the Islanders hope, will help him reach the next level in a development arc that — at least to this point — has been fairly linear.
“I think just looking at the strengths, Alex is good enough,” Dobson said. “He’s a good skater, he can be a good puck-mover and I think some of those attributes are some of my strengths as well. So I think having those tools can work well, especially, breaking pucks out and the transition in the offensive zone as well.”
Dobson, who was listed at 6-foot-4, 195 pounds last season, said he’s spent the summer working on building more size and strength. After a three-year bridge deal was announced Monday with Dobson receiving $4 million annually, general manager Lou Lamoriello said he wanted to “see a little bit more” from Dobson before committing long term. There will still be a chance to negotiate a long-term deal before Dobson hits unrestricted free agency, though, as this contract will expire when he’s 25, still two years short of eligibility for the open market.
“I don’t think there’s any hype to where he can go,” Lamoriello said. “I think it’s gonna be determined on his patience and not going too fast and also doing all the things he does well and working on the things that he needs to work on. Because to get better when you’re a young player, you have to commit yourself to doing and working on things that you don’t like to do. There are extremely offensive players who don’t play defense. They don’t like to work at that. I think the difference between Noah is he is going to work at the defensive game.
“So I am looking forward to seeing where he is this year, like a lot of people are.” | https://nypost.com/2022/08/23/islanders-alexander-romanov-noah-dobson-may-be-pairing/ | 2022-08-24T02:22:06Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/08/23/islanders-alexander-romanov-noah-dobson-may-be-pairing/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
St. Martinville Head Coach Vincent DeRouen wins the Kiwanis Club Crying Towel for the fourth time.
He says none of his jokes are written, but he enjoys the chance to laugh before things get serious in the jamboree
"I just come up with it off the top of my head," DeRouen said. "It's something to have fun. A lot of that stuff is true but we have play with some of it. It's the beginning of the year and it's fun. Before everything gets serious we do this and have a good time with it."
The Kiwanis Club holds this annual event ahead of their jamboree on Thursday and Friday at Cajun Field.
The point of the Crying Towel is for the coaches to whine the most. You can hear some of their best jokes above. The full schedule for the Kiwanis Jamboree is below.
Also, our first Friday Night Football show airs this Friday, after the Saints-Chargers preseason game. It will serve as our preview special, as we get you ready for the 2022 season.
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Teurlings vs Comeaux
Carencro vs St. Martinville
Southside vs Breaux Bridge
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Jacob deGrom will lead off against the Rockies.
After his normal turn in the rotation was pushed back — removing him from the Subway Series mix — the Mets’ ace will receive the ball Thursday at Citi Field, according to manager Buck Showalter, for the start of a four-game series against Colorado.
Taijuan Walker returned from lower back pain that pushed back his scheduled Sunday start. Instead, he pitched Tuesday against the Yankees in The Bronx. That allowed Showalter to give deGrom extra rest following a 95-pitch outing last Thursday in Atlanta. The Mets have a day off Wednesday.
Showalter had previously said deGrom would either pitch Thursday or Friday. With deGrom slated for Thursday, right-hander Chris Bassitt will receive the Friday start.
Eduardo Escobar likely will be activated on Friday or Saturday, according to Showalter.
The veteran infielder was placed on the injured last week with a left oblique strain, opening a roster spot for rookie third baseman Brett Baty. If Baty is going to remain on the major league roster, the Mets will need a backup shortstop option (Yolmer Sanchez can play the position). Showalter said he considers Escobar capable of playing shortstop if needed, but it’s too early to say if Baty will stay.
“It’s been fun to kind of see the game through [Baty’s] eyes a little bit,” Showalter said.
Carlos Carrasco threw a bullpen session Tuesday and team officials are encouraged by the right-hander’s progress rehabbing a left oblique strain. Showalter’s expectation is that Carrasco will return to the rotation in the first week of September.
David Peterson is expected to remain in the rotation — he was the 27th man on the roster for a doubleheader last weekend — and pitch Saturday against the Rockies at Citi Field.
