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Weeks after getting back on stage amid a health struggle, Justin Bieber is taking another break from touring. The star said he needs to focus on his recovery after being "overtaken" by exhaustion at a recent show.
The star went public about his Ramsay Hunt syndrome diagnosis while on tour in June, showing fans that the right side of his face was paralyzed. He postponed the remainder of his North American shows to recover.
After weeks of rest, Bieber resumed his "Justice World Tour" in Europe but said it wasn't business as usual.
"I performed six live shows, but it took a real toll on me," he wrote in a statement on his Instagram story Tuesday. "This past weekend, I performed at Rock in Rio and I gave everything I have to the people in Brazil. After getting off stage, the exhaustion overtook me and I realized that I need to make my health the priority right now... I'm going to be ok, but I need time to rest and get better."
Bieber said in June that he has been doing facial exercises to regain motion in the right side of his face, and that his features will likely return to normal. But he said there wasn't an exact timeline for when that could be.
In March, Biebers’ wife, Hailey Bieber, was hospitalized for a blood clot to her brain.
What is Ramsay Hunt syndrome?
Ramsay Hunt syndrome happens when a shingles outbreak affects nerves near a patient's ear. According to the Mayo Clinic, the syndrome can cause facial paralysis and hearing loss, along with the painful shingles rash.
The syndrome is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox, and can live in a patient's system for years after a chickenpox infection. It can reactivate at any time.
While there are no cures for the underlying cause of Ramsay Hunt syndrome, the symptoms can be treated and managed once they present themselves. If Ramsay Hunt syndrome isn't treated effectively, it can cause permanent muscle weakness and deafness in the affected ear. | https://www.krem.com/article/news/nation-world/justin-bieber-tour-canceled/507-2dc8423b-b10a-4d59-b5e4-1715c94f08ca | 2022-09-06T21:12:17Z | krem.com | control | https://www.krem.com/article/news/nation-world/justin-bieber-tour-canceled/507-2dc8423b-b10a-4d59-b5e4-1715c94f08ca | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
To celebrate the 12th anniversary of the OC Brew Ha Ha, event promoters are going back to basics.
In recent years, Brew Ha Ha has expanded to include a ska music festival and has playfully been referred to as the Brew Ska Ska. While that was a success, promoter Cameron Collins of OC Brew Ha Ha Productions said it was time to bring the focus back to the beer.
He listened to the diehard, beer-loving fans that helped build the event in its early years and curated the 2022 edition of Brew Ha Ha — which kicks off at noon Saturday, Sept. 10 at Oak Canyon Park in Silverado — to include over 160 tastings from local craft brewing pioneers as well as up-and-coming craft breweries, hard seltzer and kombucha makers, cider houses and meaderies.
There will also be live music throughout the four-hour event courtesy of cover bands Blink-180True (Blink-182 tribute), No Duh (No Doubt tribute) and Green Today (Green Day tribute).
“We obviously still wanted it to be a party and we thought this would be a fun for people, who will be able to sing along to every song being played,” Collins said, noting that their key demographic is beer-drinkers between the ages of 35-55. “We wanted beer to be the focus with the music being the soundtrack that it’s set to. These are the bands we were all listening to as craft beer was starting to become a thing, so what’s better to party to than all the same music we all knew and loved and grew up listening to at that time.”
In keeping with the times and ever-changing palates of consumers, Collins said through the years there’s been a shift within the industry as the younger generation coming up is more interested in lighter fare and lower calorie beverage options.
“People aren’t looking for the big, heavy beers anymore like they used to,” he said as breweries shift from heavy IPAs and barrel-aged beers to things like Mexican lagers and even producing their own seltzers. The legalization of marijuana for recreational use and the rise in ready-to-drink cocktails has also had an affect, he said.
As for the tasting options on-site for Brew Ha Ha, Collins said patrons can expect a few surprises.
“Honey Pot Meadery, their meads are incredible and I think they’re as good as anything I’ve ever tasted,” he said of the Anaheim-based business. “They have so many different types of mead and I think people will be surprised by how rad mead can actually be and it’s all honey-based.”
There will also a non-alcohol brewing company at the event. Collins said Bravus Brewing Company has exceptional beer, and while festival patrons may be hesitant when they see the zero alcohol label, they should still give it a shot.
“You have to remember that Brew Ha Ha isn’t a drinking event, it’s a tasting event,” he said. “You should use it as an opportunity to go and try something new, get introduced to new breweries, or maybe find your new favorite spot to grab a beer. Maybe when you see their handle at one of your favorite local craft beer-focused bars, you go ‘Oh, yeah, I love that place.’ That’s our main goal.”
Collins also recommends getting tastings from Tarantula Hill Brewing Co. from Thousand Oaks, since he’s a big fan of their The Good Ride IPA; trying the latest from Santa Ana-based Suavecito, which is known for making pomade, and its brewery, Cerveza Cito; and any flavor seltzer from Elephant Craft Hard Seltzer.
Other participating breweries include: Arrow Lodge Brewing, Artifex Brewing Company, Asylum Brewing, Beachwood Brewing, Bootleggers Brewery, Brewheim Beer Makers, Broken Timbers Brewing Co., Coronado Brewing Co., Delahunt Brewing Co., Eureka Brewing Company, Hangar 24 Craft Brewing, Noble Ale Works, Rad Beer Company, Trademark Brewing, Wild Barrel and more.
For non-beer drinkers there will be plenty of alternatives from Ashland Hard Seltzer, 2 Towns Ciderhouse, Babe Kombucha, Boochcraft Organic Hard Kombucha, Jiant Hard Kombucha, Study Break Hard Seltzer and more. There will also be several local food trucks and vendors on-site with traditional pub fare, as well as several vegan and vegetarian options.
Brew Ha Ha Productions’ upcoming events include the annual Boo Ha Ha Haunted Oktoberfest at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa Oct. 28-29 and the 2nd annual Punk in the Park at Oak Canyon Park in Silverado Nov. 5-6. Tickets to both of those events are on sale now. Collins also confirmed that the annual Brew Ho Ho will return for the first time since 2019 on Saturday, Dec. 10 in a brand new location. More details on that are coming soon.
OC Brew Ha Ha Craft Beer Festival
When: Noon Saturday, Sept. 10
Where: Oak Canyon Park, 5305 E. Santiago Canyon Road, Silverado
Tickets: $39-$59 general admission; $59-$79 VIP admission; $29 non-drinking ticket (must be accompanied by a regular ticketholder); $10 cash for parking. All passes are available at ocbrewhaha.com.
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LOS ANGELES — Can you hear the music? This week, the 2022-23 NFL season officially starts as the Buffalo Bills take on the defending champion Los Angeles Rams on Thursday for the season opener ahead of the full Sunday slate.
This year, the NFL hosts across the Locked On Podcast Network will vote weekly to rank all 32 NFL teams in our Locked On NFL Power Rankings.
The first edition is pre-Week 1 rankings, taking into account how each team's offseason held up with their 2021-22 results.
Our local Locked On NFL hosts ranked their 1-32 power rankings and the averages created the official power rankings. Check back after Week 1 for our first power rankings of the new season.
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Pre-Week 1 Power Rankings
1. Buffalo Bills
2021 record: 11-6, lost in AFC Divisional Round
Key players: Josh Allen, QB; Stefon Diggs, WR; Tre'Davious White, CB
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 1/3
The Bills come in at No. 1 on the Locked On NFL power rankings. Not exactly a surprise as the Bills are the favorites to win the Super Bowl this upcoming year. Josh Allen returns for his fifth season with the Bills, hoping to make improvements from their AFC playoff exits over the past three seasons.
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2. Los Angeles Rams
2021 record: 12-5, won Super Bowl
Key players: Matthew Stafford, QB; Aaron Donald, DT; Cooper Kupp, WR
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 1/7
It was a dream year last year for the Los Angeles Rams as all of their offseason moves from the previous year paid off, winning the Super Bowl in Year 1 with Matthew Stafford at QB. Will we get a Super Bowl hangover or will the Rams pick up where they left off? They face the Bills on Thursday night, a game where we'll learn a lot about both squads.
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3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2021 record: 13-4, lost in NFC Divisional Round
Key players: Tom Brady, QB; Lavonte David, LB; Mike Evans, WR
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 3/10
It was a disappointing ending for the Bucs when they got bounced out of the playoffs by the Rams after a strong year. It got even worse when Tom Brady retired before the Super Bowl. However, Brady's retirement was short-lived as he is back hoping to win another Super Bowl in Tampa to close out his career. He'll have plenty of weapons even with the loss of Rob Gronkowski.
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4. Kansas City Chiefs
2021 record: 12-5, lost in AFC Championship Game
Key players: Patrick Mahomes, QB; Travis Kelce, TE; Chris Jones, DT
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 1/9
It was a shocking game last year in the AFC title game when Joe Burrow and the Bengals came back to upset the Chiefs and head to the Super Bowl. The Chiefs went on to lose top receiver Tyreek Hill in a trade with the Dolphins, leaving many to wonder if they'll have the same firepower. But, they still brought in Juju Smith-Schuster, Marquez Valdez-Scantling and drafted Skyy Moore in the hopes that they can fill the void left by Hill. This is a team that has been to two Super Bowls and three AFC Championships over the past three seasons.
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5. Cincinnati Bengals
2021 record: 10-7, lost in Super Bowl
Key players: Joe Burrow, QB; Ja'Marr Chase, WR; Jessie Bates III, S
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 2/10
The Cincinnati Bengals started ranked 28th in our preseason power ranking poll heading into last season. Then they went on to do what many thought was impossible, get all the way to the Super Bowl and almost win it. They've got a top young QB in Joe Burrow and one of the NFL's best receiving corps with Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins and Tyler Boyd, plus a strong rushing attack with Joe Mixon. The Bengals should be in the mix again this season.
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6. Green Bay Packers
2021 record: 13-4, lost in NFC Divisional Round
Key players: Aaron Rodgers, QB; Jaire Alexander, CB; Aaron Jones, RB
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 2/10
The Packers had a disappointing end, again, to their season last year after they were defeated by the 49ers in the snow at home in the NFC Divisional Round. Aaron Rodgers went on to win his second-straight MVP, but he'll face a tough test this year after the Packers traded away All-Pro receiver Davante Adams to the Raiders.
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7. Los Angeles Chargers
2021 record: 9-8
Key players: Keenan Allen, WR; Joey Bosa, EDGE; Justin Herbert, QB
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 3/20
The Chargers are coming into the season with what some are calling the best roster in football, but can they translate that to enough wins? The Chargers fell just short of making the playoffs last year after falling to the Raiders in a thrilling game to decide the final playoff spot. The Chargers return young phenom QB Justin Herbert as well as RB Austin Ekeler and receivers Keenan Allen and Mike Williams. They also went out and got Khalil Mack and CB JC Jackson as they hope to do a little more than just push for the playoffs this season.
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8. San Francisco 49ers
2021 record: 10-7, lost in NFC Championship Game
Key players: Trey Lance, QB; Nick Bosa, DE, Deebo Samuel, WR
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 4/19
It's hard to believe the 49ers finished third in the NFC West last year but still made it to the NFC Championship Game. While much of the roster remains the same, there will be a big shakeup for the Niners as they give the ball to second-year QB Trey Lance to lead the offense. Jimmy Garoppolo was expected to get traded all offseason before the 49ers brought him back for a backup role, which could mix some things up for the 49ers if they're struggling for wins. This is still one of the best defenses in football with an offense that is expected to be improved with Lance.
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9. Denver Broncos
2021 record: 7-10
Key players: Russell Wilson, QB; Justin Simmons, S; Courtland Sutton, WR
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 3/22
The Broncos finished last in the AFC West last year, but my oh my have things changed at Mile High. The Broncos had solid offensive playmaking and a solid defense last year but they were missing one very important thing: A quarterback. They went out and fixed that with a trade for Russell Wilson. Now, how far can Wilson take the Broncos?
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10. Baltimore Ravens
2021 record: 8-9
Key players: Lamar Jackson, QB; Marlon Humphrey, CB; Mark Andrews, TE
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 4/19
The Baltimore Ravens are another team that finished last in their division last year but find themselves in our preseason top 10. Lamar Jackson dealt with plenty of injuries last season as the Ravens couldn't make their way into the playoffs late in the year. Now, the former MVP is back and healthy as he tries to lead Baltimore back to the playoffs.
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11. Philadelphia Eagles
2021 record: 9-8, lost in NFC Wild Card playoffs
Key players: Jalen Hurts, QB; AJ Brown, WR; Darius Slay, CB
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 6/15
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12. Las Vegas Raiders
2021 record: 10-7, lost in AFC Wild Card playoffs
Key players: Derek Carr, QB; Davante Adams, WR; Darren Waller, TE
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 4/16
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13. Indianapolis Colts
2021 record: 9-8
Key players: Matt Ryan, QB; Jonathan Taylor, RB; Stephon Gillmore, CB
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 12/21
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14. New Orleans Saints
2021 record: 9-8
Key players: Alvin Kamara, RB; Tyrann Mathieu, S; Marshon Lattimore, CB
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 5/24
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15. Arizona Cardinals
2021 record: 11-6
Key players: Kyler Murray, QB; Budda Baker, S; DeAndre Hopkins, WR
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 9/25
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16. Dallas Cowboys
2021 record:12-5, lost in NFC Wild Card playoffs
Key players: Dak Prescott, QB; Ezekiel Elliott, RB; Micah Parsons, LB
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 12/21
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17. Tennessee Titans
2021 record: 12-5, lost in AFC Divisional Round
Key players: Derrick Henry, RB; Ryan Tannehill, QB; Kevin Byard, S
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 13/24
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18. Miami Dolphins
2021 record: 9-8
Key players: Tua Tagovailoa, QB; Tyreek Hill, WR; Xavien Howard, CB
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 13/22
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19. Minnesota Vikings
2021 record: 8-9
Key players: Dalvin Cook, RB; Justin Jefferson, WR; Kirk Cousins, QB
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 13/22
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20. New England Patriots
2021 record: 10-7
Key players: Mac Jones, QB; Devin McCourty, FS; Matthew Judon, LB
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 14/22
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21. Pittsburgh Steelers
2021 record: 9-7-1
Key players: T.J.Watt, LB; Minkah Fitzpatrick, S; Najee Harris, RB
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 9/25
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22. Cleveland Browns
2021 record: 8-9
Key players: Myles Garrett, DE; Nick Chubb, RB; Denzel Ward, CB
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 17/25
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23. Carolina Panthers
2021 record: 5-12
Key players: Christian McCaffrey, RB; Brian Burns DE; D.J. Moore, WR
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 7/27
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24. Detroit Lions
2021 record: 3-13-1
Key players: Jared Goff, QB; T.J. Hockenson, TE; D'Andre Swift, RB
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 17/32
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25. Washington Commanders
2021 record: 7-9
Key players: Carson Wentz, QB; Terry McLaurin, WR; Chase Young, DE
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 19/31
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26. Jacksonville Jaguars
2021 record: 3-14
Key players: Trevor Lawrence, QB; Josh Allen, LB; Shaquill Griffin, CB
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 23/31
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27. Seattle Seahawks
2021 record: 7-10
Key players: D.K. Metcalf, WR; Jamal Adams, S; Tyler Lockett, WR
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 24/32
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28. New York Jets
2021 record: 4-13
Key players: Quinnen Williams, DT; C.J. Mosley, LB; Zach Wilson, QB
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 26/31
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29. Houston Texans
2021 record: 4-13
Key players: Brandin Cooks, WR; Davis Mills, QB; Desmond King, CB
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 31/32
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30. New York Giants
2021 record: 4-13
Key players: Saquon Barkley, RB; Daniel Jones, QB; Leonard Williams, DE
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 26/31
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31. Atlanta Falcons
2021 record: 7-10
Key players: Kyle Pitts, TE; AJ Terrell, CB; Casey Hayward, CB
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 27/32
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32. Chicago Bears
2021 record: 6-11
Key players: Justin Fields, QB; Roquan Smith, LB; Eddie Jackson, S
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 26/32
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IDAHO, USA — More than 80 oversized loads will depart the Port of Lewiston bound for Canada over the next 2.5 months, with the first load scheduled to leave this week, as reported by our news partners, the Coeur d'Alene Press.
Richards Transportation is in the process of delivering windmill blades to Jenner, Alberta, with the largest loads measuring up to 325 feet long and weighing 137,000 pounds.
“This first load is the only one currently scheduled and will provide an opportunity to refine the transportation plans,” Operations Engineer Jared Hopkins said. “After the initial run, we expect operations to increase in frequency.”
Nine loads will depart each week in groups of three from the Port of Lewiston to travel north on U.S. Highway 95 to Coeur d’Alene before heading east on Interstate 90 into Montana. Three loads are expected to leave every other day, with each individual load departing roughly 30 minutes apart.
Pilot cars will escort each load on the one-night journey, with flaggers in place to close the following intersections:
• State Highway 128 and US-12/US-95 in Lewiston
• US-95 and Lincoln Avenue/Walnut Way in Coeur d’Alene
• the I-90 and US-95 interchange in Coeur d’Alene.
Drivers can expect delays as the loads move through these intersections at night. The transportation company arranged for a new on-ramp to help oversized loads make the turn from northbound US-95 onto eastbound I-90 in Coeur d’Alene. This ramp will not be open for other traffic. Traffic on the interstate will be slowed down by pilot cars to allow each load to merge.
Given the length of the loads, navigating to and through Moscow will be especially slow-going and will require significant closures.
The two-lane section of US-95 between Thorn Creek and Moscow will be closed as loads travel through for an estimated 30 minutes each. Timing of the closures will vary but could start around 9 p.m. Traffic will be allowed to pass before each subsequent closure.
“That section of US-95 is windy and narrow, and the loads will not be able to make those turns without taking up part of the oncoming lane, so we are shutting it down,” Hopkins said.
Each night loads depart the port, no parking will be allowed in Moscow starting at 6 p.m. on the following streets:
• Washington Street north of the US-95/SH-8 intersection to where southbound and northbound US-95 reconnects at the north end of Moscow.
• Near the Main Street and A Street intersection.
While loads move through Moscow on US-95/Washington Street, traffic will be unable to pass. It could take up to an hour for each load to pass through.
“Given the extreme length of these loads and how narrow the highway section is in Moscow, the transport company will move each load at walking pace with staff on the ground to ensure that nothing next to the road is damaged,” Hopkins said.
Weather may impact the schedule. Traffic impacts will be identified on 511.idaho.gov.
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EA resists call to shrink golden parachutes
Electronic Arts is not giving up the chance to offer its top executives massive severance payouts, despite recent pressure from some perennially provocative shareholders.
Driving the news: Late last week, the publisher of Madden and The Sims tweaked its executive pay policy, placing a partial cap on termination pay. But the limit falls far short of a proposal that in early August nearly won majority support from stockholders.
- According to EA's new policy, future employment agreements with top executives will limit the cash part of any severance plan to no more than 2.99 times the total of the execs’ salary and target annual bonus.
- The proposal that shareholders voted on, pitched to rein in EA’s “tendency to overpay management” or offer the “wrong” incentives, would have applied that 2.99x cap, but for cash and stock-based severance payouts.
- With either plan, severance offers beyond the cap would be subject to shareholder approval.
What they’re saying: “It is a Trojan horse, which looked like a gift to those who don’t pay attention," activist investor James McRitchie tells Axios of EA’s new policy. He co-authored the shareholder proposal with his wife, Myra Young.
- “Cash is nothing compared to equities.“
- Current EA execs, including CEO Andrew Wilson, have severance agreements that already meet EA’s new cash threshold. But the payouts they’d get upon a “qualifying termination” — read, they’re out for something other than misconduct — would exceed the cash-and-stock limits McRitchie and Young proposed.
- For example, an exiting Wilson would receive $7.8 million in cash severance. That’s less than 2.99x his salary and target annual bonus. But add in the $27 million in stock he’d also get when terminated and he’d be far over the cap called for by the couple.
The big picture: EA is far from alone in issuing its top executives lucrative contracts with large golden parachutes, though it has faced unusually impactful backlash from stock owners in recent years.
- Shareholders voted against annual compensation plans for the company’s top executives in 2020 and 2021, eliciting concessions to limit some bonuses.
- The company has argued that its payment plans are essential to retain and recruit top leaders. Letting shareholders vote on large severance packages "could place us at a severe competitive disadvantage," the company said in a filing last month.
Between the lines: McRitchie and Young are prolific authors of shareholder proposals, trying to enact change at hundreds of companies through the fairly esoteric mechanism of compelling annual shareholder votes.
- The couple submitted nearly 80 shareholder proposals to major corporations this year, McRitchie says. By his count, 31 of them were withdrawn because the companies came to an agreement with them. Nine made it to a vote and won.
- They’ve issued proposals about EA before and, in their other notable action in the gaming sector, got a win for a 2020 proposal for Activision to regularly disclose political contributions.
The bottom line: One of the couple’s goals is to improve the economic system for all, citing research that found that GDP went up when less wealth was concentrated within the 1%.
- “Therefore, moving pay and stock [with votes] from ‘named executives’ to workers would grow the economy,” McRitchie says.
- “Trickle-down hurts the economy; trickle-up builds it.”
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Jan. 6 rioter who called his ex a "moron" sentenced to 9 months in prison
Richard Michetti, a Pennsylvania man who breached the Capitol on Jan. 6, was sentenced to nine months in federal prison on Tuesday, per the Department of Justice.
Driving the news: Michetti, who was arrested in February, was turned over to the FBI by a former girlfriend after he called her a "moron" for not believing that the 2020 election was stolen, per a DOJ complaint.
- "If you can't see the election was stolen you're a moron," he wrote in a text message.
- Michetti pleaded guilty in May to one felony count of "aiding and abetting obstruction of an official proceeding," per the DOJ.
- Michetti on Tuesday was also sentenced to 24 months of supervised release and was ordered to pay $2,000 of restitution.
State of play: Prosecutors sought 18 months in federal prison for Michetti, who they say "was an active participant" in the Jan. 6 riot.
- "Michetti actively participated in the January 6 attack on the Capitol by, among other actions, entering and remaining in the Capitol for 45 minutes and taunting and yelling obscenities at law enforcement, referring to them as 'f---ing animals,'" per the DOJ.
- Michetti faced a statutory maximum of 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000, per the DOJ.
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2nd largest U.S. school district hit by ransomware attack
The Los Angeles Unified School District said Tuesday it was targeted by a ransomware attack over the weekend but was able to keep its schools open as scheduled despite "significant disruption" to its digital infrastructure.
Why it matters: Los Angeles Unified, the second largest school district in the United States serving over 650,000 students at around 1,000 schools, said it was still experiencing disruptions to its email, computer systems and applications.
What they're saying: "Since the identification of the incident, which is likely criminal in nature, we continue to assess the situation with law enforcement agencies," the school district said.
- "Based on a preliminary analysis of critical business systems, employee healthcare and payroll are not impacted, nor has the cyber incident impacted safety and emergency mechanisms in place at schools," it added.
The big picture: Los Angeles Unified said it benefitted from "an immediate and comprehensive response" from the Department of Education, FBI and the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency after it notified the federal government about the attack over the weekend.
- Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said on social media Tuesday that 53,000 of the district's student employees had reset their passwords.
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U.K. Prime Minister Truss' cabinet is first without white men in top jobs
New British Prime Minister Liz Truss began to unveil her cabinet on Tuesday, and for the first time ever there will be no white men in any of the U.K.'s four "Great Offices of State."
Driving the news: Truss traveled to Scotland on Tuesday so that Queen Elizabeth II could formally ask her to form a government and replace Boris Johnson as prime minister. Arriving in Downing Street hours later, she told the British people that "together we can ride out the storm" of the cost of living crisis.
- Truss then named Kwasi Kwarteng as treasury secretary, James Cleverly as foreign secretary and Suella Braverman as home secretary — filling out the senior-most cabinet posts.
- All three are the children of immigrants. Kwarteng's parents moved to the U.K. from Ghana, Braverman's arrived from Kenya and Mauritius (though both are of Indian ancestry), and Cleverly's mother emigrated from Sierra Leone.
- Like Truss, they are all on the right flank of the Conservative Party. Some commentators have contended that Truss will lead the most right-wing government in recent history.
Why it matters: Truss is set to unveil a plan this week to cap energy prices, which had been due to surge by around 80%. But the former foreign secretary also promised a "bold plan" to grow the economy by slashing taxes in her remarks on Tuesday.
- Her economic proposals have been facing scrutiny because certain tax cuts she supports would primarily benefit wealthier people at a time when many lower-income Brits are struggling to pay their bills.
- Truss said Tuesday that her main priorities are generating economic growth, dealing with the energy crisis, and putting the National Health Service on "firm footing."
Between the lines: The Conservative Party members who elected Truss make up less than one percent of the British electorate.
- She has yet to win over the public at large. A YouGov poll found that 52% of voters believe she will make a "poor" or "terrible" prime minister, while just 12% think she'll be "good" or "great."
The big picture: Truss voted "remain" in the 2015 Brexit referendum, but went on to become one of her party's most enthusiastic champions of leaving the EU. Kwarteng, Braverman and Cleverly all campaigned for Brexit.
- Truss has built her political brand in part on tussling with Brussels. Asked last week whether French President Emmanuel Macron was "friend or foe," Truss replied "the jury's out."
- She's also been a strong advocate of arming Ukraine, and raised eyebrows in April by declaring that Russia must be pushed out of "all of Ukraine."
Worth noting: Truss began her remarks outside her new home with a tribute to her predecessor and former boss, who was forced out after a string of scandals.
- "Boris Johnson delivered Brexit, the COVID vaccine and stood up to Russian aggression," she said. "History will see him as a hugely consequential Prime Minister."
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Muskingum County's COVID-19 cases up 19.2%; Ohio cases up 7.9%
New coronavirus cases increased 7.9% in Ohio in the week ending Sunday as the state added 25,280 cases. The previous week had 23,436 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19.
Ohio ranked ninth among the states where coronavirus was spreading the fastest on a per-person basis, a USA TODAY Network analysis of Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the latest week coronavirus cases in the United States decreased 17.1% from the week before, with 543,317 cases reported. With 3.51% of the country's population, Ohio had 4.65% of the country's cases in the last week. Across the country, 16 states had more cases in the latest week than they did in the week before.
The Labor Day holiday may have altered how many people can get tested and when, and when governments report testing results and deaths. This will skew week-to-week comparisons.
Muskingum County reported 248 cases and zero deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 208 cases and zero deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 28,963 cases and 301 deaths.
Perry County reported 102 cases and zero deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 126 cases and zero deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 9,486 cases and 129 deaths.
Within Ohio, the worst weekly outbreaks on a per-person basis were in Lawrence County with 629 cases per 100,000 per week; Pike County with 605; and Gallia County with 592. The Centers for Disease Control says high levels of community transmission begin at 100 cases per 100,000 per week.
Adding the most new cases overall were Cuyahoga County, with 2,411 cases; Franklin County, with 2,065 cases; and Hamilton County, with 1,620. Weekly case counts rose in 57 counties from the previous week. The worst increases from the prior week's pace were in Butler, Hamilton and Lawrence counties.
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Across Ohio, cases fell in 29 counties, with the best declines in Darke County, with 54 cases from 102 a week earlier; in Montgomery County, with 1,058 cases from 1,106; and in Seneca County, with 115 cases from 151.
In Ohio, zero people were reported dead of COVID-19 in the week ending Sunday. In the week before that, three people were reported dead.
A total of 3,074,826 people in Ohio have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began, and 39,490 people have died from the disease, Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the United States 94,748,404 people have tested positive and 1,047,498 people have died.
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Ohio's COVID-19 hospital admissions falling
USA TODAY analyzed federal hospital data as of Sunday, Sept. 4. Likely COVID patients admitted in the state:
- Last week: 2,186
- The week before that: 2,313
- Four weeks ago: 2,184
Likely COVID patients admitted in the nation:
- Last week: 63,337
- The week before that: 64,048
- Four weeks ago: 71,125
Hospitals in 10 states reported more COVID-19 patients than a week earlier, while hospitals in 15 states had more COVID-19 patients in intensive-care beds. Hospitals in 21 states admitted more COVID-19 patients in the latest week than a week prior, the USA TODAY analysis of U.S. Health and Human Services data shows.
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Aces of Trades: Music runs deep for Jim McLaughlin
Former teacher and conductor has loved music since he was a child
ZANESVILLE – It’s been a lifelong love affair – with music.
“My mother was an elementary and Sunday school teacher,” said Jim McLaughlin. “My father was a manager of a service station and a volunteer fireman. I considered several paths of community service before realizing my talents revolved around music.
“I always knew music was going to be in my future,” he continued. “All of my family loved to sing and most played instruments. I took advantage of every music opportunity that came to me. By the second grade I begged my parents to let me start music lessons. They supported me with funding both piano and voice lessons that year. My older brother was active in music, singing and playing piano and trombone. I followed his example with piano, organ, trumpet and voice. “I think I officially became a musician at age 14 when I was hired as a church organist and also started giving piano lessons charging half the fee I was paying my piano and organ teacher.”
Now 76, McLaughlin grew up in Hillsboro in Highland County, graduated from Hillsboro High School, then Ohio University majoring in music education. “I taught vocal music in the city schools for 31 years,” he said. “At present, I’m director of music at Central Trinity United Methodist Church. I have a music teaching studio where I give piano, organ and voice lessons. I recently retired as music director of the Zanesville Civic Chorus. This chorus performed in 2019 in Carnegie Hall, NYC.
“My connection to the Zanesville Concert Association,” he added, “came during my public school teaching years starting in 1968 because I was able to take my advanced school music students to Secrest Auditorium to hear live world-class artists performing. I realized the blessing this opportunity was to our community. When I retired from school teaching, I became an officer on the (Zanesville Concert Association) board of directors trying to pay it forward and help it to continue its mission to our community.”
“Jim McLaughlin is the heart of music in this community,” assessed Ann Lillie Briggs, retired choir director from Tri-Valley High School and present music director for the Zanesville Civic Chorus. “He has taught thousands of students and mentored many directors. For as long as I’ve known him, he has been the backbone of the Zanesville Concert Association, the Thursday Music Club, and the annual presentation of Handel’s Messiah by the Zanesville Civic Chorus. In addition to sharing his own remarkable talent with others, he strives to create performance opportunities to promote local talent and strives to bring quality national and international talent to our area for our enjoyment.”
“Music is both vocation and avocation,” McLaughlin responded. “I love to teach or lead music projects. “My journey has been beyond my expectations,” he concluded. “The privilege to assist students to develop their talents, as well as getting to partner with families and colleagues through music, has been a most rewarding experience.”
To learn more about the Zanesville Concert Association, log on www.zanesvilleconcertassociation.org.
