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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s capital city is grappling with multiple water problems — too much on the ground after heavy rainfall in the past week, and not enough safe water coming through the pipes for people to use.
Parts of Jackson were without running water Tuesday because flooding exacerbated longstanding problems in one of two water-treatment plants. The city of 150,000 had already been under a boil-water notice for a month because the Health Department found cloudy water that could cause digestive problems.
Restaurant owner Derek Emerson told The Associated Press on Tuesday that water problems “are making it impossible for us to do business in Jackson, Mississippi.” Emerson and his wife, Jennifer, own the upscale Walker’s Drive-In, and he said they have been spending $300 a day for ice and bottled water in the past month.
“I love doing business in Jackson, and I like the people of Jackson,” Emerson said. “I just — I hate dealing with the problems.”
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said late Monday that he’s declaring a state of emergency for Jackson’s water system, and he issued the proclamation Tuesday. The state will try to help resolve problems by hiring contractors to work at the treatment plant, which was operating at diminished capacity with backup pumps after the main pumps failed “some time ago,” Reeves said.
Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said Jackson’s water system is troubled by short staffing and “decades of deferred maintenance.” He said the influx of water from torrential rain changed the chemical composition needed for treatment, which slowed the process of pushing water out to customers.
Lumumba is Democrat and was not invited to the Republican governor’s Monday night news conference. Although the two politicians are often at odds, Lumumba said Tuesday that he’s having productive discussions with the Health Department and the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency and he’s grateful for the state’s help.
Like many cities, Jackson faces water system problems it can’t afford to fix. Its tax base has eroded the past few decades as the population decreased — the result of mostly white flight to suburbs that began after public schools integrated in 1970. The city’s population is now more than 80% Black, with about 25% of its residents living in poverty.
Low water pressure left some people unable to take showers or flush toilets and officials said the low pressure caused concern for firefighting. Those who did have water flowing from the tap were told to boil it to kill bacteria that could make them sick.
Jackson schools held classes online Tuesday, and some restaurants closed. Jackson State University brought in temporary restrooms for students, and Jackson State football coach Deion Sanders said the water crisis left his players without air conditioning or ice at their practice facility. In a video that one of his sons posted to social media, Sanders — also known as Coach Prime — said he wanted to move players into a hotel so they could shower.
“We’re going to find somewhere to practice, find somewhere that can accommodate every durn thing that we need and desire to be who we desire to be, and that’s dominate,” Sanders said. “The devil is a lie. He ain’t going to get us today, baby.”
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Tuesday that the federal government is prepared to help Mississippi respond to the water crisis.
“We stand ready and we are eager to assist further as soon as we receive an official request from the state,” she told reporters aboard Air Force One. She said the state had not asked FEMA for help with trucking in drinking water, and declined to say why. Jean-Pierre said White House officials have been in contact with local officials and the state Health Department.
Reeves said later Tuesday that the state is requesting a federal disaster declaration. He also said the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency will start distributing both drinking water and non-potable water, and he activated the National Guard to help.
The problems at the water treatment plant came after the city appeared to largely avoid widespread flooding from a Pearl River swollen by days of heavy rain. One home was flooded Monday but the mayor said the water did not rise as high as expected. Earlier projections showed about 100 to 150 buildings in the Jackson area faced possible flooding.
The National Weather Service said the Pearl River crested Monday short of the major flood stage level of 36 feet (10.97 meters). Parts of Jackson flooded in 2020 after the river topped that level.
Jackson has two water-treatment plants, and the larger one is near a reservoir that provides most of the city’s water supply. The reservoir also has a role in flood control.
The mayor said Monday that low water pressure could last a few days, but by Tuesday he said some customers were regaining service.
“We have seen steady improvements in the system,” Lumumba said.
Jackson has longstanding problems with its water system. A cold snap in 2021 left a significant number of people without running water after pipes froze. Similar problems happened again early this year, on a smaller scale.
Lumumba said last week that fixing Jackson’s water system could cost $200 million, but Tuesday he said the cost could run to “quite possibly the billions of dollars.” Mississippi is receiving $75 million to address water problems as part of a bipartisan infrastructure bill.
Jackson resident Bernard Smith said he filled containers with water Monday night in case his home lost service. He bought bottled water Tuesday and said he hopes Jackson is on track to solve its water woes.
“Sometimes you’ve to go through the hardship to get back to the good ship,” Smith said.
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DENVER (AP) — A mentally ill man charged with killing three people and wounding eight others at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic in 2015 could become well enough to stand trial if he is forcibly given anti-psychotic medication, a prison psychologist and psychiatrist said Tuesday.
During a federal court hearing in Denver which Robert Dear interrupted proceedings several times with outbursts, psychologist Lea Ann Preston Baecht testified that there was a substantial likelihood medication would be able to treat his delusional disorder to a point where he would be able to participate in his case and help his defense, even if it did not completely get rid of his delusions.
Neither Preston Bacht nor Dr. Robert Sarrazin, who worked with her to evaluate Dear, 64, at the federal prison hospital in Springfield, Missouri, thought psychotherapy alone would help Dear. Preston Bacht said Dear, 64, does not have an understanding of his illness, which she said is mainly marked by beliefs of being persecuted by others, including former President Barack Obama and the FBI.
“I don’t believe there is a less intrusive option in Mr. Dear’s case,” Preston Baecht said.
Dear responded by shouting “Marijuana,” one of many comments from him during the hearing.
When Preston Baecht said she did not think there would be any side effects from the medication that would make him incompetent to stand trial or communicate with his attorneys, Dear said loudly, “Bull—-t.”
“This is my brain at stake. They want to turn me into a zombie,” he said, prompting Judge Robert E. Blackburn to issue another warning to be quiet or risk being removed from the hearing.
Previously in court, Dear has declared himself a “warrior of the babies” and said he was guilty. He made other similar statements during Tuesday’s hearing, such as “I’m glad I did what I did. Total success.” At the end of the day as he was being led out of the courtroom by U.S. Marshals, he shouted at the judge “I had a right to take the stand, you bastard. Go to hell.”
The hearing was set to continue Wednesday, when Dear’s lawyers are expected to present their case. In questioning Sarrazin, federal public defender Natalie Stricklin stressed that the anti-psychotic medication proposed for Dear could cause side effects that would aggravate Dear’s existing health problems including high blood pressure and high cholesterol, which Dear has refused medication for.
Sarrazin said Dear could also be forced to take drugs to treat those health problems as part of his forcible medication for his delusions and blood could also be drawn from Dear against his will for laboratory tests to monitor his overall health. However, he acknowledged that it would be difficult to force him to submit to an electrocardigram to check the condition of of his heart since it would require him to be still.
Dear’s prosecution in state court and then federal court for the attack on the clinic in Colorado Springs has been stalled because he has been repeatedly found to be mentally incompetent to stand trial. Federal prosecutors are asking Blackburn to order that Dear be given medication against his will.
According to medical records cited by prosecutors, Dear said he had a heart attack after being forcibly medicated while at the state hospital in Colorado but Sarrazin said there was nothing to back that up in the records.
Dear was forcibly given medication over the course of about several days during a stay at Colorado’s state mental hospital, not long enough to determine if it was effective, Preston Baecht said.
Preston Baecht said she was recommending medication for Dear based on her experience as a psychologist and studies that have done been on prisoners given medication for delusional disorder.
While being questioned by defense attorney Jennifer Beck, Preston Baecht acknowledged that delusional disorder is relatively rare and not much research has been done on its treatment as a result.
According to state court documents, Dear told police he attacked the clinic because he was upset with Planned Parenthood for “the selling of baby parts.”
Federal prosecutors allege that Dear intended to wage “war” against the clinic because it offered abortion services, arming himself with four semi-automatic SKS rifles, five handguns, two other rifles, a shotgun, propane tanks and 500 rounds of ammunition. He allegedly began shooting outside the clinic before getting inside by shooting his way through a door, according to his federal indictment. | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/national/ap-medication-recommended-for-colorado-clinic-shooting-suspect/ | 2022-08-31T03:06:17Z | siouxlandproud.com | control | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/national/ap-medication-recommended-for-colorado-clinic-shooting-suspect/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Which Fresh Step cat litters are best?
Whether you have an outdoor or indoor cat, you must deal with the litter at some point. Outdoor cats typically use a litter pan or tray less often, as they spend much of their day exploring the neighborhood.
But owners of indoor cats will attest that even after one use, a litter tray can quickly produce an odor that’s strong enough to alert the state’s hazardous materials removal team. However, cat litter isn’t just about containing the smell. There are several other aspects to consider, and most importantly, the comfort of your cat.
Clumping clay vs. crystals
There are several types of cat litter, but you’ll generally find the most common types in a cat owner’s house are clay or crystals.
- Clay: With a gray appearance, clay is an effective way of keeping cat waste contained. Within the clay category, there are clumping and nonclumping options. As the name implies, clumping is easier to clean, as the litter sticks together around the waste. You only have to scoop out the clumps to keep the tray odor-free. Nonclumping litter is easier for cats to kick off, potentially scattering litter outside the tray.
- Crystals: Whether scented or natural, crystal cat litter is often made from silica. The material is excellent at absorbing waste and liquids but is typically more expensive than clay. Even though crystals are dust-free, they can pose a hazard to cats if ingested frequently.
- Other litter options: While clay and crystals are the most common, cat owners have other options. The environmentally-conscience can opt for using biodegradable corn, wheat or soy. Cat litter can also be made from recycled pine wood scraps or recycled paper formed into pellets or granules.
Best Fresh Step cat litter
Fresh Step Multi-Cat Scented Clumping Clay
This 25-pound box of cat litter is the perfect size for a household with multiple cats and several litter trays. It is 99.9% dust-free, so tiny particles don’t fly away after use. The clumping clay is treated with Febreze scent and ammonia-block technology, dramatically reducing the smell of waste.
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Fresh Step Fresh Scented Non-Clumping Crystals
With premium silica crystals, this 8-pound bag has Fresh Step’s 30 days of odor control guarantee. For one cat, this back should last around two months. It is non-clumping, so you must take care to scoop up solid and liquid waste completely.
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Fresh Step Triple Action Scented Clumping Clay
This 42-pound pack is perfect for several months or multiple cats in your house. The clumping litter includes activated charcoal, ammonia-block technology and plant extracts to trap and eliminate odors and bacteria for up to 10 days.
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Fresh Step Lightweight Febreze-Scented Clumping Clay
Treated with Febreze scents, this clumping litter is best suited for cats that don’t need to go often or have smaller movements. It still uses Fresh Step’s extra-strength formula to help eliminate odors and easily clumps together for quick waste removal.
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Fresh Step Simply Unscented Clumping Clay
This unscented litter is best if your cat prefers to do business in a natural-smelling tray. It has no added fragrances or dyes and is 99.9% dust-free. The high-quality clay clumps quickly, making removal easy.
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Fresh Step Extreme Odor Control Febreze-Scented Clumping Clay
For the times when you need extreme odor control, this mountain spring-scented litter clumps quickly and efficiently. Fresh Step guarantees that it will block the smell of ammonia for up to 10 days. The 11-pound box is good for one cat for about two weeks.
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Fresh Step Clean Paws Multi-Cat Scented Clumping Clay
More cats mean more litter, but this box of four 9.4-pound bags is all you need. The clumping clay leaves behind a fresh scent and can’t easily be tracked throughout your house.
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Fresh Step Outstretch Concentrated Clumping Clay
This is an excellent option if you need to make your clumping clay litter last. With six times more activated carbon than other Fresh Step litters, it will last around 50% longer, meaning you’ll need to change it less often. It comes with a 15-day odor control guarantee.
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Fresh Step Summer Breeze Cat Litter Deodorizing Crystals
If you use crystal litter, these deodorizing crystals help to block unwanted odors. Simply sprinkle it on the litter in the tray or soiled area, and it contains the smell. You should always remove solid waste first before sprinkling.
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Fresh Step Soothing Lavender Litter Box Deodorizing Gel Beads
With the scent of soothing lavender, these deodorizing gel beads help combat the odor from a litter tray. Instead of pouring the beads into the litter, you simply place it close by. The 12-ounce jar should last for a few weeks.
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Which black Puma shoes are best?
Black shoes have a sleek, stylish look that can go with almost anything. Puma has a wide selection of black shoes for athletics and casual wear.
Founded in Germany in 1948, Puma has emerged as the world’s third-largest sports manufacturer. It makes shoes for multiple sports while it focuses on creating environmentally sustainable products. The best is the Smash 2 Sneaker. It’s comfortable, and the simple design makes it a versatile shoe that can be worn with almost anything.
What to know before you buy black Puma shoes
Why wear black shoes?
Black shoes can work well with casual and semiformal attire. They have a heavy, bold look that often goes best with a simple outfit. You want to wear black shoes with dark pants, and avoid wearing them with clashing colors, such as beige.
There are different variations of black Puma shoes. You can purchase all black or black with a white sole or Puma insignia. And just because a shoe is black, that doesn’t mean it conceals dirt, so you need to care for and clean them as you would lighter-colored shoes.
Sport
Some black Pumas are excellent everyday casual shoes, but Puma also makes shoes for basketball, training and motor sports.
Puma makes golf shoes and soccer cleats, while their running shoes are designed for three types of runners: frequent, casual and competitive.
Type of shoe
There are three main types of black Puma shoes.
- Low-top: Cut below the ankle, low-tops are more common with tennis, running, casual and some basketball shoes.
- High-top: These run higher to provide more ankle support and are common with basketball shoes and some casual shoes.
- Mid-top: These are the best of both worlds. They provide support but aren’t restrictive. Puma has basketball and casual shoes in mid-top.
What to look for in quality black Puma shoes
Vegan
This innovative Puma shoe line is made with sustainable materials, such as recycled polyester. These are a great alternative to leather shoes because they are less harmful to the environment.
SoftFoam
This is Puma’s patented dual-density insole. The layers of cushion in the sole make these shoes more comfortable and durable. This technology is found in numerous athletic and casual black Puma shoes
Xetic
This new foam cushioning technology was designed to improve the comfort and performance of certain Puma running shoes. It’s structured to support pressure points on the foot.
Lycra
This synthetic fiber is elastic and breathable, so it’s used to make the uppers in some Puma shoes more comfortable.
How much can you expect to spend on black Puma shoes
Pricing varies depending on size, material, and type of shoe. High-end black Pumas cost $350, but basic lifestyle shoes cost around $40. You can find children’s shoes and sandals for under $20.
Black Puma shoes FAQ
Does Puma make wide-width shoes?
A. Yes, Puma does make some wide shoes, but most Pumas tend to run narrow and smaller than some other brands. The classic Pumas tend to fit those with wide feet the best, but each shoe is different, and some can mold to fit your foot.
How can I clean my black leather or vegan Puma shoes?
A. First, use a dry brush or toothbrush to remove any excess dirt. Then, mix a delicate cleaning solution, such as mild laundry detergent or dish soap, in the sink and soak the shoes. Make sure you air dry them and don’t put them in a dryer because that can loosen the glue holding the shoes together.
How long do Puma shoes last?
A. The general rule of thumb with any pair of sneakers you wear regularly is to replace them every eight to 12 months or after 500 miles of use.
What are the best black Puma shoes to buy?
Top black Puma shoes
What you need to know: These sneakers are a modern take on the classic tennis-inspired design. They are made with top-quality leather uppers and come with a new and improved fit.
What you’ll love: The soles have a premium grip, while the all-black design creates a clean look. They are also durable, so they can last.
What you should consider: This shoe has a narrow fit, so if you have a wider foot, consider sizing up. This style only comes in men’s sizing, so women should size down 1.5 sizes.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top black Puma shoes for the money
What you need to know: These light training shoes from the archive are a throwback to the 1968 style.
What you’ll love: These vegan leather shoes are designed with a compression-molded midsole and a bootie construction. To enhance comfort, support and mobility, this style offers a rubber outsole to create a firm grip, no matter the terrain. The lace closure helps maintain a firm but comfortable fit.
What you should consider: This style of shoe only comes in men’s sizes, so women should size down 1.5 sizes.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
What you need to know: Inspired by a look made popular in California beach towns during the 1980s, this is a sturdy shoe with a simple design.
What you’ll love: Built for style and comfort, these shoes have a sock liner, which provides additional cushioning. They come in other black and white color combinations. These shoes are perfect for long days on your feet and can go with almost any outfit.
What you should consider: The SoftFoam technology can take up extra space in the shoe, so consider ordering a half size larger than your typical size.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A New Jersey man who posed as a former New England Patriots player in order to buy and sell Super Bowl rings that he claimed were gifts to Tom Brady’s family was sentenced Monday to three years in federal prison.
Scott V. Spina Jr., 25, of Roseland was sentenced by a judge in Southern California’s Orange County.
In 2017, Spina bought a Patriots’ 2016 Super Bowl championship ring from a Patriots player who then left the team. Prosecutors said Spina paid the player — identified only as T.J. — with at least one bad check and sold the ring for $63,000 to an Orange County broker of championship rings.
“When Spina obtained the player ring, he also received the information that allowed the former player to purchase Super Bowl rings for family and friends that are slightly smaller than the player rings,” the U.S. attorney’s office said in a statement.
Spina then called the company that made the rings, claimed to be the former player and ordered three family-and-friend rings with “Brady” engraved on them, claiming they were gifts for Brady’s baby, prosecutors said.
“The rings were at no time authorized by Tom Brady,” according to the criminal complaint.
Spina agreed to sell the rings for $81,500 to the same Orange County broker who bought the original ring, contending that Brady had given them to his nephews. The broker later tried to withdraw from the deal because he “started to believe that Brady did not have nephews,” according to the U.S. attorney’s office.
In November 2017, the same day that the buyer tried to back out, Spina sold the rings to an auction house for $100,000 — much more than he’d paid for them, prosecutors said.
At a February 2018 auction, one of them sold for more than $337,000, authorities said.
Spina pleaded guilty on Feb. 1. to one count of mail fraud, three counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft for posing as the former Patriots player, falsely telling the broker that the family rings were ordered by Brady and defrauding him in connection with three wire transfers for the deposit.
At his sentencing, the judge also ordered Spina to pay $63,000 in restitution to the former Patriots player who sold him the genuine Super Bowl ring. | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/weird-news/ap-new-jersey-man-sentenced-for-tom-brady-super-bowl-ring-fraud/ | 2022-08-31T03:09:55Z | siouxlandproud.com | control | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/weird-news/ap-new-jersey-man-sentenced-for-tom-brady-super-bowl-ring-fraud/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
DORCHESTER COUNTY, Md. -- On Tuesday, lighthouse enthusiasts spoke with WBOC about the history of the centuries old Hooper Island Lighthouse that was built in 1902.
The lighthouse is up for sale in an online auction via the U.S. General Services Administration. The auction began on August 8, 2022 with an opening bid set at $15,000.000.
It sits in 18-feet of water about three miles west of Middle Hooper Island. The lighthouse stands 63-feet tall and it's light can be spotted within a 9 mile radius.
According to Robert Holland, former Eastern Shore Coordinator for Hooper Island Lighthouse, the lighthouse was awarded to the Chesapeake Chapter of the U.S Lighthouse Society in 2009. Work was done to the lighthouse in the years following to restore it.
"Without [the lighthouse], you wouldn't have maritime traffic on the Bay," says Holland. "Some of these little areas like Hoopers Island, Cambridge, and all the surrounding areas probably wouldn't exist if we couldn't get ships in to bring people and goods. People don't realize that's how important it is, and this lighthouse still functions."
Phil Gootee and his father, Henry Gootee have boated across the Honga River to the Chesapeake Bay for decades now to fish, and more recently, to carry out guided tours of Hooper Island Lighthouse. They own Gootee's Marine Inc. in Dorchester County. Phil Gootee says that people come from as far as Michigan to tour the lighthouse.
"It's like a spark plug out in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay," says Gootee. "It's always been there, and when we used to fish there, and we still do. We used to always say we're out by the spark plug, and it's always a symbol of when you're almost home."
Both Gootee and Holland hope that whoever purchases the lighthouse makes an effort to maintain it.
"Don't let the soldier be forgotten because he's still fighting for us," Holland says. "Well those lighthouses are still fighting for us and we still need them out there."
While the Hooper Island Lighthouse is now up for sale, it is still subject to:
- The United States Coast Guard’s continued operation and maintenance as an Aid to Navigation on the lighthouse.
- Historic preservation covenants of the lighthouse.
- The execution of Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the United States Navy. The lighthouse is located within a Navy controlled surface danger area. For safety purposes, the successful bidder will be required to enter into an MOA that governs when access is prohibited.
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DOVER, Del. (AP) - A judge on Tuesday upheld two convictions against Delaware’s Democratic state auditor for official misconduct and conflict of interest but tossed a jury’s third misdemeanor conviction for improperly structuring contract payments to a consulting firm.
In issuing his decision, Superior Court Judge William Carpenter Jr. rejected Kathy McGuiness’ request for a new trial.
Carpenter is now expected to schedule a sentencing date on the charges, each of which carries a maximum penalty of one year in prison but a presumptive sentence of probation.
“Once sentenced, Ms. McGuiness intends to appeal her conviction to the Delaware Supreme Court, where we will point out the legal and factual errors that led to her being wrongly convicted for a crime that she did not commit,” defense attorney Steve Wood said in a prepared statement.
A spokesman for Delaware Department of Justice indicated that the office would withhold comment until after sentencing.
A Kent County jury convicted McGuiness last month on the three misdemeanor counts but acquitted her on felony charges of theft and witness intimidation.
McGuiness, who as auditor is responsible for rooting out government fraud, waste and abuse, is the first statewide elected official in Delaware to be convicted on criminal charges while in office.
McGuiness has maintained her innocence and is seeking re-election. She is being challenged by attorney Lydia York in a Sept. 13 primary contest. Recent campaign finance reports showed York, who is endorsed by the state Democratic Party, raising almost double the amount McGuiness had raised as of mid-August.
The conflict of interest charge involved the May 2020 hiring of McGuiness’ daughter, Elizabeth “Saylar” McGuiness. Prosecutors alleged that Saylar McGuiness, 20, and a friend were hired even as other part-time workers in the auditor’s office left because of a lack of work during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic. Authorities said McGuiness then allowed her daughter special privileges, including access to a state vehicle and permission to work remotely while away at college in South Carolina, that were not available to other “casual-seasonal” workers.
Wood presented evidence during the trial that other casual-seasonal workers also had access to the state vehicle. In his motion for a new trial, he also suggested that the defense had discovered that other casual-seasonal workers also were allowed to continue working while attending college, but no such evidence was presented at trial.
“Ms. McGuiness’s daughter did the same work as the other college interns, was paid the same or less as the other college interns and was not the only college intern who was permitted to work remotely while away at school,” Wood said Tuesday.
“Delaware law does not prohibit the hiring of close relatives,” Wood added. “The practice is common throughout state government, and there are at least four current members of the General Assembly whose children worked at Legislative Hall.”
The judge said, however, that his decision on a new trial must be based on trial evidence, not post-trial affidavits, and that there was nothing to suggest that prosecutors knew about other casual-seasonal workers working remotely while at college or withheld such evidence.
Carpenter also noted that McGuiness purportedly allowed two other young part-time employees to work from college only after extending that benefit to her own daughter.
“Unfortunately for the defendant, consistent bad judgment does not make it right,” he wrote.
While acknowledging that there is no prohibition against a state officer from hiring a close relative, Carpenter said the hiring decision must be done through the normal administrative process, especially when the officer has a personal or private interest in the decision. He said McGuiness clearly had a personal interest in getting a summer job for her daughter, and that the evidence showed she participated in her daughter’s hiring and supervision, and allowed her the “unique” benefit of working remotely while at college.
The judge also said the social media work done by McGuiness’ daughter and the communications services provided by the consulting firm My Campaign Group were intended to raise the profile of the auditor’s office and therefore benefited McGuiness personally.
“There was evidence to suggest that the defendant clearly wanted to emphasize her position as the state auditor and it was her name and not the office that would be prominent in all communications that were made public,” Carpenter wrote, adding that the evidence supported the conviction for official misconduct.
The judge ruled, however, that the contract with My Campaign Group was properly executed, and that McGuiness’ alleged failure to properly follow accounting rules did not amount to a crime. Prosecutors alleged that McGuiness kept payments for the contract under certain amounts to avoid having to get them approved by the state Division of Accounting. | https://www.wboc.com/news/update-delaware-state-auditor-mcguiness-denied-new-trial-one-conviction-overturned/article_d1b52e38-28af-11ed-bfc0-2f105489f8d2.html | 2022-08-31T03:13:10Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/update-delaware-state-auditor-mcguiness-denied-new-trial-one-conviction-overturned/article_d1b52e38-28af-11ed-bfc0-2f105489f8d2.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
GREENVILLE, SC (WSPA) — A proposed development in Greenville is causing quite a stir for those in the Cleveland Street area.
A developer is trying to build 118 units of apartments and townhomes in this area. However, there’s some opposition from people who live and work nearby.
The developer recently purchased the old Scottish Rite Center on Cleveland Street. They are hoping to demolish the old center, to convert the six acre lot into 35 townhomes and 83 apartments.
In a neighborhood meeting on Tuesday, developers said the proposed townhomes would be in the front of the property– with the apartments towards the back.
While the design is in the early conceptual phase, a designer stated the units would fit in with the style of the neighborhood.
The proposed project includes green space, sidewalks, and private access to the Swamp Rabbit Trail.
According to the city’s website, the developers were on the planning commission’s agenda on August 18th.
However, a city spokesperson told 7NEWS that the planning commission asked the developer to have another neighborhood meeting before it goes back to the commissioners.
At the neighborhood meeting on Tuesday night, the developers addressed concerns about traffic, the specs of the project, and more.
Many residents voiced their concerns with 7NEWS off-camera, but declined to speak on camera.
Several residents were concerned about bringing more traffic onto Cleveland Street with this proposed development.
Some also said they are concerned about the development being too dense.
During the meeting, however, the developers stated they conducted a peak-hour traffic study, which shows less cars are traveling on Cleveland Street compared to this time last year.
The developers said there will be another neighborhood meeting at their proposed lot–the old Scottish Rite Center on September 7th at 6:30 p.m.
A city staff member stated at the end of meeting that there was a procedural error in regards to the neighborhood meeting, which is why the meeting next week will be held.
Due to that, city leaders said they have withdrawn the developer’s application from the September commission agenda.
We’re told the developers can resubmit for the October planning commission meeting, if they meet all of the process requirements. | https://www.wspa.com/news/local-news/proposed-townhomes-and-apartments-cause-concern-for-some-greenville-residents/ | 2022-08-31T03:14:09Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/local-news/proposed-townhomes-and-apartments-cause-concern-for-some-greenville-residents/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized an American sea drone in the Persian Gulf and tried to tow it away, only releasing the unmanned vessel when a U.S. Navy warship and helicopter approached, officials said Tuesday.
It was the first time Iran targeted the Navy’s Mideast-based 5th Fleet’s new drone task force.
While the interception ended without incident, tensions remain high between Washington and Tehran as negotiations over the Islamic Republic’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers hang in the balance.
The Guard’s Shahid Baziar warship attached a line to the Saildrone Explorer in the center of the Persian Gulf in international waters late Monday night, said Cmdr. Timothy Hawkins, a 5th Fleet spokesman. The vessel then began towing the Saildrone Explorer, which carries cameras, radars and sensors for remotely monitoring the sea, Hawkins said.
The USS Thunderbolt, a Navy coastal patrol boat, as well as an MH-60 Seahawk helicopter, moved to shadow the Guard’s ship. The Navy called the Shahid Baziar by radio to identify the drone as American, Hawkins said.
“Our response was one that as such made clear that this was U.S. government property and was operating in international waters and that we had every intention to take action if necessary,” the commander told The Associated Press.
Hawkins said the incident ended peacefully after some four hours as the Iranians unhooked the tow line to the drone and left the area as the American forces were nearby. Videos released by the Navy showed the Iranian vessel towing the drone with the Thunderbolt in pursuit.
U.S. Army Gen. Michael “Erik” Kurilla, who leads the military’s Central Command, praised the Thunderbolt’s crew for its response.
“This incident once again demonstrates Iran’s continued destabilizing, illegal and unprofessional activity in the Middle East,” he said in a statement.
Iran’s semiofficial Tasnim news agency, believed to be close to the Guard, alleged without providing evidence early Wednesday that the drone posed a danger to international shipping. Tasnim acknowledged the Guard released the vessel but tried to described the American account as “a Hollywood narrative and contrary to the truth.”
Iran’s mission to the United Nations did not respond to a request for comment from the AP.
The 5th Fleet launched its unmanned Task Force 59 last year. The 5th Fleet’s area of responsibility includes the crucial Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which 20% of all oil passes.
It also stretches as far as the Red Sea reaches near the Suez Canal, the waterway in Egypt linking the Mideast to the Mediterranean, and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait off Yemen.