Daniel Vogelbach has been dealing with “high hamstring” discomfort, according to Showalter, but it’s not something that threatens to sideline him.
“It doesn’t hurt him or bother him to hit,” Showalter said. “It’s something that he can play through. I mean this in a nice way: It’s not necessarily taking away from a skill that he brings. He’s still a threat offensively and he can still hit.”
Drew Smith, who is recovering from a right lat strain, could resume throwing from a mound as soon as Friday. The right-hander put his return timetable in the “before mid-September” range.
Former Mets manager Jerry Manuel will serve as the bench coach for Team USA next year in the World Baseball Classic. The team will be managed by Mark De Rosa. | https://nypost.com/2022/08/23/mets-jacob-degrom-will-get-ball-to-start-series-vs-rockies/ | 2022-08-24T02:22:30Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/08/23/mets-jacob-degrom-will-get-ball-to-start-series-vs-rockies/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, the head of the House Democrats’ campaign fundraising arm, had no trouble holding off progressive rival Alessandra Biaggi following a hard-fought primary for the newly drawn 17th Congressional District.
With 55.9% of expected vote in as of 10 p.m. Tuesday, Maloney had 67.3% of the vote compared to 32.7% for Biaggi.
The contest pitted Maloney, 56, the Democratic Party establishment candidate with ties to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, against the 36-year-old Biaggi, one of the voices of the progressive left with backing from democratic socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the Working Families Party.
Biaggi entered the race with designs on doing to Maloney what she did to former state Sen. Jeff Klein to win a seat in Albany four years ago.
But she gave her campaign a self-inflicted injury on July 5 when she tweeted: “At the risk of sounding ageist, it’s still important to ask: when a majority of Congress is past child-bearing age, how fierce can we expect their fight to be?”
Biaggi attempted to clean up her mess in a subsequent tweet, adding: “And let me be [very] clear: it’s not that we don’t need our elders in office, it’s that they are well represented and must make space for younger leaders.”
But the damage was done, with older, female Democratic leaders in the district denouncing her remarks.
Meanwhile,, ethics experts questioned whether Maloney used his House and campaign cash for “personal services” by hiring an aide who told The Post his role was to serve as the lawmaker’s “body man.”
An ethics complaint was filed after The Post reported about the arrangement with former staffer Harold Leath, though Maloney denied any wrongdoing.
Maloney was also accused of deceptive fundraising practices by making it appear in a pitch to supporters that he was raising money for Democratic candidates nationwide, when the donations were actually going into his primary campaign against Biaggi.
Former Gov. David Paterson said the makeup of the suburban district — which takes in parts of Westchester County, all of Rockland and Putnam counties and parts of Dutchess County– favored Maloney. He added that voters are more concerned about pocketbook and public safety issues than radical social change.
“These hard times are igniting pragmatism in people,” Paterson said.
Maloney, running for a fifth term after being first elected in 2012, opted to run in the new 17th District instead of the 18th District, which he currently represents, because of a shift in communities under redistricting.
Rep. Mondaire Jones, who currently represents the 17th district that covers Rockland County and the lower Hudson Valley, relocated to run in the 10th Congressional District in brownstone Brooklyn and lower Manhattan instead of challenging Maloney. | https://nypost.com/2022/08/23/sean-patrick-maloney-lefty-alessandra-biaggi-defeats-lefty-sean-patrick-maloney-alessandra-biaggi-in-ny-17/ | 2022-08-24T02:23:13Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/08/23/sean-patrick-maloney-lefty-alessandra-biaggi-defeats-lefty-sean-patrick-maloney-alessandra-biaggi-in-ny-17/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Japan is a huge net importer of energy. Nuclear power generation is a contentious issue in the country, especially since the Fukushima tsunami disaster.
Nuclear power does offer a way for Japan to lessen its reliance on imported energy.
The Nikkei reporting on plans being put in place for new plants. | https://www.forexlive.com/news/japanese-media-report-government-plans-to-build-next-generation-nuclear-power-plants-20220824/ | 2022-08-24T02:26:50Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/japanese-media-report-government-plans-to-build-next-generation-nuclear-power-plants-20220824/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Statement from US military.