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Public Records: Muskingum County Real Estate Transfers
July 28
1188 Elaine Henthorne and Linda Smith to Corryn Davis, 9355 Dozer Ridge Road, Blue Rock, $228,000
1189 Scott Swartz to Montana Stoneburner and Adam Himelrick, 7776 Meadow Drive, Nashport, $176,500
1190 Eric and Amber Sholtis to Mark Green, 12065 Founds Road, Chandlersville, $175,000
1191 Scott and Jennifer Bare to Rodney Shutts, 1540 Flint Ridge Road, Hopewell, $188,000
1192 Branson Brewer to Kylie and Darin Jones, 7855 Dickson Road, New Concord, $65,000
1193 Westbrooke Rental Properties LLC to Pockets N Beans Rentals LLC, 102 Harrison St., Zanesville, $45,000
1194 Westbrooke Rental Properties LLC to NewPapa Real Estate Investments LLC, 819 Westbourne Ave., Zanesville, $45,000
1195 Mason and Paula Lorentz to Kendal Kirkbride, 164 East Main St., Zanesville, $80,000
July 19
1196 Patricia Heinzman to Judd and Cara Dodson, 2429 Newark Road, Zanesville, $20,000
1197 Raiders Road LLC to 1201 Etna Parkway LLC, 68.61 acres, Raiders Road, Frazeysburg, $1,100,000
1198 John and Christie Boyd to Renee Coll, 0.634 acre, Friendship Drive, New Concord, $18,000
1199 Steven Garrett to Curtis Huy, 2024 Sunray Place, Zanesville, $125,000
1200 Norma Addis to Sue Hildebrand, 1.112 acre split, Wayne Ridge Road, Zanesville, $4,000
1201 Cheryl Crowder to Marsha Burcham, 1160 Bam Lane, Zanesville, $320,000
1202 Tammy and Doug Kocher to Max Kocher, 2385 Carmen Drive, Zanesville, $160,000
1203 Keystone Real Estate Holdings LLC to Matthew and Krista Eaton, 3975 Darcie Drive, Zanesville, $252,500
1204 Jacob Parks to Draughn Properties LLC, 921 Sevall St., Zanesville, $37,000
July 20
1205 Deidre Myers to Benton Land Holdings LLC, 41.07, 17.34 and 42.69 acres, Salt Creek Drive, Duncan Falls, $375,000
1206 John Nelson to William and Helen Garren, 540 Carey St., Zanesville, $125,000
1207 Thomas Murray to Matthew and Michelle Bergum, 642 Dryden Road, Zanesville, $55,000
1208 Ohio Franklin Realty LLC to Marvin and Freda Miller, 88.975 acre split and 1.127 acres, New Survey, Rultonrose Road and Loop Road, Roseville, $261,295
1209 James and Lorie Lauzon to Jeremy Yoder, Lot 23, Harden Farm Subdivision, Gard Lane, Mount Perry, $21,000
1210 Michael Nighthawk to Sarah Strock, 6155 Georgia Road, Nashport, $170,000
July 21
1211 Wilkes First Properties LLC to Y-City Rentals LLC, 1243 Garden St., Zanesville, $28,000
1212 Recam Properties LLC to Margaret Wadsworth, 2231 Hoge Ave., Zanesville, $75,000
1213 John Flinner to Stephen and Tana Hall, 4905 Friendship Drive, New Concord, $465,000
1214 Ryan Kohler to Clay and Brooklyn West, 471 McConnell Ave., Zanesville, $189,999
1215 Byron and Becky Wheeler to Brittany and Alexander Dusenbery, 2108 Hoge Ave., Zanesville, $99,000
1216 Andrew and Emilee Pell Miller to Emmett Reisinger Sr., 68 Beard St., Frazeysburg, $173,000
1217 457 Yale Avenue LLC to Elizabeth Lewis, 457 Yale Ave., Zanesville, $137,000
1218 Fosland LLC to Tasha Mayle, 733 Race St., Zanesville, $105,000
1219 Thomas Melton and Twila Farber to Terrance and Tamala Roberts, 385 Airport Road, Zanesville, $223,500
1220 Donna Brown to Luiz Rivera, 1614 Frame Road, Zanesville, $30,000
1221 Sarah Pritt to Chance Starkey, 45 W. Eighth St., Dresden, $115,000
1222 Edward and Judith Cornett to Jeffery Koehler, 54 Grandview Ave., Zanesville, et. al., $3,000
1223 Cooperridge Homes LLC to To Each His Own Management and Investment Rehabs LLC, 1547 Adamsville Road, Zanesville, $38,000
July 22
1224 Gail Rock to Jonathan and Jackie Stottsberry, 2935 S. Pleasant Grove Road, Zanesville, $69,000
1225 Raymond Stanbery Sr. to RJS Investment Trust, 66 Edmond St., Zanesville, $35,000
1226 Priscilla Dungee to DR Investment Trust, 1011 Keen St., Zanesville, $15,100
1227 KNG Investments LLC to Stephen Clark, 1327 Hickory St., Zanesville, $119,900
1228 Steven Welch to Christopher and Molly Lemley, 3750 Ridgeland Drive, Nashport, $303,000
1229 Shade Bowden and Leisa Rush to Amanda King and Andrew Taylor, 6600 Old Stagecoach Road, Frazeysburg, $335,000
1230 Brenna Cheyann to Nicole Hall and Michael Moore, 12250 Claysville Road, Chandlersville, $16,000
1231 Troy Boyd to Kaleb Dosch, 6716 Prior Road, Nashport, $255,000
1232 Trevor Kendall to Jacqueline and Lucas Wagner, 12490 Main St., Trinway, $214,500
1233 Justin Ranta to Larry Gainer, 8134 O'Bannon Road, Nashport, $260,000
1234 Stephen and Tana Hall to Peter and Carol Sward, 43.736 and 0.147 acres, Wilsonwood Road, Blue Rock, $175,000
1235 DM Deel Properties LLC to Bobbie and Richard Bradshaw, Part Outlot 29, Putnam, Carey Street, Zanesville, $25,000
1236 Jocylyn Huy to Emily Welsh, 824 Locust Ave., Zanesville, $90,000
1237 Casey and Ashley Scott to Hayley Hina, 722 Jacobs St., Zanesville, $147,500
1238 Bruner Land Company Inc. to Jacob and Rachel Hirtle, 18.48, 50.301 and 140.13 acres, Bagley Road, Mount Perry, $659,500
1239 Brenton and Carol Baker to Half Bros Realty LLC, 938 Maple Ave., Zanesville, $349,900
Property Transfers Exempt from Conveyance Fees
July 18
E928 Jennifer Knox to Cody Knox, 1341 Roper Ave., Zanesville
E929 Donna Bloch to Bryan Block, 630 St. Louis Ave., Zanesville
E930 James Toki to Glenna Toki, 4210 Madison St., Roseville
E931 Fred Little to Christy Little, 1250 Arch Hill Road, Zanesville
E932 Beulah Pritchard to Stephen Pritchard, 86 Charles St., Zanesville
July 19
E933 Allen Dickson to Alan and Anita Dickson, 438 Spring St., Philo
E934 Dianna Hina to Frederick and Dianna Hina, 131 S. Pembroke Ave., Zanesville
E935 Michael Scott Builder Inc. to Richvale Investments LLC, Lots 161-167, Crestmont Estates, Carolina Road, Nashport
E936 James Hardcastle to Zanesville Harding LLC, 586 Harding Road, Zanesville
E937 Drake and Shirley Drake to Ralph Drake, Brenda Linscott, 515 Front St., Philo
July 20
E938 Terry Harris (Anthony Sims) to Board of County Commissioners of Muskingum County, 224 and 230 Columbia St., Zanesville
E939 William and Shirley King to William King, 7855 Buttermilk Road, Blue Rock
E940 Rebecca Cooper (Blake) to Louis Cooper, 523 Winton Ave., Zanesville
July 21
E941 Martha Cunningham to Dawn Dailey, 7415 Old River Road, Philo
E942 Lorna Knight to Harold Knight, 156 Potters Lane, Roseville
E943 Myron Beisser to Brenda Mills and Kenny Beisser, 4040 Leffler Road, Roseville
E944 Dianna Hamilton to Dianna Hamilton, Michael, James and Patricia McIntire, 84.81 acres, Big Muskie Drive, Chandlersville
E945 Jennifer and William Crothers Jr. to Alice Smith, 3732 Colony Hill Drive, Zanesville
E946 Steven Buck to Cynthia Buck, 7260 Ridge Road, Zanesville
E947 Bonnie Wilkes to Raymond Wilkes, 1601 Maysville Ave., Zanesville
E948 Karen Curtin to Terry Curtin, 3605 Bradley Circle, Zanesville
E949 Gloria Dalrymple and Karen Curtin to Darla Gore and Donald Dalrymple, 2065 Shady Lane, Zanesville
July 22
E950 Joanne Baker to Tervor Kendall, 1240 Main St., Trinway
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West M duo among area players recognized for Week 3 performances
The Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association recognized plenty of players around the state after Week 3's high school football action.
Ty Shawger and Jake Anton each accounted for four touchdowns in West Muskingum's 56-14 rout of Cincinnati Shroder.
Carson Copeland scored Morgan’s only touchdown and made the game-sealing tackle in a 7-6 win at Philo. He also had 72 yards on 18 carries and caught three passes for 47 yards.
Max Lyall completed 20 of 31 for 279 yards and two TDs in Tri-Valley’s 14-13 win over Jackson.
Hunter Rose ran for 108 yards and three scores on 22 carries, Lukas Ratliff went 18 of 24 for 291 yards with a TD and Ryan Hobbs caught eight passes for 112 yards with a 22-yard score as New Lexington dropped John Glenn 26-14.
Reid Packer had 244 total yards, 128 rushing, and accounted for two scores and Alex Poirer added 81 yards and two scores on eight totes in Sheridan’s 28-7 loss to Logan.
Ashland Crestview’s Owen Barker had four tackles for loss and a sack to go with a nine-yard touchdown catch during the Cougars’ 37-17 win over Sparta Highland in Week 3. The Cougars are 3-0 and riding a 13-game regular-season winning streak.
The Ontario Warriors are 3-0 for the first time since 2011 after beating Mansfield Madison 28-14 behind a second-half shutout performance from the defense. The Warriors scored on defense when Quinten Frankhouse returned an interception 44 yards for the score and also added a double-pass touchdown on offense when Peyton Dzugan hit Braxton Hall for a 52-yard strike.
Clear Fork senior running back Trystyn Robison had just two carries but both went for touchdowns of 48 and 23 yards as he also added a 25-yard touchdown catch to his busy offensive night as the Colts beat the Lexington Minutemen 38-7.
The Lucas Cubs improved to 2-1 behind a 42-14 victory over Wynford. They racked up 343 total yards of offense with 210 on the ground behind Andrew Fanello’s big night of 133 yards and two touchdowns while he also added a touchdown catch in the blowout victory.
The Plymouth Big Red continues to see offensive explosions all over the field. They won 50-42 in overtime against Wellington where the Dukes scored 20 points in the fourth quarter forcing the Big Red to score and go for two to tie the game up and send it to overtime. They did and ended up scoring on the first possession of OT to pull off the win. Plymouth is allowing 44.3 points a game and scoring 42.3 a night.
Elder senior Luke Flowers had 114 yards rushing and two touchdowns in a 21-20 win over Springboro.
RJ West of Princeton was 8-for-11 for three touchdowns and 168 yards plus had 42 yards rushing and a score in a 71-0 walloping of Lakota East.
Riley Woods of Princeton had 129 yards rushing and two touchdown receptions for 72 yards in their 71-0 win over Lakota East.
West Virginia commit Jordan Jackson of Fairfield ran for 237 yards and a score in a 34-7 win over Colerain.
Fairfield junior quarterback Talon Fisher ran for 154 yards and three touchdowns in a 34-7 win over Colerain.
Milford quarterback Austin Harden threw for 290 yards and four touchdowns in a 47-21 win over Loveland.
Georgia Tech commit Trey Cornist ran for 127 yards and two scores in a 54-14 Winton Woods win over West Clermont.
Anderson running back Brodey Berg had 117 yards and four touchdowns in a 44-41 win vs Lebanon.
Santos Alvarez had 13 catches for 107 yards in Anderson’s 44-41 win vs Lebanon.
CJ Hester ran for 163 yards and two scores in Wyoming’s 41-0 win over Aiken.
McNicholas quarterback Braden Bobo was 15-for-18 for 254 yards and five touchdowns as the Rockets beat Goshen 49-13.
AJ Metzger of New Richmond was 24-for-30 for 290 yards and four touchdowns in a 40-33 win over Western Hills.
Laurence Smith of New Richmond had 117 yards rushing and a touchdown plus eight catches for 85 yards and another score in their 40-33 win over Western Hills.
Zachary Chisman ran for 140 yards and five touchdowns and added four catches for 77 yards as Western Brown beat Monroe 65-51.
Senior quarterback Drew Novak threw for 310 yards and a score and ran for 111 yards and three touchdowns as Western Brown beat Monroe 65-51.
Woodward quarterback Armoud Seals threw for 419 yards and six touchdowns in a 42-28 win over Bethel-Tate.
Woodward’s Donte Ferrell had eight catches for 270 yards and two touchdowns, an 89-yard kickoff return for a score and an interception as the Bulldogs beat Bethel-Tate 42-28.
Moeller junior running back Jordan Marshall ran for 129 yards and two scores in a 43-14 win over East Central (Indiana).
St. Xavier senior quarterback Jack O'Malley passed for 329 yards and four touchdowns and added a rushing touchdown as the Bombers beat Olentangy Liberty 45-21.
McComb’s Brandon Althauser ran 47 yards for one touchdown, caught two TD passes covering 47 and 34 yards, and returned a punt 45 yards for a fourth score in the Panthers 55-0 win over Vanlue. McComb scored six touchdowns in the first quarter against Vanlue, which started the season with 13 players on the roster and, at one point in a 38-36 loss to Ridgedale a week earlier, had to play 10 against 11 due to injuries.
Arlington is one of the winningest programs in the Blanchard Valley Conference, but for years the Red Devils had a nemesis named Liberty-Benton around its neck. That changed Friday when senior running back Lucas Fenstermaker rushed for 132 yards and two TDs and Arlington came away with a 16-13 win to end a 20-game losing streak to the Eagles. Liberty-Benton came up inches short on a fourth-and-27 play with 1:15 left, got the ball back in the final seconds after a botched punt, but could not connect on a game-tying 42-yard field goal attempt on the last play of the game.
Pandora-Gilboa senior running back Ethan Luginbill rushed for 161 yards and scored his ninth, tenth and 11th touchdowns of the season in leading the Rockets to a 33-21 win over Leipsic in a nonleague battle between the Putnam County rivals.
After his team was pinned at their own 1-yard line by a Lucasville Valley punt, Piketon sophomore running back Buddy Wilson responded by breaking a 99-yard touchdown run. That scamper will put Wilson in the OHSAA record book for longest touchdown run, tying 54 others with runs of 99 yards. Wilson finished the game with 20 carries for 198 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Piketon ultimately lost the game to Lucasville Valley by a final score of 21-14.
Although Waverly junior running back Jase Hurd didn't go over the 200-yard rushing mark for the third straight week, he still managed to carry the ball 33 times for a 148 yards and a pair of touchdowns in Waverly's 48-27 loss to the Unioto Shermans. After three weeks of play, Hurd has 96 rushes for 644 yards and nine touchdowns.
After falling being 16-0 to the Southeastern Panthers in the second quarter, the Eastern Eagles (Pike County) found some momentum with a big play on special teams. After a touchdown, Southeastern fumbled the two-point conversion attempt and Eastern junior Teagan Werner scooped the ball up and took it 94 yards for two points. Southeastern won the game 40-22.
Dawaun Green gained 76 of his 228 yards during a 14-play, 97-yard game-winning drive as Pickerington North beat Upper Arlington 18-13 in a battle of unbeaten projected central Ohio powers. Green scored from six yards out with 1:15 remaining to cap the drive.
Quarterback Nate Nemeth rushed for 230 yards and three touchdowns, returned a kickoff 95 yards for a score, returned a punt 54 yards and had an interception in Berne Union's 40-15 win over Zanesville Rosecrans.
Will Cooper of Thomas Worthington completed 21 of 41 passes for 390 yards -- his third straight 300-yard performance -- with four touchdowns and two interceptions but was sacked 10 times as Grove City knocked off the unbeaten Cardinals 42-26. Trevor Mills recorded four o the sacks and Christian Isaacs three for the Greyhounds.
Miamisburg quarterback Brock Vaughn was a perfect 7-for-7 for 238 yards and two scores and receiver Jackson McGohan had seven catches for 171 yards and Christian Davis two catches for 137 yards in Miamisburg’s 43-14 win over Harrison.
Defending Division IV state champion Clinton-Massie is off to a rough start. Despite playing three good teams - Waynesville, Bishop Fenwick and Trenton Edgewood - the Falcons are off to their first 0-3 start since 2001, which also was the last time head coach Dan McSurley and his squad failed to make the post-season.
Centerville’s Nic Bruder recorded his second touchdown on defense on a 22-yard interception return for the only touchdown in the Elks’ 10-0 win over Gahanna Lincoln.
Valley View quarterback Caden Henson threw for 204 yards and Jake Clark ran for 133 as the Spartans out-gained Ross 417-113 in a 33-0 win.
Perkins sophomore receiver Braylon Collier caught seven passes for 210 yards and four touchdowns in the Pirates' 49-0 win at Port Clinton. All of Collier's receptions came in the first half, highlighted by an 80-yard score on a slant. His quarterback, Logan Lesch, threw for 310 yards and six touchdowns in the first half.
Pirates senior Jayden Rowe became Perkins' all-time receiving yards leader (1,326) on a 38-yard touchdown catch in the first half. He already holds the school's receptions record at 81 and counting.
Oak Harbor's Jaqui Hayward ran nine times for 156 yards and three TDs in the Rockets' 55-34 win over Rossford. Hayden Buhro also had three total touchdowns, two on the ground and one receiving.
Bellevue junior quarterback Jax LaPata ran 39 times for 236 yards in the Redmen's 24-9 win at Shelby's new Whippet Athletic Complex. He scored twice on the ground, threw a touchdown pass and caught another from Tyler Ray. LaPata also tallied eight tackles and an interception on defense.
Huron senior quarterback Dylan Hohler sealed the Tigers' 55-49 win at Genoa with an interception with less than a minute remaining. He had already done tons of damage with 374 passing yards and three passing TDs to go with 117 yards on the ground and two more scores.
After turning the ball over four times, including three interceptions, in a Week 2 loss to Tinora, Wauseon forced five turnovers, including four interceptions, in a 28-12 win over rival Napoleon Friday night. Jude Armstrong and Tyson Rodriguez each had a pair of interceptions for the Indians, with Armstrong returning a 13-yard pick for a touchdown to ice the game in the fourth quarter.
After playing only one game last season due to low numbers, Holgate returned to action Saturday at Sandusky Central Catholic in eight-man football. The Tigers defeated Sandusky CC 32-24 for their first win since defeating Tri-State 34-6 on Oct. 23, 2020. Xavier McCord was 13 of 17 passing for 258 yards and two touchdowns and also rushed for 35 yards and two more TDs on 10 carries to pace Holgate.
Chardon knocked off Naples First Baptist Academy (Fla.), 31-24 in overtime behind a big game from returning All-Ohio defensive end Alex Kisley, who had eight TFLs and 3.5 sacks. Trey Liebhardt, another returning All-Ohioan, intercepted a pass in overtime to seal the deal.
There were some crazy offensive numbers put up in Gates Mills Gilmour Academy's 41-35 win over Hawken. For Gilmour, quarterback Jake Kavcdic completed 11 of 20 passes for 226 yards and three touchdowns. His twin Andy Kavic carried 24 times for 204 yards and three scores. For Hawken, Dominic Johnson carried 33 times for 221 yards and three touchdowns.
Chagrin Falls Kenston Quarterback Nikko Georgiou completed 21 of 31 passes for 326 yards and four touchdowns in the Bombers' 31-17 win over Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin.
After rushing for 377 yards and five TDs in its first win of the season in the eight-man game, Stryker turned to the pass game in week two against Morenci (Mich.) with 310 pass yards and five TDs in a 44-38 victory. Stryker quarterback Jacob Cadwell was 18-of-26 for 310 yards and five TDs while rushing for 89 yards and another score. Levi Barnum, who rushed for 320 yards and three TDs in the opener, caught seven passes for 170 yards and four touchdowns against Morenci.
Antwerp quarterback Carson Altimus had 267 yards passing and five touchdowns and needed just eight completions and nine attempts to do it as the Archers bowled over West Unity Hilltop, 65-8.
Ottawa-Glandorf fell 21-12 against Western Buckeye League foe Elida for the first 0-3 start for the program since a winless season in 1995. However, the Titans’ three losses have come against 3-0 Eastwood, 2-1 Wapakoneta and 3-0 Elida.
After surrendering 291 rushing yards on 44 attempts in a 40-21 loss to Otsego last season, Liberty Center shut the Knights down on the ground with 23 yards on 20 attempts on Friday in a 9-0 victory, the Tigers’ second shutout in three games.
Westerville North (2-1) running back Stanley Jackson, Jr.--son of former Ohio State quarterback Stanley Jackson--ran for 175 yards on 23 totes and a touchdown in the Warriors' 17-14 win at Chillicothe (2-1). As a team, Westerville North compiled 231 of its 347 yards of total offense on the ground.
Mount Gilead’s Garrett George ran for 210 yards on 25 Carrie’s and scored two touchdowns in a win over Elgin.
Hillsboro running back Dom Smart finished with 175 yards rushing and three touchdowns on 15 carries in Hillsboro’s 44-27 win over the East Clinton Astros. The win was also the first career win for Hillsboro head coach Nathan Horne.
Washington Blue Lions quarterback Troy Thompson was 13-of-15 for 306 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions as Washington defeated Paint Valley 48-0. Washington wide receiver Calum Brown totaled three receptions for 162 yards and two touchdowns.
Franklin Furnace Green senior Landan Lodwick rushed for 171 yards and four touchdowns on 11 carries, caught the Bobcats' only pass completion for 4 yards, and returned one kickoff for 30 yards in the Bobcats' 41-14 win at Morral Ridgedale.
Wheelersburg senior Ethan Glover gained 166 yards and scored 3 touchdowns on 13 carries in the Pirates' 28-21 win at Russell (Ky.)
Xenia's Trei'Shaun Sanders and Tremell Wright combined for five touches and five touchdowns during the first half of a 47-0 win agaisnt Fairborn. Wright caught TD passes of 80 and 72 yards, while Sanders ran for scores of 40, 63 and 6. Sanders had 185 yards on 6 carries and four TDs. Wright's two were his only receptions of the game.
Northeastern's Cade Houseman was a one-player wrecking crew at Greeneview. He completed 38 of 48 passes for 385 yards, one touchdown with four interceptions, but also ran 15 times for 84 yards and two touchdowns, while completing 18 total tackles and 2.5 for loss in a 21-20 OT win.
Beavercreek's Quentin Youngblood ran for a career-high 138 yards on 13 carries with two touchdowns in a 56-23 win against Ponitz CTC.
Granville junior Dante Varrasso caught 8 passes for 171 yards, including touchdowns of 29, 40 and 53 yards in a 38-16 win against Johnstown. In a rare occurrence during that game, sophomore Beckett Long ran for 3 2-point conversions for the Blue Aces (3-0).
Senior Trey Robinson caught a 62-yard TD pass from junior Steele Meister with 13 seconds left, giving Newark a 28-21 win against Marion Harding. It was the first 2-game winning streak for the Wildcats since 2016.
For the 2nd time in 3 weeks, Newark Catholic had its game canceled, this time due to death of a student at Columbus Academy. Week 1's game against Bishop Ready was canceled due to weather. This means the Green Wave (1-0), defending Division VII state runnerup, must play the remainder of its games to be eligible for the playoffs. At least 8 games are required.
Mason Oliver of Bloomdale Elmwood ran 19 times for 280 yards and five touchdowns in a 53-21 win over Harrod Allen East. Oliver, a first team All-Ohioan in Division V last year, has 679 yards and eight touchdowns on just 49 carries (13.9-yard average) for the 3-0 Royals.
Sam McCaffery of Toledo Ottawa Hills intercepted two passes, including one for a 32-yard touchdown, and recovered a fumble in a 35-21 win Thursday against Metamora Evergreen. McCaffery also has TD catches of 26 and 68 yards. Riley Dunbar of Evergreen hauled in seven catches for 118 yards and a TD.
Carson Dominique of Archbold rushed for 212 yards and four touchdowns on 21 carries in a 52-28 victory over Millbury Lake. Dominique's QB teammate, Cade Brenner, was 19 of 26 passing for 310 yards and a touchdown.
Joe Caswell of Whitehouse Anthony Wayne rushed for 205 yards on 33 attempts, including touchdown runs of 9, 6, and 4 yards in a 28-10 win over Toledo Whitmer.
Taylen Miller of Holland Springfield carried 18 times for 202 yards and two touchdowns in a 50-37 loss to Oregon Clay. His Blue Devils teammate, QB Will Scott, completed 19 of 29 passes for 317 yards and three touchdowns. Clay's sophomore QB Mason Heintschel completed 22 of 27 passes for 341 yards and four touchdowns.
Connor Walendzak of Perrysburg ran 24 times for 145 yards and scored three touchdowns in a 48-41 overtime win against Toledo St. John’s Jesuit. In the process, Walendzak became the Yellow Jackets career rushing leader. He was named first team Division I All-Ohio in 2020, and was selected to the D-I second team last year. Perrysburg quarterback T.J. Takats completed 12 of 25 passes for 207 yards and four touchdowns in the win.
Aiden Brunkhorst of Genoa was 30 of 40 passing for 326 yards and three touchdowns in a 55-49 shootout loss against Huron. Genoa receiver Austin Teet caught nine passes for 129 yards and a TD.
Alex Williams of Rossford was 27 of 48 passing for 296 yards and two touchdowns in a 55-34 loss at Oak Harbor. Teammate Brenden Revels caught nine of those passes for 131 yards and a TD.
Rootstown senior running back Cody Coontz has 744 yards through three games this season on 75 attempts. He has scored nine touchdowns.
Streetsboro junior Preston Hopperton has 10 touchdowns through the first three weeks of the season.
The Kent Roosevelt-Ravenna rivalry played its 108th game in Week 3. It is revered across Northeast Ohio — and the state — as one of the state's best and longest rivalries. Ravenna won this year's game 42-21. The all-time series, is remarkably close, with Ravenna leading the series 54-51-3. | https://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2022/09/06/west-m-duo-among-area-players-recognized-for-week-3-performances/65475139007/ | 2022-09-06T21:16:44Z | zanesvilletimesrecorder.com | control | https://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2022/09/06/west-m-duo-among-area-players-recognized-for-week-3-performances/65475139007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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WHEN...1PM Today through 1PM Wednesday.
IMPACTS...Heavy smoke from Idaho wildfires.
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The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a Fire
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* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 418 through 425. Fire weather
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* WIND...West to northwest winds 15 to 20 mph sustained with gusts
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* HUMIDITY...7 to 15 percent.
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Gabe Leibovitz, son of new Laramie Police Department Sgt. Matthew Leibovitz, pins new sergeant chevrons on his father’s shoulder at a promotion ceremony Friday at the LPD.
Gabe Leibovitz, son of new Laramie Police Department Sgt. Matthew Leibovitz, pins new sergeant chevrons on his father’s shoulder at a promotion ceremony Friday at the LPD.
Courtesy Photo/LPD
Laramie Police Chief Dale Stalder retired Friday after a 42-year career in law enforcement, the last 13 as chief for the LPD.
Courtesy Photo/LPD
In the 1980s, Dale Stalder spent part of his early career with the Laramie Police Department on a motorcycle.
Courtesy Photo/LPD
Early in his career with the Laramie Police Department, newly retired Chief Dale Stalder helped McGruff the Crime Dog "Take a bite out of crime."
The Laramie Police Department celebrated two milestones during a Friday ceremony.
Laramie Police Chief Dale Stalder retired after more than 13 years leading the department. Matthew Leibovitz, a detective in the LPD Investigation Division, was promoted to sergeant.
“It's been 42 years, two months and two days since Dale Stalder started his career in law enforcement,” Steven Morgan, dispatch administrator, wrote in a summary of Stalder’s career. “Since that time, he's been a patrolman, motorcycle cop, crime prevention specialist, sergeant, LARC (911) commander and chief.
“After today, he will no longer be the most senior officer on the local police force.”
Stalder began his tenure in Laramie on July 4, 1980, working on his own during July 4 and Laramie Jubilee Days celebrations.
Morgan noted that Stalder recently reflected on how much things have changed in 42 years, including more extensive training and a physical and psychological pre-employment screening for officers.
Stalder saw that the Critical Incident Team better prepares officers for de-escalating situations when dealing with mental illness and other high stress issues, Morgan wrote. A response to stress has been a priority in the latter part of Stalder’s career as he worked with Albany County’s mental health board to determine the best alternate or co-responses for calls responding to mental illness.
Equipment also has changed. In the early 1980s, LPD squads ranged from AMC Matadors to Chevy Citations. Morgan noted that the latter proved to be unsuitable for police work.
Other equipment changes include less-lethal forms of force such as Tasers, "OC" spray and an assortment nonlethal firearms.
Also during Stalder’s tenure, new technology allowed the installation of in-vehicle computers for quicker data collection and recall, Morgan noted.
Laramie was one of the first departments in Wyoming to implement body-worn cameras. Technology also has been widely used in Laramie to improve 911 and dispatching capabilities, including a location service called RapidSOS.
Promotion
The department's newest sergeant, Matthew Leibovitz, has been with the LPD since August 2007.
Leibovitz has held many positions in the LPD, including a task force officer with the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation and was most recently assigned as a detective. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/news/laramie-police-department-honors-dale-stalder-new-sergeant/article_8ecd14b2-2bb3-11ed-9a0f-67fc975e2c2b.html | 2022-09-06T21:18:12Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/news/laramie-police-department-honors-dale-stalder-new-sergeant/article_8ecd14b2-2bb3-11ed-9a0f-67fc975e2c2b.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THURSDAY FOR
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* WIND...West to northwest winds 15 to 20 mph sustained with gusts
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Wyoming Secretary of State Ed Buchanan. Michael Smith/For the Wyoming Tribune Eagle
CHEYENNE – Key leaders of the Wyoming Republican Party have asked the outgoing secretary of state, Ed Buchanan, to stay in the job longer than he intended.