It also represents a region that has seen a series of at-sea attacks in recent years. Off Yemen, bomb-laden drone boats and mines set adrift by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have damaged vessels amid that country’s yearslong war. Near the United Arab Emirates and the Strait of Hormuz, oil tankers have been seized by Iranian forces. Others have been attacked in incidents the Navy blames on Iran.
Those attacks followed about a year after then-President Donald Trump’s 2018 decision to unilaterally withdraw from Iran’s nuclear deal, which saw sanctions on Tehran lifted in exchange for its drastically limiting its enrichment of uranium.
Iran now enriches uranium closer than ever to weapons-grade levels as officials openly suggest Tehran could build a nuclear bomb if it chose. Iran has maintained its program is peaceful, though Western nations and international inspectors say Tehran has a military nuclear program up until 2003. | https://www.wspa.com/news/national/us-navy-says-iran-seized-later-let-go-of-american-sea-drone/ | 2022-08-31T03:14:15Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/national/us-navy-says-iran-seized-later-let-go-of-american-sea-drone/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Shares of big-data solutions software developer Splunk (SPLK) have been struggling lately, thanks in part to an earnings beat that failed to impress over a turbulent cloud transition. Undoubtedly, transitions to the cloud are always a source of volatility, but they tend to work out in the grander scheme of things. I am bullish on SPLK stock.
Splunk’s transition has gone far bumpier (and messier for analysts) than many shareholders would have thought. With annual recurring revenue (ARR) guidance downgraded from $3.9 billion to $3.65 billion, questions linger as to how Splunk will cope with the harsher environment that lies ahead.
Though a slowdown in the cloud transition has investors ready to throw in the towel here, I do think the valuation to be had in the name is the best it’s been in years.
Splunk may be up against it, following its 12% post-earnings flop. However, newly-appointed CEO Gary Steele seems to be the right man to turn the ship around as economic storm clouds look to produce more turbulence.
Understandably, the sudden departure of former CEO Doug Merritt still has many investors on edge amid the broader market’s tech-driven valuation reset. Regardless, the mere 5x sales multiple makes Splunk stock far cheaper than traditional “value” stocks that have held up steady for the year thus far.
Splunk’s Strong Net Retention Rates are a Bright Spot
For the second quarter, Splunk posted just shy of $800 million in revenue. That’s up 32% year-over-year. Operating margins improved to a positive 4%, up from the negative double-digits over the same period last year. With 26-28% in revenue growth expected for its next quarter, questions linger as to how severely growth will stand to be weighed down as enterprise spending looks to grind to a slowdown. Still, its high net retention rate of 129% and digital transformation trends work in Splunk’s favor.
Many enterprise firms have already cut away at their budgets, with selective layoffs and more cautious hiring practices. While new customer growth could slide going into a downturn, I view the stickiness of the Splunk platform as a source of strength that could help it climb out of its funk.
The cloud transition slowdown may be discouraging, but I suspect the firm will make it through the period as many other Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) firms have in the past. It’s a painful process, but it has to be done for the sustained betterment of margins.
For now, investors would much rather sell now and ask questions later as growth steadily grinds lower.
Splunk Can Expand Its Total Addressable Market
Splunk is hitting the spot with the consumers it does have. As a dominant player in its niche, the company could have a relatively easy time cross-selling new solutions and raising the bar on its total addressable market as it looks to parallel frontiers such as cybersecurity. Data analytics and cybersecurity solutions often go hand in hand.
Cybersecurity is a more competitive space, but effective integration could prove a differentiating factor for the many clients who stand by the Splunk platform. Further, Splunk could make the most of the recent sell-off in the tech sector with prudent M&A moves.
Unlike many up-and-coming tech firms, Splunk had not grown euphoric when it came to chasing potential takeover targets. With so much emphasis on the price paid, Splunk has been able to bolster its portfolio without running the risk of excessive acquisition-fueled M&A destruction.
Undoubtedly, Block (SQ), formerly Square, is one firm that may have gotten a tad too excited when it went after “exciting” Australian BNPL (Buy Now, Pay Later) firm Afterpay. There were synergies to be had as the service was embedded into the firm’s existing apps. However, the price paid was probably a tad too rich, given the dire fate of the BNPL stocks.
With a robust balance sheet and $1.74 billion worth of cash and cash equivalents as of the end of the July 2022 quarter, there are many angles that Splunk could take should it look to add to its arsenal.
What is the Target Price for SPLK Stock?
Turning to Wall Street, SPLK stock comes in as a Moderate Buy. Out of 27 analyst ratings, there are 18 Buys and nine Holds. The average Splunk price target is $131.79, implying an upside of 42.3%. Analyst price targets range from a low of $95.00 per share to a high of $200.00 per share.
Conclusion: Tough Times Ahead, but Valuation Overly Depressed
At writing, Splunk is at risk of returning to 52-week lows in the mid-$80 range. Down more than 57% from its all-time high, it seems like all hope is lost for the misunderstood software company that could endure far bigger bumps in the road as macro headwinds continue to weigh.
Despite the headwinds and lack of catalysts, I find it hard to turn against the company at this juncture. The digital transformation trend is still very much in play, and although the cloud transition will likely be a source of further volatility moving forward, it’s challenging to overlook the stickiness of the platform.
Wall Street is standing by Splunk amid its epic decline, with a Street-high $200 price target that implies a whopping 115% upside from current levels. Such a price target may seem far-fetched, but I do think the bar is a tad too low, even if rates are to move much higher from here. | https://www.tipranks.com/news/article/splunk-stock-stuck-in-a-funk-time-to-buy | 2022-08-31T03:23:25Z | tipranks.com | control | https://www.tipranks.com/news/article/splunk-stock-stuck-in-a-funk-time-to-buy | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — "How do we grow talent, how do we acquire talent, how do we retain talent?"
Those are the questions community leaders are trying to answer right now. Shelly Bell is the Director of Lively Technical College. She says there is an increasing number of jobs that need to be filled across the Big Bend.
"I think that we're just growing as a community and I look at just the construction projects going on and that's another area needing skilled laborers whether it's in carpentry, electricians, plumbing, welding, HVAC technicians."
That's not all. Bell says there are a ton of jobs open right now in the building trades, aviation, and most of all; healthcare. To help fill the local workforce gap, several organizations are putting their heads together to come up with a solution.
"It helps them to learn the job while they're actually working for the employer."
Susan Bosse is the Director of Business and Workforce Development at CareerSource Florida. She says the new strategy for hiring long-term talent is apprenticeships. How an apprentice program works is a person can get on-the-job training with an employer while they're in school. They can learn the skills they need... all while earning a paycheck.
"It helps them to hire people that don't have the skill-sets that they need to do the job successfully yet, but it helps them to develop those skills while they're working for the employer and also receiving that instruction."
Apprentice programs are on the rise in many fields like healthcare, information technology, manufacturing, and aviation and aerospace.
Something Bell says is key to getting those jobs filled in the future…
"We're going to need a bigger workforce, a more skilled workforce."
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Prenups, or pre-nuptial agreements, don't always have the most positive connotation.
While they are legal agreements entered into by couples before marriage — often to keep finances separate despite being otherwise legally joined — they can be a touchy subject for couples starting to build a life together.
But that stigma seems to be fading away. A new report from The Harris Poll said that this year, 15% of U.S. adults surveyed signed a prenup, which is up from just 3% in 2010. It also found that 35% of unmarried people say they're likely to sign a prenup in the future.
In the Americas, prenups go back to 17th century Canada, when French colonist men married women who came to the country with financial assistance from King Louis XIV. These women were so highly sought after that they were able to convince their husbands to sign prenups. This came at a time when men outnumbered women, so women had a leg up. Eventually that gender ratio evened out, and prenups went away.
They got popular again in the U.S. much later. A 1970 Florida case Posner v Posner ruled that prenups should be a standard practice.
One big possible factor in their usage today is the fact that millennials now have more debt than previous generations. One survey found that nearly three quarters of millennials have over $100,000 in debt on average, not including mortgages.
The most common debt is credit card debt followed by student loans. There's also medical debt and personal loans.
Prenups can protect your partner from taking on your debt in the case of death of divorce. In some states, your spouse can be held accountable for all of your debt acquired during the marriage.
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Kelly Chang Rickert is a family law attorney in California who specializes in prenups, and she sees debt come up in divorce cases all the time.
"It's not unusual for me to have a divorce where one side has a Neiman Marcus card and charged up $70,000, and the other side... they are responsible for half the debt because it was acquired during the marriage," Chang Rickert said.
But the breakdown of who's responsible for what differs from state to state. For instance, some states are community property states, meaning unless you sign a prenup, everything acquired during the marriage must be split 50/50. That's how things work in Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.
In other states, laws differ. There can be different rules around what makes prenups enforceable. For example, in Connecticut there's a specific window of time between when the prenup is presented and when the marriage happens for it to hold up. So, it's important to see what a state requires beforehand.
Another reason more people could be getting prenups is because they're getting married later in life and have more assets to protect coming into the marriage. According to Pew, in 2019 the average age a man first got married was 30, and for women it was 28. That's three years later for both men and women compared to 2003 and four years later than 1987.
"These days, a lot of people work for themselves," Chang Rickert said. "If you're a social media influencer or you're an artist or you're a writer, a lot of people make money off their creative efforts. So if they have a business coming into the marriage, a lot of them don't want to share that in case it doesn't work out."
This leads to the question of how finances are split. This determines what a prenup could look like. In the 70s and 80s, it was common practice to put all your money into shared accounts with your spouse. But over the past several years, the number of married couples who keep some of their finances separate has risen.
Experts say if couples have a joint account for things they share, they can opt to keep everything else separate, and in the case of divorce, they'll only have to worry about dividing the joint account. But it's important to note that separate accounts won't stay separate unless a prenup is signed stating that.
"Even if you don't have a prenup, you kind of do: It's called the law," Chang Rickert said. "So if you don't have a prenup, you're just going by what your state law says. California says community property, so your debt is my debt. That's what the state law says. So if you don't like that, then you should craft your own."
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Rickert Chang recommends getting a prenup ideally a year before your wedding. She also points out a few pros of prenups. For one, the stereotypical scenario we see in movies where a rich guy asks his fiancé to sign a prenup — it could actually be a good thing.
"If you were smart about it, and the guy's like, 'I want you to sign a prenup saying I don't want community,' then what you could do is you can negotiate it," Chang Rickert said. "You could be like, 'Fine, I won't touch your stuff, but in lieu of that, I would like 50,000 a year or 1,000, 100,000 a year,' and that way you can negotiate, and you can actually get money by agreeing to sign a prenup."
There's also certain professions where it's strongly encouraged to protect the other person.
"Definitely lawyers or doctors, I think you should always get prenup," Chang Rickert said. "Not just only because it's my business — I don't want you taking half of it, but also it's a business that I can get sued on. So, I would like to protect you from any lawsuits that I might get."
As prenups have become more common, more people have dug into this topic on social media platforms like TikTok. Chang Rickert has an account of her own where she educates people on prenups to help break down myths and stigmas, including that they aren't just for rich people and not just in case of divorce.
Now, there aren't necessarily more divorces now. CDC data shows that divorces declined between 2000 and 2020.
However in the case of a divorce, not signing a prenup could really pile on to the cost of divorce, which can already be pretty high, costing between $15,000 to $20,000 on average.
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PORTLAND, Ore. — The Safeway employee who was one of two people killed in a Bend, Oregon, supermarket shooting had time to flee but instead hid behind a produce cart and attacked the assailant with a produce knife, an action that likely saved lives, authorities said Tuesday.
Surveillance video shows that 66-year-old Donald Ray Surrett Jr., a two-decade US Army veteran, waited in his hiding spot until the gunman looked the other way. Surrett then emerged with the knife that he drew from his hip, police spokeswoman Sheila Miller said.
The gunman, identified as 20-year-old Ethan Blair Miller, on Sunday evening fatally shot Surrett and then killed himself as police closed in. Officers found an AR-15-style rifle and a shotgun near his body and police said he had four 30-round magazines for the rifle on his body when he died.
Surveillance video also shows two people going back into the Safeway as the shooting unfolded to pull out the other victim, 84-year-old Glenn Edward Bennett, who had been shot just inside the store’s entrance.
“Bend Police are extremely thankful to our community members for the efforts they made during this incident,” Miller said.
Authorities continued to collect evidence from the crime scene. More than 100 bullet casings have been recovered so far, police said.
Authorities also confirmed Tuesday that the gunman had worked at the Safeway for a short time in recent years; one high school acquaintance told The Associated Press he saw him gathering up carts in the parking lot in 2020.
The shooter lived in an apartment complex behind The Forum Shopping Center.
He fired shots into his own car on Sunday evening as soon as he left the complex and continued firing as he entered the shopping complex’s parking lot and then went into the Safeway. Bennett was killed at the store’s entrance, police said, and the shooter then moved through the aisles “spraying shots” from the assault rifle until Surrett confronted him.
Police entered the supermarket from the front and rear as shots were still being fired. The entire incident, from the first 911 calls to the gunman’s suicide, lasted just four minutes, police have said. In addition to the guns in the store, the shooter had a sawed-off shotgun and three Molotov cocktails in his car, police said.
Fifty shotgun shells total were found between his car and apartment and 150 additional rounds of ammunition were in his apartment.
All the guns were purchased legally, authorities said. Police have previously said the gunman had no criminal history and police had not been contacted about him prior to the shooting.
After the shooting, acquaintances recalled the gunman as a loner who was passionate about mixed martial arts and was known for getting into fights at the high school where he graduated in 2020.
Police have previously said they are also investigating the “shooter’s writings” but have declined to comment further on postings on several online platforms that appear to have been written by him in recent months.
In posts on several sites, someone who appears to be the gunman says he’s struggled to recover from the isolation and loneliness of the pandemic, expresses hatred for himself and indicates he planned to attack his alma mater next week, but couldn’t wait until then because “the Rage has become uncontrollable.”
Authorities sought a search warrant for digital devices found at the gunman’s apartment and it will take several days to go through those materials and develop a clearer picture, said Police Chief Mike Krantz.
“A lot of people sent us follow-up information about what has been posted on social media or other outlets and our investigators will sift through that information and make those connections — if it’s truly connected— and ensure that we have accurate information,” he said.
About 150 people gathered in a Bend park on Monday night for a vigil to remember the victims. A church choir sang and a pastor and city officials spoke as people laid flowers.
Craig Van Bruggen attended the vigil and told Oregon Public Broadcasting that he was in the Safeway on the phone with his wife when the shooting began. He believes Surrett’s actions helped him escape without injury.
“Sounds like Donald potentially slowed down the shooter enough to save some lives, and he’s a hero,” Van Bruggen said.
Debora Jean Surrett, the ex-wife of the Safeway employee killed in the attack, told AP in a phone interview that Surrett served in the Army for 20 years as a combat engineer. He wasn’t deployed to active combat zones, but during the 20 years they were married from 1975 to 1995, they were stationed in Germany three times and lived on military bases across the US.
The shooter graduated from Mountain View High School in Bend in 2020, according to online records, and classmate Isaac Thomas remembered him as an extremely combative person who had few friends.
Thomas said he was suspended for a week as a freshman for fighting with the gunman. The gunman held onto a grudge from that fight and once threatened to shoot him, Thomas told AP.
“At one point he said he was going to shoot me and I was like, ‘Get over yourself’ because I didn’t think he had a gun, but I guess I was wrong,” Thomas said.
Thomas recalled running into the shooter in 2020 in the parking lot of the Safeway, where the gunman was gathering up carts as part of his job. He recognized him and threatened him again although several years had gone by, Thomas said.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. — Aaron Judge took another step toward history on Tuesday, hitting his 51st homer of the season. Judge now is just 10 homers away from tying Roger Maris’ 61 home-run mark, which is a Yankee and AL home run record.
This one was a three-run shot over the right-center field wall off Angels starter Mike Mayers. It came a night after he became just the 10th player in MLB history to reach the 50-homer milestone twice in his career.
The three-run homer in the top of the fourth on Tuesday against the Angels at Angel Stadium gave the Yankees a 7-2 lead. Judge drove in DJ LeMahieu and Andrew Benintendi who both hit singles before he came to the plate.
Judge’s former teammate CC Sabathia had a quick take after the outfielder’s latest blast, tweeting, “Death, taxes.” with a Judge and bomb emojis. | https://nypost.com/2022/08/30/yankees-aaron-judge-belts-51st-home-run/ | 2022-08-31T03:28:19Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/08/30/yankees-aaron-judge-belts-51st-home-run/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Jameson Taillon left Tuesday’s game against the Angels after being drilled by a line drive from Magneuris Sierra in the right arm in the second inning on Tuesday night.
The ball bounced to DJ LeMahieu at second base and he made the play to end the inning, but Taillon was replaced by Greg Weissert to start the bottom of the third with a 4-2 Yankees lead.
Before leaving, Taillon gave up a two-run homer to Max Stassi.
The Yankees’ rotation is already without Luis Severino (lat) and Nestor Cortes (groin). | https://nypost.com/2022/08/30/yankees-jameson-taillon-exits-game-after-being-hit-by-line-drive/ | 2022-08-31T03:28:25Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/08/30/yankees-jameson-taillon-exits-game-after-being-hit-by-line-drive/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
CHENEY, Wash. — Eastern Washington's new starting quarterback met with the media for the first time Tuesday. Sixth-year senior Gunner Talkington is set to lead the offense after the departure of last year's Walter Payton Award winner Eric Barriere.
Talkington has had two stellar quarterbacks to watch and learn from over his time at EWU in Barriere and Gage Gubrud. He believes he is ready to run with this opportunity.
"All of the previous years, I just had to be the best teammate I could be. Now that I finally got my shot, I am going to try and take full advantage of it," Talkington said.
Talkington is not the only new member of the EWU offense this year. Offensive coordinator Jim Chapin is in his first year calling plays as well. Talkington believes in a simplistic approach to success this season.
"Doing my job is the main thing. I just want to keep the ball in our hands," Talkington said.
He is still adjusting to becoming the vocal leader of the offense.
"I try and do what I can and bring good energy to practices. I think I am a good leader by example, but I am trying to be a more vocal leader at the same time," Talkington said.
Head Coach Aaron Best has been impressed by Talkington throughout fall camp and believes he is the right choice to lead this team.
"I am excited for his opportunity to take this and run with it. One game is not going to define anything for anybody even though the world will tell you otherwise. He is going to be just fine and Coach Chapin is going to put him in good situations," Best said.
EWU fans will get their first look at the Talkington led offense on Saturday at Roos Field when the Eags take on Eddie George's Tennessee State Tigers. That game is set to kick off at 1:05 PM.
"I know everyone on the team is really excited to go hit someone else instead of each other this week, so energy is high right now and I'm just excited for it all," Talkington said.
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Boy, 16, charged with murder in fatal shooting of 22-year-old woman
CHICAGO - A 16-year-old boy is facing charges for allegedly fatally shooting a 22-year-old woman and wounding another in Little Village last week.
Around 8:20 p.m. on August 24, 2022, the teenage boy allegedly shot Jezebell Perez in the 2700 block of South Homan Avenue on Chicago's Southwest Side.
Perez suffered multiple gunshot wounds in the torso and was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.
The boy is also accused of shooting a 24-year-old woman in the same incident. She was struck in the buttocks and abdomen and taken to the same hospital in good condition, police said.
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The teen was arrested on Monday in the 3300 block of West Ogden Avenue in the North Lawndale neighborhood. He's charged with first-degree murder, aggravated battery and attempted first-degree murder.
The gunman's name was withheld because he is a minor. No court date has been set.
No further information was immediately available.
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Charlbi Dean, star in 'Triangle of Sadness,' dies at 32
Charlbi Dean, the South African actor and model who had a breakout role in "Triangle of Sadness," which won this year's top prize at the Cannes Film Festival, has died at age 32.
Dean died Monday at a hospital in New York from a sudden unexpected illness, her representatives said Tuesday.
Dean also had a recurring role as the assassin Syonide on the DC Comics television series "Black Lightning," which aired on the CW from 2018 to 2021.
She was born Charlbi Dean Kriek in Cape Town, where she was also raised.
Dean began modeling as a child, making frequent appearances on fashion runways and magazine covers in the decades that followed.
She survived a near-fatal car accident in 2009.
She made her acting debut in the 2010 film "Spud," an adaptation of a popular South African novel about a boys' boarding school starring Troye Sivan and John Cleese. She reprised her role in a 2013 sequel.
In "Triangle of Sadness," the first English-language film from Swedish "Force Majeure" director Ruben Östlund, Dean and Harris Dickinson play a celebrity fashion-model couple on a cruise for the ultra-rich that descends into chaos. It also stars Woody Harrelson as the ship's captain.
The film won the Palme D'Or at Cannes in May and opens in the U.S. and most of Europe in October.
At the festival before the film won the award, Dean told The Associated Press, "For me, I’m like, I’ve already won. I’m already at Cannes with the movie. That’s so unbelievable. Anything is just a cherry on top at this point for me, you know?" | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/charlbi-dean-star-in-triangle-of-sadness-dies-at-32 | 2022-08-31T03:33:01Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/charlbi-dean-star-in-triangle-of-sadness-dies-at-32 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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Police investigate bomb threat at Boston Children's Hospital
Police set a perimeter around Boston Children’s Hospital Tuesday night after getting a report of a bomb threat there.
What’s happening: Boston Police received a call alerting the reported threat at 8:05pm, said spokesperson David Estrada.
- Officers closed Longwood Avenue to traffic while they investigated it, reopening the street just before 10pm. They did not find anything dangerous, Estrada said.
Why it matters: Police didn’t share details about the nature of the threat. But it comes at a time when the facility and other children’s hospitals are under siege from far-right activists for providing health care for transgender and non-binary youth.
- Boston Children’s Hospital boosted security after employees received threatening calls and emails after activists and social media influencers falsely claimed doctors are operating on young children.
- The hospital offers genital surgeries for patients aged 18 and up, but has consulted people under 18 if they meet certain requirements.
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Suspects carjacking victims at gunpoint on Chicago's South Side: police
CHICAGO - Chicago police are warning Grand Crossing residents about two carjackings that occurred Tuesday.
In each incident, two to three male offenders approached a victim, who was standing just outside their vehicle.
The offenders displayed a handgun and then demanded the victim's vehicle, police said.
The offenders then entered the vehicle and fled from the scene.
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The incidents occurred at the following locations and times:
- 7100 block of South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive on Aug. 30 at 1 a.m.
- 7400 block of South Wabash Avenue on Aug. 30 at 6 p.m.
Chicago police say the offenders are described as African American males wearing hooded sweatshirts and facemasks.
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Hernandez, Guerrero homer to back Gausman, Jays top Cubs 5-3
CHICAGO - Teoscar Hernández hit a three-run homer, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. also went deep and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago Cubs 5-3 on Tuesday night.
Kevin Gausman pitched six solid innings to win his second straight decision as the Blue Jays won back-to-back games after losing their previous three. Toronto is in position for an AL wild card.
Guerrero finished with three hits and two RBIs.
Willson Contreras and Christopher Morel hit solo home runs for the Cubs, but Contreras left in the sixth inning with an apparent leg injury. Contreras limped around the bases after his homer.
Gausman (10-9) allowed two runs and five hits, walked one and struck out nine, including five straight Ks in the second and third innings.
Gausman allowed two home runs for the second time in 25 starts this season. He’s given up nine homers on the year.
David Phelps got two outs in the seventh but left after issuing back-to-back walks. Anthony Bass came on and got Nick Madrigal to fly out.
Trevor Richards got two outs in the eighth and Jordan Romano wrapped it up for his 28th save in 32 chances.
Facing his former team for the first time, Cubs right-hander Marcus Stroman allowed one run and three hits in five innings, leaving with a 2-1 lead.
Left-hander Brendon Little (0-1) made his big league debut when he replaced Stroman in the sixth but gave up the lead before recording an out. A replay review confirmed that leadoff batter Bo Bichette had been hit by a pitch and Matt Chapman reached on an infield single before Hernández hammered a first-pitch homer to right, his 19th.
Contreras opened the scoring in the fourth with his 21st homer. Seiya Suzuki reached on a two-out single, but Hernández made an exceptional sliding catch on Franmil Reyes’ sinking liner to end the inning.
Stroman escaped a bases-loaded jam in the first by retiring Hernández on a fielder’s choice. That was the first of 10 consecutive outs that ended when Stroman hit Danny Jansen on the left arm in the fifth. Jansen advanced on a passed ball and tied it 1-1 when he scored on Guerrero’s two-out single.
Morel broke the tie with a leadoff homer in the sixth, his 13th, but Hernández answered in the bottom half.
Morel cut it to 4-3 with an RBI double off Bass in the seventh. Guerrero connected off Michael Rucker to begin the bottom half, his 27th.
20-20 VISION
Contreras is the first catcher in Cubs history to hit 20 or more home runs in consecutive seasons.
DROPPING IN
With the roof open at Rogers Centre, a brief rain shower fell before the start of the third inning, with some in the crowd of 33,759 seeking shelter on the concourses. The rain stopped by the end of the inning.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Blue Jays: Hernández returned to the lineup after sitting out Monday because of a sore left foot. ... George Springer was the DH.
ROSTER MOVES
Chicago added RHP Jeremiah Estrada from Triple-A Iowa as a substitute player. Estrada replaced LHP Justin Steele, who went on the restricted list Monday. Steele couldn’t be replaced until three days had passed since his most recent appearance of four or more innings. Steele pitched 5 1/3 innings against the Brewers last Friday.
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Morgan Stanley look ahead to the balance of 2022 for the stock market:
- Earnings are the bigger risk for stocks from here
- Almost all of the weakness for stocks during 1H22 was due to the Fed and tighter financial conditions. The 2H outcome will ultimately be determined by earnings expectations for next year, in our view. As a result, equity investors should be laser focused on this risk, not the Fed, particularly as we enter the seasonally weakest time of the year for earnings revisions, and inflation further eats into margins and demand.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA will try on Saturday, again, to launch its new moon rocket on a test flight after engine trouble halted the first countdown this week.
Managers said Tuesday they are changing fueling procedures to deal with the issue. A bad sensor also could be to blame for Monday's scrapped launch, they noted.
The 322-foot (98-meter) rocket — the most powerful ever built by NASA — remains on its pad at Kennedy Space Center with an empty crew capsule on top.
The Space Launch System rocket will attempt to send the capsule around the moon and back. No one will be aboard, just three test dummies. If successful, it will be the first capsule to fly to the moon since NASA's Apollo program 50 years ago.
Proceeding toward a Saturday launch will provide additional insight, even if the problem reappears and the countdown is halted again, said NASA's rocket program manager, John Honeycutt. That's better "than us sitting around scratching our heads, was it good enough or not."
"Based on what I've heard from the technical team today, what we need to do is continue to pore over the data and polish up our plan on putting the flight rationale together," he said.
During Monday's launch attempt, readings showed that one of the four main engines in the rocket's core stage could not be chilled sufficiently prior to the planned ignition at liftoff. It appeared to be as much as 40 degrees Fahrenheit (5 degrees Celsius) warmer than the desired minus-420 degrees Fahrenheit (minus-250 degrees Celsius), the temperature of the hydrogen fuel, according to Honeycutt. The three other engines came up just a little short.
All of the engines appear to be fine, according to Honeycutt.
The chilling operation will be conducted a half-hour earlier for Saturday afternoon's launch attempt, once fueling begins that morning. Honeycutt said the timing of this engine chilldown was earlier during successful testing last year, and so performing it sooner may do the trick.
Honeycutt also questioned the integrity of one engine sensor, saying it might have provided inaccurate data Monday. To change that sensor, he noted, would mean hauling the rocket back into the hangar, resulting in weeks of delay.
Already years behind schedule, the $4.1 billion test flight is the opening shot in NASA's Artemis moon-exploration program, named after the twin sister of Apollo in Greek mythology. Astronauts could strap in as soon as 2024 for a lap around the moon and actually attempt a lunar landing in 2025.
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When I wrote The Frugal House: Living Without Fear, last winter as pandemic panic subsiding in May 2K\nBy Mike McConigley June 4\nThis is How: Muddy Buds (Mike) for a Strawberry Jammonaissance, 🍀𗐺 The first, frugaltian of… more…] Prenups, or pre-nuptial agreements, don't always have the most positive connotation.
While they are legal agreements entered into by couples before marriage — often to keep finances separate despite being otherwise legally joined — they can be a touchy subject for couples starting to build a life together.
But that stigma seems to be fading away. A new report from The Harris Poll said that this year, 15% of U.S. adults surveyed signed a prenup, which is up from just 3% in 2010. It also found that 35% of unmarried people say they're likely to sign a prenup in the future.
In the Americas, prenups go back to 17th century Canada, when French colonist men married women who came to the country with financial assistance from King Louis XIV. These women were so highly sought after that they were able to convince their husbands to sign prenups. This came at a time when men outnumbered women, so women had a leg up. Eventually that gender ratio evened out, and prenups went away.
They got popular again in the U.S. much later. A 1970 Florida case Posner v Posner ruled that prenups should be a standard practice.
One big possible factor in their usage today is the fact that millennials now have more debt than previous generations. One survey found that nearly three quarters of millennials have over $100,000 in debt on average, not including mortgages.