- has carried out a strike in Syria
- hit targets including facilities used by groups in the country affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Nothing further at this stage.
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I posted this earlier:
Military tensions between the two countries are never far away and play a role in these talks, of course. | https://www.forexlive.com/news/the-us-has-hit-targets-in-syria-used-by-groups-affiliated-with-irans-irgc-20220824/ | 2022-08-24T02:26:56Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/the-us-has-hit-targets-in-syria-used-by-groups-affiliated-with-irans-irgc-20220824/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Arte Moreno is apparently done with baseball.
The 76-year-old owner of the Los Angeles Angels announced the franchise is up for sale.
Moreno, who’s controlled the Anaheim team for 20 seasons, will do plenty of soul-searching during the sales process. Meanwhile, suitors will have tough questions — with answers ranging from nuts-and-bolts financial data to informed hunches from team insiders.
The team has a mixed history with Moreno. Initial successes on the field morphed into long-running disappointments. Numerous business decisions rubbed many locals the wrong way. Dropping “Anaheim” from the team name didn’t help, not to mention the quagmire over the team’s stadium lease with the city and proposed redevelopment of the stadium’s parking lot.
Angels quiz: What are the odds owner Arte Moreno can complete a deal?
Yet the Angels’ murky public image can’t diminish the fact that professional sports teams don’t come on the market very often. This rarity will attract deep-pocketed suitors much like bidding for a unique seaside villa, a great vintage wine, a hard-to-find classic car or art by one of the true masters.
And ownership of these kinds of collectibles — yes, sports franchises are a trophy asset — is as much an ego issue for the extremely wealthy as it is a pure business decision. At this point, who might be the winning bidder, and for what price, is far more about speculation than any scientific exercise.
So let me offer a dozen queries that could percolate around the sale. These puzzle pieces will affect Moreno’s decision-making as well as the suitors and how much they bid.
1. How high? The entertainment industry is no longer throttled by the coronavirus, which means surging profits and prices for pro sports. A thirst for content from TV and streaming networks further boosts cash flow. Forbes estimates the 124 teams in pro baseball, football, basketball and hockey each are worth an average $2.2 billion — up 14% in their most recent year.
2. Who will bid? Such trophy assets attract people with stunningly fat wallets. Note that members of Walmart’s founding family, the Waltons of Arkansas, paid $4.6 billion for football’s Denver Broncos earlier this year — double that league’s previous high price.
3. Baseball’s challenges? The sport has systemic problems that will require heavy rethinking by team owners. Basically, game tactics have cut the “watch-ability” of the sport. And the long season — roughly double other sports — is a grind for athletes, management and fans. Will suitors relish that kind of challenge?
4. Buy low, sell high? Moreno paid $184 million two decades ago for the team. Today, the Angels are worth $2.2 billion, according to Forbes — No. 21 in pro sports. Let’s politely say that Moreno will profit handsomely by selling. The grand question: What is his magic number?
5. Commitment to Anaheim? Do the Angels and the city have a legally binding stadium lease? What’s the meaning of corruption allegations involving the former mayor’s role in releasing the stadium after the team used an exit clause to gain bargaining leverage? Perversely, the Angels might be worth more as a “free agent” as far as where they play is concerned.
6. Stadium headaches? No matter the lease’s status, Angel Stadium requires a pricey makeover or a huge investment in a new ballpark. Who pays for that will factor into the pricing. And I’ll note that certain suitors may find attractive the opportunity to create a real estate landmark.
7. The parking lot? Moreno once envisioned a dynamic mixed-use district next to the stadium. His real estate partnership seemed ready to buy that land from the city before those corruption allegations scrubbed that deal. Will prospective owners see this real estate bet as a bonus and pay up for the opportunity to expand?
8. City politics? Politically speaking, few Orange County cities are harder to read than Anaheim. The city’s pro-business city council seemed supportive of the team, especially the parking lot deal. But the recent taint has left many policies up in the air. Would a new owner get a “honeymoon” with the populace and their elected representatives?