Chairman Frank Eathorne and other Wyoming GOP leaders have written Buchanan to ask him to remain in his current post through the Nov. 8 general election. As things have stood, Buchanan plans to leave this month. This is so that he can begin a job he was appointed to in July by Gov. Mark Gordon, in Goshen County as a district court judge in the state's Eighth Judicial District.
Buchanan's term, should he remain for all of it, would last through the election and into early next year. In a recent interview with the Wyoming Tribune Eagle, Buchanan expressed confidence in the state’s election proces,s even without him running the Wyoming Secretary of State's Office.
Wyoming Republican leaders do not appear to agree with this sentiment. They worry that having a new secretary of state for only a short time, before the next permanent one would take over after the general election, could affect the office. In its letter dated Friday, the political party asked Buchanan to "remain in office until after the general election process is complete." Rep. Chuck Gray, R-Casper, has won the GOP primary to become the next secretary of state and is generally expected to also prevail on Nov. 8.
Leaving in mid-September, as Buchanan plans, "may be setting your appointed successor up to fail," wrote Eathorne and colleagues Nina Weber and Corey Steinmetz, who are both Wyoming Republican Party national committee people, in their letter. Any replacement "would not take office until 4 weeks before election day and does not know your team members," the letter said. "It is difficult to imagine who would want to assume the role on such short notice."
Buchanan has apparently not started the official clock for a replacement to be named. On Tuesday morning, Gov. Gordon's spokesperson wrote in an email to the WTE that the governor "has not yet received a letter of resignation from the Secretary."
In their letter, the Wyoming GOP leaders noted that when Gordon picked Buchanan to be a judge, the governor "knew you held one of the most important jobs in the State. That is often the case with filling any position – the best candidates have a job they must wrap up." Eathorne and the others said that "the courts will manage if you need to remain in your current role until general election canvassing is complete."
Like Gov. Gordon, a representative for Buchanan on Tuesday morning was also attending a meeting of the State Loan and Investment Board. There was no further comment right away on the letter. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/elections/buchanan-asked-by-wyoming-gop-leaders-to-remain-through-nov-8-election/article_009eb622-2e0c-11ed-857d-9ff02caa9325.html | 2022-09-06T21:18:18Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/elections/buchanan-asked-by-wyoming-gop-leaders-to-remain-through-nov-8-election/article_009eb622-2e0c-11ed-857d-9ff02caa9325.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THURSDAY FOR
GUSTY WEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
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The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a Fire
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Thursday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 418 through 425. Fire weather
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* WIND...West to northwest winds 15 to 20 mph sustained with gusts
to 35 mph possible.
* HUMIDITY...7 to 15 percent.
* HAINES...5 to 6.
* IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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Rodrigo Vigner Turcios-Romero, also known as Yigner Rodrigo Turcios-Romero, of Greeley, Colorado, is pictured on June 23, 2022, in this photo courtesy of the Laramie County Sheriff's Office. Turcios-Romero was arrested Monday afternoon as a suspect in the deadly shooting of a man in Laramie County.
CHEYENNE – A Colorado man has been arrested following an alleged homicide Sunday in Laramie County.
Rodrigo Vigner Turcios-Romero, also known as Yigner Rodrigo Turcios-Romero, of Greeley, Colorado, was "located and detained without incident" at about 1 p.m. Monday, according to the Laramie County Sheriff's Office. The arrest came after the sheriff's office posted on its Facebook page just before 11:30 a.m. Monday that authorities were looking for Turcios-Romero.
Turcios-Romero is suspected in the alleged murder of a Laramie County man. LCSO said the identity of the victim is being withheld until family members could be notified.
It was unclear Tuesday which law enforcement agency made the arrest and where Turcios-Romero was in custody.
At about 1:52 p.m. Sunday, LCSO deputies were dispatched to the 300 block of County Road 161 for a reported assault with a gun. Upon arrival, deputies discovered an approximately 37-year-old man had been shot, and the suspect had fled the scene. The victim of the shooting was taken to Cheyenne Regional Medical Center, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
LCSO detectives responded to the scene, and after interviewing numerous people, they were able to identify a suspect.
At the time of the original Monday morning Facebook post indicating law enforcement was looking for Turcios-Romero, he was believed to have fled back to Colorado and was considered armed and dangerous. The post noted he may have attempted to alter his appearance by cutting his hair.
Also at that time, detectives had been in contact with authorities in Colorado and were actively pursuing leads, the post said. An arrest warrant for second-degree murder was being processed for Turcios-Romero.
More information will be released as the investigation progresses, the sheriff's office said. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_news/homicide-suspect-detained-monday-following-deadly-shooting/article_90d720c6-2e0c-11ed-8447-17cf0eaf2d45.html | 2022-09-06T21:18:30Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_news/homicide-suspect-detained-monday-following-deadly-shooting/article_90d720c6-2e0c-11ed-8447-17cf0eaf2d45.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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Financial Times front page on Wednesday, 7 September 2022 has the new PM and the UK energy crisis and immediately underneath is a report on the yen weakness.
USD/JPY is circa 142.80 as I post.
There is market wariness of intervention around these sorts of levels:
At the very least you can expect some strident comments out of Japanese officials today on the rapid yen move not being desirable. | https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/collapsing-yen-makes-it-to-the-front-pages-20220906/ | 2022-09-06T21:22:39Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/collapsing-yen-makes-it-to-the-front-pages-20220906/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — A police affidavit obtained by Nexstar’s WREG reveals additional details about the discovery of Eliza Fletcher’s body on Monday after Memphis police say she was abducted last week.
Fletcher, a 34-year-old mother and teacher, disappeared after she went for a run early Friday morning. Police said she was forced into an SUV near the University of Memphis around 4 a.m.
According to the affidavit, officers were combing a South Memphis neighborhood when one of them noticed tire tracks in the grass near a home on Victor Street.
Records indicate officers also smelled the odor of decay. They found the body of a woman, later identified as Fletcher, next to a set of steps near the driveway behind the home.
Law enforcement also found her purple Lululemon running shorts in a discarded trash bag about 100 feet north of the scene.
Surveillance videos also revealed that the suspect’s vehicle was in the area on Friday, Sept. 2 around 5:48 a.m.
Law enforcement said the same GMC Terrain was seen exiting I-240 at the South Parkway East exit.
Police said surveillance footage spotted the vehicle turning west onto Person Avenue around 5:52 a.m.
The West Tennessee Medical Center verified that the body found was in fact Eliza Fletcher. Memphis Police made the announcement to the public Tuesday morning. | https://www.wpri.com/news/national/eliza-fletcher-crime-scene-new-details-released/ | 2022-09-06T21:23:32Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/news/national/eliza-fletcher-crime-scene-new-details-released/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Payroll Association is celebrating payroll professionals and offering scholarship opportunities, paycheck maximizing tips, and a chance to win an extra paycheck during National Payroll Week®, September 5-9. National Payroll Week recognizes the contributions of America's 150 million workers and the payroll professionals who ensure they're paid accurately and on-time, every time.
"For National Payroll Week we celebrate payroll and its tremendous impact on our country," said APA Executive Director, Dan Maddux. "The partnership of America's workers, government agencies, and payroll professionals creates the very foundations of the American way of life."
Individuals are invited to take the annual "Getting Paid In America" survey at www.nationalpayrollweek.com. This survey provides insight on evolving payroll and wage payment trends. One randomly selected participant will win the NPW grand prize of a bonus paycheck and a vacation for two.
The APA and its members also provide money-saving payroll education during National Payroll Week. Visitors to the NPW website can access tools and resources to help them get the most out of their paychecks. A simple step like reevaluating your Form W-4 can result in more money in your pocket each payday.
In addition, through NPW's Money Matters National Education Day (MMNED) initiative, the APA and sponsor Paychex will award three scholarships for individuals pursuing continuing education in colleges, universities, and other venues. Each year MMNED connects hundreds of payroll professionals with local schools, community organizations, and youth groups. Payroll professionals teach young adults about the payroll withholding system and the basics of how their paycheck is calculated, through an interactive presentation.
"Many people don't realize that making a few small changes can greatly impact their take-home pay," said Maddux. "National Payroll Week provides an opportunity for payroll professionals to share valuable payroll knowledge with workers of all ages."
For more information about NPW and how you can get involved, visit www.nationalpayrollweek.com.
National Payroll Week is sponsored by Diamond Sponsor ADP; MMNED Sponsor Paychex; Platinum Sponsors Ceridian, DailyPay, Fintwist by Comdata, Money Network, Netspend, rapid!, UKG, and Workday; and Media Partners Jobing.com and Symmetry Software.
The American Payroll Association (APA) is the nation's leader in payroll education, publications, and training. Visit APA online at www.americanpayroll.org.
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HAMILTON, Bermuda , Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Borr Drilling Limited (the "Company") will be held on September 30, 2022, in Bermuda.
A copy of the Notice of Annual General Meeting and Form of Proxy will be distributed to shareholders by normal distribution methods and is attached to this release. Associated information including the Company's Annual Report can be found on the Company's website www.borrdrilling.com.
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5 -12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
CONTACT:
Questions should be directed to: Magnus Vaaler, CFO, +44 1224 289208
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BROOMFIELD, Colo., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CROX), a world leader in innovative casual footwear for women, men, and children, today announced that it will present at Piper Sandler's Growth Frontiers Conference on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at 10:30am ET.
A live broadcast of the Company's presentation may be found on the Investor Relations section of the Crocs website, investors.crocs.com. A replay of the webcast will remain available on the website for 1 year following the completion of the conference.
About Crocs, Inc.:
Crocs, Inc. (Nasdaq: CROX) is a world leader in innovative casual footwear for women, men, and children, combining comfort and style with a value that consumers know and love. The Company's brands include Crocs and HEYDUDE and its products are sold in more than 85 countries through wholesale and direct-to-consumer channels. For more information on Crocs, Inc. please visit investors.crocs.com. To learn more about our brands, please visit www.crocs.com or www.heydudeshoesusa.com or follow @Crocs or @heydudeshoes on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
Category:Investors
Investor Contact:
Cori Lin, Crocs, Inc.
(303) 848-5053
clin@crocs.com
PR Contact:
Melissa Layton, Crocs, Inc.
(303) 848-7885
mlayton@crocs.com
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The average price of gas in Massachusetts is under $4 per gallon for the first time since February, the latest survey from AAA Northeast shows.
Prices are averaging $3.91, a decline of 13 cents since last week, according to AAA.
In Rhode Island, the average price dropped 14 cents over the past week to $3.80, which is 52 cents lower than a month ago.
AAA says the national average is currently $3.77 per gallon.
Lloyd Albert, AAA Northeast’s senior vice president of government and public affairs, said that while the Atlantic hurricane season has been quiet so far, it could end up having an impact on gas prices.
“According to weather analysts, it’s the first time in 25 years that a named Atlantic storm did not develop in August. That’s the good news,” Albert said in a news release. “But we still have another month of peak hurricane season, and these storms can affect gas prices by disrupting oil production and refining.” | https://www.wpri.com/money/gas-prices-mass-average-dips-below-4-ri-down-14-cents/ | 2022-09-06T21:25:41Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/money/gas-prices-mass-average-dips-below-4-ri-down-14-cents/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: NBIX) will present at the Morgan Stanley 20th Annual Global Healthcare Conference at 10:35 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 in New York. Kevin Gorman, Chief Executive Officer, and Matt Abernethy, Chief Financial Officer, will present at the conference.
The live presentation will be webcast and may be accessed on the Company's website under Investors at www.neurocrine.com. A replay of the presentation will be available on the website approximately one hour after the conclusion of the event and will be archived for approximately one month.
About Neurocrine Biosciences
Neurocrine Biosciences is a neuroscience-focused, biopharmaceutical company with a simple purpose: to relieve suffering for people with great needs, but few options. We are dedicated to discovering and developing life-changing treatments for patients with under-addressed neurological, neuroendocrine, and neuropsychiatric disorders. The company's diverse portfolio includes FDA-approved treatments for tardive dyskinesia, Parkinson's disease, endometriosis* and uterine fibroids*, as well as over a dozen mid-to-late-stage clinical programs in multiple therapeutic areas. For three decades, we have applied our unique insight into neuroscience and the interconnections between brain and body systems to treat complex conditions. We relentlessly pursue medicines to ease the burden of debilitating diseases and disorders, because you deserve brave science. For more information, visit neurocrine.com, and follow the company on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook. (*in collaboration with AbbVie)
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VANCOUVER, B.C., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Pan American Silver Corp. (NASDAQ: PAAS) (TSX: PAAS) ("the Company") will host a call to discuss the Company's environmental, social and governance ("ESG") performance on September 28, 2022 at 11:00 am ET (8:00 am PT).
Senior members of the Company's management team will provide an update on our progress with regards to our 2022 ESG goals, and discuss the performance, programs and initiatives for health and safety, climate change, and community relations topics. The team will respond to questions from investors and analysts following the formal presentation.
The live webcast and presentation slides will be available at panamericansilver.com. An archive of the webcast will also be available for three months.
Pan American owns and operates silver and gold mines located in Mexico, Peru, Canada, Argentina and Bolivia. We also own the Escobal mine in Guatemala that is currently not operating. Pan American provides enhanced exposure to silver through a large base of silver reserves and resources, as well as major catalysts to grow silver production. We have a 28-year history of operating in Latin America, earning an industry-leading reputation for sustainability performance, operational excellence and prudent financial management. We are headquartered in Vancouver, B.C. and our shares trade on NASDAQ and the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "PAAS".
Learn more at panamericansilver.com.
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Two Concert Pianists Debuting Their Program "Hollywoodland"
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ProtoStar Group is introducing a unique collaboration of two renowned concert pianists to the San Diego audience at the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, La Jolla, CA, on October 14, 2022, at 8 pm. The program is called "Hollywoodland."
Konstantin Soukhovetski and Jacopo Giacopuzzi, both accomplished soloists, recently formed Solo Due to collaborate on classical and contemporary piano works for four hands and two pianos. Performing in the Baker-Baum Concert Hall, the duo will play original music, award-winning film scores, and beloved melodies from Queen to Rachmaninoff. Their delivery will be modern and theatrical, combining the best of classical tradition with a touch of Hollywood.
The program will feature an eclectic mixture of styles—from Baroque, classical, and jazz to rock, Brazilian pop, and retro-futurism:
S. Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances for two pianos (first movement)
N. Kapustin: Concerto No.2
H. Villa-Lobos: Bachiana Brasileira #5 for two pianos (arr. Soukhovetski)
P. Nazaykinskaya: Nostalghia
H. Zimmer. Interstellar. Piano and Synthesizer (arr. Giacopuzzi)
K. Soukhovetski: The Queen Fantasy for two pianos
Before playing each piece, the two performers will talk briefly about the piece, making this concert a truly educational, interactive, and entertaining experience. The audience is encouraged to ask questions during the Q&A at the end of the program.
To purchase tickets, please visit La Jolla Music Society's website at: https://theconrad.org/events/hollywoodland/.
As a soloist and chamber musician, Jacopo has performed recitals at major festivals and venues throughout the U.S. and Europe. He is a winner of 14 international competitions, including the Int'l Piano Competition San Donà di Piave, Ibiza Int'l Piano Competition, and the Int'l Liszt Competition in L.A. He has performed under the direction of world-renowned conductors, such as Dian Tchobanov, Robert Wills, and others. He's served on competition juries and given presentations, masterclasses, and concerts worldwide.
Highlights of Mr. Soukhovetski's career include appearances with Johannesburg Philharmonic, Eastern Cape Philharmonic Orchestra, and Miami Symphony Orchestra. His solo performances have taken him to Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall, Phillips Collection, and Zentrum Paul Klee in Bern, Switzerland. He studied with Jerome Lowenthal at Juilliard. Born in Moscow to a family of artists, he also studied at the Moscow Central Special Music School, under the auspices of the Moscow State Conservatory with Anatoly Ryabov.
Media Contact: Konstantin Soukhovetski, soloduepr@gmail.com, +1-917-952-5115
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Tour the highly anticipated Ammolite & Larimar models at Seasons at Carillon
MANOR, Texas, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Richmond American Homes of Texas, Inc., a subsidiary of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MDC), is excited to announce the grand opening of two new model homes at Seasons at Carillon in Manor. The two-story Ammolite and single-style Larimar models boast the designer details today's homebuyers are seeking, such as open, inviting layouts for entertaining and elegant owner's suites with oversized walk-in closets.
Model Grand Opening Event (RichmondAmerican.com/CarillonModelGO)
Prospective homebuyers and area agents are invited to attend a Model Grand Opening Event at Seasons at Carillon from 12 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, September 10. In addition to complimentary lunch and model home tours, attendees can enter for a chance to win a prize drawing.
More about this community (RichmondAmerican.com/Carillon):
- New Seasons™ Collection homes from the low $400s
- Seven versatile single and two-story floor plans
- 2 to 6 bedrooms, approx. 1,560 to 2,950 sq. ft.
- Community clubhouse, pool, parks, playgrounds, tennis court and golf course
- Close proximity to notable schools, shopping, entertainment and employment hubs
- Easy access to US Route 290, the 130 Corridor and downtown Austin
Those who choose to build a new home from the ground up at Seasons at Carillon will have the opportunity to work with professional design consultants to select colors, textures, finishes and fixtures for their new living spaces—a complimentary service!
Seasons at Carillon is located at 20404 Stelfox Street in Manor. For more information, or to RSVP for a model home tour, call 512.515.8102 or visit RichmondAmerican.com.
About M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
Operating under the name Richmond American Homes, MDC's homebuilding subsidiaries have built more than 230,000 homes since 1977. Among the nation's largest homebuilders, MDC's subsidiary companies have operations in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Maryland, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Washington. Mortgage lending, plus insurance and title services are offered by the following MDC subsidiaries, respectively: HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation, American Home Insurance Agency, Inc. and American Home Title and Escrow Company. M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "MDC." For more information, visit MDCHoldings.com.
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Fort Collins' Linden Street is open to the public, and businesses are relieved, excited
After years of construction, Linden Street is open to vehicles again. And, occasionally, pedestrians.
The remodel, which cost about $3.9 million, turned Linden from Walnut to Jefferson streets into a convertible street, meaning it can transform from a roadway to a gathering space that can be closed off to cars for things like festivals or markets. The city of Fort Collins hoped after its remodel that Linden would become a bridge between Old Town Square and the River District.
While the street is reopened, the project is nearly completed and the area is more pedestrian-friendly and aesthetically pleasing, the long period of construction took its toll on businesses whose owners are glad to see it end.
The street reopened to the public Aug. 26 after shutting down on Jan. 31 this year. Because of the construction, around eight bars and restaurants that added patio dining that helped keep them in operation during the pandemic lost those spaces, according to previous Coloradoan reporting.
At the time the street closed, a number of business owners expressed concerns that after a rocky two years because of COVID-19, the impacts of construction closures would be heavily felt.
Now that they’re on the other side of the project, Linden Street businesses are ready to return to full operations and are eager for patrons.
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Businesses excited for a return to normalcy, want people to know Linden Street is now open
Brendan Charles, co-owner of Hydrate IV Bar, said he’s happy to have the street open again, loves the way things are looking and is “happy to have some normalcy again.”
He said that while he doesn’t think January was the right time to close the street and begin construction so fresh off of COVID-19 impacts, he isn’t sure there was a right time.
“It was tough. We had a couple of instances that our customer base were turned off (and) at least a handful of instances where we lost business, for sure,” he said.
“We've yet to operate under normal times, we don't have a status quo,” Charles said of his nearly two-year-old business. “So this kind of marks the beginning of all of that for us, we hope. And we're really excited about Old Town and … being able to be a part of the community.”
Kristy Wygmans, owner of Pour Brothers, said she's relieved and excited that the construction is predominantly done and Pour Brothers can, hopefully, return to pre-pandemic levels of business.
Wygmans said the closure was harder on her business than COVID-19 was on revenue, and she hopes people realize the street is now open.
"I think people just forget about it a little bit. They've kind of been avoiding it for so long (and) it's easy for them to just go with their kind of new habit," she said of people steering clear of Linden.
Wygmans also felt there was no "right time" to close the street. After the pandemic, she just viewed the closure as another obstacle.
"After having been through a true emergency, I think all of the businesses were really good-spirited about it," Wygmans told the Coloradoan. "Whereas, if we hadn't had that, attitudes might have been a lot different. It might have seemed more detrimental and catastrophic than it was. But having just survived a pandemic, and then having this, we're like, 'Alright, we can do this ... hopefully.' "
Andre Johnson, a manager at the Blind Pig, called the months of construction “a long, painstaking process” that led to a dropoff in business, but he expressed gratitude for a reliable customer base that kept doors open.
Since Linden Street reopened, he said business has “very slowly but surely” picked up, and he — like Wygmans — believes that as word continues to get out that the street is reopened, business will continue to pick up.
The Blind Pig is especially happy to have its patio back, though it’s a bit smaller than it was when it was able to sprawl into the street prior to construction. "We're really excited to be reopened, our patio's ready to go, we're ready to rock and roll," Johnson said.
Currently, the city is operating under emergency orders put in place during COVID-19 that allow for extended patios and street dining. However, city staff are in the process of finalizing code updates to take to City Council that will allow for extended patios and potentially street dining areas, according to Ginny Sawyer, project and policy manager for Fort Collins.
“We recognize it’s time (past time!) to normalize operations that we would like to continue,” Sawyer said in an email to the Coloradoan.
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What to know about the new design
There is still parking available on Linden, it just looks a little different.
Parking has been converted to parallel spots rather than the diagonal parking that was there before the remodel.
Although the street can be converted to a pedestrian-only area, cars are still able to drive on it except for during special events.
To celebrate the reopening of the street, the city is planning an event on Friday, Sept. 16 “to show off the convertible aspect of the street." More details about the event have not yet been released.
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Our Higher Ed Housing Crisis and the B1M Infrastructure YouTube Channel
Riffing on the latest video on London’s Battersea Power Station conversion to luxury housing.
My favorite YouTube channel has nothing to do with higher education. The videos that I always watch are about infrastructure, construction, and society. The channel is The B1M.
The B1M bills itself as the “definitive channel for construction.” And I guess it is, although maybe there are many construction YouTube channels. What I like about the B1M is that the channel is increasingly delving into the sociology, economics, and political economy of construction.
The most recent B1M video is about the conversation of London’s iconic Battersea Power Station to a luxury housing and upscale shopping district.
What is fascinating about the video is that the Power Station conversion project provides a window to look into the much broader housing crisis issue in London and worldwide. The video explores why developers are focusing on building a few luxury residences for the wealthy and seem to be ignoring the market for workforce and low-income housing development.
While watching the video, I wondered where higher ed might fit into the broader housing crisis story.
Is there such a thing as a higher ed housing researcher?
Is research being done on the relationship between housing and higher education change?
Based on what I’ve observed, I’d venture three inter-related higher ed housing hypotheses:
Hypothesis 1: Universities are navigating a student housing crisis.
Every school I know seems to be dramatically short of residence hall space. As an industry, we seem to have an enormous deferred maintenance debt for our residence halls. New dorms are too slow to come online, forcing too many students into sub-standard community rentals.
Hypothesis 2: There is a hidden faculty/staff housing crisis.
One big issue that comes up whenever I speak with colleagues across our higher ed ecosystem is the crisis of faculty and staff housing. The theme that comes up repeatedly is that academic salaries have not kept pace with local housing markets. Recruiting candidates for positions is difficult when desired job applicants learn about the cost of housing near campus. An unrecognized portion of the academic workforce is severely housing cost-burdened. And housing costs are the most critical driver of the shift towards remote academic staff positions.
Hypothesis 3: The lack of affordable housing close to universities is impacting everything else about academic operations.
It is not only the people who work at our colleges and universities facing a housing crisis. Universities depend on a wide range of local services and businesses to run. What happens when faculty and staff can’t get childcare because the local housing is too expensive for childcare workers? How do university employees manage their parenting responsibilities when teachers can’t afford to live close by and after-school programs close down due to a lack of staff?
One draw to attending or working at a university is the community in which that school is situated. If working people can’t afford to live close by, the local business and restaurants that students, faculty, and staff like to visit may not stay open.
Today’s university leaders must be engaged in issues that go well beyond the campus. Institutions will likely need to become players in conversations about housing that go well beyond the narrow scope of on and off-campus residences.
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Poudre School District schools will close early for 2 days because of heat: What to know
Schools across Poudre School District will close two hours early Wednesday, Sept. 7, and Thursday, Sept. 8, in response to high temperatures and a lack of air conditioning in many of its schools, the district announced Tuesday afternoon.
Thompson School District announced it will also close two hours early on Wednesday and Thursday because a majority of its schools do not have air conditioning.
PSD made its announcement as parents and teachers across the district complained of high temperatures inside of classrooms. The district said temperatures in classrooms without air conditioning can reach anywhere between 80 and 90 degrees and efforts to cool down buildings, like opening doors and windows early to capture cooler air in the morning, are not sufficient given this week's temperatures.
The majority of PSD schools — 60% — do not have air conditioning, according to the district.
The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather advisory for extreme heat this week across parts of Larimer and Weld counties. Temperatures are expected to get close to 100 degrees throughout the week but cool down Friday and into the weekend.
Here's what to know about this week's heat closures and other area schools' decisions to stay open.
Recent:Are snow days over? Not quite, but here's what PSD's new remote learning flexibility means
How school programs, busing will be affected by heat closures
According to the PSD's announcement, the district's schools will start at their normal time and serve breakfast and lunch on Wednesday and Thursday. The district’s before-school care program through Alpha-BEST will run normally, but there won’t be any after-school care programs during the early dismissal days. Students who ride the bus will be dropped off at their normal stop two hours earlier and extracurricular programs can move to mornings or evenings depending on the availability of club or activity sponsors.
The early closures are not likely to impact athletic events across the district, but coaches have been asked to move practices to the morning or evening while temperatures remain high and any planned athletic events should begin at 6:30 pm at the earliest, according to PSD's announcement.
In Thompson, district officials said schools will start at their normal time both days, including Wednesday's regularly scheduled late-start, and breakfast and lunch will be served. Afternoon buses will run their regular routes two hours earlier than usual. The district recommended anyone who participates in after-school programs through the YMCA or Boys and Girls Club reach out to their provider for program updates. Early child care sessions will be canceled Thursday afternoon, according to the district's announcement.
When will Poudre School District get air conditioning in more schools?
PSD said it's working on cost estimates and timelines to install air conditioning units in the buildings that don't have them.
Some schools, like Zach Elementary in Fort Collins, have cooling systems that aren’t working. The school announced to parents ahead of the school year that it's waiting on a part to fix its cooling system but it will take several months to repair. In the meantime, the school encouraged parents to make sure their child has a water bottle and dresses in cool clothing to combat the heat.
“It’s frustrating to have a child in an environment where they aren’t comfortable,” said Jackie Christman, whose daughter is a kindergarten student at Zach.
Christman said the heat issue has been surprising to her. She and her family moved to Fort Collins a year and a half ago from Texas. “I can be a little more patient since it’s a parts issue," Christman said. “I just hope PSD is doing its due diligence to make sure this problem gets fixed in other schools.”
Will Fort Collins charter schools also close early because of the heat?
Charter schools authorized by the district decide whether to hold school separately from PSD in cases like this.
More:Wondering about Colorado's charter schools? Here are 4 things to know.
All three Liberty Common School campuses will remain open for the full day Wednesday and Thursday despite the PSD announcement, said Kallie Cooper, the schools' communication specialist, in an email. All of the charter school's locations have air conditioning, Cooper said.
Compass Community Collaborative School in Fort Collins will also remain open because it has air conditioning, a representative from the school told the Coloradoan.
What about Weld RE-4 in Windsor?
The Windsor and Severance school district will remain open because a majority of their buildings have air conditioning, a representative from Weld RE-4 told the Coloradoan.
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Happy Tuesday, everyone! It’s been a warmer & slightly muggier day around the Tennessee Valley. A batch of scattered storms will drift into parts of the area late this afternoon into the early evening hours. Any of these storms could produce some heavy rain, lightning, and possibly some gusty winds. The storms should come to an end by late evening, leading to mostly cloudy and mild conditions overnight. Low temperatures will drop down into the upper 60s to lower 70s.
Our Midweek forecast will feature a mix of clouds and sunshine with just an isolated chance for a pop-up afternoon storm or two. Most of us will remain dry with highs in the mid 80s and lows in the 60s.
Late-week another upper level low to our south will begin to build into the area. This will lead to another increase of rain and storms around the region. Some of the rainfall could be locally heavy, so we will have to watch the rain totals closely. Highs will cool back into the upper 70s to near 80 with the extra cloud cover and rain. | https://www.local3news.com/local-news/isolated-showers-through-wednesday-afternoon/article_d8e61192-2e25-11ed-985c-0b08305f3980.html | 2022-09-06T21:38:47Z | local3news.com | control | https://www.local3news.com/local-news/isolated-showers-through-wednesday-afternoon/article_d8e61192-2e25-11ed-985c-0b08305f3980.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Two men were arrested in Polk County in relation to child sex crimes Tuesday.
The Polk County Police Department confirmed that 23-year-old Zydrick K. Mitchell and 42-year-old Joey L. Turner were arrested after separate search warrants were executed in the area.
Turner has been charged with 45 counts of Sexual Exploitation of Children, one count of Possession of Methamphetamine, and one count of Tools for the Commission of a Crime.
Mitchell has been charged with two counts of Sexual Exploitation of Children, two counts of Possession of a Schedule II Controlled Substance, one count of Possession of Marijuana, one count of Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute, one count of Possession of Cocaine, one count of Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute, one count of Possession of Methamphetamine, one count of Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute, and one count of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime.
The Polk County Police Department Criminal Investigation Division and Patrol Division worked with Homeland Security Investigations and the Polk County Drug Task Force to bring the men into custody. | https://www.local3news.com/local-news/polk-county-search-warrant-leads-to-45-counts-of-sexual-exploitation-of-children-and-more/article_f5313128-2e26-11ed-9ba9-278fb0d47309.html | 2022-09-06T21:38:57Z | local3news.com | control | https://www.local3news.com/local-news/polk-county-search-warrant-leads-to-45-counts-of-sexual-exploitation-of-children-and-more/article_f5313128-2e26-11ed-9ba9-278fb0d47309.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
UPDATE: The names of the two people who died in a small plane crash in Bradley County on Monday evening have been released.
The Bradley County Medical Examiner identifies the pilot as William Edward Gist and the passenger as Beth Ann Gist. Both victims are from Black Mountain, North Carolina.
Bradley County Sheriff Steve Lawson says a Cessna 182-P single engine plane crashed near the Bradley County/Polk County line, deep in the woods.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the plane was one of four owned by Mountain Flyers, a club based in North Carolina.