The most common debt is credit card debt followed by student loans. There's also medical debt and personal loans.
Prenups can protect your partner from taking on your debt in the case of death of divorce. In some states, your spouse can be held accountable for all of your debt acquired during the marriage.
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Kelly Chang Rickert is a family law attorney in California who specializes in prenups, and she sees debt come up in divorce cases all the time.
"It's not unusual for me to have a divorce where one side has a Neiman Marcus card and charged up $70,000, and the other side... they are responsible for half the debt because it was acquired during the marriage," Chang Rickert said.
But the breakdown of who's responsible for what differs from state to state. For instance, some states are community property states, meaning unless you sign a prenup, everything acquired during the marriage must be split 50/50. That's how things work in Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.
In other states, laws differ. There can be different rules around what makes prenups enforceable. For example, in Connecticut there's a specific window of time between when the prenup is presented and when the marriage happens for it to hold up. So, it's important to see what a state requires beforehand.
Another reason more people could be getting prenups is because they're getting married later in life and have more assets to protect coming into the marriage. According to Pew, in 2019 the average age a man first got married was 30, and for women it was 28. That's three years later for both men and women compared to 2003 and four years later than 1987.
"These days, a lot of people work for themselves," Chang Rickert said. "If you're a social media influencer or you're an artist or you're a writer, a lot of people make money off their creative efforts. So if they have a business coming into the marriage, a lot of them don't want to share that in case it doesn't work out."
This leads to the question of how finances are split. This determines what a prenup could look like. In the 70s and 80s, it was common practice to put all your money into shared accounts with your spouse. But over the past several years, the number of married couples who keep some of their finances separate has risen.
Experts say if couples have a joint account for things they share, they can opt to keep everything else separate, and in the case of divorce, they'll only have to worry about dividing the joint account. But it's important to note that separate accounts won't stay separate unless a prenup is signed stating that.
"Even if you don't have a prenup, you kind of do: It's called the law," Chang Rickert said. "So if you don't have a prenup, you're just going by what your state law says. California says community property, so your debt is my debt. That's what the state law says. So if you don't like that, then you should craft your own."
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Rickert Chang recommends getting a prenup ideally a year before your wedding. She also points out a few pros of prenups. For one, the stereotypical scenario we see in movies where a rich guy asks his fiancé to sign a prenup — it could actually be a good thing.
"If you were smart about it, and the guy's like, 'I want you to sign a prenup saying I don't want community,' then what you could do is you can negotiate it," Chang Rickert said. "You could be like, 'Fine, I won't touch your stuff, but in lieu of that, I would like 50,000 a year or 1,000, 100,000 a year,' and that way you can negotiate, and you can actually get money by agreeing to sign a prenup."
There's also certain professions where it's strongly encouraged to protect the other person.
"Definitely lawyers or doctors, I think you should always get prenup," Chang Rickert said. "Not just only because it's my business — I don't want you taking half of it, but also it's a business that I can get sued on. So, I would like to protect you from any lawsuits that I might get."
As prenups have become more common, more people have dug into this topic on social media platforms like TikTok. Chang Rickert has an account of her own where she educates people on prenups to help break down myths and stigmas, including that they aren't just for rich people and not just in case of divorce.
Now, there aren't necessarily more divorces now. CDC data shows that divorces declined between 2000 and 2020.
However in the case of a divorce, not signing a prenup could really pile on to the cost of divorce, which can already be pretty high, costing between $15,000 to $20,000 on average.
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CHARSADDA, Pakistan — A third of the country underwater. More than 1,000 people killed. And an estimated $10 billion of damage done.
Pakistan's “monster monsoon” has swept away lives, homes, crops and bridges as weeks of historic rains fuel deadly flash floods. Almost half a million people have been displaced, with vast areas cut off from supplies and power.
Footage shared with NBC News shows torrents sweeping away multistoried buildings and inundating people up to their necks.
Experts and local officials have drawn a direct line to human-made climate change, saying it illustrates how countries with the lowest contributions to the global crisis are becoming increasingly vulnerable to its effects — and in dire need of urgent aid.
On Tuesday, the United Nations issued a flash appeal for emergency funds, urging the world to give the South Asian nation its attention and aid.
“It was not less than a doomsday for us," said Asghar Ali, a 56-year-old farmer who was forced to leave his home in the northern town of Charsadda on Friday.
"Thousands of people just didn’t have time to shift precious households to safe places,” said Ali, who now lives with his livestock in a makeshift shelter alongside the Islamabad-Peshawar motorway.
“We saved our lives but the houses filled with floodwater. Life here on the motorway is a curse,” he added.
Pakistan’s government has said that more than 33 million people, around 15 % of the population, have been affected by the extreme weather.
The extreme floods have killed more than 1,136 people since June, including 386 children, and damaged a million homes, Pakistan's government said.
Although rains stopped three days ago and floodwaters in some areas were receding, large areas remain submerged and the country's main rivers, the Indus and the Swat, are still swollen.
The heavy floods have left a third of the country — an area the size of Wyoming — underwater, according to Climate Minister Sherry Rehman. She has called this "the monster monsoon of the decade" and described the situation as a “climate-induced humanitarian disaster of epic proportions.”
Authorities backed by the military, rescuers and volunteers have been battling the aftermath, but local officials and aid groups say the scale of the crisis means Pakistan cannot cope on its own.
The government declared a state of emergency and on Tuesday, the U.N. launched an appeal for $160 million in emergency funds for the country.
“Pakistan is awash in suffering,” U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a video message. “The Pakistani people are facing a monsoon on steroids — the relentless impact of epochal levels of rain and flooding.”
The country’s south, southwest and north have been hit hardest by the floods.
The waters have also destroyed roads and bridges, further complicating relief efforts, the chief minister of the southern Balochistan province, Mir Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo, told a news conference Monday.
“Life has become terrible here,” said Riaz Khan, a resident of Kalam Valley in Pakistan’s picturesque northern Swat district. "We have been cut off from the rest of Pakistan since Aug. 25 as the floods had swept away roads and bridges linking us with the downtowns," he added.
He said the floods had left the valley's entire population of 40,000 without power supply.
Aid groups are also calling for immediate assistance.
“We’re seeing complete devastation," Khuram Gondal, Save the Children’s Pakistan director, said in a statement Monday. "It is clear that this is a massive humanitarian and climate emergency. Children are always the worst affected."
The floods are also a financial catastrophe, sweeping away crops, livelihoods and crucial infrastructure.
The country has already suffered losses equaling $10 billion due to the flooding, Finance Minister Miftah Ismail told reporters Monday. Around 90% of cotton crops have been destroyed in the Sindh province, according to its chief minister.
“As compared to the 2010 devastating floods, this time casualties are less but the economic losses are much more” said Mahmood Khan, the chief minister of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. More than 1,700 people died in severe flooding in Pakistan in 2010.
“Most of the roads and bridges in the hilly areas of the Malakand region had been washed away in the floods, causing billion rupees of losses.”
The International Monetary Fund's executive board on Monday agreed to release around $1.1 billion to Pakistan in the seventh installment of a bailout program to avoid default.
The flooding has prompted warnings from activists that the effects of climate change are being disproportionately felt by countries that have done little to contribute to it.
Fahad Saeed, an Islamabad-based analyst for Climate Analytics, said the group's analysis showed the recent heat wave that saw temperatures soar past 122 degrees Fahrenheit was made 30 times more likely due to climate change.
Weather experts say higher temperatures directly lead to heavier rainfall as warmer air has a greater capacity to hold water, a phenomenon seen around the world in recent weeks.
Saeed described Pakistan's flooding as the "worst in the country's history" in terms of people affected, warning it may worsen as the current monsoon season is still not over.
The “unprecedented” heat wave that hit Pakistan this year has also accelerated the melting of glaciers in mountain ranges near northern Pakistan, Mohsin Hafeez, Pakistan representative at the International Water Management Institute, said in an emailed statement Tuesday.
This threatens further floods as that water could join the rain that has come crashing down from the northern mountains.
“People here are bearing the brunt of global climate change," Islamic Relief Worldwide CEO Waseem Ahmad said in an emailed statement Tuesday. "Pakistan produces less than 1% of the world’s carbon footprint, but its people are suffering the biggest consequences."
CORRECTION (Aug. 30, 2022, 10:16 a.m. ET): A previous version of this article misstated the weather event made 30 times more likely due to climate change. It was Pakistan’s recent heat wave, not its current flooding.
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TRI-CITIES, Wash. -
The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration released a report that shows deadly crashes in Washington during the first three months of the year have increased 38.8% since last year.
While these numbers are alarming, Washington State Patrol Trooper Chris Thorson says these crashes can be prevented.
"If basic traffic laws are being followed then we can really reduce collisions," says Trooper Thorson. "As each year goes by we continue to see the same mistakes being made, people on their phones distracted by social media or texting, speeding, making illegal u-turns in highway medians, driving without a seatbelt and driving under the influence."
Trooper Thorson says a quarter to half of all deadly crashes are caused when someone is driving under the influence.
Trooper Thorson says WSP's goal is to reduce the amount of deadly crashes they see on the roads and while these are just numbers, for some families its much more than a statistic.
Ryan Savage is a paramedic with the Pasco Fire Department and the father to Colby Savage who died in a motorcycle crash in July 2021.
I spoke with Ryan about the moment he learned his son was in a crash and how he reacted as a parent.
"I got a call from his roommate at the time and he said Colby had been in a bad crash," says Ryan. "I called around to find which hospital he went to and I told the doctor I'm a paramedic, I'm comfortable with talking about medical stuff, just give it to me straight."
Ryan said the doctor told him the initial outlook wasn't promising. "It's not what you want to hear as a parent."
Colby was a close friend to many, including myself. One close friend he made while enlisted in the Navy, Gabe Cabrera said it's difficult losing someone you were so close with.
"It was just nothing but fun hanging out with your best friend every day," says Cabrera. "Losing someone that fast is just unreal."
People can be gone in the blink of an eye in deadly crashes without a moments notice. The crash may be one moment in someone's life, but the outcome lasts a lifetime.
"I think finishing the first year things is a huge accomplishment, I guess," says Ryan. "There's not going to be all those first times again so we won't go through birthdays and holidays for the first time without him."
Ryan says some days are easier than others, but there are times its hard for him to not be able to talk to his son.
"I know we have to move one because Colby would want us to move on," says Ryan. "But just because we move on doesn't mean we're ever going to forget about him or wish he wasn't here."
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JCPS votes to decrease property tax rates for second straight year
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The Jefferson County Board of Education has voted to decrease the district’s real property tax rate for a second straight year.
The school tax rate was placed up to a vote during Tuesday’s board meeting.
The approved vote means JCPS’ tax rate will decrease from 79.6 cents to 76.3 cents for every $100 in assessed property value. For personal property taxes, the rate will decrease from 79.6 cents to 76.8 cents per $100 of assessed value.
JCPS said property owners will pay a lower rate when annual tax bills are received in November, but due to rising property value assessments, the school district is expected to bring in $35 million more in revenue.
Back in 2021, the school board approved a property tax decrease of 79.6 cents, which was lower than the 80.6 cent tax rate approved in 2020.
JCPS said the planned increase of revenue would be used to add to the district’s general and building funds.
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STORM LAKE, Iowa (KCAU) — The Storm Lake Community School District is hoping to expand one of its buildings, but the district needs approval from voters.
In less than two weeks, Storm Lake voters will decide if the school district can add a new building to its early elementary school.
Shonda Nelson has a child in the Storm Lake Community School District. She said the school district has plenty of expenses to worry about without the $9.5 million bond measure.
“Sports, fees and whatnot, and you know having extra teachers that need to be hired, those are my only big concerns I would have to say,” said Nelson.
The early elementary school in Storm Lake has more than 250 kids in it. The bond measure would add a new building to that school for first graders.
Storm Lake school district COO Jeff Tollefson said the school district is growing and needs a larger facility to accommodate the students.
“We still have capacity needs and our classrooms are very full, spread out in places that aren’t classrooms in our current elementary and middle school buildings, so we face a need for space,” said Tollefson.
Amy Jesse is a kindergarten teacher at Storm Lake’s early elementary school. She is also the parent of a kindergartener. She said the expansion to the building will help students learn better.
“I think it’s made teaching very difficult,” said Jesse. “Some teachers have been teaching in a shared space with no walls and we have traffic out in the hallways of those shared spaces, so it creates an environment that isn’t condusive to learning.”
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — A portion of Interstate 55 in Memphis, Tennessee, was forced to partially close Tuesday evening after a tractor-trailer wreck sent alfredo sauce pouring across the roadway.
The wreck was reported shortly before 5 p.m. local time.
Traffic camera video from the Tennessee Department of Transportation shows a white sauce covering all three northbound lanes of the interstate.
Police and fire crews did not confirm what the truck was carrying, but a reporter with Nexstar’s WREG that was on the scene confirmed that the truck was carrying jars of alfredo sauce.
No injuries have been reported in the crash.
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PACIFIC OCEAN - (Aug. 26, 2022) -- Naval Aircrewman Helicopter 1st Class Benjamin Cellew assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28, Detachment 8, overlooks the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) during flight operations in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 26, 2022. Billings is deployed to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations to support Joint Interagency Task Force South’s mission, which includes counter-illicit drug trafficking missions in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mineman 2nd Class Justin Hovarter/Released)
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University of Arizona Wildcats football team players participate in various activities during the UoA Community Partnership Day at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Aug. 29, 2022. During the event, DM showcased its 355th Security Forces Squadron military working dog teams, the 355th Civil Engineering Squadron explosive ordnance disposal capabilities and some light training with the 48th Rescue Squadron pararescuemen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristine Legate)
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Josh Baker, University of Arizona Wildcats football team starting center, participates in UoA Community Partnership Day at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Aug. 29, 2022. During the event, DM showcased its 355th Security Forces Squadron military working dog teams, the 355th Civil Engineering Squadron explosive ordnance disposal capabilities and some light training with the 48th Rescue Squadron pararescuemen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristine Legate)
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Jerry Roberts, University of Arizona Wildcats football team linebacker, participates in a Community Partnership Day at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Aug. 29, 2022. The players visited DM and got first-hand experience in what it’s like to be a part of the 355th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handlers, a taste of the 48th Rescue Squadron physical training regimen as well as some 355th Civil Engineering Squadron explosive ordnance disposal training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristine Legate)
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NEW YORK, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of the securities of Humanigen, Inc. (NASDAQ: HGEN) between May 28, 2021 and July 12, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"). If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than October 25, 2022.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Humanigen securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Humanigen class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=8376 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than October 25, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company's business operations and prospects. Specifically, defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) lenzilumab was less effective in treating hospitalized COVID-19 patients than defendants had represented; (2) as a result, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") was unlikely to approve the lenzilumab Emergency Use Authorization ("EUA") and the ACTIV-5/BET-B study was unlikely to meet its primary endpoint; (3) accordingly, lenzilumab's clinical and commercial prospects were overstated; and (4) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
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ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson // Becker, PLLC is a nationwide products liability law firm with extensive experience representing victims of product liability cases.
Tepezza was supposed to be a groundbreaking drug treatment for a vexing eye disorder. One recipient of the drug intended to treat problems with one of his senses alleges it instead caused permanent damage to another.
In a lawsuit filed on August 25, David Weibel alleges his use of Tepezza for thyroid eye disease was the cause of permanent hearing loss. Weibel's lawsuit alleges Horizon Pharmaceuticals Inc. failed to warn him or his doctors that the medication could cause hearing loss and/or tinnitus, according to the Complaint in Weibel's lawsuit.
Weibel received infusions of Tepezza from June 2020 through September 2020, beginning his course of the drug less than six months after its approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
According to the Complaint, clinical testing submitted to the FDA for Tepezza consisted of just two trials, with only 84 patients taking the brand-new compound. Reports of hearing loss in the trials were represented as "temporary and generally of limited duration."
A subsequent study, documenting usage after Tepezza had hit the market and capturing the experience of thousands of patients, found 10 percent of recipients reported either hearing loss, tinnitus, or both. Meanwhile, numerous studies conducted by doctors dating back to August 2021 have discussed the association of those side effects with the use of Tepezzaa.
Horizon Pharmaceuticals "willfully, wantonly and intentionally conspired, and acted in concert, to ignore relevant safety concerns and to deliberately not study the safety and efficacy of Tepezza," according to the Complaint. As a result of the corporation's negligence, Weibel suffered physical pain, mental anguish, medical expenses, and a diminished quality of life.
The suit is filed by Timothy Becker and Stacy Hauer. Timothy Becker is a founding partner of Johnson // Becker, PLLC.
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Equities were holding out on optimism early yesterday before it all went south in US trading. The S&P 500 finished down by 1.1% with the Nasdaq also observing a 1.1% drop and the Dow a 1.0% decline. Stock futures are higher today but it is perhaps just a momentary respite after three consecutive daily losses since Jackson Hole.
S&P 500 futures are up 23 points, or 0.6%, currently but the technicals continue to look pressured when you view the cash market instead. But perhaps we are seeing buyers lean a bit on support from the 50.0 Fib retracement level at 3,982 as seen here:
The so-called "bear market rally" appears to be snuffed out now and if we do see a drop below the key technical level above, it would amplify further downside momentum in equities. All eyes will be on the US jobs report at the end of this week to be that key determining factor. | https://www.forexlive.com/news/a-bit-of-respite-for-equities-to-start-the-day-20220831/ | 2022-08-31T04:32:18Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/a-bit-of-respite-for-equities-to-start-the-day-20220831/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The last two fixings (30 August and 31 August) by the PBOC were interesting, in the sense that they have kept the USD/CNY rate below 6.90 and pushed back against market expectations for a stronger fix. In particular, the one yesterday was quite some ways off estimates - which normally isn't so much so the case.
It could be a sign that either markets have gotten a bit presumptuous on what the Chinese central bank might do or that policymakers are starting to draw the line and put up the speed bump on the latest yuan drop.
When it comes to the yuan, it is best to listen to what Chinese authorities have to say. They drew a hard line previously at 6.80 for USD/CNY in the yuan's fall during April to May and so it will be best to look at where they might reposition that line now.
I reckon that they might ease it towards 7.00 but that might also depend on dollar sentiment in general. The US jobs report this week will be a key driver in that sense. In any case, if China is starting to pump the brakes then this tailwind for the dollar might start to deplete in the week(s) ahead. | https://www.forexlive.com/news/china-starts-to-draw-the-line-on-the-latest-yuan-drop-20220831/ | 2022-08-31T04:32:30Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/china-starts-to-draw-the-line-on-the-latest-yuan-drop-20220831/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
This is the way it went down as head coach Brian Daboll on Tuesday announced the team captains to the players left standing on the roster:
“He announced the captains for the offense, the defense, special teams and then … Julian,’’ safety Julian Love said. “I wouldn’t want it any other way.’’
There are 10 team captains for the Giants this season — all voted in by the players — and Love is the one who does not fit a specific category, considering his versatile role. He is a safety, a core special teams player and just last week he had to fill in as an emergency holder when Graham Gano went out with a concussion and punter Jamie Gillan had to switch from holder to place-kicker.
Love, 24, is entering his fourth season with the Giants and for the first time is poised for a featured role on defense, alongside Xavier McKinney as the two starting safeties.
He grew emotional when asked about what being voted in as a team captain means to him.
“I’m not gonna lie, it means an awful lot to me,’’ Love said. “I’ve never been a captain my entire life and to do it for the Giants, of all places, at the highest level, it’s hard not to get emotional about it.’’
The captains on offense are Daniel Jones, Saquon Barkley and Andrew Thomas. On defense, the captains are McKinney, Leonard Williams and Dexter Lawrence. The special teams captains are Gano, Casey Kreiter and Cam Brown. And then there is Love.
Thomas, 23, is the youngest team captain.
“At the end of last season in some of my exit meetings the biggest thing for me was to take the leadership role,’’ Thomas said. “A lot of times I would focus on myself just getting better, going through the struggles and stuff like that. The next thing for me is to be more vocal and to lead by example to help the team any way I can.’’
Rookie safety Dane Belton switched jersey numbers — he is now No. 24 — and looked fluid in drills off to the side. He is expected back soon from a broken collarbone. … Rookie TE Daniel Bellinger, in the concussion protocol, watched practice from the side.
To get down to the 53-man limit, the Giants terminated the contract of five veterans: QB Davis Webb, WR C.J. Board, G Jamil Douglas, OT Will Holden and DE Jalyn Holmes.
Fifteen players were waived: WR Alex Bachman, S Nate Meadors, RB Jashaun Corbin, WR Jaylon Moore, TE Austin Allen, OL Garrett McGhin, OL Roy Mbaeteka, DL David Moa, DL Ryder Anderson, LB Quincy Roche, CB Khalil Dorsey, CB Darren Evans, CB Zyon Gilbert, CB Harrison Hand, S Trenton Thompson.
Bachman led all NFL players in the preseason with 19 receptions.
These cuts left the Giants with only three safeties, meaning additional moves will be made. Only one undrafted free agent made the initial 53-man roster: OLB Tomon Fox.
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Prenups, or pre-nuptial agreements, don't always have the most positive connotation.
While they are legal agreements entered into by couples before marriage — often to keep finances separate despite being otherwise legally joined — they can be a touchy subject for couples starting to build a life together.
But that stigma seems to be fading away. A new report from The Harris Poll said that this year, 15% of U.S. adults surveyed signed a prenup, which is up from just 3% in 2010. It also found that 35% of unmarried people say they're likely to sign a prenup in the future.
In the Americas, prenups go back to 17th century Canada, when French colonist men married women who came to the country with financial assistance from King Louis XIV. These women were so highly sought after that they were able to convince their husbands to sign prenups. This came at a time when men outnumbered women, so women had a leg up. Eventually that gender ratio evened out, and prenups went away.
They got popular again in the U.S. much later. A 1970 Florida case Posner v Posner ruled that prenups should be a standard practice.
One big possible factor in their usage today is the fact that millennials now have more debt than previous generations. One survey found that nearly three quarters of millennials have over $100,000 in debt on average, not including mortgages.
The most common debt is credit card debt followed by student loans. There's also medical debt and personal loans.
Prenups can protect your partner from taking on your debt in the case of death of divorce. In some states, your spouse can be held accountable for all of your debt acquired during the marriage.
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Kelly Chang Rickert is a family law attorney in California who specializes in prenups, and she sees debt come up in divorce cases all the time.
"It's not unusual for me to have a divorce where one side has a Neiman Marcus card and charged up $70,000, and the other side... they are responsible for half the debt because it was acquired during the marriage," Chang Rickert said.
But the breakdown of who's responsible for what differs from state to state. For instance, some states are community property states, meaning unless you sign a prenup, everything acquired during the marriage must be split 50/50. That's how things work in Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.
In other states, laws differ. There can be different rules around what makes prenups enforceable. For example, in Connecticut there's a specific window of time between when the prenup is presented and when the marriage happens for it to hold up. So, it's important to see what a state requires beforehand.
Another reason more people could be getting prenups is because they're getting married later in life and have more assets to protect coming into the marriage. According to Pew, in 2019 the average age a man first got married was 30, and for women it was 28. That's three years later for both men and women compared to 2003 and four years later than 1987.
"These days, a lot of people work for themselves," Chang Rickert said. "If you're a social media influencer or you're an artist or you're a writer, a lot of people make money off their creative efforts. So if they have a business coming into the marriage, a lot of them don't want to share that in case it doesn't work out."
This leads to the question of how finances are split. This determines what a prenup could look like. In the 70s and 80s, it was common practice to put all your money into shared accounts with your spouse. But over the past several years, the number of married couples who keep some of their finances separate has risen.
Experts say if couples have a joint account for things they share, they can opt to keep everything else separate, and in the case of divorce, they'll only have to worry about dividing the joint account. But it's important to note that separate accounts won't stay separate unless a prenup is signed stating that.
"Even if you don't have a prenup, you kind of do: It's called the law," Chang Rickert said. "So if you don't have a prenup, you're just going by what your state law says. California says community property, so your debt is my debt. That's what the state law says. So if you don't like that, then you should craft your own."
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Rickert Chang recommends getting a prenup ideally a year before your wedding. She also points out a few pros of prenups. For one, the stereotypical scenario we see in movies where a rich guy asks his fiancé to sign a prenup — it could actually be a good thing.
"If you were smart about it, and the guy's like, 'I want you to sign a prenup saying I don't want community,' then what you could do is you can negotiate it," Chang Rickert said. "You could be like, 'Fine, I won't touch your stuff, but in lieu of that, I would like 50,000 a year or 1,000, 100,000 a year,' and that way you can negotiate, and you can actually get money by agreeing to sign a prenup."
There's also certain professions where it's strongly encouraged to protect the other person.
"Definitely lawyers or doctors, I think you should always get prenup," Chang Rickert said. "Not just only because it's my business — I don't want you taking half of it, but also it's a business that I can get sued on. So, I would like to protect you from any lawsuits that I might get."
As prenups have become more common, more people have dug into this topic on social media platforms like TikTok. Chang Rickert has an account of her own where she educates people on prenups to help break down myths and stigmas, including that they aren't just for rich people and not just in case of divorce.
Now, there aren't necessarily more divorces now. CDC data shows that divorces declined between 2000 and 2020.
However in the case of a divorce, not signing a prenup could really pile on to the cost of divorce, which can already be pretty high, costing between $15,000 to $20,000 on average.
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LAFAYETTE — Louisiana's starting offensive line is essentially set.
David Hudson, AJ Gillie, and Carlos Rubio were penciled in from the start but the Cajuns are developing a few younger guys to potentially play.
Head coach Michael Desormeaux feels good about seven guys in their rotation and believes that the rest will grow in time...
"For us, we're trying to get use to it and develop those younger guys to where eventually you feel good about eight, nine, or ten of them as you get toward the back end of the season", says Desormeaux.
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"I'm confident in this line because the guys we have right now were the young guys to the ones that just left. Success leaves clues", says Michigan State transfer, James Ohanba. "You can see that in the guys I have here. We have here."
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By ERIC TUCKER, JILL COLVIN and MICHAEL BALSAMO
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Tuesday it had uncovered efforts to obstruct its investigation into the discovery of classified documents at Donald Trump’s Florida estate, saying “government records were likely concealed and removed” from a storage room even after the former president’s representatives had assured officials that they’d thoroughly searched the property.
The FBI also seized 33 boxes containing more than 100 classified records during its Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago and found three classified documents stashed in office drawers, according to a filing that lays out the most detailed chronology to date of stained interactions between Justice Department officials and Trump representatives over the discovery of government secrets.
Tuesday night’s filing included a photo showing the cover pages of a smattering of paperclip-bound classified documents — some marked as “TOP SECRET//SCI” with bright yellow borders, and one marked as “SECRET//SCI” with a rust-colored border — along with whited-out pages, splayed out on a carpet at Mar-a-Lago. Beside them sits a cardboard box filled with gold-framed pictures, including a Time Magazine cover.
The filing offers yet another indication of the sheer volume of classified records retrieved from Mar-a-Lago. It shows how investigators conducting a criminal probe have focused not just on why the records were improperly stored there, but also on the question of whether the Trump team intentionally misled them about the continued, and unlawful, presence of government secrets.
The document sheds new details on the events of this past May and June, when FBI and Justice Department officials issued a subpoena for the missing records and then visited a storage room at Mar-a-Lago that contained top-secret documents and other information.
During that June visit, the document says, Trump’s lawyers told investigators that all the records that had come from the White House were stored in one location — a Mar-a-Lago storage room — and that “there were no other records stored in any private office space or other location at the Premises and that all available boxes were searched.”
After that, though, the Justice Department “developed evidence that government records were likely concealed and removed from the Storage Room and that efforts were likely taken to obstruct the government’s investigation.”
In their search earlier this month, agents found classified documents both in the storage room as well as in the former president’s office, including three classified documents found not in boxes, but in office desks.
The filing responds to a request from the Trump legal team for a special master to review the documents seized during the Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon is set to hear arguments on the matter.
Trump’s lawyers last week asked for the appointment of a special master who’d be tasked with reviewing the records taken and setting aside documents protected by claims of legal privilege. Cannon on Saturday said it was her “preliminary intent” to appoint such a person but also gave the Justice Department an opportunity to respond.
On Monday, the department said it had already completed its review of potentially privileged documents and identified a “limited set of materials that potentially contain attorney-client privileged information.”
In a separate development, the Trump legal team has grown with the addition of another attorney. Chris Kise, Florida’s former solicitor general, has joined the team of lawyers representing Trump, according to two people familiar with the matter who were not authorized to discuss the move by name and spoke on condition of anonymity. Kise did not return messages seeking comment.
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Colvin and Balsamo reported from New York.
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ANAHEIM — Six years after Mike Mayers made his first major league start, with disastrous results, he finally got a chance to try it again, and he worked five scoreless innings.
He could only enjoy that one for six days.
Mayers gave up seven runs in four innings in the Angels’ 7-4 loss to the New York Yankees on Tuesday night, ending the team’s four-game winning streak.