9. Too many bad seasons? The Angels are on their way to their seventh consecutive losing year. It’s not that Moreno hasn’t tried — he’s just made really bad baseball decisions. In fact, critics say he’s been far too “hands-on” with team management. Will suitors find a turnaround story appealing?
10. What about Mike Trout? The best player in a generation has been wasted on the mediocre Angels. One of pro sports’ priciest contracts can keep Trout as an Angel through 2030, but would Moreno or the new owner consider trading Trout for a flock of young prospects and lesser stars?
11. What’s next for Shohei Ohtani? This unique pitcher-batter talent is a year away from a huge payday through free agency. Would the prospect of a new owner nudge the Japanese-born star to stay in Anaheim? Or like Trout, could he be traded for a bounty of veteran talent and promising youth?
12. Can fickle fans be won back? Moreno initially endeared himself with Angel loyalists, as the team won division championships five times in his early ownership. He’s kept Angel games affordable. It costs about $208 for a typical family of four to attend, according to Fan Cost Index, the lowest of California’s 15 pro teams. But in 2022, many team supporters relish a change in the owners’ box.
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Jonathan Lansner is the business columnist for the Southern California News Group. He can be reached at jlansner@scng.com
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Advanced-stage cervical cancer is rising in the United States among White and Black women, according to a new study in the International Journal of Gynecological Cancer.
“This specific study was born out of wanting to take a deeper dive into the drivers behind cervical cancer,” said Dr. Alex Francoeur, a fourth-year resident in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of California, Los Angeles, and one of the study authors. “When we looked more closely at cervical cancer, we found that, kind of this paradoxical finding, where when you look at early stage cervical cancer, we’re seeing a decrease in the United States, but then when you look at advanced stage, or metastatic cervical cancer, we’re actually seeing the opposite trend with an increasing rate in the United States.”
Francoeur and the other researchers looked at data on 29,715 women from 2001 to 2018. The sharpest increase was in White women at a rate of 1.69%, and especially in the South among White women 40 to 44, who had the highest rise at an increase of 4.5% annually. Rates also increased among Black women at 0.67% annually.
Overall prevalence of the disease was higher in Black women. The incidence of advanced cervical cancer was 1.55 per 100,000 Black women compared to 0.92 per 100,000 White women, according to the researchers.
“I think the biggest takeaway is that we are seeing this increase, and there are a couple of things,” Francouer said. “One thing is that, you know, as with many health disparities, metastatic cervical cancer disproportionately affects minority populations, Black and Hispanic women. But then when you look at these trends, we’re actually seeing the largest rate of increase in advanced cervical cancer in non-Hispanic White patients.”
The American Cancer Society recommends that cervical cancer screening should begin at the age of 25 and that screenings should take place every five years up to the age of 65.
“Cervical cancer is incredibly preventable with proper screening as well as access to vaccinations for the HPV virus,” said Francoeur. “And so, to me, these findings were very surprising because I would have expected with the expansion of the Affordable Care Act and more and more women getting health insurance to see kind of the opposite findings of more people being able to get screened.”
When looking at trends in relation to age, the largest and fastest increases in metastatic cervical cancer were seen in the 30- to 34-year-old age group, she said, adding that people in this group are generally healthy and might forego health insurance if they don’t get it through an employer.
In the study, Francouer and colleagues noted that “known” disparities in access to screening and health care are associated with higher rates of advanced cervical cancer among Black and Hispanic women. But the findings showed White women were more likely to report no cervical cancer screening in over five years than other racial and ethnic groups, and White teens have the lowest rate of HPV vaccination.
“This highlights how important it is for everyone to have access to routine health care and be able to access recommended screening tests, and how even in young, otherwise healthy women, pap screening is very important and can save lives,” Francoeur said.
She also highlighted that the data used for the research only went through 2018, before the Covid-19 pandemic.
“I suspect that with reduced access to health care during the Covid-19 pandemic, we may even see continued worsening of these trends,” she said. “There’s many studies looking at different cancers and how people are having later presentations in the setting of the Covid-19 pandemic.”