According to Flightaware, the plane took off from Clarksdale, Mississippi and was supposed to land in Ashville, North Carolina.
A debris field "about 200 yards" long was found, according to Bradley County PIO Adam Lewis, who said the crash was difficult to find.
The NTSB and the FAA continue to investigate the cause of the crash and say there is no timeline for when the investigation will be finished.
Stay with the Local 3 News app for updates to this developing story.
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It happened around 5:30pm in the Ocoee area.
Sheriff Steve Lawson confirms the crash and says crews are just arriving at the scene near the Polk County line.
Details are limited at this time.
Injuries, if any, as well as the cause of the crash are unknown.
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The search for a missing kindergarten teacher in Memphis, TN has many people wondering what they would or could do if they were in a dangerous situation and couldn't call for help.
If you have a smartphone with you, there are features that allow someone to call 9-1-1 without dialing the number and send police and family members your exact location.
Not many people know about Emergency SOS or how to set it up and use it. It can be lifesaving in almost any scary situation.
On an iPhone quickly press the side power button 5 times, or simultaneously hold down the side button and a volume button. You don't need to do anything else. When the timer hits 3, the phone sounds an alarm that might scare away someone threatening you. When the timer hits zero, the phone dials the nearest 9-1-1 call center.
It'll also notify anyone in your emergency contacts that you've called for help and send them a map of your location. You'll need to set that up beforehand. In settings select Emergency SOS, making sure the toggle "Call with 5 presses" is turned on.
You can also choose to turn off the alarm sound if you don't want to alert people around you that you're calling for help or that you have a smartphone with you.
If you haven't done it yet, add emergency contacts to your list in the iPhone's Health app. Enter their name and contact information which you probably already have stored on your phone. When you use Emergency SOS, those emergency contacts will receive a message that you have called 9-1-1 and may need immediate help. They'll also receive your location on a map which will be updated if you move from that location. When I tried it, the Apple Map displayed a friend's location live, even showing which side of the road they were on and the direction they were traveling.
All this is done discreetly if you turn off the setting that triggers the alarm before dialing 9-1-1.
On an Android phone, you'll find the settings under Safety and Emergency. If not, since there are different Android models, look for it under "Advanced Features”.
On Android devices press the power button 3 times quickly to contact 9-1-1 and message your emergency contacts. You can also choose to send photos and audio recordings when you activate the alert. I've had mixed results trying this on a Google Pixel and a Samsung Galaxy device. You should set up your emergency contacts in safety settings.
You can also use emergency SOS on an Apple Watch by holding down the power button but you will need to swipe a slider at the bottom of the display screen to call 9-1-1. Another option for safety is keeping an Apple AirTag with you which will show your location no matter where you go as long as there is another iPhone nearby.
Before testing this, remember after a few seconds it will dial a 9-1-1 operator automatically. So end the call before the countdown reaches zero. But tell everyone in your family about this. It could save their life. | https://www.local3news.com/local-news/what-the-tech-setting-up-emergency-sos-on-your-smartphone-how-to-use-it/article_e47f039a-2e13-11ed-8551-2f107e7bbf46.html | 2022-09-06T21:39:16Z | local3news.com | control | https://www.local3news.com/local-news/what-the-tech-setting-up-emergency-sos-on-your-smartphone-how-to-use-it/article_e47f039a-2e13-11ed-8551-2f107e7bbf46.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
President Joe Biden on Tuesday urged his Cabinet secretaries to swiftly implement key pieces of legislation as he seized the opportunity to tout his administration's recent legislative successes just two months before the midterm elections.
Tuesday's meeting was the first time Biden's Cabinet had assembled since March and came as his administration moves to implement laws that were passed during the summer months, including bills aimed at boosting domestic semiconductor production and the climate, health care and tax bill.
Biden said he called the meeting "to lay out in detail how we're going to implement each of these laws we've worked so hard to get passed, and we've gotten passed, because passing these historic bills is only the first step in delivering to the American people."
The President told reporters Vice President Kamala Harris and Attorney General Merrick Garland would also outline in the meeting "everything our administration is doing to protect women and the right to choose in the wake of the Dobbs decision" overturning Roe v. Wade.
The President has taken a series of executive actions, but additional options remain limited as the White House encourages Congress to codify the landmark abortion ruling, which does not currently have the 60 votes necessary to pass.
Biden has ramped up campaign trail appearances outside Washington in recent days, traveling to the battleground state of Pennsylvania three times in the past week in addition to a Labor Day visit to Wisconsin. The final nine-week sprint to the midterm elections has kicked off in earnest, and Biden has embraced in-person politicking, touting his successes while also casting Republicans as "extreme" as he seeks to frame the 2022 contests as a choice between Democratic policies and former President Donald Trump's threats to democracy.
That's a strategy that comes as the Biden administration rides fair winds following a spate of positive headlines over the summer. In addition to the semiconductor chip bill and climate, tax and infrastructure law, Congress passed a bill aimed at shoring up protections for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits during their military service, as well as gun safety legislation in the wake of the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting. Gas prices have also moderated somewhat since record highs in June.
The meeting comes as the administration outlined its implementation plans for the CHIPS bill, detailing key goals before applications for the $50 billion program open early next year.
A strategy released by the Department of Commerce Tuesday details four key goals for what it's calling the "CHIPS for America" program: to "establish and expand domestic production" of semiconductors, to "build a sufficient and stable supply of mature node semiconductors," to invest in research and development for semiconductor technology, and to create "tens of thousands of good-paying manufacturing jobs and more than hundred thousand construction jobs."
Guidance on how to apply for the program will be released "by early February 2023," with awards and loans "made on a rolling basis" next year.
Approximately $28 billion of the funding will go toward domestic chip production, which will be spent via "grants or cooperative agreements, or to subsidize loans or loan guarantees," the Department of Commerce said.
It will also help boost capacity for other "mature and current-generation chips, new and specialty technologies, and for semiconductor industry suppliers" with a $10 billion investment.
And the administration will spend $11 billion on research and development initiatives, including "a National Semiconductor Technology Center, a National Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program, up to three new Manufacturing USA Institutes, and in NIST metrology research and development programs."
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From life before European contact to the Trail of Tears to the modern-day tribal government, the Cherokee National History Museum tells the long, rich story of the Cherokee people.
But one of the darkest chapters of Cherokee history remained absent from its walls, until recently.
The Cherokee National History Museum in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, opened a new exhibit last month about the Cherokee Freedmen, or the Black people once enslaved by the tribe. The exhibit, titled "We Are Cherokee: Cherokee Freedmen and the Right to Citizenship," details the decades-long fight by Freedmen and their descendants to be recognized as citizens of the tribe, illuminating it through art, family photos, enrollment applications and other records.
The display, which greets museum visitors as they first walk in, is one of several recent steps taken by the Cherokee Nation to reckon with its history of slavery.
"This museum exhibit is really the latest in our ongoing effort to not just adhere to legal requirements of equality, but to really embrace the spirit of equality and to explore this part of Cherokee history that, frankly, has been diminished and not talked about for generations," Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. told CNN.
Cherokee Freedmen were long denied their rights
The history of the Cherokee Freedmen spans from the late 18th century to present day.
Though the Cherokee engaged in captivity before Europeans arrived in the Americas, White settlers introduced them to the practice of racialized chattel slavery. As the federal government sought to "civilize" Indigenous people, the Cherokee and other tribes in the Southeast adopted norms and practices of White settlers, including enslaving Black people. When the US government forced the Cherokee to leave their homelands in the Southeast and relocate west of the Mississippi River, enslaved Black people came with them.
The Cherokee legislature passed an act freeing enslaved people in 1863. In 1866, the Cherokee Nation signed a treaty with the US government abolishing slavery and granting full citizenship rights to the Freedmen. But in practice, Freedmen were often excluded from the tribe. In 1983, the Cherokee Nation revoked Freedmen citizenship, setting off decades of legal battles. Then in 2007, the tribe amended its constitution to restrict citizenship to those with "Indian blood," stripping thousands of Freedmen of their rights until the change was ultimately reversed last year.
"I want my kids and grandkids to grow up in a world in which they are absolutely mystified that for a century and a half, Freedmen descendants were denied their rights, and that they are proud of the fact that it long last we did it," Hoskin said. "I also think we're a stronger nation for having recognized Freedman rights and the rights of Freedman descendants."
More than 11,800 descendants of Freedmen are now enrolled as citizens of the Cherokee Nation, according to the tribe.
There have also been strides within the tribal government. Last year, longtime Freedmen rights advocate Marilyn Vann became the first person of Freedmen descent to hold a government position with the Cherokee Nation. And recently, Hoskin appointed a new adviser to his administration on Freedmen community engagement.
Freedmen are finally being recognized as Cherokee
On the four walls that envelop the exhibition are the names of more than 5,000 Cherokee Freedmen.
Those names are taken from the Dawes Rolls, a list compiled by federal officials in the late 1800s of individuals who were eligible for tribal citizenship. The records list whether a person's basis for membership is by blood, intermarriage, adoption or status as formerly enslaved, and have since been used to determine Cherokee ancestry. But they have also been used to exclude the descendants of the enslaved -- though Black and Indigenous people intermarried, those of mixed heritage were enrolled only as Freedmen without acknowledgment of their "blood" connection to the tribe.
"For a long time, those names and those voices have been left out," said Travis Owens, vice president of cultural tourism for Cherokee Nation Businesses. "Now, they are not only present but very prominent in the building."
The ancestors of Willadine Johnson are among the names on the walls.
Johnson's maternal and paternal great-great-grandparents walked the Trail of Tears with their Cherokee enslavers. She and some of her family members received their Cherokee citizenship cards in 2006, but over the years, she said they've had to fight to be recognized. On September 3, her family traveled to Tahlequah from Kansas City, Missouri, for a special reception commemorating the exhibit.
The Cherokee Freedmen exhibit features a number of archival materials collected by descendants, among them a certificate signed by former President Barack Obama honoring Johnson's great-great-grandfather Rufus Vann, who served in the 1st Kansas Colored Infantry Regiment. A photo postcard of Johnson's great-grandmother Phyllis Vann Bean is also on display. Since she found out their family history would be a part of the exhibit, Johnson said she and her family have shed tears of joy.
"It's just really something to finally be recognized for our Cherokee ancestry," she said in an interview last week. "We are Cherokee."
For others, however, the battle continues. The descendants of Black people enslaved by the Muscogee, Choctaw, Chickasaw and Seminole tribes are still fighting to reclaim full citizenship.
While the Cherokee Nation has been a leader in granting Freedmen rights, there is still work to be done to achieve full equality, Hoskin said. This exhibit, he hopes, will be a critical step.
"What's most healthy for Cherokee society is to confront these difficult chapters, to look at the facts head on and to reconcile them with what is going on today in our lives," he said. "I think it starts with gaining an understanding of the basic history."
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The most powerful typhoon to hit South Korea in years killed at least six people, dumped a meter (3 feet) of rain, destroyed roads and felled power lines on Tuesday. The death toll could have been higher if not for proactive evacuations and school closures, officials said.
There was also greater public awareness about the storm and its risks. Typhoon Hinnamnor made impact just weeks after heavy rain around the capital, Seoul, caused flooding that killed at least 14 people.
Government officials put the nation on high alert for days as Hinnamnor approached, warning of potentially historic destruction and putting in motion life-saving measures.
After grazing the resort island of Jeju and hitting the mainland near the port city of Busan, Hinnamnor weakened as it blew into waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan.
South Korea’s weather agency said Hinnamnor was over the open sea 400 kilometers (248 miles) northwest of the northern Japanese city of Sapporo as of 9 p.m. and had weakened to a tropical storm.
However, the damage was still severe in the southern city of Pohang, where five people were found dead and at least five others were missing after the storm submerged roads and buildings, triggered landslides and flooded a shopping mall.
Cars with smashed windows and trunks open lay scattered on roads like garbage. An entire two-story pool villa was uprooted from the ground and swept away by flash floods. Troops were deployed to assist with rescue and restoration efforts, moving in armored vehicles through streets turned into chocolate-colored rivers.
Firefighters navigated flooded neighborhoods in rubber boats, rescuing people and their pets. Merchants scrambled to salvage furniture and other belongings at the famous Guryongpo outdoor market, where workers deployed excavators to clear huge piles of debris.
The rain and flooding eroded the foundations of bridges and motorways, which were often broken in chunks or blocked by fallen trees and electricity poles. Factory buildings were tilted, while a shipping container blew away and landed above cars in a parking lot.
“I woke up at 5 a.m. at because of the explosive rain, and I got really concerned because the water rose right up to my doorway,” Kim Seong-chang, a Pohang resident, said in an interview with JTBC. “The water was still thigh-high at 7 a.m. and those who parked their cars in the streets were in panic because their vehicles were submerged. … Other residents were bucketing out water from their homes.”
The storm dumped more than 105 centimeters (41 inches) of rain in central Jeju since Sunday, where winds peaked at 155 kph (96 mph). Southern and eastern mainland regions also had damage — knocked-off signboards and roofing, toppled trees and traffic signs, and destroyed roads.
In Pohang, a woman in her 70s died after being swept away in flash floods, while four others were found dead in a submerged basement parking lot, where the search was continuing for five people.
Wading in the parking lot’s neck-high waters with ropes tied to their bodies, emergency workers on Tuesday night managed to pull out two people who had been trapped. President Yoon Suk Yeol issued a congratulatory message after the first survivor’s rescue, calling it a “miracle.”
In the neighboring city of Gyeongju, a woman in her 80s died after her home was buried in a landslide. In Ulsan, another southern city, a 25-year-old man was unaccounted for after falling into a rain-swollen stream, according to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.
Also in Pohang, firefighters extinguished flames that damaged at least three facilities at a major steel plant operated by POSCO. A presidential official, who spoke on condition of anonymity in a background briefing, said officials were investigating the cause of the fires.
Local fire officials said the flames destroyed a building housing electricity equipment and damaged a separate office building and a coking factory before being put out.
The Safety Ministry said about 3,700 of 4,700 people who had been forced to evacuate returned home Tuesday afternoon. Thousands of homes, buildings and factories were flooded or destroyed, and hundreds of roads, bridges and facilities were damaged.
More than 600 schools were closed or converted to online classes. Workers had managed to restore electricity to most of the 89,203 households that had lost power.
In North Korea, state media reported “all-out efforts” to minimize damage from flooding and landslides. The state Korean Central News Agency reported that leader Kim Jong Un had issued “detailed tasks” at government meetings to improve the country’s disaster response capacity but didn’t elaborate on the plans.
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — The military contractor who pleaded guilty to orchestrating the “Fat Leonard” corruption scandal and was under house arrest in San Diego is now on the run after cutting off his GPS monitoring ankle bracelet over the weekend, federal authorities said.
Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal Omar Castillo said Leonard Glenn Francis removed the tracker Sunday, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.
After police officers found Francis’ home empty, the San Diego Regional Fugitive Task Force and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service began a high-profile search, the newspaper reported.
Castillo said neighbors witnessed U-Haul moving trucks coming to and from Francis’ home in the days before his escape.
Francis was arrested in San Diego in 2013 and pleaded guilty in 2015 to offering $500,000 in bribes to Navy officers. In exchange, the officers passed him classified information and even went so far as redirecting military vessels to ports that were lucrative for his Singapore-based ship servicing company.
Prosecutors say Francis and his company overcharged the U.S. military by more than $35 million for its services.
Francis has been on house arrest since at least 2018 and under the supervision of a federal agency that monitors defendants who are out of custody until sentencing. He was set to be sentenced at the end of month.
Francis’ defense attorney, Devin Burstein, declined to comment to the Union-Tribune on Monday. | https://www.wwlp.com/news/ap-national-news/ap-police-fat-leonard-escapes-house-arrest-in-san-diego/ | 2022-09-06T21:42:46Z | wwlp.com | control | https://www.wwlp.com/news/ap-national-news/ap-police-fat-leonard-escapes-house-arrest-in-san-diego/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
For Gunner’s Mate 1st Class Tristan Brayman, lingering at work on his day off with wife and young son was a hopeful undertaking based on equal parts anticipation, expectancy and possibility.
Brayman was one of approximately 25 eligible Sailors assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command Bremerton waited anxiously September 6, 2022, for the announcement that they were selected to become a chief petty officer.
Brayman, along with Hospital Corpsmen 1st Class Cyrus Cunningham, Ferrell Jenkins and Sonnypaul Soriano, were notified by command leadership that they were chosen to be part of the Fiscal Year 2023 Navy Chief Petty Officer ranks.
Each is about to embark upon a name-change like no other.
Yet for Brayman, after receiving the news from Capt. Patrick Fitzpatrick, Naval Hospital Bremerton director and NMRTC Bremerton commanding officer and Command Master Chief James B. May, he immediately phoned his father, a retired master chief information systems technician.
“Did you make it?” was the greeting from Brayman’s dad.
After hearing that leadership was there with his son, the elder Brayman had his answer.
“Captain [Fitzpatrick], this is indeed great news. I’ll be glad to meet you at the pinning ceremony,” Brayman’s dad said, as his son teared up.
“He never does that,” shared Brayman wife.
When the Preventive Medicine department finally located Jenkins off doing a myriad of normal duties and responsibilities so he could be officially notified of being selected, he let out a shout of joy.
“Yay! Thank you so much,” exclaimed Jenkins. “This isn’t just about me. I am so grateful to everyone who helped me get here.”
Soriano, Directorate of Clinical Support Service leading petty officer, x-ray technologist, and NMRTC Bremerton Senor Sailor of the Year, was rendered speechless upon being informed.
“I thank everyone,” a visibly moved Soriano said.
Cunningham, with specialty training as a pharmacy technician, was told by leadership first thing in the morning.
“I really didn’t think my chances were that good,” said Cunningham. “My dad is prior Navy and he’s very proud. Family is excited. All my co-workers are happy for me, too.”
In no other branch of the service is there such a notable transformation from one enlisted rank paygrade to another than when a U.S. Navy Sailor becomes a chief.
“We are very proud and happy for those being promoted,” shared Fitzpatrick.
The manner of promotion to the rank of chief in the Navy is a unique process compared to the other branches in the armed forces. In the Army, Air Force and the Marine Corps, an E-6 becomes E-7.
In the Navy, each eligible Sailor for chief is required to be selected by a ranking and selection board composed of master chiefs who actively chooses the future leadership from the most capable Sailors, considering both their aptitude as technical experts and ability as leaders.
To signify the new leadership position of the chief petty officer rank, the time honored tradition of the chief’s pinning was created at the pay-grade’s inception in 1893.
Getting to that pinning is also a process.
As Brayman, Cunningham, Jenkins and Soriano are about to find out…
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Father charged with murder in Benadryl overdose death of 5-month-old, police say
LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) – A father has been charged with murder in the overdose death of his 5-month-old son, according to police.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said Enrique Escobar was arrested Aug. 30 following the April 7 death of his son.
The day of the boy’s death, first responders were called to a residence about a baby not breathing. The baby boy was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The child’s mother said she works during the day while Escobar stays home with the children. Escobar was taking care of their 5-month-old son and 2-year-old daughter at the time. The mother said Escobar called her and said the baby wasn’t breathing, and she called 911.
Escobar told police he was up all night playing video games and went to sleep after the mother went to work, the arrest report said.
Once the mother left for work, Escobar told police he smoked two bowls of marijuana, gave the baby a bottle and then laid him in bed on his stomach, the report said.
The baby reportedly fell asleep around 12 p.m., and Escobar noticed the baby wasn’t awake around 4 p.m. and was in the same position. Escobar told police he realized the baby wasn’t breathing, the report said.
Both parents said the child was healthy prior to his death, police said in the report.
According to the coroner’s toxicology report, generic Benadryl was found in the baby’s system. Police said a bottle of the medication was found in the house, but it was out of reach of the child and the baby wouldn’t have been able to crawl to get it.
Both parents denied giving the baby the Benadryl, the arrest report said.
According to police, Benadryl is not prescribed to children before the age of 4. The mother said she bought the Benadryl for Escobar for his allergies, the arrest report said. Escobar denied ever giving the baby the medication.
Escobar is being held without bail, according to court records.
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California’s electric car mandate could spread to over a dozen states
More than a dozen states are debating whether to adopt California's plan to ban new gas cars by the year 2035.
Several of the 17 states are likely to move forward with the plan, including Washington, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon and Vermont. California's restrictions are the strictest in the country, mandating that all new vehicles run on either electricity or hydrogen by 2035.
The mandate is facing fierce pushback in states like Minnesota, where the Minnesota Auto Dealers Association argues the weather prohibits the use of solely electric vehicles.
"The technology is such that the vehicles just don’t perform that well in cold weather," Scott Lambert, the trade group’s president, told the Associated Press. "We don’t all live in southern California."
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An electric car owner prepares to charge his car at an electric car charging station on September 23, 2020 in Corte Madera, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Colorado is also among the states where the measure faces firm opposition.
"While the governor shares the goal of rapidly moving towards electric vehicles, he is skeptical about requiring 100% of cars sold to be electric by a certain date as technology is rapidly changing," the Colorado Energy Office told the AP.
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Meanwhile, Republicans in Virginia are attempting to cut themselves off from California's standards. The state passed legislation subjecting itself to California's standards in 2021, when Democrats controlled the legislature and the governor's office.
Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin called the legislation "ridiculous" last week and has bent his administration toward cutting the ties.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announces new state actions to protect Californians amid rising cases of COVID-19 and the new Omicron variant during a press conference in 2021. (Brontë Wittpenn/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
"In an effort to turn Virginia into California, liberal politicians who previously ran our government sold Virginia out by subjecting Virginia drivers to California vehicle laws," Youngkin wrote in a statement on Twitter. "Now, under that pact, Virginians will be forced to adopt the California law that prohibits the sale of gas and diesel-fueled vehicles."
"I am already at work to prevent this ridiculous edict from being forced on Virginians. California’s out of touch laws have no place in our Commonwealth," he continued.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/californias-electric-car-mandate-could-spread-to-over-a-dozen-states | 2022-09-06T21:54:47Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/californias-electric-car-mandate-could-spread-to-over-a-dozen-states | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Dirksen Federal Courthouse to reopen Wednesday after ‘building-wide system failures’ forced shutdown
CHICAGO - The Dirksen Federal Courthouse will reopen Wednesday after "building-wide system failures" prompted authorities to close the building Tuesday, delaying the trial of R&B star R. Kelly and other proceedings.
The announcement by U.S. District Court Clerk Thomas Bruton that the building would reopen did not specify which systems in the downtown courthouse failed, only that they "impacted the ability to open the building." The building closure was announced late Monday, as a result of "operational issues."
Kelly’s trial on child pornography and obstruction of justice charges, now entering a fourth week, was the most high-profile proceeding to be delayed at the courthouse, and the unexpected day off might mean the trial will stretch into a fifth week. Judge Harry D. Leinenweber told jurors last week the trial would end "without fail" this week.
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Kelly’s co-defendant and former manager, Derrel McDavid, had been expected to take the stand in his own defense Tuesday and likely will begin his testimony when the trial resumes. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dirksen-federal-courthouse-to-reopen-wednesday-after-building-wide-system-failures-forced-shutdown | 2022-09-06T21:55:00Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dirksen-federal-courthouse-to-reopen-wednesday-after-building-wide-system-failures-forced-shutdown | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Group of suspects responsible for robbing at least 12 victims at gunpoint across Chicago: police
CHICAGO - Chicago police are warning residents about 12 armed robberies that have occurred over the last two weeks.
The incidents have occurred in West Loop, West Town, Near West Side, North Center, Humboldt Park and River North.
In each incident, two to four offenders approached a victim, produced a handgun and robbed the victim of their personal property.
The offenders then fled in a dark-colored four-door sedan.
The incidents occurred at the following dates and times:
- 0-100 block of West Hubbard Street on Aug. 22 in the morning hours.
- 0-100 block of East Illinois Street on Aug. 29 in the evening hours.
- 400 block of North Wells Street on Aug. 29 in the evening hours.
- 300 block of North Green Street on Aug. 30 in the morning hours.
- 4300 block of West Division Street on Aug. 30 in the morning hours.
- 550 block of North Albany Avenue on Sept. 2 in the morning hours.
- 2300 block of West Taylor Street on Sept. 4 in the afternoon hours.
- 2900 block of North Seeley on Sept. 4 in the afternoon hours.
- 2300 block of West Congress Parkway on Sept. 4 in the afternoon hours.
- 900 block of West Huron Street on Sept. 4 in the evening hours.
- 900 block of West Van Buren Street on Sept. 4 in the evening hours
- 300 block of North Morgan Street on Sept. 4 in the evening hours
The offenders are described as two to four African American males between the ages of 25 and 30 years old.
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They were roughly 5'6" to 6'2" and were wearing dark clothing and black ski masks.
If you have any information on these crimes, you are asked to contact the Bureau of Detectives – Area Three at (312) 744-8263. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/group-of-suspects-responsible-for-robbing-at-least-12-victims-at-gunpoint-across-chicago-police | 2022-09-06T21:55:06Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/group-of-suspects-responsible-for-robbing-at-least-12-victims-at-gunpoint-across-chicago-police | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
State officials kept a list of preventive measures for dealing with a major snowstorm on the shelf. They issued promises of help to desperate, stranded motorists that they couldn’t keep.
Those were two of the most damning findings of the recently released audit by the Office of the State Inspector General of Virginia’s response to the Jan. 3-4 snow and ice storm on Interstate 95 near Fredericksburg. Some drivers were stuck on the highway for 24 hours. The audit criticized the state police, transportation and emergency management agencies.
No one suggests planning for that freak incident was easy. Or that after several tractor-trailers jackknifed, clearing I-95 would have been simple. The blockage eventually engulfed a 40-mile stretch in Northern Virginia.
Many new snow removal contractors hadn’t undergone typical training. Spring-like weather before the storm hit “may have caused the traveling public to discount the chance of significant winter weather,” the audit said.
First it rained, making pre-treatment ineffective or impossible. Snow fell fast. Temperatures then dropped, creating icy roads. Communications didn’t clearly tell motorists to avoid travel on I-95. Traffic cameras lost power.
The audit seemed to take pains not to blame then-Gov. Ralph Northam, less than two weeks from leaving office, or his administration for not declaring a state of emergency beforehand.
What was unforgivable, though, was their failure to follow the lessons learned during a similar snowstorm in December 2018 on Interstate 81 near Bristol. The Virginia Department of Transportation report after that incident included recommendations that could have helped during the January storm but officials neglected.
Why undertake such reports if you’re going to ignore them? That’s a waste of time, effort and taxpayer money. No one wants to see the 2022 audit stay on a shelf, either.
Of course, the situation in early January was rare. It affected a major north-south thoroughfare along the East Coast. Wilfrid Nixon is a former University of Iowa engineering professor who researched the effects of weather on transportation. He also is the founder and president of the Professional Snowfighters Association, a trade organization.
Nixon said that, as the Virginia audit recommends, snow response planning should be added to the state’s emergency management mix. Currently, the closest thing Virginia has are what it calls “general (all-hazard) emergency plans for natural disasters.”
Virginia isn’t an outlier on that issue. Most states, Nixon said, forgo such snow planning and instead focus on disasters like floods, hurricanes and tornadoes.
He also sympathized with state officials. “It would’ve been a bad storm anyway,” Nixon added. “But when you have a bad storm, without resources – particularly personnel – it becomes doubly difficult.”
When the state sent out a wireless message during the storm saying, “I-95 Drivers: State & locals coming ASAP with supplies & to move you. www.virginiadot.org,” and didn’t follow through quickly, it lost credibility. You shouldn’t provide false hope in such dire circumstances.
We don’t like to prepare for the worst. We’d rather hope for the best – as Pollyannish as that can be. State officials, though, don’t have that luxury. At the very least, they must dust off old reports and apply their lessons.
Or the (wintry) past will repeat itself.
Columnist and editorial writer Roger Chesley worked at the (Newport News) Daily Press and The (Norfolk) Virginian-Pilot from 1997 through 2018. Reach him at rchesley@virginiamercury.com. This column originally appeared in the Virginia Mercury. | https://www.insidenova.com/guest-opinion-how-to-prevent-another-i-95-snow-disaster/article_6254fc20-2e14-11ed-adbd-03b56025ef2c.html | 2022-09-06T21:59:08Z | insidenova.com | control | https://www.insidenova.com/guest-opinion-how-to-prevent-another-i-95-snow-disaster/article_6254fc20-2e14-11ed-adbd-03b56025ef2c.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Prince William County planning staff is recommending the county approve the proposed PW Digital Gateway.
The recommendation represents the first official stance taken by county officials on the request to designate nearly 2,100 acres in western Prince William County for data centers.
The staff report was prepared for the Planning Commission’s Sept. 14 public hearing on the project and was uploaded on Friday ahead of the Labor Day weekend.
The project, which proposes 27.6 million square feet of data centers along Pageland Lane, has quickly become the most controversial and contentious local land-use proposal in decades. Opponents and proponents have launched personal attacks against each other, and it has spawned recall efforts against Gainesville Supervisor Pete Candland and Board Chair Ann Wheeler and a federal lawsuit against Candland.
The original application was submitted last summer by landowners along Pageland Lane who wanted to change the land designation on about 800 acres in the Comprehensive Plan for the project. The Board of County Supervisors later expanded the request to cover 2,100 acres.
Supporters say the project will provide a huge economic boon to the county in an area that’s no longer rural. Opponents say such large developments would decimate the character of the county’s rural area; they have raised concerns about the availability of power, effects on water quality and the potential that the buildings could quickly become obsolete as technology continues to improve.
The staff report covers the expanded scope. It would designate 2,139 acres currently designated as agricultural/estate and environmental resource to technology/flex, parks and open space, county registered historic site and environmental resource overlay.
The proposed change would target 1,321 acres as technology/flex, 807 acres as parks and open space, 439.8 acres as environmental resource protection overlay and 9.6 acres as county historic registered site.
The staff report says if the Comprehensive Plan amendment is approved, the potential data center usage would range from 13.2 million to 27 million square feet and support 1,471 to 5,048 jobs.
The low end is more in line with rezoning requests filed by Compass Datacenters and QTS Realty Trust Inc. rather than the 27.6 million square feet touted by the proposal’s supporters. The combined Compass and QTS projects cover 1,636 acres and 18.42 million square feet.
The Sept. 14 hearing is only for the Comprehensive Plan amendment, not the two rezonings. However, if the Comprehensive Plan update is approved, it will weigh heavily in favor of the rezonings.
The staff report notes that the rezoning applications have been received, which “allows for opportunities for mitigation of impacts” from the project. Much of the report notes that specific measures to protect the area would be part of the rezoning process, not the Comprehensive Plan amendment.