Mayers gave up three homers, including a back-breaking three-run homer by Aaron Judge, his MLB-leading 51st of the year, in the fourth inning.
Back in 2016, Mayers gave up nine runs in a start in his big league debut, and then he became a reliever. Although he’d started a couple of games as an opener in the subsequent years, his next chance at a traditional start didn’t come until last week against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Mayers pitched well enough against the Rays to earn another shot, but he didn’t have much success against the Yankees.
Andrew Benintendi yanked a home run down the right field line in the first inning. In the second, Anthony Rizzo launched a homer out to right center.
In the third, Mayers issued a pair of walks to load the bases with two outs. Josh Donaldson hit a grounder that third baseman Luis Rengifo snagged with a diving stop. Rengifo popped to his feet and had plenty of time to throw out Donaldson, but his throw was in the dirt. First baseman Mike Ford couldn’t catch the one-hopper, and two runs scored.
Mayers went back to the mound in the fourth, got two quick outs, but couldn’t get the third before the damage had been done. After back-to-back singles by DJ LeMahieu and Benintendi, Mayers threw a fastball at the top of the strike zone and Judge crushed it the other way, clearing the right field fence.
The Angels will now have to decide if they want to give Mayers another try in this spot next week – against the Detroit Tigers – or give someone else a shot.
Jaime Barria has been given just one start – in a doubleheader – but he’s posted a 2.58 ERA this season. Since then, each time this spot has come up, Barria has been unavailable because he worked too recently in relief.
While Mayers put the Angels in too deep of a hole, they at least got some encouraging performances from the lineup.
Catcher Max Stassi blasted a two-run homer in the second inning, his first homer since Aug. 5. Stassi had just one hit in his previous 39 at-bats.
Ford also hit his second homer in as many games, to go with a single. The Angels plucked Ford off waivers earlier this month, and now he’s in line to be the everyday first baseman because Jared Walsh is out for the season.
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By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer
NEW YORK — The welcome and support for Venus Williams in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday afternoon were not the same as they were for her sister, Serena, a night earlier. Nor was the result.
Venus, who turned 42 in June, has not made any pronouncements about her future in tennis, unlike her younger sibling, and while she has been successful and influential, too – a seven-time Grand Slam champion; a Black woman in a predominantly white sport – the fanfare and attention are not the same.
Playing in front of thousands of empty blue seats in an arena quite silent at the start, although growing louder later, Venus bowed out in the first round of the U.S. Open for the second consecutive appearance, losing, 6-1, 7-6 (5), to Alison Van Uytvanck.
“She means so much to female tennis. Tennis, in general,” Van Uytvanck said. “She’s a legend.”
This was the 23rd trip to Flushing Meadows for Venus, who made it to the final in 1997 as a teen then won the trophy in 2000 and 2001, and her record 91st time participating in a major tournament.
Venus had never lost in the opening round at the U.S. Open until 2020, then was absent last year.
Asked what keeps her motivated these days, she answered: “Three letters: W-I-N. That’s it. Very simple.”
At night, Emma Raducanu became only the third defending U.S. Open champion to lose in the first round, eliminated by Alizé Cornet, 6-3, 6-3. Raducanu, who was 18 and ranked 150th when she won the title as a qualifier a year ago, was bothered by hand blisters – she took a medical timeout for treatment after the first set – and was outplayed by Cornet, a 32-year-old from France who also upset top-ranked Iga Swiatek at Wimbledon.
“Obviously really disappointing. Really sad to leave here. It’s probably my favorite tournament. But also, I mean, in a way, (I’m) happy, because it’s a clean slate,” Raducanu said. “I’m going to drop down the rankings. (Will) climb my way back up.”
Also playing under the lights was 22-time major champion Rafael Nadal, who returned to the U.S. Open for the first time since 2019 and beat 21-year-old Rinky Hijikata, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-3. Nadal did not show any serious lingering issues with the torn abdominal muscle that forced him out of Wimbledon in July.
Sluggish out of the gate, Nadal stormed back, much to the delight of the prime-time crowd. His win ended with Nadal outlasting Hijikata in a grueling game that featured five match points.
After the postmatch handshake, a visibly relieved and enthused Nadal let out some emotion with several fist pumps and waves to the crowd after improving to 16-0 in the first round at the U.S. Open.
“Very happy, it’s been a long wait,” Nadal said, after winning his first match in this tournament since 2019. “I felt that maybe I wouldn’t be back here again … so, thank you everyone.”
Nadal will meet Fabio Fognini on Thursday.
“It’s about the process, to build off the positive things,” Nadal said. “Today, a three-hour match against a tough opponent. I want to stay positive. I’m here to play my best every day.”
Nadal’s victory was followed in Ashe by a match between four-time Grand Slam title winner Naomi Osaka and 2022 Australian Open runner-up Danielle Collins.
Venus was off the tour in singles entirely from August 2021 until less than a month ago and is now 0-4 since her return. Her ranking – which 20 years ago was No. 1 – is 1,504th this week.
“It was definitely the longest time I have been away from tennis and been without a racket in my hand. So it was a completely new experience for me, getting a racket back in my hand and trying to acclimate as quick as possible to be ready for the U.S. Open, which was not easy,” she said. “Definitely playing lots of great points, but in the end, it’s just rust. There is nothing you can do about that except for, you know, not be rusty at some point.”
It was Serena who announced to the world on Aug. 9 that she was getting ready to step away from her playing career, leaving unclear exactly when the end would be, although she hinted it could come at the U.S. Open. So her first-round match Monday fell into the category of a must-see happening, drawing a record crowd of more than 29,000 to the tournament grounds, including more than 23,000 in Ashe – and the atmosphere was uproarious and electric from start to finish of her 6-3, 6-3 victory over Danka Kovinic.
Now Serena, who won six of her 23 Grand Slam singles titles in New York, will move on to a matchup against No. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit in Ashe on Wednesday night.
And then she and Venus will join forces in doubles on Thursday, teaming up for the first time anywhere since 2018 this week.
When a reporter wanted to know whether retirement has been on Venus’ mind, she replied: “Right now, I’m just focused on the doubles.”
So how did that reunion of a pairing that has earned 14 Grand Slam titles in that event come about?
“It was Serena’s idea. She’s the boss, so I do whatever she tells me to do,” Venus said. “We have had some great wins. It would be nice to add some more.”
Van Uytvanck now meets Clara Burel, who eliminated Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina, 6-4, 6-4.
In other action on a humid and windy Day 2 at the hard-court tournament, women’s winners included 2017 champion Sloane Stephens, No. 1 Iga Swiatek, No. 6 Aryna Sabalenka, No. 8 Jessica Pegula, No. 9 Garbiñe Muguruza, No. 13 Belinda Bencic – whose opponent, Andrea Petkovic, said she is retiring from pro tennis – and No. 22 Karolina Pliskova, the 2016 runner-up in New York.
Men who advanced included 2014 champion Marin Cilic, No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz, No. 7 Cam Norrie, No. 8 Hubert Hurkacz, No. 9 Andrey Rublev, No. 11 Jannik Sinner, No. 15 Marin Cilic, No. 17 Grigor Dimitrov and No. 28 Holger Rune, who meets John Isner next.
Rublev, who has twice reached the quarterfinals here, advanced by outlasting Laslo Djere, 7-6 (5), 6-3, 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, in a match that took 3 hours, 41 minutes.
Neither Williams attended the other’s first-round singles match; Venus said she watched Serena on TV but was not there in person because of her own early start the next day.
Their mother, Oracene, and sister, Isha, were in the guest box each time. On Tuesday, they saw Venus struggle from the outset, particularly with her used-to-be-feared serve and groundstrokes that were not calibrated correctly. So many into the net. So many landing long.
After some of her 25 unforced errors, Venus would wince or fiddle with her racket strings or tug on the brim of her visor.
Ten of those miscues came on backhands, far outnumbering her two winners on that side.
There were a half-dozen double-faults, just three aces. She faced 12 break points and dropped four of her 10 service games.
Just 20 minutes in, there was a 4-0 lead for Van Uytvanck, a 28-year-old from Belgium who is ranked 43rd and came into the day with a 1-8 career mark at the U.S. Open.
Venus did make a bit of a stand, breaking to open the second set and holding for 2-0. But that would be her only break of the match and soon enough, Van Uytvanck was putting away a volley winner to close out the win.
A night earlier, Serena was feted during a post-match ceremony that included a video tribute from Oprah Winfrey and a lengthy on-court interview. After this match, Venus simply slung her red equipment bag over her left shoulder, carried her racket in her right hand, and quickly walked off toward the locker room.
WIMBLEDON CHAMP BOUNCED
Reigning Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina lost, 6-4, 6-4, to Clara Burel of France, who came through qualifying to earn a spot in the main draw.
Rybakina was seeded only 25th, with her victory in the most recent Grand Slam not boosting her in the rankings because no points were awarded at the tournament this year. The men’s and women’s tours took that step after the All England Club barred Russian and Belarussian players from competing because of the war against Ukraine.
Rybakina, who was born in Russia but represents Kazakhstan, said before this tournament she thought that was unfair, adding she didn’t even feel like a Wimbledon champion.
PETKOVIC RETIRES
Andrea Petkovic shared a hug with her opponent, soaked up a warm ovation from the fans and then headed into retirement.
A little more than a week before her 35th birthday, Petkovic ended her career with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 loss to No. 13 seed Belinda Bencic.
The German won seven singles titles and reached as high as No. 9 in the rankings. She made her decision recently and teared up as she explained it afterward.
Petkovic said she still loves the game but “it’s more the body that is not allowing me to play tennis anymore in a way that I want to play it, train the way I want to train, just play a full season really.”
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Michael McDowell is set to head back to the Darlington (S.C.) Raceway this weekend for the NASCAR Cup Series final visit to the track this season. McDowell and his Fr8Auctions.com Ford team are ready for their return to the crown jewel event- the Southern 500. In the team’s last visit to the track, they collected their fourth top-10 finish of the season.
“We have had some of the success we have come to expect in the last few races,” said McDowell. “We knew we had good tracks in the summer stretch with Sonoma, Indianapolis, Watkins Glen, and Daytona. We wanted to win.
“But it does not change the effort from our entire Fr8Auctions.com team moving forward. We are still focused on finishing well, running up front, and winning.
“As we have progressed through the season, we have seen our performances become stronger and more consistent. I have mentioned it a lot before, but our program has come so far in such a brief period, and it is still humbling to think of where we started.
“At Darlington in the spring, we had an impressive performance that really showed of what we are capable. With Fr8Auctions.com and Brave Like Wyatt on the car, we are excited to be able to improve on the seventh-place finish we had earlier in the season.”
McDowell and his Fr8Auctions.com Ford Mustang continue to be proud supporters of the Brave Like Wyatt Foundation, which assists in efforts to help children receive lifesaving organ transplants. It has always been something close to McDowell’s heart.
“What Marcus (Barela) and the Fr8Auctions.com family does for Brave Like Wyatt to help young children and their families who are in the hospital with chronic disease is second to none,” stated McDowell. “That has been more important than anything, really. It is saying a ton of Fr8Auctions.com that they use our program to help fans learn more about how they can help.”
Fans are encouraged to go to www.bravelikewyatt.com to learn more.
McDowell and his Fr8Auctions.com Mustang will race this Sunday, September 9th, from the Darlington Raceway at 3:00 p.m. ET on the USA Network.
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FORD PERFORMANCE NASCAR: DARLINGTON NOTES
The NASCAR Cup Series playoffs kick off this weekend at Darlington Raceway with five Ford drivers eligible to compete for this year’s championship. Joey Logano is going for a season sweep on the Cup side after winning in the spring while Kevin Harvick looks for his second Southern 500 victory in the past three years. The NASCAR Xfinity Series, which has three races remaining in its regular season, will race on Saturday.
This Week’s Schedule:
Saturday, Sept. 3 – NASCAR XFINITY Series, 3 p.m. (USA)
Sunday, Sept. 4 – NASCAR Cup Series, 6 p.m. (USA)
FORD IN THE NASCAR CUP SERIES AT DARLINGTON
- Ford has 32 all-time series wins at Darlington.
- NASCAR Hall of Famer Curtis Turner won Ford’s first race at Darlington in 1966.
- Brad Keselowski, Kevin Harvick and Joey Logano have Ford wins at Darlington.
ROUND OF 16 NCS PLAYOFF STANDINGS (Top 12 Advance After Bristol)
2nd – Joey Logano (-15 behind 1st place)
7th – Ryan Blaney (-27)
9th – Kevin Harvick (-28)
12th – Chase Briscoe (-31)
14th – Austin Cindric (-34)
FORD IN THE NASCAR XFINITY SERIES AT DARLINGTON
- Ford has 20 series wins at Darlington.
- Mark Martin holds the record for most series wins at Darlington with eight.
- Jack Roush leads all owners with 15 Darlington series wins.
THE FORD FIVE AT DARLINGTON
Darlington Raceway has been a good stop on the NASCAR Cup Series circuit for the five Ford drivers in the playoff field. Kevin Harvick has three career Cup victories and 18 top-10 finishes in 29 career starts while Joey Logano owns one win and 9 top-10 efforts (17 starts). Chase Briscoe, who will be making his fourth Cup Series start at Darlington, has one win at the track in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Ryan Blaney’s best finish at the Lady in Black in 11 career starts is 8th while Austin Cindric finished 18th in his debut Cup race earlier this year after posting three top 10 runs in six career NXS races.
LOGANO GOING FOR SEASON SWEEP
Joey Logano looks to become the first Ford driver to sweep consecutive races at Darlington Raceway since Jeff Burton did it for Roush Racing in 1999. Logano earned his first Cup Series win at the Track Too Tough To Tame in May when he passed William Byron with two laps to go. After earning the pole, Logano proceeded to lead a race-high eight times for 107 laps as he became the 10th different winner in the first 12 races. Logano could actually be the second Ford driver to win twice at Darlington in the last three years after Kevin Harvick won 2-of-3 races during the 2020 season.
HARVICK CELEBRATES RETURN TO RACING IN STYLE
Nobody enjoyed a return to Darlington in 2020 more than Kevin Harvick, who celebrated the sport’s return to competition by winning his 50th career series race in what turned out to be the first of three NASCAR Cup Series races held at the track dubbed ‘Too Tough to Tame.’ Harvick led 159-of-293 laps and once he passed fellow Ford driver Brad Keselowski on lap 216, he never trailed again. That marked the first of two Darlington wins on the season for Harvick, who captured the annual Southern 500 in the fall.
KESELOWSKI SPARKS BACK-TO-BACK 1-2 FINISHES
Brad Keselowski was at the forefront of consecutive 1-2 Ford finishes when he swept the NASCAR XFINITY and NASCAR Cup Series fall Darlington weekend in 2018. Keselowski led the final 33 laps and won Saturday’s NXS event after Ross Chastain and Kevin Harvick made contact while battling for the lead. Cole Custer finished second to Keselowski, who registered his first win at Darlington. One night later Keselowski got his second after the No. 2 pit crew got him the lead on the final round of stops. Keselowski took off on the restart and beat Penske teammate Joey Logano to the finish line for Ford’s first Cup win at Darlington since Greg Biffle in 2006.
WOOD BROTHERS LEAD THE WAY
It comes as no surprise that the Wood Brothers are Ford’s all-time winningest team at Darlington Raceway, posting eight career victories. All but one of those triumphs came in a Mercury, which the team ran in the 1960’s and 70’s. David Pearson, who holds the record with 10 career Darlington Cup victories, led the way with six while Cale Yarborough captured the team’s first in 1968. The last Darlington win for Wood Brothers Racing came in 1981 when Neil Bonnett took the Southern 500 in 1981 behind the wheel of a Ford.
DARLINGTON MASTER
David Pearson holds the record for most NASCAR Cup Series wins at Darlington Raceway with 10 and eight of those came in Ford Motor Co. products. He won six times driving the famed No. 21 Wood Brothers Mercury (1972,’74,’76-2,’77), winning the Southern 500 twice in that span (1976-77), and two more times in a Holman-Moody Ford (1968 and ’70). Pearson won three Southern 500 titles overall, capturing his third in 1979.
FIELD OF 70
The first time Ford won a NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway was when Curtis Turner took the Southern 500 on Sept. 3, 1956. Unlike today, where the field is set at a maximum of 40 cars, there were 70 vehicles in the race that saw Turner lead 224 of the 400 laps. He beat Speedy Thompson to the finish line by more than two laps, and did it in record fashion with an average race speed of 95.167 mph.
FORD NASCAR CUP SERIES WINNERS AT DARLINGTON
1956 – Curtis Turner
1960 – Joe Weatherly (1)
1961 – Fred Lorenzen and Nelson Stacy
1962 – Nelson Stacy and Larry Frank
1963 – Fireball Roberts (2)
1964 – Fred Lorenzen (1)
1965 – Junior Johnson and Ned Jarrett
1968 – David Pearson (1)
1969 – Lee Roy Yarbrough (2)
1970 – David Pearson (1)
1981 – Neil Bonnett (2)
1982 – Dale Earnhardt (1)
1985 – Bill Elliott (Sweep)
1988 – Bill Elliott (2)
1992 – Bill Elliott (1)
1993 – Mark Martin (2)
1994 – Bill Elliott (2)
1997 – Dale Jarrett (1)
1998 – Dale Jarrett (1)
1999 – Jeff Burton (Sweep)
2001 – Dale Jarrett (1)
2005 – Greg Biffle
2006 – Greg Biffle
2018 – Brad Keselowski
2020 – Kevin Harvick (1) and (3)
2022 – Joey Logano (1)
FORD NASCAR XFINITY SERIES WINNERS AT DARLINGTON
1993 – Mark Martin (2)
1994 – Mark Martin (Sweep)
1995 – Mark Martin (2)
1996 – Mark Martin (1) and Terry Labonte (2)
1997 – Jeff Burton (2)
1999 – Mark Martin (2)
2000 – Mark Martin (Sweep)
2001 – Jeff Green (1) and Jeff Burton (2)
2002 – Jeff Burton (Sweep)
2004 – Greg Biffle
2005 – Matt Kenseth
2009 – Matt Kenseth
2018 – Brad Keselowski
2019 – Cole Custer
2020 – Chase Briscoe (1)
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Chevrolet’s 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Drivers:
Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Camaro ZL1 – 1st in Playoff Standings
2022 NASCAR Cup Series Regular Season Champion
Victories: 4 (series-leading)
Top-Fives: 10 (tied for series-leading);
Top-10s: 17 (series-leading);
Laps Led: 719 (series-leading);
Average Finish: 10.5 (series-leading);
Stage Wins: 5
Of Note:
- For the first time in his NCS career, Elliott was crowned the 2022 NCS Regular Season Champion.
- The 2022 season marks Elliott’s seventh consecutive appearance in the NCS playoffs.
- Elliott has advanced to the Championship 4 the past two seasons, winning his first career NCS Driver Championship in 2020.
- Six of his 17 career NCS wins have come in the playoffs.
Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Camaro ZL1 – 3rd in Playoff Standings
Victories: 2
Top-Fives: 10 (tied for series-leading);
Top-10s: 14
Laps Led: 583
Average Finish: 14.6
Stage Wins: 5
Of Note:
- The 2022 season marks Chastain’s first career appearance in the NCS playoffs.
- Chastain secured a playoff berth with his first career NCS win at COTA in March; also marking Trackhouse Racing’s first win in the organization’s second season in the series.
Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Camaro ZL1 – 4th in Playoff Standings
2021 NASCAR Cup Series Champion
Victories: 2
Top-Fives: 10 (tied for series-leading)
Top-10s: 13
Laps Led: 307
Average Finish: 14.3
Stage Wins: 3
Of Note:
- In 2021, Larson scored his first career NCS Regular Season Championship, going on to win his first career NCS Driver Championship.
- The 2022 season marks Larson’s sixth appearance in the NCS playoffs, with 2021 bringing Larson his first trip to the Championship 4.
- During the playoff era (2004-present); Larson leads the series in multiple playoff race wins in a single season’ with five in 2021 (Bristol, Charlotte ROVAL, Texas, Kansas, Phoenix).
William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Camaro ZL1 – 5th in Playoff Standings
Victories: 2
Top-Fives: 4
Top-10s: 5
Laps Led: 612
Average Finish: 18.1
Stage Wins: 3
Of Note:
- The 2022 season marks Byron’s fourth consecutive appearance in the NCS playoffs.
- Bryon’s career-best finish in the NCS playoffs came in 2021, finishing the season 10th in the final standings.
Tyler Reddick, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Camaro ZL1 – 8th in Playoff Standings
Victories: 2
Top-Fives: 8
Top-10s: 11
Laps Led: 331
Average Finish: 16.7
Stage Wins: 2
Of Notes:
- The 2022 season marks Reddick’s second consecutive appearance in the NCS playoffs, with his first coming in 2021.
- Reddick earned a playoff berth following his first career NCS win at Road America; going on to win his second of the season at the Indianapolis Road Course.
Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Camaro ZL1 – 13th in Playoff Standings
Victories: 1
Top-Fives: 6
Top-10s: 10
Laps Led: 238
Average Finish: 16.5
Stage Wins: 2
Of Note:
- The 2022 season marks Suarez’s first career appearance in the NCS playoffs.
- Suarez earned his playoff berth following his first career NCS win at Sonoma Raceway.
Alex Bowman, No. 48 Ally Camaro ZL1 – 14th in Playoff Standings
Victories: 1
Top-Fives: 3
Top-10s: 10
Laps Led: 29
Average Finish: 15.7
Stage Wins: 1
Of Note:
- The 2022 season marks Bowman’s fifth consecutive appearance in the NCS playoffs.
- Bowman has raced his way into the Round of 12 in each of his NCS playoff appearances; making it to the Round of Eight in the 2020 season to score a career-best sixth in the final standings.
Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Camaro ZL1 – 16th in Playoff Standings
Victories: 1
Top-Fives: 4
Top-10s: 8
Laps Led: 18
Average Finish: 19.8
Stage Wins: 0
Of Note:
- The 2022 season marks Dillon’s fifth appearance in the NCS playoffs.
- Dillon’s playoff berth came from his win in the NCS regular season finale at Daytona International Speedway, after entering the weekend in a must-win scenario to take one of the final two playoff spots.
- Dillon’s career-best finish in the NCS playoffs is 11th, accomplishing that feat in 2017 and 2020.
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ADVANCE NOTES
Weekend Format
- The traditional weekend schedule returns this weekend with practice and qualifying on deck for Saturday in group format, which will determine Sunday’s lineup.
Keselowski at Darlington
- Keselowski makes his 18th Cup start at Darlington on Sunday. He has eight top-10s and five top-five finishes in 17 starts with a 12.4 overall average finish.
- Keselowski won the fall race back in 2018, one of his five top fives overall at the track Too Tough to Tame. He’s coming off a P7 finish last fall, and finished 34th this spring after a crash 166 laps in.
- Keselowski does have three poles at Darlington – 2015, 2020, 2021 – with a 10.2 average starting position and 11 starts inside the top-10.
- He also made seven Xfinity Series starts with one win (2018) and three top-10s.
Matt McCall at Darlington
- McCall is set for his 12th Cup race on the box at Darlington where he has a 14.2 average finish with six top-10s.
- He and Kurt Busch teamed up for four top-10s in the last seven races, including a P6 finish last fall. His best finish of third came with Busch in the spring 2020 race.
QUOTE WORTHY
Keselowski on racing at Darlington:
“Darlington is one of the more challenging tracks we go to in just how hard it is to maintain and maneuver each corner perfectly for a lot of laps. It’s a long race, and having the right handling and perfect entry and exit means everything. Our focus is on improving each day over these last 10 races, and continuing to make strides to set ourselves up for more success now and in the future.”
On the Car
Kohler returns for its 10th primary race this season. Kohler is the anchor partner for the No. 6 team throughout the 2022 campaign, and will be the primary in 14 races after initially joining the RFK partner family in 2021 with eight events on the No. 6 team.
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No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota Camry TRD News and Notes
- TRUEX AT DARLINGTON: Martin Truex Jr. is a two-time NASCAR Cup Series winner at Darlington Raceway, including a victory in the 2016 Southern 500. He has led 473 total laps in the past four trips to the Track Too Tough to Tame. Earlier this season, Truex started fourth and led 28 laps before he was involved in a multi-car accident that relegated the No. 19 team to a 24th-place finish.
- DAYTONA RECAP: Truex tied for the most points earned in last Sunday’s race at Daytona International Speedway. He racked up 15 stage points early by finishing fifth in stage one and second in stage two. In the final segment, the No. 19 driver was involved in a multi-car accident on lap 102. The resulting damage hampered his efforts for the remainder of the race. Despite finishing eighth, Truex missed out on qualifying for the playoffs by a mere three points.
- REGULAR SEASON REWIND: Truex and the No. 19 team posted the fourth-most points during the 26-race regular season. The Mayetta, New Jersey native’s 13.2-average finish was second only to regular season champion Chase Elliott. Truex led the series with seven stage wins; no other driver won more than five stages. His 456 laps led ranked sixth overall. According to Loop Data provided by NASCAR, Truex had top-five rankings in multiple categories, including Average Running Position (third), Fastest Drivers Late in a Run (fifth), Fastest Laps Run (fourth), Laps in the Top 15 (fifth), and Quality Passes (third).
- BASS PRO SHOPS: A longtime supporter of Truex and NASCAR, Bass Pro Shops will be featured as the primary sponsor of the No. 19 Camry this weekend at Darlington Raceway. Bass Pro Shops is North America’s premier outdoor and conservation company. Founded in 1972 when avid young angler Johnny Morris began selling tackle out of his father’s liquor store in Springfield, Missouri. Today the company provides customers with unmatched offerings spanning premier destination retail, outdoor equipment manufacturing, world-class resort destinations and more.
- JGR AT DARLINGTON: Joe Gibbs Racing owns 10 NASCAR Cup Series victories at Darlington Raceway. In 112 combined starts at the historic egg-shaped oval, the organization has tallied 34 top-five finishes, 67 top-10s, two pole awards, and 2,379 laps led. Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin, Erik Jones, Matt Kenseth, and Bobby Labonte join Truex on the list of drivers who have taken JGR to victory lane at Darlington.
- TUNE IN: Coverage of this weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway begins Sunday, September 4, at 6 p.m. ET on USA Network, MRN Radio, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
Martin Truex Jr., Driver of the No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota Camry TRD
What is the team’s mindset not being in the Playoffs as you go to Darlington?
“Obviously we’re disappointed. We haven’t had a great season by our standards, but it has still been a good year overall. We just haven’t been able to get a win and that cost us. Very disappointing because there are a lot of good tracks for us in this stretch. We’re not going to quit by any means. We have a lot of pride and we’re still here to win races. Darlington is a good track for us. We ran well there in the spring. I have a lot of confidence we’ll go there and run well this weekend and have a shot at it.”
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ADVANCE NOTES
Weekend Format
- The traditional weekend schedule returns this weekend with practice and qualifying on deck for Saturday in group format, which will determine Sunday’s lineup.
Buescher at Darlington
- Buescher is set for his 11th Cup start from Darlington where he is coming off two top-10s in the last three starts. He ran ninth in both of last season’s events and has a 17.4 average finish.
- Prior to last season, Buescher’s top finish stood as 12th (2019 fall race).
- He carries a 22.8 average starting position with a best starting spot of 11th which came in last season’s spring race.
- Buescher also made four Xfinity starts at Darlington with a fifth-place run in 2015.
Scott Graves at Darlington
- Graves will be on the box for his 11th Cup event from Darlington where he carries a 19.2 average finish with one top-10.
- Graves led Ryan Newman to a P10 finish in last season’s spring race after starting 20th, and otherwise has five finishes inside the top-15 in the last six races.
- Graves also called three Xfinity events – two with Buescher – with a career-best third-place finish in 2016 with Daniel Suarez.
QUOTE WORTHY
Buescher on racing at Darlington:
“Darlington is one of those places we’ve worked really hard at to be better, and I think we made some good strides in the spring as a company, even though our finish(es) didn’t necessarily show for it. It’s a really challenging place to drive, but is really fun once you get the drive of the car tuned in. We’re looking forward to a solid weekend in the Fifth Third Ford.”
Last Time Out
Buescher was in the mix of vying for the race lead when rain began to fell in turn one with just over 20 to go Sunday at Daytona, and was caught up in the multi-car crash that claimed a host of victims, ending his day in 27th.
On the Car
Fifth Third makes its fifth appearance as the primary on the No. 17 this weekend. Fresh off celebrating its 10th season as a partner with RFK in 2021, Fifth Third returns this season for five races in total, while serving as an associate in all events for the No. 17 team.
The bank will also feature Sam’s Xpress Car Wash this weekend on the decklid of the No. 17 machine as part of the Fueled by Fifth Third pass-through program.
- Sam’s Xpress Car Wash is a privately owned and operated company headquartered in Matthews, N.C. Its first location was opened in Fort Mill, S.C. in 2012, and now has over 35 locations in the Carolinas and Virginia.