Cervical cancer screening saves lives
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends routine HPV vaccination at 11 or 12 years old, although it can be started as early as age nine. If not adequately vaccinated when younger, vaccination is recommended for everyone through the age of 26.
“We know that cervical cancer in today’s day and age, with primary prevention with vaccination and secondary prevention with pap-based or HPV-based testing will essentially eliminate cervical cancer, we have the tools right now to eliminate cervical cancer,” said Dr. Mark Einstein, professor and chair at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Women’s Health at the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. “But, what this data has shown is that when we’re not following those screening guidelines, or people aren’t getting screened enough, or people aren’t getting vaccinations, that we’re going to actually miss some of these windows of opportunity to pick up these cancers.”
Einstein stressed the importance of vaccination, especially for girls when they become eligible, and screening.
In order to avoid missed opportunities, Einstein said,”screening and effective management for cervical cancer is something that we need to continue to be very actively seeking.”
Dr. Arif Kamal, chief patient officer at the American Cancer Society, also emphasized the importance of these prevention techniques.
“There’s not many cancers for which the stage four prevalence is going up, particularly for a cancer that has both a prevention component to it that’s medical in nature, not lifestyle in nature. In this case you have a vaccine, and that has a routinized, regularly deployed screening,” he said.
Kamal pointed to colorectal cancer, breast cancer and lung cancer, all of which are examples of cancers that have early, regularly deployed screening and are not seeing rising levels of stage four prevalence.
“I think it’s really emphasizing two pieces,” he said. “That the uptake for HPV vaccination is still not where we want it to be, one,” he said. “Two, that there remain important barriers to access to special level care.”
While cervical cancer overall is not very common, it does require a level of expertise that is often found at larger cancer centers, in urban areas and may involve higher out-of-pocket costs, Kamal said, and these barriers of care can cause disparities to be magnified.
“There’s just so many components to this where, for one population it’s about lack of HPV vaccination uptake, and for another population, it’s really about chemotherapy resistance, lack of access to specialist care and probably a changed biology,” Kamal said. “What you have here, in one cancer, is all the different types of disparities one could think of, kind of enmeshed into one space.”
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — On the day when the Angels’ future was the topic because of owner Arte Moreno’s decision to explore the sale of the team, the present still looks bleak.
The Angels lost, 11-1, to the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night, dropping to 19 games under .500 for the first time since 2016.
The Angels (52-71) have been losing for months because their offense has been one of the worst in baseball. They trailed 3-1 on Tuesday night before letting the game get away when Jesse Chavez and Touki Toussaint gave up six runs in the seventh inning.
After left-hander José Quijada gave up two more runs in the eighth, the Angels turned to infielder Phil Gosselin to pitch. He retired all three hitters he faced.
The Rays finished the game with catcher Christian Bethancourt on the mound, and the Angels still didn’t score, despite two singles.
Their only run came on Mike Trout’s 25th homer of the season, his first since coming off the injured list on Friday. It also was the 1,500th hit of his career. Trout got a hanging curveball from Corey Kluber and launched it off the “C Ring,” the third of the four concentric rings that hang from the roof of Tropicana field.
Otherwise, the Angels managed just four hits, all singles, against Rays pitchers in the first eight innings. They did not have a runner in scoring position until the Rays put a catcher on the mound.
The Angels have now scored six runs in the first five games of this trip, including four straight losses.
Patrick Sandoval pitched brilliantly in a four-hit shutout to start the trip, but since then the pitchers have made just enough mistakes to cost them.
On Tuesday night, left-hander José Suarez was not quite to the level he had been in his first few starts after adding a new changeup to his repertoire, allowing three runs in 5-1/3 innings.
Suarez now has a 1.93 ERA over his five starts since the All-Star break. Although he’s allowed six earned runs in 28 innings, five of them have come in just two innings.
He started Tuesday’s game with a couple of scoreless innings. In the third, he gave up a leadoff double to José Siri and then three straight one-out singles, driving in two runs.
Suarez followed that by retiring nine in a row before he allowed a homer to Isaac Paredes. It was the first homer that Suarez had allowed in the five-start stretch since the All-Star break.
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