The report commends the application on several points:
-Proposed “identification and preservation” of historic sites
-Including a viewshed analysis to “inform proposed policy that help minimize visual impacts to important cultural resources”
-Providing a “significant opportunity” to increase the county’s commercial tax revenue
-A “robust and connected system of greenways, trails, open space, and parks”
-Improvements to the road network
-Will encourage development in line with "world-class sustainability initiatives”
The report says the proposal could generate an increase of 142,374 weekday vehicle trips in the area over the current 808 trips.
One of the problems noted by opponents of the project are the potential electricity needs of such a large data center alley. The staff report says that Dominion Energy and Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative were contacted about the project.
The area is within NOVEC’s distribution service area and, according to county staff, the utility said it would “construct electric facilities of sufficient capacity to meet the electric requirements of any prospective NOVEC data center customers.”
The report says NOVEC would work with Dominion to provide power to the facilities. It states that because the county has not made a decision about the project, NOVEC and Dominion “cannot determine at this time the specific electric infrastructure needed to support data center development in the PW Gateway.”
However, the report says, in general terms, Dominion “expects that new substations and transmission lines will be necessary to meet NOVEC’s needs.”
In July, county staff released a plan for approving the project that called for stricter regulations than those proposed by the developers.
The proposal represents a key crossroads in the future of the ever-growing data center industry in Northern Virginia, particularly in Prince William County.
Prince William already appears on track to overtake Loudoun County as the data center capital of the world, as the industry has exploded locally with dozens of projects approved and more coming in on a regular basis.
While the digital gateway is being reviewed, the county is also weighing several policy changes that will impact the industry locally.
Officials are reviewing the Data Center Opportunity Zone overlay district and potentially expanding it along transmission lines. As part of the review, the county recently released a report that estimates it could run out of space to meet the industry’s demand by 2035 without land-use changes, although opponents of the digital gateway say the study was biased by county officials.
Concurrently, the county is updating its Comprehensive Plan to serve a land-use guide through 2040.
The Planning Commission’s public hearing is scheduled for 7 p.m. Sept. 14 at the county administrative complex at 1 County Complex Court in Woodbridge. | https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/prince-william-county-planners-recommend-approval-of-pw-digital-gateway/article_3d310be0-2e1f-11ed-9ce4-675ed23bd4a8.html | 2022-09-06T21:59:14Z | insidenova.com | control | https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/prince-william-county-planners-recommend-approval-of-pw-digital-gateway/article_3d310be0-2e1f-11ed-9ce4-675ed23bd4a8.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Premenstrual mood swings and anxiety are so common – experienced by more than 64% of women – that they represent a “key public health issue globally,” according to a new UVA Health study.
The study found that most women have premenstrual symptoms every menstrual cycle, and those symptoms regularly affect their day-to-day lives. One of the most common symptoms, regardless of age, is mood swings or anxiety, the researchers found. At least 61% of women in all age groups surveyed reported mood-related symptoms every menstrual cycle, which the researchers say suggests “that premenstrual mood symptoms are a key public health issue globally.”
“Our study demonstrates that premenstrual mood symptoms are incredibly common worldwide,” said Jennifer L. Payne, MD, the study’s senior author and director of the Reproductive Psychiatry Research Program at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. “More important, a majority of women reported that their premenstrual symptoms interfered with their everyday life at least some of the time.”
Better Understanding Premenstrual Symptoms
To better understand the type of premenstrual symptoms women experience and how those symptoms affect their daily lives, the researchers analyzed more than 238,000 survey responses from women ages 18-55 from 140 countries on the Flo app, which helps women track their menstrual cycle or track their mood or physical symptoms during and after pregnancy.
The most common symptoms reported were food cravings, experienced by 85.28% of the women surveyed, followed by mood swings or anxiety (64.18%) and fatigue (57.3%), according to researchers from the UVA School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University and Flo Health. Among the study respondents, 28.61% said their premenstrual symptoms interfered with their everyday life during every menstrual cycle, while an additional 34.84% said their premenstrual symptoms interfered with their everyday life sometimes.
“The incidence of reported premenstrual mood and anxiety symptoms varied significantly by country from a low of 35.1% in Congo to a high of 68.6% in Egypt,” Payne said. “Understanding whether differences in biology or culture underlie the country level rates will be an important future research direction.”
A group of symptoms – absentmindedness, low libido, sleep changes, gastrointestinal symptoms, weight gain, headaches, sweating or hot flashes, fatigue, hair changes, rashes and swelling – was significantly more frequent among older survey respondents, the researchers found. The increase in physical symptoms among older survey respondents “makes sense,” the researchers said, as many of these symptoms are associated with perimenopause, a transition period to menopause marked by irregular menstrual cycles.
Payne is hopeful that this survey data will help women get better care by making healthcare providers more aware of how frequently these symptoms – especially anxiety and mood-related symptoms – occur.
“There are a number of treatment strategies that are available to treat premenstrual symptoms that interfere with a woman’s every day functioning,” she said. “Increasing awareness of how common these symptoms are, and that if they impact functioning that there are treatments available, will help women improve their quality of life.” | https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/uva-health-study-pms-a-global-public-health-issue/article_817816d8-2e13-11ed-b9b1-e36b7c9c7527.html | 2022-09-06T21:59:21Z | insidenova.com | control | https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/uva-health-study-pms-a-global-public-health-issue/article_817816d8-2e13-11ed-b9b1-e36b7c9c7527.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The University of Oregon and Oregon State University were awarded $24 million dollars in Build Back Better grants last week to support mass timber research.
Judith Sheine is a design professor at the U of O and a director at the TallWood Design Institute, which won the grant. She told KLCC mass timber, made from binding together layers of wood, offers a suite of benefits. “If we can find a way for it to actually compete with lightwood frame," she said, "we can make housing that will create more jobs, help the environment and, we hope, create some beautiful, resilient housing.”
Sheine said the technology aims to be more fire and earthquake resilient than traditional materials, and, “You can use small diameter logs, and increasingly we’re testing low-value species like ponderosa pine, and others that are being pulled out of forests, to help forest health and reduce wildfire risk.”
The grant will fund a fire testing chamber in Corvallis and an acoustics testing lab in Eugene.
The TallWood Design Institute was founded in 2015 when it first received funding from the Oregon legislature. Sheine noted, ”We’ve jump started the industry in the U.S. and made Oregon the epicenter of mass timber product development, design, engineering, and construction."
As part of the grant, the UO will create mock-ups of panelized workforce housing using prefabricated panels with insulation and cladding applied and then assembled in the field. | https://www.klcc.org/economy-business/2022-09-06/uo-and-osu-awarded-grants-to-further-mass-timber-projects | 2022-09-06T22:00:34Z | klcc.org | control | https://www.klcc.org/economy-business/2022-09-06/uo-and-osu-awarded-grants-to-further-mass-timber-projects | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with author A.M. Homes about her new book, The Unfolding, which focuses on a Republican power broker between election night 2008 and Inauguration Day in January 2009.
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NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with author A.M. Homes about her new book, The Unfolding, which focuses on a Republican power broker between election night 2008 and Inauguration Day in January 2009.
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Geoff Brumfiel works as a senior editor and correspondent on NPR's science desk. His editing duties include science and space, while his reporting focuses on the intersection of science and national security.
Michele Kelemen has been with NPR for two decades, starting as NPR's Moscow bureau chief and now covering the State Department and Washington's diplomatic corps. Her reports can be heard on all NPR News programs, including Morning Edition and All Things Considered. | https://www.klcc.org/npr-world-news/npr-world-news/2022-09-06/u-n-calls-for-demilitarized-zone-around-nuclear-plant-in-ukraine | 2022-09-06T22:01:54Z | klcc.org | control | https://www.klcc.org/npr-world-news/npr-world-news/2022-09-06/u-n-calls-for-demilitarized-zone-around-nuclear-plant-in-ukraine | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
In a continuing return to pre-pandemic normalcy, Carnival Cruise Line has brought back another guest favorite activity that was temporarily discontinued. As of September 6, 2022, the afternoon tea event will be available fleet-wide on every cruise.
More Events and Venues Available
The return of afternoon tea time is the latest in a growing list of onboard events that are able to begin again as health and safety protocols are adjusted and crew staffing shortages are resolved.
Many such events, including the Captain’s Cocktail Party, Seuss at Sea Breakfast, Chef’s Table dining, VIFP past passenger parties, and more were initially discontinued to facilitate social distancing and enhanced cleaning protocols, and were unable to be returned quickly due to staff shortages as cruising restarted.
Slowly, Carnival Cruise Line has brought back many of these popular events.
The VIP parties for platinum and diamond-level passengers, for example, began to be held again as of June 24, 2022, on cruises of 5 nights and longer. The events are no longer held on shorter sailings, an adjustment that was made several years ago, long before the cruise industry shutdown.
The elite Chef’s Table dining experience restarted fleetwide from June 30, more children’s programs resumed onboard in late July, and the Cucina del Capitano specialty Italian restaurant, found onboard nine vessels in the Carnival fleet, reopened from August 6, 2022.
As more events return, eager guests can enjoy more of their onboard favorites with every Carnival cruise.
What Is Afternoon Tea?
The afternoon tea event onboard Carnival ships is a special gathering to socialize and enjoy unique tea blends and flavors. Several tea options are available, and tasty finger sandwiches, pastries and other light refreshments are also served, including the ever-popular scones and clotted cream.
The options available at the tea party are typically exclusive and not available elsewhere on the ship or at any other time except afternoon tea.
As of September 6, 2022, this engaging event will now be available once again onboard all Carnival cruise ships, the cruise line’s brand ambassador, John Heald, announced on his Facebook page.
The exact time, location, and offerings at each afternoon tea will vary for different vessels. The event is free to all passengers and is suitable for all ages.
Guests can also enjoy a more limited selection of teas available 24 hours a day from the beverage stations on each ship’s Lido deck, with more exclusive and unique teas available from onboard coffee shops for a nominal fee.
Still to Return
While the resumption of afternoon tea is a welcome sign that more and more events are returning to cruise ships, several highlights are still missing from daily schedules.
Still to return is the quirky Suess at Sea specialty breakfast popular with families, as well as past guest benefits like priority boarding for diamond and platinum-level guests. The decadent Chocolate Extravaganza dessert buffet has not yet resumed either, nor has the exclusive Behind the Fun onboard tour. All of these options are still planned to be offered in the near future.
Not every pre-pandemic option will be returning, however. Carnival Cruise Line has announced some minor but permanent cutbacks to dining options, such as no longer having a 24-hour pizzeria and slightly trimming hours for some other dining events and venues.
Similarly, the popular but sometimes questionable Hairy Chest Contest will not be returning to Carnival Cruise Line’s pool deck festivities, but is being replaced by more family-friendly options and poolside games. | https://www.cruisehive.com/carnival-cruise-line-brings-back-another-guest-favorite/80653 | 2022-09-06T22:04:21Z | cruisehive.com | control | https://www.cruisehive.com/carnival-cruise-line-brings-back-another-guest-favorite/80653 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Holland America Line becomes the first and only cruise line to achieve Responsible Fisheries Management certification (RFM) by serving only fresh, certified sustainable, and traceable wild Alaska seafood.
As of September 6, 2022, all six of the line’s ships that sail to Alaska are now certified by RFM to offer legally harvested and obtained from responsibly managed fisheries.
Holland America Line’s Responsible Fisheries Management (RFM) certification
Holland America Line now holds the place as the first and only cruise line to become Responsible Fisheries Management (RFM) certified. This RFM certification ensures guests sustainable, high quality seafood that can be traced back to its original origin.
All six of the line’s ships that sail Alaskan territory will offer RFM-certified seafood throughout its dining options onboard. The RFM certification signifies the line’s commitment to a Chain of Custody program, assuring guests their seafood is legally harvested by responsibly managed certified sustainable fisheries.
The President of Holland America Line, Gus Antorcha stated, “Holland America Line has shared Alaska adventures with our guests for 75 years, and supporting sustainable fishing and local business is an important commitment for us.”
“We’ve pledged to buy and serve only local, sustainable, fresh seafood on Alaska voyages, and RFM certification is a crucial step in the commitment to sustainability that we share with our guests and fishing families of Alaska,” he added.
Aligned with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, RFM is a third-party certification program for wild-capture fisheries. Being certified by RFM provides consumers with an eco-label that displays the seafood’s origin.
The line’s RFM-certified seafood onboard derives from Alaskan fisheries showing its consumers where their food comes from, every step of the way. It comes after the line’s newly formed partnership with Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI), both committed to serving sustainably sourced Alaska seafood.
Read Also: Holland America Line Introduces Culinary Cruises for 2022
Tomi Marsh, Alaska Seafood Harvester and CSC RFM Board Member said, “We applaud Holland America Line for its long-standing commitment to sustainable seafood and its hard work to become the first cruise line to offer RFM certified Alaska seafood.”
“Alaska fisheries are highly valued as an integral part of the culture of coastal communities. Thus, fisheries are carefully managed, including input by locals, with a priority for sustainability in a constantly changing ocean in order to ensure that these fisheries are available for the next generation. Holland America Line’s support for RFM not only highlights its dedication to sustainability, but also its dedication to promoting local values,” Marsh added.
RFM is the first sustainability eco-certification program to be recognized by the Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI) and is the most credible sustainable seafood certification program without charging logo licensing fees.
The Line’s Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute Partnership
Holland America and Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) recently formed the first formal relationship of its kind, making Holland America the first major cruise line to form an alliance utilizing sustainably sourced Alaska seafood in accordance with the Alaska Seafood Marketing mission.
In partnership with ASMI, promoting the benefits of wild and sustainable Alaska seafood and offering seafood industry education, the line currently offers several Alaska-derived seafood dishes aboard Eurodam, Koningsdam, Nieuw Amsterdam, Noordam, Westerdam, and Zuiderdam.
Read Also: Holland America Unveils 150th Anniversary Celebrations and Voyages
The line’s sustainable impact includes more than 2,000 pounds of Alaska salmon consumed on each cruise, 1,000 pounds of Alaska cod served on each sailing, 800 pounds of Alaska halibut provisioned for each cruise, 500 pounds of Alaska rockfish, 400 pounds of Alaska flounder and 200 pounds of Alaska black cod consumed during a cruise, and 400 pounds of Alaska pollock purchased for each cruise.
Recently, Culinary Council Member Chef Ethan Stowell released three new dishes featuring wild-caught Alaskan seafood aboard Holland America Line, made in alliance with the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI).
The seafood industry is Alaska’s largest basic private sector employer, catching over 60 percent of all wild seafood and 90-95 percent of wild salmon harvested in the U.S.
Alaska is a leader in setting the global standard for precautionary resource management, protecting fisheries and their habitats for an ever-replenishing supply of wild seafood for markets worldwide. | https://www.cruisehive.com/holland-america-becomes-first-certified-sustainable-for-alaskan-seafood/80660 | 2022-09-06T22:04:27Z | cruisehive.com | control | https://www.cruisehive.com/holland-america-becomes-first-certified-sustainable-for-alaskan-seafood/80660 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Paul O'Grady is one of the nations most loved TV personalities, from his days as Lily Savage to more recently presenting his popular For The Love Of Dogs on ITV. But while the comedian, who lives in Kent, may come across as one of the happiest people in showbiz, his personal life away from screen hasn't always been plain sailing.
Paul, who owns a farm near Ashford that is home to a number of dogs and farm animals, has been married to dancer Andre Portasio since 2017. The pair had dated for 11 years before they tied the knot. However, that was not Paul's first wedding.
Paul has a child and two grandchildren. Back in 1977, the Kent resident married Teresa Fernandes. The pair then going their separate ways in 2005. Despite their 28 year marriage, Paul later confirmed that the couple were never actually in a relationship throughout that time.
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In 1974, Paul welcomed a daughter into the world, but it was not with his then wife Teresa - it was with his close friend Diane Jansen. The duo went on to welcome daughter Sharon into the world. Paul led a very happy relationship with his daughter and gave her away at her wedding.
Now, Paul has two grandchildren from his daughter and appears to have a very good relationship with them. Following the UK lockdowns during the coronavirus pandemic, Paul spoke about the emotional moment that he was reunited with his grandkids, Abel and Halo, as they stayed with him on his Kent farm for around 10 days.
After his split with Teresa in 2005, Paul and his now husband Andre began dating. Paul and Andre, who is 25 years younger than the 67 year-old, tied the knot at the Goring Hotel in Central London in 2017.
At first, the pair weren't going to get married. It was only when fellow comedian Julian Clary suggested that they should tie the knot that they decided to go ahead with it.
Although they are now married, Paul has admitted that not much changed between them once they became Mr and Mr. But he did admit that it was nice to say he was married rather than saying he was a divorcee.
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Compagnie Française de Croisières (CFC) was officially launched today, September 6. The new cruise line will be operational with its first cruise ship from February 2023, sailing under the French flag.
CFC will be sailing from two French ports, operating alternatively from Le Havre on the Atlantic coast in Normandy and Marseille on the Mediterranean coastline.
Cruising Becoming Big Business In France
Over the last few years, several French cruise companies have been seeing significant growth, with Ponant being the frontrunner with multiple expeditions cruise ships, small luxury cruise vessels, and icebreakers. However, a larger ship flying the French flag sailing from France was missing.
This is the gap that Clément Mousset and Cédric Rivoire-Perrochat jumped into with their cruise brand “Compagnie Française de Croisières.” The duo aims to bring back the golden age of Maritime travel, planning to offer longer cruises with extended stays in ports of call.
Officially launched today, September 6, the cruise line’s first cruise ship will sail in February 2023 from Le Havre in Northern France. As with other smaller cruise lines launched lately, such as Ambassador Cruise Line, the French cruise line will only be homeporting in French ports, allowing guests to avoid airports and embark close to home.
Clément Mousset and Cédric Rivoire-Perrochat: “We want to perpetuate the tradition of long-distance travel and once again offer French customers long cruises and stopovers, which allow them to better discover the destinations and to have time to enjoy the ship.”
“We are going to facilitate transportation and allow the French to leave from their homes, other than for the classic itineraries in the Mediterranean and Northern Europe, which are almost always the same,” the two founders of CFC explained to Mer et Marine.”
Former Holland America Line Ship Becomes Renaissance
The Renaissance, a 629-cabin cruise ship flying the French flag, is, in fact, the former Holland America Line cruise ship Maasdam. Built in 1993 by Fincantieri in France, the vessel was sold to Greek operator Seajets at the start of the pandemic and renamed MS Aegean Myth.
Earlier this year, Compagnie Française de Croisières purchased the former Statendam-class cruise ship for a reported $30 million and renamed her Renaissance.
The new cruise operator plans to market the 55,575 gross tons cruise ship between the giant mass market cruise ships such as Costa and MSC Cruises and luxury cruise operators such as Ponant, Seabourn, and Silversea. Renaissance has space for 1,258 passengers and around 580 crew members onboard.
Northern Europe, Iceland, and the Canary Islands
On February 10, 2023, Renaissance will sail on her maiden voyage. From Le Havre, the ship will sail towards Norway to show guests the Northern Lights. The cruise will be fifteen days in length, returning to the Normandy port again on February 25 for another trip to Norway.
After that, the ship will sail to Western Europe, visiting Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium, an itinerary that includes two-day stops in Amsterdam and Antwerp. Other cruises from Le Havre include voyages to the Baltic, the Channel Islands, the UK, the Faroe Islands, and Iceland.
From September 2023 onwards, the ship will be repositioning to Marseille, the home port that also hosts the company’s headquarters, for a series of Mediterranean voyages. Whether the cruise line intends to purchase more vessels and grow further is unknown at this time. | https://www.cruisehive.com/new-french-cruise-line-launched-with-former-holland-america-ship/80673 | 2022-09-06T22:04:34Z | cruisehive.com | control | https://www.cruisehive.com/new-french-cruise-line-launched-with-former-holland-america-ship/80673 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Resorts World Cruises has proven to be a popular vacation option for those looking for a short vacation break from Singapore. So popular that more than one hundred guests were left stranded at the Marina Bay cruise port this week due to the ship being overbooked.
Due to depart Singapore on Sunday evening, guests arrived in the port expecting to spend a few days onboard the Genting Dream visiting two ports in Malaysia, only to be told they would not be sailing.
Guests Left Behind As Cruise Ship Overbooked
New cruise operator Resorts World Cruises only operates one cruise ship, the Genting Dream, but is clearly suffering from some start-up issues. This became clear on Sunday as guests arrived at the Marina Bay Cruise Centre on September 4.
Representatives of the ship informed guests that due to the vessel being overbooked, they would not be able to board their cruise, despite having confirmed tickets.
One guest posted on the Resorts World Cruises Facebook page, stating that a system error in the booking system was to blame:
“My family recently booked a Sunday cruise for 4th September 2022. To our greatest disappointment, when we were at the cruise gates getting ready to check in and get on board, we were denied entry, with staff stating that we did not book and did not have a cabin. In the end, we were told that it was due to a system error and the cruise was overbooked.”
“It was supposed to be a fun and enjoyable holiday getaway for the family but turned out to be the biggest disappointment.”
A spokesperson for the cruise line told the Singapore newspaper The Straits Times that the voyage was indeed overbooked. According to several other reports, more than one hundred guests were affected by the issues, leaving them stranded in one of the most expensive cities in the world.
Guests In Malaysia Also Affected
Resorts World Cruises operates dual homeports in Singapore and Malaysia, with guests in Malaysia also affected on Monday. In a notice to passengers, Resorts World Cruises informed guests embarking on the Genting Dream in Port Klang that the cruise line would also cancel their reservations and they would be denied boarding.
The cruise line said they would compensate guests who have been denied boarding in the last few days. The cruise line stated all affected guests would receive a full refund. They will also receive a complimentary cruise on the Genting Dream for sailings before April 28, 2023, subject to cabin availability.
Resorts World Cruises started operations from Singapore on June 15. The company operates Genting Dream, a cruise ship formerly operated by the now-defunct cruise company Genting Hong Kong.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the management behind Resorts World Cruises is the same as those behind Genting Hong Kong. Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay, a Malaysian Chinese billionaire businessman, owns and operates Resorts World, a casino and resorts conglomerate, and is the former CEO of Genting Hong Kong.
With a guest capacity of 3,352 guests, the 150,695 gross tons Genting Dream is one of few cruise ships operating in Asia currently. The cruise ship was built by Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany, and completed in 2016. | https://www.cruisehive.com/over-one-hundred-guests-stranded-as-cruise-ship-overbooked/80727 | 2022-09-06T22:04:40Z | cruisehive.com | control | https://www.cruisehive.com/over-one-hundred-guests-stranded-as-cruise-ship-overbooked/80727 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
New Delhi: The government is planning to make it mandatory for automakers to introduce a seat belt alarm system for rear seats also, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday.
Presently, it is mandatory for all vehicle manufacturers to provide seat belt reminders only for front-seat passengers.
"Because of the death of Cyrus Mistry in a car accident, we have taken a decision that there will be a seat belt beep system for the rear seats also in vehicles," he said while addressing a Business Standard programme to celebrate India@75.
"We will issue a draft notification in 3-4 days (for making it mandatory for automakers to introduce a seat belt alarm system for rear seats also)," Gadkari added.
Former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry was killed in a road accident on Sunday after his car hit a divider in Maharashtra's Palghar district.
Although not wearing a seat belt by passengers sitting in the rear seats attracts a fine of Rs 1,000 under Rule 138 (3) of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules (CMVR), most people are either unaware of this mandatory rule or just ignore them.
Even traffic policemen seldom fine passengers sitting on rear seats for not wearing seat belts.
According to a recent road ministry report, the number of persons killed and injured due to not wearing a seat belt during 2020 stood at 15,146 and 39,102, respectively. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/india/2022/09/07/rear-seat-belt-alarm-union-road-transport-highways-minister-nitin-gadkari.amp.html | 2022-09-06T22:08:57Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/india/2022/09/07/rear-seat-belt-alarm-union-road-transport-highways-minister-nitin-gadkari.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
‘I wanted to come in a visitor, not a patient: CAL student has senior photos taken at Norton Children’s Hospital
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Many high school students are getting their senior photos taken around this time of year.
For one young woman, her photos are about the journey she’s taken over the past six years.
When Kennedy Moore was in the sixth grade, she was with friends near a bonfire. She said she and her friends were looking at some graphic medical images that made her woozy.
“I passed out and fell backward into the bonfire,” Kennedy said.
”It was the phone call that everyone talks about but, no parent ever wants,” Kennedy’s mother, Terri Scheller, said.
Kennedy was rushed to Norton Children’s Hospital with burns all over.
”All the way from first-degree burns to third-degree burns,” Kennedy said. “All over my back because I fell backward and down my right leg, on my right arm and left thigh.”
She spent one month in the hospital. In the photos she shared with WAVE News, the 12-year-old found a way to smile during that difficult time. But, of course, there was physical and emotional pain along the way.
”I didn’t really realize how it made me feel until I went to school because middle schoolers are mean,” Kennedy said. “I got my fair share of bullying. My name is Kennedy Moore so, they called me Kennedy Smore. I had to go to school with a walker, a 12-year-old with a walker is not something you see every day.”
At first, she covered up her scars with pants and long sleeves. But, with time, the wounds and pain healed a bit. Going into high school, Kennedy started to feel better about herself.
”First impressions are made off looks,” her mother said. “Good, bad, right or wrong, your first impression is your appearance in a lot of cases. She did amazing through all that, though.”
Kennedy realized her scars weren’t going anywhere and were proof of how strong she really is. So, for her senior photos, she went back to where her recovery journey started at Norton Children’s Hospital.
“I wanted to come in a visitor, not a patient,” Kennedy said.
She got to reconnect with the doctor and nurse who helped her and show them how far she’s come.
”I would say I’m confident in myself now,” Kennedy said. “I wore a short sleeve shirt and skirt so you could see my scars.”
The scars are a reminder that she survived. She has a message to anyone feeling down about their pain.
”You are not going to be stuck in this place forever,” Kennedy said.
Kennedy and her family said they are incredibly grateful to the folks at Norton Children’s Hospital and the people who have supported them along the way.
Kennedy is currently going to school at Christian Academy of Louisville and is applying to colleges. Since therapy and nurses played such a big role in her recovery, she wants to either go into psychology or nursing to help others.
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HARTFORD, Conn. — Electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs has agreed to pay nearly $440 million to settle a two-year investigation by 33 states into the marketing of its high-nicotine vaping products, which have long been blamed for sparking a national surge in teen vaping.
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced the deal Tuesday on behalf of the states plus Puerto Rico, which joined together in 2020 to probe Juul’s early promotions and claims about the benefits of its technology as a smoking alternative.
The settlement, which includes numerous restrictions on how Juul can market its products, resolves one of the biggest legal threats facing the beleaguered company, which still faces nine separate lawsuits from other states. Additionally, Juul faces hundreds of personal lawsuits brought on behalf of teenagers and others who say they became addicted to the company’s vaping products.
The states’ investigation found that Juul marketed its e-cigarettes to underage teens with launch parties, product giveaways and ads and social media posts using youthful models, according to a statement.
“We think that this will go a long way in stemming the flow of youth vaping,” Tong said at a news conference at his Hartford office.
“I’m under no illusions and cannot claim that it will stop youth vaping,” he said. “It continues to be an epidemic. It continues to be a huge problem. But we have essentially taken a big chunk out of what was once a market leader, and by their conduct, a major offender.”
The $438.5 million will be paid out over a period of six to 10 years. Tong said Connecticut’s payment of at least $16 million will go toward vaping prevention and education efforts. Juul previously settled lawsuits in Arizona, Louisiana, North Carolina and Washington.
The settlement total amounts to about 25% of Juul’s U.S. sales of $1.9 billion last year. Tong said it was an “agreement in principle,” meaning the states will be finalizing the settlement documents over the next several weeks.
Most of the limits imposed by Tuesday’s settlement won’t immediately affect Juul, which halted use of parties, giveaways and other promotions after coming under scrutiny several years ago. The company currently makes up about one third of the U.S. retail vaping market, down from 75% several years ago.
Teen use of e-cigarettes skyrocketed in the years following Juul’s 2015 launch, leading the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to declare an “epidemic” of underage vaping among young people. Health experts said the unprecedented increase risked hooking a generation of young people on nicotine.
But since 2019 Juul has mostly been in retreat, dropping all U.S. advertising and pulling its fruit and candy flavors from store shelves.
The biggest blow came earlier this summer when the FDA moved to ban all Juul e-cigarettes from the market. Juul challenged that ruling in court, and the FDA has since reopened its scientific review into the company’s technology.
The FDA review is part of a sweeping effort by regulators to bring scrutiny to the multibillion-dollar vaping industry after years of delays. The agency has authorized a handful of e-cigarettes from Juul’s competitors for adult smokers looking for a less harmful alternative to cigarettes.
While Juul’s early marketing focused on young, urban professionals, the company has since shifted to pitching its product as an alternative nicotine source for older smokers.
“We remain focused on our future as we fulfill our mission to transition adult smokers away from cigarettes — the number one cause of preventable death — while combating underage use,” the company said in a statement.
Juul has agreed to refrain from a host of marketing practices as part of the settlement. They include not using cartoons, paying social media influencers, depicting people under 35, advertising on billboards and public transportation and placing ads in any outlets unless 85% of their audience are adults.
The deal also includes restrictions on where Juul products may be placed in stores, age verification on all sales and limits to online and retail sales.
“These are some of the toughest mandates at any point on any industry,” Tong said, “which is incredibly important because at the end of the day this is about protecting our kids and protecting all of us from a very significant public health risk.”
Juul initially sold its high-nicotine pods in flavors like mango, mint and cream. The products became a scourge in U.S. high schools, with students vaping in bathrooms and hallways between classes.
But recent federal survey data shows that teens have been shifting away from the company. Many teens who vape now prefer disposable e-cigarettes, some of which continue to be sold in sweet, fruity flavors.
Overall, the survey showed a drop of nearly 40% in the teen vaping rate as many kids were forced to learn from home during the pandemic. Still, federal officials cautioned about interpreting the results given they were collected online for the first time, instead of in classrooms. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/juul-to-pay-nearly-440m-to-settle-states-teen-vaping-probe/article_93081f7a-2e26-11ed-bfd1-5f63285f26de.html | 2022-09-06T22:20:14Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/juul-to-pay-nearly-440m-to-settle-states-teen-vaping-probe/article_93081f7a-2e26-11ed-bfd1-5f63285f26de.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
NEW YORK — Rents are starting to come down after spiking to record levels this past summer, but experts are uncertain if the slowdown will continue.
Christopher Mayer, professor of real estate at Columbia Business School, said people looking for an apartment now might have a better experience than they did in May or June.