- They offer an express model car wash; a ride through xperience with free self-service vacuums that include many unique features like unlimited wash options, free gourmet coffee, mat cleaning, and exceptional customer service. Sam’s Xpress® also aims to be a friend to the communities they serve through fundraising, sponsorships and using environmentally safe processes and chemicals.
- To learn more about Sam’s Xpress® Car Wash, please visit www.samsxpresscarwash.com.
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CHASE BRISCOE, No. 14 HighPoint.com Ford Mustang – DO YOU FEEL LIKE THIS IS A SECOND LIFE FOR THE SEASON? “Yeah, for sure. For us, we’ve had small glimpses of, truthfully, I feel like we’ve had speed every week, but unlike a lot of times we run anywhere from seven to 12th for a lot of the race and then we finish 18th to 23rd the last 60 laps, where other teams have kind of done the opposite. They run 17th to 21st a lot of the day and then at the end they find themselves from seventh to 12th. For us, it’s kind of nice to have a little bit of a reset button. I know we have the speed, it’s just a matter of putting the whole race together. There are a lot of variables that determine that, but I definitely think it’s a bit of a second life to a certain extent and one I’m looking forward to having.”
HOW CLOSE DID YOU COME TO FLIPPING ON SUNDAY AND HOW HARD OF A HIT WAS IT? “It was definitely a unique crash. I didn’t think I was gonna get airborne. I felt like I had been sliding for quite a while. When I first originally felt that I got airborne and came back down I figured somebody probably hit me in the door, but I never felt anybody hit me in the door. And then when I went back and watched it I saw just naturally went up. Luckily, it came back down, but I’ve flipped sprint cars obviously growing up racing them and getting in the air is definitely different in one of those versus a stock car, but, honestly, the landing, I was surprised. It wasn’t that bad. I don’t know if I landed luckily how it landed, but it wasn’t as bad. My neck is still a little bit sore, but I don’t feel like that was from getting air, I felt like that was probably just from hitting the wall. I felt all good. I wish that it didn’t happen, but glad it didn’t get any worse than it could have been.”
CAN YOU COMPARE WHERE YOU ARE NOW FROM A YEAR AGO AND HAVING THAT RESET TO HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP? “It’s definitely different. Last year, not that you don’t have anything to not race for anymore, but it’s just different when you’re not in the playoffs. You’re going to the racetrack and you know the focus isn’t gonna be on you and you know the attention is just different when you’re not in the playoffs. I think for me this year it’s definitely different to know that you have a shot at still winning a championship, just being in the playoffs, all of the things that come from that just from an attention standpoint for our partners and things like that is definitely different. It’s nice. I feel like our team is excited. For us, we won at Phoenix in the third or fourth week of the year, so we’ve had a long time to think about the playoffs and think about what we’re gonna do and how we’re gonna try to do things in the playoffs and now that they’re finally here, it’s nice because we have had a really, really long time to think about them truthfully. I’m excited that they’re inally here. It is gonna be nice to hit the reset button. We haven’t done a lot of things well the last two or three months and haven’t really had the finishes to show for what I feel like the speed we’ve had. Hopefully, we can hit the gate running these first three weeks or the next three weeks for this first round and kind of show what I know we’re capable of. I feel like they’re all really good racetracks for me career-wise too, so I’m looking forward to it and hopefully we can surprise a lot of people.”
THERE IS MORE PARITY THIS YEAR AS FAR AS POINT DIFFERENTIAL. IS IT MORE WIDE-OPEN THIS YEAR? “I think so. It definitely makes it a little bit easier when there’s not a huge point spread. At the same time because it’s so tight, I think it makes it even more important that you can’t have a bad race. And I think the other thing people are overlooking with these playoffs is in the past the playoff guys were so much faster from a speed standpoint that the non-playoff guys didn’t even have a chance to win any of the races or truthfully contend in the top five to 10 sometimes, where now there are legitimately seven to eight guys that can still go win races that aren’t in the playoffs and that are still gonna be battling inside the top five and top 10 that still have a lot to race for. So, I think that’s gonna be even tougher this year in the playoffs than ever before just because you’re gonna have a lot of non-playoff guys up there in the mix that normally with the old car you just wouldn’t have that from a speed standpoint, where with the Next Gen there’s just so much more parity, so many more guys that can run up front, so the point spread is probably gonna be a little bigger than normal because before if you were a playoff guy, you were gonna run top 15 fairly easy, where now you can be a playoff guy and run 21st just because there are a lot more guys that can run up front, so it’s gonna be interesting and to see how that plays out. The first two rounds, I think, are the toughest two rounds just because you can eliminate yourself and kind of how the racetracks play out. There are a lot of opportunities to make mistakes at those racetracks, so hopefully that’s one thing we haven’t done a great job of this year is limiting mistakes, but hopefully we can do that now.”
DO YOU FEEL AS SAFE AS YOU CAN IN THIS NEXT GEN CAR OR DOES NASCAR NEED TO DO MORE TECH ON IT? “For me, I’ve only crashed the Next Gen car, truthfully, twice where I feel like it was a hard wreck and they were both at superspeedways. Both of them were way better than I thought they were gonna be. The Talladega wreck, for sure, I thought was gonna be way worse from a feel standpoint and I felt fine. I was sore the next day or two, but I feel like that was kind of typical. Obviously, I think there’s still stuff we can do to make it better, but I think in the old car there was still stuff we could do to make it better, so I think that’s the hard thing right now with the Next Gen car is with the old car we literally probably had thousands of data points that we could look at in crashes, where right now we’re not even probably in the hundreds yet, so it’s just hard to kind of pinpoint what we need to do better on this car and as it runs and as we get through the years I’m sure we’re gonna continue to make progress on it and make it better, but I think it’s always a moving target. You’re never gonna be perfectly safe, I don’t think. You’re a race car driver. You’re driving nearly 200 miles an hour and anything can happen, but the safer we can make it, the better. I’m confident that NASCAR wouldn’t send us out there if it wasn’t something that they don’t think is safe, so, yeah, can it be safer? Absolutely, but, at the same time, I do think I’ve taken two hard hits and I’ve felt OK. At the same time, obviously Kurt is sitting out. Everybody’s body reacts different. Yeah, I absolutely think it could still be safer, but I think it’s safe right now at the same time and I don’t think it’s ever gonna be bulletproof. It’s just a hard object. It’s a moving target and until we get more data on it, it’s gonna be really hard to kind of pinpoint it, I think.”
HOW ARE YOU APPROACHING THESE NEXT THREE WEEKS IN THE FIRST ROUND? “I think it’s not to eliminate ourselves in this first round. Darlington, especially, the Southern 500 there are gonna be a lot of opportunities to tear your car up at some point in the race running up on the wall. I think, just for me, the regular season and, like I was saying earlier, I just haven’t done a very good job of finishing where our car had the speed for, and I think these next three weeks if we have an eighth-place car, just try to run seventh or eighth with it. Don’t try to win with it and then end up costing yourself with a 10-spot difference. You just have to be smart about it in the playoffs and understand the bigger picture and that’s something I haven’t done a great job of this year. I think that’s my biggest focus these next three weeks is just limiting mistakes, doing all the little details right, and I feel like as long as you do the little details right this first round, you should be able to point your way through because there are gonna be guys that eliminate themselves just by making mistakes and if you can limit your mistakes and not make them super detrimental, I think then you should be able to make it out of that first round. At least that’s what we’re gonna try to do.”
DARLINGTON AND BRISTOL HAVE BEEN GOOD TRACKS FOR YOU. DOES THAT GIVE YOU MORE CONFIDENCE AT THOSE TWO PLACES SPECIFICALLY? “Yeah, I mean, truthfully how the playoffs are at the racetracks I feel like all 10 of them, with the exception of Talladega, are all really, really good racetracks for me statistically and I just enjoy going to all of them with the exception of Talladega just because of what can happen there. So, yeah, I’m definitely excited. I feel like this first round I’ve won at all three of these tracks before. The next round we have the Roval in there and Texas has been really good to me, too. Yeah, I’m definitely excited. I know I’m capable of doing it, it’s just a matter of putting it all together and, like I said, limiting mistakes. If we can do that, there’s no reason why we can’t make it to Phoenix because I feel we’ve shown when we do all the things right, whether it’s at Phoenix earlier in the year or the Coke 600. When we put the whole race together, we’re always right there battling for the win. It’s just a matter of doing that all day long and that’s where I’ve struggled, as a team we’ve struggled a little bit doing that as well, so if we can do all the little things right and if we can to Phoenix, we know we’re capable of getting it done there as well. We just have to limit mistakes and I know that’s hard to change in a matter of a week, but I think if we really put our mind to it and really focus on it, the regular season we still made them, but we didn’t have the pressure of the playoffs and there was no penalty if you went for trying to win the race, where now there’s a huge penalty. I think you just have to manage it all and hopefully I can do a better job behind the wheel and just give my team the best opportunity to try to get to Phoenix.”
ANY IDEA HOW DIFFERENT THE CUP PLAYOFFS WILL BE COMPARED TO XFINITY? “It’s hard because until you’re actually there and experience it I think it’s hard to say exactly what it’s gonna be like, but I know, for me at least in the Truck Series and even the Xfinity Series, the intensity definitely ratchets up. The stages, I remember in Xfinity I think it was at Kansas, battling for seventh was some of the hardest racing I’d ever done just because I knew that one point was gonna make a difference and now with the Cup Series I think it’s gonna be different this year too, just because of what I was saying earlier about all the non-playoff guys that can still run up front. I think just the intensity is gonna ratchet up even more than it already has, so, yeah, I think until I get going at Darlington and kind of feel out how the intensity is gonna be, I think it’s one way to expect what it’s gonna be like but until you get out there and do it, I know it’s gonna be more intense than what I’ve done throughout the regular season just because it’s way more cut throat. Every position matters even more, so we’ve just got to go there. Until we experience it, it’s gonna be hard for me to sit here and tell you what it’s gonna be like, but I think I have an idea.”
YOU HAVE BEEN TO DARLINGTON AND KANSAS WITH THIS CAR ALREADY. DOES THAT BRING SOME COMFORT AS THE PLAYOFFS START? “Yes and no. I think if you were really good there the first race, then yeah, absolutely, it probably brings you a little bit of comfort. For us, I will say Darlington was probably a little more of a struggle than we originally thought it was gonna be just because it has been a really good track for me in the past. We think we know what we kind of were doing wrong there, so I’m definitely confident this time around that we’re gonna be a lot better. Kansas, we were really, really good out there. I think I was running fourth or fifth and I spun out, so that was on me. I know we’re gonna have a car capable of going there and running good. We just have to go week by week and kind of see what hand you’re dealt for the following week because it’s gonna determine how you have to run the race, how aggressive you’ve got to be just because of your point situation. It’s gonna be nice to kind of know what to feel, especially at Darlington and Kansas – the feel you’re trying to find in practice and kind of know what to expect from a car driving standpoint for sure.”
ARE YOU STILL WORKING WITH A PERSONAL TRAINER? “I’ve been Pelotoning at home. I don’t know if that counts as a personal trainer or not, but, no. We used to have Dan Jansen and when COVID happened Ford let Dan go and I think now he’s actually with Chevy, but I was always using Dan from 2017-2020 and then after that I haven’t had one since. I started going a little bit to Pit Fit and then it was like 45 minutes from my house, so I quit doing that and I kind of just do my own deal at home now.”
ANY CHANGES TO YOUR DIET OR FITNESS TO TRY AND MAKE YOURSELF AS PHYSICALLY FIT AS POSSIBLE? “No. I know for the last four weeks I’ve tried to be better about just working out and trying to be in the best shape. I haven’t felt like at any time this year I’ve been out of shape in a race, so I don’t know. I’ve tried to slim down for the playoffs a little bit. I think I’m down eight points right now, so I’m trying to do everything I can for my team at least to be a little bit better.”
DOES SHR HAVE A NUTRITIONALIST ON BOARD JUST TO HELP KEEP YOU FIT? “No. At one point, I want to say in 2019 we had one for like literally two months and then not anymore.”
WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED FROM YOUR TEAMMATES AND TONY ABOUT THE PLAYOFFS? “I think obviously like we were talking earlier about the second win question, kind of the same as Tony was in 2011. Everybody had written him off and thought there was no way he should even be in the playoffs and he even said it himself and then to go out there and make a run like he did. I think using that to your advantage and knowing that it is a reset in a certain sense. Everything we did the first 26 weeks, yeah, it mattered to get to this point, but now you could win the first 26 races and if you have three bad races in a row, you’re out of the playoffs. It’s all kind of irrelevant to a certain extent outside of getting you here. So I think, for us, just using that to go and know that, ‘hey, just because we’ve had a bad two, three months doesn’t mean we still can’t do this.’ We’re fully capable of making a run and then just talking to some of my teammates that have been in playoffs just about limiting mistakes and making sure that you don’t eliminate yourself. That’s kind of the big thing, especially the first round – how you don’t have to win. You can point your way there and that’s something that is hard for me, obviously, at times is to understand the bigger picture and realize you don’t always have to win the race or try to take a 12th-place car and win with it – that you have to be able to take a 12th-place car and run ninth with it. That’s a huge day when it comes to playoff time, so just talking to those guys from that side of things has been a big help. I’ll probably talk to Kevin before Darlington and kind of just feel him out a little bit more about things I guess I should try to work on, but outside of that, that’s really it.”
DOES IT HELP YOU TO HAVE A TEAMMATE IN THE PLAYOFFS WITH THIS CAR? “I don’t know. It’s hard to say. From a company standpoint, I wish all four of us were in it because financially for our partners it’s better to have all four cars in the playoffs, but, at the same time, there’s a lot of pride whenever out of four cars only two of us made it and to be able to be there with Kevin is a huge deal. I think come playoff time there is pros and cons to each now that there are two of us and we obviously have two teammates that can try different setups or if we’re in the middle of the race and maybe want to make an air-pressure adjustment that we’re not 100 percent set on, one of those two guys can now try it and kind of validate it for us and hopefully on the racetrack it’ll help just to know they’re gonna watch your back. They’re gonna try to help as much as they can in the situations where it makes sense, so I think there are pros and cons. Yeah, I would love for all four of us to be in it and be able to go battle, but having two of us in it and two of us out of it, there are some pros to the two guys that are in it – to be able to use those two guys to try setups and things like that. Until I get into it and see how it all plays out with the two of us and two of us out it’s hard to say, but I feel like there are pros and cons to each.”
IS THERE MORE URGENCY TO START THE PLAYOFFS OFF STRONGER? “Yeah, for sure. Just getting off on the right foot. If you go to Darlington and run 25th or whatever the number is or if you have an issue, you’re gonna pretty much be in a must-win at that point. It’s just hard to be in a must-win situation and go out there and execute it, so, for sure, like I said, we’ve been in the playoffs for a really long time and have been able to think about going to Darlington, starting the playoffs on the right foot and you talk about it a long time and you think about it for a long time and then if you can actually go there and do it, there’s a certain confidence and just when you talk about doing something and then you go do it, it just helps team morale and all those things. So, yeah, definitely it’s important to go there and get off on the right foot and just have a good, solid, clean day. These last couple of weeks we’ve just had weird stuff happen. At Richmond, we were gonna run top five fairly easily and maybe potentially try to win the race and just randomly our exhaust catches on fire. So just weird things like that have happened and hopefully at Darlington we can avoid all that stuff and just have a good, clean day.”
DOES YOUR PREVIOUS XFINITY PLAYOFF EXPERIENCE HELP AS FAR AS KNOWING SOME OF YOUR COMPETITORS’ TENDENCIES? “Yeah, I think so. The more you race around guys you definitely kind of know their tendencies a little bit more. I’ve raced a lot with Bell and Cindric and Reddick a lot more than I’ve raced against a Ryan Blaney, for example. So, just knowing their tendencies I feel like helps and knowing what they do in certain situations and things like that, but all of these guys are so good that it doesn’t really matter. They’re always switching it up and kind of keep you on your toes as far as a guessing game goes. It’s nice to at least understand how a lot of those guys race and I feel like the more you’ve raced with guys the more respect you have with them and it just makes things easier, so I guess it is unique that a lot of us are in our first year in the playoffs or some of us the second year. It’ll be interesting to see how the intensity ratchets up because of that.”
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The 2021 Late Model season at Stafford Speedway saw Fairfield, CT native Wayne Coury, Jr. collect 2 wins, including the Paradiso Insurance Late Model 50. Fast forward one year later and Coury has struggled to match his pace of one year ago with a best finish of 3rd back on June 24th. With the Late Model division set to take part in the Paradiso Late Model 50 this Friday night, Sept. 2nd, Coury is looking to get his season back on track by putting his #10 Wayne’s Auto Body Chevrolet back in NAPA Victory Lane.
“It’s been a tough season for us and we’ve struggled to find speed with this new car but I feel like we’ve gotten progressively better the last couple weeks so I’m pretty excited going into Friday night,” said Coury. “I’ve always found the extra distance races gives you more time to get settled in and get into a rhythm with your car and we’ve always had a good long run car. We usually find ourselves in a pretty competitive position at the end of the longer races. I like the extra distance races and everyone is super excited for Friday to hopefully have a breakthrough with the new team. Big thanks to our sponsors Wayne’s Auto Body, Restore: Utility Land Restoration, Springfield Thunderbirds, Stafford Sand and Gravel, Whip’s Sporting Goods.”
After running a family owned car for the majority of his racing career, an opportunity arose during the off-season that saw Coury team up with car owners Tom Fearn and Pat Kretschman, who also spotted for Coury two seasons ago. The new combination has had a tough time getting the #10 car up to speed, but an uptick in performance over the last 3 weeks has Coury excited about his prospects of not only winning the Paradiso Insurance Late Model 50, but getting back to victory lane before the 2022 season closes out on Friday, September 30th.
“Tyler Leary was supposed to drive this car but he had some other commitments and it was getting harder for my Dad and myself to get our car to the track in good shape every week, so we decided to combine our resources with Pat and Tom and make the situation better for everyone involved,” said Coury. “They needed a driver and we needed a little extra help, so we’re all working very well together and now the only missing part is getting a win, which hopefully we can get this Friday night. We’ve been slowly but surely working through some kinks with the car. We’ve certainly had a few run-ins with some bad luck but we’ve made some improvements and I think over the last 3 weeks we’ve finally found some speed in the car, we just wish we could have found that speed a little bit sooner. I always look forward to the 50-lapper and I’m hoping with us being in a better position with the car that the stars will align for us and we can get ourselves a win either this Friday night or later this season.”
Wins have been hard to come by in the Late Model division this season. Through 15 races, the combination of Adam Gray, Kevin Gambacorta, and Tom Fearn have won 12 of the 15 races with Darrell Keane, Andrew Molleur, and Michael Wray having notched a single win each.
“It’s been extremely tough to win a race this season,” said Coury. “Those guys have obviously found something that is working really well for their cars and they’ve been tough to compete with. For me it’s a matter of stepping up our game with our car and over the last couple weeks everyone has had pockets of both being faster and slower and the field overall is really tight right now.”
Having won the Paradiso Insurance Late Model 50 last season, Coury knows exactly what he will need to have his #10 car among the contenders for the final laps of the 50-lap race..
“Obviously we’ll need a little luck and we’ll need things like track position to go our way during the race and most importantly you need to have a fast and consistent car that can take you to the front of the field,” said Coury. “We’ve been hovering around being really good the last couple weeks and if we can get to the track Friday and do the right fine tuning on the car, I think we can be in a pretty good position to race for our first win of the season. Pat, Gary, and the whole crew have put countless hours into making this season happen with this new car and a win would mean a lot to everyone. I think we definitely have all the pieces in place to make that happen, now we just have to go out and get the job done.”
The Paradiso Insurance Late Model 50 is scheduled for this Friday, September 2nd. Stafford’s SK Modified®, SK Light, Limited Late Model, and Street Stock divisions will join the Late Models in feature action and there will also be a Kids Big Wheel race. Tickets for the Paradiso Insurance Late Model 50 are available now online at StaffordSpeedway.com/tickets and tickets will also be available for purchase at the admission gates. Tickets for the Paradiso Insurance Late Model 50 are $25.00 for adults and free for all kids ages 14 & under. Reserved seating is priced at $30.00 for all ages and pit passes are $40.00 with a valid 2022 Stafford Competition License and $45.00 without a Stafford license. If you are unable to attend the event, tune into the live stream on FloRacing, the official streaming partner of Stafford Speedway.
For more information, visit www.staffordspeedway.com, checkout Stafford Speedway on Facebook or Twitter, or contact the track office at 860-684-2783.
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The 42nd annual Herald & Review 100, one of the most popular races on the Summer Nationals tour each year, is finally set to go green this Thursday, September 1 at Macon Speedway after a 56-day delay. The 1/5-mile high-banked dirt track held its first Herald & Review race in 1981 and the list of winners throughout the years continues to impress.
From the early years with the likes of Butch Garner, who won the first race, Bob Pierce, Jim Leka, Dick Taylor, Scott Bloomquist, Kevin Weaver, and Billy Moyer to recent years with Moweaqua, IL’s own Shannon Babb, Bobby Pierce, Brian Shirley, Ryan Unzicker, Gordy Gundaker, and Brandon Sheppard, the talent that has found Macon Speedway victory lane is unmatched.
This Thursday night’s event will add another name, or perhaps an experienced one who has already claimed the elusive trophy, to the long list of winners. Could it be a first timer, maybe someone like Jason Feger, who picked up an impressive victory at Lincoln Speedway earlier this summer.
The Summer National tour officially ended in July with Bobby Pierce claiming another title but there is unfinished business with the Herald & Review trophy up for grabs. Also, as an added bonus for Pro Late Model drivers, a $200 award has been put up for the top finishing driver in a Pro Late Model car.
Adding to the fun will be the BillingsleyRewards.com Modifieds racing for a $1,500 top prize. The class has been strong all year at the track, boasting full car counts on a weekly basis with great racing. This Thursday’s event should be no different with some of the best racing for the additional prize money.
Pit gates for Thursday’s event will open at 3:00 PM with grandstands at 4:00, hotlaps at 6:00, and qualifying at 7:00. Grandstand admission is $30, while kids 11 and under are $5. An all-access pit/grandstand band will be available for $40.
Macon Speedway will then have this Saturday off as everyone heads south for the Du Quoin State Fair races. The regular season will finish with three more Saturday nights, September 10, 17, and 24.
For more information on Macon Speedway’s Thursday night special, visit www.maconracing.com.
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No. 18 Sport Clips Toyota GR Supra News and Notes
- HAMLIN XFINITY AT DARLINGTON: Denny Hamlin owns five NASCAR Xfinity Series victories (2006, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2017) at Darlington Raceway. Each of his five wins have come after starting from the pole. Hamlin has led laps in 10 of his 14 career Xfinity Series starts at the historic oval. Last year, Hamlin led 43 laps before a penalty on pit road dropped him to the rear for a late restart and he ultimately finished 12th.
- SPORT CLIPS: Sport Clips will be featured as the primary sponsor for Hamlin on Saturday and Sunday as he competes in both the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series races at Darlington Raceway. The sports-themed haircutting franchise based in Georgetown, Texas is a longtime supporter of Joe Gibbs Racing dating back to 2009 and has more than 1,850 stores in the United States and Canada.
- NO. 18 IN 2022: Hamlin will be the eighth driver to take the wheel of JGR’s No. 18 Toyota GR Supra this season. To date, the team has posted seven top-five finishes, 10 top-10s and 268 laps led. The team’s driver lineup this season includes Trevor Bayne, Drew Dollar, Connor Mosack, John Hunter Nemechek, Sammy Smith, Ryan Truex, and Bubba Wallace.
- JGR AT DARLINGTON: Joe Gibbs Racing drivers have earned 11 Xfinity Series wins at Darlington Raceway. In 77 combined starts at the 1.366-mile track, the organization has tallied 36 top-five finishes, 49 top-10s, eight pole awards, and 1,321 laps led. Kyle Busch, Brandon Jones, Bobby Labonte, Joey Logano, and Tony Stewart join Hamlin on the list of drivers who have taken JGR to victory lane in Darlington.
- TUNE IN: Coverage of the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Darlington Raceway begins Saturday, September 3, at 3 p.m. ET on USA Network, MRN Radio, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
Denny Hamlin, Driver of the No. 18 Sport Clips Toyota GR Supra
What makes the Xfinity Series race at Darlington so fun for you?
“Darlington is just an awesome racetrack. On top of that, the Xfinity cars are so much fun to drive with the low downforce and you’re racing in the afternoon, so the track is hot and slick. It’s a lot of fun as a driver. Beyond that, it’s a big weekend for Sport Clips. They’ve been a great supporter of JGR and this race at Darlington for a long time, so it definitely adds some pressure to try to get the Sport Clips car in victory lane at the Sport Clips race.”
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No. 54 Shriners Children’s 100th Anniversary Toyota GR Supra News and Notes
- DONATE: Ty Gibbs is partnering with Shriners Children’s to celebrate the healthcare system’s 100th anniversary of providing life-changing care, regardless of the families’ ability to pay. Here is the link to donate: https://donate.lovetotherescue.org/fundraiser/4054009
- 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.
- DARLINGTON: Gibbs has two starts at Darlington in Xfinity competition with a best finish in May 2022.
- 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 DARLINGTON: Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) has 77 total starts at Darlington in Xfinity competition with 11 wins, 36 top-five and 49 top-10 finishes and the team has led 1,321 laps.
- RACE INFO: The NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Darlington is scheduled for 3 pm EDT on Saturday, September 3 and will be broadcast on USA, SiriusXM Channel 90 and MRN.
Ty Gibbs, Driver of the No. 54 Shriners Children’s 100th Anniversary Toyota GR Supra
“We’re excited to have Shriners Children’s on the 54 Toyota GR Supra this week at Darlington. We were able to see the Shiner’s Children’s hospital in Greenville, S.C., and it’s incredible what they do. They’ve been around for 100 years and have helped 1.3 million children all over the world so it’s great to have them on the car. Hopefully we can get them a win.”
Chris Gayle, Crew Chief of the No. 54 Shiners Children’s 100th Anniversary Toyota GR Supra
“Darlington is a tough track due to its size and shape with one set of corners longer than the other side of the track. You have to ride the wall and it takes experience and thankfully Ty has been there twice to he’s figuring it out. Great to have Shriners Children’s on the car. What they’ve done for kids is really incredible. My wife and I have a young daughter and it hits home what they do worldwide for the kids. They are an incredible organization.”
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'Dream come true': Parklane Mobile Home Park residents buy park, set example for others
When Parklane Mobile Home Park residents found out in December the park was going up for sale, longtime resident Evelia Rosas said they felt afraid and uncertain about the future of their community.
“Many feared they would be kicked out" because a new owner would want to develop the land, or at the very least their rent would increase, said Rosas, who spoke to the Coloradoan through an interpreter, Irene Romsa. The park is located just east of Fort Collins city limits in the city’s growth management area off East Mulberry Street, north of the Best Western Kiva Inn and Charco Broiler restaurant.
But in July — after six months of working with neighboring nonprofits The Genesis Project and Matthews House and forming their own resident-run nonprofit, United Neighbors/Vecinos Unidos — the residents successfully purchased the park, making it the first resident-owned mobile home park in Larimer County and solidifying it as long-term affordable housing. An attempt by residents of Hickory Village Mobile Home Park to buy the Fort Collins park failed in 2021.
“I am happy that together we were able to make this purchase all together as residents,” Rosas said. “It’s a dream come true.”
How Parklane residents outbid an investor to own their park
United Neighbors/Vecinos Unidos represented residents in purchasing the park for $6.8 million, outbidding a large investor, United Neighbors/Vecinos Unidos board member Nicole Armstrong previously told the Coloradoan.
Those funds came from multiple sources:
- Larimer County provided a $1 million forgivable loan using American Rescue Plan funds.
- Bohemian Foundation provided a $2.8 million loan.
- Residents received a $3 million loan from the Impact Development Fund.
Established relationships with The Genesis Project and Matthews House, which neighbor the park, strengthened the residents’ ability to secure funding and make a competitive offer within a tight 90-day deadline from the date the park was put up for sale, Armstrong told the Coloradoan.
"The residents of Parklane, The Genesis Project and The Matthews House have built a deep trusting relationship centered around belonging and understanding," Armstrong said.
Another factor in residents' favor was that the park is small, with 68 units, making it a little easier to retain funding, Armstrong said.
Colorado law change aims to make resident-ownership more attainable
Residents in mobile home parks often own their homes but not the land. Colorado's Mobile Home Park Act was updated in June 2020, requiring park owners to consider an offer from residents to buy the park within 90 days of listing the property. But 90 days is a tight timeframe to put together an offer because "this work takes time," Armstrong said.
Parklane is one of six mobile home parks in Colorado to be resident-owned or governed by residents since the law changed in 2020, according to a previous news release announcing Parklane's sale. Even though the legislation aimed to make it more attainable for residents to buy these parks, only about 9% of the 69 parks that sold in Colorado since June 2020 were purchased by residents, according to the release.
Since January 2020, approximately 30% of all mobile home park units located in mobile home parks in Larimer County have sold to new owners, according to the news release. Before Parklane, none of these parks were sold to residents or organizations or nonprofits representing residents.
Another recent state law change will further strengthen residents' abilities to purchase their parks: A law going into effect Oct. 1 extends the timeframe residents can make an offer on their park from 90 days to 120 days, Armstrong said.
The state is also working to establish a new loan program that mobile home park residents can access to help them purchase their parks, thanks to a law Gov. Jared Polis signed in May at Parklane Mobile Home Park.
'Don't give up'
In the 15 years Rosas has lived in the neighborhood with her husband and children, she said she’s witnessed and experienced “many injustices” with previous owners. She recalled an instance where they had drainage issues, forcing her to take her children outside to use the bathroom. When she asked for help from management, she said they told her it was her problem to solve.
“I felt very powerless,” she said.
Residents will now be able to make decisions about lot rent levels, utility services and maintenance. Being able to make decisions on things from rent to speed limits and landscaping is empowering, Rosas said.
“I have seen many injustices. Many have,” longtime Parklane resident Sonia Torres said in a statement to the Coloradoan. “I am happy now to be part of this change.”
Andy Kadlec — a program director for Thistle, a private nonprofit that has assisted residents at six different Colorado mobile parks in purchasing their parks, with a seventh closing next month — said giving residents the opportunity to secure their mobile home parks as long-term affordable housing options is key to making sure people can continue to afford to live in their communities and not be displaced.
"Mobile home parks are the largest source of unsubsidized affordable housing in the country,” Kadlec said. "I think it's more important to give them more control and power in their housing."
Thistle helped residents of Hickory Village Mobile Home Park in their attempt to buy their park in 2021.
Rosas said knowing she and other residents have power and control over their neighborhood now makes her feel more secure, and she hopes their success will inspire residents in other mobile home parks to also try and purchase their neighborhoods.
"Don’t give up. Remain in the fight, and this is possible,” Rosas said. | https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2022/08/31/larimer-county-mobile-home-park-residents-empowered-after-parklane-purchase/65414686007/ | 2022-08-31T04:53:44Z | coloradoan.com | control | https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2022/08/31/larimer-county-mobile-home-park-residents-empowered-after-parklane-purchase/65414686007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
How former Colorado State football players fared on NFL cut day
The Colorado State football team can call it a pretty successful NFL cut day.
There are a number of former Rams − Michael Gallup, Shaq Barrett and Trey McBride, to name a few − who never had to sweat out cuts for 2022 53-man rosters.
Several former CSU football players did, though.
Rookie punter Ryan Stonehouse won a battle to unseat a veteran. Fullback Adam Prentice won a job as well.
There were some former Rams who didn’t make rosters who will hope to be picked up elsewhere or sign to practice squads.
Here’s a look at how former CSU football players fared on NFL cut day.
Ryan Stonehouse, punter, Tennessee Titans
The rookie, one of CSU’s most popular players in recent seasons, won a camp battle and beat out the franchise's longest-tenured player in Brett Kern. Stonehouse played in all three preseason games, punting 13 times for a 50.1-yard average with six punts inside the opponents' 20-yard line.
Rashard Higgins, receiver, Carolina Panthers
Higgins, who played at CSU from 2013-15, signed as a free agent with Carolina in the offseason after spending the first six seasons of his career in Cleveland. He’s expected to be an important receiver for the Panthers. Higgins has 137 receptions for 1,890 yards and 12 touchdowns in 82 career games.
Bisi Johnson, receiver, Minnesota Vikings
The receiver, who played at CSU from 2015-18, had the misfortune of suffering an ACL injury during camp for the second season in a row. Johnson’s ACL tear this time came in the opposite knee as last season. He has 45 catches for 483 yards and three touchdowns in his NFL career.
Michael Gallup, receiver, Dallas Cowboys
Gallup suffered a torn ACL late last season and is unlikely to play Week 1 for the Cowboys as he continues his recovery. Gallup, who played at CSU from 2016-17, is entering his fifth NFL season and he has 193 catches for 2,902 yards and 15 touchdowns in 43 games.
Trey McBride, tight end, Arizona Cardinals
The rookie tight end will soon make his NFL debut after being a second-round pick of the Cardinals in the 2022 NFL draft. He won the Mackey Award as the top college tight end last season. He’s expected to see plenty of action in his first season.
Trent Sieg, long snapper, Las Vegas Raiders
The 6-foot-3, 240-pound Sieg (CSU 2013-17) enters his fifth season as the long-snapper for the Raiders.
Adam Prentice, fullback, New Orleans Saints
The fullback played at CSU from 2015-19 before finishing his college career at South Carolina and has made the initial 53-man roster. He played in seven games last season with New Orleans, primarily as a blocker and special teams player.
Shaquil Barrett, linebacker, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Barrett, who played at CSU from 2011-13, is entering his eighth season in the NFL and fourth with Tampa Bay. He has 32 career sacks in 45 games and had 10 sacks last season.
Warren Jackson, receiver, Los Angeles Rams
Jackson, who played at CSU from 2017-19, was waived by the Rams and placed on IR. He spent much of last season on the practice squad of the Rams, who won the Super Bowl.
Manny Jones, defensive line
Jones signed as an undrafted free agent with the Cardinals this offseason but was cut Tuesday. He’s a candidate to be picked up by another team or placed on a practice squad.
Scott Patchan, defensive line
Patchan spent time in the preseason with both Indianapolis and New Orleans, but was cut by the Saints earlier in camp. He’s a candidate to be picked up by another team or placed on a practice squad.
Preston Williams, receiver
Williams was waived by the Miami Dolphins on Tuesday. Williams, who played at CSU from 2017-18, has 56 catches for 787 yards and seven touchdowns in 24 games over three seasons. He’s battled injuries and in training camp was openly critical of his role on the team. He’s a candidate to be picked up by another team or placed on a practice squad.
Josh Watson, linebacker
Watson was cut on Tuesday by the Panthers. Watson, who played at CSU from 2014-18, has seven tackles in 19 NFL games over three seasons, primarily playing special teams. He’s a candidate to be picked up by another team or placed on a practice squad.
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WASHINGTON — At a workshop hosted through the Air Force’s military university on Aug. 26 in Montgomery, Alabama, students were shown a video of President Joe Biden addressing the UN while effortlessly switching between five languages including Mandarin and Russian.
While Thomas Jefferson and John Quincy Adams were fluent in several languages, Biden, like most U.S. presidents, is only known to speak English.
The video was a piece of synthetic media, more commonly known as a “deepfake.” Created using a combination of machine learning and artificial intelligence, deepfakes are hyperrealistic videos that replace one person’s likeness with that of another, or appear to show them doing something they never did.
And as the technology improves, they get harder to detect.
The workshop, which featured DeepMedia, a synthetic media start-up, focused on providing airmen with an introduction to deepfakes and their relationship to military applications as well as the company’s AI technologies that could be used to combat the threat they can pose.
Earlier this year, a deepfake video of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky showed him calling on his soldiers to lay down their arms and surrender amid the country’s conflict with Russia. Although the video was quickly debunked and taken down, the technology is increasingly being used in propaganda and disinformation campaigns.
Rijul Gupta, a co-founder of the Oakland, California-based DeepMedia, called deepfakes the “next frontier” of video technologies, citing their low production cost and relatively quick turnaround time.
“Everything will be able to be faked in real-time,” he said at the workshop.
The company created the Biden video to illustrate that not all deepfakes are harmful. DeepMedia’s AI-based universal translator tool, for example, can be used to facilitate diplomatic communications, it said.
The translator tool takes video of someone speaking one language and transforms it so the subject appears and sounds to be speaking a different language in real time. The technology could also be used to pinpoint the linguistic benchmarks that differentiate a deepfake from a real video.
Hollywood has been using some form of deepfake technology for years, to make older actors appear decades younger of even provide new “life” to actors who have died. Actor Peter Cushing appeared in “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” in 2016, more than two decades after his death.
Still, unauthorized deepfakes of celebrities and other politicians have spread widely across social media video platforms, prompting concern about the potential use of synthetic media to spread disinformation.
According to a 2021 report from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the threat of deepfakes does not come from the technology used to create them but from people’s natural inclination to believe what they see. As a result, deepfakes do not need to be particularly advanced or believable in order to be effective in spreading misinformation, the report said.
DeepMedia focuses on both detecting and producing synthetic media. In April, the Air Force Research Laboratory announced a partnership with the company to study the detection of deepfakes.
One of the main ways to detect whether a video is a deepfake is via an analysis of the language being used, which can reveal dialect differences between the video’s subject and audio presented.
Analyzing videos for those differences takes time, money and effort, said Emma Brown, a co-founder of the company.
In many cases, the cryptologic linguist conducting the analysis must have a deep understanding of the language and its dialects as well as the country’s culture and history. Simply having a cursory knowledge of the language isn’t enough to pinpoint the flaws in deepfakes, she said.
As the military struggles with a major recruiting crisis, attracting the needed talent to fill cryptologic linguist positions poses yet another challenge. To substitute human talent, Brown and Gupta explained that DeepMedia has developed AI tools that take the place of linguists.
“There’s simply not enough people to do this without AI,” Gupta said.
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Congress must pass legislation that would permanently ban the Schedule F designation for federal workers, the Washington Post editorial board said.
Former President Donald Trump created the designation by executive order near the end of his term, just ahead of the 2020 election. The order would have removed long-held protections from tens of thousands of career bureaucrats, making them easier to dismiss. That would give the president vast powers to reshape the federal government at will — and could politicize positions long treated as nonpartisan, the board said.
“The Trump administration attempted unsuccessfully to rush through the change before the end of its term, and, upon taking office, President Biden immediately rescinded the order,” the board said in an editorial published Aug. 30. “But, according to a troubling recent report from Axios’s Jonathan Swan, Mr. Trump and his associates plan to quickly reinstate Schedule F if he is elected in 2024, using it to fire career employees and replace them with loyalists. Other potential GOP presidential hopefuls have also indicated they would consider targeting the federal workforce.”
The federal bureaucracy includes some 2 million employees who keep the government operating. The Trump administration claimed Schedule F is needed to make it easier for supervisors to remove poor performers.
“No doubt there are ways to reform evaluation and dismissal processes so they are more nimble and responsive,” the Post editorial board said. “But much of our government’s expertise rests with civil servants. A system that sees more people enter and leave federal agencies with the political churn would be less knowledgeable and efficient.”
Schedule F would also eliminate one of the major appeals of federal jobs: the understanding that there will be some measure of stability even when there are changes in administrations, it said.
Democrats have introduced legislation that would forestall such a possibility. The Preventing a Patronage System Act, sponsored by Rep. Gerald E. Connolly of Virginia would block positions from being classified outside the existing system unless Congress consents. He sponsored this as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, and it passed the House last month.
Six Democratic senators, led by Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia have introduced companion legislation that would do the same thing. These measures would uphold protections for federal workers and reduce opportunities for patronage-based hiring in the future, the Post board said.
“Populist politicians point to the ‘deep state’ as the root of America’s ills,” it said, “In fact, what they cast as a threat — a professional, merit-based, experienced civil service — is one of the country’s greatest assets.” | https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/2022/08/30/congress-must-bar-trumps-schedule-f-washington-post-editorial-board/ | 2022-08-31T05:00:10Z | federaltimes.com | control | https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/2022/08/30/congress-must-bar-trumps-schedule-f-washington-post-editorial-board/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The City of El Paso, Texas is getting flooded with 900 immigrants a day, according to officials, who said they’ve been forced to bus many of them out of town over an inability to handle the mass migration.
The crisis in El Paso came to a boiling point Tuesday night when city leaders were told by federal immigration officials that 500 asylum-seeking immigrants from Venezuela made up of women and children would be released into the streets unless the city could house them.
“This number was going to be above and beyond what our local [shelter] was prepared to take,” said Jorge Rodriguez of El Paso’s Office of Emergency Management.
To avoid having women and children sleeping on the streets, some of the families were put up in hotels or sent to El Paso’s homeless shelter, The Opportunity Center.
“I saw an infant as young as two or three months, and you should ask yourself, do you want that infant in the streets,” shelter director John Martin said.
About a third of those 500 immigrants were put on charter buses to New York City Thursday through Sunday where the non-profit Grannies Respond received them.
“These charters that we set up last week and that we helped facilitate to help a strained system, but in all actuality, these charters only accounted for 133 people,” said El Paso Deputy City Manager Mario D’Agostino.
Texas’s sixth largest city is seeing about 900 immigrants a day apprehended at the border, said D’Agostino. Last week alone, the city’s shelters took in 2,235 immigrants. This month, 8,400 immigrants moved through the border city on their way to their final destinations in the interior of the country.
While city leaders said there weren’t immediate plans for more immigrant buses out of El Paso, they didn’t rule out using buses to alleviate the load carried by El Paso shelters if the need arises again.
El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego previously told The Post that local leaders would not allow immigrants to be released to the streets for the safety of the immigrants and to protect the city’s tourism.
Local leaders were also quick to point out that the buses leaving El Paso are being run by the City of El Paso, not the State of Texas. Gov. Greg Abbott started a controversial bussing program to transport asylum seekers from the Texas border to Washington, D.C. in April. Abbott added New York City as a destination in June.
“These migrants are in our country legally,” said D’Agostino. “They are allowed to be here. We are the Paso Del Norte; we are the pass. There’s thousands of people passing through our community on a daily basis. They have sponsors. They’re getting to cities across the country. This just happened to be a group that didn’t have the funding so we did the next best thing.” | https://nypost.com/2022/08/31/el-paso-forced-to-bus-immigrants-out-of-town-amid-mass-migration/ | 2022-08-31T05:03:38Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/08/31/el-paso-forced-to-bus-immigrants-out-of-town-amid-mass-migration/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The disappearance of a 22-year-old California woman who’s been missing for three weeks is now being treated as a criminal matter, police said.
Jolissa Fuentes vanished in early August after she was seen leaving a local convenience store on surveillance footage, Selma police said in a news conference last week. Police Chief Rudy Alcaraz said the lack of a digital footprint has raised suspicion the missing persons case could be part of a crime.
“To this point, there’s nothing overtly that leads us to believe that a criminal act has occurred; however, Miss Fuentes has been gone a long time, and this is not familiar or not normal behavior for Miss Fuentes so we are treating this as a criminal matter,” said Alcaraz during the Aug. 22 press conference.
Fuentes’ family reported her missing on Aug. 7 after she went home from a family gathering before dawn to collect some belongings. She was last seen driving a 2011 silver Hyundai Accent, police said.
Officers, with the help of family members, scoured an area west of Selma in Fresno County, including with the use of drones, he noted.
Officers were also able to get a ping on her cell phone that led them to the northeast part of the city of Sanger days after the report was filed, Alcaraz said. Police believe her phone went through that city and up into the Avocado Lake and Pine Flat area.
The phone is now either turned off or went dead, which has prevented cops’ ability to trace it, the police chief said.
“We have gotten several tips that we have followed up on and none of them have led us to Miss Fuentes’ location,” Alcaraz said.
The search for Fuentes has included help from the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, the Fresno Police Department and the FBI, Alcaraz said. Law enforcement agencies have flown helicopters and spent hours in off-road vehicles driving around the Pine Flat area, Alcaraz noted.
Independent divers, Adventures with Purpose, have even joined the search. The same group helped find the body of 16-year-old Kiely Rodni in a Northern California reservoir earlier this month.
Fuentes’ aunt Sandra Archuleta called the divers’ arrival a “blessing and honor to have them here,” according to KFSN-TV.
Norma Nunez, Fuentes’ mother, vowed to keep looking for her daughter until she is safely home.
“We are still going out there and searching. We are looking into hiring a private investigator. We are not going to stop until she is home with us,” she said, according to NBC News.
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A man allegedly murdered his ex-girlfriend, who was a beloved Texas teacher, and left her body behind for the woman’s 5-year-old daughter to find, police said.
Shereena Ann Webster, 36, was shot to death, allegedly by her 32-year-old former lover Erik Mitchell Rivas, in her Amarillo home in the early morning hours of Aug. 18 while the five-year-old was in another room, according to a criminal complaint obtained by KVII. He then fled the house.
Around 5 a.m., Webster’s daughter found her mother’s lifeless body riddled with bullet wounds. The girl called her grandmother, Patricia Byington, who alerted the authorities, the complaint said.
Police arrived at the scene around 5:15 a.m. and found Webster dead at the scene. Multiple shell casings were also discovered.
Rivas was arrested after surveillance video from a neighbor’s home revealed his vehicle was at the scene around 4:15 a.m., court papers said.
A ladder belonging to Rivas’ workplace was also found leaning against Webster’s backyard fence, which was locked. Police believed he used the ladder to get into her home. Footprints were also identified in the backyard, officials said.
Webster and Rivas had been romantically involved for years until the teacher “ended the relationship and was speaking to other men,” the complaint says.
Byington told police that she had scheduled a trip to Colorado to meet a “romantic interest” in Colorado on Aug. 19, the day after she was killed.
Webster had taught at Oakdale Elementary in Amarillo for 10 years before receiving her Masters in Educational Leadership in 2019, according to her obituary. She began teaching at South Georgia Elementary in 2021.
Her daughter “was Shereena’s world, her mini-me, her best friend and her little miracle,” the obituary says.
“Shereena’s love for [her daughter] was a beautiful thing to watch. Their bond was and will always be unbreakable,” it continued.
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Biden ramps up anti-Republican rhetoric ahead of midterms
President Biden appeared to take a swipe at Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and other Republicans during a speech in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, days after likening the Trump MAGA movement to "semi-fascism."
What he's saying: "No one expects politics to be patty cake," Biden said. "Hey, sometimes it gets mean as hell. But the idea you turn on a television and see senior senators and congressmen saying, 'If such and such happens, there'll be blood in the street.' Where the hell are we?"
Driving the news: Though Biden didn't name Graham in his speech, the South Carolina congressman told Fox News on Sunday" if former President Trump is prosecuted following the FBI search of his Mar-a-Lago home "for mishandling classified information ... there literally will be riots in the street."
- Graham told Fox News in response to Biden's comments on Tuesday nigh that he rejects violence.
Worth noting: Biden and Graham built up a friendly relationship during the president's time in the Senate.
- That soured due to the Graham's unwavering support of former President Trump and his calls for an investigation into Hunter Biden — though the senator told Politico in February he "absolutely" regards Biden as his friend.
The big picture: Biden has ramped up his rhetoric ahead of November's crucial midterm elections and he's due to attend another two events over the next week in Pennsylvania, a key congressional battleground state.
- In his latest speech, Biden again took aim at Trump-aligned Republicans who haven't criticized U.S. Capitol rioters, saying: "Let me say this to my MAGA Republican friends in Congress: Don’t tell me you support the law enforcement if you won't condemn what happened on the 6th."
- He also said it's "sickening to see the new attacks on the FBI, threatening the lives of law enforcement agents and their families for simply carrying out the law and doing their job."
What's next: Biden is due to deliver another speech in Philadelphia that the White House says will focus on the fight for democratic values, per AP.
- Former President Trump will also headline an event in Pennsylvania this week with three Republican candidates he endorsed in the state.
Go deeper: Pennsylvania split screen: Biden v. Trump | https://www.axios.com/2022/08/31/biden-republicans-pennsylvania-speech | 2022-08-31T05:04:24Z | axios.com | control | https://www.axios.com/2022/08/31/biden-republicans-pennsylvania-speech | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — As of 9:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, the Coeur d'Alene community is voting in favor of its plant facilities reserve fund levy for the Coeur d'Alene Public School District.
As of now, 4,155 have voted in favor of the levy while 3,741 have voted against it.
The Coeur d'Alene Public School District says they need this levy funding to pay for some safety and maintenance needs that have been deferred. The levy would bring $8 million to the district every year for 10 years.
In addition, the levy would fund HVAC repairs, roof repairs, fix potholes and fund new safety features. The levy would also be funded by property taxes, costing taxpayers about $50 per $100,000 of property value.
Deputy Superintendent Mike Nelson says this levy is a necessity because the state of Idaho funds schools differently than most states.
"What we value are safe, engaging learning environments for kids," Nelson said. "And for us to provide those environments, we have to be able to come up with a way to pay for them."
As voting for this levy continues, the community is asking what happened to the millions of dollars of COVID funding the district has received.
According to our news partners at the Coeur d'Alene Press, the CDA School District got $26.57 million in federal COVID relief money. The first round of that money was designated specifically to pandemic-related spending.
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WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said Tuesday it had uncovered efforts to obstruct its investigation into the discovery of classified documents at Donald Trump's Florida estate, saying “government records were likely concealed and removed” from a storage room even after the former president's representatives had assured officials that they'd thoroughly searched the property.
The FBI also seized 33 boxes containing more than 100 classified records during its Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago and found three classified documents stashed in office drawers, according to a filing that lays out the most detailed chronology to date of stained interactions between Justice Department officials and Trump representatives over the discovery of government secrets.
Tuesday night’s filing included a photo showing the cover pages of a smattering of paperclip-bound classified documents — some marked as “TOP SECRET//SCI” with bright yellow borders, and one marked as “SECRET//SCI” with a rust-colored border — along with whited-out pages, splayed out on a carpet at Mar-a-Lago. Beside them sits a cardboard box filled with gold-framed pictures, including a Time Magazine cover.
The filing offers yet another indication of the sheer volume of classified records retrieved from Mar-a-Lago. It shows how investigators conducting a criminal probe have focused not just on why the records were improperly stored there, but also on the question of whether the Trump team intentionally misled them about the continued, and unlawful, presence of government secrets.
The document sheds new details on the events of this past May and June, when FBI and Justice Department officials issued a subpoena for the missing records and then visited a storage room at Mar-a-Lago that contained top-secret documents and other information.
During that June visit, the document says, Trump’s lawyers told investigators that all the records that had come from the White House were stored in one location — a Mar-a-Lago storage room — and that “there were no other records stored in any private office space or other location at the Premises and that all available boxes were searched.”
After that, though, the Justice Department “developed evidence that government records were likely concealed and removed from the Storage Room and that efforts were likely taken to obstruct the government’s investigation.”
In their search earlier this month, agents found classified documents both in the storage room as well as in the former president’s office, including three classified documents found not in boxes, but in office desks.
The filing responds to a request from the Trump legal team for a special master to review the documents seized during the Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon is set to hear arguments on the matter.
Trump's lawyers last week asked for the appointment of a special master who'd be tasked with reviewing the records taken and setting aside documents protected by claims of legal privilege. Cannon on Saturday said it was her “preliminary intent” to appoint such a person but also gave the Justice Department an opportunity to respond.
On Monday, the department said it had already completed its review of potentially privileged documents and identified a “limited set of materials that potentially contain attorney-client privileged information.”
In a separate development, the Trump legal team has grown with the addition of another attorney. Chris Kise, Florida's former solicitor general, has joined the team of lawyers representing Trump, according to two people familiar with the matter who were not authorized to discuss the move by name and spoke on condition of anonymity. Kise did not return messages seeking comment. | https://www.krem.com/article/news/nation-world/efforts-to-obstruct-probe-of-docs-at-trump-estate/507-2a43bd7e-35c8-4dbb-88d9-38c9c40bbacb | 2022-08-31T05:06:13Z | krem.com | control | https://www.krem.com/article/news/nation-world/efforts-to-obstruct-probe-of-docs-at-trump-estate/507-2a43bd7e-35c8-4dbb-88d9-38c9c40bbacb | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
France's energy minister, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, says that Russia is using gas as a weapon of war "as we anticipated" and is further reducing French supplies based on that supposition. But she says that France has been ready and preparing for such a scenario with the country already reducing its exposure to Russian gas imports to 9% - down from roughly double the amount before the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
The comments come after Gazprom said that it would fully suspend gas deliveries to French utility, Engie, starting from Thursday as they cite a dispute over payments. Nonetheless, the news isn't a welcome development for the energy outlook in Europe ahead of winter with the Nord Stream pipeline also already seeing gas supplies halted for the coming three days. | https://www.forexlive.com/news/france-says-it-has-been-ready-for-russian-gas-cutoff-20220831/ | 2022-08-31T05:07:09Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/france-says-it-has-been-ready-for-russian-gas-cutoff-20220831/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (CN) — Abortion providers and advocates filed a lawsuit Tuesday that challenges the restrictive abortion law Indiana passed earlier this month.
The law known as SB 1 bans almost all abortion procedures in the Hoosier state except abortions performed within 10 weeks of fertilization caused by rape or incest, cases of lethal fetal anomalies and in situations where the mother’s physical health and life are in danger.
Physicians who violate the rules of SB 1, which was passed in a summer session with only Republican support, could face up to a $10,000 fine and could be charged with a Level 5 felony, which carries a sentence of one to six years’ imprisonment.
The 22-page lawsuit filed by the ACLU in Monroe County takes aim at almost the entire law, claiming that portions of it are unworkable and violate a women’s right to medical privacy.
“From its very inception, the Indiana Constitution has protected the right to privacy. Implicit in this right, is the right for a woman to make medical decisions regarding her own reproductive health. This ban on abortion will force Hoosiers to carry pregnancies against their will, leading to life-altering consequences and serious health risks,” said Ken Falk, legal director of the ACLU of Indiana, in a statement.
Planned Parenthood is joined as plaintiff in the lawsuit by Women’s Med Group Professional Corporation, Whole Woman’s Health Alliance, All-Options Inc. and doctor Amy Caldwell, who all ask the court to declare the ban unconstitutional.
“Today, we are asking that the court does what Indiana lawmakers didn’t — protect Hoosiers’ constitutional rights. Unless this ban is blocked, patients seeking abortion will be unable to access timely and potentially life-saving care in their own communities,” said Alexis McGill Johnson, CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, in a statement.
The lawsuit specifically claims that SB 1 makes abortion procedures unfairly difficult to obtain even for patients who qualify for one of the few exceptions. Central to this argument is that the law unfairly eliminates abortion clinics as a place where patients may receive the procedure and instead forces individuals to seek abortions at a licensed hospital.
According to a report published by the state, almost all abortions performed in Indiana in 2022 were performed at abortion clinics and not at hospitals.
“SB 1’s Hospitalization Requirement will also make it impossible for all patients who qualify for SB 1’s limited exceptions to obtain care, because an abortion at a hospital will be prohibitively expensive for many patients, because the availability of abortion in a hospital setting is not generally known to the public and because there is no clear way for patients to arrange for such care,” the lawsuit states.
The health of the mother exception is also challenged by the lawsuit, which claims that the law does not clearly state when a physician may perform the procedure when the mother’s health is at risk.
“The uncertainty surrounding when physicians are protected from prosecution under the Health or Life Exception has significant consequences. The Health and Life Exception’s ambiguity about how late in pregnancy a physician can perform an abortion prevents doctors from knowing if performing certain abortions will expose them to prosecution. Thus, SB 1 will force physicians to make excruciating decisions that pit their commitment to preserving the life and health of their patients against their own freedom,” the lawsuit states.
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, who supports the law, issued a statement today in reaction to the lawsuit.
“The left is notorious for fighting to erase all of the progress and protections secured by the pro-life movement. Hoosiers respect and value all lives, including the lives of the unborn. This is why our legislators voted to stop these inhumane practices, and it’s why my office is dedicated to defending this life-saving law. We don’t need the warped opinions of organizations like the ACLU and Planned Parenthood dictating how we do things in Indiana,” Rokita said.
The defendants of the lawsuit are the members of the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana and seven county prosecutors, who are sued in their official capacities.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — An ambitious effort to increase reproductive health care access in California — poised as a sanctuary amid the fall of Roe v. Wade — has passed through the Legislature.
With hours left in the 2022 legislative session, the Legislature showed its support for people traveling to the state to access health care services by creating an abortion support fund, originally part of Assembly Bill 1142. If signed by Governor Gavin Newsom, California will spend up to $20 million for travelers seeking abortion health care, as the right to access these services grows increasingly restricted or completely banned in many states since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
Newsom previously restricted money in the state’s “abortion practical support fund” for in-state travelers. But after weeks of lobbying from pro-choice advocates, who reminded Newsom he vowed to make California a sanctuary, he revealed a new plan. This past week, Newsom and legislative leaders hammered out an amendment to the state budget through next year allowing the state to spend public money on out-of-state travel for abortions.
Passed through both chambers Tuesday, the amended SB 1142 also creates a framework to improve access to and education about reproductive health services across the state, requiring the California Health and Human Services Agency to establish a website for people to find information on local abortion services.
Senate Bill 1375 would allow a nurse practitioner or nurse midwife to perform an abortion. It adjusts what training and proof of competency is required to be licensed to perform these services, and can prohibit some people from performing abortions. The bill’s goal is to increase the number of providers who can provide abortion services, with medical bottlenecks expected.
“By expanding the number of nurse practitioners who can perform first trimester abortions, SB 1375 would give more people the ability to get the timely, essential care they need from a provider they know and trust,” said the bill’s author, state Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins, a Democrat from San Diego, in a statement. “California is facing a serious doctor shortage that is only anticipated to worsen over the next 10 years. It would leave countless women and families at great risk, but there is a solution in front of us — nurse practitioners.”