“We’re not seeing rents go up as quickly, the rental market is softening a little bit,” he said.
The national median asking rent was up 14% in July over July the previous year, the smallest annual increase since November 2021, according to a new report from Redfin. While that percentage is still high, it has decreased from 15% in June and 16% in May.
Experts say the market could slow further toward the end of the year, but there’s still a lot of uncertainty.
“I would not be surprised if we get to 2023 before things really get back to normal,” said Brian Carberry, senior managing editor of Rent.com, an apartment search website owned by Redfin.
Much depends on where you live. Cities in Florida such as Boca Raton and West Palm Beach have seen rents decrease -0.1% and -0.5% respectively compared to last month. But according to Apartment List, rents in California coastal cities such as San Diego have continued to increase over the past year.
In Rochester, New York, rent was up 15.3% in August over the same month the previous year, according to data from Apartment List. An average two-bedroom apartment in the Rochester area was $1,318 in August, compared with $1,116 a year ago.
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said high rents are a concern because they can account for a big chunk of a household’s take-home pay.
“Gas prices are coming back down, but rents are going up 10, 12, 15%. and rent can end up taking 40% of these households’ income,” Moynihan said in a recent Associated Press interview.
While things are looking a bit better for renters than a few months ago, it’s still a landlords’ market, Mayer said.
If your lease is up, staying put and negotiating with your landlord might be a better option than trying to move, at least until the rental market slows down further, said Paula Munger, assistant vice president for industry research and analysis at the National Apartment Association.
“When you renew your lease, you’re definitely not paying the same as someone new moving in,” Munger said. “If you can, stay in your apartment.”
A major reason for rent spikes has been increasing demand from people priced out of a booming housing market. That market is starting to slow, which could mean more people can afford to buy and won’t need to rent, but with interest rates rising, some may not want to take on mortgages.
“With inflation now all throughout the market, there’s not enough supply so the prices are going up,” Munger said. “That’s the downside for people, just not having enough options and choices for what they would like in a housing unit.”
In Britni Eseller’s case, the high demand meant that she had to rush to fill out her application to beat the other 10 people who toured the apartment she wanted.
“Because everyone is in scarcity mode, you’re willing to find a place that might be somewhat affordable and you’re unfortunately okay with overlooking chipped floors or a broken appliance,” said Eseller, who lives in North Park, a neighborhood of San Diego.
Developers have ramped up construction of apartment buildings this year, which could eventually help to ease the crunch. But it’s likely to take a while before that’s reflected in the market.
Meanwhile, high rents are disproportionately hurting low-income residents across the country, said Ben Martin, research director of Texas Housers, a non-profit organization that works on housing justice.
In May, rental prices in Dallas and Fort Worth were up 21.6% from last year, according to Redfin data. In Austin they were up 48.4%. One major reason is that high-income people from coastal areas like California and New York moved to Texas during the coronavirus pandemic, when they realized they could work remotely and live more cheaply. In December of last year, for example, Tesla moved its headquarters from Silicon Valley to Austin.
“People who make the lowest incomes are paying more of their total pie of money,” Martin said. “Which means that they don’t have money for anything else: school supplies, groceries, gas, clothing, all of the essential stuff that you need to live.”
In addition to cutting basic expenses, renters are also cramming more people into apartments, Martin said.
Increasingly, people can’t afford their homes at all and are now facing eviction. Governments have ended eviction moratoriums and rental assistance programs that allowed people to stay in their homes during the pandemic.
The Eviction Lab, a research organization at Princeton University, is seeing record numbers of evictions that have surpassed pre-pandemic levels.
In Houston, where the eviction moratorium ended in July 2021, there were 7,242 eviction filings in July of this year, 51% above average, according to The Eviction Lab. Other cities such as Los Angeles have extended eviction moratoriums until the end of this year.
Tenants who can’t afford rent increases but also can’t afford to move are often forced to choose between paying rent and covering basic necessities. An eviction stays on a renter’s record, making it harder to find housing in the future.
“The threat of eviction is the looming problem,” said Nick Graetz, a postdoctoral research associate at The Eviction Lab. “Part of the reason renters sacrifice so many other things to try to pay unreasonable high rents every month is because of the constant threat of being evicted from their home.” | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/rents-are-starting-to-come-down-but-the-trend-may-not-hold/article_8437a9e2-2e27-11ed-86a2-671e9599488a.html | 2022-09-06T22:20:20Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/rents-are-starting-to-come-down-but-the-trend-may-not-hold/article_8437a9e2-2e27-11ed-86a2-671e9599488a.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
SANDUSKY, Ohio — An amusement park in Ohio announced Tuesday it would be permanently closing the world’s second-tallest roller coaster.
The decision by Cedar Point comes a year after a small metal object flew off the 420-foot (128-meter) tall Top Thrill Dragster coaster and struck a woman in the head at the park in Sandusky. A state investigation found no evidence that the park acted illegally or had reason to believe the ride was unsafe.
The ride has remained closed since the Aug. 15, 2021 accident. Park officials did not say if the accident influenced their decision to permanently close the coaster, which has operated for 19 years and drawn 18 million riders.
In a statement announcing the closure, the park noted it “legacy of ride innovation continues. Our team is hard at work, creating a new and reimagined ride experience.” It said more details about its plans would be disclosed in the future.
The Kingda Ka roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey, is considered the world's tallest with a 456-foot (139-meter) elevation. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/worlds-second-tallest-roller-coaster-is-permanently-closing/article_0a26f210-2e28-11ed-859c-8bbca100e0bc.html | 2022-09-06T22:20:27Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/worlds-second-tallest-roller-coaster-is-permanently-closing/article_0a26f210-2e28-11ed-859c-8bbca100e0bc.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
(WWLP) – The seat for the 8th District Representative in the Governor’s Council is up for grabs as Governor’s Councilor Mary Hurley is not running for re-election.
The Massachusetts Governor’s Council is composed of eight people elected from districts every two years.
They are responsible to record advice and consent on warrants for the state treasury, pardons and commutations, and recording advice and consent to gubernatorial appointments such as judges, clerk-magistrates, public administrators, members of the Parole Board, Appellate Tax Board, Industrial Accident Board and Industrial Accident Reviewing Board, notaries, and justices of the peace.
Attorney Shawn Allyn, Attorney and Springfield City Councilor Mike Fenton, North Adams School Committee member Tara Jacobs, and Attorney Jeffrey Morneau running in the Democratic primary in the 8th Council District, which includes most of western Massachusetts.
The 8th district includes all of Berkshire and Franklin County and nearly all of Hampden and Hampshire Counties. It additionally includes six towns in Worcester County. The winner of Tuesday night’s race will face Republican John Comerford in the November election.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Springfield and West Springfield crews were called to the North End Bridge Tuesday afternoon following a report of a jumper.
The West Springfield Fire Department launch a boat onto the Connecticut River to search the water. The Springfield Fire Department said one person was rescued from the river and was taken to a local hospital.
If you’re struggling with mental health, don’t be afraid to reach out to these resources.
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Springfield and West Springfield crews were called to the North End Bridge Tuesday afternoon following a report of a jumper.
The West Springfield Fire Department launch a boat onto the Connecticut River to search the water. The Springfield Fire Department said one person was rescued from the river and was taken to a local hospital.
If you’re struggling with mental health, don’t be afraid to reach out to these resources.
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988
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In pictures: Who is in Liz Truss' new Cabinet?
Liz Truss rewarded close allies Kwasi Kwarteng and Therese Coffey with top Cabinet jobs as she culled a number of prominent Rishi Sunak supporters during a major reshuffle of the Government.
The new Prime Minister appointed Mr Kwarteng as Chancellor and Ms Coffey as Deputy Prime Minister and Health Secretary, as she made James Cleverly her successor as Foreign Secretary on Tuesday.
Former attorney general Suella Braverman was appointed Home Secretary, replacing Priti Patel after she pre-emptively resigned.
The appointments mean that for the first time in history none of the great offices of state are held by white men.
First Ms Truss despatched former deputy PM Dominic Raab and cabinet colleagues Grant Shapps, George Eustice and Steve Barclay to the backbenches after they supported her rival in the Tory leadership contest.
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Celtic Park dazzles with 'back with a bang' tifo and deafening Champions League anthem for Real Madrid clash
Celtic Park was rapturous and resplendent ahead of the Scottish Champions’ opening Champions League clash with Real Madrid.
The club are in the group stage of Europe’s elite club competition for the first time since 2017 and for the first time since the installation of the ‘disco lights’ at a reported cost of seven figures.
At around 6pm the Champions League music was heard in and around the ground and the stadium was packed to the rafters by the time it was heard for real as Ange Postecoglou’s men lined up alongside the most decorated team in the competition’s history.
It is the first meeting of the two winners of the European Cup/Champions League in the group stage with their last competitive fixture coming in the 1979/80 edition of the tournament.
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Fans marked the occasion with a hearty rendition of ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’, a menacing tifo and a huge roar to greet the famous Champions League anthem.
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Glasgow's Rory Darge casts envious eye at Hearts player brother’s lighter workload
There was never any chance of Rory Darge going down the football route but the Scotland flanker is full of fraternal pride for his younger brother.
Arron Darge, an up-and-coming defender with Hearts, was named on the bench for the recent match against St Johnstone. Injury eventually denied him the opportunity of a debut but the family is hopeful the teenager gets as chance later in the season as Hearts juggle domestic duties with the Europa Conference League.
Arron is making steady progress at Tynecastle but Rory believes his brother could also have prospered as a rugby player.
“There was zero chance of me going down the football route but he could have gone down the rugby route,” said the Glasgow Warriors back-row. “He played a bit as a back, with his feet and skill – a lot different to me.
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“My football career lasted one training session. And I didn’t do much that was any good in that!”
Arron Darge, a centre-back, spent last season on loan at Gala Fairydean Rovers but has been playing for Hearts’ B team in the Lowland League during the early weeks of this campaign before being promoted to the first-team squad to play St Johnstone.
“He sent a message to me and my dad that he was on the bench. But he had played 90 minutes the night before for the B team and had picked up a little niggle,” explained Rory.
“He then sent another message an hour later saying he had been pulled for injury. It was a bit of a rollercoaster. I was trying to get tickets and go and watch and hopefully see him get off the bench. Even if he didn’t it would have been great to go and watch and go to a game at Tynecastle. It’s never a bad way to spend your Sunday afternoon.
“Hearts have got European games and a lot of other games stacked up so there will hopefully be a chance for some of the younger players to get on the pitch.”
Rory believes football is a lot more ruthless than his own sport, but admits to being slightly envious of his brother’s workload.
“Football in Scotland is definitely more cutthroat than rugby. That’s pretty obvious,” said Rory, speaking at the launch of the new BKT United Rugby Championship season. “I’ve seen both sides of it and it’s pretty brutal out there. A lot more boys in Scotland grow up wanting to be football players than rugby players. But the training sessions don’t look as tough as ours. They don’t work as hard!”
He is speaking from recent experience. New coach Franco Smith is running a tight ship at Scotstoun and expects the players in at 7am.
Like the other Scotland players who toured Argentina in July, Darge returned later to his club and consequently will not be rushed back for the start of the season. He’ll be missed but, with the Rugby World Cup less than a year away, both player and club need to play the long game.
Darge isn’t sure when he will be available but will not be involved in Friday’s friendly with Ulster. He could also miss the early rounds of the URC as Glasgow travel to Benetton then host Cardiff.
“Maybe for the first couple of weekends of games I will be rested but I am not 100 per cent sure,” said the openside. Next year’s World Cup in France is the ultimate goal and Scotland’s international players are likely to be managed carefully over the course of the campaign.
“Hopefully I play well enough for Glasgow this year to be picked to go to the World Cup,” he said. “That is the aspiration.”
Glasgow’s campaign fizzled out alarmingly last season with five straight defeats, most egregiously in the URC quarter-final in Dublin against Leinster. The 76-14 loss hastened the departure of Danny Wilson as head coach and the appointment of Smith.
“He has made some slight tweaks in our game plan and definitely got his ideas and some of them are different to what we are used to,” said Darge. “It is a different culture and everyone has bought in massively and having belief in his systems is going to be key to how we start this season and how we continue.
“We just need to look at what we can do better and hopefully that will end up what makes the difference. We have talked a lot about standards in training and Franco will try to put his imprint on our game plan as well so we won’t see what we look like until we start playing competitive games.
“It was more the end of last season when things went wrong. There was a lot of good stuff at the start of the season and it is about how we maintain that and up standards and always being on it as professionals. That is the big thing. Franco speaks very honestly and passionately and we can tell he has so much rugby knowledge that he wants to give us. That is good for us.”
Glasgow were in the top echelons of the table for most of the campaign but fell away, eventually finishing eighth. It was enough to reach the URC play-offs but Edinburgh pipped them for the Scottish-Italian Shield.
“I was pretty much gutted at the way it ended last season even though I was not involved in the last couple of games,” said Darge.
“We had a tough run of away games with the two South African teams, then Lyon, then Edinburgh, then Leinster and that was the end of our season. They were all tough games to win in their own right but something obviously went wrong in that last Leinster game.
“It wasn’t so much the motivation as our standards leading up to that. Were we all doing enough? We are definitely pushing to make sure that never happens again.”
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South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has launched a private prosecution against senior state prosecutor Billy Downer as well as a journalist. This is in connection to media house News24 publishing information related to Mr Zuma’s medical condition last year. (BBC)
Mr Downer is the lead prosecutor in the corruption case against the former president related to the purchase of arms for South Africa.
Mr Zuma contends that the publication of his medical records violated sections of the law.
The publication of his medical condition followed his release on medical parole after he was imprisoned in July last year.
The national prosecuting authority gave the former president the green light to pursue the private prosecution against Mr Downer in June after it declined to prosecute him for allegedly leaking Mr Zuma’s medical records to the media.
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Reps tackle accountant general over records of 25% of N6bn income generated by SEC in 2020
• As Commission gives account of N2.5bn surplus against projected N1.5bn deficit
Members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday tackled the office of Accountant General of the Federation (oAGF) for failing to provide evidence of 25 percent of the N6 billion internally revenue generated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the 2020 fiscal year.
The lawmakers expressed their concerns during the interactive session with SEC Director General, Mr. Lamido Yuguda on the review of the 2020 to 2022 budget defence and 2023-2025 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Policy Paper (FPP), chaired by Chairman House Committee on Finance, Hon. Abiodun James Faleke.
Trouble started when Hon. Faleke requested for AGF’s evidence of the N738 million representing the 25 percent of the SEC revenue in 2020, saying: “where is it in your own record? I want to see your own record, not their own record. If you are referring me to their record then you are not supposed to be here.”
The AGF in his response said: “We have their record but not here but the receipts are issued by us so we can confirm it. Because they are not part of the schedule we are supposed to have today.”
He however reversed himself saying, the AGF delegation did not know that SEC is part of the agencies that would appear before the House Committee on Finance today.
In his intervention, the Deputy Chairman, House Committee on Finance, Hon. Saidu Abdullahi said: “oAGF you’re supposed to know, this was actually in the news and you’ve been part of us since we started this session. If you look at our newspaper advert you will see that SEC actually supposed to appear today, so you are supposed to know.”
Piqued by the development, Hon. Faleke said: “Accountant general honestly, are you happy with your job, are you satisfied that you are doing the right thing and you are presenting the necessary information to Nigerians through this Committee?”
While responding, the leader of the oAGF delegation who answered in affirmative said: “We are happy to be part of the Committee.”
In a swift reaction, Hon. Faleke said: “It’s rather unfortunate honestly. At least I can see the laptop in front of my brother, it’s no longer manual.”
While responding to the inquiry on the evidence of the 25 percent remittance of the N6 billion revenue generated in 2020, the SEC Director General observed that the money is deducted from the source automatically, adding that the system is too effective.
While responding to a question on the period when the Commission makes a marginal profit, Yuguda affirmed that the Commission makes an operating surplus in its operation.
Speaking on the actual revenue remitted to the Consolidated Revenue Fund as provided by law, Mr Yuguda who explained that the Commission is self-funded, acknowledged that the Commission is expected to remit 25 percent of its revenue at source, that’s where we receive them and then another 15 percent of our revenue at the end of our financial year.
“We are expected to remit 25 percent of our revenues at source, that’s where we receive them and then another 15 percent of our revenue at the end of our financial year, when we are auditing financial statement.”
When asked to give details of the N6 billion revenue accrued to the Commission in 2020, Yuguda said: “page one we have our audited financial statement. Pages 3 to 19 we have a schedule that shows all the remittances that we have made for the 12 months in 2021 and then for the six months in 2022 from January…”
While acknowledging the N6 billion income, Hon. Faleke asked: “Where is the remittance? No don’t rush us. N6 billion income where is the 25 percent, tell me where it is, 25 percent of the N6 billion?
While the SEC helmsman disclosed that “It’s 1.588 billion Sir. Page 3, Hon. Faleke who frowned at the non-presentation of the evidence for the remittance of the 25 percent of the N6 billion purportedly generated, said: “where is it, which page? 1.588?”
The SEC Director General said: “2021 is 1,367,361,909.56, an explanation which Hon. Faleke faulted saying: “Oga, 2020 – 6 billion, where is the remittance?
“It’s on the last page, honourable chairman. That is the MTEF document from 2017 to 2025 and we have a figure at the very bottom, second to the last of 738,258,000, that’s 2020 column number 5.”
Unsatisfied with his presentation, Hon. Faleke asked: “What’s the 25 percent of the 6 billion?
He however noted that the implementation started in June.
While instating to know the 25 percent of the 6 billion income, Yuguda said: “It’s 1.5 billion honourable chairman.
When asked to show him the evidence of the 1.5 billion remittances, Yuguda said: “the implementation started in June 2020, the 25 percent deduction, so this is really for the 7 months.
While responding to the question on the income for the 6 months, Yuguda said: “about 3 billion Sir.”
Hon. Faleke further asked: “What period of the year did you make more money? First half, second half,” as well as the sources of income?
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Mr. Yuguda responded, saying: Actually, it would be at the beginning of the year. We have market transaction charges on the capital market. And we have registration of securities. We have registration of operators and then we have penalties.”
According to him, most companies file the fees at the beginning of the year “when they file their accounts, however, reversed himself, saying; they do it at the end of the financial year.”
• About 30% of staff accept early voluntary retirement offer ― Yuguda
He also affirmed that the Commission gives a grace period of two months to the companies to file their accounts, adding that ‘they do not file at the very beginning of the year.”
He however disagreed that the Commission makes more money at the second half of the year, Mr. Yuguda said: “If you look at our income, these are transaction charges. So, when the market is actually more buoyant when there are more transactions on the market and that is when you actually get those transaction charges and for penalties, it’s when those penalties are accessed and paid by different operators. Registration of securities is when those securities are actually issued and there is no time frame,” he noted.
While speaking on the reforms initiated to reposition the Commission, Mr. Yuguda who applauded the Committee’s engagement held “last year and year before the last, which was a particularly difficult time for the commission. We came at a time when the commission was really running deficit and we promised you at that time that we are going to take certain actions to really make this deficit a thing of the past.
“I think our story this year, is that we have actually turned a corner. If you look at our 2021 and 2020 compared to 2022, the budget and the actual for the six months in 2022 you’ll see that there is actually a tremendous improvement in the way we manage the financials of the commission.”
According to him, the Commission’s budget “projected deficit of N1.6 billion but as at the end of the first half we actually had a surplus of N2.5”, adding that the success was the outcome of efforts made over the past few years to position the Commission on the path of fiscal sustainability.
He affirmed that the new management resolved to cut costs, especially last year when the commission was top-heavy we say before this committee that we had a plan to offer a voluntary early exit to some of our top personnel and I’m happy to report that at the end of last year, we actually did offer this scheme and quite a number of our staff took this offer and we are able to successfully reduce our staff strength by about 30 percent.
He affirmed that all the staff who exited have been paid their full entitlement to date, adding that nobody is being owed any penny.
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New York City’s typically violence-plagued J’Ouvert festival and West Indian Day Parade went off without a hitch over the weekend for the first time in recent memory, officials said Tuesday.
NYPD Chief of Patrol Jeffrey Maddrey said, “It’s been a while” since the annual Labor Day events in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, haven’t been marred by shootings, including several that ended in deaths.
Mayor Eric Adams credited the efforts of law enforcement officials and members of his administration’s civilian “Crisis Management Team” who spent four days in the area ahead of time.
“We used the full scope of every agency and their capabilities,” Adams said during a news conference at NYPD headquarters in Lower Manhattan.
“And because of that, you saw a celebration without that traditional violence that was attached.”
NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell said cops may have prevented a shooting when they busted an unidentified man who “was coming into that area with a firearm.”
“He was quickly apprehended, and that firearm was seized,” she said.
NYPD Assistant Chief Michael Kemper, commanding officer of Patrol Borough Brooklyn South, later said the suspect was nabbed at Flatbush Avenue and Grand Army around 11 a.m. Monday.
The man apparently slipped through a gap in security between the end of J’Ouvert and the start of the parade, Kemper said.
His arrest came after he was stopped for riding a dirt bike without a license plate and while not wearing a helmet, a law enforcement official told The Post.
Past event-related incidents include the 2015 slaying of lawyer Carey Gabay, an aide to then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who was caught in the crossfire during a shootout between rival gangs during the pre-dawn J’Ouvert celebration.
Sewell didn’t answer directly when asked by The Post why the gatherings have been so violent when compared to other ethnic festivals held in the Big Apple.
“So, we look at all events. Without focusing on this one, obviously, we’ve talked about the events in the past, and this has been plagued by violence in the past,” she said.
“But we look at events across this entire city, and when we recognize the fact that this event has been plagued by violence in the past, we have to put the resources there. But make no mistake about it, we do an analysis of all events before we put a plan together.” | https://nypost.com/2022/09/06/eric-adams-praises-police-for-safety-at-jouvert-and-west-indian-day-parade/ | 2022-09-06T22:28:47Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/06/eric-adams-praises-police-for-safety-at-jouvert-and-west-indian-day-parade/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Investcorp Credit Management BDC, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICMB) ("ICMB" or the "Company") announced its financial results today for its fiscal fourth quarter ended June 30, 2022.
HIGHLIGHTS
- On August 25, 2022, the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") declared a distribution of $0.15 per share for the quarter ending September 30, 2022, payable in cash on October 14, 2022, to stockholders of record as of September 23, 2022.
- During the quarter, ICMB made investments in three new portfolio companies and one existing portfolio company. These investments totaled $28.7 million, at cost. The weighted average yield (at origination) of debt investments made in the quarter was 10.41%.
- ICMB fully realized four portfolio companies during the quarter, totaling $29.7 million in proceeds. The internal rate of return on these investments was 23.74%.
- During the quarter, the Company had net advances of $0.9 million on its existing delayed draw and revolving credit commitments to portfolio companies.
- The weighted average yield on debt investments, at cost, for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 was 10.01%, compared to 8.14% for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.
- Net asset value decreased $0.43 per share to $6.50, compared to $6.93 as of March 31, 2022. Net assets decreased by $6.2 million, or 6.26%, during the quarter ended June 30, 2022.
Mr. Michael C. Mauer, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, said, "We continue to invest in what we believe to be high-quality transactions with strong protections for our capital, despite the volatility of the broader market. While our NAV declined due to volatility in market spreads and equity valuation levels, we expect a recovery as loan spreads tighten and the equity market recovers from the summer lows. Our portfolio is diversified and invested with the goal of downside protection, including in a recessionary environment."
The Company's dividend framework provides a quarterly base dividend and may be supplemented, at the discretion of the Board, by additional dividends as determined to be available by the Company's net investment income and performance during the quarter.
On August 25, 2022, the Board declared a distribution of $0.15 per share for the quarter ending September 30, 2022, payable in cash on October 14, 2022, to stockholders of record as of September 23, 2022.
This distribution represents a 14.15% yield on the Company's $4.24 share price as of market close on June 30, 2022. Distributions may include net investment income, capital gains and/or return of capital, however, the Company does not expect the dividend for the quarter ending June 30, 2022, to be comprised of a return of capital. The Company's investment adviser monitors available taxable earnings, including net investment income and realized capital gains, to determine if a return of capital may occur for the year. The Company estimates the source of its distributions as required by Section 19(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 to determine whether payment of dividends are expected to be paid from any other source other than net investment income accrued for the current period or certain cumulative periods, but the Company will not be able to determine whether any specific distribution will be treated as taxable earnings or as a return of capital until after at the end of the taxable year.
Portfolio and Investment Activities
During the quarter, the Company made investments in three new portfolio companies and one existing portfolio company. The aggregate capital invested during the quarter totaled $28.7 million, at cost, and the debt investments were made at a weighted average yield of 10.41%.
The Company received proceeds of $33.8 million from repayments, sales and amortization during the quarter, primarily related to the realizations of Adaptive Spectrum and Signal Alignment, GS Operating, LLC, Klein Hersh, LLC, and Patriot MMG Buyer, Inc.
During the quarter, the Company had net advances of $0.9 million on its existing delayed draw and revolving credit commitments to portfolio companies.
The Company's net realized, and unrealized gains and losses accounted for a decrease in the Company's net investments of $6.6 million, or $0.46 per share. The total net decrease in net assets resulting from operations for the quarter was $4.1 million, or $0.28 per share.
As of June 30, 2022, the Company's investment portfolio consisted of investments in 35 portfolio companies, of which 91.9% were first lien investments and 8.1% were equity, warrants, and other investments. The Company's debt portfolio consisted of 99.6% floating rate investments and 0.4% fixed rate investments.
The Company continues to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its portfolio companies and will continue to closely monitor its portfolio companies throughout this period, including assessing portfolio companies' operational and liquidity exposure and outlook. For additional information about the COVID-19 pandemic and its potential impact on the Company's results of operations and financial condition, please refer to the disclosure in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022 to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Capital Resources
As of June 30, 2022, the Company had $9.2 million in cash, of which $6.6 million was restricted cash, and $31.0 million unused capacity under its revolving credit facility with Capital One, N.A.
Subsequent Events
Subsequent to June 30, 2022 and through September 2, 2022, the Company invested a total of $19.6 million, which included investments in four new portfolio companies and received $9.4 million in repayments. As of September 2, 2022, the Company had investments in 38 portfolio companies.
About Investcorp Credit Management BDC, Inc.
The Company is an externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Company's investment objective is to maximize the total return to its stockholders in the form of current income and capital appreciation through debt and related equity investments by targeting investment opportunities with favorable risk-adjusted returns. The Company seeks to invest primarily in middle-market companies that have annual revenues of at least $50mm and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization of at least $15mm. The Company's investment activities are managed by its investment adviser, CM Investment Partners LLC. To learn more about Investcorp Credit Management BDC, Inc., please visit www.icmbdc.com.
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220901-N-UQ872-1001 PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Sept. 1, 2022) Civil Engineer Corps Officers School (CECOS) Basic Class 273 students await the official arrival of Center for Seabees and Facilities Engineering executive officer, Cmdr. Amy Honek, signaling the completion or “ENDEX” (end of exercise) of a field training exercise held on Naval Base Ventura County. (U.S. Navy Photo by Daniel Davenport)
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LAFAYETTE, La. – Registration is now open for AOC’s after-school MUSE program, a free media arts program that introduces local youth to a broad range of digital media topics. The after-school creative sessions will guide local students through fun activities and challenges designed to grow their media production skill sets in the areas of filmmaking, animation, audio production, and graphic design. Sessions will be led by AOC’s knowledgeable production staff as well as industry professional visiting instructors throughout the Acadiana community.
“Our teen workshops have always served to cultivate the creativity of Lafayette’s next generation of content producers and storytellers,” says Ed Bowie, Executive Director of AOC Community Media.
“After a two-year halt on our teen programming due to Covid, we are excited to welcome students back into our studios and to continue providing them interactive opportunities to get involved with community media.”
Anyone ages 12-16 can register and participate in AOC Community Media’s teen MUSE sessions held on select Mondays throughout the Fall season from 4:30-6:00 pm at AOC (101 Jefferson Street, Suite 100, Lafayette, LA 70501). For more information and to register your child for AOC’s teen MUSE program, visit http://www.aocinc.org/muse, email info@aocinc.org or call (337) 232-4434.
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Captain Cory Schemm, commanding officer NAVSUP FLC San Diego, presented an NMSA award to Petty Officer First Class Esteban Lucas during his site visit on Aug. 30.
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Long waits to leave festivals or other events isn't anything new, but for Burning Man fans leaving the multi-day gathering in the Black Rock Desert, the experience was a jaw-dropping brand of stress.
Festival attendees are known as "burners," and they call their departure from the yearly event "the exodus." This year the exit was something out of the post-apocalyptic thriller movie Mad Max, with nearly 10 hours waiting in traffic along desolate stretches of vehicle paths and roadways, with many experiencing stressful fuel shortages at stations along the way.
The traffic stress was worsened by a lingering heatwave in western states.
Those waiting to be released from the gridlock could use a Twitter account called "Burning Man Traffic" for updates on the situation. The account not only gives updates on how long wait times will be, but this year warned passengers to check their vehicle's tire pressure amid temperatures in Nevada that can reach over 103F.
SFGate reported that by noon local time on Monday, the Burning Man Traffic account reported wait times of nearly 6 hours just to leave the grounds for the festival. Just an hour and a half later, that wait time had risen to eight hours. The high desert temperatures had become a potentially dangerous situation.
Just hours later, the account reported that the nearest gas station to the event grounds had run out of fuel. The account reported that more fuel was available but that supplies were not expected to last long.
A user on Reddit reported waiting over 13 hours to get to the main road from the festival.
It was when Twitter user @cjyu posted this aerial image of the 15 lanes of seemingly endless desert traffic that the real scale of the maddening bumper-to-bumper backup to leave became even more real.
Tho people love to compare the #Burningman aesthetic to Mad Max…the Exodus from camp is the most Mad Max I’ve felt all week…5 hours in, two more till I reach the exit gate. 🤦🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️ @bmantraffic @burningman pic.twitter.com/ihOczA91Z0
— CJ (@cjyu) September 5, 2022
Twitter user @JohnnyDiggz posted an image showing the stretch of vehicles curving as the 15 lanes of gridlock continued.
Exodus from above. #burningman #burningman2022 https://t.co/yrJIhtDlrp pic.twitter.com/91LfDsxUt0
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The British company that makes swim caps designed explicitly for Black hair announced their product can now be worn for competitive swimming races.
Soul Caps announced the news on Friday, saying that Swimming’s governing body Fédération Internationale De Natation (FINA) had approved their caps, which are designed for Black swimmers’ natural hair.
"It’s been a long road getting here, with plenty of ups and downs on the way," the company said in a blog post on its website. "But the truth is: we couldn’t have done it without you. So from everyone here at SOUL CAP, we want to thank all of you in the swim community for coming together to share your voices and raise awareness about accessibility and inclusion in the sport."
As of Sept. 1, Soul Cap is listed on FINA's "approved swimwear" webpage.
In a statement, FINA's executive director Brent Nowicki said he was “delighted” that the caps were added to their list of approved equipment.
Last July, the swimming federation denied the company's approval for their swim caps to be worn by athletes at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Indigenes of Erin-Ile community of Oyun Local Government Area of Kwara State, on Tuesday, urged the state government to implement the 2018 Supreme Court judgment concerning the age-long Offa/Erin-Ile land dispute.
Speaking with journalists in Ilorin, the people, under the aegis of Erin-Ile Progressive Union, advised the state government to desist from its current attempt at recreating another boundary between Offa and Erin-Ile to avert anarchy.
The two neighbouring communities in Kwara State had for years, clashed over communal land matter leading to loss of lives and property.
The Erin Ile community claimed that the Supreme Court in December 2018 affirmed that the Federal Polytechnic and Offa Descendants Union’s national secretariat fall within Erin-Ile land.
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The National Legal Adviser, Erin-Ile Progressive Union, Amos Adewoye, said that the recent constitution of “kangaroo committee of mediators for peace between Erin-Ile and Offa towns over land dispute is an attempt to rewrite the Supreme Court judgment and impose its own whims and caprices to establish an illegal and unconstitutional boundary between the two communities.”
Adewoye, represented by Muyideen Bello (Esq), added that the state government by its current action is embarking on a path of anarchy.
“The Kwara State government’s current plan to shift the boundary from the common boundary along that axis is an illogical and unconstitutional attempt to alter the boundary of the two local governments who were parties to the appeal finally determined by the Supreme Court on December 14, 2018.
“The state government needs no reminder that it is not constitutionally invested with such power, and that its current effort is one in futility, a journey to nowhere but anarchy.
“An unjust and illegal appropriation of a person’s heritage for another is a prelude to anarchy and the time to prevent it is now.”
Mr Adewoye called on well-meaning persons, authorities and organisations to rein the state government.
“Several lives and property had been sadly lost to acts of insensitivity and brazen disobedience of the rule of law by the state government in the past, and no effort should be spared by the world to stem this tide and nip another crisis in the bud,” he said.
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With the 2022 season nearly upon us, the 49ers enter this campaign with one of the most talented rosters in the NFL from top to bottom. They have one of the most talented edge rushers, the best linebacker trio in the NFL, and arguably the best player pound for pound in the entire sport playing left tackle, Trent Williams.
It is a group that is loaded at nearly every position and, on paper, looks like they have as good of a shot as anyone to hoist the Lombardi trophy at season’s end. But, on the surface, the most critical area of uncertainty that remains is what the 49ers can expect from Trey Lance in his first full season as the starting quarterback.
Lance is just 22 years old and has only attempted 463 passes since the start of the 2019 season, when he was in his first year as the starting quarterback at North Dakota State University. Of those 463 passing attempts, 335 came at the collegiate level. Of the 128 passing attempts Lance has recorded since leaving NDSU, 57 have come during the preseason.
That leaves just 71 regular season passing attempts at the NFL level for Lance so far in his young career. For comparison, Mac Jones, who was taken 12 spots after Lance in the same draft, had 521 passing attempts during his rookie season in 2021. Fellow 2021 rookies Zach Wilson and Justin Fields recorded 383 and 270 passing attempts last season. Lance has 71 under his belt.
I make this comparison because, beyond the common sense logic of a player getting better with more reps, we have tangible proof that Lance has improved with an increased workload despite the aforementioned small sample size we have to work with so far.
Now it’s fair to argue that having a team as talented as the 49ers provides a soft landing for a young quarterback that will face the growing pains that Lance will likely encounter.
They boast a defense that has been a top-five unit for three years running, and many around the team feel like this is the best unit they have had under Shanahan. The offense has one of the most diverse and talented collections of skill position players in the league, with a brilliant play caller in Kyle Shanahan behind the controls scheming these guys open.
Lance should have ample margin for error out of the gate based on the supporting cast around him. It makes sense that because of how deep the roster is, there was more comfortability amongst Shanahan and the front office when they decided to invest three first-round picks when they drafted Lance last season.
The case can be made that while this was a risk, it was a calculated one based on the factors mentioned above. But the thought that I have been dwelling on constantly and cannot seem to shake is, was it a risk worth taking given how talented the roster is?
No matter how much the 49ers fell in love with Lance’s potential, I still struggle to fully understand the thought process of blending the development of a raw quarterback with a championship window of a team that is constructed to win today.
Lance has exceptional physical gifts, and I think his intelligence is underrated and arguably his most impressive trait. When you factor in the athleticism and the human side of things, there is plenty of reason to buy into Lance developing into a special player at the NFL level for many years going forward.
However, the conundrum that I continue to circle back to is whether Lance will take that leap in a timeframe that will overlap with the championship window in which the 49ers currently find themselves.
Now it’s important to remember that the 49ers have been on the cusp of a Lombardi trophy twice in the past three years with quarterback play that has been anything but consistent. This team has shown they can ride a strong running game and a stout defense deep into the playoffs.
Despite this, the added pressure of carrying championship expectations creates a whole other world of problems for a young quarterback like Lance as they navigate the early stages of their development. As talented and hard-working as he may be, it’s fair to assume that there will be some speed bumps along the way as he finds his footing at this level.
This is where I keep returning to Shanahan, the one I hold most responsible for pushing all the chips in here, for better or worse. Shanahan and the powers that be identified as a unit that they felt strongly enough to make a move to upgrade the quarterback position
That was a reasonable decision considering Jimmy Garoppolo’s issues with consistency and injuries during his time as the starting quarterback. However, the absolute risk came when they decided the path forward was to mortgage three years’ worth of first-round picks to take an unknown commodity to be the heir apparent of one of the most talented rosters in the league.
The success of a roster that they carefully crafted is now largely in the hands of a 22-year-old quarterback who has a historically small sample size to work with as a top-five draft pick in the NFL.
On the one hand, you have to respect the conviction that Shanahan and the front office showed when they went all in to make such an earth-shaking move. On the other hand, lance could end up providing the 49ers an elite player at the most important position in the entire sport, which is the most valuable asset a franchise can possess.
Being willing to swing for the fences in search of a franchise quarterback is a risk most teams should be willing to take without thinking twice. The 49ers and their stacked roster are one of the few where I would argue that the risk might be too great, given what is at stake.
This team doesn’t need a transcendent talent at the quarterback position to win as currently constructed. I would argue they just need someone who is slightly better than Garoppolo has been.
While Lance could be that guy in the short term, I also believe that it is more than likely that the same consistency issues that Garoppolo had could also be a problem for a young quarterback with the limited amount of experience that Lance currently has.
On the flip side of things, I also think it does a disservice to Lance, who was already robbed of the reps he would have gotten during his rookie season under the guise of Garoppolo being the better option for the team winning in the present. Which is a fair decision in hindsight, considering the 49ers were three points away from the super bowl.
Nonetheless, it took away valuable snaps that Lance would have aided Lance in his development, snaps that many of his fellow quarterbacks from the 2021 class were afforded on their respective teams.
Ultimately no matter how you feel about Lance, it is hard to take a step back and objectively justify that drafting a rookie quarterback to take over control of a team that is ready to win right now is in the best interest of any team with championship aspirations in the short term. Particularly when it is a quarterback as raw and in need of time to develop as Lance appears to be.
Again this is not an indictment on Lance, the individual. But it cannot be ignored that these windows don’t seem to align in a way that would justify the price tag of the draft capital spent and the cost of potentially missing out on a championship window, which is ever fleeting in the NFL.
As of now, it is way too early to tell how Lance will ultimately pan out. He could be great right away, five years from now, or on the flip side, maybe it doesn’t pan out at all. We do know that this roster is as good as it’s been in the last decade, and it would be an absolute shame to see it not reach its full potential because of a poorly laid blueprint at the most crucial position in the sport. | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/9/6/23335834/49ers-lance-championship-window | 2022-09-06T22:36:40Z | ninersnation.com | control | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/9/6/23335834/49ers-lance-championship-window | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
One of the most remarkable things about the 49ers in 2021 was the manner in which they finished off the season. Most of us will look back and remember the two playoff wins against fierce rivals in the Packers and Cowboys but forget how difficult they were.
After that Week 17 win at home against Houston, the 49ers went on the road to Los Angeles (Levi’s South, let’s be real) to win a do-or-die Week 18 matchup to get into the postseason. Then, they followed up with a dominant showing in the Wild-Card round in Jerry’s World at Dallas.
To top it all off, they won in the Divisional round of the playoffs in the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field. They almost pulled off the unthinkable in the NFC Championship, but three weeks of travel and road wins caught up to them.
In the NFL, given travel schedules, injuries, recovery, and a distinct home-field advantage with crowd noise, winning road games is no easy feat.
Since the 2019 season, the 49ers are tied for the most wins on the road (20) with the Chiefs. Despite having a down season in 2020, the 49ers still managed to win enough road games to keep pace with one of the top teams in the NFL.
#49ers are tied for the most road wins in the NFL between 2019 and 2021 (20).
— Akash Anavarathan (@akashanav) September 4, 2022
They’ll look to continue their impressive road resume next week in Chicago.
Kyle Shanahan’s squad will look to extend their road dominance in 2022 as they open their campaign on September 11 in Chicago. Here are their away schedule/opponents for this season:
At Chicago (Week 1), at Denver (Week 3 SNF), at Carolina (Week 5), at Atlanta (Week 6), at Los Angeles (Week 8), at Arizona (Week 10), at Seattle (Week 15), at Las Vegas (Week 17).
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Everyone assumes the floor for the 49ers will be drastically lower, with Trey Lance under center in 2022. However, those same folks believe San Francisco’s ceiling is significantly higher, thus, making the unknown for this season the reason to tune in weekly.
Let’s examine both the floor and the ceiling of what the national pundits expect from the Niners this season. For this exercise, let’s act as if the floor would be missing the playoffs while the ceiling would be hoisting a Lombardi trophy.
Peter King - 7th seed
I’m going to tell you that King has had success predicting teams on the heels of him saying Lance will lose his job Monday, Trey Sermon would be the team’s RB1 this season, and Jimmy Garoppolo would be cut.
King has fared relatively well over the years when it comes to season-long predictions for teams. He’s picked the Super Bowl winner four years in a row. This year, he has the Bills beating the Packers. Here’s how King sees the NFC shaking out:
NFC seeds
1. New Orleans (12-5). Note of the week: Saints have beaten Tom Brady’s Bucs in all four regular-season meetings, and none of the four has been a one-score game.
2. Green Bay (12-5). Minnesota threatens, but Aaron Rodgers figures out how to make Romeo Doubs a factor early, and off they go.
3. Philadelphia (11-6). DeVonta Smith/A.J. Brown combined to average 14.1 yards per catch last year. Now Jalen Hurts has them both.
4. LA Rams (10-7). This is still a very good team. But it’s a very good team facing a murderous schedule, starting with the Bills in three days.
5. Minnesota (11-6). Is this the year Eric Kendricks finally gets credit for being a top-five NFL ‘backer?
6. Tampa Bay (10-7). Just too much noise and too many injuries around this team. Talent, and Brady, makes the Bucs still a factor.
7. San Francisco (10-7)*. We interrupt this endless quarterback story to remind you the other 51 players on this roster are pretty good.
*Tiebreaker: San Francisco over Dallas (10-7).
Wild card: Green Bay over San Francisco, Tampa Bay over Philadelphia, LA Rams over Minnesota.
In this prediction, the 49ers are the reason the Cowboys don’t make the playoffs. Finishing 10-7 should be viewed as a success, as should making the playoffs. I agree that the Saints, Eagles, and Vikings make the playoffs.
There isn’t enough being made about Matthew Stafford’s injury, the lack of depth on the Rams, or how they’ve escaped the injury bug under Sean McVay. Pair each of those with the Super Bowl hangover, and you have yourself a new NFC West Champion coming out of the Bay Area.
King seems to believe the Niners’ floor is outside of the playoffs, while them getting into the postseason will be as far as they go before Aaron Rodgers cuts the Super Bowl dream short.
CBS Sports
Analyst John Breech has correctly picked the AFC team to last in the Super Bowl in four of the previous seven years. Last season, he predicted the NFC Divisional round correctly too:
Teams: 1. Packers 2. Rams 3. Eagles 4. Buccaneers 5. Cowboys 6. Vikings 7. 49ers
Wild Card
(7) 49ers 22-19 over (2) Rams
(6) Vikings 30-27 over (3) Eagles
(4) Buccaneers 34-31 over (5) Cowboys
Divisional
(1) Packers 20-17 over (7) 49ers
Breech had the Broncos beating the Packers in the Super Bowl.
The joy in beating the Rams, especially one season after the loss in the NFC Championship, won’t last long after years and years of playoff success against Green Bay. Would you be satisfied with this result?
Of course, everyone wants to win a Super Bowl. But a playoff win in Year 1 as the starter for Lance would signal San Francisco has the correct player under center.
Breech’s confidence in a playoff victory over a divisional rival suggests the 49ers’ floor and ceiling are both higher than what King had.
The Sporting News
The final prediction comes from Vinnie Iyer of Sporting News, who is all in on the 49ers. Iyer predicts the 49ers to finish 13-4:
1. San Francisco 49ers (13-4)
The 49ers have the most talented team of the Kyle Shanahan era and should Trey Lance not live up to the massive hype (he will), they have a strong fallback plan in place again with Jimmy Garoppolo. Offense, defense and special teams add up to a high floor with a Super Bowl-winning ceiling.
Wild-card round: No. 2 Buccaneers over No. 7 Vikings ... No. 3 49ers over No. 6 Eagles ... No. 5 Rams over No. 4 Cowboys
Divisional round: No. 1 Packers over No. 5 Rams ... No. 2 Buccaneers over No. 3 49ers
Iyer also predicted the Packers to win it all. The Niners’ quest for six falls short at the hands of Tom Brady.
What does a successful season look like?
An NFC West title. That’s what the 49ers should strive for in 2022. Iyer’s outlook is as close to this team's best-case scenario as it gets.
Realistically, the 49ers can win the Super Bowl this season. Nobody would argue that considering what we’ve seen from this team with a healthy quarterback. But you can’t ignore Lance’s inevitable bumps in the road, the young offensive line, and what could be another season of injuries that lead to a depleted secondary. | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/9/6/23339231/49ers-ceiling-floor-predictions | 2022-09-06T22:36:52Z | ninersnation.com | control | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/9/6/23339231/49ers-ceiling-floor-predictions | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
For a team that won six games last year, the Bears seem pretty confident right now. Despite being a seven-point underdog at home, players on Chicago haven’t been shy about talking about their Week 1 opponent.
“He’s a young guy,” defensive back Jaylon Johnson said of Trey Lance on Monday, “Definitely has a strong arm. He can hurt us in the run game, but he’s still gotta prove himself to me.”
The unspoken part of that quote is the big question everyone is asking about Trey Lance before we actually get the chance to see him on the field: can he be accurate enough to get the offense to function consistently?
On today’s Oh, Hey There! podcast, Leo Luna took the comments the way some players on the 49ers might take the comments.
“Dog, who are you? Trey does not need to show you anything, dude. It’s not about you, it’s about Trey Lance. So when you hear guys like Jaylon Johnson who is not even a fringe Pro Bowler say, ‘He’s got to prove himself to me,’ no, he does not. You are nobody that Trey needs to prove himself to. He just needs to go out there and be himself.
I think if Jaylon Johnson is the wrong matchup on Brandon Aiyuk or Deebo Samuel, Trey is definitely going to prove himself to Jaylon Johnson.”
Johnson wasn’t alone when it came to Bears' bravado.
Wide receiver Darnell Mooney said that quarterback Justin Fields has a chip on his shoulder after the 49ers chose not to draft him third overall in 2021.
“He’s gonna, you know, prove everything that everybody doubted him on, especially Week 1, that team passed on him. So they’re going to have to pay a little bit for that.”
In Week 8 last season, Fields went 19-27 for 175 yards with 1 TD, 1 INT, and two fumbles against the 49ers. He also carried the ball 10 times for 103 yards and an incredible touchdown.
After an eleven-point loss in his first attempt at revenge last year, Fields and the Bears will get another shot at Soldier Field on Sunday.
Other topics in today’s show
- Why Breer’s report about Trey Lance isn’t anything to worry about (2:12)
- Justin Fields revenge game? (7:25)
- Bears defenders are already talking crap about Trey Lance (13:27)
- Matt Eberflus admits he doesn’t know how to gameplan for Trey Lance (15:19)
- Leo’s key to the game for the 49ers (20:14)
- This is the perfect Week 1 matchup for the 49ers (22:41)
- Interesting props/lines for Week 1 (29:02)
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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 Kansas
- Keselowski makes his 26th Cup start at Kansas on Sunday. It is one of 11 tracks where he holds multiple wins, with trips to victory lane in 2011 and 2019. He carries an average finish of 11.6 and is coming off a 14th-place run in the spring.
- He has three top fives in the last five races including a runner-up finish in the first race in 2020, followed by a P4 finish later that year, and a third-place run last season.
- He has an average starting position of 10.4 with two career poles (2015, 2021).
- He also made a combined 10 starts in the Xfinity and Truck Series with one win and five combined top-10s.
Matt McCall at Kansas
- McCall will be atop the box for his 16th Cup race from Kansas. He has five top-10s with a best finish of fourth (twice – 2019, 2021).
- McCall’s average qualifying position is 16.8 with five starts inside the top 10.
QUOTE WORTHY
Keselowski on racing at Kansas:
“Kansas is one of those places that offers so much running room and carries a ton of speed all the way around. This stretch of returning to tracks for the second time will be important as we continue to build on our notebook daily. Proud to have our friends at Solomon Plumbing back on board, and have certainly enjoyed our partnership together this season.”
Last Time Out
Keselowski was on the right side of pit strategy Sunday night at Darlington, ultimately driving to a seventh-place finish in the Kohler Generators Ford for his fourth top-10 of 2022.
On the Car
Solomon Plumbing returns to the No. 6 machine for its fourth primary race. They originally joined the RFK fold as the primary for the Bristol Dirt race and Gateway, and were again the primary in the second Atlanta race.
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When the 167th Bloomsburg Fair takes place September 23 thru October 1, a long-time tradition will be coming back as part of the week-long activities as for the first time in 37 years auto racing returns to the Fair.
The Bloomsburg Fair is the largest agricultural fair in Pennsylvania and dating back to 1922 motor racing had been a big yearly attraction. Big Cars (Sprints), NASCAR and most prominent over that span, Midgets, took to the half-mile track.
Although well attended, the Fair races came to an end after the 1985 event due to a number of logistical reasons. Nick Fornoro Jr., won the final Fair race in an exciting duel against the Cicconi brothers, Bob and Guy, in that 25-lap SMRC feature.
Now with the Bloomsburg Fair Raceway in place the Fair Board is thrilled to bring back races on the 3/8th mile oval. Set for Thursday, September 29 at 7:00 pm, there will be two classes competing.
The FWD 4-Cylinder Stocks run under the sanction of the Sport Compact Dirt Racing Association (SCDRA) will be racing for top prize of $2500-to-win. They will be joined by the Central PA Legends.
The 4-Cylinder Stocks made their Bloomsburg debut last month with Matt Chronister of Aspers capturing the very entertaining feature.
The Legends cars, which are scaled down replicas of early Modified coupes and sedans and run with spec four cylinder engines, compete throughout the year at BAPS Motor Speedway, Big Diamond Speedway, Linda's Speedway, Lincoln Speedway, Path Valley Speedway Park and Trail-way Speedway.
Both classes are known for excellent car counts and very close racing due to how directly related the cars are designed. And at Bloomsburg fans will see that right away as they will be able to spread out and take advantage of the wide surface.
Proof of that came during the August 18 4-Cylinder Stock race when passing was nonstop throughout the event including at the front with several lead changes before all was said and done.
Additionally, there will be an afternoon presentation by the Eastern Museum of Motor Racing from York Springs who will have an array of vintage race cars on display and will also be allotted track time from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm.
Of note the pit area will utilize the outside perimeter of the race track throughout the day and evening.
Pits will open starting at 10:00 am for the EMMR while all cars competing for that night races will be allowed in starting at 4:00 pm. Pits are $30 which will also allow access into the fair. Grandstand admission is $10. Admission into the fair is $8.
There will be more details as race day nears. For up to date news please visit the track’s website at https://racing.bloomsburgfair.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/BloomsburgFairRaceway/, Twitter at https://twitter.com/BloomFairRacewy and Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/bloomsburgfairraceway/
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Kansas Speedway has made some major upgrades to the venue just in time for the Hollywood Casino 400 presented by Barstool Sportsbook. Fan amenities and certain locations within the track have been reconstructed to enrich the overall fan experience for the Sept. 9-11 weekend.
“These changes are all about bringing our passionate fans even closer to the excitement than ever before,” said Kansas Speedway President Pat Warren. “Fan experience is such a huge part of what we do here at Kansas Speedway, and we truly want to make the upcoming race weekend one that everyone will enjoy and remember.”
The Midway is among many locations throughout the venue to undergo changes. Previously, the Midway was located outside ticket gate B, and has remained largely unchanged since 2001. Now, the new and improved Midway will be located inside ticket Gate B, allowing fans to enjoy all the merchandise and vendors within the gates of the Speedway. This also brings fans closer to the interactive displays and experiences that are available during the race weekend.
The Midway will feature various entertainment acts and driver Q&As throughout the weekend on the Trackside Live stage. The traveling VAU Fallen Heroes Memorial Wall will also be on display in the Midway, accompanied by a mahogany battlefield cross sculpture. The exhibit is part of a weekend-long tribute to our nation’s service members and first responders, in honor of Sunday’s day of remembrance.
Like the Midway, the WISE Power FanWalk hasn’t seen many upgrades since the early 2000s, however, the upcoming race weekend at Kansas Speedway will provide increased fan access to drivers and teams. The new Garage Experience, offered ahead of Sunday’s race, will significantly enhance the FanWalk by granting up-close views of the NASCAR Cup Series garages and the cars within them. Fans can peer inside as the crews tweak, test and tune all the different aspects of their race cars ahead of the action.
The Red Carpet Driver Walk is another new addition to the WISE Power FanWalk. On Sunday, prior to the Hollywood Casino 400 Presented by Barstool Sportsbook, fans can line the Red Carpet with their sharpies at the ready, as the stars of the NASCAR Cup Series make their way to the 1948 VIP room in the media center.
The WISE Power FanWalk ticket is $15 on Friday and Saturday and only valid with grandstand ticket or RV admission. Fans can access the FanWalk on Sunday by purchasing a pre-race pass, priced at $75 and free to season ticket holders.
The Hospitality Village, a premier destination for large groups attending races at Kansas Speedway, also has a new location, just inside the Gate C entrance. The previous village site, the GEICO Turn 1 Terrace, will be converted into an additional campground featuring 16 new terrace spaces, all with an exceptional view overlooking the 1.5-mile track. It will also include 40 non-terrace spaces.
The weekend gets rolling on Friday, Sept. 9, with the Kansas Lottery 200, the last race in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs’ Round of 10. The racing continues Saturday with a doubleheader, featuring the NASCAR Xfinity Series’ Kansas Lottery 300 and the ARCA Menards Series’ Kansas Lottery 150.
Then on Sunday, following a pre-race concert by country music star and U.S. army veteran Craig Morgan, and a performance of “God Bless the USA” by Lee Greenwood, drivers from the NASCAR Cup Series will compete in the Hollywood Casino 400 presented by Barstool Sportsbook – the penultimate race in the Playoffs’ Round of 16.
Admission to the pre-race concert is free with purchase of ticket to Sunday’s race. For more details on the recent upgrades to the Kansas Speedway fan experience and additional ticket information, please visit www.kansasspeedway.com.
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By CHRIS MEGERIAN | Associated Press
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden ended the summer on a legislative winning streak, chalking up victories that once appeared out of reach in this polarized capital. Now he wants to make sure voters reward him for that when they cast ballots in November’s big congressional elections.
It’s a tough task with gas and grocery prices still painfully high and the daily political news awash with contentious investigations into his predecessor and with repercussions in the states from the Supreme Court’s ruling on abortion.
In an attempt to cut through it all, the White House is escalating its campaign to promote new laws designed to repair the economy and help consumers on a personal level, boosting crucial computer chip manufacturing, lowering prescription drug prices, expanding clean energy and revamping the country’s infrastructure.
Biden, in a meeting with his Cabinet on Tuesday, said his administration has passed “extraordinary parts of our economic agenda” and provided “proof that democracy can deliver for the people.”
His schedule is filling up with trips to promote his policies — Ohio on Friday, Michigan next week — in battleground states where Democrats are facing tight races with Republicans. And his administration is rolling out plans to distribute hundreds of billions of dollars authorized by legislation he has signed.
The president chose John Podesta, a veteran of Democratic administrations, to lead the $375 billion plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions to fight climate change. The money is included in a huge bill — dubbed the Inflation Reduction Act by the White House — which also generates new tax revenue to reduce the deficit and limits the cost of prescription drugs.
“People believe that the legislative accomplishments are meaningful when they can feel them or see them,” William Galston, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution who served as a domestic policy adviser to President Bill Clinton, said in an interview.
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo announced Tuesday that the administration is preparing to divvy up $50 billion in federal assistance to the computer chip industry, part of a new law known as the CHIPS and Science Act. Companies can apply by February, she said, and the money will be distributed after that.
“With this funding, we’re going to make sure the United States is never again in a position where our national security interests are compromised or key industries are immobilized due to our inability to produce essential semiconductors here at home,” Raimondo said at a White House briefing.
Many of the policies won’t pay dividends for months or years to come. Grant applications must be filed and vetted, new bridges have to be designed, regulations written.
But Biden is seizing opportunities to argue that the legislation is already having an impact. On Friday, he’s going to Ohio for the groundbreaking of Intel’s new computer chip factory, which Biden called “the biggest investment of its kind ever in our nation.”
The factory was announced earlier this year, but the company said in June that it would be delayed because Congress had not yet passed the CHIPS Act.
“We’re finally bringing home jobs that had been overseas for a while,” he said Tuesday.
Rep. Tim Ryan, a Democrat who is running against Republican J.D. Vance for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Sherrod Brown, plans to join Biden at the event.
Biden makes another trip on Sept. 14 to the Detroit Auto Show to talk about manufacturing electric vehicles in the U.S. as he tries to pair ambitious goals for reducing emissions with promises of new jobs.
His big-money Inflation Reduction Act includes rebates for the purchase of electric cars, although many vehicles won’t qualify because they must include batteries built in North America with minerals mined or recycled here.
This summer’s legislative victories helped Biden vanquish the hardening narrative that Democrats were failing to accomplish much of significance despite controlling the White House and both chambers of Congress. The president plans to hold still another event to celebrate the Inflation Reduction Act, even though he signed it last month.
However, holding voters’ attention could prove difficult. Inflation has cooled somewhat but prices remain high, eating away at pocketbooks despite low unemployment and rising wages.
“Compared to where the administration was at the beginning of 2022, the accomplishments are impressive and several of them were accomplished against the odds,” Galston observed. “That said, I continue to believe that circumstances on the ground, as experienced by voters and citizens, are much more influential in determining voter choice than lists of legislative accomplishments.”
Biden has also been leaning on other issues in hopes of driving up Democratic turnout in November. He delivered a speech last Thursday in Philadelphia where he described Donald Trump as a threat to democracy, and he’s focused on the proliferation of abortion restrictions in states run by Republicans. The new laws have taken effect in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide.
At the same time, Biden’s approval rating has been ticking upward. The latest Gallup poll showed him with an approval rating of 44%, up from his lowest level of 38% in July.
“These are not good numbers,” Galston said. “But at least he’s not sinking and drowning. And there’s hope that his nostrils will clear the water line in the not-too-distant future.”
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will embark on a month-long tour touting Biden’s achievements ahead of the midterms, starting in Detroit on Thursday.
She’s expected to meet with business owners and local leaders before delivering a speech. In addition to talking about modernizing the IRS and cracking down on tax evasion among the rich and big corporations, Yellen plans to address “the existential threat posed by climate change.”
“In the process of boosting domestic clean energy production, the law will support our energy security and insulate us from the type of fossil fuel-driven energy volatility that we’ve seen in the past year,” Yellen will say, according to speech excerpts provided to The Associated Press.
Yellen’s September tour includes stops planned in North Carolina, the Washington, D.C., area. Then there’s an October speech at the 157th anniversary of the Freedman’s Bank Forum to talk about how the president’s economic agenda “advances equity and makes our economy stronger as a result.”
Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company was created by Abraham Lincoln in 1865 to provide economic opportunity for newly emancipated slaves.
Associated Press writers Fatima Hussein and Josh Boak contributed to this report.
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By Matt Egan | CNN
The controversial deal to take former President Donald Trump’s social media platform public faces a crucial deadline this week to keep the transaction alive.
Digital World Acquisition Corp., the blank-check firm seeking to merge with Truth Social owner Trump Media & Technology Group, has given shareholders until end of day Tuesday to vote on whether to extend the merger agreement in order to give the deal more time to get completed. Trump Media and Digital World face a Thursday deadline to complete the deal, which has been stalled by investigations from federal authorities.
Shares of Digital World were down 16% on Tuesday after Reuters reported the blank-check firm failed to receive enough votes to extend the merger agreement. Representatives for Digital World did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
If at least 65% of its shareholders don’t approve the extension, the SPAC (special purpose acquisition company) may be forced to liquidate, returning the roughly $300 million it raised a year ago. This would also threaten the $1 billion in additional investments Trump Media has raised.
Results of the shareholder vote may be announced on Tuesday, although Digital World may opt to adjourn its shareholder meeting to buy further time to sway investors.
Another option: The deal’s backers could exercise an option that allows them to extend the deal on their own by three months. Such a move would require the sponsor to deposit up to $2.9 million in a trust account, according to filings.
The Trump SPAC has been mired by a series of legal and regulatory troubles amid what experts have described as red flags. The legal scrutiny includes investigations from both the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Digital World has said those probes have blocked the ability to get the deal consummated and warned that without an extension it will be “forced to liquidate.”
Trump posted a message on Truth Social over the weekend suggesting he’s not concerned about the fate of the transaction.
‘SEC trying to hurt company doing financing (SPAC),” Trump wrote. “I don’t need financing, ‘I’m really rich!’ Private company anyone???”
On the other hand, Patrick Orlando, the CEO of Digital World, has been pleading with shareholders to grant the merger extension.