The Northern California reproductive health clinic Women's Health Specialists applauded the bill. “This bill is an important step to ensuring that CA protects and expands access to abortion services,” the clinic tweeted Tuesday.
Assembly Bill 2223, which would bar prosecution of people for seeking reproductive health care, also went to Newsom's desk Tuesday. The bill would remove requirements for a coroner to hold inquests for deaths connected to known or suspected abortion. It would also prohibit using the coroner’s statements on a certificate of fetal death to create a criminal case against a person regarding their pregnancy.
The state Senate must still sign off on Senate Bill 2134, which would establish a program to provide insurance coverage to Californians who don't have coverage for abortion-related care, including those who either do not have insurance or are underinsured.
The bill would authorize Medi-Cal providers to apply to provide abortion and contraception at low or no cost to people who meet certain poverty thresholds and are not eligible to receive abortion and contraception through state programs. It would establish the California Reproductive Health Equity Fund, and requires a health care plan or insurer covering employees of a religious employer that does not include abortion and contraception coverage to provide information to enrollees about services that might be free.
Assembly Bill 2320, which creates a pilot program to direct funds to primary care clinics that provide reproductive health care services in five counties, awaits Newsom's signature. The bill would also require a participating primary care clinic to improve health care delivery for marginalized patients, and to report on efforts annually.
Republicans opposed the raft of legislation.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Tuesday it had uncovered efforts to obstruct its investigation into the discovery of classified documents at former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate, saying “government records were likely concealed and removed” from a storage room at the property.
The assertion was made in a court filing Tuesday night that lays out the most detailed chronology to date of interactions between Justice Department officials and Trump representatives over the presence of the documents at Mar-a-Lago.
The department says Trump’s lawyers told them in June that all the records that had come from the White House were stored in one location — a Mar-a-Lago storage room — and that “there were no other records stored in any private office space or other location at the premises and that all available boxes were searched.”
In their search earlier this month, however, agents found classified documents both in the storage room as well as in the former president’s office — including three classified documents found not in boxes, but in office desks.
The filing responds to a request from the Trump legal team for a special master to review the documents seized during the Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon is set to hear arguments on the matter.
Trump’s lawyers last week asked for the appointment of a special master who'd be tasked with reviewing the records taken and setting aside documents protected by claims of legal privilege. Cannon on Saturday said it was her “preliminary intent” to appoint such a person but also gave the Justice Department an opportunity to respond.
On Monday, the department said it had already completed its review of potentially privileged documents and identified a “limited set of materials that potentially contain attorney-client privileged information.”
In a separate development, the Trump legal team has grown with the addition of another attorney. Chris Kise, Florida’s former solicitor general, has joined the team of lawyers representing Trump, according to two people familiar with the matter who were not authorized to discuss the move by name and spoke on condition of anonymity. Kise did not return messages seeking comment.
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By ERIC TUCKER, JILL COLVIN and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press
Colvin and Balsamo reported from New York.
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IT is good to always be reminded of the past so that we may be guided – now – if we so want. This advice appears to be currently condemned to the realm of ‘not-to-be-heeded’ by people in power, in Nigeria! As we said in an earlier piece, nothing will take us unaware, anymore, in this country! In fact, anything and everything is possible, and should be expected, in today’s Nigeria! So, we are not moved anymore! We have developed pretty thick skin! For instance, why should we be moved if, and when, supposed human and civil right ‘activists’ – now politicians – turn around (when in power) to insult the sensibility of members of the human right community they claimed to belong earlier? Maybe they were only ‘hustling’ during the period they professed to be ‘activists’. Scammers! Political ‘power’ can be powerfully risky! Hence, it should be approached warily because, using Farooq Kperogi’s neologism, it can cause “power-induced brain damage”. It does, unfortunately! This can be disappointing from ‘activists’ who, in the past, participated in street protests against oppression by people in power but are now oppressors themselves!
Really, in the words of William Shakespeare (1563/1564?–1616), “there’s no art to find the mind’s construction in the face.” Nevertheless, Nigerians, beware! There are still many more wolves out there, lurking around, in sheep’s clothing! Painfully, we may only know what they truly stand for when they get to power! Afterwards, history keeps records for the people to learn lessons from – if they truly wish to! Let us quickly touch on the ongoing industrial dispute between Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government. This dispute led to a strike action since 14th of February, 2022. After all manner of failed propaganda and humiliating steps were taken against ASUU members, government officials now resort to asking the public to “beg” ASUU. Not unexpected, these officials have generally trivialised serious issues in the media space! Whatever these are meant to achieve, surely they cannot give solution(s) to the issues leading to this strike action! Their outbursts have only worsened a terrible matter!
Similarly, Festus Keyamo, the current Minister of State for Labour and Employment, also asked parents to “beg” ASUU (whatever that means) among other unsalutary comments and concluded by dismissing ASUU’s strike action as less important. That was on a live Channels Television programme ‘Politics Today’ on 5th August, 2022! It was an interesting outburst from a federal cabinet member whose words, in a video uploaded by Sahara TV on the 28th of August, 2013, we will now quote from. Listen to him: “…..it [strike by ASUU] continues to recur because from our time this ASUU problem becomes unending. You don’t listen to the teachers until they go on strike; and at the end of the day we hear things like the Federal Government is ordering them back to school. That is complete rubbish! If you think of where, how we spend money in this country, where most of the resources go to, then you’ll understand the grouse of ASUU…..some kind of very drastic and radical policy we need to make…..”
Keyamo went further, in the video, to state that “…..perhaps, we should even insist just like the code of conduct for public officers says you cannot own a foreign account; you cannot do this, you cannot do this. Perhaps, now one of the codes of conduct we need to insert in our constitution is: as a public officer, you cannot put your children in foreign schools or private schools. You must, your children must attend government schools. It should be part of code of conduct for public officers…..” Those were Keyamo’s words. They were before his appointment into this government. Indeed, we believe that personal integrity has a lot to do with sound morals and values. Yes, Wole Soyinka states that “all humanity remains vulnerable to the principle of mortal frailty.” We quite agree but know those who explained lack of personal integrity away using frailty of body and mind as an excuse! Preposterousness can get entangled with depravity! This can be numbing! May we now ask, paraphrasing Matthew Hassan Kukah’s words: “…..is it because people’s bank accounts are [now] swollen that they are preaching another gospel to us?
Poverty, in whatever guise, can be very wicked! It can limit the ability to reason clearly. This is worse for those being referred to, in Nigeria’s Pidgin English, as “Money Miss Road” especially when the “money” is illicitly obtained from the public till! Those that could not afford ‘bicycle spokes’ yesterday are now riding roughshod over the legitimate concerns, wishes and aspirations of others, today! Nigerian academics have been shoved close to ‘worthlessness’ that all manner of opportunistic charlatans now take turns to insult them! Have academics cheapened themselves this much? What kind of insult have they not seen or heard of? How did it get to this? When did these academics sink into this abyss where all sorts of shady and morally bankrupt characters now audaciously hurl insults at them? Is this because of a few “bad eggs” among them? Should that be a reason for casting aspersions on all academics and their union? Cannot these “bad eggs” be identified and made to account for their vices? The country’s moral fibre has been eroded. The country is about to completely lose its soul. Nigeria’s developmental quest and trajectory are hampered by collapsing education. The earlier we stop living in denial, the better for us all.
Sometimes, we ask; why the ‘noise’ about government’s – particularly the current one’s – insensitive and lackadaisical approach towards public education? Is this not ‘noise’ to them? After all, Nigeria’s first citizen, President Muhammadu Buhari, told everyone that cared to listen in 2016 that his children were schooling abroad “…..because I can afford it…..” That was his sincere response to the then-Al Jazeera English’s Martine Dennis’ question on why his (Buhari’s) children were schooling abroad, perhaps before he was ‘schooled’ on how to be ‘politically correct’. Certainly, this was the Buhari who told the public that, except through loan, he was not financially capable of funding his party’s nomination/expression of interest forms of N27.5million for the 2015 presidential election! If gold rusts, what can iron do? Why the ‘noise’, then? Why are we expecting ‘too much’ from government and public office-holders? We must be living on another planet to expect people in power to willingly attend to Nigeria’s public education today!
Real political power lies with the Nigerian people that should be recovering from a deep slumber of the past! It is time to fully wake up and act! All the victims of public education abandonment by governments should know what to do by now – as we move towards 2023 general elections! This proportion of Nigeria’s population is far in the majority and thus, can make the necessary change(s) in the polity. With Nigeria’s political experimentations since 1999, it is very obvious that the country needs a paradigm shift in terms of how, and who, to recruit into political leadership cadre! Apart from this, we also need to help the intending political office-holders to not also suffer from “power-induced brain damage” when they assume office! Buba Marwa, chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, might also be correct for recommending that all public office-holders should be made to undergo an integrity drug test! Politicians hardly learn from history! Consequently, it is vital that public office-holders are constantly reminded – using a phrase from the title of Wael Ghonim’s book – that “…..the power of people is greater than the people in power.” The process starts from the choice each voter now makes at the polling booth!
- Erakhrumen currently teaches at the Department of Forest Resources and Wildlife Management, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria.
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(CN) — Blue light is all around, emitting from cellphones, computer screens, televisions and more. After finding that fruit flies lived longer when left in complete darkness and that light added stress, researchers at the Department of Integrative Biology at Oregon State University discovered that blue light expedited aging.
Jadwiga Giebultowicz, lead author of the study, previously observed that blue light heavily interferes with mitochondria — the energy producer for cells. Glebultowicz took this research a step further and noticed that blue light causes metabolites, chemicals that ensure cells function correctly, to be stockpiled instead of being used for energy production.
“I compare this to having maybe gas in the tank but not getting to the engine, so the cells are not prepared to function,” Giebultowicz said in an interview.
On top of disrupting cell function, levels of the energy molecule ATP dropped due to blue light exposure. In addition, blue light also depletes molecules responsible for cell communication. These effects cause accelerated aging, and the fruit flies to die prematurely.
Advertisements for blue light-blocking glasses are everywhere, but it’s not just an eye problem. The fruit flies for these studies were chosen not only for how similar their cell composition is to humans but because of the ability to test “mutant flies” that have no eyes at all. Despite the lack of eyes, the effects remained the same, and the light was absorbed through skin and fat cells.
While fruit fly studies are a critical step in researching blue light, the effects on humans have not been measured yet. Giebultowicz hopes someone in the medical field will pick up her research and apply it to humans. She predicts the effects won’t be as severe. The fruit flies were exposed to intense amounts of blue light, more intense than what humans experience.
“After our study, we can say that blue light is an environmental stressor like other stresses that we encounter like chemicals that are toxic and so forth,” Giebultowicz said.
Giebultowicz also explained that it takes time for science to catch up with technology and reminisced on the days of cancerous microwave headlines. Of course, blue light doesn’t need to be abandoned, but Giebultowicz feels the study can serve as a stepping stone for further research. Until then, she recommends using the warmer light settings on phones and laptops, sometimes called “Night Shift,” and dimming LED lights to lower blue light consumption.
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SEATTLE (CN) — Attorneys for an Oregon timber company asked a Ninth Circuit panel on Tuesday to strike down then-President Barack Obama’s expansion of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument in Ashland, Oregon.
Murphy Company’s 2017 lawsuit challenges Obama’s Proclamation 9564, which expanded the Clinton-era monument by 48,000 acres. According to the lawsuit, Obama’s expansion of the national monument under the Antiquities Act of 1906 conflicts with the Oregon and California Revested Lands Sustained Yield Management Act of 1937.
The O&C Act, as it’s called, places federal lands under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Interior for permanent forest production, protection of watersheds, regulation of streams and recreational facilities and ensuring economical stability for local communities and timber industries.
“Over 80% of the acres included within the monument expansion are O&C lands which have been specially designated by Congress in the O&C Act of 1937 for the express purpose of ‘permanent forest production,’” the timber company says in its complaint. “The president’s proclamation changing the statutory purpose of O&C lands from permanent timber production to the park-like preservation status of a national monument clearly violates the O&C Act and exceeds the scope of presidential authority under the Antiquities Act.”
The Murphy Company is an Oregon corporation with wood product manufacturing plants in White City, Rogue River, Eugene and Sutherlin, Oregon, and one in Elma, Washington. Murphy Timber Investments LLC specifically owns about 50,000 acres of timberland throughout southern Oregon, with just over 2,000 acres within the Cascade-Siskiyou expansion.
According to the lawsuit, the Murphy Company’s Oregon operations are dependent on timber harvest from public forests in southern Oregon for half of their annual raw material needs, much of which it purchased from the U.S. Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Oregon Department of Forestry and Josephine County. Over 20% of timber harvested come from land managed by these agencies.
“Permanent removal of over 40,000 acres of O&C lands from the timberland base managed by BLM will harm Murphy Company by reducing the supply of timber sold annually by BLM, which jeopardizes plaintiff’s log supply and the jobs of over 400 employees at its four Oregon manufacturing plants,” the company says in its lawsuit. "Additionally, removing such lands will underscore the company’s thinning operations designed to “address overstocked stands on 613 acres that pose significant wildfire risk.”
In March 2017, a federal judge ruled environmental groups could intervene with the lawsuit, including Oregon Wild, the Wilderness Society and the Soda Mountain Wilderness Council. “If they prevail in making this argument, I think it would be a giant setback across a whole range of conservation issues in Oregon," Oregon Wild Conservation director Steve Pedery told OPB in 2017.
At that point, Pedery said conservation groups got involved in the case because they didn’t trust the Trump administration to defend the national monument. On Tuesday, however, U.S. Circuit Judges Margaret McKeown and Richard Tallman, and Senior U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff — all Bill Clinton appointees — appeared to lean toward the timber company's argument but questioned whether they had the authority to overturn a presidential decision.
“You’d have me, were not for the congressional declaration, that we’ve got to protect timber communities and provide them with a sustained yield so that they can get some revenue from all this land that is otherwise under the ownership or control of the federal government,” Tallman told government attorney Robert Lundman.
McKeown questioned the panel has jurisdiction for a “declaratory judgment vis-à-vis the [Interior] department officials.”
“If at the end of the day they’re really focused on what the president has done and that’s what they’re focused on here,” Lundman said. “They’re saying the proclamation was ultra vires, then the question is presidential review. You can’t end-run about it by getting a declaration against the agency. You need an agency action to review instead and there is none here.”
Murphy Company attorney Julie Weis said the issue may need to go to the Supreme Court.
“Allowing the president to bypass statutory limitations on governmental authority, particularly in the area of public land, where Congress has plenary authority, that would be highly repugnant to the rule of law," she said, adding: “There are limits on executive authority. Courts know that, and when the executive acts in a manner that is ultra vires, it is the court’s responsibility and privilege to enforce those restrictions."
The panel took the matter under submission and did not indicate how or when it would rule.
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CHICAGO (CN) — A panel of Seventh Circuit appellate judges sided with an insurance company on Tuesday afternoon, affirming the life of a retired show horse in the process.
Horse owner Julie Greenback first brought the case at hand against Great American Assurance Company in 2018; she says she should have been allowed to euthanize her $500,000 show horse Thomas, aka Awesome At This, after he sustained career-ending injuries.
Great American, Thomas’ insurer, prevented her from doing so. Citing an element of the horse’s insurance policy that allows the company to take control of Thomas’ medical care, it instead brought him to two veterinarians in 2018 who helped treat his injuries, including chest abscesses and a right leg tear. Thomas is still alive thanks to those veterinarians’ work, but his days as a show horse are over.
While animal lovers may find the insurance company’s decision to keep Thomas alive commendable, that’s not how Greenback saw it. Her complaint, which appeared before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, characterizes Thomas’ extensive veterinary treatments as a cynical money grab, an attempt by Great American to avoid paying her the $500,000 it would have owed her had the horse been put down.
Her lawsuit also said that euthanizing Thomas, as his trainer Chuck Herbert and a third veterinarian named Raymond Stone initially suggested, would have been more humane.
“Despite those most knowledgeable of Thomas’ condition recommending his humane destruction, [Great American] exercised control over Thomas and his treatment and … began a course of radical, controversial and enduring medical treatment which subjected Thomas to excessive suffering so as to avoid payment of a covered loss under the policy,” the complaint stated.
Senior U.S. District Judge Sarah Barker disagreed. The Ronald Reagan appointee granted summary judgment to Great American in August 2021, opining that the insurance company acted reasonably under its equine mortality policy. It avoided unnecessarily killing a horse that, even if it could no longer perform in horse shows, could still live out its natural life.
“Because Great American followed the recommendations and guidance of two qualified veterinarians when rendering care to Thomas, we found Ms. Greenbank’s averment that this care was somehow unreasonable to be wholly unsupported by the factual record presented,” Barker wrote.
Barker also pointed out that Greenbank had suffered no material damages from Thomas’ survival, other than that she didn’t get any life insurance money. Unsatisfied with the ruling, the horse owner appealed to the Chicago-based Seventh Circuit in September. A panel consisting of U.S. Circuit Judges Candace Jackson-Akiwumi, Amy St. Eve and Joel Flaum — appointed by Joe Biden, Donald Trump and Ronald Reagan, respectively — heard oral arguments on the case in March.
After several months of deliberation, the panel once again decided that Great American was in the right.
“There is no dispute that Thomas did not die naturally or by authorized humane destruction. That alone should end the inquiry into whether Great American breached a mortality insurance contract,” the panel wrote in its 17-page ruling.
Addressing Greenback’s argument that Great American “unreasonably” violated its insurance policy on Thomas by preventing her from putting the horse down, the panel stated that the “humane destruction” of an animal is only allowed under the policy in very specific circumstances. None of which, the ruling argues, were met by Thomas’ injuries.
“Thomas saw three veterinarians over a period of five months, and during that time, no veterinarian suggested that Thomas needed to be euthanized, let alone certified that fact to Great American,” the ruling states.
While the judges acknowledged that several veterinarians who examined Thomas said euthanasia may be “a possibility,” they maintained that euthanasia possibly being the best course of action is not the same as it being a contractual necessity.
“Nothing in the policy indicates that the mere possibility of euthanasia is enough to trigger Great American’s express consent. The policy does not even describe under what circumstances Great American should provide express consent,” the ruling states. “Greenbank appears to take the position that because Thomas lost his use as a show horse, Great American should have provided authorization for Thomas’ humane destruction. But we reject that proposition because nothing in the contract says that Great American was expected to protect Thomas’ use as a show horse.”
The judges similarly rejected Greenbank's claims that Great American acted in bad faith by keeping Thomas alive, by again pointing out that the company's responsibility was to insure the horse's life, not his athletic ability.
“Greenbank neither explains why Great American was required to consider Thomas’ athletic ability or her interests, nor does she point to a policy provision that mandates this. We are therefore hard pressed to understand how Great American acted in bad faith,” the ruling states.
Ultimately the panel affirmed the ruling by District Judge Barker that granted Great American summary judgment. Thomas’ decreased capacity as a show animal, it seems, did not justify his owner wanting him dead.
“We conclude that the district court did not err in granting summary judgment in Great American’s favor and affirm,” the panel decided.
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One day a year, Underwood farm rescue, Anna Lake Animal Sanctuary opens their grounds for a celebration.
It is the only day of the year where members of the public are able to tour the property, learn about the animals and experience various local businesses and live music.
Businesses featured at the festival all have close ties to plant-based practices with a percentage of their sales going towards ALAS’s winter fund for animal rescue.
Originally conceptualized in 2017, the 189-acre ALAS formed after Danielle Pederson-Opsahl and her husband experienced difficulties in finding medical care for one of their adopted chickens that was attacked by a predator.
“Near the end of 2018, we ended up starting this nonprofit,” Pederson-Opsahl explains. “What we do is not only take animals from cock-fighting busts and other circumstances, but we also help farmers looking to transition from animal farming to more dynamic and plant-based options.”
Pederson-Opsahl’s organization has also helped to change laws around the Chicago area that resulted in the halting of numerous egg hatching projects and are currently advocating for a bill in congress that would require farmers to allot more space for chickens in commercial operations.
“Our nonprofit not only works with homing animals, but we also work with farmers to try and pass laws that result in improved living conditions and welfare for them as well,” Pederson-Opsahl mentions.
ALAS is the only farm animal rescue operation within 300 miles and serves all of North Dakota as well, which places a heavy burden of service on their current five-person board that are all volunteers.
Pederson-Opsahl emphasizes that while certain misconceptions of their work in relation to traditional methods of farming exist, these yearly events are crucial for forging close and fruitful partnership with area growers and residents. “We really like to run this event because we love farmers – we support farmers and rent out much of our land to farmers. We’re just trying to find a better way forward for animal advocacy. Our goal is to help as many people as possible along with these animals.”
Anna Lake Animal Sanctuary will be having their fourth annual Anna Lake Animal Sanctuary Festival event on Sept. 3, at Lake Anna, near Underwood. The festival will take place from 12-4 p.m. on Sept. 3. More information can be found at the following: facebook.com/annalakeanimalsanctuary.
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Although the current shelter is clean and well maintained, the Humane Society of Otter Tail County has definitely outgrown their space. The proposed addition would not only add 3,500 square feet, it would reconfigure their existing facility for better flow and usability. They are crowded with people and pets and are lacking in both storage and efficient animal care areas. Some of the proposed upgrades would include:
a large “meet and greet” area as well as an indoor playroom, for when those long Minnesota winter days keep them inside. Dogs were meant to sniff, run, roam and jump and their new indoor and outdoor play area will allow them to do just that. This area would also be used for dogs to impress their potential forever family in a private and quiet space, free from distractions.
Current dog kennels are spacious and clean but present a variety of difficult interactions and challenges when taking dogs outdoors. The installation of pulley doors would give dogs easy outdoor access and save time and energy for shelter staff. The new design would also separate large and small breeds.
More medical treatment and infirmary areas would better contain the risk of cross contamination and infectious disease, especially in the cat population. Current conditions are very restrictive for their needs and the medical treatment space often becomes an emergency catch-all. Grooming areas would be added with safer, more efficient tools.
The current office of the shelter manager also serves as the office and lunch room for all staff, volunteer orientations, meeting with board members and law enforcement officers, group tours and sometimes even pet intake and adoption. A designated meeting room would allow for more community outreach and human education opportunities. Additional storage areas are also badly needed throughout the facility.
And because they serve all creatures great and small, they hope to add a separate critter room for pocket pets such as rabbits, mice and hamsters.
While you can’t put a price on rescuing animals in need, there is indeed, a price for the significant improvements planned for the Humane Society of Otter Tail County. Big or small, every donation makes a difference and they need you! This is your shelter! If you are able to make a pledge or a donation at www.humanesocietyotc.org/build or via mail, please make your donation to the HSOTC Capital Campaign. Remit envelopes are also available at the shelter or from any board member. Thank you for coming to the rescue!
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Fergus Falls area Department of Natural Resources fisheries biologists wrapped up their lake survey season last week. This summer, DNR biologists completed twelve lake surveys. Lake surveys (fish population assessments) are the foundation of the DNR’s lake management program. They are essential for collecting biological information concerning habitat, water quality, and fish population characteristics. Data collected from lake surveys allows fisheries biologists to develop lake specific management plans, evaluate management techniques, such as stocking and harvest regulations, and help monitor long term changes or trends in aquatic environments.
Lake surveys are composed of three sampling methods. Water quality, gillnetting and trapnetting. The water quality component consists of a secchi disk reading to measure water clarity, and a dissolved oxygen profile. The gillnetting component uses gill nets to sample fish species that inhabit deeper water away from shoreline areas. Gill nets are important for collecting population data on gamefish species such as walleye, northern pike, and yellow perch. The trapnetting component uses trap nets to sample fish species that use shoreline related habitats such as bass, bluegills, and crappies.
Data are collected from individual fish that are captured during the lake survey. This includes lengths, weights and aging structures. This winter, DNR fisheries biologists will use this data to analyze the fish population characteristics of each species of fish for every lake that a survey was conducted on. Population characteristics that are analyzed include abundance, size structure, reproduction, growth rates, survival, and age distributions. Biologists will use this information to prepare a lake survey report for each lake. These reports contain a detailed analysis for each species sampled during the lake survey. Biologists also use this data to revise the lake management plan for each lake. Management plans include specific fisheries methods that the DNR will utilize to manage each individual lake such as fish stocking (which species, how many, and what size), harvest regulations, habitat enhancement and creel surveys.
Lakes that were surveyed this summer include Donalds, the Leafs (East, Middle, West) Rush, Silver, Swan, East Silent, Lizzie, Jewett, Stalker and Portage. Lake survey reports for these lakes will be available on the Minnesota DNR website next spring.
For questions or comments concerning local fisheries resources, contact MNDNR Fisheries at (218) 671-7930 or e-mail at fergusfalls.fisheries@state.mn.us.
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The annual Pot O’ Gold and Labor Day Classic Golf Tournaments will be held this upcoming weekend at Pebble Lake Golf Course in Fergus Falls. Here is a look at the pairings for the opening round of the respective tournaments.
POT O’ GOLD
#13 – Jason Lofquist — Matt Kennedy vs #5 – John Ouren — Eric Herzog
#9 – Brian Fuder — Dyson Thacker vs #10 – Justin Arneson — Jake Heck
#15 – Ben Jurgens — Kris Katarzy vs #14 – Chuck MacFarlane — Tim Tostenson
#16 – Dusty Christenson — Dave Thacker vs #1 – Chris Swenson — Chad Daniels
#12 – Travis Johnson — Lance Anderson vs #3 – Lance Walvatne — Nick Kuehl
#7 – Kevin Swenson — Jeremy Petrick vs #4 – Adam Evavold — Trevor Larson
#8 – Matt McGovern — Rob Kari vs #2 – Lucas Gervais — Josh Heggem
#11 – Gregg Western — Ty Pearson vs #6 – Nate Longtin — Jeff Sivertson
LABOR DAY CLASSIC
#13 – Art Storm — Tony Rendz vs #2 – Perry Reinertson — Dave Siems
#5 – Kelly Longtin — Jared Thacker vs #9 – Dan Ouren — Aaron Helbling
#12 – Gary Haffley — Chris Buckingham vs #11 – Kip Funkhouser — Scott Schauff
#8 – James Johnson — Mark Welle vs #6 – Adam Heifort — Scott Molnar
#7 – Dan Madsen — Kent Quamme vs #4 – Jon Quernemoen — Dustin Morris
#15 – Kurt Nygaard — Beau Krueger vs #10 – Travis Martinson — Duane Stigen
#14 – Conor Swenson — Tom Gervais vs #1 – Pat Shol — Jeff Brunsberg
#16 – Scott Christison — Karl Beck vs #3 – Tim Lill — Boyd Tenneson
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The Hillcrest Comets volleyball team came out strong against the Norman County East-Ulen/Hitterdahl Titans on Aug. 29, coming away with a 3-0 win (25-22, 25-15, 25-9).
The first set was a point-for-point battle which the Comets were able to win. Both teams had a lot of “first game” type errors throughout the match. Hillcrest did a good job of pushing through those moments and getting to the next point. They caught the momentum early in both the second and third set to get the 3-0 sweep. The home team served 93% from the serving line and were led with service points and ace serves by Anna Brumfield and Madi Foss.
“The atmosphere in our gym tonight was electric, our fans were ‘all in’ as they cheered during our season opener,” said Comets coach Debi Foss. “Despite the first game jitters, it was a solid start to the season. Our C-Squad and JV teams also were victorious in their debut. I’m so proud of all the girls and for their willingness to trust the process.”
Maddie Ballweg had 12 digs in the contest, Emily Adams and Foss contributed nine each. Hope Adams and Brumfield had seven kills each and as a team, they had 11 serving aces, 41 digs, 27 kills and 24 assists.
Hillcrest, returns to action on Sept. 1, hosting Pelican Rapids.
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Opening up their 2022 season, the Fergus Falls Otters boys soccer team came up with a 2-0 victory over the Crookston Pirates, on Aug. 29.
Fergus played much of the first half on the offensive side of the pitch. Their efforts were rewarded right around the halfway mark. Kasey Eggen made his way into the offensive zone, sent a through ball to Shane Zierden, who tucked it cleanly into the back of the net.
The score would remain 1-0 heading into the halftime break.
About 15 minutes into the second half, the Otters would capitalize on a red card. A throw-in by Zierden found the feet of Jose Rodriguez, who put a great shot on goal. The ball never reached the net as a Pirates defender intentionally hit the ball with his hand to prevent it from going in, resulting in the red card.
Fergus was awarded a penalty shot and Rodriguez capitalized, making it 2-0 in favor of the home team. The Otters had a few more chances but could not capitalize.
“It was a very windy evening and we started playing into the wind but we fought through,” stated Otters coach Joel Heikes. “Our defense did a great job and we kept the ball in our offensive end most of the night.”
Senior Jayden Mantueful came away with the shutout in the net.
Fergus Falls, now 1-0, will return to action at Alexandria, on Aug. 30, before returning home to face Minnewaska, on Sept. 1.