“Obviously this is an important vote for us,” Orlando said last week, according to a transcript of an interview posted online. “We’ve had some delays. This is a deal with a lot of attention on it. It’s slower than expected, but we’re fighting every single day, working every single day to advance the ball.”
Truth Social, the Twitter-like social network at the heart of the Trump media venture, remains unavailable on Google’s Android app because of deficiencies in the app’s content moderation systems, a Google spokesperson told CNN last week.
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By MATTHEW PERRONE and DAVE COLLINS | Associated Press
HARTFORD, Conn. — Electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs has agreed to pay nearly $440 million to settle a two-year investigation by 33 states into the marketing of its high-nicotine vaping products, which have long been blamed for sparking a national surge in teen vaping.
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced the deal Tuesday on behalf of the states plus Puerto Rico, which joined together in 2020 to probe Juul’s early promotions and claims about the benefits of its technology as a smoking alternative.
The settlement, which includes numerous restrictions on how Juul can market its products, resolves one of the biggest legal threats facing the beleaguered company, which still faces nine separate lawsuits from other states. Additionally, Juul faces hundreds of personal lawsuits brought on behalf of teenagers and others who say they became addicted to the company’s vaping products.
The states’ investigation found that Juul marketed its e-cigarettes to underage teens with launch parties, product giveaways and ads and social media posts using youthful models, according to a statement.
“We think that this will go a long way in stemming the flow of youth vaping,” Tong said at a news conference at his Hartford office.
“I’m under no illusions and cannot claim that it will stop youth vaping,” he said. “It continues to be an epidemic. It continues to be a huge problem. But we have essentially taken a big chunk out of what was once a market leader, and by their conduct, a major offender.”
The $438.5 million will be paid out over a period of six to 10 years. Tong said Connecticut’s payment of at least $16 million will go toward vaping prevention and education efforts. Juul previously settled lawsuits in Arizona, Louisiana, North Carolina and Washington.
The settlement total amounts to about 25% of Juul’s U.S. sales of $1.9 billion last year. Tong said it was an “agreement in principle,” meaning the states will be finalizing the settlement documents over the next several weeks.
Most of the limits imposed by Tuesday’s settlement won’t immediately affect Juul, which halted use of parties, giveaways and other promotions after coming under scrutiny several years ago. The company currently makes up about one third of the U.S. retail vaping market, down from 75% several years ago.
Teen use of e-cigarettes skyrocketed in the years following Juul’s 2015 launch, leading the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to declare an “epidemic” of underage vaping among young people. Health experts said the unprecedented increase risked hooking a generation of young people on nicotine.
But since 2019 Juul has mostly been in retreat, dropping all U.S. advertising and pulling its fruit and candy flavors from store shelves.
The biggest blow came earlier this summer when the FDA moved to ban all Juul e-cigarettes from the market. Juul challenged that ruling in court, and the FDA has since reopened its scientific review into the company’s technology.
The FDA review is part of a sweeping effort by regulators to bring scrutiny to the multibillion-dollar vaping industry after years of delays. The agency has authorized a handful of e-cigarettes from Juul’s competitors for adult smokers looking for a less harmful alternative to cigarettes.
While Juul’s early marketing focused on young, urban professionals, the company has since shifted to pitching its product as an alternative nicotine source for older smokers.
“We remain focused on our future as we fulfill our mission to transition adult smokers away from cigarettes — the number one cause of preventable death — while combating underage use,” the company said in a statement.
Juul has agreed to refrain from a host of marketing practices as part of the settlement. They include not using cartoons, paying social media influencers, depicting people under 35, advertising on billboards and public transportation and placing ads in any outlets unless 85% of their audience are adults.
The deal also includes restrictions on where Juul products may be placed in stores, age verification on all sales and limits to online and retail sales.
“These are some of the toughest mandates at any point on any industry,” Tong said, “which is incredibly important because at the end of the day this is about protecting our kids and protecting all of us from a very significant public health risk.”
Juul initially sold its high-nicotine pods in flavors like mango, mint and cream. The products became a scourge in U.S. high schools, with students vaping in bathrooms and hallways between classes.
But recent federal survey data shows that teens have been shifting away from the company. Many teens who vape now prefer disposable e-cigarettes, some of which continue to be sold in sweet, fruity flavors.
Overall, the survey showed a drop of nearly 40% in the teen vaping rate as many kids were forced to learn from home during the pandemic. Still, federal officials cautioned about interpreting the results given they were collected online for the first time, instead of in classrooms.
Perrone reported from Washington, D.C.
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A seventh consecutive Flex Alert was issued to Californians on Tuesday with warnings from officials that an order to conduct rolling power outages may soon be necessary as energy demand hits record highs.
A Flex Alert, issued by California Independent System Operator, the state’s grid power management, asks residents to voluntarily limit their energy use from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. in an effort to lessen demand on the grid.
However, a news release sent out Tuesday afternoon anticipates ISO to issue an Energy Emergency Alert 3 around 5:30 p.m., one step away from rotating power outages. Electricity demand is expected to exceed 52,000 megawatts, an all-time high.
The EEA 3 alert would allow to state to exhaust all energy reserve options before initiating the rotating power outages, or small-scale controlled interruptions in power, in order to maintain reliability of the grid and prevent a cascading blackout.
Energy consumers would be notified by power providers if rolling outages are necessary, advising consumers of the time and duration of the outage, the ISO said.
The last time rotating outages were used was in August 2020, where about 800,000 residents were impacted over two days.
Outages can last anywhere between 15 minutes to two and a half hours.
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San Gabriel Valley Girls Athlete of the Week
Name: Maya DeBrouwer
School: La Cañada
Sport: Cross country
Year: Sophomore
Noteworthy: The sophomore finished second, behind Corona Santiago’s Rylee Blade, in the Cool Breeze Invitational’s ASICS Sundown Showdown Saturday at the the Pomona Fairplex. DeBrouwer finished the 3-mile course in a personal-best time of 17 minutes, 14.8 seconds. She served notice that she will be one to watch this season. As a team, the Spartans finished third overall behind Great Oak and Santiago, respectively.
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LOS ANGELES — When UCLA coach Chip Kelly was asked for his biggest takeaways immediately after the season opener against Bowling Green, he was quick to point to his team’s defensive effort on Saturday.
He was impressed with the team’s ability to come together under defensive coordinator Bill McGovern and to hold quarterback Matt McDonald and the Bowling Green offense to 162 total yards.
“I thought, overall, our defense played intact,” Kelly said. “I think they had 162 but they had 79 yards on that (scoring) drive.
“We can clean up some tackling things and that’s kind of a goal for what we’ve gotta get better at this week, is cleaning up some of the tackling things, but I thought as a unit, they played pretty well.”
Defensive lineman Gary Smith III and linebacker Darius Muasau, who were among the nine new starters on the defensive unit, made an early impact in their debut for the Bruins (1-0 overall).
Like Kelly, Smith was also happy with what he saw from his teammates.
“Just getting to see the intensity we played with,” Smith said. “I feel like we played with a dog mentality and that’s how (our) defense should look anytime we step on the field.”
Kelly cited Smith and Muasau as two of the three players who stood out when watching the game film.
“I thought (Smith) played a really good game for us, was really disruptive and added some things to us up front,” Kelly said. “Darius played a really good game for us at inside linebacker. I thought his tackling in the open field was really good.”
Smith had three tackles, including one for a loss, and a pass breakup but the Duke transfer believes he still had more to offer.
“We are just trying to get better and better,” Smith said. “Personally, I feel like I left a lot on the table and could’ve had a better game. I missed a couple of plays but you just go on to the next play and the next week.”
Muasau had a 16-yard fumble recovery and four tackles, including one for a loss. The Hawaii transfer recovered the the ball after it was snapped over McDonald’s head, running it back 42 yards for a touchdown before it was negated due to an illegal block in the back by linebacker Laiatu Latu.
“Mistakes happen and we will work on that,” Muasau said. “We will be more disciplined the next time that opportunity comes along.”
Muasau said that Latu came up to him right after the play and apologized for the penalty call.
“(Latu) is a team player and I know he will come back better the next time,” Muasau said about the opportunity for the Bruins’ to learn from it.
Kelly also mentioned safety Stephan Blaylock as the third defensive standout. Blaylock, a fifth-year senior, made his 32nd consecutive start as a Bruin and finished the game with two tackles for a loss, including a sack in the fourth quarter.
“I thought (Blaylock) may have played one of his better games he’s played since he’s been here,” Kelly said. “(He) had a big sack for us, was really productive for us, really led for us.”
Blaylock’s sack on McDonald resulted in a 7-yard loss and forced Bowling Green into a third-and-17 situation from the Bruins 44-yard line. Bowling Green would turn the ball over on downs two plays later with 11:20 left to go in the fourth quarter.
Fellow defensive back Devin Kirkwood made his first start for the Bruins, after playing as a backup in all 12 games last year as a true freshman. He had two tackles, two pass breakups and a quarterback hurry.
The secondary became notorious for allowing opposing offenses to score on long passing plays last season but the Bruins managed to hold McDonald to just 125 yards.
Defensive backs Mo Osling III and Kenny Churchwell III tied linebacker JonJon Vaughns for a team-high five tackles. Churchwell also recorded a pass breakup.
“For us to do what we did, that was really impressive to start the season and hopefully we can build upon that,” Kelly said.
IN THE POLLS
The UCLA football team remains unranked in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll, which was released Tuesday afternoon following the results of the Week 1 games. The Bruins did receive one vote this week, after receiving two votes in the preseason poll released in mid-August.
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By PAUL J. WEBER | Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas — Gilbert Mata woke up excited Tuesday for the first day of school since a gunman’s bullet tore through his leg three months ago in a fourth grade classroom in Uvalde.
The 10-year-old has healed from his physical wounds, but burning smells still remind him of gunfire and the sight of many police officers recalls the day in May that an assailant killed 19 of his classmates and two teachers.
On a morning that many Uvalde families had dreaded, a new school year began in the small South Texas town with big hugs on sidewalks, patrol cars parked at every corner and mothers wiping away tears while pulling away from the curb in the drop-off line.
Mata was ready to return, this time with his own cellphone. His mother, Corina Comacho, had a tougher time letting her child go back to class.
“There’s a certain time he can get his phone out and text us he’s OK,” she said after walking him into a new school, Flores Elementary, and dropping him off behind doors with new locks. “That’s like, ‘OK, that’s good. Now I feel better.’”
Outside Uvalde Elementary, teachers in matching turquoise shirts emblazoned with “Together We Rise & Together We Are Better” gently led students through a newly installed 8-foot (2.4-meter) fence and past a state trooper standing outside the front entrance.
“Good morning, sunshine!” greeted one teacher. “You ready to have a good school year?”
Robb Elementary, where the attack unfolded on May 24, is permanently closed and will eventually be demolished.
A large memorial of stuffed animals, victims’ photographs and crosses remains outside the scene of one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history.
Outside the other schools in Uvalde — which are only a short drive away — some added safety measures that the district rushed to implement after the attack were incomplete.
Security cameras are still in the works. New metal fencing surrounds some campuses, partially encloses others and isn’t up at all at Flores Elementary, where many Robb students are enrolled this year.
The attack lasted more than 70 minutes before police finally confronted the gunman and killed him. The delay infuriated parents and led to a damning report by state lawmakers. Now more police are on patrol, but distrust is rampant.
“There’s a big ol’ gap right here. Anyone can walk through,” said Celeste Ibarra, 30, pointing to the new barrier around Uvalde Elementary while standing in her front yard across the street.
Ibarra’s older daughter, 9-year-old Aubriella Melchor, was in Robb Elementary during the shooting and seemed to drag out Tuesday morning as long as possible, taking longer than usual to get dressed and poking at her breakfast. When back-to-school shopping rolled around, she didn’t want to go to Walmart, and the glittery pencils Ibarra bought to get her daughter excited didn’t work.
“She kind of just played with her cereal,” Ibarra said after dropping her off. “She was thinking. I know she was scared.”
Uvalde is off to a late start for school: Classes resumed weeks ago in many parts of Texas, where other districts encouraged students and teachers Tuesday to show support by wearing Uvalde’s maroon colors. “We are all standing with you,” first lady Jill Biden tweeted.
Uvalde pushed back the first day of class after a summer of heartache, anger and revelations that nearly 400 officers who rushed to the scene waited so long to go inside the classroom.
Steve McCraw, the head of the Texas Department of Public Safety, called the response an “abject failure,” and the district fired school Police Chief Pete Arredondo last month after he was blamed for the slow law enforcement response.
As the new school year got underway, the DPS said Tuesday that five of its officers had been referred to the agency’s inspector general over their action during the shooting. The referrals are the result of an internal review, spokesman Travis Considine said.
The department had more than 90 troopers and officers at the scene of Robb Elementary, more than any other agency.
The agency also made public a letter McCraw sent in July, saying that DPS officers should treat anyone who opens fire at a school as an active shooter, not a “barricaded subject.”
“We will provide proper training and guidelines for recognizing and overcoming poor command decisions at an active shooter scene,” the letter said.
Over the summer, more than 100 students in Uvalde signed up for virtual learning. Others transferred to private schools. Elsa Avila, a fourth grade teacher who was shot in the abdomen and survived, missed the first day of school Tuesday for the first time in 30 years.
For Mata’s family, virtual school wasn’t really in the conversation: Gilbert didn’t do well with online classes during the pandemic. And besides, he wanted to go to Flores Elementary with his friends, said his mother and Michael Martinez, his stepfather.
Mata is one of 11 survivors of the classroom whose families stay in touch, Comacho said. A ricocheted bullet went through his ankle and calf in Room 112.
The extra security measures have brought little comfort to Martinez, who tried to put off everything when it came to the first day. “I wasn’t ready for him to go back to school, but he says he was,” Martinez said.
During an open house at Flores Elementary, Martinez said when he pressed a teacher about how the staff would protect students this time, the response was an unsatisfactory rundown about new locks.
“He didn’t answer me what I really asked him. Like, how are you going to help? How are you going to save my kid if something happens?” Martinez said. “He didn’t give me what I wanted to hear.”
Admittedly, Martinez said, he wasn’t sure what he wanted to hear. He just knows he wasn’t reassured.
“I just wanted to hear something to make my mind change,” he said.
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A body found during the investigation into the disappearance of Eliza Fletcher, a 34-year-old woman who was abducted during a run Friday morning, has been confirmed as the missing jogger, authorities said Tuesday.
Police in Memphis, Tennessee, announced Monday that a body had been discovered one day after charges were announced against Cleotha Abston.
During an arraignment Tuesday, a judge set his bond for $510,000. Abston told the judge that he could not afford a lawyer and was appointed a public defender. He is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday to be arraigned on the murder charges.
Fletcher's body was found just after 5 p.m. Monday in a vacant duplex apartment on Victor Street, police said at a news conference Tuesday afternoon.
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SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES OR610, OR639, OR641, WA690, AND WA691...
The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Red Flag
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from 11 AM to 10 PM PDT Wednesday. A Fire Weather Watch has also
been issued. This Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative
humidity is in effect from Friday morning through Saturday
evening.
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Oregon Cascades, 639 East Slopes of the Northern Oregon
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* WINDS...North 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent.
* IMPACTS...Unstable, dry, and gusty winds could cause enhanced
fire weather behavior and allow existing fires to more easily
spread.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
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SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES OR610, OR639, OR641, WA690, AND WA691...
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from 11 AM to 10 PM PDT Wednesday. A Fire Weather Watch has also
been issued. This Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative
humidity is in effect from Friday morning through Saturday
evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 610 East Slopes of Central
Oregon Cascades, 639 East Slopes of the Northern Oregon
Cascades, 641 Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon, 690 Kittitas
Valley and 691 Lower Columbia Basin.
* WINDS...North 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent.
* IMPACTS...Unstable, dry, and gusty winds could cause enhanced
fire weather behavior and allow existing fires to more easily
spread.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.
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KENNEWICK, Wash.-
Prominent local philanthropist and longtime Tri-City business owner George Dress celebrated his 9Oth birthday on Labor Day and he did so with members of the community he has embraced over the years.
Dress and his sons own Ranch and Home in Kennewick, a business that has grown from a single store to four locations across Washington and Oregon.
Dress has long been a supporter of the local Tri-Cities community, donating funds and resources to local law enforcement, nonprofits, schools, and sports.
"Dad's always been a believer that you give back to the community. That's what makes small business and local things happen," said his son, Jeff Dress.
On Monday George got to celebrate a 90th birthday surprise with the Southridge and Chiawana cheer teams at Ranch and Home, the store he built, in the community he loves. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/local-business-owner-philanthropist-turns-90/article_308cc358-2e23-11ed-afee-b7903315117e.html | 2022-09-06T22:45:28Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/local-business-owner-philanthropist-turns-90/article_308cc358-2e23-11ed-afee-b7903315117e.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR610,
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SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES OR610, OR639, OR641, WA690, AND WA691...
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from 11 AM to 10 PM PDT Wednesday. A Fire Weather Watch has also
been issued. This Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative
humidity is in effect from Friday morning through Saturday
evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 610 East Slopes of Central
Oregon Cascades, 639 East Slopes of the Northern Oregon
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* WINDS...North 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
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* IMPACTS...Unstable, dry, and gusty winds could cause enhanced
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spread.
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WEATHER ZONES OR610, OR639, OR641, WA690, AND WA691...
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been issued. This Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative
humidity is in effect from Friday morning through Saturday
evening.
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Oregon Cascades, 639 East Slopes of the Northern Oregon
Cascades, 641 Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon, 690 Kittitas
Valley and 691 Lower Columbia Basin.
* WINDS...North 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent.
* IMPACTS...Unstable, dry, and gusty winds could cause enhanced
fire weather behavior and allow existing fires to more easily
spread.
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strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
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FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR610,
OR639, OR641, WA690, AND WA691...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES OR610, OR639, OR641, WA690, AND WA691...
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from 11 AM to 10 PM PDT Wednesday. A Fire Weather Watch has also
been issued. This Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative
humidity is in effect from Friday morning through Saturday
evening.
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* WINDS...North 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent.
* IMPACTS...Unstable, dry, and gusty winds could cause enhanced
fire weather behavior and allow existing fires to more easily
spread.
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A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.
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are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.
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EVENING...
...HEIGHTENED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AGAIN FRIDAY AND
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...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR610,
OR639, OR641, WA690, AND WA691...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES OR610, OR639, OR641, WA690, AND WA691...
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Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect
from 11 AM to 10 PM PDT Wednesday. A Fire Weather Watch has also
been issued. This Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative
humidity is in effect from Friday morning through Saturday
evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 610 East Slopes of Central
Oregon Cascades, 639 East Slopes of the Northern Oregon
Cascades, 641 Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon, 690 Kittitas
Valley and 691 Lower Columbia Basin.
* WINDS...North 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent.
* IMPACTS...Unstable, dry, and gusty winds could cause enhanced
fire weather behavior and allow existing fires to more easily
spread.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.
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are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.
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...HEIGHTENED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
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...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR610,
OR639, OR641, WA690, AND WA691...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES OR610, OR639, OR641, WA690, AND WA691...
The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Red Flag
Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect
from 11 AM to 10 PM PDT Wednesday. A Fire Weather Watch has also
been issued. This Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative
humidity is in effect from Friday morning through Saturday
evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 610 East Slopes of Central
Oregon Cascades, 639 East Slopes of the Northern Oregon
Cascades, 641 Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon, 690 Kittitas
Valley and 691 Lower Columbia Basin.
* WINDS...North 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent.
* IMPACTS...Unstable, dry, and gusty winds could cause enhanced
fire weather behavior and allow existing fires to more easily
spread.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.
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are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.
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...HEIGHTENED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
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FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR610,
OR639, OR641, WA690, AND WA691...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES OR610, OR639, OR641, WA690, AND WA691...
The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Red Flag
Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect
from 11 AM to 10 PM PDT Wednesday. A Fire Weather Watch has also
been issued. This Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative
humidity is in effect from Friday morning through Saturday
evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 610 East Slopes of Central
Oregon Cascades, 639 East Slopes of the Northern Oregon
Cascades, 641 Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon, 690 Kittitas
Valley and 691 Lower Columbia Basin.
* WINDS...North 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent.
* IMPACTS...Unstable, dry, and gusty winds could cause enhanced
fire weather behavior and allow existing fires to more easily
spread.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.
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FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR610,
OR639, OR641, WA690, AND WA691...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES OR610, OR639, OR641, WA690, AND WA691...
The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Red Flag
Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect
from 11 AM to 10 PM PDT Wednesday. A Fire Weather Watch has also
been issued. This Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative
humidity is in effect from Friday morning through Saturday
evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 610 East Slopes of Central
Oregon Cascades, 639 East Slopes of the Northern Oregon
Cascades, 641 Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon, 690 Kittitas
Valley and 691 Lower Columbia Basin.
* WINDS...North 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent.
* IMPACTS...Unstable, dry, and gusty winds could cause enhanced
fire weather behavior and allow existing fires to more easily
spread.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.
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...HEIGHTENED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
...HEIGHTENED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AGAIN FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR610,
OR639, OR641, WA690, AND WA691...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
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Monday’s court ruling requiring an independent review of documents seized last month from Mar-a-Lago is raising new legal questions about the reach of executive privilege while scrambling the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) investigation into former President Trump.
The decision passed down by Trump-appointed U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon sets the stage for her to appoint an outside expert, known as a special master, to examine the thousands of documents recovered from Trump’s Florida residence after the DOJ’s extraordinary search operation on Aug. 8.
The idea is to determine which of those documents, if any, should be off limits to federal investigators based on Trump’s rights to attorney-client privilege and executive privilege.
Here are five things to watch as the process evolves.
The ruling expects cooperation between Trump and DOJ
A page from the order granting a request by former President Donald Trump’s legal team to appoint a special master to review documents seized by the FBI. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)
Cannon repeatedly argued in her ruling that the appointment of a special master offers “at a minimum, the appearance of fairness,” suggesting the appointed official may not ultimately withhold many of the documents seized by the DOJ.
“Plaintiff ultimately may not be entitled to return of much of the seized property or to prevail on his anticipated claims of privilege. That inquiry remains for another day,” she wrote.
The ruling directs both parties to “meaningfully confer” and together craft a filing with a list of potential candidates who could serve as a special master as well as a proposal outlining any limitations on their review.
After a pointed legal battle, it’s not clear who Trump’s legal team and the DOJ might agree on, but the candidates will likely need a high-level security clearance in order to review the roughly 300 classified records recovered.
The ruling does not lay out a deadline for the special master to complete their review — though the DOJ has indicated its team was able to filter through all the evidence in two weeks.
The ruling impacts two different investigations
The Justice Department has argued Trump has no claim to any of the documents. (AP Photo)
The ruling blocks the DOJ from continuing its criminal investigation into Trump’s handling of records at Mar-a-Lago until the special master can complete their review.
As a result, at a minimum, it’s a temporary setback for the Justice Department just as it has recovered another 100 classified documents from Trump’s Florida home.
A special master more sympathetic to Trump’s broad views on executive privilege could lead to key evidence being withheld from the investigation.
The Justice Department has argued Trump has no claim to any of the documents, noting that anything protected by executive privilege would therefore belong to the government and should be maintained by the National Archives. Trump had roughly 10,000 government records at Mar-a-Lago that contained no classification labels.
Cannon’s ruling does allow the intelligence community to continue its separate review of the documents taken from Mar-a-Lago — a tranche that includes some 184 classified documents turned over in January, another 38 turned over by Trump’s team following a May subpoena and the 100 more confiscated in August.
But critics worry the limitations on the Justice Department could hamper the review led by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), which is set to assess the potential fallout from the alleged mishandling of the documents as well as the risks to national security.
It’s a task that has become only more pressing since a DOJ inventory unsealed by Cannon revealed that among the evidence were numerous empty folders that once held classified documents as well as materials designated to be returned to the military. The revelation has raised questions about whether those materials were found elsewhere in the boxes and if they have been accounted for.
It also complicates matters for the FBI, one of the 18 agencies overseen by the ODNI.
“The FBI’s investigation and the Intelligence Community (IC) assessments are inextricably intertwined from a counterintelligence perspective,” Brian Greer, a former CIA attorney, told The Hill by email.
“To assess the risks, it’s important for the IC to know who accessed a given document, and they can only get that from the FBI. But if the court prohibits the FBI from accessing certain classified documents because they might be subject to an executive privilege claim, that process will break down,” Greer added.
A highly unusual decision
Pages from a Department of Justice court filing on Aug. 30, 2022, in response to a request from the legal team of former President Donald Trump for a special master to review the documents. Included in the filing was a FBI photo of documents that were seized during the search. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)
Perhaps the most controversial part of Cannon’s ruling is the provision granting the special master the power to determine if any of the seized documents are protected by executive privilege — an authority typically reserved for the president.
That stipulation has created a highly unusual scenario in which Trump, while no longer a part of the executive branch, could claim executive powers over the existing Justice Department — pertaining to documents that federal law suggests should belong to the government.
Former Attorney General William Barr, who served under Trump, has said that while some of the seized documents might be protected by attorney-client privilege, his ex-boss has no right to claim executive power over the others as a private citizen. That’s particularly true, Barr said, when it comes to sensitive material.
“All the other documents taken, even if they claim to be executive privilege, either belong to the government because they’re government records — even if they’re classified, even if they’re subject to executive privilege, they still belong to the government and go to the Archives,” Barr told Fox News last week.
“I can’t think of a legitimate reason why they should have been — could be taken out of the government, away from the government, if they’re classified,” Barr said.
Trump’s effort to keep government documents after leaving office is not unprecedented: Nixon also challenged the powers of government archivists to retrieve presidential papers and tape recordings after he’d exited the White House. Nixon lost that challenge in a landmark 1977 Supreme Court case, on which the Justice Department has leaned this year in arguing against the appointment of a special master.
Cannon rejected the DOJ’s argument, writing that the 1977 decision “did not rule out the possibility of a former President overcoming an incumbent President on executive privilege matters.” Trump might ultimately fail in his effort to shield certain documents by executive privilege, she said, but he at least has the right to try.
“Even if any assertion of executive privilege by [the] Plaintiff ultimately fails in this context, that possibility, even if likely, does not negate a former President’s ability to raise the privilege as an initial matter,” Cannon wrote.
DOJ has to weigh appeal and whether to let ruling stand
The DOJ could also file a motion for clarification or reconsideration. (AP Photo)
The Justice Department could appeal Cannon’s ruling — but in doing so must weigh a number of factors.
An appeal, especially one seeking to block Cannon’s decision, would eat up time and continue to subject the department to claims of politicization as Trump rails against the investigation.
But not taking action carries its own risks, particularly when it comes to the precedent that could be laid out in the ruling with regard to executive privilege and the ability of litigants to use civil suits to stall criminal investigations.
Special masters are commonly used to help screen for any evidence that might be covered by attorney-client privilege, but asking one to weigh executive privilege concerns is new territory.
Cannon’s ruling devotes remarkably little time to weighing the DOJ’s arguments in the case when it comes to the national security implications of the investigation — both its own and, most particularly, the review being carried out by the ODNI.
Beyond an appeal, the DOJ could take other less commonly used approaches, including filing motions for clarification or reconsideration as a way to expand on its argument that a special master could hamstring national security efforts.
Rare win for Trump in a bad month
Trump is facing legal troubles as he weighs a possible White House run in 2024. (AP Photo)
For Trump and his followers, Monday’s ruling was a rare glimmer of light in a stormy month.
The FBI’s remarkable search of Mar-a-Lago on Aug. 8 was a humiliating episode for the former president, revealing that he had hoarded troves of government documents — including many alleged to be highly classified — even after his lawyers had assured the DOJ that all such materials had been returned to the National Archives earlier in the year.
A day later, a federal appeals court ruled that Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee should be granted access to Trump’s tax returns, ending a years-long standoff over the disputed records.
And just one day after that, Trump was deposed in Manhattan by New York’s attorney general, who is conducting a wide-ranging investigation into Trump’s finances and business dealings. He pleaded his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination more than 400 times.
The back-to-back episodes highlighted the simmering legal troubles facing Trump as he weighs another run at the White House in 2024. In Cannon’s decision to appoint a special master — a move that has, at the very least, delayed the criminal investigation into his handling of documents — Trump found a unique reason to celebrate. He did so, in part, by blaming the “fake news,” Democrats and anti-Trump Republicans for his predicament.
“All American Patriots know that I always do everything ‘by the book’ and that this Hoax will fail miserably,” he said Tuesday in an email blast soliciting donations to his PAC.
Cannon’s ruling does not mean Trump is out of the woods. Kel McClanahan, executive director of National Security Counselors, a nonprofit law firm specializing in national security law, previously told The Hill there are ways a special master could ultimately backfire for Trump.
He noted a special master could easily decide the FBI did not obtain any materials that should be protected by either attorney-client or executive privilege, as Trump is asserting, undercutting a major argument for a former president who often likes to claim he’s been treated unfairly.
“He won’t be able to say, ‘The DOJ privilege review team wrongfully decided it.’ He’s going to have to say, ‘The DOJ privilege review team, and the subject matter expert that I asked for, and a federal judge wrongfully decided it,’” McClanahan said.
“And in an area like this where there’s not a whole lot of room for him to be right — that’s a very risky move,” McClanahan added. | https://www.wspa.com/news/national/nexstar-media-wire/five-things-to-watch-as-a-special-master-looks-at-fbis-seized-trump-documents/ | 2022-09-06T22:53:00Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/national/nexstar-media-wire/five-things-to-watch-as-a-special-master-looks-at-fbis-seized-trump-documents/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
7-Day Weather Forecast for Clarion County
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Today – Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Tonight – A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday – A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. North wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday Night – Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Light northeast wind.
Thursday – Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night – Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Friday – Sunny, with a high near 81.
Friday Night – Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Saturday – Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Saturday Night – A chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday – A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday Night – A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday – A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
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BREAKING NEWS: Lane Restriction in Place on I-80 Following Tractor-Trailer Rollover Crash
CLARION TWP., Pa. (EYT) – A portion of I-80 in Clarion Township is closed following a multi-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer.
According to Christina Gibbs, Community Relations Coordinator for PennDOT, I-80 is closed between Exit 60, Shippenville, and Exit 70, Strattanville, for the removal of the trailer from the median.
The removal should be complete, and I-80 reopened by 6:30 p.m. barring any complications.
The multi-vehicle accident happened around 2:30 p.m. involving a tractor-trailer, and a lane restriction was put in place near mile marker 64.2 in Clarion Township.
According to Clarion-based State Police, a tractor-trailer had rolled over onto the median.
Crews on the scene are working to clean up a possible fluid spill.
PSP Clarion is expected to issue a press release shortly.
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