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HONOLULU (KITV4) - Core Logic release a report that predicts some homes in Honolulu have a very high chance of a price drop.
Hawaii state economist Eugene Tian told KITV4 this is a national trend and we will see a decrease but he believes no more than a 20% decrease in home prices.
"The housing market will go down here like it is everywhere else in the nation but Honolulu will not decrease in the magnitude the report expects. Hawaii’s market rates don’t decrease at serious rates like they do on the mainland,” said Eugene Tian.
He said this national report doesn't factor in Hawaii's unique characteristics like that Hawaii has one of the highest numbers of outside buyers in the country at 25% - as well as the state being low on inventory.
The report also said the pandemic housing boom is over and it is now the increasing mortgage rates that is causing the market to drop.
"The issue in Hawaii is we don’t have enough housing so as interest rates go up, it’ll force more people to look into homes that aren’t necessarily million dollar homes but maybe $800,00 apartments,” said Anne Perry, realtor at Compass Realty.
According to the Honolulu Board of Realtors, the median sales price for a single family home last month on Oahu was $1.1 million which is actually up by 11% compared to the same time of last year.
However, the number of sales have gone down by almost 23% - the board president believes demand is going down because of rising interest rates.
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HONOLULU (KITV4) -- Fool me once, shame on you... An Oahu woman was arrested under suspicion of driving under the influence, not once, but twice overnight in Honolulu, according to police logs.
As if that’s not outrageous enough, the same Honolulu Police (HPD) officer who pulled her over the first time also arrested the 26-year-old woman a second time less than two hours after she bailed out for the first alleged offense.
According to HPD, Officer Steven Gomez pulled the suspect – later identified as Waiola Latronic – over just before 12:45 a.m. in the area of Palolo Avenue and Carlos Long Street.
During that traffic stop, Latronic was arrested and booked on a complaint of operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant. She was later released after posting $500 bail at 2:20 a.m., according to police logs.
Then, just after 4 a.m., Officer Gomez pulled a vehicle over on the westbound side of the H-1 Freeway, near the King Street off ramp, and found Latronic behind the wheel. During this stop, she was arrested again under suspicion of DUI.
Latronic was booked again on a complaint of operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant. She was released for the second time just before 10 a.m. after posting $1,000 bail.
This story will be updated when more information is released.
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When James and Nataliya Peck's teenager had a mental health crisis last November, they say the 13-year-old had to stay in the emergency room for more than a week because of a shortage of therapists at Kaiser Permanente.
"For a medical institution that's as big as Kaiser to have or to seemingly not care enough for the psychiatric side to not be available for those that need it, that's the scary part," said James Peck. "These kind of conditions are life threatening ... They literally can end their life, they do self harm, they need a doctor," added Nataliya Peck.
A labor dispute involving some 60 psychologists, social workers and counselors at Kaiser is potentially putting struggling patients at risk.
Some patients say their appointments were canceled in recent months because of the shortage, which has only gotten worse by a strike that started yesterday.
Nataliya Peck saw her therapist for anxiety and depression last week, but says he doesn't know the next time he'll be able to treat her because of the ongoing strike.
"So I have to be like extra vigilant and it is concerning for me if I have a bad day that I cannot call my therapist," she said. "Now I have no access to that kind of care. And for me, that's crucial."
The National Union of Healthcare Workers, representing the Kaiser employees, is striking over understaffing and wages.
It says Kaiser is cancelling hundreds of appointments without arranging for alternative care with other providers.
Workers say the disruption is hurting this already vulnerable population.
"We're seeing an uptick in patients that actually show up in the emergency room where they've attempted suicide, or they're thinking about suicide, they've harm themselves in other ways," said Kaiser social worker Andrea Kumura.
A Kaiser spokeswoman says the company does have plans to ensure members continue to receive services.
But the union filed a complaint with the state Insurance Division alleging Kaiser is violating rules that require health insurers have enough providers to care for members.
"It is a life-and-death situation for some of our patients," Kumura said.
The Insurance Division told KITV-4 it will investigate the matter.
For now, Kaiser's apologizing for any inconvenience caused by the strike and says it will be sure to reschedule appointments for affected patients.
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At Sacred Hearts Academy, the innovation center plus its science, technology, engineering and math programs are inspiring the young to reach for the stars, especially for students like Ivy Tsukayama who is in the 5th grade.
HONOLULU (KITV4) -- NASA is getting ready to kick off an exciting new era of space exploration by launching its first mission in the Artemis program.
Artemis 1 aims to return astronauts to the moon for the first time since 1972.
In Hawaii, KITV4 interviewed a 10-year-old Sacred Heart Academy student who is aiming to be an astronaut.
At Sacred Hearts Academy, the Innovation Center, plus its science, technology, engineering and math programs are inspiring the young to reach for the stars -- literally.
“I want to be a model for people to look up to,” says 5th grader Ivy Tsukayama who is an aspiring astronaut. "Other girls, I want them to be able to look up and say that’s possible. I can do it. I want to make a difference. And show new information to the world.”
So why does Ivy want to be an astronaut?
"We can do so much with everything we find in space. It’s not just finding new areas to live on, but finding things we can take from space and use it to our advantage."
And she has a lesson for all of us on earth.
“Right now, earth is not at the best state, so if we can go to another planet, it could be life-saving. If everyone does their part, we slowly but surely make the world a better place. “
And this Hawaii Kai’s girl’s advice for other young people. “Just try your best to make the world a better place, and then we are going to make it a better place. “
The next launch window for Artemis 1 is on September 2, 2022.
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The Honolulu Little League team won the World Championship by outscoring the competition, 60 to 5.
That title also came with another sizeable number: The cost for families to be a part of their run to the title.
Many say winning the World Series Championship is a priceless experience, but there is a price.
And it is one that some families will be paying off -- for quite some time.
Long before the players took the field in Williamsport for the Little League World Series, parents have been paying for their son's experiences.
"The money starts from day 1. Baseball is an expensive sport," said Gina Tomas, the parent of Honolulu Little League player.
Those expenses shot up once the boys from Honolulu qualified for the state tournament.
"We were living on the road for a month. As state this year was on Kauai, so you had to travel," added Tomas.
Just as the team worked together on the field, families worked together off the field - to make it more affordable for everyone.
That included sharing accommodations, for some, and plenty of meals together.
"The biggest expense besides airfare was food cost, but a lot of us tried to keep costs down by cooking," stated Tomas.
As the team tallied up impressive numbers throughout the tournament, the bill for families being a part of the experience also added up.
"It is easily over $20,000, from the time we left Honolulu to San Bernardino - then you go to Williamsport," said Honolulu Little League coach Gerald Oda.
But having those friendly faces in the stands and family firmly behind them, made a difference to the players.
"It means a lot, having all the support," said Honolulu Little League player Brennan Tomas.
Even thought there was a high financial cost for Hawaii families, it did not tarnish the golden moments for players and their proud parents.
"No matter the cost, as parents they know this is a once in a lifetime opportunity for their sons," said Oda.
"It was a priceless experience. When you are there you don't think of the finances, you are just there to support the families," said Charles Tomas.
"This was an incredible once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and totally worth it. But we'll be working extra to pay off credit card debt for a while," added his wife Gina.
The team will get a little help with those costs. Just like they did for the 2018 Little League World Series Champions, Aloha Revolution is offering a t-shirt in the champions colors, with 100% of the proceeds from the sale going towards the team and their travel expenses
The little leaguers have also held fundraisers to offset the costs and so far, more than $11,000 has been donated to a Go Fund Me account in their name.
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Dr. Francisco José Coma, the Guatemala Minister of Health, speaks during the Health Engagements Assistance Response Team (HEART) 2022 closing ceremony at Unidad Nacional de Oftalmología in Guatemala City, Aug. 30, 2022. U.S. service members with HEART 22 have been assisting medical professionals in Quetzaltenango and Guatemala City since Aug. 22. The medical assistance operation is the physical representation of partner nations coming together to support each other. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Smoot)
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U.S. Army Col. Phil Brown, right, the Joint Task Force-Bravo commander, watches as U.S. Air Force Col. (Dr.) Matthew Caldwell, an ophthalmologist with the Health Engagements Assistance Response Team (HEART) 2022, finishes up with a patient at Unidad Nacional de Oftalmología (UNO) in Guatemala City, Aug. 29, 2022. JTF-B leadership visited the ophthalmology team at UNO to see the partnership between HEART 22 and the Guatemalan medical staff first hand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Smoot)
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From left, U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Gregg Daily, the Joint Task Force-Bravo senior enlisted leader, Col. Phil Brown, the JTF-B commander, and William Popp, the U.S. Ambassador to Guatemala, pose for a photo at the U.S. Embassy in Guatemala City, Aug. 29, 2022. The meeting was a collaborative effort which focused on the commitment to mutually beneficial cooperation which reflect our enduring promise of friendship, partnership and solidarity across the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Smoot)
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Two houses are on the city’s radar as examples of blight. One of them is 133 Hawley St. in which an arrest warrant was issued for its resident because he was not in Housing Court on Tuesday. He can now be arrested for charges stemming from leaving debris in the yard of the rental he lives at.
The owner of the property is scheduled to be in a Lockport City courtroom at 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 6 for not following city ordinances in terms of the furniture and trash on his property.
The other structure is owned by a woman who has not paid back taxes and whose property at 6 Ashley Place will be put up for auction later this year.
The property on Ashley Street was victim of a fire in 2017, with heavy damage to the roof, before she bought it. The side of the building is also heavily damaged and while the doors and windows have been attempted to be blocked up, there are openings large enough for a man or woman to enter.
According to Finance Director Tim Russo, the city has plans to put $20,000 toward demolishing the structure in the 2023 budget.
Russo said that with how the auction works is that all sales of properties will go to paying back taxes, as well as water and sewer bills. If there is any funds left over, it’s used as revenue for the city.
“In this case, we’d like to sell the property for more than $20,000,” Russo said regarding the empty plot of land 6 Ashley Place will become after demolition.
According to Common Council Paul Beakman, houses of blight like the one on Hawley Street, in the 1st Ward that he represents, bring the entire city down.
Beakman noted that directors of Zeton International, the company that bought the old Dussault Foundry, were initially stunned by how “run-down” Lockport looked when it was put to them to buy Chemical Design, a local company in the city since 1958.
But while Beakman said he believes Lockport will be more viable for business once blight is eliminated, the biggest stakeholders in the fight against blight are the residents.
“Have you heard of the broken window theory?” Beakman said. “First it’s one house that falls, then it’s the block that falls, then it’s the whole neighborhood that falls! Home values and safety drop.”
Beakman said that as a police officer in Lockport, he was the liaison between the police department and the building inspector’s office. He said the two departments were doing something but suddenly, the building inspector’s office’s staff was cut.
“Genesee and Washburn fell in the 1990s,” he said. “It went from single-family homes to rented apartments owned by slum landlords who only care about money. Leaches on the community.”
As to his continued role in the fight against blight, Beakman said he’s committed.
“I think now we’re trying,” he said. “But I believe we should do a lot more.”
2nd Ward Alderman Luke Kantor did not comment on the state of the Ashley Place property, which is is in his ward. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/city-spots-two-examples-of-blight/article_13cf6906-28af-11ed-946f-d7744ab01fe2.html | 2022-08-31T05:45:47Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/city-spots-two-examples-of-blight/article_13cf6906-28af-11ed-946f-d7744ab01fe2.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Astro-tourism has become one of the fastest-growing trends in tourism. What once was travel only enjoyed by hardcore astronomers has become mainstream in recent years as more people from all walks of life are venturing to places with dark skies (that is, away from the city lights) to see the northern lights or observe celestial bodies and meteor showers in skies nearly as pristine as those that our ancestors slept under.
It’s something that New York should capitalize on, but really isn’t. All told, the state and individual counties and chambers of commerce spend millions every year on advertising all of the natural wonders in our state (like Niagara Falls, the Adirondacks, and the Thousand Islands). Very little, if anything, is spent on promoting our dark skies, despite having some very special sites in the Empire State.
In the Southern Tier, a good chunk of territory that runs along the Pennsylvania border and includes towns like Alma, Whitesville and Jasper falls under nearly dark sky jurisdiction and stargazers are greeted by nighttime skies featuring countless stars and thick imagery of the Milky Way. The skies are so dark that at a 2014 meeting of Alma residents that focused on the future of the community, a long discussion was had about opening beds and breakfasts in that Allegany County town for the sole purpose of catering to people who would sleep during the day to be outdoors at night.
Approximately two-thirds of the Adirondack Park, a massive area, falls into that same category of night sky. There is a specific area within it, though, where the skies are even darker, the darkest in the entire northeast, surpassing Pennsylvania’s famed Cherry Springs State Park. About a half hour to the east of the ever-popular community Old Forge is a dark sky area centered around Raquette Lake. There, skywatchers are treated to the heavens exactly as they were before Thomas Edison’s light bulb took hold and drowned out the stars. In that place, 10,000 stars can be seen with the naked eye.
To see exactly what I mean about dark sky ratings, refer to the dark sky/light pollution map at https://www.lightpollutionmap.info There, you can zoom in and out of the map of the United States to find the best places to see the stars.
The nearness of the Southern Tier and the Adirondacks to the population centers of the northeast is appealing to this newest demographic of outdoor adventurer. Both locations are just one tank of gas away from 56 million people.
They could all use that primordial exposure to the sky above.
We all could, for light pollution has robbed too many of us of the best nighttime sights.
It’s been said that 99% of Europeans and Americans have light-obscured views of the nighttime sky. Even here it’s a major issue: In a 2010 column for this newspaper I lamented the loss of dark skies in the immediate area. Thanks to the city lights of Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Lockport and the Greater Toronto Area, Niagara’s skies are anything but dark, even in our rural communities. To put that lack of true darkness in perspective, in the central Adirondacks you can see seven to 10 times the stars that you can see on a good night in rural Niagara County. Yes, seven to 10 times!
Our nighttime misery, as bad as it is, is nothing compared to that of New York City, where dwellers never see stars unless the electrical grid goes out as it did in August of 2013. That outage was probably a wake-up call to many metropolitan denizens. That’s because the first time that you have unfettered access to the heavens is unforgettable; you feel like a new person, spiritually and intellectually. You’ll want more of that experience, guaranteed.
It’s time that the good people at state and regional tourism offices took advantage of that desire to be mystified by the stars. We could bring thousands of tourists, and many thousands of tourism dollars, to some of the Empire State’s prime locations. Just look at the well-promoted Cherry Spring State Park south of Coudersport, Pa., for such a success story: In 2020, for example, that park hosted more than 46,000 visitors from June through August and on some nights there were 1,000 people in the park’s designated dark sky viewing field. Those numbers are awe-inspiring…as is what they are there to see.
Similar nighttime Meccas could be created and promoted in New York, whether in Allegany County or Hamilton County. There’s so much potential for our communities. In this case, the sky is quite literally, the limit. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/opinion/bob-confer-new-york-should-market-its-nighttime-skies/article_0dfb5c1c-286c-11ed-9cd3-e70b669ad430.html | 2022-08-31T05:45:48Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/opinion/bob-confer-new-york-should-market-its-nighttime-skies/article_0dfb5c1c-286c-11ed-9cd3-e70b669ad430.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
“Currently under bail reform, not attending a court date is not enough to issue (an arrest) warrant.”
So said Niagara County Court Judge Caroline Wojtaszek, confirming Assistant District Attorney Christine Savoia’s understanding that a young man accused of a serious and violent crime is untouchable even when the DA’s office has credible evidence that he’s breaking laws — and bail conditions — while his case goes through court.
Savoia got an Aug. 25 hearing in county court to review 20-year-old Sean F. Kelahan’s adherence to the conditions of his release on bail following his arrest on charges including manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, assault, reckless driving, speeding and leaving the scene of a fatal motor vehicle accident. Kelahan is one of two young men accused in the March 18 death of Richard Howes III, who was struck by two vehicles as he crossed South Transit Street in Lockport.
Kelahan was a no-show at the hearing, and Savoia asserted that’s because he knew if he did show up, he would be sent to jail for violating conditions of his release, which included: no driving, no alcohol use, no associating with anyone committing a crime, no committing crimes himself and no leaving the county. The DA’s office has received videos and photographs showing Kelahan with alcohol and present during violent fist fights, and Savoia confirmed that he also was recently arrested on a shoplifting charge in Erie County.
The gut-wrenching part is this: The videos and photographs were forwarded by Howes’ mom, Carrie McPhail-Smith, who was present at the hearing and observed of Kelahan: “He is making a mockery of the judge and the court system by doing exactly what he was told not to do. And while posting it on social media for everyone to see.”
Mocking the justice system this young man certainly is, especially in light of the background and particulars of “bail reform.”
Briefly: The state’s bail reform law, which took effect in 2020, barred the setting of cash bail in most cases involving misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies, to stop the jailing of the merely accused who couldn’t afford bail. The law does allow bail in most cases involving a violent felony, but requires judges to set release conditions with an eye solely on whatever ensures the accused will return to court, not on his perceived “dangerousness,” according to the Brennan Center for Justice.
In short, bail reform was an effort to ensure people of lesser means are not punished before they’re convicted of a crime. That’s fine. Fair and appropriate. Righteous, even.
Except.
Except that in this case, the accused, having been released on $100,000 cash bail / $200,000 bond, can’t reasonably be described as poor, and even as he’s fending off an accusation that he killed a man and fled the scene, he can’t be bothered to behave or respect the court that facilitated his pre-trial release. The spectacle leaves a bad taste for everyone, bail reform supporters included.
While confirming Savoia’s belief that Kelahan being a no-show in court was not sufficient grounds for having him arrested, Wojtaszek scheduled another hearing for Thursday and said if Kelahan is a no-show again, she’ll issue a bench warrant for his arrest.
One hopes that whoever posted Kelahan’s bail will convince him to go to court this time and face the music, but if not, Wojtaszek should waste no time signing that warrant. Enough’s enough. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/opinion/our-view-pre-trial-release-rules-ought-to-be-enforced/article_0c7e0456-287c-11ed-adbf-43a92a2eef02.html | 2022-08-31T05:45:49Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/opinion/our-view-pre-trial-release-rules-ought-to-be-enforced/article_0c7e0456-287c-11ed-adbf-43a92a2eef02.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A hostile, unhinged “Karen” was caught on video verbally harassing and assaulting a Black Burger King employee. In a viral TikTok post filmed by a customer who witnessed the incident, a white customer begins yelling at the Pennsylvania employee.
Shaneda Foster is that Burger King employee seen on the video, who stood up to a “Karen” — a slang name referring to white women who appear entitled, using their white privilege to be demanding and confrontational, beyond what is appropriate.
“[Foster] stood up for customers, stood up for employees, and stopped a criminal ‘Karen’ from assaulting others,” said Dr. Rashad Richey, on the ‘Bullpen’ segment of his show, “Indisputable with Dr. Rashad Richey.”
Foster was fired for standing up to the aggressive customer. Richey played the video for viewers and then asked Foster what led up to the altercation. Foster says the incident began about 10 minutes before someone started recording the video.
“When you see her walking up to me and I’m telling her like, ‘I’m trying to be compassionate to you.’ That’s when she actually smacked me with the bag. Before she was just like, just tapping me, trying just bully me,” said Foster. “She actually physically smacked me with the bag.”
Foster says the incident began when “Karen” insisted on being served breakfast, after the hours of breakfast ended at Burger King, around 10:30 a.m. Foster said around that time, she ran out of breakfast food, and couldn’t serve it any longer.
“I offered to make the food for her. But I told her it would be about a 15-20 minute wait. And in the meantime, one of my managers actually gave her something. That’s why she got the bag to begin with, as inconvenience […] and even that wasn’t enough,” said Foster.
The incident escalated quickly when “Karen” begins leaning towards the register and pointed at Foster. Foster asked “Karen” to get away. “Karen” then called Foster a derogatory term usually aimed at women.
Foster told Richey that “Karen” cursed at other customers, got in their faces, and hit the customers with the bag. Foster said “Karen” also tried to punch the other customers. Foster is heard on the video saying, “Get out of my store,” as “Karen” gets more violent.
In the video, “Karen” is seen confronting Foster, and appeared to assault her, using a brown paper bag. Foster says “Karen” slapped the bag across her face. It turned into a violent altercation.
“Karen” then begins moving towards the exit, and Foster said “Karen” continued yelling expletives. The two got in a physical tussle, as Foster said she attempted self-defense and physically removed “Karen” from the store. Foster is seen hitting and fighting back against “Karen” after she says “Karen” initiated the attack.
“When we were in the hallway, what you guys see on the video, she started punching me,” said Foster. “And I warned her, and I actually grabbed her hair. And then that’s what you see me dragging her outside. When she was on the ground, I was actually trying to help her up. I would never have [any] intentions of hurting this woman at all. I just wanted her to leave.”
Foster says once “Karen” was outside, “Karen’s” husband tried to intervene, attempting to physically confront Foster, with his hands up. She said he seemingly wanted to fight. She said there was another male Burger King employee outside trying to keep “Karen’s” husband away from her.
“It’s something that I’ve never thought that I would ever deal with ever. I’ve been in customer service since […] I was 19,” said Foster. “I’ve never experienced anything like that.”
Foster said she couldn’t believe she was assaulted by “Karen” over a breakfast meal. She has a 6-year-old daughter.
“I would always teach [my daughter] to be a better person. And that just made me realize that I need to go harder, and it makes me feel like I need to try harder with her because this world is getting to be really cold. It really is,” said Foster on the show.
Foster said she came back on Tuesday to work, after her scheduled days off following the incident. She said her head manager walked into the office, and the hiring representative was sitting there. Foster said the manager walked over in about five minutes and said, “[…] Human resources reviewed the footage, and don’t believe that you handle the situation properly, therefore you’re terminated.”
Foster said the manager never gave her the chance to explain her actions, and there was no discussion.
“I felt I deserved more than that,” said Foster.
“And you definitely did deserve more than that. And as I said, in my opinion, you were appropriate. You engaged in self-defense, and you also protected other customers,” Richey said to Foster on his show.
Foster said she had been working at that Burger King for more than a year, and she was appointed a manager during that time.
“So here’s how I see it, sister,” said Richey on his show. “You have two old white thugs, who decided to commit multiple acts of criminality against you and patrons of the establishment. You stood up as a manager. You are the person in charge. Buck stops with you. You took control and leadership of the situation. You got rid of the threat and you were punished for getting rid of the threat.”
Foster said she has been considering filing a wrongful termination lawsuit with an attorney, and being fired from Burger King has set her back financially.
“I have goals. I’m a single mom. So you know, I want to buy a house. I want to live a better life for [my daughter]. I want to be able to provide for her. It’s making things rough. It really is. You know, I put a lot of heart and soul into that establishment, into that business. A lot of hours and stuff like that. And I don’t want to call it time wasted, but that’s what I kind of feel like right now.”
A viewer on Dr. Rashad Richey’s “Indisputable” commented online about the interview, saying, “What she went through is wrong. I don’t have much, but I don’t like to see anyone going without, if I can help it. I’m hoping that she’ll be able to find work soon. I know how hard it is.”
Foster has started a GoFundMe account to help with her finances while she looks for a new job.
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Tammy Rivera, a fashion designer, actress, singer, and television personality is promoting her tv-show “What the Flocka,” which debuted two years ago on WEtv, detailing her marriage to rap star Waka Flocka and the drama between their combined families.
In March of 2022, fans raved as the two confirmed that they were separating and preparing for divorce. Fans who have followed the couple’s relationship journey since “Love & Hip-Hop Atlanta” when their relationship was widely broadcasted, were heartbroken when the news of their split broke. This season of “What the Flocka” follows the leading factors leading to their decision to divorce.
Rolling out sat down with Tammy Rivera to discuss, her businesses, her new music, her relationship with her daughter Charlie, and what we can expect from this season of “What the Flocka.”
How was the process of filming this season different from last?
This season is one a lot of people can relate to. It’s transparent because we’re open. This season, you see a lot more mess and feedback from Charlie. Every season she evolves into a different human being. Now that she’s getting older, she’s wiser. Of course, last season me, and Waka were together and this season, we’re not. Season three takes you through our life in dealing with our new reality of being separated and headed towards divorce.
Do you feel like people often try to associate you specifically with your relationship instead of getting to know you outside of that?
There are a lot of people who try to put me in a box and say, “Oh, that’s Waka’s wife or she’s from ”Love & Hip Hop.'”People overlook the fact that I have sold records, and that I own multiple businesses, including a skincare line that introduced me to the beauty industry. They overlook the fact that I’m a mother and prioritize my daughter. I’ve also just done the national anthem for one of the playoffs. Those are the things that not everybody can do so I don’t allow people to put me in a box. I’ve made my own money upright without Waka. I created a name and a brand outside of that relationship.
What’s next for you? Can we expect any new music?
I’m sitting on so much music. I need to just go ahead and step out there and let it go. I just launched my skincare line and it’s been doing amazing. The results and reviews are amazing. I use it every day, I love my skincare line and I stand behind it 100 percent. I have also launched the T-Rivera Swim & Resort wear and opened up my first flagship store in Atlanta, specifically for my fans and my followers to experience. The next thing for me is just letting go and writing a book this year. I feel like my story can help a lot of younger girls and a lot of women. | https://rollingout.com/2022/08/30/tammy-rivera-discusses-status-with-waka-flocka-flame/ | 2022-08-31T05:47:19Z | rollingout.com | control | https://rollingout.com/2022/08/30/tammy-rivera-discusses-status-with-waka-flocka-flame/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Betty Louise Mansperger, 88 Aug 30, 2022 33 min ago 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Betty Louise Mansperger, 88, of Selah, died Saturday, Aug. 20, at Cottage In The Meadow, YakimaArrangements are by Brookside Funeral Home and Crematory, Moxee, 509-457-1232. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save × Add your entry Posting As Emoticons [smile] [beam] [wink] [sad] [cool] [innocent] [rolleyes] [whistling] [lol] [huh] [tongue] [love] [sleeping] [yawn] [unsure] [angry] [blink] [crying] [ohmy] [scared] [sleep] [sneaky] [tongue_smile] [thumbdown] [thumbup] [censored] [happybirthday] [ban] [spam] [offtopic] [batman] [ninja] [pirate] [alien] Comment Text CAPTCHA × Your entry has been submitted. Guest × Report ×Reported ×There was a problem reporting this. × Watch the guestbook. Stop watching this guestbook. Watch this discussion Get an email notification whenever someone signs the guestbook. Notifications from this guestbook will end. (0) entries Sign the guestbook Log in Add your entry Submit An ObituaryFuneral homes often submit obituaries as a service to the families they are assisting. However, we will be happy to accept obituaries from family members pending proper verification of the death. Go to form LOCAL FLORISTS John Gasperetti's Floral Design Findery Floral Jenny's Floral & Gifts Blossom Shop Flrsts Amy's Wapato Florist FUNERAL HOMES AND SERVICES Brookside Funeral Home Colonial Funeral Home Keith & Keith Funeral Home Langevin - El Paraíso Funeral Home Merritt Funeral Home Midstate Monuments Prosser Funeral Home Rainier Memorial Shaw & Sons Funeral Home Smith Funeral Homes & Crematory Steward & Williams Tribute & Cremation Center Terrace Heights Memorial Park Valley Hills Funeral Home West Hills Memorial Park
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Dylan Wyatt Kirschner, 26 Aug 30, 2022 42 min ago 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Dylan Wyatt Kirschner, 26, of Selah died Friday, Aug. 26, in Yakima.Arrangements are by Shaw and Sons Funeral Home, Yakima, 509-453-0331. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save × Add your entry Posting As Emoticons [smile] [beam] [wink] [sad] [cool] [innocent] [rolleyes] [whistling] [lol] [huh] [tongue] [love] [sleeping] [yawn] [unsure] [angry] [blink] [crying] [ohmy] [scared] [sleep] [sneaky] [tongue_smile] [thumbdown] [thumbup] [censored] [happybirthday] [ban] [spam] [offtopic] [batman] [ninja] [pirate] [alien] Comment Text CAPTCHA × Your entry has been submitted. Guest × Report ×Reported ×There was a problem reporting this. × Watch the guestbook. Stop watching this guestbook. Watch this discussion Get an email notification whenever someone signs the guestbook. Notifications from this guestbook will end. (0) entries Sign the guestbook Log in Add your entry Submit An ObituaryFuneral homes often submit obituaries as a service to the families they are assisting. However, we will be happy to accept obituaries from family members pending proper verification of the death. Go to form LOCAL FLORISTS John Gasperetti's Floral Design Findery Floral Jenny's Floral & Gifts Blossom Shop Flrsts Amy's Wapato Florist FUNERAL HOMES AND SERVICES Brookside Funeral Home Colonial Funeral Home Keith & Keith Funeral Home Langevin - El Paraíso Funeral Home Merritt Funeral Home Midstate Monuments Prosser Funeral Home Rainier Memorial Shaw & Sons Funeral Home Smith Funeral Homes & Crematory Steward & Williams Tribute & Cremation Center Terrace Heights Memorial Park Valley Hills Funeral Home West Hills Memorial Park
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